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GCSE drama nostalgia: ‘The Detention’ Review

The Detention provided its fair share of giggles, but whether that was a result of humour or awkwardness is up for debate. There were undoubtedly many merits to this production:...

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The power of the playlist

"These ten precious songs ... will become a time capsule"

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Ceilings, wives, and love letters to the city: The Pre Raphaelites in Oxford

It was in 1857, not long after the construction of the Oxford Union, that...

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The lying life of authors: John le Carré and authorial double-lives

“I’m not a spy who writes novels, I am a writer who briefly worked...

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Interview: Adam Buxton

Benjamin Kirby's extended interview with comedian, actor & radio presenter Adam Buxton

Interview: S1l3nc3

Oliver Moody talks to the acclaimed 'mind abuse' artist - in absolute silence

Review: Self Preserved While The Bodies Float Up

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Ionesco’s Play Is A Lesson For Us All

The futility of existence and pervasive erocticism: this play takes William Hooper back to school

Rekindling a passion for books

Jamie Randall takes on the traditionalists and finds himself E-lated by the prospect of electronic reading

Hie Sir Trevor to a Nunnery?

Carla Neuss anticipates Trevor Nunn’s appointment as an Oxford professor, and then wonders what he actually does

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The Social Network

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Review: Come Around Sundown

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The privileges of being a Villager

Matt Walsh talks to Villagers' frontman Conor O'Brien about his song writing and Hermann Hesse

Review: The Social Network

A convincing, witty and devastating portrayal of relationships gone wrong.

Freshers’ guide to Oxford cinemas

A useful guide to Oxford's best places to stuff your face with popcorn.

Fragments from the Fringe

Cherwell Stagents Andrew McCormack, Rimika Solloway and Millie Towsend bring you the thrills and embarrassing spills from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival