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Saturday 9th May 2026
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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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Natalie Tan
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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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Arun Lewis
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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.
Books
Elizabeth Gammaidoni
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‘Technologies of capture’: Ben Lerner’s ‘Transcription’ Reviewed
CW: Disordered eating. As an Oxford student, I often think it would be nice to...
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Ben O'Brien
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Review: The Oxford Revue & Friends
A fresh take on last Saturday's show which featured the Revue along with the Durham Revue and Cambridge Footlights
Review: ‘The Emperor’s Tomb’ by Joseph Roth
Alexander Rankine admires Roth's raw, unpolished, new novel
Shrigley and the Turner Prize Shortlist
Nina Black on why David Shrigley's art has more to offer than a laugh
Review: The Apprentice
Anna Spencer finds the egos and the infighting just as watchable as ever
Jammin to… ‘Biggest Fan Ever’ by Filthy Boy
Luke Barratt wants to share this disturbing but enthralling narrative song
Review: 1984
An ambitious but successful performance
Review: The Goat or Who is Sylvia?
This controversial and unsettling play is not for the faint-hearted
Review: Hay Fever
Luvvies and lust in a summery setting: Hay Fever ticks all the boxes
Review: The Trial
The verdict on this stripped-down production of Kafka
Review: Midnight at the Rue Morgue
The verdict on an immersive theatre piece based on the writings of Edgar Allen Poe at the BT
Daft Punk funk? Are you drunk?
Oli Davies launches his defence of the French duo
Review: Guys & Dolls
Thoughts on Pembroke's yearly musical
Tracks of the Week: May 7th
I didn't do one of these last week so hopefully these songs will be twice as good as usual.
Preview: Lead Feathers
A look at the newest offering from the writers who brought you Bluebeard
Interview: Wang Leehom
Susan Yu speaks to the Taiwanese-American pop superstar
Preview: The Winterling
Preview of the Winterling, on in 4th week at the Keble O'Reilly Theatre.
Johnny the Az-been
Cherwell takes a look at an unknown classic...
A Whale of a Time!
“A merging and blending of pre-existing styles”
Preview: Midnight at the Rue Morgue
A sneak peak of Oxford's newest immersive theatre offering, full name 'Midnight at the Rue Morgue: The Madness of Edgar Allen Poe'
Preview: Hay Fever
This 1920s comedy will be performed at Brasenose Arts Week with an infectious energy
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