Tuesday 26th August 2025

Culture

‘Timestamp’ at the Fringe: Existing in the ‘now’

★★★★☆ Timestamp is a part-theremin, part-dance exploration of womanhood, expectation, and time. Brought to the Edinburgh Fringe after a successful run in New York City by Emilee Lord and Karen...

Architectural and religious fusions in Andalusia and Oxford

Oxford is a city deeply entwined with religion. With the first of its colleges...

‘HOLE IN THE WALL L’HOPITAL’ at Fringe

★★★☆☆ Everything I write ends up being about grief – I suppose this review only...

Beyond the binary: Leigh Bowery’s radical individuality

Tate Modern's "Leigh Bowery!" refuses easy categorisation—much like its subject A fashion student from Sunshine,...

Panto, ‘Puss’ to Pamela Anderson

Christmas pantomime has long pushed the boundaries, Maximus Marenbon discovers

An Evil Empire?

What Rage Against The Machine's Christmas Number 1 really means

Review: Kienholz – The Hoerengracht

Amsterdam's Red Light District is brought to London by Nancy and Ed Kienholz

Review: Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2009

Katrina Kwan recommends this free annual photographic portrait exhibition

Review – A Level Drama Showcase

Finola Austin heads back to school to see what A Level Drama has to offer

Review: James Methven’s ‘Precious Asses’

Catullus is back, but why should the Noughties care?

Where The Wild Things Are Review

Nick Pierce thinks it's worth visiting Where The Wild Things Are

Extended Review: 101

Comprehensive coverage of Oxford alumna Asia Osborne's experimental show

Interview: Metro Station

The band on touring with Hannah Montana, 'pop music', and wanting to be big

New Writing Festival winners announced

Cherwell brings you the results of the annual OUDS competition

Review: The White Ribbon

Nick Pierce reviews Austrian filmmaker Michael Haneke's Palme d'Or winning latest offering

Review: Oxford University Sinfonietta

The acclaimed ensemble delivers again, with pieces by Mozart, Schnittke and Williams

Review: Oxford Alternotives

Edmund Thomson Jones previews the a cappella group's 8th week show at the Magdalen Auditorium.

The New, still Beautiful South

Philippa Hibbs talks to Dave Hemingway about fame, gigging and life after Paul Heaton

Review: New Moon and a new man

Lucinda Knight falls in love all over again watching the latest in the Twilight saga

Bunny and the Bull Review

Cherwell follows the classic odd couple around Europe

Review: A State Affair

It's grim up north in the BT's final offering of term

Review: The Bacchae

Hertford bop cellar, 1st-3rd December

Review: A Streetcar Named Desire

Worcester College JCR- 25th, 27th and 28th November

Jamie T – The Man’s Machine EP

Hannah Partos reviews Jamie T's forthcoming EP

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