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Warwick at the Fringe: MTW presents The Improv Musical

Next up in our Warwick at the Fringe series is the old favourite, but still new every time, Music Theatre Warwick’s Improv Musical. What’s the concept? The Improv Musical is an hour long completely improvised musical. The songs are improvised. The scenes are improvised. We take suggestions from the audience...
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By , Jul. 23, 2018

Why a Buffy reboot is a terrible idea

When I checked my phone on a fateful Saturday morning, I certainly didn’t expect to read an announcement that Buffy the Vampire Slayer was getting a reboot. Although I was a mere foetus when the first episode premiered I eventually watched it and was rewarded with some of the best...
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By , Jul. 23, 2018

Pride Part 1: Past and Present

This time of year has come around far too quickly, but I’m not complaining. I’ve done first year, and having been at Warwick until a few weeks ago, I missed a lot of Pride-related events in my city. But while I was unable to attend the spectacle that is Birmingham...
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By , Jul. 21, 2018

It’s the year of the sequels, again

You may have noticed over the past few years that a lot of the games currently coming out are sequels and remasters.  Most sports games have new iterations every year, shooters like Call of Duty, Halo and Battlefield continue to pump out a new game most years. Ubisoft just can’t...
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By , Jul. 21, 2018

The darker side of the World Cup

Just over a week ago, the mood in England was gloomy. The World Cup dream had been cut abruptly short; normal service had resumed. For some, though, the mood was not just gloomy. It was dangerous, damaging, terrifying. Statistics collected by academics, drawn from phone calls received by the police...
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By , Jul. 21, 2018