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Following the release of her monumental debut album, Simulation Ride, Australian indie pop artist Merpire spoke to us about how her struggles with anxiety feed into her music and the impact her Aussie roots have […]

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Sometimes a story doesn’t need to revolutionise its genre or bring in a whole new twist. It can be enough to follow a tried and tested recipe exceptionally well through good writing, character […]

The government will press forward with plans to cut funding for arts courses by 50% in higher educational institutions in England.

Education secretary Gavin Williams justifies the controversial plan, which has […]

Having performed in shows such as Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s The Likes of Us, as well as taking on the role of Eponine in Les Misérables, renowned West End actress Nancy Sullivan has now turned her hand t […]

Having lived down south for the past five years I regrettably hadn’t been to Sheffield’s Tramlines festival since it relocated from the city centre. Although it took me a while to get my head around the fact tha […]

Blackeyed Theatre’s adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s dark psychological fantasy The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, is set to tour the UK from September 2021 to May 2022. 

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Since the restrictions have been lifted in the UK, some of us are feeling understandably nervous about returning to clubs and parties; it’s as if some of the glitter has been rubbed off of the whole affair. […]

Many aspects of the previous year have been difficult and unfamiliar for everyone. However, a subject that has eluded the media is what that looked like for young people who decided to take a gap year. Often, […]

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Chemistry burns between two farm-dwelling wives in The World to Come, a sumptuous frontier romance starring Katherine Waterston and Vanessa Kirby. Katie Heyes reviews.

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Madeleine Farnhill’s new, original play is both profound and devastating. When mother and daughter Deborah and Megan are trapped inside with only each other after a deadly disease consumes their hometown (sound […]

After a year of two previous singles, an appearance on Soccer AM and an interview with Rolling Stone amongst many other achievements, Cat SFX released ‘All the Money In the World’ on 9 July and in only two wee […]

If you’re familiar with fantasy genres you might associate the term ‘merpire’ with a creature which is part mermaid and part vampire, rather than the Australian rising indie pop talent Merpire. Just as the fanta […]

In our Blue Filter series, we are inviting our writers to reflect on the films that they have connected with through challenging or upsetting times, both during the COVID-19 pandemic and before. In the latest […]

Bristol Old Vic have announced they will postpone The Meaning of Zong to 2022.

Giles Terera’s debut play was due to run from 11 September to 2 October 2021. It will now take place from 2 April to 7 May 2022 a […]

A pop-up theatre is to be erected in the archaeological site Sutton Hoo in summer 2022.

The Suffolk theatre company Red Rose Chain will establish the theatre in the Anglo-Saxon burial site near […]

*Disclaimer: Samurai Warriors 5 review code was provided by Koei Tecmo for the purposes of this review. That being said, all opinions expressed in this review are entirely that of the author.

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I first played a video game way back when I got a PlayStation for my 5th birthday. It was a hand-me-down from my uncle since he bought a PlayStation 2, but it was still quite the introduction. I only really used […]

Despite YouTube imitators and changing cultural sensibilities, the thirst for pure Jackass-ery has remained undiminished. Harry McKerrell talks through the franchise’s unending appeal, ahead of the release of […]

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M. Night “It’s Getting Old” Shyamalan is back for another round of the supernatural and the underwhelming. The gimmick this time? A beach where a day ages you a lifetime.   […]

This weekend just gone, Vistas travelled down to Tramlines Festival in Sheffield from Edinburgh, where coronavirus restrictions are still in place. We chatted to the band about how they felt ahead of their first […]