News
Opinion
Culture
Books
Film
Music
The Source
Columns
Arrogant, Offensive, Truth Twisters
Auntythetical
Behind The Screens
Brain Freeze
Haute Kosher
Hysterical Histories
Off The Rails
Pens, Paper, and Panic
Features
Innovation
Business & Finance
Science & Technology
Lifestyle
Food
Rusty Kate
Profiles
Sport
Search
UrbanObserver
Friday 8th May 2026
Oxford's oldest independent student newspaper, est. 1920
Facebook
Instagram
Twitter
News
Opinion
Features
Profiles
Culture
Books
Film
Fashion
Theatre
Music
Art
The Source
Lifestyle
Sport
Print Editions
More
About
Puzzles
Search
News
Opinion
Features
Profiles
Culture
Books
Film
Fashion
Theatre
Music
Art
The Source
Lifestyle
Sport
Print Editions
More
About
Puzzles
Search
Culture
Stubborn, devout, doomed: ‘The Anti-gone’ reviewed
When The Anti-gone begins, the only thing onstage is a lectern – stark in the harsh white light and terribly lonely – before Ismene (Kitty Brown) walks uncertainly down the aisle and stares, torn and lost, into the audience.
Culture
Natalie Tan
-
Something wicked this way comes: ‘Macbeth’ previewed
Arriving at Somerville College in its full summer pomp, Stanley Toyne and Cameron Spruce,...
Theatre
Arun Lewis
-
G for Georgian? LGBTQ+ representation in historical fiction
It is undeniable that LGBTQ+ representation in the media has become more positive in recent years.
Books
Elizabeth Gammaidoni
-
‘Technologies of capture’: Ben Lerner’s ‘Transcription’ Reviewed
CW: Disordered eating. As an Oxford student, I often think it would be nice to...
Books
Ben O'Brien
-
Latest
Search
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
Review: The Baader-Meinhof Complex
Uri Edel's latest offering surpasses all expectations
Book Review: Oxford Poetry ’08
As the 99th birthday of Oxford Poetry approaches, Cherwell takes a belated look at this year's offering.
Go West
A new wave of European films grapples with immigration
Golden Globe Nominations
Brits on top in this years Golden Globe Nominations
The Pillowman First Night Review
The Pillowman proves to be a thought-provoking evening
The Films of 2008
What rocked the box office this year?
Lost kids and exploding dogs
Two blockbusters are heading to cinemas this week. We take a look...
The Pillowman Preview
Wilner's direction of The Pillowman both distresses and impresses
Chain Reaction: Spinal Tap
How the original rockumentary changed music
The World’s A Stage: Japan
Cherwell investigates the arts of Noh and Kabuki
Oxford Shakespeare reaches new heights…
A second look at this week’s production of Romeo and Juliet
Radical harmony
Political radicalism - still thriving in the music industry.
A Special Boy: Review
The play promises to entertain - but does it live up to expectations?
The Winter’s Tale
Stage review of a seasonal Shakespeare classic.
Sweeney Todd
A classic piece of drama gets the Oxford treatment. Is it a clean cut or a close shave?
1
...
334
335
336
...
347
Page 335 of 347
Follow us
Facebook
Instagram
Twitter