Tuesday 2nd June 2026

Culture

OUFF’s ‘The Oxford Tales’: Celebrating student filmmaking at Oxford

It’s no secret that Oxford has long been an idealised location for film sets; official-looking SUVs with blacked-out windows and attendants in high vis parading up and down Catte Street and around the Rad Cam are a not-unfamiliar sight.

Behind the red curtain: ‘Stories From an Abandoned Warehouse’ reviewed

Leo Jones reviews Crazy Child Productions' performance of 'Stories From an Abandoned Warehouse', the first English staging of the play.

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Near the riverside, a girl with walnut hair sat with her back to the...

Oxford on-screen: Historical atmosphere and fantasy worlds

Ideally, we should strike a balance; an awareness of the reality of life at Oxford can co-exist with an appreciation of its grand architecture and historical atmosphere.

Where Are They Now: Asher Roth

Cherwell delves into the later careers of one-hit-wonders so you don’t have to

Review: Caribou — Our Love

Caribou's new album fuses psychedelia with deep house

Review: Adult Jazz — Gist Is

Lewis Barnes discovers the 'strident and beautiful' sound of Adult Jazz's debut LP.

Oxford’s Live Music Venues

Pick where to see your next gig with this handy guide

Interview: Boy and Bear

Clare Saxby talks to the Australian band about their life on the road

Chaplin’s Tramp turns 100

Kristin Grogan reflects upon the centenary of an iconic character

Review: Ida

Ida is a beautifully-crafted contemplation of identity in post-war Poland

Preview: The Furies by Aeschylus

Bethan Roberts meets the team behind an exciting adaptation of the third part of the Oresteia

Review: Wakolda

Although not a great Nazi thriller, Wakolda still finds purpose in examining the trauma of growing up

Interview: The Pillowman

Fergus Morgan chats to the team behind the 3rd Week production of The Pilowman at the Oxford Playhouse

The cult of celebrity in the world of art

Naomi Polonsky examines the changing concept of The Artist in society throughout the ages

Milestones: The Bohemian Myth

Isaac Goodwin looks at the rise of the ramshackle artist

Review: A Walk Among The Tombstones

This noir cop drama is lifted from derivative to average only by Liam Neeson's gravelly performance

Friends – Looking back 20 years later

On its 20th Anniversary, Anna Corderoy reflects on the sitcom that captured hearts all over the world

The men in black: Life as an usher

Think being an usher is the 'easiest job in the world'? Think again. Kenny Dada reveals the trials and tribulations of working on front-of-house.

Review: The Riot Club

The Riot Club's potential only leaves the actual end product feeling all the more lukewarm and confused

Review: Magic in the Moonlight

Though not a classic, this is a charming and funny addition to the Woody Allen canon

Review: Night Moves

Kelly Reichardt's ecopolitical thriller fails to live up to the promise of its premise

Review: alt-J – This Is All Yours

Clare Saxby is taken in by the subtleties of this impressive sequel

Review: A Most Wanted Man

Tom Barrie ruminates on the final work of the late actor Philip Seymour Hoffman

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