Wednesday 17th September 2025

Culture

Animal History: Reviewed

If an older adult has ever raised their eyebrow at your vegetarianism, then I might just have the book for you. They might be interested in knowing that even...

Hertford Archaeology Open Day: Medieval Oxford laid bare

You may have spent the last year wondering what has been going on amongst...

The Blue Trail: Reviewed

★★★★☆ The Blue Trail (O Último Azul), this year’s winner of the Berlin International Film...

Review: Sketches from a Curious Mind

In 1962, Edward Anthony wrote: “Writing a book of poetry is like dropping a...

The World’s A Stage: Russia

Cherwell witnesses how theatre is central to Russian cultural life

Review: The Academy

OFS, Tuesday - Saturday 6th week

A dinner enagement

Wadham Moser, Thursday-Saturday 6th week

Behind the leaves

A look at Franz Xaver Kroetz, Germany's most popular living playwright

Chain Reaction: Tears For Fears

What Donnie Darko did for the 80's pop heroes

Review: Wall-E

Out on DVD November 24

Why video games make bad films

Max Payne is just the latest in a long line of films based on games which flop

Blasphemy: the Life of Ivan Denisovich

We get ourselves all riled up about Solzhenitsyn's book...

Eyes on the Prize

Getting critical at the Turner Prize exhibition...

Payneful Viewing

Video game movie fails to impress

Romeo and Juliet

Can the star-cross'd lovers get five stars?

Review: John Lennon Bio

Imagine no more, with Lennon's life brought to the page. Again.

Tom Jones: 24 Hours

Is is time for Tom to hang up the leather trousers? Maybe.

Pirates of Penzance Preview

Deana Gershuny previews the Gilbert and Sullivan's termly production

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

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