Friday 22nd May 2026

Culture

‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ in review

The Harris Manchester Players immersed Oxford’s inhabitants in the delightful world of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest this May.

Inarticulacy in part and in whole: ‘Father Mother Sister Brother’ in review

When I heard that Jim Jarmusch had released a new anthology film, I fondly remembered watching Night on Earth (1991) some years ago.

On Geese and the Cult of the Fake Fan

Great statistics could be drawn up about how often men in Oxford will want to talk to me about Geese. 

Booksmaxxing and the illusion of being “disgustingly educated”

If you are as chronically online as I am, then it is more than...

Online review: Invictus

A painfully inept plot overshadows brief flashes of brilliance

The Open Heart of Colin Thubron

Our Books Editor discusses the art of travel with one of its finest living exponents

Review: A Single Man

A truly heartbreaking work of staggering beauty

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (Andris Nelsons/Baiba Skride)

Classical music review: Sheldonian Theatre, 5th February

Boxing: Town vs. Gown

Town triumph 7-4 over Gown - Photo Special!

Awesome Oxford Photography: Week 4

Almost half way through term, here's what it looks like...

Review: Ruddigore

Louisa-Claire Dunnigan gets a sneak preview of the first musical offering of the theatrical term!

‘In this world but not of it’

A look back over the uncompromising career of the late J.D. Salinger

Auschwitz-Birkenau-Bambi

A review of Miroslav Balka's 'Topography'

Review: Our Country’s Good

Meta theatre and good bad acting make this a production worth seeing

Writers on Track: NWF

The Producer of the New Writing Fesitval lets us know how it's all going

Review: One Life Stand by Hot Chip

A four-star fourth offering

Review: Odd Blood by Yeasayer

Album of the decade (so far).

Interview: Dev Heynes

The Lightspeed Champion talks Test Icicles with Cherwell

First Night Review: Equus

A strong, creepy performance, and marks to the audience too

Performance Review: Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me

Every minute of this one and a half hour play was worth watching

First night review: Rhinoceros

Will you join the herd? asks Robert Holtom

Review: Youth in Revolt

Not your average teen movie

Emma Johnson and Pascal Rogé

Our new classical music reviewer attends an impressive concert at the Sheldonian Theatre, 30th January

Heavenly Features

Nicolas Pierce evaluates cinema's after-death experiences

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