Sunday 27th July 2025

Culture

Jacob Collier is on scintillating form at Love Supreme

Despite being a seven-time Grammy Award winner, it was only at the 2025 Love Supreme Festival in Glynde that Jacob Collier had his first major festival headline show. Wearing his...

‘Pour summer in a glass’: retracing Dandelion Wine

“You did not hear them coming. You hardly heard them go. The grass bent...

Reviving the symposium at the Ashmolean Krasis programme

Dara Mohd, herself a Krasis Scholar, converses with Dr Jim Harris about his object-centred symposium program, Krasis, at the Ashmolean Museum.

‘This Room Their Lives’ in Magdalen College’s Waynflete building

Every Magdalen member remembers their first encounter with the Waynflete Building. Sticking out a...

The best of 2011

The Cherwell Music team gets their thinking caps on to recommend the best of 2011's releases

Review: The Ides of March

Jacob Williamson is finds the ends justify the means in The Ides of March

A year-full of dollars

Helen Joslin takes a look back over the financial winners of 2011

The Future’s Bright

Sasha O'Connor finds cinematic futurism a little too perfect

Preview : Broken Stars

Emily Fry finds Oxford's latest new writing 'Broken Stars' to be a confusing production of an interesting concept. Broken Stars is on at the Wadham Moser Theatre from Mon-Thurs of 8th Week.

Preview : Kafka’s Dick

Roland Walters enjoys Alan Bennet's phallic play. Kafka's Dick is on in the Burton Taylor in 8th Week

Preview : A Man for all Seasons

A powerful Tudor play, taking place in a fantastic setting, A Man For All Seasons takes place in the University Church in 8th Week.

How to take on the stage blight

Former OUDS Treasurer Aidan Grounds on how Oxford’s drama is managing to blossom despite troubled economic times

Rum, rap and revolución

The stand off between rap artists and the Cuban state has reached its tipping point, writes Rachel Savage

First Night Review : Noughts and Crosses

James Misson is nought convinced by the new performance of Malorie Blackman's Book. Noughts and Crosses is on at the LMH Simpkins Lee theatre Weds - Sat of 7th Week.

Tony and the nouvelle weird

Tony Rauch tells Joy Worth about the creation of a new genre

Cherwell Music presents Mixer: Oxmas

A Christmas gift to you from Cherwell Music, featuring some unexpected Christmas classics from Weezer, The Raveonettes, Shonen Knife, and more.

First Night Review : Macbeth

Angus Hawkins is electrified by an intense new production of Shakespeare's Macbeth.

First Night Review : The Birthday Party

Polly Marsden is taken aback by a brilliant rendition of Pinter's breakthrough play. The Birthday Party is being performed at the O'Reilly, Weds - Sat of 7th Week.

First Night Review : Apples

Ilyse Liffreing enjoys Apples which is on at the Burton Taylor Tues-Sat of 7th Week

First Night Review : POSH

Ilyse Liffreing is taken in by the first night of POSH which 'entertains and makes you think at the same time'. POSH is on at the Union in 7th week Mon-Fri.

Director’s Blog – Noughts and Crosses Week 7

The final blog for Noughts and Crosses, which is on in 7th week at the Simpkins Lee theatre in LMH Weds-Sat.

Review: Keith Jarrett – Rio

En Liang Khong explores the latest solo concert recording from legendary jazz pianist Keith Jarrett

Turning heads and messy beds

John Warriner asks what makes the Turner Prize art

Cherwell’s how to… Get Published

Joy Worth gives an insight into the workings of publishing houses

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