Thursday, May 15, 2025

Culture

Review: As You Like It – ‘What’s not to like?’

At last, the sun is coming out to play, and the Mansfield Players’ staging of As You Like It has given this summer’s outdoor theatre season a merry welcome....

From cloisters to concrete: Oxford’s architectural evolution

As a proud member of one of Oxford’s younger colleges – one that didn’t...

Adolescence: Can TV spark radical change in young men?

Adolescence is just another example of art acting as a conversation piece. The recent...

Hand over Heart

"So bite the heel that walked you home in the rain"

A flag for all seasons

Michael Brooks on the symbolism of the rainbow flag

Review: The Descendants

Donal O'Hara applauds Clooney's understated performance

Leader of the Pack

Barbara Speed talks to Sue Sanders, founder of LGBT History Month

Orchesrated Optimism

Venezuelan conductor Natalia Luis-Bassa discusses why classical music isn’t dead with Cecilia Stinton

Decades in Film: the 70s

Amy Hadfield reflects on the 1970's ch-ch-ch-changes

Preview: Teechers

Charlotte Lennon is entertained by this classic Godber piece

Review: Jake’s Progress

Angus Hawkins is disappointed by the lacklustre music and insincere dialogue of this new musical

Preview: The Truth

Katharine Terrell applauds this funny and engaging comedy

Review: James Vincent McMorrow, O2 Academy

Natasha Frost finds herself close to tears by James Vincent McMorrow, despite misgivings about the venue

From Page to Stage

Victoria Weavil muses on translation in the theatre

Turl Street Arts Festival, 2012

Natasha Frost is delighted by the array of artsy goodies in this year's extravaganza

Review: Freshwoman

Daniel Frampton is left in fits of laughter by this new piece of comedic writing

Preview: The Barefaced Night

Daniel Frampton eagerly awaits the first night of this original and intriguing dance production

Knockin’ on Heaven’s door

Sophie Jamieson talks to the still nervous, but strikingly honest, Rebecca Ferguson

Nightclubbing in Oxford

Cherwell Music talks to the organisers of their favourite Oxford clubnights and events

A Bluffers’ Guide To: Shoegaze

Natasha Frost introduces the scene that celebrates itself

Review: Ital – Hive Mind

Adam Piascik ain't too keen on Ital's debut album on Planet Mu

Review: The Twilight Sad – No One Can Ever Know

Simon Torracinta digs his teeth into The Twilight Sad's third album

Manfred Eicher: Sound, silence and the importance of clarity

In a rare interview, Manfred Eicher, founder of the influential ECM label, talks tradition and production values with En Liang Khong

Milja, Movies and Mephisto

Daniel Frampton interviews Milja Fenger, director of Mephisto showing at the Oxford Playhouse during 6th week

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