As we all reunited with our clean home kitchens and the 24/7 radio that comes along with it, Radio 1 treated us to a run down of the decade’s live lounges. However, it was a […]
“Oh My Gosh”: SMS’s Legally Blonde Takes Leeds By Storm
Having seen my fair share of student musicals, I’m always more than impressed by the extent to which amateur theatre groups are able to keep an overabundance of plates spinning in a professional manner. However, […]
Trailer Review: Ghostbusters Afterlife
This week we got our first look at 2020’s Ghostbusters: Afterlife, a sequel to the original two films, and it has to be said that it looks like it could be quite a solid return […]
REVIEW: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
After much excitement and anticipation, The Rise of Skywalker has arrived in cinemas, concluding the 42 year old Skywalker Saga. We pick up one year after the events of The Last Jedi, where the Resistance […]
Review: Marriage Story
Marriage Story is a chimaera of multiple cinematic genres, tender drama, heart-breaking romance, thriller, screwball-comedy and musical- yes you are reading that correctly, thanks to Adam Driver’s gorgeous rendition of Stephen Sondheim’s Being Alive – […]
A reflection on Theatre Group’s ‘Our Country’s Good’, a play directed by Sammy Parmenter
Helena Smith delivers a reflection on her experience watching Theatre Group’s production of ‘Our County’s Good’, and assesses the importance of the performing arts within university life.
Kay Mellor: Band of Gold Review
Kay Mellor, a heroine of the north, has recently taken the bold leap from the screen to the stage with ‘Band of Gold’, a migration met with bubbling anticipation and subsequent celebratory reviews. Tracing the […]
LIFF: Short Film Reviews
This year the Leeds International Film Festival (LIFF) provided a shelter from the rainy weather in the north. As always, as well as blockbusters and big-money movies, LIFF shon through with its short film competitions. […]
Review: Theatre Group’s Cock
Cock premiered in 2011 in the Royal Court Theatre, it was written by Mike Bartlet, an University of Leeds alumni, and this year it completes 10 years since its creation. The play defies expectations of […]
A love letter to Would I Lie To You? on its thirteenth birthday
Would I Lie To You? is a rare entity in today’s oversaturated panel show market – it manages to entertain without being callous, and can genuinely be enjoyed by the whole family. Now in its […]