Friday 15th August 2025

Culture

Beyond the binary: Leigh Bowery’s radical individuality

Tate Modern's "Leigh Bowery!" refuses easy categorisation—much like its subject A fashion student from Sunshine, Melbourne, rocks up to London in 1980, writes 'wear makeup everyday' on his New Year's...

St Anne’s goes All-Steinway: A purposeful and bold commitment to music

In a move that lives up to its motto of ‘Consulto et Audacter’ (purposefully...

Just like the movies: An American’s notes on her Oxford year

Oxford occupies a mystical, almost fantastical place within the American psyche – so much...

Reading Oxford books in Oxford

For those who have not even set foot in Oxford, the city still lives...

Preview: No Exit

Alex Barasch is impressed by this engaging approach to Sartre's most famous work

Preview: Colin & Katya

Mischa Andreski is blown away by a rehearsal of Jack Clover's latest play

Review: Doctor Faustus

At times disjointed but otherwise an altogether commendable production

London, books and bears: an interview with Michael Bond

“The first time I nearly died was on a Wednesday.” Michael Bond, a smiling and well-dressed 90 year old, leaned forward as he talked....

Rewind: Nigeria’s 2013 Same Sex Marriage Act

Sam Purnell assesses the political sway which surrounded the 2013 Nigerian same sex marriage ban

Review: Woyzeck

Richard Birch is impressed by a production that goes where few dare to go

“I’m not gonna be crying anymore”

Richard Birch investigates the sway of alcohol dependence, and the power it can hold over you

What is an elephant, to you?

Simran Uppal argues for the universality of religious experiences – including in Oxford nightlife

Review: Rhinoceros

There aren’t many plays that leave you speechless as the actors take their final bow: still less that fully deserve a standing ovation. Rhinoceros...

Review: OBA Film Festival showcase

James Riding casts an eye over the most ambitious films in Oxford student filmmaking at the OBA’s annual screening

Review: Florence Foster Jenkins

Thomas Player was left feeling warm inside, despite the ear splitting singing

Live review: Pete Doherty

Alec Fullerton was pleasantly surprised by Doherty at the O2 Academy Bristol

The Stone Roses’ Third Coming

Richard Birch and Daniel Curtis dissect The Stone Roses’ return

Review: Me & Mike

Surya Bowyer is stunned by this highly innovative piece of theatre

Album review: The Colour in Anything

Fin Johnston finds himself captivated by James Blake’s extended comeback offering

A Beginner’s Guide to… Vienna Ditto

Daniel Curtis is excited by Vienna Ditto's live set

You fucked her and now you’re fucked

Prose by Cameron Finlay about the kind of discourse that follows a life-altering accident

Rewind: Shakespeare’s Sonnets

Matthew Palmer considers the 'accidental' nature of the 1609 publication of Shakespeare's sonnets

The Age of Photoshop?

Daniel Curtis laments the decline of the quality film poster, but sees many reasons to be optimistic for the future

Preview: The House of Bernarda Alba

Miriam Nemmaoui is struck by what promises to be a sombre and breath-taking production

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