Culture

Graceful and self-assured: Circle Mirror Transformation reviewed

Boulevard Productions’ Circle Mirror Transformation is a faithful and competent take on Annie Baker’s 2009 tragicomedy. The play follows a group of people of different ages taking a beginners’ drama...

Culture Lara Machado -

‘We’re all mad here’: Alice in Won-DRE-Land at Tingewick 2025

When I wandered into Tingewick Hall on a cold, dark evening in seventh week,...

Culture Peter Chen -

A comical approach to a classic text: ‘Hedda Gabler’ reviewed

Tiptoe Productions’ Hedda Gabler, co-directed by Ollie Gillam and Gilon Fox, delivered a strong...

Culture Charlie Bailey -

‘Lux’ by Rosalía review: A breath of fresh air

'The Latin title ‘Lux’ perfectly embodies the concept and overall aesthetic of divine femininity, as well as the multilingual aspects that run throughout the work. With complex and meaningful lyrics written in 13 languages, and split into four movements, the record is a breath of fresh air for the pop scene'.

Culture Imogen Forrest -

Method or Madness?

Anna Hextall follows the most extreme cases of method acting on stage and in film

New Testament to an Old Star

Orlando Bird finds jazz pianist, Keith Jarrett in triumphant form on his return to London

Editors – In This Light and On This Evening

A hit-and-miss venture into the world of retro-electronica from the Birmingham four-piece

La Vie en Rouge

Clement Knox traces Jacques Mesrines' final bloody years

Think Pink

We speak to the next big thing, the Big Pink, who are playing the OX4 Festival in Cowley on Saturday of 0th week

Review: Away We Go

A reflective take on modern American life

Making An Entrance

A whistlestop tour of Oxford's drama scene

Doubt Thou The Stars

The pros and cons of celebrity endorsed theatre

Review: Kings of Leon at Leeds Festival

Rebecca Treece watches the Tennesse four take to the stage

Review:The Wasp Factory

Ian Banks' unsavoury delight.

Musical Expeditions: Bluegrass in Upstate New York

Hitchhiking deep into the Adirondack Mountains, Evelyn Richardson becomes one of the family in the cosy American world of bluegrass

Review: Inglorious Basterds

Ignore ignorant negative and lukewarm reviews, just go and see it.

Musical Expeditions: Jazz in Prague

The language of dissidents in the Communist era, now a major tourist attraction... Czech jazz: dead or alive?

Listen While You Can: Dark Night of the Soul

The endangered brainchild of Danger Mouse, Sparklehorse, David Lynch, et al.

Review: Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

A half blood prince and a whole lot of drama

Review: Romeo and Juliet

A rock and roll romance...

Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2009

Cherwell takes a look at the latest developments at the Royal Academy's annual exhibition

Review: Blur’s Reunion Tour

From Glastonbury to Hyde Park: The 'Best Days of their Lives'? Evelyn Richardson checks out the long-awaited return of Brit Pop's finest

Make it New

Barney Norris explains the thinking behind his new Hamlet

Friday Night with The Saturdays

Paul-Stephen Bishop's account of The Saturdays' "gig" at Oxford's New Theatre

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