Performing Arts have a very packed December for you, with lots of Christmas concerts and even a bit of Shakespeare thrown in for good measure. Enjoy! Theatre Group’s Comedy of Errors is being performed in The Annex Theatre from Wednesday 5th – Saturday 8th December. Shakespeare’s classic comedy is a must-watch so get your tickets from the…
Fifty Shades of Gray’s Anatomy is a night for all, not just for medics.
It’s not often that I feel the need to well up in public, but I couldn’t help myself in the closing scenes of Jonathan Lewis’ play, Our Boys, last weekend. The play considers both the physical and psychological impact of life in the armed forces, and unsurprisingly struck a chord with its Remembrance weekend audiences.…
The second season of Homeland has reached its mid way point and looks set to continue its dominance at the major American television awards. This isn’t a surprise; it is hard to find television as flawless as Homeland. Intricate plot lines, good enough even to rival The Wire, complex characters, fantastic acting and a great support cast…
Bronwyn Scotland reveals how much she enjoyed Jazzmanix’s Winter Concert.
Jamie Barker gives his take on Showstoppers’ Winter Showcase
A huge congratulations are in order for SUSU’s Performing Arts for their Curtain Call nominations.
David Tully sets straight the false stereotype that operas only play to the rich in big cities
As the new Amazon Kindle HD and Paperwhite e-reader went on sale last week for the first time in the UK, I thought that it was only appropriate to join in with one of society’s hottest debates. To Kindle or not to Kindle? According to an article by The Guardian, most are the former, with…
Introducing Evil Pavel, an engineering student who believes he is destined for greatness
Some films really take you by surprise. They creep up on you, seemingly out of nowhere, and defy any expectations you originally had. This is what it was like for me when I first watched director Philip Martin’s utterly brilliant reimagining of one of Agatha Christie’s most famous stories – Murder on the Orient Express.…
Ashleigh Moore gives her take on the latest Theatre Group show, Great Expectations.
It is the fate of a huge number of TV shows to be cancelled. This can be after a few seasons, one season, even a few episodes. In many cases, the show is crap. There’s nothing else to be done than humanely take it out the back and shoot it in the alley. However, there…
Come the autumn months, the pedigree of the video-gaming market get set to release their latest venture. The longevity of franchises such as Halo and Call of Duty have placed their names at the top of the year’s most anticipated lists for over ten years now. Yet in 2007, breaking from the first-person shooter mould,…