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·9th November 2016

‘A delightful opera sure to put a smile on your face’ Albert Herring: A Preview

Betty Yang
Albert Herring, Britten’s comic masterpiece, gleefully revels in an operatic middle ground. A whimsical plot that is set against a...
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Entertainment
·24th January 2019

‘A sight to behold’: ‘The Favorite’ review

Nat Rachman
Yorgos Lanthimos’s excellent new film The Favourite is a bodice-ripper of a different sort. Gone are the breathy declarations love,...
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Entertainment
·2nd June 2017

‘Avenue Q’: A Coming-Of-Age Story With A Twist

Jasmine White
Avenue Q is a coming-of-age story with a twist: most of the characters are Sesame Street-style puppets.  The latest show...
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Entertainment
·28th January 2019

‘Colette’: A beautifully crafted biography

Hannah Watkin
Set during the dawn of the 20th century, Colette follows the true story of French author Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette. The film...
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Entertainment
·27th April 2017

‘Dear Brutus’: An Interview

The story of how Alexia Kirk, director of Dear Brutus, found the play is “one which no one ever believes....
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Entertainment
·11th May 2017

‘I, Marcus’: A Review

Julian Sunley
After a stunted night out, five teenagers wait indefinitely for a train. With nothing to do but sit on the...
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Entertainment
·1st May 2017

‘Little Shop of Horrors’: A Preview

Charles Pidgeon
As I watched the cast of Little Shop of Horrors perform at a tech rehearsal, I was nostalgic for a...
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Entertainment
·1st December 2016

‘Naked Is the Realm’ is an Unprecedented Play: A Review

Betty Yang
Betty Yang finds Naked Is the Realm to be a four star performance I have never seen a play like...
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Entertainment
·18th November 2016

‘Tastefully Executed, Intimate and Brooding’ Summer and Smoke: A Review

Yoo Chun
This production of Tennessee William’s ‘Summer & Smoke’, the first in the UK in ten years, is tastefully executed and...
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Entertainment
·15th January 2017

‘The Fringed Curtains of Thine Eyes Advance’: Theatre, The Tempest, and Technological Advance

Ellen Hodgetts
Gregory Doran concluded his season as artistic director of the Royal Shakespeare Company with an innovative performance of ‘The Tempest’....
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Entertainment
·14th January 2019

‘A fresh take’ for Doctor Who’s latest reincarnation

Charlie Willis
At its heart, Doctor Who is a serial, and the standalone episodes this season have been by far the highlight....
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Life
·11th June 2018

‘All Points East’ day festival: the perfect balance between energy and elegance

Megan Griffiths
Sitting in the middle of a field in London, pint in hand, listening to some of the most exciting bands...
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Entertainment
·28th April 2017

‘Blavatsky’s Tower’: Claustrophobic Family Drama

Julian Sunley
Blavatsky’s Tower is a claustrophobic family drama. Leaving the Michael Pilch studio, it felt as if the apartment’s internal tensions...
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Entertainment
·25th February 2019

‘Conception’: The Best Cinema Scenes in Film

Nancy Epton
With the chills of British winter in full force, the cinema should have a prime position in your weekly schedule....
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Entertainment
·2nd June 2017

‘Garden’: A Cerebral Piece With A Very Human Heart

Once again, Jack Bradfield and Poltergeist Theatre prove that they’re cleverer than us. In the nicest possible way. Garden, Bradfield’s...
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Culture
·14th June 2019

‘It smashes through the fourth wall and begs you to help’: Hustlers at the BT

Maudie Cooper
The dishevelled set promises exactly what the voyeur is here to see: drugs; sex; cigarettes; fishnets and feistiness. There will...
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Entertainment
·5th December 2016

‘Moments of Brilliance’ Emerge in The Pillowman: A Review

Ellen Hodgetts
  After an enthusing experience at the preview for ‘The Pillowman’ on Sunday, I was excited to see whether the...
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Entertainment
·17th June 2017

‘Skylight’: Poignant, Realistic and Unexpectedly Funny

Jasmine White
The attention to detail in Hugh Tappin’s production of Skylight is remarkable.  Stepping into the Burton Taylor Studio felt like...
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Entertainment
·12th December 2017

‘The biggest, most challenging and most rewarding acting job I’ve had yet’: Kiran Landa on The National Theatre’s War Horse

Could you tell us a bit about yourself? I’m an actress from Nottingham, which is also where I trained as...
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  • Nicola Sturgeon: a career of ‘firsts’ (and contradictions) 27th March 2023
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