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Tag: Christian O’Brien

  • 2024

Sharing a Room at John’s, 2024-25

  • by johnschronicle
  • Posted on 3 Sep 20255 Dec 2025

Arts and Culture Editor Christian O’Brien details his own experience of sharing a room in his first year.

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  • 2025

From the Archives – Hostels, Hikes and Hitler: A Johnian’s Vacation Account from 1937

  • by johnschronicle
  • Posted on 16 Jul 202524 Jun 2025

Arts and Culture Editor Christian O’Brien comments on an Old Johnian’s hiking trip undertaken in Germany during the late 1930s, as found in the archives of St. John’s College held within the Palace Green Library.

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  • 2025

A Fresher’s Perspective on the Leavers’ Service

  • by johnschronicle
  • Posted on 30 Jun 20255 Dec 2025

Arts and Culture Editor Christian O’Brien writes up on the recent Leaver’s Service, and his perspectives as a first year.

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  • 2025

A Review of ‘Sherlock Holmes’

  • by johnschronicle
  • Posted on 3 Mar 202512 Mar 2025

Arts and Culture Editor Christian O’Brien writes about his experience of watching the Bailey Theatre Company’s freshers’ play, ‘Sherlock Holmes’, having ran on the 8th and 9th of February 2025.

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  • 2025

Theatre is the Best Antidote to Sorrow, my Dear Watson – an Introspective on ‘Sherlock Holmes’

  • by johnschronicle
  • Posted on 9 Feb 202518 Feb 2025

Arts and Culture Editor Christian O’Brien goes behind the scenes of the Bailey Theatre Company’s newest production, ‘Sherlock Holmes’, talking to some of the cast and crew.

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  • 2025

A Review of ‘Crazy for You’

  • by johnschronicle
  • Posted on 1 Feb 20259 Feb 2025

Arts and Culture Editor, Christian O’Brien, reviews DULOG’s production of the musical ‘Crazy For You’, in celebration of the group’s 75th anniversary.

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  • 2025

Shifting Landscapes in Durham and Beyond

  • by johnschronicle
  • Posted on 13 Jan 202531 Jan 2025

Arts and Culture Editor, Christian O’Brien, explores the changing perceptions of England’s North-East, as highlighted through artwork in the Laing Gallery’s ‘Romance to Realities’ exhibition.

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  • 2024

Review of the ‘Myths and Legends’ Intercollegiate Showcase

  • by johnschronicle
  • Posted on 29 Nov 202431 Jan 2025

Arts and Culture Editor, Christian O’Brien, reviews Foot of the Hill’s Annual Intercollegiate Theatre Showcase, on the theme of ‘Myths and Legends’, featuring productions by the Bailey Theatre Company and many more.

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