Little Amal, a 3.5-metre puppet of a Syrian child refugee, is making an 8,000-kilometre journey across Europe, via Yorkshire. The puppet has been created by Handspring Puppet Company, the creators of the War Horse puppets, […]
Wakefield Litfest to hold free Panel Event on ‘Writing in the North’
Wakefield Litfest is holding a free panel event at Wakefield Library, aimed at young people aged 14 to 25, focusing on Writing in the North.
Sally Rooney’s Beautiful World, Where Are You? is Her Third Piece to Snapshot a Generation
It has been 18 months since the screen adaptation of Sally Rooney’s Normal People entranced audiences worldwide with the electric relationship between Marianne and Connell. One pandemic later, Sally releases her third novel, Beautiful World, […]
Climate activists to march on Light Night Leeds ahead of COP26
A group of nine Spanish climate activists will reach Leeds on Friday, as part of their nearly 1000 km hike across the UK. Starting in Portsmouth and ending in Glasgow, Marcha-a-Glasgow aims to reach the […]
Hurricane Ida hits Louisiana on sixteenth anniversary of Katrina
On August 29th, exactly 16 years after Category 3 Hurricane Katrina caused widespread devastation in the South-Eastern states of the USA, Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana. Ida is the ninth named storm of the […]
Little Women or Confused Men?
The lack of diversity in this year’s award season nominations has not been overlooked, receiving criticism from many of the nominated artists themselves, with the hashtag ‘#OscarsSoWhite’ trending on social media. Just a few weeks […]
Band of Skulls @ The Brudenell Social Club 27/11/19
This year marked indie rock group Band of Skulls reaching their 15th year and tonight at the Brudenell they celebrate the tenth anniversary since the release of their debut album Baby Darling Doll Face Honey. […]
Music as an Act of Resistance
With the shortlist for this year’s Mercury Music Prize being more politicised than ever, Toni Stephenson takes a look at how politics and music have become increasingly intertwined over recent years.
First Look: Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
27 years after the release of his debut Reservoir Dogs, the trailer for Quentin Tarantino’s ninth film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, has been released. Toni Stephenson gives a round-up of what we know about it so far.
LUU Theatre Group’s Rock ‘n’ Roll: A Review
On Thursday night LUU’s Theatre Group opened their production of Tom Stoppard’s Rock ‘n’ Roll, directed by Steph Green, which took the Alex Clegg studio on a journey of humour, grief, jealousy and unity in […]
BAFTAs Roundup: What You Need to Know about Sunday Night
It’s the biggest night in the British film industry. Last Sunday saw the 72nd British Academy Film Awards take place at the Royal Albert Hall in London. A succession of US dominated award shows over […]
TV Review: Les Misérables
It’s been almost 35 years since the musical adaptation of Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables opened on the West End, drawing in 70 million theatre goers worldwide, and 7 years since it hit the big screen, […]