About the Show

A E Housman is finally dead and being ferried across the Styx, surprised to find Oxford University.

A.E. Housman, now deceased, finds himself being ferried across the Styx to Hades. To his surprise, he encounters an Oxford University reminiscent of his youth, vibrant with the academic debates and friendships that influenced his life and work.

This Oxford still echoes with the brilliance of Ruskin, Pater, and the recently departed Wilde.

Critic Reviews (7)

" The two men are tremendous, both singly and together."
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"Simon Russell Beale commands the stage in this brainy Stoppard classic"
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"Plotless, showily clever – and utterly wonderful"
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"this is a play with great things in it, not a great play."
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"Blanche McIntyre’s ardent production keeps the action in flux"
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"truly, this is a story about love, the pain of the unrequited kind"
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“Fine performances led by Simon Russell Beale”
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