Friday 28th November 2025

Culture

‘Everything is constantly emotion’: An interview with the cast and crew of ‘Doctor Faustus’ 

Seabass Theatre has carved out a niche for itself producing original takes on canonical texts, most memorably last year’s plant-inspired Hamlet staged at the former Music Faculty. When discussing...

Between performance and reality: ‘To What End?’ reviewed

To What End is a new meta-theatrical, absurdist play written by Billy Skiggs and...

Death’s Lament

Please, I have done what you asked.  I burned it all for her. I wrench the...

What’s it like to be a bee?

Brian Earp takes a look at our moral obligations towards insects in the light of new research which concludes honey bees feel emotion

Banter and Posthumousness

Cherwell asks Lars Iyer some questions about his debut novel, Spurious, and the relationship between fiction and philosophy

Review: Within and Without

Cherwell finds moments of assertion on Ernest Greene's debut album

Review: The Tree of Life

Not exactly a review: Jacob Williamson struggles to come to grips with The Tree of Life

Teacher of Dance

Cherwell is illuminated by Haegue Yang's first major UK show at Modern Art Oxford, and its exploration of ideas through light, shape, and movement

Summer in Berlin

Two decades after the collapse of the wall dividing east from west, and Berlin has started to shape a new identity for itself. Amongst the stark remnants of a tumultuous and violent past, humanity flourishes and old wounds begin to heal. Becky Nye travels to Berlin to capture a sense of this rejuvenated city

Enduring Improv

Eloise Stevens discovers choro, the popular improvised music of Brazil, and looks at its place within the jazz movement.

Everything and Nothing

Cherwell reviews A Book for All and None, the literary debut from Clare Morgan, course director of the Oxford MSt in Creative Writing

Review: Hop Farm Festival (Saturday)

Francesca Wade heads down to Kent to witness Morrissey and Lou Reed inject this newish festival with some old style

Review: Shabazz Palaces – Black Up

Cherwell explores the experimental leanings taken by Shabazz Palaces in this debut release

Review: Avril Lavigne – Smile

The Canadian singer fails to entertain Cherwell with this second single from her latest studio album

4th of July 2011 in Washington DC

Lauri Saksa spends the day among the Americans on their biggest party of the year...

Interview: Conor O’Brien

Cherwell chats with the front man of Villagers about his debut album, touring with Elbow, and new material in the works.

When Orient meets Occident

Kikuei Ikeda of the Tokyo String Quartet talks to Cherwell before the quartet's Japan Benefit Concert in Oxford

Review: Chad Valley – Equatorial Ultravox

Cherwell finds moments of vocal brilliance on the Oxford based musician's sophomore EP, despite somewhat bland production values

Review: The Failed Anthology

This anthology by the Failed Novelists' Society is a pleasant surprise for Huw Fullerton

Claymation sensation

Cherwell talks to Richard Keen about his animated film series, Herman and Harold, and how it all began

With nature’s own hand painted?

The O3 Gallery's 'Horti-CULTURE' exhibition intrigues Cherwell with its depiction of life imitating art imitating life

Review: Get Loaded in the Park

A wet day on Clapham Common is sweetened by impressive sets from Razorlight, Noisettes and the Cribs

Review: Are You Having a Laugh?

Vyvyan Almond has a laugh, but not many more.

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