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Live Review: Basement Jaxx // Crystal Palace Bowl, 23.08.25 After two decades on the electronic dance circuit, seven studio albums, and a decade away from the main stages […]

Live Review: Leeds Festival // Bramham Park, Leeds, 23.08.25 Leeds Festival has quickly become the staple of a Northern Summer. From 18 year-olds celebrating their recently […]

Book Review: The Safekeep // Yael Van Der Wouden Uncovering Underrepresented Perspectives from World War Two 15 August 2025 marked the 80th anniversary of […]

Book Review: How to Make a Home // Marden Fitzpatrick Nichols When you think of Roman architecture you might think of the ruins of grand temples battered by the midday sun, […]

Double Fine Boss Says Studio Will Focus On Original IPs For The Foreseeable Future Tim Schafer, the founder, president, and current CEO of California-based game developer and publisher Double […]

Why 'Opus' Fails to be Magnum: How a Star-Studded A24 Debut Fell Flat I really wanted Opus to become a new personal favourite for me. It had all the ingredients for cult status: a […]

‘Somnium’ Review: A Powerful Concept Weakened By Clichés And Lacking Cohesion A young actress leaves loved ones behind as she relocates to LA, dreaming of achieving fame and fortune in […]

Unstoppable Theatre: Aether Review ★★★★★ Aether immediately asks you to suspend disbelief. It asks you—just for one second—to expand your m […]

Dark and Dystopian: Is There Work On Mars? Review ★★★★ Faye Yan’s Is There Work On Mars? is set in a dystopian world, where a woman is trying to pass Nylo […]

Powerful Theatre: Managed Approach Review ★★★★ Managed Approach begins with the news reels. Leeds, 2014, Holbeck—a new red light district being tri […]

Sharp and Painfully Relevant: Rodney Black: Who Cares? It's Working Review Content warning: this review contains references to sexual assault ★★★★★ “It’s just a show,” I have […]

Important, Tear-Jerking Storytelling: No Good Drunk Review Content warning: this review contains references to alcoholism and suicide. If you require support, please […]

Netball Noir: Lady MacBeth Played Wing Defence Review ★★★★★ Anyone who’s ever played competitive netball will relate to this fierce new musical, filled with ambi […]

Dinner is Served…With A Few Too Many Sides: Around The Table Review ★★★ Produced by Hurtwood House and written by Zaria JG, Around The Table explores the complexities and nuanc […]

Staged Kisses and Show-mantic Gestures: For the Plot Review ★★★★★ From Love Island to Love Is Blind to Too Hot to Handle—TV dating shows are everywhere. But, would y […]

A Bold Step Forward For Narratives About Modern Women: A Play About Feet Review ★★★★★ Who knew feet could be so eye-opening? Who knew feet could be so educational? Who knew feet could be […]

The Evolution and Cultural Importance of Kitchen Sink Dramas Shifting the spotlight from lavish Hollywood glamour to the everyday struggles of ordinary people, the kitchen […]

A Deep Dive Into Tropes: The Rich Family In the first instalment of this Deep Dive Into Tropes series, I looked at why Getting Stranded remains such a […]

Popcorn Chicken Please!: Courier Review ★★★ Inspired by writer, creator and performer Piers MacKenzie’s experiences of working as a Deliver […]