Last year, Bohemian Rhapsody pioneered the grandiose of the musical biopic genre in Hollywood, with a huge build-up of excitement through various media campaigns and raking in a whopping $900 million at the box office. […]
‘Hilariously Macabre Yet Beautifully Performed’ – Music Theatre’s The Addams Family
To say Music Theatre’s production of The Addams Family ‘sprang into life’ from its first moments would be a disservice to the hilariously macabre yet beautifully performed show the society put on. From the instant […]
Jargon: An Exciting Piece Of New Writing
Jargon by Open Theatre is a hilarious piece of new writing by Kieran Bose Rosling, showing this Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday in the Banham Theatre. Rosling’s experience as a medical student brought this play to […]
“Art from the pen”: An exhibition of magic and whimsy
When the opportunity to interview artist Helen Gibson, or perhaps better known through her alias as The Perky Painter, presented itself I was keen to visit the Arch Café once more. I first met Helen […]
“Just Right?” Fandoms as Contestable Porridge
From experience, I have learned that fandoms are a dish best served “lukewarm.” It is like you are Goldilocks. You try chairs, eat porridges and then get into the bed that was just right. However, […]
Review: Tolkien
Tolkien documents the childhood and early adulthood of the author J.R.R. Tolkien. His experiences during the First World War are punctuated with flashbacks to the unique friendships he formed with his fellow members of the […]
The Complex God: Mental health and accusations of fat-shaming in Avengers: Endgame
SPOILER WARNING for Avengers: Endgame Franchise films and cinematic universes are perhaps most often associated with their expensive action set-pieces and CGI battles, and many franchises have fallen because too much of an emphasis has […]
Review: Eighth Grade
Adolescence is agonising enough; your body is changing, and you probably hate the way you look so the last thing you want is hundreds of people zooming in on every imperfection and criticising your every […]
Review: Junk’s ‘The Mayfair’
On April 30th and May 1st, student theatre group ‘Junk’ presented ‘The Mayfair’ by writing for performance and publication student George Manson. The play opens on a note of slow ambience at an empty bar, […]
Got To Get Theroux This: Mothers on the Edge Review
When I turned on BBC2 at 9pm this evening, I was apprehensive about watching Louis Theroux’s latest documentary venture. A die-hard Theroux fan, and having watched and enjoyed almost all of his documentaries, I have […]
10 Films To Beat the Exam Blues
Ahhh here we are again, new year, same stresses; tis truly the season of questionable library outfits, copious amounts of carbs and late night cramming sessions. In an ideal world my down time would consist […]
Review: Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evile and Vile
The case, trial and conviction of Ted Bundy is one of the most intriguing and captivating in the history of serial killer stories. He stood out from his other notorious counterparts due to his extreme […]