TW: domestic abuse While the US election has dominated current affairs this past week, the film industry has also had its fair share of big news. Johnny Depp, in a letter to fans, revealed his resignation from the Fantastic Beasts film franchise at the request of Warner Bros. The news comes days after losing a […]Read More
Lucy Lillystone reviews Cheek by Jowl's The Winter's Tale, which she describes as "one of the most thought-provoking, intelligent and challenging adaptations of Shakespeare's play performed yet".Read More
21 Chump Street is a musical, exuberant but sobering short play from Lin-Manuel Miranda that features outstanding turns from the whole cast.Read More
Lucy Lillystone reviews Frankomime's Monster, a pantomime performed as part of the 2020 Edinburgh Horror Festival.Read More
By the acclaimed author of Psychogeography which has sold over 20,000 copies, Merlin Coverley is back with another book. Hauntology sets out to discover why contemporary culture is so preoccupied by the supernatural, so captivated with the past. In a period where we are nostalgic for the times before the pandemic, this novel is a […]Read More
Created by Darren Star (Sex and the City) and produced by MTV Studios, the new TV show Emily in Paris has officially aired on Netflix and it is fair to say that reactions to it are mixed. Quickly becoming a hot topic of discussion on social media, French critics and Parisians, in particular, are less […]Read More
With Halloween just around the corner, Warner Bros has released the first official trailer for Robert Zemeckis’ rather extravagant-looking adaptation of The Witches. The Witches is based on the classic 1983 children’s novel by Roald Dahl, telling the story of an orphaned boy who discovers a coven of children-hating witches. With the help of his […]Read More
American poet Louise Glück has won the Nobel Prize in Literature for her “unmistakable poet voice that with austere beauty makes individual existence universal.” This makes Glück the 16th woman to win the prize, and the first American woman to win since Toni Morrison in 1993. The prestigious award is renowned for being awarded to […]Read More
Filmed over five years, I Am Samuel is a vérité-style documentary that follows the life of titular Samuel as he moves to Nairobi in search of a new life, finding a place of belonging in a community of fellow gay men and falling in love with his soulmate Alex. Facing the pressure of being truthful […]Read More
Welsh author, Rhiannon Lewis, best known for her debut novel My Beautiful Imperial has become the first UK writer to win the prestigious William Faulkner Literary Prize for her new short story. The win was announced on 25th September from the William Faulkner Library, located at the Union County Heritage Museum in Mississippi. Typically, the […]Read More
Based on the Young Adult novel series by Nancy Springer, Enola Holmes focuses on Sherlock’s younger sister stirring up trouble and testing her own hand at solving mysteries. Despite the bizarre controversry surrounding it, anticipation for this new female-led mystery film was high. However, it sadly does not live up to its potential. Enola Holmes […]Read More
When lockdown first started everyone inevitably found themselves on Zoom, attending virtual pub quizzes, virtual festivals, and virtual concerts. Months later, amid the ongoing restrictions, it is safe to say nothing has changed. The 72nd annual Emmy Awards hosted on Sunday night was held online, and the audience watched as Watchmen, Succession, and Schitt’s Creek […]Read More
A pantomime production of Aladdin has come under fire this week, with many accusing the directors of “casual racism” after they cast two white people as ‘The Chinese Policemen’ in an already all-white cast. The production, set to run at the Forum Theatre in Billingham from 1st December, put up posters of the pantomime, showing […]Read More
Following criticism last year regarding the lack of diversity among Oscars nominees, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced new diversity and inclusion rules for films seeking consideration for Best Picture. The new rules come as a means to diversify the annual award ceremony. As with anything the Academy Awards does, it […]Read More
When the Back to the Future musical hits the Adelphi Theatre in May next year, you won't need roads to get there.Read More
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