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New Oxford Windrush generation exhibit opens for Black History Month 

Amidst recent political tension provoked by the government’s refusal of slavery reparations to the Caribbean, this year Black History Month is celebrated uniquely in Oxford. The inaugural exhibition at...

“There’s a play in that”: interview with ‘The Gang of Three’ playwright Robert Khan

It’s Budget Day as I sit in the foyer of the Oxford Playhouse. Down...

‘Celebrity Traitors’ season two: Complex and compelling

Reality TV series The Traitors has returned with its celebrity version and has topped viewing charts for a second time. People are hooked on the show where logical reasoning and random chance are simultaneously at play, in a game full of drama, tension, and cliffhangers.

Oxford’s art scene: A picture still being painted

Who gets to make art, who gets to see it, and whose art history...

Review: The Maids

Potently and unnervingly close to the skin, Genet’s strange tale of Solange and Claire proves an indubitable dramatic success.

A Choral Christmas: A Review of Advent at Merton

Katy Wright enjoys Merton choir's latest offering.

Review: Gambit

Georgina Pollard isn't overly impressed with this Coen brothers scripted comedy

Review: Amahl and the Night Visitors

Rachel Savage is left enchanted and a little emotional by Lincoln Music Society's Christmassy opera

Live Review: Holywell Music Room

Alex Chalk enjoys four inventive guitarists.

Preview: Henry VI

Alexander Wilson highly anticipates this adaptation of a trilogy

The Importance of Arts

Lucy Gray responds to the news that arts subjects may become neglected in the new curriculum

Seasonal Exhibitions

Cherwell Arts guides you through the exhibitions to look forward to this Christmas vacation

Meller Merceux awards prize for contemporary art review

Oxford's Meller Merceux Gallery and Edgar Wind Society team up with art critic Waldemar Januszczak to celebrate modern and contemporary art

Preview: Pergolesi – Stabat Mater

Charles Troup is entranced by the upcoming performance of Pergolesi's Stabat Mater in St Peter's Chapel

A patchwork of Michaelmas Memories

Cherwell Photo share their favourite autumnal scenes

Diary of a Drama Queen

Charlotte Casey discusses life as a drama student behind the fourth wall

Preview: The Maids

Unnerving, captivating and haunting - a must see

Review: Laughter Track

A myriad of influences make for a highly entertaining evening of comedy

Review: Jane Eyre

Max Long sees a solid production of a novel difficult to adapt

Review: Vagrant

A pontificating script is redeemed by some clever technical performances

Review: Volporne

A fantastic technical production takes centre stage in this highly enjoyable show

Review: Clock Opera – Ways To Forget

Olivia Arigho Stiles thinks this is the best album of the year.

Review: A.C. Newman – Shut Down The Streets

Marc Pacitti enjoys the Canadian songsmith's latest offering

140 Characters in search of a Tweeter

Nick Hilton gives you the low-down on tweeting about Film & TV, and how to make the most of microblogging

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