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.

Review: Sweeney Todd

Bethan Roberts enjoys this elegantly conceived take on a classic.

Bargain Bin: Britney Spears – Greatest Hits: My Prerogative

Cherwell trawls charity shops looking for musical bargains.

Review: Sunn O))) and Ulver – Terrestrials

Metal veterans Sunn O))) experiment with their sound on their latest offering, a collaboration with Norwegian band Ulver.

Review: Angel Olsen

Adam Piascik reviews the sophomore album of Missouri native, Angel Olsen.

Review: Acid Arab – Collections LP

Parisian DJs turn to the Middle East to create acid house music on collaborative record Collections LP

Royal Blood: Primitive rock?

Helen Thomas talks to 2014’s most hotly tipped garage rock duo, Royal Blood

Culture Editorial: The Adolescent Man-Child in Art

On cringingly accurate portrayals of the teenage experience

Cherwell Tries…Cut & Stick

Every week, Cherwell tries a new cultural experience: this week, we helped produce a feminist zine

Letter From…Lyon

A relentlessly realistic run-down of life teaching the South of France

Review: The Hilary Review

Lisa Bernhardt is bowled over by the unpredictable, absurd, and hilarious

Review: Semi Monde

Georgina Wilson enjoys the aimless wanderings of wealthy 1920s Paris

Review: American Horror Story: Coven

Veronica Heney finds this third series to be as dazzlingly bonkers as the first two

French Film: the original and best

Eleanor Halls extols the virtues of the French cinema scene

Review: Blurred Lines

Bethan Roberts is struck by this theatrical exploration of the controversial song

Preview: Sweeney Todd

Ben Horton looks forward to a thrill ride from start to finish

Directing at the Donmar

Georgina Wilson witnesses a talk by award-winning director Michael Grandage

Review: Ballad of the Burning Star

Naomi Polonsky is gripped by this experimental blend of conflict and cabaret

Review: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Laurie Churchman is unconvinced by an ambitious attempt to juggle the authentic and the modern

Review: The Oxford Imps’ 10th Anniversary Spectacular

Emma Hewitt enjoys a diverse selection of comedy treats

Bargain Bin: The Four Tops – Loco in Acapulco

Helen Thomas gets lost in the dangerous art of listening to vinyl.

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