Images: ladyboysofbangkok.co.uk There is no doubt that The Ladyboys of Bangkok hold a demand within the City of Leeds. Back once more and situated in Millennium Square, the Ladyboys have set up their Thai pavilion […]
Theatre | Chewing the Fat – a powerful portrayal of what it means to be ‘fat’
Images: selinathompson.co.uk Selina Thompson promised a show based around the concept of Glitter, Chicken Legs and a Rice Pudding Pinata, and what an accurate description that is. You may be wondering how on earth those […]
Theatre | My Perfect Mind – a beautifully told story that switches between depricating self-portrait and a frail, heartwrenching King Lear
Images: Manuel Harlan In 2007, classically trained actor Edward Petherbridge suffered two strokes while preparing to play King Lear in New Zealand. The attacks left him partially paralysed, and put the role of a lifetime […]
Film | The Best of Me – a two hour runtime made almost physically painful
Image: Di Novi Pictures The Best of Me was one of the most painstakingly predictable, boring, sanctimonious pieces of rubbish I’ve had to sit through in years. Not only is the script a sickly sweet […]
TV | The Apprentice has returned, and Lord Alan isn’t holding back
Boardroom battles, power struggles and too many high ego business professionals to count. Yes, The Apprentice is back on our screens for its tenth series, and it didn’t disappoint. It may be argued that the […]
Art | Light Night – an immersive audio-visual experience
Images: Samuel Lewis My friend and I arrived and disembarked from the bus by the art gallery to the sound of drums and a crowd watching a cultural dance in the street. The festival had […]
Comedy | Comedy Central Live – a sucessful evening that is sure to grow
Image: Facebook/LUU Events LUU’s monthly comedy showcase, Comedy Central Live, is a new addition to the campus calendar and upon walking into the usually rowdy Stylus early on a Wednesday evening, it was difficult to […]
Art | Gego: Line as Object – an exhibition with a delicately industrial feel
Image: Henry Moore Institute The Henry Moore Institute present the first solo exhibition of Gego, a Venezuelan artist fascinated by using line as object, blurring the mediums of drawing and sculpture. The exhibition takes a […]
TV | Freeview Flicks: Singin’ in the Rain, Inglorious Bastards and Four Lions
In the Middle’s best weekly freeview flicks picks is here! This week we go singing in the rain, meet a fanged villain and attempt to kill Hitler. MONDAY – Dracula (BBC4 22:00) Halloween is fast […]
Film | ’71 – controversy is avoided entirely in this intense thriller
Image: Crab Apple Films In his first feature film as a director, Yann Demange has created an intense thrill ride through the hellish urban heart of Belfast during The Troubles of the early 1970’s. With […]
Books | An interview with Will Self
Having recently released his new novel, Shark, the subject of his recent event at Ilkley Literature Festival, In The Middle grabbed an interview with the controversial author to find out what he had to say […]
TV | Dapper Laughs puts absolute plonker on mainstream screens
When Dapper Laughs was first described to me as a misogynistic, out dated, highly criticised TV personality, my preconceived idea of what the show would be like went along the lines of something only available […]