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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.

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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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Siskin

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

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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.

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Luke Barratt is unexpectedly enthralled by Shady's best offering for years

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Some classic tunes and even better tuned direction

Interview: Palma Violets

Helen Thomas discusses Chilli-ng out and settling down with the indie frontman

Review: Judgment at Nuremberg

A compelling and assured performance of this unmissable production

Interview: Tavi Gevinson

Anna Leszkiewicz talks firsts, feminism and fans with Rookie editor and rookie actress Tavi Gevinson

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A ridiculous premise that is saved by strong acting and well-cast characters

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Olivia Aylmer muses on Freidrich Kunath's presentation of solitude

Interview: Hadouken!

Matt Broomfield and Daniel Beatty get some nu-rave advice from the grindie upstarts

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Interview: Portico Quartet

Andrew McLean finds it impossible to pin down the inscrutable quartet

Nathalie Wright’s cultural must-dos

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