Friday 24th 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.

Review: The Real Thing

A triumph for garden postmodernity

Review: String of Pearls

Henner Petin deciphers a net of 27 characters

PC Music: why the hype?

John Shulman explains why this music label is important

Top 5 songs to mourn/celebrate the election result

Rachael Griffith takes you through some party songs, whatever your reaction to the result

Review: Hop Along – Painted Shut

Rachael Griffith is enthralled by this innovative album

Review: Tallest Man on Earth – Dark Bird is Home

Matt Myers is impressed by this new introspective album

The most contentious exhibition in Britain?

Emmanuelle Soffe visits Defining Beauty: The Body in Ancient Greek Art

Review: Passion

Patrick Oisin Mulholland is impressed by this slick production

Review: Snoop Dog – Bush

Sam Joyce is delighted to see Snoop and Pharrell reunited

Review: I Nominate

A promising premise missing direction

Review: Killing Hitler

Paul Ostwald is impressed but exhausted by Oxford's German play

Preview: Medea

Patrick Oisin Mulholland is transported by this ancient tragedy

Don’t Mind The Gap

Henner Petin encounters poetry and its translational trap

Review: Beachcombing

Mark Barclay is entranced by this reflective studio play

In Defence Of: Jennifer’s Body

Sam Joyce defends Megan Fox's quasi-feminist horror-comedy

Review: A Little Chaos

Emmanuelle Soffe finds A Little Chaos a predictable period drama

Where cannes we go from here?

Sam Joyce explains why the currently ongoing Cannes Film Festival is suffering from an identity crisis

Review: Living Together

Mark Barclay and Paul Ostwald experience this complex family saga

The wisdom of Rufus Norris

Francesca Nicholls gets some career advice from a pro

Monumental Art: Twin

Dominic Hand looks at Robert Ryman's masterpiece of subtlety

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