Sunday 19th October 2025

Culture

Are you listening comfortably? Audio drama and theatre

When people think of podcasts, they probably wouldn’t associate them with theatre. Yet it was this seemingly unlikely convergence between the two forms that led me to attend the...

Algorithms of individuality: ‘The Consciousness Company’

As Stephen Fry wrote, The Consciousness Company by M.N. Rosen addresses the “enormous ethical,...

Over-the-top-vlogging and call centres: Dial 1 for UK

Dial 1 for UK is a one-man show following the journey of Uday Kumar...

Spike Lee’s lackluster remake: Highest 2 Lowest

There is no reason why a remake should remain inferior to its source material;...

Interview: Fortuna Burke

Claire Watt chats to Oxford graduate Fortuna Burke about her wild one-woman musical comedy

The Sound of Movies

Marcus Balmer charts his 15 favourite examples of popular tracks in film history

Review: The Railway Man

A compelling, brilliantly-acted story of a prisoner of war and his arduous endeavour to forgive

Preview: Kate Tempest

Emma Simpson anticipates a compelling performance by spoken-word poet Kate Tempest

Review: The Drowned Man: A Hollywood Fable

Emma Hewitt is knocked out by Punchdrunk’s latest production; an innovative extravaganza

Bargain Bin: Osymyso — Rabbit to Rabbit

Cherwell trawls charity shops looking for musical bargains

Review: Warpaint – Warpaint

The latest offering from Warpaint builds a dissonant, dreamy soundscape full of achingly beautiful melody

Review: Bruce Springsteen – High Hopes

The latest offering from The Boss is a mixed blessing, compared to the vision of his politicised work

Review: Of Mice & Men — Restoring Force

Californian metalcore band's latest offering merely asserts the genre's consumer nationalism

2014: Best new musicians to watch

Cherwell's music critics look forward to this year's talented crop of artists

Cherwell Culture Tries… Hot Yoga

Sadie Levy Gale sweats it out with some tubby hippies

Culture Editorial: Quite a Dish

Evy Cavalla is dismayed by lazy objectification in Coriolanus

Culture Editorial: Laydeez Night

Matt Broomfield is upset by nightclub ethics

Review: The Taste

The pilot episode of this new series seems to suggest it is the same as every other cooking show

The Wrath of the Sequels?

Ollie Johnson asks whether sequels are really that bad

Review: American Hustle

Josh Dolphin thinks that some great performances and a comic take on a serious genre make American Hustle well worth seeing

Review: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time

Claudia Freemantle is touched by a play that combines innovation with loyalty to the novel

Interview: Toby Huelin

Claire Rodwell chats to the creator of In Her Eyes, a new musical

Review: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Claudia Freemantle is blasted away by this West End Production (a whole week before the roof came down)

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