Thursday 12th February 2026

Culture

Nostalgic and sincere: ‘The Glass Menagerie’ in review

Crazy Child Productions staged a genuine and thoughtful adaptation of Tennessee Williams’ classic.

Irreverent, laugh-out-loud funny: ‘My Dead Mum’s AI Boyfriend’

Aled is a chatbot, but also, more concerningly, Carrie’s mum’s AI boyfriend.

A twisted tour-de-force: ‘Bugonia’ in review

Bugonia is a triumph for director Yorgos Lanthimos and his collaborators. He has produced a cynical but rewarding reflection on the human condition.

‘Heated Rivalry’ vs ‘Stranger Things’: Case studies in creative control 

Stranger Things, like Heated Rivalry, has dominated the cultural zeitgeist at various points across its ten-year airing schedule.

Preview: Ruddigore

A warm and funny show complete with talented cast to get you in the mood for Christmas

Review: Shells

Despite a few shortcomings, this is an impressive and thought-provoking production, boasting strong performances and fantastic writing

Review: 100

Georgina Wilson is perplexed more than intrigued by this purgatorial world

Review: More Funny

A couple of technical glitches didn't stop this show from being roundly hilarious

Lou Reed’s Final Gig

Ben Wilkinson-Turnbull remembers the rockstar's final performance

Palma Violets competition

Enter now to win tickets to see Palma Violets at the O2!

Introduction To… Peruvian Folk

Olivia Arigho Stiles switches the focus from stanky Western bass to ethereal Andean harmonies

Art: does authenticity matter?

Luke Barratt wonders whether authenticity matters in culture

My Week: Susannah Moody

Susannah Moody discusses her recent cultural favourites

Letter from Rosice

Lazlo writes to us from his year abroad in a Czech small town near Brno

Review: Lady Gaga- ARTPOP

Gaga's latest offering pushes things to the extreme- and not in a good way

Interview: Marvellous Medicine

Luke Barratt gets a quick dose of Oxford’s most exciting live act at Isis’s Cellar night

Review: Autobiography by Morrissey

Please, Please, Please, Let... him stop writing

Review: Actors’ Anonymous by James Franco

Will Pimlott on James Franco's 'trite and embarrassing' new novel

Interview: Albert Alla

Adam Whiley speaks to Albert Alla about his Oxford-set debut novel

Interview: Jim Crace

Emma Hewitt talks politics, journalism and Booker nominations with Jim Crace

More Funny

Claire Watt has a laff with the jokers behind last term's 'Some Funny'

Cuppers 2013

Highlights form OUDS' annual introduction to thespdom

Preview: Shells

From the writer of Bluebeard and Lead Feathers comes a new play, set in a post-apocalyptic Britain

Review: The Hypochondriac

Witty, farcical and mad: this week's play at the Keble O'Reilly was a sheer delight

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