Wednesday 1st July 2026

Culture

How an Oxford undergraduate made a name in choral music

When he arrived at Oxford, he expected his future to lie primarily in orchestral music. Instead, it was choral music that transformed his direction.

‘Scenes With Girls’ and complicated female friendships

'Scenes with Girls' deserves to be seen as one of Labyrinth Productions’ (Rosie Morgan-Males and Emily Cullinan) most impressive accolades.

‘The Moro Affair’: Astonishingly original, but not quite a story

The acting in 'The Moro Affair' was superb across the board, with Harriet Wilson’s Pope as a standout, and Rosie Sutton’s direction was flawless.

‘Music can be everything’: Aurora Orchestra’s Jane Mitchell on the narratives around classical music

The Aurora Orchestra, who are playing at Oxford’s Schwarzman Centre on the 19th June, are best known for performing their orchestral repertoire from memory.

Review: ‘Moana’

Tesni Jones is impressed with this well-researched and heartwarming addition to the Disney Princesses

‘Into the Fire’: how one song defined a decade of Grey’s Anatomy

Jeannie Stanley explores the implications of the Thirteen Senses hit for the critically acclaimed American drama

Holidays: Cherwell Visuals competition

Whether you spent the vac away or at home, send your holiday art to [email protected] for a chance to see it in print

Review: RA’s Abstract Expressionism

William Freeman is moved from scepticism to epiphany by this diverse exhibition

Review: Run the Jewels – RTJ3

Dom Saad is energised by the call for revolution dominating Run the Jewels' third studio release

Review – Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Henry Shalders praises Star Wars' latest addition, which packs both a political and emotional punch

Carrie Fisher: a tribute to the actress who redefined gender expectations in Hollywood

Daniel Curtis and Louis McEvoy remember the actress who transformed Princess Leia into a feminist icon, and pay tribute to Fisher's work outside of the silver screen

George Michael: a tribute to the man of words

Natalia Bus remembers the lyrical genius of the late pop legend

Windy colours

Emma Leech recalls her encounter with Henry the homeless artist and his unexpected colour palette

Post-Christmas ennui: cultural picks for when the inertia sets in

Priya Khaira-Hanks suggests some 2016 favourites to tide you over in those lethargic days between Christmas and New Year

The Oxford Alternotives’ Christmas release: a mingling of warmth and humour

Natalia Bus finds the Oxford Alternotives' Christmas cover both playful and heartfelt

What’s in Cherwell’s (Film and TV) stocking?

Tesni Jones offers some viewing suggestions for a less traditionally festive Christmas period

‘Love Actually’ ten years on: irrelevant ephemera or pertinent modern fairy-tale?

Manish Binukrishnan explores the relevance of this festive classic for our generation

Nativity in art: El Greco, La Tour and Spitzweg

Ewan Davis explores the depiction of the Nativity in 16th, 17th and 19th century art

Review: D@tes

James Lamming enjoys a witty take on 21st century dating at the BT Studio

The return of the epic

Emily Beswick praises epic scope in a culture of brevity

Review: Dreamgirls

Sam Purnell is blown away by this revival of the classic musical at the Savoy Theatre

‘Last Christmas’: a lingering recollection

Emma Leech gets lost in a musical memory

Vacation blues: what to read when you’re missing Oxford

Laura Hackett offers a fictional fix of Oxford nostalgia to see you through the vac

The ultimate soundtrack to your revision

Dom Saad recommends albums to sweat and slave to this Christmas vac

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