4/5 Stars After their highly successful production of Sweeny Todd, Leeds Musical Theatre Society (MT) continues to combine comedy, horror and music in this semester’s performance of Little Shop of Horrors. Set in the destitute […]
Books: New Review: NW by Zadie Smith
Zadie Smith’s first novel in eight years is both original and vogue. Whilst White Teeth, Smith’s accoladed debut, and Orange prize-winning On Beauty centred around the obscure lives of those living in the multi-racial […]
Theatre | A Streetcar Named Desire
Last week TG’s version of the classic southern gothic A Streetcar Named Desire attracted a good sized audience to 7 Arts, Chapel Allerton. Here’s what some of our writers had to say about the production. 5/5 Stars […]
Books: New Review: Sweet Tooth by Ian McEwan
We have come to a point in history where a novel far from the shores of modernism is a rare, but welcome relief. McEwan’s new story is a spy novel and love story set in […]
Theatre | Our Country's Good
5/5 Stars In the post-show discussion of Our Country’s Good, director Max Stafford-Clark says that he has returned to Timberlake Wertenbaker’s stunning play out of ‘pure indulgence’ – and it is easy to see […]
Books: New Review: Skagboys by Irvine Welsh
Mark Renton’s life gears into life with eight birthday cards from girly-wirlies that don’t even include his mum and sister, in Irvine Welsh’s monstrosity of a prequel to Trainspotting. ‘Sweet as you fucking well like.’ […]
Big Debate: Adam and Even
Cameron’s promises for a reformed parliament in 2005 seem a distant memory, with 75% of Commons MPs being men. Big Debate asks, should there be legislative quotas to get more women in parliament? […]
Preview: Hard Times w/ Todd Terry
Hard Times Todd Terry The Warehouse Saturday 24th November 11pm – 6am £12 Celebrating their 19th birthday earlier this year, Hard Times is one of the longest running club nights in the North, alongside such […]
Preview + Interview: Just A Little New York Disco
After the very successful Just A Little Carnival last summer, the Just A Little boys, Ollie, Sam and Alex, are back. This time, they have put their talent for throwing a hideously fun night into […]
Human Rights Week: the last British national in Guantanamo
Labelled ‘Give a f*ck’, next week is LUU’s first annual Human Rights Week. It is being coordinated by LUU Amnesty International, but there will be daily events organised by different societies. Each day will be assigned a […]
Human Rights Week: Syria
Labelled ‘Give a f*ck’, next week is LUU’s first annual Human Rights Week. It is being coordinated by LUU Amnesty International, but there will be daily events organised by different societies. Each day will be assigned a […]
Understanding ‘trans*’
Steph Muldoon considers what university life in Leeds is like for students who identify as trans*