Friday 12th December 2025

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...

‘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...

‘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'.

Review: After the Dance

Amid a crumbling 1930s society, the dance must go on...

Review: Chekhov’s Baby

A 'must-see' production

Review: Accessory to Murder

Dana Walters pieces together the clues to discover a fine new drama

A song about flippers? S-imp-le

Francesca Wade is wowed by the Oxford Imps in rehearsal and in performance

Review: Five Noh Plays

Concepta Cassar is impressed by the creative combination of Ezra Pound and Erik Satie in Merton Chapel

Review: A Little Too Dark

Rosalyn Johnston sees crude jokes and dodgy accents redeemed by some very funny sketches

Review: True Grit

‘I’m too Old and Fat’ - Cherwell takes a look at re-making the Western.

Review: Year of the Rat

George Orwell finds love and talking animals on a remote island...

We’re All Bokononists

Kurt Vonnegut's insight applies to today's political culture.

Review: Tribes gig at the Cellar, 5th February

Flo manages to catch up with the band before their gig

Review: Gil Scott-Heron And Jamie xx – We’re New Here

An album that will win you over to the 'post-dubstep' sound of 2011

Review: Barber Of Seville

Leah Broad praises New Chamber Opera's production of The Barber at the Sheldonian Theatre

Prepare to De/Install

Henrietta Landells chats with Peter Shenai, one of the brains behind MAO's new installation.

‘And the loser is…’

Cherwell looks at the best films to have not won a Best Picture Academy Award

When TV thinks big

Cherwell considers the thinning line between television and cinema

Review: Batman The Pantomime

The Dark Knight becomes Light Entertainer

Review: A Dream Play

William Hooper finds his dreams coming true in this spectacular production

Farce: A Serious Business

An interview with author and director of Restrictions May Apply

First Night Review: Monsters

Rimika Solloway sees this powerful production answer its critics

The awards season hits oxford

A look at the upcoming Oxford Film Festival and the "Ox-scars"

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