Culture

Graceful and self-assured: Circle Mirror Transformation reviewed

Boulevard Productions’ Circle Mirror Transformation is a faithful and competent take on Annie Baker’s 2009 tragicomedy. The play follows a group of people of different ages taking a beginners’ drama...

Culture Lara Machado -

‘We’re all mad here’: Alice in Won-DRE-Land at Tingewick 2025

When I wandered into Tingewick Hall on a cold, dark evening in seventh week,...

Culture Peter Chen -

A comical approach to a classic text: ‘Hedda Gabler’ reviewed

Tiptoe Productions’ Hedda Gabler, co-directed by Ollie Gillam and Gilon Fox, delivered a strong...

Culture Charlie Bailey -

‘Lux’ by Rosalía review: A breath of fresh air

'The Latin title ‘Lux’ perfectly embodies the concept and overall aesthetic of divine femininity, as well as the multilingual aspects that run throughout the work. With complex and meaningful lyrics written in 13 languages, and split into four movements, the record is a breath of fresh air for the pop scene'.

Culture Imogen Forrest -

Review: REPLAY

Lisa Bernhardt is gripped by the unnerving exploration of an obsessive relationship

Preview: Night of the Absurd

Rosalee Edwards is hits a dead end at the the fifty-sixth semi-subconscious ultra-profound absurdist double entendre

Review: The Last Days of Mankind

Alice Troy-Donovan thinks this satirical look at WW1 Vienna has lost its punch

Review: Snarky Puppy – We Like It Here

Oscar Boyd listens to the jazz and funk infused new offering from music collective, Snarky Puppy

Preview: REPLAY

Edward Bell enjoys an experimental piece of new writing

Preview: Tis Pity She’s a Whore

Molly Winter has a sneak preview into this bloody tale of incest

Review: The Monuments Men

Damien Shannon cannot help but admire George Clooney's latest directorial effort

Netflix: the shape of the future?

Samuele Volpe considers our changing understanding of TV

Review: Sweeney Todd

Bethan Roberts enjoys this elegantly conceived take on a classic.

Bargain Bin: Britney Spears – Greatest Hits: My Prerogative

Cherwell trawls charity shops looking for musical bargains.

Review: Sunn O))) and Ulver – Terrestrials

Metal veterans Sunn O))) experiment with their sound on their latest offering, a collaboration with Norwegian band Ulver.

Review: Angel Olsen

Adam Piascik reviews the sophomore album of Missouri native, Angel Olsen.

Review: Acid Arab – Collections LP

Parisian DJs turn to the Middle East to create acid house music on collaborative record Collections LP

Royal Blood: Primitive rock?

Helen Thomas talks to 2014’s most hotly tipped garage rock duo, Royal Blood

Culture Editorial: The Adolescent Man-Child in Art

On cringingly accurate portrayals of the teenage experience

Cherwell Tries…Cut & Stick

Every week, Cherwell tries a new cultural experience: this week, we helped produce a feminist zine

Letter From…Lyon

A relentlessly realistic run-down of life teaching the South of France

Review: The Hilary Review

Lisa Bernhardt is bowled over by the unpredictable, absurd, and hilarious

Review: Semi Monde

Georgina Wilson enjoys the aimless wanderings of wealthy 1920s Paris

Review: American Horror Story: Coven

Veronica Heney finds this third series to be as dazzlingly bonkers as the first two

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