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Morgan wrote a new post 5 years, 6 months ago

Yesterday, West End Live announced a two-day schedule for their 2020 celebration of British musical theatre, which is taking place online (rather than London’s Trafalgar Square), due to the Coronavirus […]

Hattie Fisk wrote a new post 5 years, 6 months ago

The father of musicals, Andrew Lloyd Webber, claims that he has viewed a new government report that may limit singing in future theatre shows. In response, Webber has scheduled a trial of live performances in […]

Flora Snelson wrote a new post 5 years, 6 months ago

Following James Nash’s assessment of the early promise of series three, Flora Snelson looks back at the series as a whole.

“A little overdramatic, don’t you think?” Villanelle asks Carolyn in the Series […]

Joanna Magill wrote a new post 5 years, 6 months ago

Little Britain and Come Fly With Me are no longer available to stream on Netflix, BBC iPlayer or BritBox. In the wake of the latest Black Lives Matter protest and growing conversations about race, these Lucas […]

Steph Green wrote a new post 5 years, 6 months ago

Chilean director Pablo Larraín will direct a film about one “critical weekend” in the life of Princess Diana, with Kristen Stewart starring as Britain’s revered and reviled sweetheart.

Titled ‘Spence […]

Olivia Emily wrote a new post 5 years, 6 months ago

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has officially announced a two month postponement of the 2021 Oscars Awards ceremony due to the continuing coronavirus pandemic.

The eligibility period for films, […]

Harriet Metcalfe wrote a new post 5 years, 6 months ago

“Be mindful of your thoughts, Pinocchio, they betray you”

Guillermo del Toro has set out to make a new animation based on the fantasy tale of Pinocchio. And only Obi-Wan Kenobi himself, Ewan McGregor, has been […]

Hattie Fisk wrote a new post 5 years, 6 months ago

Artists across the globe are combining forces on Saturday 20th June to form a 24-hour long event, Love Record Stores. Supporting 130 struggling record stores through the pandemic, performances include Laura […]

Kai-Ming Chow wrote a new post 5 years, 6 months ago

IDLES announce details for their upcoming album, Ultra Mono, set for release on September 25th on Partisan Records. The band has been teasing big news in the days leading up to the day of the […]

Katie McCarthy wrote a new post 5 years, 6 months ago

The 20th century was a time of rampant political change and unrestrained tyranny. One needs only to mention the word ‘fascism’ for such disturbing images to appear before our eyes: Hitler’s Nazi Germany, Benit […]

Charlie Vogelsang wrote a new post 5 years, 6 months ago

Following the success of Persona 5 (2016) and Persona 5 Royal (2019), Persona 4 Golden (2012) was recently ported to Windows. Persona 4 was particularly well received by critics and regarded as one of the […]

Nicholas Bayley wrote a new post 5 years, 6 months ago

One of the most exciting times of the year for FIFA fans is almost here. On June 18th EA is set to officially unveil the next iteration of the famous franchise, FIFA 21. Over the course of the subsequent three […]

Lucy Robinson wrote a new post 5 years, 6 months ago

Trigger Warning: This article contains references to eating disorder behaviours.

TikTok first hit the app store in 2016 and has since amassed over 1.9 billion downloads worldwide. Hailed as the new Vine, the […]

Georgie Hughes wrote a new post 5 years, 6 months ago

On the 7th June, Black Lives Matter protesters in Bristol tore down a statue of Edward Colston, a prolific 17th-century slave trader, and threw him into the harbour. His figure sunk to the bottom of the river in […]

Charlie Vogelsang wrote a new post 5 years, 6 months ago

Netflix has released the trailer for the much-anticipated comedy Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga. The film stars Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams as two Icelandic singers who are given the chance […]

Chris Connor wrote a new post 5 years, 6 months ago

LEGO and Star Wars go hand in hand. The Danish giant and Lucasfilm’s franchise became synonymous with each other following the launch of Star Wars related LEGO franchises in 1999, which tied in with the release o […]

Chris Connor wrote a new post 5 years, 6 months ago

Rev, written by and starring Tom Hollander (Bohemian Rhapsody, Gosford Park), turns the tender age of ten this year, so it seems an appropriate time to give the critically adored but under-seen gem a reappraisal. […]

Olly Singleton wrote a new post 5 years, 6 months ago

It seems to be a universal truth that one of the most difficult concepts for any young teenager to grasp from secondary school history is how Adolf Hitler was able to rise to power. I was baffled during Year 9 […]

Sam Hewitson wrote a new post 5 years, 6 months ago

In response to difficulties imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, a group of students at Warwick University’s Drama Society have established a nationwide campaign called Students Saving Our Theatres. Since founding t […]