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

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The sun sets on Dream Pop Indie

Cherwell plots the trajectory of Dream Pop today and the emergence of new genres in its wake

Saying No(r)way to clichÃ©

Norwegian singer Jenny Hval talks to Cherwell about working within the feminist tradition and making music on the margins

I can’t survive ‘er

This week our music blogger Remi Graves finds reasons to rant in Beyonce's latest hit

Review: Barefoot in the Park

Rosalind Stone almost literally laughs her socks off watching this production of Neil Simon’s play, Barefoot in the Park

Review: Brideshead Revisited

Rebecca Tatlow adapts herself to a new production of the Oxford favourite, Brideshead Revisited

Review: Tamburlaine

Francesca Wade takes on Marlowe's tyrant of humble origins

Review: Charley’s Aunt

May Anderson finds farce and fun in this Victorian revival of a West End record-breaker

Review: Three Trapped Tigers – Route One or Die

Cherwell takes a look at this synthesis of sounds which sees Three Trapped Tigers burst, quite ferociously, onto the music scene

Oxford Explored

Jin Lee ventures out of the tourist clichÃ©s and brings us a fresh view of Oxford

Reimagining education

Cherwell speaks to novelist Abigail Tarttelin about creativity and education following the launch of her debut novel, Flick

The curious nature of curation

Sue Johnson’s new exhibition of paintings, The Curious Nature of Objects, offers a welcome opportunity for Cherwell to take another look at the Pitt Rivers collection

Review: Lau vs Adem – Ghosts

The Scottish folk trio produces a record that aims at a deconstruction of their traditionalism

Pop go the Monkeys

Cherwell is intrigued by Arctic Monkeys' shift towards classically structured pop on their latest album, Suck It and See

A new braid for shoegaze?

Braids talk to Cherwell about new material, touring and Tyler the Creator before their Jericho gig

Exploring the Emerald Isle

Beth Cradick ventures outside to capture the wild and beautiful Irish coastline in West Cork

To Gil Scott-Heron

RemiX pays tribute to the godfather of rap and hip hop following his sudden death

Review: Oxford University Orchestra, Hilary Davan Wetton

Cherwell is impressed by Oxford University Orchestra's Trinity term performance under the distinguished baton of Hilary Davan Wetton

Monkeying Around

Andrew Campbell Black takes a penetrative look into the life of primates

Review: Ladysmith Black Mambazo at the New Theatre

The South African troupe prove that age is just a number as they bring energy and virtuosity to the stage

Review: Amadeus

Marcus Roberts finds much to applaud in this entertaining retelling of the Mozart myth

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Culture

Falling out of Louvre

The cost of ‘free’: How streaming undermines the value of music

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

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

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