Culture
Leonardo da Vinci and his devilish… boyfriend?
When we think of Leonardo da Vinci, the first things that come to mind are usually the Mona Lisa, The Last Supper, or his myriad inventions and anatomical sketches....
Soundtrack to my degree
When I first came to Oxford, my Dad sent me the playlists he listened...
Blue Monday: Forever a New Order
Everybody knows Joy Division, everybody knows New Order. If the former’s post-punk gloom is...
Queen’s garden play review: ‘If you are a fan of the film you would have loved this theatrical rendition’
Honestly, I was more than happy to be spending my hungover Saturday relishing in...
Blindness review: ‘Unique first-person experience’
Blindness is performed entirely via sound, forgoing expectations of a traditional stage set and...
Review: Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
'Uncle Boonmee' is a completely impenetrable, utterly infuriating bitch of a film. I have seen many weird pieces of cinema in my time, from...
Interview: Anton Corbijn
Cherwell chats with Anton Corbijn, renowned music video director, photographer and director of 'The American'.
Interview: Violante Placido
Cherwell talks to Violante Placido, the Italian star of The American.
Drama queen only seventeen
Anya Reiss, shuffling papers and fiddling with her hair onstage, doesn’t seem to match up with herself on paper.
Online Preview: The Shape of Things
Somebody’s life is always worse than yours - an 8th week Schadenfreude pick-me-up at the Burton Taylor
Online Review: Peter Pan
Will Hooper embraces his inner child with Worcester's offering for 7th week
Online Review – Tamlane
Fairy tales told through interpretative dance - could it be just deranged enough to work?
Gone with the wand
Robin McGhee revels in the stylish awkwardness of the new Harry Potter.
Not quite the American dream
Cherwell meets the director of The American, but can't disguise our disappointment with the film.
Photo Blog – penultimate
The end is (nearly) in sight. Some more photos to get you through.
Interview: Lesley Manville
Joe Zigmond talks to the star of Mike Leigh's new film, Another Year
First Night Review: The Last Days of Judas Iscariot
Peaches and dynamite: Oliver Moody on the best chapel play he has seen in a long while
The Write Stuff
'With novels, there’s no danger that the special effects budget will eat into the script-writers’ allowance'
Dinner gets just desserts
Anna Milne laps up this week’s sumptuous offering at the Burton Taylor
