Joanna Matthews

Joanna Matthews is a theatre maker, writer and dramturge based in Oxford, UK. She reviews theatre in all its forms, the spoken word and the occasional folk gig. She graduated with an MA in Writing for Performance and Dramaturgy Goldsmiths College in 2020. She co-runs Alarum Productions.

Recent reviews:


Review: Evita Too

The serious story of the world’s forgotten first female president, told by award winning musical clowns, with a wizard, roller skating and ginormous pink wigs.


Review: Shakespeare x 5

Family fun with two very engaging Bulgarian Clowns attempting Romeo and Juliet and failing, 5 times.


Review: Amnesia

Joyous feel-good theatre in the company of a badly behaved woman with a heart of gold