Sunday 3rd August 2025

Culture

How radio changed the literary landscape: The Bodleian’s ‘Listen In’

“Ladies and gentlemen, we interrupt our program of dance music to bring you a special bulletin from the Intercontinental Radio News. At 20 minutes before 8, central time, Professor...
Books Nancy Gittus -

Highway Elegies: Living Bruce Springsteen’s ballads

A tantalising balance of folk, country, soul, and rock ’n’ roll, Bruce Springsteen is...
Culture Cici Zhang -

Jacob Collier is on scintillating form at Love Supreme

Despite being a seven-time Grammy Award winner, it was only at the 2025 Love...
Music Susan Yu -

‘Pour summer in a glass’: retracing Dandelion Wine

“You did not hear them coming. You hardly heard them go. The grass bent...
The Source Cici Zhang -
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Review: The Tempest, Magdalen

Constantine Fraser laments the rain, as a high-spirited production of The Tempest is forced inside

Review: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Brasenose

Rosalee Edwards feels the fourth wall slipping away in front of her in this enthralling production

Review: Court, BT Studio Theatre

Tommo Fowler is instructed to call this piece of new writing 'meta theatre; mental theatre'

Review: Oxford Folk Weekend

Susan Yu finds Oxford Folk Weekend to be on good form

Preview: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Angus Hawkins highly recommends this outstanding production

Welcome to Wadstock

Cherwell spends the weekend at Oxford's favourite festival

Seeing a man about a dog

Christy Edwall speaks to author Mark Haddon about what comes after a bestseller

Oxford Oddities #3 – Univ

Viccy Ibbett explores the history of our colleges to discover eccentric artistic personalities, delving into Univ's past

A Bluffers’ Guide to: Anton Chekhov

Our weekly guide for the theatrically illiterate talks you through the Russian literary genius

May the Norse be with you

Rosalee Edwards defends our idiosyncratic Old English module from its critics

Preview: The Soldier’s Tale

Rosalee Edwards' expectations are exceeded by this devilish dance piece

Not so swinging sixties

Adam Whiley finds fault with an autobiography that is doesn't live up to it's promises.

Hey There Delilah

Patrick Scott talks to Delilah about beginning her solo career and putting together her debut album

Review: Demons’ Land

Nick Morgan is brought into a new theatrical world, in which Spenser's most famous work is adapted to great effect

Preview: The Penal Colony

Kuba Stawiski leaves this preview brimming with enthusiasm for this forthcoming adaptation of Kafka's short shorty

Review: Two Gentlemen of Verona

Finola Austin is impressed by Barbarian Productions' bounding enthusiasm in this early Shakespearean comedy

Preview: Blithe Spirit

Emily Troup enjoys Blithe Spirit, albeit with some misgivings

Preview: A Doll’s House

Dull or droll? Marc Pacitti takes an advance look at A Doll's House

Preview: Tamings

Bria Thomas and Ruby Riley talk to the directors and some cast members of 'Tamings', a show on at the Keble O'Reilly in 3rd week.

Review: Sweet Billy Pilgrim – Crown and Treaty

Marc Pacitti finds Sweet Billy Pilgrim caught in the void between critical acclaim and commercial success
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