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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.

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Lighthouse Productions on ‘Lemons’

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

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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.

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‘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.

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A ‘Jerry Maguire’ Guide to Love

Cherwell takes a look at what the 1990s classic tells us about love and the rom-com.

Back to the age of innocence

They call it peter-pan complex

The Sublime and the Grotesque

Cherwell reviews the Oxford Art Movement show with a tantalizing theme.

21 Sketchbooks

Alisha Patel interviews the creators of Keble's collaborative art project.

Andrew Motion speaks out

Our poetry correspondent Concepta Cassar tries not to make any obvious 'motion' puns as the former Poet Laureate speaks at Oxford

Signs of the times

Cherwell photographers were out to record the messages left around Oxford.

First night review: Troilus and Cressida

An ancient tale full of modern twists

The fight continues…

The vote on tuition fee hikes passed but the student movement hasn't lost its vigour...

Music replay

A look at how listening has developed over the years

Review: Joan As Police Woman

Joan As Police Woman's new album veers away from the emotional loss that shaped previous outings

Review: Cold War Kids

Cold War Kids move away from their once distinctive sound in their new album

Review: Bruno Mars

Patrick Scott looks at Bruno Mars' long-awaited debut album.

Why we can’t afford to cut our libraries

Philip Pullman and others defend the importance of local libraries

A trip into the darkness of nazist paranoia

Concepta Cassar is shaken by a strong adaptation of Brecht

Chinese New Year’s Gala

Clare Richards and Maryam Ahmed went to see the glitter and light of the Chinese New Year's gala to bring us a piece of the wonderful Oxonian diversity