Friday 12th June 2026

Culture

Nonsense and sensibility: Adapting Austen for the screen

It is a truth universally acknowledged that not all Jane Austen adaptations are created equal.

‘Our House’ in the middle of Beaumont Street

'Our House' ultimately becomes not just a story about crime or morality, but about the vulnerability of growing up and the frightening uncertainty of trying to decide who you are.

Is the dancefloor really dead?

Tongue-in-cheek as it may be, Charli xcx’s ‘Rock Music’ speaks to the structural issues actively decimating nightlife across the world, even if her motivations may be more aesthetic than political.

Testing my patients: ‘The Effect’ at the BT Studio reviewed

Necessarily navigating the difference between ‘side effects’ and reality, the play strikes a fine balance between what one thinks and what one feels.

The Mighty Comeback

Inspired by Kate Bush's recent gig announcement, Rushabh Haria charts the highs and lows of artists who've come out of their career hiatus to make last ditch attempts at reclaiming the charts.

Don’t limit literature in prison

Why building books into an incentive and reward scheme is entirely counterproductive.

Review: Starred Up

Niamh McIntyre finds David Mackenzie's British prison drama to be a compelling and unflinching look at life behind bars

Printers and Presses

Isaac Goodwin takes a trip to the Bodleian’s historic presses with the Bibliophiles.

The Gods are in us: Kate Tempest

David McShane on why Tempest's epic spoken-word poetry is best seen live.

Review: Pterodactyls

Zoe Slater is compelled by this dark comedy about a dysfunctional family

Review: Dial M for Murder

Emma Papworth relishes the murderous machinations in this staged thriller

Review: The Curious Case of the Improvised Musical

Vicky Holley is enraptured by this improvised musical comedy extravaganza

Review: Devised Play I – Fear

Ellie Wade fears that the play's title eclipses an excellent production

Interview: Eagulls

Two weeks after the release of their self-titled debut album, Helen Thomas talks to frontman George Mitchell about punk, writing and smurfs

Review: Great Gatsby

Naomi Polonsky finds this show 'almost' great.

Preview: Pterodactlys

Georgina Wilson is bewitched by this symbolic portrayal of a family

Focus On: New Writers

Ben Horton meets the winners of the OUDS New Writing Festival

Bargain Bin: The Velvet Underground – White Light/White Heat

Cherwell trawls charity shops looking for musical bargains

Review: The Notwist – Close to Glass

Adam Piascik isn't impressed by this new, experimental album

Review: Nothing – Guilty of Everything

My Bloody Valentine inspired guitar rock earns Guilty of Everything four stars from Adam Piascik

Review: Ava Luna – Electric Balloon

Ben Phillips takes a listen to the lo-fi sophomore record of Brooklyn four piece Ava Luna

Culture Editorial: A Hearty Wahoo For Entrenched Classism

Our culture editor's thoughts on Wahoo's most recent attempt at social commentary

Cherwell tries…Being an Artist

Every week, a member of the Cherwell team tries a new cultural experience. This weekend was spent living the life of an impoverished artist Finsbury Park

Review: Lover’s Suicide

Naomi Polonsky is unconvinced by this piece of new writing

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