Tag: classic

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    Harry Geeves

    Hidden Classics: Contact (1997)

    In a new series, Harry Geeves shines a light on a great film that feels overlooked for its genre, Contact.

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    Alice Fortt

    “New Love, New Dreams and New Thoughts”: Pierre Auguste Cot’s ‘Springtime’

    Records Editor Alice Fortt turns her hand to the art industry and uncovers the secrets of French painter Pierre Auguste Cot’s ‘Springtime’.

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    Elizabeth Sorrell

    “Marvellously unique and gives a childlike feel to the production”: A Review of Jacqui and David Morris’ A Christmas Carol

    Elizabeth Sorrell reviews Jacqui and David Morris’ ‘A Christmas Carol’ an adaptation that breathes new life into the classic Christmas tale.

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    Louise Chase

    Southampton and Hampshire Literary Heritage

    Our beloved city Southampton has many ties to international renowned writers who created the foundation for literature, through their classic novels and poems. Some of our writers look at their favourites.

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    Callum Holgate

    Social Media Poetry: Fast Food Poetry, a Suggestion of Poetical Language

    Social Media poetry, poetry or a trend? Callum Holgate creates the term ‘Fast Food Poetry’ and the lack of meaning it provides.

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    Elizabeth Sorrell

    Review: The Feminist and the Sex Offender – “Levine and Meiners cover all bases by explaining the history and theory of abolitionist feminism”

    Political issues are definitely at the forefront of any society, Elizabeth Sorrell reviews Judith Levine and Erica R. Meiners’s The Feminist and the Sex Offender: Confronting Sexual Harm, Ending State Violence.

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    Dom Wilton

    Review: Amadeus at the National Theatre – “The finest piece of art in any medium”.

    Dom Wilton expresses the great excellence and beauty of Peter Schaffer’s Amadeus.

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    Alice Fortt

    Being Aware When Watching Hamilton: The Dangers of False Heroism

    Despite Hamilton’s phenomenal cultural impact, our records editor, Alice Fortt, subjects the characters to microscopic analysis.

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    Becky Davies

    Midnight Sun: The Wait is Almost Over

    Twelve years after the first draft leaked, we’re finally getting Twilight from Edward’s perspective – what can we expect?

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    Alice Fortt

    Closer To The Edge: Our Musicals Wishlist

    To pick up those theatre blues some of our writers pick out their favourite musicals, because, who doesn’t love a good musical?

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    Kay Miller

    The Tate Modern’s Tribute to Andy Warhol

    Kay Miller re-discovers Andy Warhol’s iconic masterpieces.

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    Elizabeth Sorrell

    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.

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    Jack Brandon

    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.

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    Hannah Billingsley-Dadd

    The Edge Reviews the Classics: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

    Hannah swallows her pride and dives into her review without prejudice.