Saturday 15th November 2025

Culture

The lying life of authors: John le Carré and authorial double-lives

“I’m not a spy who writes novels, I am a writer who briefly worked in the secret world.” This was said by the famous author John le Carré, who...
Books Apaar Agarwal -

‘Undeniably and uniformly exceptional’: Uncle Vanya Reviewed

It is a privilege to attend the most anticipated production of the term, and...
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“You will kill my children!”: ‘A View from the Bridge’ reviewed

The stellar cast of Labyrinth Productions’ A View from the Bridge delivered a layered,...
Culture Charlie Bailey -

The caring individual: John le Carré at the Weston

At the back of the Weston Library, in a small room off to one...
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Nouveau-ver to Sander’s

Jack Powell visits Oxford's new exhibition of Art Nouveau lithographs

Down and Out in Literary Paris

Christy Edwall goes to Paris in search of books, bohemians, and the legendary George Whitman

Masters at Work

Cherwell speaks to Kunal Basu, business academic and historical novelist

The Rising Star of David

David Mitchell talks to Jessica Campbell about Peep Show, the long road to success, and the tensions between acting and comedy

Press Preview: Latin! Or Tobacco and Boys

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Le Fort des Têtes, Briançon

Richard Nias' take on an abandoned fort in Briancon.

Review: King Charles, Jericho Tavern

Natasha Frost spends a cosy evening in at the Jericho Tavern

First Night: Giselle

Finola Austin is transported by the first of three performances by the Russian State Ballet of Siberia at the New Theatre

The Hothouse – Actor’s blog, Week 1

Hothouse lead Matt Gavan talks about his experience of Pinter and the Playhouse

Review: Howler – America Give Up

Howler's new album, although heavily formulaic, leaves Ceri Fowler positive about the young band's future

Review: Another Earth

Joseph Newall sends feedback from Another Earth

Review: The New Men – Take to the Skies

Natasha Frost is pleasantly surprised by the choral students gone rogue

Review: Shame

Barbara Speed explores Steve McQueen's compelling new drama

Art-inerary: Hilary Term 2012

As we launch off into 2012, Cherwell Art & Books round up the events in store during Hilary term

Silence remains golden

Hattie Soper launches our new feature, Decades in Film, with an introduction to the 00s/10s/20s

Masters at work

Christy Edwall introduces a new series of interviews with creative academics from Oxford

Leonardo’s sketch show

Viccy Ibbett reviews the Leonardo Da Vinci exhibition at the National Gallery

Holmes Viewing

Amy Rollason weighs up two adaptions of Sherlock Holmes

Review: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Jacob Williamson delves into the depths of David Fincher's mind in this murky thriller

What makes Toksvig tick?

Sandi Toksvig talks politics, comedy and her ambition to become the next Doctor Who, with Lizzie Greene
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