Entertainment·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...Read More
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,...Read More
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...Read More
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...Read More
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....Read More
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...Read More
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...Read More
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...Read More
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...Read More
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’....Read More
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....Read More
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...Read More
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...Read More
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....Read More
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...Read More
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...Read More
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...Read More
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...Read More
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...Read More