Saturday 9th May 2026

Culture

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.

Something wicked this way comes: ‘Macbeth’ previewed

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

G for Georgian? LGBTQ+ representation in historical fiction

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

‘Technologies of capture’: Ben Lerner’s ‘Transcription’ Reviewed

CW: Disordered eating. As an Oxford student, I often think it would be nice to...

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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