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Oxford’s art scene: A picture still being painted

Who gets to make art, who gets to see it, and whose art history gets told? Oxford’s artistic identity may seem firmly established: the Ashmolean’s collections, the portraits and...

Behind glass: Lighthouse Productions’ ‘The Seagull’

The thematic potency and the overall success of Lighthouse Productions’ iteration of Anton Chekhov’s 'The Seagull' all came together in a great and terrible revelation.

The paradox of uniformity: Who do we dress for?

Walking to chapel on a mid-winter Wednesday morning, you could almost be certain to...

How cinema has taught us to see Autumn

Autumn is clearly a time for comfort and reflection, a fact the film industry has learnt very well and pumps into new releases.

Patch me if you can

Maximillian Millard talks to the Ivor Novello-nominated indie hopefuls, Patch William

Review: In the Land of the Free

Verdict: unjustly overlooked

Review: Sus

Jack Binysh reviews the latest suspenseful film about unusual suspects

First Night: The Oxford Revue and Friends

Verdict: A more-than-alright revue.

Online Review – Translations

An Anglo-Irish language barrier teaches us about the gaps between us all

Stage Review – The Way of the World

Jocks, frocks and coxcombs in the gardens of Univ

3rd Week Photo Blog

Rule of thirds?

Cherwell’s Election Day Album

Cherwell photographers capture the election fever around town...

Review: Lashings of Ginger Beer

‘What would Enid say?’ asks Andrew McCormack

Online Reviews – The Homecoming and The Lover

Cherwell Stage revels in the Burton Taylor's unofficial Pinter week.

Review: The Butterfly’s Evil Spell

Verdict: Pretty but vacant

The Poptician will see you now

Andrew McCormack trades rhyme-time lines with the performance poet John Hegley.

Online Review: I Am Love

Sheer cinematographic delight says Simon Wright

Taking Time

University Drama Officer Barney Norris reports on the National Student Drama Festival (NSDF)

May Day!

Our Cherwell photographers report back from the early morning celebrations...

Corpus Christi Ball

A selection from last Friday's Medieval Ball...

Shirley Williams : Climbing The Bookshelves

A Liberal stalwart on her life in British politics

Online Review: The Ghost

Well constructed but uninspired says Benjamin Kirby

Cherwell Photo Blog Week II

Trintiy Term Cherwell Summer photography part 2 of 8...

Underrated: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

One of the best films of the decade, says Benjamin Kirby

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