Friday 2nd January 2026

Culture

‘The political is also political’: Ash Sarkar’s ‘Minority Rule’

Universities have often been seen as bastions of radicalism. Forgetting the fact that higher educational institutions, particularly ancient and elite ones in the Anglophone world, are governed by centuries...

Graceful and self-assured: Circle Mirror Transformation reviewed

Boulevard Productions’ Circle Mirror Transformation is a faithful and competent take on Annie Baker’s...

‘We’re all mad here’: Alice in Won-DRE-Land at Tingewick 2025

When I wandered into Tingewick Hall on a cold, dark evening in seventh week,...

A comical approach to a classic text: ‘Hedda Gabler’ reviewed

Tiptoe Productions’ Hedda Gabler, co-directed by Ollie Gillam and Gilon Fox, delivered a strong...

Women at Work

Rebecca Loxton talks to Oxford grad Joanna Berry about the new chick-lit

First Night Review: The Hothouse

Pollyanna Marsden is captivated by this interpretation of Pinter's masterpiece

Review: On the Line

Daniel Frampton is unimpressed by the lack of originality and flare in 'On the Line', showing at the Wadham Moser Theatre

Messiah Man: Preview

Lilith Dornhuber de Bellesiles attends the Messiah Man preview performance and its writers give Cherwell Stage a glimpse of the man behind the play

Review: Curse of the Oxford Revue

Joshua Phillips is tickled, though not bowled over, by the antics of Oxford Revue

Review: The Asteroids Galaxy Tour – Out of Frequency

Marc Pacitti is left with a spring in his step by new release from Denmark's Asteroid Galaxy Tour

DVD Review: The Burma Conspiracy

Nathan O'Neill considers Jérôme Salle's latest comic book adaptation

Cherwell Music presents Mixer: Farewell to 2011

Cherwell Music bids farewell to 2011 with a selection from the year's singles.

Sutherland-scapes

Jack Castle takes us on this week’s exhibition tour at Modern Art Oxford

Revolting Rhymes

Grace Goddard listens to performance poet Luke Wright waxing lyrical

Kabuki Groupie

Viccy Ibbett goes to the Ashmolean for a tutorial in Japanese art

Masters at Work

Viccy Ibbett speaks to Elleke Boehmer, Professor of World Literature at Wolfson College and fictioneer

A Bluffers’ Guide to: Drone

Take a journey with Harry Scholes into the world of drone

New apprenticeship for Nick

Andrew Grey evaluates Nick Hewer's first appearence on Countdown

Review: The 2 Bears – Be Strong

James Shirley runs through The 2 Bears' successful debut album

Review: Leonard Cohen – Old Ideas

Richard O'Brien attends an intimate gig and Q&A session with Leonard Cohen as a preview to his new album, Old Ideas

Tim Hecker: organs, long-form and the death of rave

Harry Scholes talks to Tim Hecker about his latest album, Ravedeath, and his upcoming London concert

Shedding light on film noir

Matthew Perkins continues our Decades in Film feature, with films of the 40s

Review: Goon

Nathan O'Neill enjoys the blood and gore of Michael Dowse's ice-hockey comedy

Review: The Iron Lady

Nicholas Mutch looks at the latest incarnation of Margaret Thatcher

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