The ninth entry in the X-Men series, X-Men Apocalypse ditches the mutant civil war that has been the focus of previous movies. The X-Men both old and new unite to defeat Apocalypse, the very first mutant, who wakes up after a 2000-year long sleep and intends to bring about the...
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It’s a typically grey Saturday afternoon in Birmingham and deep within the subterranean structures of the O2 Institute, a tired and unexpectedly small Laura Mvula sits hunched, hooded yet talkative. In just a few hours she will appear on her hometown stage rejuvenated and present, in front a room of...
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I walked into the Studio Theatre at the Arts Centre to watch the The White Snake with no expectations, never having watched a student production at Warwick before. The short summaries I had read of the plot seemed absurdly fantastical and I could not even begin to imagine in what...
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You may have often spotted them on campus or maybe even in Leam: groups of distraught people, hurrying from one location to another, lugging heavy equipment, setting them up, shouting “Cut!” and having the time of their lives. Say hello to the student filmmaking community at Warwick – very much...
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The first set of results from Warwick Students’ Union (SU) new Rate My Module scheme have been released, specifically covering the History department. The scheme, set up by Education Officer Charlie Hindhaugh, hopes to give students realistic feedback and advice on departmental modules to help with making informed decisions. So...
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All’s Well That Ends Well has a reputation as one of Shakespeare’s problem plays, notorious for its participation in tropes of both comedy and tragedy, giving rise to challenges in its representation to any modern adapter. But these challenges were undoubtedly risen to by ShakeSoc; their production does a phenomenal...
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What happened to the laugh track? Reece Goodall explores this lost staple of television.
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Media outlets now publish their articles via Twitter and Facebook, leading to rise of the ‘armchair experts’, namely members of the public who revel in promoting their views online.
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What is significant about the numbers 10,000, 170, 2008 and 28? Read the latest edition of the weekend highlights to find out!
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The White Snake is a truly original production coming to Warwick Arts Centre from Wednesday 1 – Saturday 4 June, and serves as the ideal play to watch to celebrate the end of exams, or to relax in-between them. Telling the traditional Chinese tale of a snake spirit who marries a mortal,...
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Social media has defined the better part of the last decade’s politics. From selfies to live-chats to #Milifandom, social media has become a crucial part of our experience of politics and elections. But what are the implications of this?
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“Ten little soldier boys going out to dine; one choked his little self and then there were nine.” Thus begins the nursery rhyme that sets Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None into motion. Set on an island in pre-WWII England, the story brings together a group of people who...
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This EU referendum has been on my mind almost constantly for these past two terms, and while I came into the debate with no bias either way, I came out a staunch Brexiteer
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