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Caught Between Grief and Hope: ‘On Some Far Shore’ Reviewed

Fresh off the back of Our House and Macbeth, Cross Key Productions presents an original three-hander focused on the complexities of grief and young love. Produced by Madi Boutcha...

Culture Melissa Eddon -

The road to reckoning: ‘The Slip’ reviewed

Sharp, unsettling, and emotionally intelligent, 'The Slip' is a striking showcase of the ambition and talent behind Wide Eyes Productions, while establishing Wyatt as a writer-director to watch.

Culture Leo Jones -

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.

Culture Anish Vedantham -

‘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.

Culture Charlie Bailey -

Top 10 Christmas cover songs

Ellen Peirson-Hagger picks out the best ten Christmas covers to liven up your festive playlist

Escher and the contradiction

Mark Barclay surveys the first ever Escher retrospective

The Death Of Art?: Turner Prize nominees 2015

An analysis of the 2015 Turner prize nominees and its increasingly tenuous definition of art.

Have you read the book yet?

Charlie Willis tiptoes over the social minefield of festive book-giving

Review: Bridge of Spies

Freddie Hopkinson reviews Steven Spielberg's latest film

Taking a journey with ‘Dart’

Ben Ray is swept away by the performance of this epic poem

Proximity: Review

Cherwell has a convert to contemporary dance

Oxford Revue XMAS party Review

Questionable postmodernity abound...

Review: Julius Caesar

One show, two reviewers. As in Rome, there can only be one...

Review: Onlife

Rose Taylor had an interesting encounter with an actor

Celebrity Children Restored my Faith in Humanity

Sam Joyce argues that we should leave procreation to those with DNA worth passing on.

Preview: Proximity

Mark Barclay tries to hide the fact he's a terrible dancer with fancy words

Milestones: Leonardo DiCaprio’s head

This week, Fintan Calpin looks at how DiCaprio’s utilisation of his own body parts has managed to keep him ahead in the movie industry

Don’t forget your Valuables

Henner Petin remembers puberty, or lack thereof

Freak: Ah…Puberty?

Rose Taylor applauds this intelligent take on sexuality

Top songs for your sex playlist

We know you have one - here are some choice tunes to suit any mood

On the winner of the Mercury Prize: Benjamin Clementine

Ellen Peirson-Hagger shares her thoughts on Clementine's victory

Buzzcocks’ Steve Diggle: punk legend and closet philosopher

Bryony Harris and the punk star talk being the last gang in town, ageing, philosophy and boredom

Tackling Brecht’s masterpiece ‘The Decision’

Imran Hashmi celebrates Brecht's seminal and controversial play

Trying to write the feminist form

Morgan Harries on why you should be immersing yourself in the works of female essayists

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