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Review: Cyrano de Bergerac – ‘A clever adaptation of a timeless play’

I’m ashamed to admit I almost mistake Cuigy (Kate Burke) and Brissaille (Nancy Gittus) for incredibly dapper audience members before the play begins. The sweet jazz that pipes out...
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Why reading for pleasure still matters at Oxford

The idea of students reading for pleasure during term time has sparked much debate....
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The Pasts Contained in Preloved Books at the Oxford Premier Book Fair

Although post-collections celebrations usually involve nights out, followed by long, long lie-ins, I spent...
Books Maya Heuer-Evans -

Review of ‘Intermezzo’: Chess, law, and the philosophy of language in yet another Rooney masterpiece

I thought it perplexing that critics felt Intermezzo similar to other works by writer...
Books Peter Chen -
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Richard III Second Night Review

Deana Gershuny is not convinced by fourth week's Shakesperean offering.

Genre Confused; Axé

We take a look at Brazilian carnival music.

It all runs in the family

We get to grips with Martha Wainwright.

Curtain Up on Drama Cuppers

We preview the dramatic highlight of Michaelmas

First Night Review: Accidental Death of an Anarchist

Dario Fo's heavy political satire intrigues

Review: Kung fu panda

Out now on DVD

Liebelei

A dark Viennese romance directed by Raymond Blankenhorn.

First Night Review: A Few Good Men Review

Opening night of A Few Good Men impresses

Review: Through the leaves

BT late slot, Tuesday - Saturday 4th Week

Review: Don Juan in Soho

OFS, Tuesday- Saturday 4th Week

To shout or not to shout?

Cherwell asks (or rather rants about) the inevitable question...

The World’s A Stage: Buenos Aires

This week Cherwell finds poverty a spur to dramatic innovation in Argentina

Snow Patrol: A Hundred Million Suns

Snow Patrol's new album is a good effort, but a lot could have been done better...

Belle and Sebastian: The BBC Sessions

Can Belle and Sebastian crack the curse of the live album?

Genre Confused: Dubstep

This week, we look at the dubstep phenomenon

A success 700 years in the making

Joseph Weir gets folked up with the uniquely brilliant Bellowhead

Brolin’s Bush Stone’s Throw From Truth

We review Oliver Stone's new biopic

Picture Politics

Do politics have a place in the cinema?

Easy Virtue

We review the swinging new Noel Coward adaptation.

Perfect Vision

We get a good look at Oxford's telescope exhibition
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