Culture

Graceful and self-assured: Circle Mirror Transformation reviewed

Boulevard Productions’ Circle Mirror Transformation is a faithful and competent take on Annie Baker’s 2009 tragicomedy. The play follows a group of people of different ages taking a beginners’ drama...

Culture Lara Machado -

‘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,...

Culture Peter Chen -

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...

Culture Charlie Bailey -

‘Lux’ by Rosalía review: A breath of fresh air

'The Latin title ‘Lux’ perfectly embodies the concept and overall aesthetic of divine femininity, as well as the multilingual aspects that run throughout the work. With complex and meaningful lyrics written in 13 languages, and split into four movements, the record is a breath of fresh air for the pop scene'.

Culture Imogen Forrest -

A Bluffers’ Guide to: New Wave

Natasha Frost explores the finer points of the New Wave

Dancing to the beat of her own drum

Nicola Roberts to Natasha Frost talks about tribal patterns, head-fucks and the importance of being loose

‘More stars than there are in heaven!’

Amy Rollason relives Hollywood's Golden Age in the second installment of our Decades in Film feature: the 30s

Preview: Celebration

Joshua Philips is delighted by what he calls a 'fitting introduction to Pinter for anyone who has not yet seen any of his works'

First Night: Sleeping Beauty

Claire Harrill is both perplexed and amused by a performance of the the ballet Sleeping Beauty at the New Theatre

Wrap up for Oxford’s Pinter Winter

Eleanor Wade examines the Pinter revival in student drama and beyond

Small screen, silver screen, or something in-between?

Is TV still Film's irritating younger brother, or has it finally grown up?

Stafford-Clark makes a mark

Ianthe Roach interviews Max Stafford-Clark about his latest production

Nouveau-ver to Sander’s

Jack Powell visits Oxford's new exhibition of Art Nouveau lithographs

Down and Out in Literary Paris

Christy Edwall goes to Paris in search of books, bohemians, and the legendary George Whitman

Masters at Work

Cherwell speaks to Kunal Basu, business academic and historical novelist

The Rising Star of David

David Mitchell talks to Jessica Campbell about Peep Show, the long road to success, and the tensions between acting and comedy

Press Preview: Latin! Or Tobacco and Boys

4 STARS

Le Fort des TÃªtes, BrianÃ§on

Richard Nias' take on an abandoned fort in Briancon.

Review: King Charles, Jericho Tavern

Natasha Frost spends a cosy evening in at the Jericho Tavern

First Night: Giselle

Finola Austin is transported by the first of three performances by the Russian State Ballet of Siberia at the New Theatre

The Hothouse – Actor’s blog, Week 1

Hothouse lead Matt Gavan talks about his experience of Pinter and the Playhouse

Review: Howler – America Give Up

Howler's new album, although heavily formulaic, leaves Ceri Fowler positive about the young band's future

Review: Another Earth

Joseph Newall sends feedback from Another Earth

Review: The New Men – Take to the Skies

Natasha Frost is pleasantly surprised by the choral students gone rogue

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