Culture

Graceful and self-assured: Circle Mirror Transformation reviewed

Boulevard Productions’ Circle Mirror Transformation is a faithful and competent take on Annie Baker’s 2009 tragicomedy. The play follows a group of people of different ages taking a beginners’ drama...

Culture Lara Machado -

‘We’re all mad here’: Alice in Won-DRE-Land at Tingewick 2025

When I wandered into Tingewick Hall on a cold, dark evening in seventh week,...

Culture Peter Chen -

A comical approach to a classic text: ‘Hedda Gabler’ reviewed

Tiptoe Productions’ Hedda Gabler, co-directed by Ollie Gillam and Gilon Fox, delivered a strong...

Culture Charlie Bailey -

‘Lux’ by Rosalía review: A breath of fresh air

'The Latin title ‘Lux’ perfectly embodies the concept and overall aesthetic of divine femininity, as well as the multilingual aspects that run throughout the work. With complex and meaningful lyrics written in 13 languages, and split into four movements, the record is a breath of fresh air for the pop scene'.

Culture Imogen Forrest -

What to watch this Autumn

Cherwell Film & TV explores the good, the bad and the just plain ugly of the Autumn film and TV lineup

Review: Frankenweenie

Benedict Tate is impressed with this slice of gothic animation

Review: Ruby Sparks

Georgina Pollard finds funny truths amidst the mess of this new film

Summer Daze

Anna Leszkiewicz documents the lazy days of summer on faded film

Zoom in on… the digital age

Amy Rollason and Sophie Baggott talk to photographer Nigel Francis about photogenic Oxford and the perks of technology

Casual Vacancy Review

(Hog)warts and all: An underwhelming attempt at a novel for grown-ups

From the heart or not at all

Jeanette Winterson tells Viccy Ibbett about her time at St Catz, feminism, and what's next

Review: Converge – All We Love We Leave Behind

Matt Robinson is in awe of the kings of hardcore

Review: The Mountain Goats – Transcendental Youth

Jake Hills finds poetry in the darkness of The Mountain Goats

Review: Benjamin Francis Leftwich

Olivia Arigho Stiles finds little to love in this performance

The Quiet Volume

Vickie Morrish experiments with a very unusual piece of theatre within the library

Where are they now: Al Murray

Cherwell Stage continues its look at Oxonian thesps of the past with the famous pub landlord

Press Preview: Isobel

Angus Hawkins is pleasantly surprised by this impressive piece of new writing

Zadie Smith ‘NW’ Review

Viccy Ibbett reviews Zadie Smith's evocative novel about a north-west London council estate.

Pre-Raphaelites Victorian Avant-Garde Review

An amateur art enthusiast reviews this slightly reserved, yet still surprisingly illuminating exhibition

Review: Taken 2

Georgina Pollard doesn't hate this second slice of the Taken franchise

Review: Tame Impala – Lonerism

Natasha Frost enjoys a trippy sophomore effort.

Review: Jake Bugg – Jake Bugg

Olivia Arigho Stiles is impressed by the latest working class hero.

Review: Fresh Meat

Lizzie Greene recommends this hilariously awkward university comedy

On the set of Locked In A Garage Band

Nick Hilton remembers life on the set of independent film Locked In A Garage Band, after its world premiere in London

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