Tuesday 25th November 2025

Culture

‘An evening of refined fun’: ‘An Ideal Husband’ reviewed

An Ideal Husband is a guaranteed evening of refined fun. Carfax Productions’ take on Wilde’s classic play is charming and does the text’s wittiness justice. But don’t be deceived...

An architectural tour of the Schwarzman

The product of a controversial £150 million donation, the new Schwarzman building is a...

One of the most urgent films of the year: ‘Urchin’ review

There are few films which have the power to change how you interact day-to-day...

A Sunday in the Park with Marianne.

She wears no rings. Her ears are double-pierced, hanging with astrolabes and star-studded. She...

Review: War Horse

Joseph Newall is unimpressed by Spielberg's equine epic

Press Preview: Cabaret

Alex Sheppard visits the seedy Kit Kat Klub

Wise-ing Up

Christy Edwall takes a tour of Summertown's Sarah Wiseman Gallery

Women at Work

Rebecca Loxton talks to Oxford grad Joanna Berry about the new chick-lit

First Night Review: The Hothouse

Pollyanna Marsden is captivated by this interpretation of Pinter's masterpiece

Review: On the Line

Daniel Frampton is unimpressed by the lack of originality and flare in 'On the Line', showing at the Wadham Moser Theatre

Messiah Man: Preview

Lilith Dornhuber de Bellesiles attends the Messiah Man preview performance and its writers give Cherwell Stage a glimpse of the man behind the play

Review: Curse of the Oxford Revue

Joshua Phillips is tickled, though not bowled over, by the antics of Oxford Revue

Review: The Asteroids Galaxy Tour – Out of Frequency

Marc Pacitti is left with a spring in his step by new release from Denmark's Asteroid Galaxy Tour

DVD Review: The Burma Conspiracy

Nathan O'Neill considers Jérôme Salle's latest comic book adaptation

Cherwell Music presents Mixer: Farewell to 2011

Cherwell Music bids farewell to 2011 with a selection from the year's singles.

Sutherland-scapes

Jack Castle takes us on this week’s exhibition tour at Modern Art Oxford

Revolting Rhymes

Grace Goddard listens to performance poet Luke Wright waxing lyrical

Kabuki Groupie

Viccy Ibbett goes to the Ashmolean for a tutorial in Japanese art

Masters at Work

Viccy Ibbett speaks to Elleke Boehmer, Professor of World Literature at Wolfson College and fictioneer

A Bluffers’ Guide to: Drone

Take a journey with Harry Scholes into the world of drone

New apprenticeship for Nick

Andrew Grey evaluates Nick Hewer's first appearence on Countdown

Review: The 2 Bears – Be Strong

James Shirley runs through The 2 Bears' successful debut album

Review: Leonard Cohen – Old Ideas

Richard O'Brien attends an intimate gig and Q&A session with Leonard Cohen as a preview to his new album, Old Ideas

Tim Hecker: organs, long-form and the death of rave

Harry Scholes talks to Tim Hecker about his latest album, Ravedeath, and his upcoming London concert

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