Saturday 15th November 2025

Culture

‘Undeniably and uniformly exceptional’: Uncle Vanya Reviewed

It is a privilege to attend the most anticipated production of the term, and even more so when that it is a triumph. As a piece of student theatre...

“You will kill my children!”: ‘A View from the Bridge’ reviewed

The stellar cast of Labyrinth Productions’ A View from the Bridge delivered a layered,...

The caring individual: John le Carré at the Weston

At the back of the Weston Library, in a small room off to one...

‘Like the edge of a knife’: Ukrainian pianist Lubomyr Melnyk brings his ‘Continuous Music’ to Oxford

Ukrainian pianist Lubomyr Melnyk took the stage in Magdalen College Chapel and the Holywell...

Fan-tash-tic!

Martha Newson shows us how Movember should be done, at the 2012 British Beard and Moustache Championships

Screenwriters Losing the Plot

Huw Fullerton fills in the plot-holes of recent television disappointments (and 1997's Titanic)

Series Review: The Thick of It

Lizzie Greene mourns the end of one of the finest satires around

Review: The Casual Vacancy

Vickie Morrish reviews JK's attempt at 'adult fiction'

Review: City Rhythms

Eleanor Daisy Hill visits the first solo show of Oxford photographer Tom Capon at Art Jericho

‘Twas the Summer of Scandal

James Fennemore examines the heritage of the incestuous foursome at the heart of Romantic literature

Review: Happy Birthday Edward Lear

Helen McCombie is impressed by an exhibition showcasing the often unacknowledged artistic skill of Edward Lear

Review: Ordinary Landscapes

Ani Kodzhabasheva finds Jane Strother's new exhibition at the O3 Gallery a delightful experience

Review: The Handyman

Lucy Wood is underwhelmed by this tale of law, justice and revenge

Review: The Real Inspector Hound

Hannah Dewhirst recommends this treat for fans of murder mysteries

Review: It’s a Knockout

Chloe Bond is less than impressed by this knock-back

Movies and Shakers – Episode III

This week, Huw and Hattie enter the murky world of sex and espionage as they talk all things Bond. WARNING: Contains major Skyfall spoilers.

Review: Skyfall

Georgina Pollard investigates whether women can enjoy this famously masculine franchise

Behind the Scenes: Mountain Giants

Julia Hartley discusses the nature of being a director

Behind the Scenes: The Stream

David Todd talks about combining art forms on the Oxford drama scene

Behind the Scenes: A Country Doctor

Henry Little talks about the task of adapting short stories for the stage

Interview: Jo Brand

Lizzie Greene chats to Jo Brand about her career in comedy and the third series of Getting On

Scenes of Kathmandu

Russell Newton conjures up a Nepalese spectrum of light and colour

Review: The Overtones – Higher

Thomas Fowler is deeply unimpressed by this boy-band's vacuous offering.

Live Review: Marina and the Diamonds

Frothy pop at its finest

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