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How an Oxford undergraduate made a name in choral music

When he arrived at Oxford, he expected his future to lie primarily in orchestral music. Instead, it was choral music that transformed his direction.

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‘Scenes With Girls’ and complicated female friendships

'Scenes with Girls' deserves to be seen as one of Labyrinth Productions’ (Rosie Morgan-Males and Emily Cullinan) most impressive accolades.

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‘The Moro Affair’: Astonishingly original, but not quite a story

The acting in 'The Moro Affair' was superb across the board, with Harriet Wilson’s Pope as a standout, and Rosie Sutton’s direction was flawless.

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‘Music can be everything’: Aurora Orchestra’s Jane Mitchell on the narratives around classical music

The Aurora Orchestra, who are playing at Oxford’s Schwarzman Centre on the 19th June, are best known for performing their orchestral repertoire from memory.

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Glossy effects can't hide this clunky film's glaring flaws.

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Cherwell invites synth-pop’s perennial underachievers to apply for Oxford

Film isn’t dead

Will Self argues that film is dead, and Ben Kirby couldn't disagree more.

Review: The Secret in Their Eyes

This powerfully moving and thoroughly absorbing film is one of the year's best.

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A disappointingly bland and confused adaptation of Larsson's superior book.

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A stylish adaptation that can't quite help losing some of the book's appeal.

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The piano world's morning-star charms Cherwell

Review: Salt

Angelina Jolie's new vehicle is preposterous, convoluted and surprisingly entertaining.

Playwriting that pays the bills

An interview with playwright, Rachel Barnett on her new work, The Law of Inertia

Review: Big Chill

Patrick Fleming finds his festival served uncomfortably lukewarm

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Culture

How an Oxford undergraduate made a name in choral music

‘Scenes With Girls’ and complicated female friendships

‘The Moro Affair’: Astonishingly original, but not quite a story

‘Music can be everything’: Aurora Orchestra’s Jane Mitchell on the narratives around classical music

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