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 -

Antony and the Johnsons: The Crying Light

We review Antony and the Johnsons' second album.

Interview: Emmy the Great

Sweet Valley High, destructive relationships and Emmy the Great's debut album...

Straight to DVD Review: Trailer Park of Terror

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's a film not even the director bothered to see.

Review: Valkyrie

In cinemas January 23

Review: Milk

In cinemas January 23

Romeo and Juliet at the RSC

Shakespeare's tragedy impressed our reviewer

Auditions

We ask some thesps what acting in Oxford's really like

From Interzone to Atlantis

Miguel Gately considers the distorted legacy of William S. Burroughs

A Christmas Turkey

Following festive gluttony, this French Fancy will just cause indigestion

See Frost/Nixon First and for Free

Once in a lifetime offer of preview tickets to Frost/Nixon

Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion

We weigh in on the highly acclaimed ninth LP from Maryland's finest

The Theatre By The Brewery Entrance

Two years after a £5.1m restoration programme, Cherwell goes to visit the Theatre Royal, Bury St. Edmunds

The Critic as Artist

A case for the writer as hero

What’s On in Hilary

Cherwell looks at the plays of the first half of term

London Laughs

The Oxford Revue come to the capital (8th and 9th January)

Coldplay @ The O2 Arena

Bestsellers pound out an energetic, energising live show

Review: Che (Part 1)

the revolution will not be televised

Theatre isn’t supposed to be grey

So why do so many professional performances of classic plays look exactly the same?

Review: Gonzo

Fear and Loathing in the Cinema

Review: Baz Luhrmann’s Australia

Luhrmann's visual treat is no Dr. Zhivago

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