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2025 releases you may not have seen (but definitely should)

It’s that time of year again: the season in which we are inundated with a never-ending stream of lists ranking 2025’s top releases. Cherwell, however, will not attempt to...

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‘Dark, revealing, gripping’: In conversation with the cast of ‘JACK’

JACK, by Musketeer Productions, reimagines the cult story of the most notorious serial killer...

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‘The political is also political’: Ash Sarkar’s ‘Minority Rule’

Universities have often been seen as bastions of radicalism. Forgetting the fact that higher...

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Graceful and self-assured: Circle Mirror Transformation reviewed

Boulevard Productions’ Circle Mirror Transformation is a faithful and competent take on Annie Baker’s...

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In the second week of this blog Phosile discusses finding her cast, and the challenges of drama

Review: Trophy Wife – Bruxism

Rachel Coombes reviews Bruxism, the latest EP from up-and-coming indie trio Trophy Wife

Review: BjÃ¶rk – Biophilia

En Liang Khong explores BjÃ¶rk's latest ultra-ambitious concept album, Biophilia

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Tom May chats to Oxford artists Chad Valley and Trophy Wife about new projects and the Blessing Force collective

Benjamin Bronselaer in Mozambique

Benjamin Bronslaer makes the most of his time in Mozambique

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Culture

2025 releases you may not have seen (but definitely should)

‘Dark, revealing, gripping’: In conversation with the cast of ‘JACK’

‘The political is also political’: Ash Sarkar’s ‘Minority Rule’

Graceful and self-assured: Circle Mirror Transformation reviewed

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