Culture

How 2025’s biggest films made their mark through music

The recent Oscar nominations have allowed us to reflect on how fundamental musical scores are to film, and the highlights of last year’s film soundtracks.

Culture Ruaridh McEwen -

Translating Oxford into Urdu

It’s a different emotion whenever I read the Urdu language. I’m not a native speaker, nor have I actively pursued learning the language, but as someone who finds solace in reading shayari (Urdu poetry), I wanted to follow it even in Oxford.

Books Manya Singh -

Stitching the world together: GFC’s London Fashion Week show

A few weeks ago we, the Cherwell fashion editors, were lucky enough to be extended an invite by the Global Fashion Collective to their London Fashion Week show.

Culture Cherwell Fashion -

Seeped in nostalgia: ‘Things I Know To Be True’ reviewed

Lighthouse Productions' 'Things I Know to Be True' had high expectations to meet. Put frankly, they nailed it.

Culture Charlie Bailey -

Theatre Expert: a third of all West End theatres may go bankrupt

In an interview with Cherwell, the author of a GLA report on the West End discusses what its future may hold

Look Closely

Yasmin Reza's play Art is a perfectly staged composition of fury and mischief

Take To The Streets

In the latest in our series on world theatre, Cherwell dons the cap of the workers to look at the influence of theatre on 1980s protests in Eastern Europe

Blindness isn’t Love

Frank Marcus's play Blind Date is poignant, but ironic viewing

Bringing it all back home

Cherwell deals with the personal problems of the singer-songwriter.

Bon Iver: Blood Bank

We review Bon Iver's latest release.

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

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