Culture

A noble mind o’erthrown: ‘Hamlet’ at the National Theatre

This month, Hamlet returns to the stage in a new production soon to be released on National Theatre Live, following its staging last autumn.

Culture Beatrix Arnold -

Lighthouse Productions on ‘Lemons’

The team outlined the vision for their debut production: a political, surrealist piece of contemporary theatre.

Culture Abigail Lakeland -

In defence of the live-action remake

Live-action remakes, when viewed with an open mind, can be seen as cultural negotiations, as attempts to revitalise and pass down old stories to new eyes and ears.

Culture Willow Jopp -

‘Songs, skits, and a third thing beginning with S’: Jack McMinn in conversation

If there’s one thing I believe Oxford’s theatre scene is missing, it’s a button-down-shirt-wearing ex-zoology student with a penchant for writing songs about Pret A Manger.

Culture Rebecca Harper -

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Review: Atlas Sound – Parallax

Jake Hills examines Bradford Cox's latest album under his Atlas Sound moniker, his first full-length release since Deerhunter's Halcyon Digest

Flesh and noise: meeting S.C.U.M.

Isabel de BerriÃ© talks flesh, shoegaze and sleeping rough in Venice with the quintet's Thomas Cohen

The best of 2011

The Cherwell Music team gets their thinking caps on to recommend the best of 2011's releases

Review: The Ides of March

Jacob Williamson is finds the ends justify the means in The Ides of March

A year-full of dollars

Helen Joslin takes a look back over the financial winners of 2011

The Future’s Bright

Sasha O'Connor finds cinematic futurism a little too perfect

Preview : Broken Stars

Emily Fry finds Oxford's latest new writing 'Broken Stars' to be a confusing production of an interesting concept. Broken Stars is on at the Wadham Moser Theatre from Mon-Thurs of 8th Week.

Preview : Kafka’s Dick

Roland Walters enjoys Alan Bennet's phallic play. Kafka's Dick is on in the Burton Taylor in 8th Week

Preview : A Man for all Seasons

A powerful Tudor play, taking place in a fantastic setting, A Man For All Seasons takes place in the University Church in 8th Week.

How to take on the stage blight

Former OUDS Treasurer Aidan Grounds on how Oxford’s drama is managing to blossom despite troubled economic times

Rum, rap and revoluciÃ³n

The stand off between rap artists and the Cuban state has reached its tipping point, writes Rachel Savage

First Night Review : Noughts and Crosses

James Misson is nought convinced by the new performance of Malorie Blackman's Book. Noughts and Crosses is on at the LMH Simpkins Lee theatre Weds - Sat of 7th Week.

Tony and the nouvelle weird

Tony Rauch tells Joy Worth about the creation of a new genre

Cherwell Music presents Mixer: Oxmas

A Christmas gift to you from Cherwell Music, featuring some unexpected Christmas classics from Weezer, The Raveonettes, Shonen Knife, and more.

First Night Review : Macbeth

Angus Hawkins is electrified by an intense new production of Shakespeare's Macbeth.

First Night Review : The Birthday Party

Polly Marsden is taken aback by a brilliant rendition of Pinter's breakthrough play. The Birthday Party is being performed at the O'Reilly, Weds - Sat of 7th Week.

First Night Review : Apples

Ilyse Liffreing enjoys Apples which is on at the Burton Taylor Tues-Sat of 7th Week

First Night Review : POSH

Ilyse Liffreing is taken in by the first night of POSH which 'entertains and makes you think at the same time'. POSH is on at the Union in 7th week Mon-Fri.

Director’s Blog – Noughts and Crosses Week 7

The final blog for Noughts and Crosses, which is on in 7th week at the Simpkins Lee theatre in LMH Weds-Sat.

Review: Keith Jarrett – Rio

En Liang Khong explores the latest solo concert recording from legendary jazz pianist Keith Jarrett

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Culture

A noble mind o’erthrown: ‘Hamlet’ at the National Theatre

Lighthouse Productions on ‘Lemons’

In defence of the live-action remake

‘Songs, skits, and a third thing beginning with S’: Jack McMinn in conversation

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