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'Cymbeline' Review: Gripping Shakespearean Goodness
Kelln undeniably beats to her own bold directorial drum, but never loses sight of Shakespeare’s rhythm.
Georgia Gibson
Apr 4, 20233 min read


'& Juliet': The Reimagining of Shakespeare’s Tragedy
To describe this play in one sentence is difficult, but to put it simply, & Juliet puts female empowerment centre stage, brings alive...
Toluwase Agusto
Mar 25, 20234 min read


Manteca, EC2A — A Suspenseful Disappointment
At the scrag end of Shoreditch, that part which is frequently advertised to tourists as ‘close to the remnants of the Roman road’, there’s a graffiti-doused Overground station which either leads to Hackney, or to Manteca. And good luck navigating the swathes of £4 flat white snobs and ethical start-up City boys on your walk of shame back to Liverpool Street. We booked Manteca as we knew it was previously lauded at length, not least by Jay Rayner who had praised it for its ve

Milton Tomic
Mar 24, 20236 min read


“He Was A Woman”: Orlando Enchants London’s West End
Women's History Month X KCLSU: Staging a modernist, queer story, of which Virginia Woolf is at the centre. Spellbinding, tender, and...
Charli Oakeby
Mar 23, 20233 min read


Waxy Bloodshed: Titus Andronicus at The Globe Review
This production at the Globe boldly and elegantly guides Titus into the 21st century.
Barney Nuttall
Mar 16, 20233 min read


Gentleman’s Dub Club & The Skints: In Conversation With The Co-Headlining Spearheads Of Reggae Today
Photo courtesy of Chuff Media Although Gentleman’s Dub Club and The Skints had often been associated with each other from festival...
Akane Hayashi
Mar 14, 202310 min read


'Bardo' Review: Take A Risk!
I took my four-year-old cousin to the Frameless exhibition in Marble Arch the other day. For the two hours we spent there, a look of...
Ben Lewis
Mar 4, 20233 min read


Nooriyah at the Jazz Café: Spotlighting Arabic Samples in the Way They Deserve
Photo by Carina Najia London-based DJ and producer Nooriyah is on a mission to make Arabic, South West Asian and North African (SWANA)...
Carina Najia
Feb 16, 20233 min read


Coming As They Are: Breaking Down The Boygenius/Nirvana Rolling Stone Shoot and Interview
Side-by-side comparison of Rolling Stone's January 2023 Boygenius cover shoot and Rolling Stone's January 1994 Nirvana cover shoot....
Megan Gallagher
Feb 2, 20233 min read


'The Last of Us' (HBO) Review: The Last of Us TV Series Does Something Different
The moment I heard the familiar notes of Gustavo Santaolalla - 'the maestro’, as he is affectionately called by the story’s creator Neil...
Arjan Mann
Jan 29, 20234 min read
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