Tuesday 17th February 2026

Culture

‘I don’t like the idea of hope’: An interview with Iya Kiva 

Iya Kiva is an award-winning Ukrainian poet, originally from Donetsk. Since 2014, when war first came to her region, she has lived in displacement.

A bold choice for limited space: ‘Tick, Tick…Boom!’

This ambitious take on a classic struggled in the space constraints of the Michael Pilch studio.

‘Fresh energy’: Corpus Christi’s Owlets on their revival

Abigail Lakeland interviewed Clara Woodhouse, Owlets President, to discuss its resurgence, and what audiences can expect.

From topping charts to ‘The Traitors’: An ode to Cat Burns

The chaotic new season of 'The Traitors' made me reflect on the celebrity version, and my personal favourite contestant, Cat Burns.

Review: Blue Ruin

Matthew Main finds Saulnier's revenge thriller to be poignant and understated

All the world’s a screen

Marcus Balmer looks at how film has reinterpreted Shakespeare

Review: Tracks

A long and mesmerising push through the lonely, breath-taking spaces of Australia

Drenge: Isolation and Frustration

Rushabh Haria talks to Rory Loveless from Drenge about their recent success

Preview: Into the Woods

Naomi Polonsky is charmed by this 'fairy tale gone a bit mad'

Bluebells in Bloom

Dockey Woods, England

Preview: Collaborators

Bethan Roberts hotly anticipates the staging of this political and psychological drama

Live Review: HANDY at New College Cloisters

Maria Fred Perevedentseva reviews an intimate, experimental performance from the HANDY music project, exploring how we engage with live music

Interview: Waiting for Godot director Alex Foster

Jordan Reed talks to Alex Foster, director of Waiting for Godot, on at the Burton Taylor Studio in 2nd week

Preview: Lord of the Flies

Vicky Holley is excited about this upcoming literary adaptation

Review: Mad Men

Matthew Main finds the first two episodes a promising start to this final series

Preview: Lungs

Jenni Ashby takes a look at the play about different types of love being performed as part of Brasenose Arts Week

Not your ordinary Odeon

Fergus Morgan uncovers the secret world of alternative cinemas

From Page to Stage

Luke Rollason chats to two directors of Lord of the Flies and Frankenstein, literary adaptations coming to the stage in Trinity

Colours of Budapest

Budapest, Hungary

Interview: Hudson Taylor

Lucy Thompson chats to the Irish folk-pop duo about their journey from YouTube to the charts, and why they still enjoy playing impromptu on the underground

Review: Pixies – Indie Cindy

Pixies release their first original studio album in 23 years, to a mixed response

Imaginary eating: food in art and literature

In the build up to Live Below the Line, Emma Simpson connects consumption and creativity

Review: The Love Punch

Predictable and unsophisticated though it may be, The Love Punch is nevertheless an enjoyable ninety minutes of foolish nonsense

Milestones: Feed the world

Luke Barratt looks at the Geldof-led 80s upsurge in charity rock

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