Thursday 7th May 2026

Culture

G for Georgian? LGBTQ+ representation in historical fiction

It is undeniable that LGBTQ+ representation in the media has become more positive in recent years.

‘Technologies of capture’: Ben Lerner’s ‘Transcription’ Reviewed

CW: Disordered eating. As an Oxford student, I often think it would be nice to...

Oxford, and the ongoing appeal of the literary canon

I remember my tutor asking us if we thought our literature options were broad enough at the end of an Italian tutorial last term.

Peacocks

Their grounds abut a large colonial on Staten Island: Five or six of them Swaggering along...

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

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

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