Category: Culture


  • Review: ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ at the National Theatre

    Elizabeth Sorrell explores Nicholas Hytner’s production of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

  • Review: A Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

    Sam Pegg reviews the latest novel set in the Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins

  • Actor in Focus: Sir Ian McKellen

    Katie Evans discusses the life and work of actor Sir Ian McKellen. 

  • Review: The Last of Us Part II

    Eduard Gafton takes an extremely thorough look at Naughty Dog’s latest.

  • Playwright in focus: Tennessee Williams

    Tennessee Williams has long been hailed as one of America’s greatest dramatists, translating his own troubled personal life into his plays, showing a dark reality of abandonment, decay and human violence whilst simultaneously presenting hope for romance and emotional fulfilment. Finding most of his success in the 1940s, 50s and 60s, Williams’ brilliance was duly […]

  • In Criticism of: JK Rowling

    Alice Fortt criticises the world-famous children’s book author J.K. Rowling

  • Alexander Chee: From LGBTQ+ Activist to Award Winning Novelist

    Jack Nicholas Brandon delves into the life and times of American fiction writer and poet Alexander Chee.

  • On Edge: Anticipating Ghost of Tsushima

    Sam Pegg looks at why we should be excited for the upcoming release of The Ghost of Tsushima

  • Review: Final Fantasy VII Remake (2020)

    Sam Pegg reviews the mesmerising Final Fantasy VII Remake

  • Review: A Streetcar Named Desire at The Young Vic

    Morgan reviews the Young Vic’s production of Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire

  • “We love that the game is never over for you”: An Interview with Iteration Games

    Louise Chase sits down and chats with the studio behind Paper Pirates, Iteration Games

  • In Criticism Of: Shakespeare

    Georgie Holmes tells us why she dislikes the world’s most well-known playwright.

  • Review: Queer Eye (Season 5)

    Alice Fortt reviews the latest 10 adventures with the Fab Five.

  • Podcasts to Lose Yourself In

    Writers from the Edge give their recommendations for Podcasts to listen to this summer