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Jon Fosse Wins the Nobel Literature Prize
Photo by Tom A. Kolstad (licenced under CC BY-SA 4.0) The day following the announcement of Jon Fosse’s Nobel Literature Prize win, I...
Ellie Stiff
Nov 20, 20232 min read


'Phantasmagoria' at the Southwark Playhouse: Review
On the 6th of November, I was privileged enough to attend the opening night for Phantasmagoria, a psychological horror written by...
Hannah Sugars
Nov 20, 20233 min read


‘7 Deaths of Maria Callas’ Review: A Fascinating Premise that Falls Short
★★★ Opera, short film, and performance art sound like an ambitious combination, no? Well, you would be right there. The English National...
Faye Elder
Nov 19, 20234 min read


Review: Women in Revolt! at Tate Britain
★★★★★ Linder, Untitled, 1976. Purchased by Tate in 2007. © Linder. If you’ve ever wanted to walk through a show that highlights the...
Alexandra Bikard
Nov 19, 20234 min read


In Conversation with Jinhao Xie
STRAND writer Bianca Layog interviews three Barbican Young Poets — Fathima Zahra, Troy Cabida, and Jinhao Xie — who performed at the...
Bianca Layog
Nov 19, 202317 min read


The Walk-In Wardrobe of Dreams
This exhibition is a story of travel. A journey from luxury and detail to iconic status. But this trip does not end there. The...
Eve Williams
Nov 18, 20233 min read


Sir Ian Rankin's 'The Rise' at LONDON LITERATURE FESTIVAL 2023
As part of this year’s London Literature Festival at the Southbank Centre, Sir Ian Rankin graced Queen Elizabeth Hall to discuss his new...
Molly Whiting
Nov 17, 20237 min read


Where Do We Go From Here? Oliver Jeffers: Begin Again at LONDON LITERATURE FESTIVAL 2023
Photo by Caroline Tompkins, Courtesy of Southbank Centre From How to Catch a Star and The Way Back Home, Oliver Jeffers has written and...
Sophie Cheung
Nov 17, 20233 min read


"Significance blooms like mad" - Helen Oyeyemi: Trying at LONDON LITERATURE FESTIVAL 2023
Photo by Tereza Linhartová, Courtesy of Southbank Centre “The sense we make gets broken all the time,” as in life as it is in art. What...
Jorvell Ong
Nov 17, 20233 min read


Publishing No More a Mystery - Literature Powerhouses at LONDON LITERATURE FESTIVAL 2023
Photo by Anainah Dalal The publishing world is often seen as this big, scary machine, that no one ever really understands the workings...
Anainah Dalal
Nov 17, 20235 min read
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