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Review: Cyrano de Bergerac – ‘A clever adaptation of a timeless play’

I’m ashamed to admit I almost mistake Cuigy (Kate Burke) and Brissaille (Nancy Gittus) for incredibly dapper audience members before the play begins. The sweet jazz that pipes out...

Why reading for pleasure still matters at Oxford

The idea of students reading for pleasure during term time has sparked much debate....

The Pasts Contained in Preloved Books at the Oxford Premier Book Fair

Although post-collections celebrations usually involve nights out, followed by long, long lie-ins, I spent...

Review of ‘Intermezzo’: Chess, law, and the philosophy of language in yet another Rooney masterpiece

I thought it perplexing that critics felt Intermezzo similar to other works by writer...

Preview: Life Sentence

Alexander Woolley looks forward to this original comedy about a hypochondriac

Preview: A Little Night Music

Anna Ssemuyaba looks forward to what promises to be an enchanting night of music

Preview: Oxford University Laptop Orchestra

An OxLork member tells us what to expect from this most novel of ensembles.

Review: Post Tenebras Lux

Joseph Newell is impressed by this abstract work of art from director Carlos Reygadas

Have Star Wars Han-solo-d out?

Cherwell Film and TV go to war over whether Disney are truly lightsabing the day with their acquisition of Lucasfilm

Review: Red, The Waterstones Anthology

Claire Watt reviews a diverse collection of literature reflecting on life in 2012

Review: Umbrella, Will Self

Alex Ekserdjian finds in Will Self's Umbrella, a homage to twentieth century pop-culture

Supermarkets Don’t Like ‘Whore’

Rachel Hutchings talks to Katy Darby about Jericho's sordid past, writing at UEA and her debut novel

Review: Titus Andronicus – Local Business

Abdul Huson enjoys the latest offering from New Jersey's finest.

Review: Alt-J – An Awesome Wave

Aine Jackson reviews the Mercury Prize Winners

Interview: Spector

Olivia Arigho Stiles talks Roy Lichtenstein and One Direction with Spector

The dark side of a bright city

Angelika Benz took to the streets at night to get a glimpse of a different Oxford

Zoom in on….club photography

Sophie Baggott talks to club photographer Chris Russell-Gray about providing memories for the morning after the night before

Preview: Freedom of the City

A brilliant, intimate, yet harrowing piece of theatre

Preview: The Get-Out

A polished, convincing piece of original writing

Review: Bloody Poetry

Vickie Morrish recommends this play of Romantics behaving badly

Preview: The Last Five Years

A remarkable depiction of love and loss in the modern world

Life in a La Boheme-ian rhapsody

Katy Write reviews the Welsh National Opera at The New Theatre.

Cuppers Review: The Real Inspector Hound

Vickie Morrish is impressed by Trinity's adaptation of this classic Tom Stoppard whodunit.

Review: Rough Justice

Claire Rodwell thoroughly recommends this impressive judicial production