As part of West Yorkshire Playhouse’s Furnace Festival music, feminism and excellent execution collide in RashDash’s identity questioning show. “I thought I could tell you with words how funny I am” These words I am […]
TV Shows to Binge on Before Your Course Load Gets the Better of You
We all say that when we get to uni, we will kick our bad procrastination habits and focus on our studies. Let’s be honest, those bad habits are going nowhere. Whether it’s bonding with new […]
Saving the World with Fashion
Often unfairly criticised as being a culture built on excess, fashion can instead be a liberating force for social good. Darla Dryland investigates the glamour behind Oxfam’s festival reselling. As the fabulous festival season draws […]
How to Cure Your Food Fetish and/or Raging Hangover
Leeds boasts a wide variety of culinary experiences to try, enough to spoil you for choice throughout your entire university tenure. Whether you’re out to celebrate, going for a date, or simply out to cure […]
Freshers & mental illness: a manageable mix
When you have mental health problems, a week full of new people, different clubs and a lack of sleep can be overwhelming – especially when you are in a new city. But freshers – and […]
What’s Your Flavour? Our Guide to Leeds’ Clubs
In a city like Leeds, it’s easy to be bewildered by the sheer number of nights out available. With this in mind, Clubs Editors Dan King and Amelia Whyman give you a crash course of […]
Top 5 Places to Eat on Campus
Bakery 164 – Heaven wrapped in ciabatta bread that offers a taste of sunshine for every tastebud alike with an incredible array of delicious sandwiches. Terrace – Conveniently placed in the centre of campus in […]
Agony aunt: I’m afraid of not getting on with my flatmates. What should I do if we don’t click at all?
When moving to university, one of the many things students bring with them is expectations, and often one of these expectations is that they’ll get along with the people they’ll be living with for the […]
50 Years of Summer: the 50th Anniversary of the Summer of Love
In San Francisco, 1967, a cultural revolution was taking place. Teenagers were questioning and challenging the values of the previous generation; conservatism, monogamy and tradition were rejected in favour of vibrant music, sexual liberation and […]
‘The Kite Runner’ Review
The stage adaptation of Khaled Hosseini’s globel bestselling novel, The Kite Runner, by The Nottingham Playhouse and Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse continues its tour this week at West Yorkshire Playhouse. Matthew Spangler’s stage adaptation of Khaled Hosseini’s […]
‘IT’ Review
Is It a bad film? No. But it is a very faithful adaptation of Stephen King’s novel, and as a result it does inherit a lot of the flaws of King’s writing. It ends up […]
Queen of Chapeltown Review
Chloe-Louise Saunders investigates the beginnings of Leeds West Indian Carnival through West Yorkshire Playhouse’s performance of Queen of Chapeltown. As Colin Grant’s Queen of Chapeltown reaches its climax, Elexi Walker flaunts a sparkling feathered dress […]