Culture

‘Songs, skits, and a third thing beginning with S’: Jack McMinn in conversation

If there’s one thing I believe Oxford’s theatre scene is missing, it’s a button-down-shirt-wearing ex-zoology student with a penchant for writing songs about Pret A Manger.

Culture Rebecca Harper -

The Oxford art calendar: Hilary 2026

Oxford’s frosty Hilary term is best spent looking at new exhibitions. This art calendar will guide you through some of the upcoming highlights.

Art Maxim Vorobev -

‘Beautifully we may rot’: ‘Madame La Mort’ in review

In a small, black-painted room on the top floor of a pub in Islington, known as The Hope Theatre, Madame La Mort was staged for the public for the first time.

Culture Beatrix Arnold -

Damaging detachment: Reflections on the Booker Prize

This Christmas vac, I made up my mind to get out of my reading slump using the Booker Prize shortlist, revealing toxic masculinity as a key theme.

Books Charlie Bailey -

Latest

Confessions of a Drama Queen 3: the shame continues

In the third instalment of 'Confessions of a Drama Queen', our eponymous diarist considers a change of career

Five Minutes With: Charlotte Vickers, University Drama Officer

We chat to Charlotte Vickers, the University Drama Officer, about how she got to where she is today, and why she wouldn’t want to stage her favourite play at Oxford

‘Hair’ at The Vaults review – as raunchy and relevant as ever

Katie Sayer strongly recommends 'Hair', the hippie-inspired cult classic, on it's 50th anniversary performance

The Oxford Revue: The Best of the Fringe review – it left me in stitches

Chloe Taylor finds much to praise in the Oxford Revue's latest performance

The Ripieno Players Beethoven Piano Concerto review – a particularly impressive performance

Jacob Greenhouse commends the Ripieno Players for their rendition of two classic orchestral pieces

How traditional craftsmanship meets modern aesthetics on Pakistani trucks

Sam Dalrymple reports on the phenomenon of truck art that is spreading across Pakistan

In this fractured world, does empathy really hold us all together?

Against Empathy is a compelling and relevant reevaluation of compassion

‘Beautiful is good’ – Giovanna Bertazzonia on Christie’s

Altair Brandon-Salmon dives into the world of art auctions with Giovanna Bertazzonia, co-chair of Modern Art at Christie’s

The music of Latin American revolution

Daniel Antonio Villar explores the legacy of the Nueva Trova

Confessions of a drama queen: Rejection and dismay

Our drama queen is unjustly rejected for a role, despite her obvious talent

Nihilism, narcissism and noobnoob as ‘Rick and Morty’ returns

Despite the criticism, Olivia Webster is impressed with season three of Rick and Morty

‘Windows’ review: ‘Poignant and relevant’

Izzy Smith finds this interwar play still resonates powerfully today

Political cartoons must now be held to a new standard in the age of Trump

Viveka Herzum challenges the role political cartoons play in our current climate

Five minutes with Philippa Lawford, director of Tightrope Productions

We chat to Philippa Lawford, the director of Tightrope Productions, about her experiences with drama at Oxford, her involvement in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and her inspirations in the world of theatre.