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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, no less) regarding Jessie Buckley’s recent Best Actress win at the 2026 Academy Awards. The...

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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.

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Something wicked this way comes: ‘Macbeth’ previewed

Arriving at Somerville College in its full summer pomp, Stanley Toyne and Cameron Spruce,...

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G for Georgian? LGBTQ+ representation in historical fiction

It is undeniable that LGBTQ+ representation in the media has become more positive in recent years.

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Interview: Hauschka

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Live Review: Warpaint

Helen Thomas reviews the dream pop performance of all female four-piece Warpaint at the O2 Academy

Preview: Normal

Ben Horton is shaken to the core by this unsettling psychological thriller

Review: The Play That Goes Wrong

Laura Stacey jumps at the chance to see Mischief Theatre productions repeat their comic success

Preview: Tartuffe

Jian Hoh is delighted and amused by this riotous version of a bleak satire.

Bargain Bin: Vanilla Ice – To The Extreme

Helen Thomas discovers one of the laziest albums in hip hop's history.

Subverse Radio: Musical Marginalia

Joe Currie speaks to the guys and girls behind the Oxford House music enterprise

Cherwell Culture Tries…Battle Rap

Don't Flop's 5th birthday celebrations give our Culture editor the opportunity to indulge his penchant for aggressive barz amidst thousands of fellow fans

Letter From…Amman

An insight into fast food, curfews and female autonomy from the Jordanian capital

Preview: In Her Eyes

Alice Troy-Donovan enjoys an unusual production of 'musical theatre, subverted'

Review: East India Youth – Total Strife Forever

William Doyle's brilliant debut album as East India Youth is an electronic mish mash of genre and style, with introspective lyrics and bleak instrumentation.