Tuesday 12th May 2026

Culture

May Morning

Smudged mascara and the curling of coffee steam. Small yawns and the shuffling of boots. Tangled hair plaited by the same girl from first-year, a crumbly pastry shared with...

Sunday

That Sunday could arrive first-class, Wrapped in tissue and stickers with minimalist logo. Sent anonymously (from...

Hail Agnes full of grace: ‘Hamnet’ and the perfect mother figure

A couple of days ago, I saw an Instagram reel (in the Friends tab,...

Stubborn, devout, doomed: ‘The Anti-gone’ reviewed

When The Anti-gone begins, the only thing onstage is a lectern – stark in the harsh white light and terribly lonely – before Ismene (Kitty Brown) walks uncertainly down the aisle and stares, torn and lost, into the audience.

Scott Mills: Five minutes on mainstream…

Jack Chown talks mainstream music with the Radio 1 DJ

Being Human: Time to Say Goodbye

Following Being Human's last-ever episode, Huw Fullerton looks back at the highs and lows of the show

Review: Daughter – If You Leave

Luke Barratt finds Daughter's debut to be a true tear-jerker

Is it just a load of Jash?

Alexia Millett asks if there is room for a new comedy channel amongst YouTube's viral sensations.

Not the Oxford Literary Festival

Alex Woolley talks to poet Adelle Stripe about the upcoming festival

Review: Parks and Recreation

Sophie Hall-Luke makes a case for persevering with Parks and Rec

Happy Mother’s Day

Cherwell Music cannot guarantee that this playlist is suitable for your mother to listen to

Hipster Hunt

The new Cherwell Photo Editors are on the look out for English Hipsters.

Review: Eight

Will Obeney enjoys Rough Hewn's latest production

An international view of Oxford drama

Daisy Thomson talks about stereotypes, diversity and the Oxford Spanish Play

Preview: La Vida Es Sueño

A play you might not want to see, but one you'll be glad to have seen, says Samuel Graydon

Review: Phedre

Alexander Woolley is relieved to leave this problematic production

Have You Met… The Men?

Christopher Spaide introduces his favourite leading men

Review: Bastille – Bad Blood

Luke Barratt reviews Cherwell's album of the term

Review: Suede – Bloodsports

Thomas M Fowler finds another album with which to be disappointed

Review: Palma Violets – 180

Jack Chown is wary of the hype surrounding this debut

Review: Chutney & Chips

Mohit Agrawal weighs up this year's Asian theatre show

Photo Competition Winner! ANIMALS

Congratulations to Bithia Large, winner of Hilary's final photo competition!

Review: Mama

Emily Hislop looks at the horror genre's games of hide-and-seek, and asks why Mama fails as a figure of horror and suspense

Plight of the Screenwriter

Amy Lewin talks Screenwriting with William Nicholson

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