Saturday 25th July 2026

Culture

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...

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.

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.

Live Review: The Smyths

Andrew Dickinson reviews the cover band's recent Oxford show

Strangers: Just friends you haven’t met yet

Lonely freshers should take solace in the films of Coppola and Linklater

Milestones: Paris

This week, Fintan Calpin discusses Klapisch’s Paris, the zenith of cinematic homages to the French capital

Profile: Ingrid Betancourt

Mark Barclay explores the life of the Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt

Visions of Ooo: strange reflections of earth

Henry Bruce-Jones on Adevnture Time and how he learned to stop worrying and love nuclear fallout

Ruffian on the Stair

Mark Barclay is amused and appalled. Which is the right response?

A view from the Cheap Seat

2076. Two Brits at the Gates of Heaven.

Review: Hippolytus

Ben Thorne discusses the Oriel Greek Play: incest, mortality and everything in between

The Devil’s in the Details

Olivia Sung examines the gothic impulses of Marvel's recent TV venture

A View from the cheap seats

List of potential plays for MT15, notes

Magic Flute 2.0

Henner Petin indulges in a new production of an all-time classic

Michaelmas Highlights

All the latest gossip on what's hot on the Oxford stage this term

Review: The Ordinary Boys – The Ordinary Boys

Rachael Griffith finds something out of the ordinary with the group's latest album.

Live Review: The Japanese House

Sam Joyce shares his thoughts on the group's first ever show.

New frontiers: cashing in your microchips

Sam Joyce wonders how technological advances are changing the ways we consume media

How Newsnight lost its teeth

Faye Kneyham finds Evan Davis to be a poor Paxo-substitute

Milestones: silicon implants and modern beauty

This week, Sam Joyce discusses Esmeralda the Dog’s pioneering silicon implants and the implications for modern conceptions of beauty

Mean girls and scream queens

Toby Scadding is spellbound by Fox's irreverent slasher send-up

The Smyths fall hard on this humdrum town

The greatest Smiths tribute band of them all returns once more to Oxford. Bryony Harris interviews Graham (aka Morrissey) about their 'Meat is Murder' tour

Top Four Hidden 80s Gems

Andrew Dickinson tells you what you've been missing.

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