Monday 22nd June 2026

Culture

‘Music can be everything’: Aurora Orchestra’s Jane Mitchell on the narratives around classical music

The Aurora Orchestra, who are playing at Oxford’s Schwarzman Centre on the 19th June, are best known for performing their orchestral repertoire from memory.
Culture Lilia Goldstein -

The ‘Obsession’ Obsession

'Obsession' is a taste of what the next generation of filmmakers looks like.
Culture Willow Jopp -

Slow down, you crazy child: What Oxford student theatre can learn from garden plays

Student theatre strives to be as professional as possible, but the annual garden play offers something unique: permission to have fun.
Culture Mair Andrews -

Rap as poetry: ‘The Odyssey’ and the breakdown of the medium

When interviewed on his decision to cast Travis Scott as a bard figure in...
Music Niamh Hoyland and Val Michael -
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Preview: After the Dance

Angus Hawkins thinks this rarely performed play is well worth seeing

Review: A Doll’s House

Ed Bell feels Brasenose's good production of a classic play is somewhat out of place

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Ceri Fowler finds The Cribs to be at their best, poor title excluded

Review: Rufus Wainwright – Out of the Game

Marc Pacitti finds Rufus Wainwright's best chance for both critical acclaim and popular support in Out of the Game

Review: JD Mcpherson – Signs and Signifiers

Sarah Poulten enjoys the 1950s charm of JD Mcpherson's latest release

Review: Damon Albarn – Dr Dee

Sam Parsons finds Damon Albarn's first true solo effort to be decidedly underwhelming

Our Man in Havana

Nick Hilton feasts on the directorial brains of Alejandro Brugués

TV Hit of the Week: Grandma’s House

Grandma’s House makes a triumphant return, as dazzlingly funny as ever

Forgiving the Unforgiven

Henry Tonks explores the historic legacy and unpredictable future of the Western movie genre

Review: The Raid

A new sort of action movie comes bursting our of Indonesia

All Tomorrow’s Parties

Richard Nias' photos of the ATP curated by Jeff Mangum.

Oxford life, in colour

Maria Naydenova's take on Oxford in the springtime.

Review: The Rain Starts A-Fallin’

Will Tummon can't find a flaw in Rory Platt's piece of new writing

An author of our own

Interview with Samantha Shannon Jones

Oxford Revisited

An exploration of literary works based in Oxford

Profile of Writing Students # 2

Amy Blakemore, a student at Oxford, answers a few questions about her poetry

Profile of Writing Students #1

Clarissa Pabi, a student at Oxford, answers a few questions about her creative writing

Voyeurs to man’s vulnerability

W J Humphries finds Lucian Freud's exhibition an affecting experience.

The Phoenix and the Red Carpet

Nick Hilton visits Jericho's finest independent cinema in search of a better class of movie

The Booker Prize for Dough

A short story
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