With controversy around intolerance surrounding many aspects of life at the moment, this film couldn’t have arrived at a better time. Reports of minorities being treated poorly in many different industries (not least of all, […]
Review: SMS’s Grease – It’s Electrifying
After SMS’s (Stage Musical Society) well-received production of West Side Story earlier this year, expectations were high for their latest production, Grease. Luckily, the audience was not disappointed. After a stylistic opening from the quirky and […]
Review: Breakfast At Tiffany's leaves a Lott to be desired
Richard Greenberg’s adaptation of Truman Capote’s Breakfast at Tiffany’s was met with a lukewarm response at Leeds Grand Theatre on 5th April. If you’re not already familiar, the classic story portrays writer, Fred (Matt Baker) […]
Dark Souls 3: YOU DIED. No kidding.
Making a game based purely on combat immersive enough to make you want to pour hours into is difficult, especially for a game as unforgiving – and generally downright abusive – as Dark Souls 3. […]
Inside student art collective, Platform3
The Gryphon sat down with student art collective, Platform3, to discuss who they are, what they hope to do, and their upcoming events. The brainchild of Emma Bentley-Fox, Lily Lavorato and Phine Mitchell, Platform3 is a […]
Review: 10 Cloverfield Lane – A non-stop thrill ride
In January, the trailer for 10 Cloverfield Lane was released, taking the Internet by storm as this movie was made completely in secret, something that never happens in modern day cinema. It tells the story […]
Review: Anomalisa – Sensitive, yet brutal
Anomalisa is a remarkable achievement in cinematography. It provides a sensitive, yet brutal take on a decline into a mental breakdown through the life of writer and Customer Service Guru Michael Stone on a business […]
Review: The Monstrosity of Things – A nerve-jangling study of fear
The latest performance project which saw a collaboration between third year Theatre and Performance Students and Managing Performance students from the school of Performance and Cultural Studies, blended physical theatre, multimedia and storytelling within a context […]
Review: Blood Brothers – Celebrating 29 years of success
Blood Brothers returned to the Leeds Grand Theatre last week to coincide with its 29th anniversary. A musical which many will associate with reading the original text at GCSE, or perhaps having seen it on […]
Review: The Normal Heart – Emotionally captivating
A balance of comedy and tragedy, Found in 41 Theatre’s production of The Normal Heart is both emotionally captivating and thought-provoking. Written by Larry Kramer, the narrative follows gay activist and writer Ned Weeks during […]
Review: Great Expectations – WYP gives classic a gripping, gothic gloss
The moans and echoes of convicts groping out of a decaying ship echo around the stage, and the audience jump back. In the front row, I am terrified and know that this will not be […]
Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice – A messy disappointment
Batman and Superman in the same movie – entering the cinema, audiences will be hoping for the best superhero film they’ve ever seen. They will be disappointed. This isn’t just the story of Bruce Wayne […]