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La stoffa dei sogni at LIFF: shaking up Shakespeare

Posted on 10th November 2017 by The Gryphon Web Editor

As part of Leeds International Film Festival, Gianfranco Cabiddu’s creative adaptation of Shakespeare’s The Tempest was shown to fans and students alike – Arts writer Emma Prentice discusses it’s merits. As part of Leeds International Film Festival, […]

Dirty Dancing: a diamond in the dirt

Posted on 10th November 201710th November 2017 by The Gryphon Web Editor

From ‘nobody puts Baby in the corner’ to nobody puts women in the corner – Millie Buckingham discusses Dirty Dancing at thirty. Rejected by every big production company, Dirty Dancing seemed as though it was […]

Treat Your Shelf: The Secret History – Donna Tartt

Posted on 10th November 201715th March 2019 by Stephanie Bennett

It is a truth universally and notoriously acknowledged that, as students, we suffer from crippling debt which threatens to impede upon pursuits of enjoyment. However, The Secret History by Donna Tartt is definitely one of […]

Novel to Screen: Do Film Adaptations Devalue The Book?

Posted on 10th November 201710th November 2017 by The Gryphon Web Editor

With the instant gratification that films provide, the majority of consumers prefer to enjoy stories through the big screen. However, does the slow-burning fascination offered by books trump the sensation that films provide? Lifestyle and […]

Open Theatre’s intriguing and comedically touching A Safe Place to Hide

Posted on 10th November 201715th March 2019 by Katherine Corcoran

Louise Johns’ A Safe Place to Hide sees the banality of office life at Silchester Publishing Ltd disturbingly suspended upon the entrance of a gunman to the building. With only an office door and makeshift barricade […]

Will Young is back onstage in the Grand Theatre’s Cabaret

Posted on 10th November 201715th March 2019 by Rhiannon-Skye Boden

Cabaret is a difficult show to get right, especially now, when it seems so eerily prescient. The balance between subversive enough to press the point and tame enough for the regular theatre-goer is fraught, the […]

IntheMiddle with Phill Jupitus

Posted on 10th November 2017 by The Gryphon Web Editor

Arts Writer, Ellie Montgomery, catches up with renowned comedian Phill Jupitus,  discussing political comedy and the need for men to move aside and let women take centre stage. Long-time comedy veteran Phill Jupitus is admired […]

Birdsong: A ‘touching commemoration of the lives lost during the war’

Posted on 8th November 20179th November 2017 by The Gryphon Web Editor

LUU Theatre Group’s production of Birdsong was haunting to say the least. It defied time by slipping seamlessly between Stephen’s horrific struggle through the war and his time spent in the house of factory owner, […]

Thor: Ragnarok – defying Marvel tropes

Posted on 6th November 2017 by The Gryphon Web Editor

In Thor: Ragnarok, the “God of Thunder from Down Under” resurfaces from his notable absence since Avengers: Age of Ultron, smashing the box office and hammering home the comedy in a film that embodies all […]

The Death of Stalin: a not so historical satire?

Posted on 6th November 2017 by The Gryphon Web Editor

Charlotte Perry reviews Armando Ianucci’s latest satire which strikes a lot closer to home than first expected. Just a few months ago, a poll of 1,700 Russians named Stalin as “the most outstanding person” of […]

No Man’s Land: WW1 Through A Different Lens

Posted on 4th November 2017 by The Gryphon Web Editor

As the status of women becomes even more paramount, particularly within the creative industries, the present touring exhibition at Impressions Gallery in Bradford arrived at the appropriate time. No Man’s Land is a unique and […]

Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald: The Artists Painting the Obamas’ Official Portrait

Posted on 3rd November 201715th March 2019 by Hannah Stokes

Obama’s choice for his and Michelle Obama’s official portraits are a break from tradition, as he opts for two artists whose styles explore an underrepresented part of American life. The Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery announced […]

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