Culture
Cherwell Introducing: Phoebe Blue
Joining me this week is the radiant Phoebe Blue, a 2nd year classicist at Balliol, singer-songwriter, and bassist. Meeting me on a blustery Saturday afternoon outside the Ashmolean, Phoebe...
Artificial insights: Decoding diversity and redefining art history with AI
In the age of AI-enhanced art, the possibilities for creativity and cultural exchange are limitless—and inclusive.
War, Peace and Writing
Throughout history, art has left an indelible cultural impact on humanity’s collective understanding of...
Review: ‘Long Day’s Journey Into Night’
I walked into the Wyndham Theatre’s production of Long Day’s Journey Into Night by...
Film around the world – Turkey’s Atıf Yılmaz
Atıf Yılmaz was a Turkish film director. Until his death in 2006, he was...
Liberal Facism
Jonah Goldberg's new book Liberal Facism sounds like it ought to be an interesting, though not entirely revolutionary, proposition
Odds and Sods and Death and Dogs
Paul Freestone's tender and humorous photographs find beauty in the mundane and subtly blur the boundaries between the human and the natural
Doubt
John Patrick Shanley's film adaptation of Doubt arguably equals, and quite possibly surpasses, the play upon which it is based
Black Comedy
This production of Black Comedy illuminates Shaffer's script
The Entertainer
John Osborne's historic follow-up to ‘Look Back In Anger' charts the life of Archie Rice, son of smash-hit music hall comedian Billy Rice
Stryding to success
Joseph Weir discovers the story of a DIY label and Tinchy Stryder's rise to stardom
Behind the Scenes: The Line-Producer
In the second edition of Behind the Scenes, Andrew Litvin tells us something about line-production
These Dark Materials
An adaptation of His Dark Materials hits Oxford next term, and Cherwell went backstage to see it being created.
Coolness In The Face Of Fire
Vid Simoniti talks to a Merton student who balances studying philosophy with flaming poi
The Cactus Where Your Heart Should Be
The Cactus Where Your Heart Should Be is fun, but never quite brilliant
Squirrels
Good acting and directing can't get David Mamet's flawed Squirrels to the top of the tree
The Philadelphia Story
The OFS performance of late-1930s classic The Philadelphia Story is hugely enjoyable
Not as stable as they look?
More information and analysis on Cherwell's interview with Bob Blackman on the future of the West End
Behind the Scenes: The Producer
In the first of a new blog dedicated to the people who make our films, Laura Hastings-Smith talks production
