Tuesday 12th May 2026

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May Morning

Smudged mascara and the curling of coffee steam. Small yawns and the shuffling of boots. Tangled hair plaited by the same girl from first-year, a crumbly pastry shared with...

Sunday

That Sunday could arrive first-class, Wrapped in tissue and stickers with minimalist logo. Sent anonymously (from...

Hail Agnes full of grace: ‘Hamnet’ and the perfect mother figure

A couple of days ago, I saw an Instagram reel (in the Friends tab,...

Stubborn, devout, doomed: ‘The Anti-gone’ reviewed

When The Anti-gone begins, the only thing onstage is a lectern – stark in the harsh white light and terribly lonely – before Ismene (Kitty Brown) walks uncertainly down the aisle and stares, torn and lost, into the audience.

Review: Kasabian – 48:13

Kasabian's latest effort is nothing earth shattering, but inoffensive nonetheless

Review: Mametz

Bethan Roberts finds National Theatre Wales' latest production to be a moving and innovative look at one of the key battles of the First World War

Live Review: Schola Cantorum

Tom Stafford reviews the latest concert from Oxford's top chamber choir.

Best of Cherwell etc. TT14

Cherwell rounds up the best of this term's creative output

Cherwell Festival Guide II- Reading and Leeds

Unfortunately, Cherwell Music cannot literally hold your hand as you drunkenly stumble around a cider tent somewhere in the home counties to the sound of a thrash metal Mumford & Sons tribute act. But we can guide you through the highs and lows of the British festival season, and help you to separate your Glastonbury from your Glamorgan & District Annual Cub Scout Jamboree.

Cherwell Festival Guide I – Bestival

Unfortunately, Cherwell Music cannot literally hold your hand as you drunkenly stumble around a cider tent somewhere in the home counties to the sound of a thrash metal Mumford & Sons tribute act. But we can guide you through the highs and lows of the British festival season, and help you to separate your Glastonbury from your Glamorgan & District Annual Cub Scout Jamboree.

Cherwell’s #1 Summer Playlist

It's that time of year again, and as always, Cherwell has you fully prepared (although you may want to invest in an umbrella).

Review: Grace of Monaco

Grace of Monaco is a saccharine mess of a film that is utterly unengaging in every respect

Review: Maleficent

Anna Corderoy finds this a confused effort that doesn't really know what it wants to achieve

Think on your sins, the apocalypse is nigh!

Since the Cold War, we've been blaming ourselves for the end of the world, observes Luke Barratt

Top 3… Cliffhangers

Emma Simpson lists three jaw-dropping conclusions

Milestones: The Berlin Wall

Jack Doyle looks at the fall of the Berlin Wall and its cultural impact

Failed Novelists: the epitome of unselfconscious cool

Isaac Goodwin and Joel Nelson talk anthologies and collaborations with the Failed Novelists President

Review: Othello

Luke Barratt enjoys an excellent evening of outdoor Shakespeare

Review: Back To The Excellent Hot Tub Time Machine

Libby Wicks questions the excellence of this hot tub time machine

Live Review: Drenge

Helen Thomas compares the sound of Drenge to treacle.

Review: R&J

Lisa Bernhardt heralds the challenging of gender norms in this production of Shakespeare's classic

Where Are They Now: Nickelback

The only Canadians more annoying than Justin Bieber

Review: Kyla La Grange – Cut Your Teeth

Clare Saxby reviews the hypnotic new release by Kyla La Grange

Review: Sleep Party People – Floating

The third studio album by Danish rabbit enthusiast Brian Batz gets reviewed by Rushabh Haria

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