Culture

The mysterious posters in Oxford, and the novel behind them

I had assumed it was just another poster, lost in the usual blur of student plays, society termcards, and talks promising free pizza. But this one was oddly specific.

Books Charlotte Stuart -

Musical theatre and classic literature: A marriage of two minds?

Musical theatre owes a great debt to the literature of preceding centuries. Often, all we need is one idea to ignite a spark that leads to something greater.

Culture Eva Westenberger -

Rich and generative: In conversation with ‘The Glass Menagerie’

After the success of The Creditors last Michaelmas, the Keble-based Crazy Child Productions is set to bring Williams’ breakout work to the Keble O’Reilly.

Culture Jessica Phillips -

How not to decolonise a museum: ‘Suturing Wounds’ at the Pitt Rivers

Emma Heagney reviews Sara Sallam's exhibition at the Pitt Rivers and how the museum interacts with decolonisation.

Art Emma Heagney -

Review: Miss Julie

Anna-Maria Ssemuyaba is disappointed by a production that fails to generate any emotion

Review: A Tender Thing

Hyunjip Kim is disappointed by this adaptation of Shakespeare's most famous love story

Review: Isobel

Ani Kodzhabasheva is haunted by this literary game turned deadly serious

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Review: On the Road

Carmella Crinnion is impressed by this stylish adaptation of Kerouac's classic

Series Review: The Great British Bake-Off

Anthony Collins on GBBO's innuendo-riven appeal

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.

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