Sunday 15th June 2025

Culture

Form, function, and art in the cultural weight of architecture

With roughly 55% of the world’s population living in cities, the urban world – the brainchild of architects – has become what most people recognise as home. Studies have...

The cantatas of Bach with New Chamber Opera

Recently, students from the University of Oxford have blessed the city with several performances...

Review: Crocodile Tears – ‘Techno-futuristic, but why?’

There is a lot to like about Natascha Norton’s Crocodile Tears. Female lead Elektra...

Review: ART – ‘Charm, jazz, and friendship at its wittiest’

ART is charming. Centred around long-time friends Yvan (Ronav Jain), Marcus (Rufus Shutter) and...

Free Music of 2012

George King does you a favour with some canny googling.

Review: Burial – Truant/Rough Sleeper

Thomas M Fowler advises you to avoid William Bevan's latest effort

What’s new in 2013?

Luke Barratt gets over-excited about what the New Year has to offer

An IMPressive Show

Tess Colley catches up with The Oxford Imps at their first show of term

Review: A$AP Rocky – LONG.LIVE.A$AP

George King takes a look at the debut album from rap's newest star.

Interview: Alan Davey

James Fennemore discusses accessibility and culture cuts with the Arts Council UK CEO

Preview: Angels in America

Alexander Woolley previews Hilary's first Playhouse production

Preview: The Handmaid’s Tale

Georgina Wilson previews an innovative adaptation

Golden Globes: Round-Up

Alexandra Sutton celebrates a good year for Hollywood's women

Review: Midnight’s Children

Patrick Kennedy explores why Salman Rushdie’s adaptation is as richly eccentric as its writer

Books Crossing Borders

Cherwell interviews Nia Davies from Literature Across Frontiers

The Art of Deception: YBAs

Cherwell's guide to blagging the Young British Artists

Best of Cherwell Flickr

Check out Cherwell's Flickr page at http://www.flickr.com/groups/cherwellphoto/

Cracking news for Oxford residents

Wet weather causes huge rupture in Oxford Road

Know Your Thesp: Georgina Hellier

A glimpse at those treading the boards of the Oxford theatre scene

Burning Down The House@Babylove

Luke Barratt encourages Oxford to bring their jukebox money to Babylove

Focus on…new opera

Heather Young talks to Chris Garrard, composer of The Handmaid's Tale

Hilary Drama: An A to Z

Cherwell Stage looks ahead to what Oxford's theatre scene has to offer for the coming term

PPEists Pla-to the crowd

Alexander Woolley talks to the writers of a philosophical musical

Review: Africa

Emily Hislop explores Storytime with Grandpa Attenborough in Episode 1 of 'Africa'

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