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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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Exploring the history of our colleges to discover eccentric artistic personalities. This week the focus is on Wadham College.

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A Bluffers’ Guide to: Arthur Miller

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Enter Angus Hawkins with his theatrical picks for the term

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Hirst’s Hidden Gems

Viccy Ibbett finds Damien Hirst an unexpected but inconsistent source of great art.

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Sarah Poulten finds that Jack White's dÃ©but matches greatness with an innate sense of fun

Review: Spiritualized – Sweet Heart, Sweet Light

Marc Pacitti finds that Spiritualized's new album comes the closest yet to reaching the huge potential many had worried Jason Pierce would never realise