Tuesday 10th June 2025

Culture

Review: All My Sons – ‘At the end of the American Dream’

Joe Keller, played by Tristan Hood, represents the American dream. He is a wealthy businessman with a traditional family with a surviving son that is about to marry. Like...

Review: The Tempest – ‘Power looks good on her’

All the guests arrived and promptly took their seats, as one of the directors...

Review: Bush! The Musical – ‘Is our actors singing?’

While the genre of historical musical theatre centred around US politicians may be dominated...

Review: So Far, So Good – ‘Counting down the fall’

Student theatre has always thrived on experimentation, collaboration, and the courage to speak up....

‘Hair’ at The Vaults review – as raunchy and relevant as ever

Katie Sayer strongly recommends 'Hair', the hippie-inspired cult classic, on it's 50th anniversary performance

The Oxford Revue: The Best of the Fringe review – it left me in stitches

Chloe Taylor finds much to praise in the Oxford Revue's latest performance

The Ripieno Players Beethoven Piano Concerto review – a particularly impressive performance

Jacob Greenhouse commends the Ripieno Players for their rendition of two classic orchestral pieces

How traditional craftsmanship meets modern aesthetics on Pakistani trucks

Sam Dalrymple reports on the phenomenon of truck art that is spreading across Pakistan

In this fractured world, does empathy really hold us all together?

Against Empathy is a compelling and relevant reevaluation of compassion

‘Beautiful is good’ – Giovanna Bertazzonia on Christie’s

Altair Brandon-Salmon dives into the world of art auctions with Giovanna Bertazzonia, co-chair of Modern Art at Christie’s

The music of Latin American revolution

Daniel Antonio Villar explores the legacy of the Nueva Trova

Confessions of a drama queen: Rejection and dismay

Our drama queen is unjustly rejected for a role, despite her obvious talent

Nihilism, narcissism and noobnoob as ‘Rick and Morty’ returns

Despite the criticism, Olivia Webster is impressed with season three of Rick and Morty

‘Windows’ review: ‘Poignant and relevant’

Izzy Smith finds this interwar play still resonates powerfully today

Political cartoons must now be held to a new standard in the age of Trump

Viveka Herzum challenges the role political cartoons play in our current climate

Five minutes with Philippa Lawford, director of Tightrope Productions

We chat to Philippa Lawford, the director of Tightrope Productions, about her experiences with drama at Oxford, her involvement in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and her inspirations in the world of theatre.

Tis A Pity She’s A Piglet review – “Energetic and farcical, if lacking discipline”

Ethan Croft reviews Paul Foot’s new venture, ‘Tis A Pity She’s A Piglet, as the Merton alumnus returns to Oxford on tour

‘Blade Runner 2049’ pleases fans of the cult classic

Matthew Nicholson compares the 'Blade Runner' sequel to the classic original

A unique and uncomfortable experience

Lil Peep is our greatest living icon, writes Joe Bavs

Basquiat brought to life at the Barbican

Excessive detail hinders an energetic and ground-breaking Basquiat exhibition, writes Eleanor Birdsall-Smith

Opera: Passion, power and politics

The new exhibition at the V&A entertains yet bemuses Julia Alsop

Don’t just break the fourth wall, go and watch a film outside

Jack Allsopp reflects on a summer vac spent basking in the joys of outdoor cinema

Ignore the naysayers, opera is for everyone

Many have dismissed opera as unaffordable and elitist – they are missing out, writes Jack Pepper

‘Caesar’ at the Keble O’Reilly – preview

Miranda K. Gleaves previews 'Caesar', a hot new reinterpretation of a classic Shakespeare play from Cosmic Arts

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