Sunday 30th November 2025

Culture

Buckley: The Life and the Revolution That Changed America

The ornate, Latinate vocabulary. The debates peppered with witticisms. The patrician air, the untraceable accent, the playful glint in his eyes.  William F. Buckley was arguably the most influential American...
Books Gavriella Epstein-Lightman -

‘Everything is constantly emotion’: An interview with the cast and crew of ‘Doctor Faustus’ 

Seabass Theatre has carved out a niche for itself producing original takes on canonical...
Culture Lara Machado -

Between performance and reality: ‘To What End?’ reviewed

To What End is a new meta-theatrical, absurdist play written by Billy Skiggs and...
Culture Beth Riding -

The day she died

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The Source Nat Conboy -
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Viewers for women

Lizzie Greene argues that the Olympics has given us definitive proof that women's sport deserves TV time too

Review: Ted

Huw Fullerton somehow finds Ted more than Bear-able...

Review: Brave

Hattie Soper is left baffled but oddly charmed by Pixar's latest outing.

Faces of Russia

Kathleen Bloomfield takes us through the trials and styles of her year abroad in Russia

Review: Twin Shadow – Confess

Natasha Frost enjoys a new take on old tropes.

Review: Kyla La Grange – Ashes

Marc Pacitti finds little to love in a disappointing debut album.

Olympic Oxford

Eleanor Grieveson reports from the Oxford Iffley leg of the torch's journey; completed in last night's spectacular opening ceremony

Review: Shades of Dark and Light

Thomas Catterall feels this mixed bag of plays fails to live up to its potential

Review: As You Like It

Finola Austin recommends Daniel Winder's production of this Shakespearian comedy

Review: The Gaslight Anthem – Handwritten

Marc Pacitti is disappointed by a predictable effort from the New Jersey band.

Review: Frank Ocean – Channel Orange

Marc Pacitti is impressed by Frank Ocean's solo release and explores its implications for the hip-hop scene.

Review: Lighter Days

Timothy Bano finds Lighter Days lacking in cohesion

Review: Dark Days

Anna Dominey finds Almost Random Theatre's debut an unpolished performance

Batman’s Moral Maze

Nick Hilton explores the difficult political allegiances of The Dark Knight Rises

A Walk on the Wild Side

Benjamin Bronselaer talks to the animals in Kruger National Park, South Africa

Around Italy in Ten Days

Sophie Baggott captures her train journey through Venice, Florence, and Rome on camera.

Review: Dirty Projectors – Swing Lo Magellan

Marc Pacitti struggles with the complexities of Dirty Projectors' latest release.

Cinema vs the Olympics

Nick Hilton cures the ails of London 2012 with a dose of cinema.

Review: Henry V

Beatrice Borbon is impressed by the sincere humanity in Dominic Dromgoole's production

Light at Night

Amy Rollason works with the unpredictable light of fireworks and fairgrounds
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