REVIEW: Before the Millennium

REVIEW: Before the Millennium

Rating: 5 out of 5. A millennium tale with heart, humour and womanhood to bend time itself. Karim Khan’s Before the Millennium is that festive show that manages to feel both nostalgic and of the moment. It’s warm and funny and rooted in the city it inhabits. Set on Oxford’s Cowley Road in the final days of 1999, the play captures that jittery blend of anticipation and uncertainty that defined the turn of the century. Yet what makes it shine is h…

Indian ink; Bengal Tiger at The Baghdad Zoo; Before The Millennium, Mountain and Seas & more

It’s the final month of 2025 and there is a lot of interesting and varied theatre – some revivals, some we have covered elsewhere and a fitting finale to one of England’s great playwrights… By Suman Bhuchar Indian Ink – Felicity Kendal in Stoppard play Felicity Kendal pic: ©Johan Persson A LOT OF PEOPLE were looking forward to ‘Indian Ink’, the revival by Hampstead Theatre of writer, Tom Stoppard’s play, which was last performed in 1995 at the …

Before The Millennium - Old Fire Station, Oxford

Writer:  Karim Khan Director: Adam Karim The Old Fire Station has, in recent years, built a growing reputation commissioning new plays for the festive season that bring fresh perspectives and voices to examine what can be both a joyous and difficult time of the year for many in our communities. Before the Millennium is the [...] The post Before The Millennium – Old Fire Station, Oxford appeared first on The Reviews Hub.