Friday 5th December 2025

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...

‘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,...

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...

‘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'.

Richard III Second Night Review

Deana Gershuny is not convinced by fourth week's Shakesperean offering.

Genre Confused; Axé

We take a look at Brazilian carnival music.

It all runs in the family

We get to grips with Martha Wainwright.

Curtain Up on Drama Cuppers

We preview the dramatic highlight of Michaelmas

First Night Review: Accidental Death of an Anarchist

Dario Fo's heavy political satire intrigues

Review: Kung fu panda

Out now on DVD

Liebelei

A dark Viennese romance directed by Raymond Blankenhorn.

First Night Review: A Few Good Men Review

Opening night of A Few Good Men impresses

Review: Through the leaves

BT late slot, Tuesday - Saturday 4th Week

Review: Don Juan in Soho

OFS, Tuesday- Saturday 4th Week

To shout or not to shout?

Cherwell asks (or rather rants about) the inevitable question...

The World’s A Stage: Buenos Aires

This week Cherwell finds poverty a spur to dramatic innovation in Argentina

Snow Patrol: A Hundred Million Suns

Snow Patrol's new album is a good effort, but a lot could have been done better...

Belle and Sebastian: The BBC Sessions

Can Belle and Sebastian crack the curse of the live album?

Genre Confused: Dubstep

This week, we look at the dubstep phenomenon

A success 700 years in the making

Joseph Weir gets folked up with the uniquely brilliant Bellowhead

Brolin’s Bush Stone’s Throw From Truth

We review Oliver Stone's new biopic

Picture Politics

Do politics have a place in the cinema?

Easy Virtue

We review the swinging new Noel Coward adaptation.

Perfect Vision

We get a good look at Oxford's telescope exhibition

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