Saturday 27th June 2026

Culture

‘Scenes With Girls’ and complicated female friendships

'Scenes with Girls' deserves to be seen as one of Labyrinth Productions’ (Rosie Morgan-Males and Emily Cullinan) most impressive accolades.

‘The Moro Affair’: Astonishingly original, but not quite a story

The acting in 'The Moro Affair' was superb across the board, with Harriet Wilson’s Pope as a standout, and Rosie Sutton’s direction was flawless.

‘Music can be everything’: Aurora Orchestra’s Jane Mitchell on the narratives around classical music

The Aurora Orchestra, who are playing at Oxford’s Schwarzman Centre on the 19th June, are best known for performing their orchestral repertoire from memory.

The ‘Obsession’ Obsession

'Obsession' is a taste of what the next generation of filmmakers looks like.

Spotlight on…The Winterling

Interviews with the star-studded cast of a little-known play

Preview: She Stoops to Conquer

This genial and spirited play is sure to be a hit

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”

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