University of Oxford Student Season: Michaelmas Term 2025

By Sasha Ranawake and Camille Branch

A thrilling exploration of the chaos and drama of student theatre.

Pull aside the curtain and step into the chaotic world of student theatre. Finding out that her shoddy production of Romeo and Juliet is at risk of not breaking even, the fiercely ambitious director, Nadia, decides to put on a final, last-minute performance. The cast is resentful and nervous; the director is angry and hurt. As tension begins to mount, facades collapse, placing each character’s relationships to theatre, and to one another, in the spotlight.

This meta-theatrical whirlwind, written by Sasha Ranawake and Camille Branch functions as a darkly comedic satire of student theatre, and a pertinent consideration of sexuality and gender. A heart-wrenching exploration of what it means to perform on and off stage, The Players asks what happens when too little is done, too late.