Friday 30th January 2026

Culture

‘An enormous amount of humour’: ‘Lemons’ review

Lighthouse Productions’ debut project delivered a fast paced, hilarious version of Sam Steiner’s script. Even the argumentative scenes prompted laughs.

How does an Oxford student read for fun?

No matter which book is in front of me, I’m almost always reading in twenty-second bursts, and I’m constantly thinking about what else I could be looking at if I only picked up my phone.

‘Funny, sad things’: In conversation with ‘GREYJOY’

The cast and crew of 'Greyjoy' discuss their upcoming production, a show with a sharply comic tone that grapples with weighty themes.

Family resemblance: Oxford’s twin cities

From prestigious university towns to ancient settlements, Oxford is twinned with seven cities around the world, spread across three continents.

Review: The Pursuit of Laughter

Will Small reviews the diary of Britain's infamous fascist family

Review: Paperweight

Our reviewer finds that silence is golden in this absurd and moving piece of Theatre

Review: Fairy Queen

A single actor plays out a strange world...

First Night Review: tick…tick…Boom!

The Larson musical seriously impresses

Interview: Philip Pullman

Pullman talks dark materials and light comedy with Cherwell

Nuns and nipple-sucking

the strange world of the 24 hour play

Review: Terminator: Salvation

We're less than impressed by McG's reworking of an old favourite

Review: Lady Windermere’s Fan

Oscar Wilde, the patron playwright of Trinity, doesn't disappoint

Review: As the Mother of a Brown Boy

It all looks good - shame about the script, says our reviewer

Review: Three More Sleepless Nights

A show to make you slit your wrists - for all the right reasons!

The Insect Play

Cherwell reviews Trinity's garden play

tick…tick…Boom

Larson's rock monologue at the OFS

Review: We’ll Meet Again

Cherwell celebrates a new comedy that brings home the funny.

Review: Green Day

We review Green Day's long-awaited new album '21st Century Breakdown'

Review: Alphabetical Order

This newspaper-centred farce is just like OxStu, only funny.

Udder

A play about milk addiction

Interview: Ruth Padel

Cherwell talks to Ruth Padel, Oxford's new Professor of Poetry

Review: Childish Sophistication

Jonathan Sims looks at sculpted wooden toys by Ian McKay and silkscreen paintings by Catherine Rayner

Review: Awaydays

Cherwell aims a kick at Holden's offering

Top Five Films to…make you laugh irritatingly loudly

A comedic twinge for filmic fiends

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