The tropes, tricks, and traits of silent comedy have echoed through the decades of Hollywood from the 1930s to present day. Films like Christmas-cult-classic Home Alone, childhood cartoon classic Tom and Jerry, and the comedic genius of Saturday Night Live (SNL) are all by-products of the evolution of silent comedy...
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Back and better than ever, ready to go ‘way down,’ the Hadestown’s original cast members are reuniting after five years. The run welcomes back performances from Reeve Carney (Orpheus), Eva Noblezada (Eurydice), Amber Gray (Persephone), Patrick Page (Hades) and André DeShields (Hermes). The cast appeared in the show’s first run,...
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Inspired by a recent Instagram story from the University of Warwick alum Rob Madge, in which their friend had roasted their eye makeup before going onstage as the Spirit of Sherwood (in this year’s 2024 Palladium Panto Robin Hood), I was provoked to consider the fashion and flamboyance of the...
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This winter season is full of new movies on screen and streaming services, as well as Pantomimes, theatre runs and festive concerts. One genre of film that is taking over are Christmas romantic-comedies. More accessible for the UK audiences on streaming services like Amazon or similar services to Netflix; the...
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2021 and 2024 seem to have been the defining ‘years of movie musicals’, each releasing three to four adaptions throughout. However, these films have received conflicting levels of success with theatre fans and critics alike. Neither of the films did justice to the original source material, resulting in a reduced...
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The reds, oranges, yellows and sunsets – autumn is well and truly underway! The early darkness and crispy chill in the air can’t always be captured on camera, but it certainly can be within artwork. So, when deciding to write about my favourite autumn themed paintings, I began by reflecting...
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We Live in Time recently hit our cinemas after an iconic London film premiere, in which Andrew Garfield was supported by a life-sized cut-out of Florence Pugh. A24 really does know how to tell a beautiful story! I truly believe that these are Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield’s best,...
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With autumn well and truly underway, the National Theatre has a new, vast array of shows hitting the Southbank venue. This season doesn’t disappoint, not only reviving and retelling classic texts but also putting diverse casts and stories front and centre stage. So, what’s coming up? David Oyelowo makes his...
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Another summer means another season of Emily in Paris, and this year’s two part instalment saw a shift in Emily Cooper’s (played by Lily Collins) signature bold fashion sense. She becomes a lot more mature, and comfortable with her Parisian lifestyle. Emily is still serving ever-colourful outfits, full of prints...
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Warwick at the Edinburgh Fringe: a takeover So earlier this year, I wrote about Edinburgh Fringe as a force keeping the vitality of the creative industries up, and if Warwick has anything to say about it, Fringe 2024 was an amazing success. Last Orders, a student-written show first performed through...
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Each August brings on the widely renowned Edinburgh Festival Fringe. This year, Warwick students and alumni will be taking an array of shows to Scotland for the 31-day celebration of all things theatre, performance, and comedy. But why is the Edinburgh Fringe so important? The Fringe sees over 3,500 shows...
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In 1913, William Stanley Jr. patented the design of the Stanley brand’s trademarked ‘Quencher’. It was durable, long-lasting and initially designed for the pilots in WWII, which evolved to the general American male demographic and now markets to female clientele. Re-launched with a vibrant makeover in 2019, the Stanley Cup...
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Two years after series two of Bridgerton, not forgetting Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, which came out in between, Netflix blessed us again with a new, two-part instalment of series three. No one could wait until Penelope and Colin took centre stage, the romcom ensued, and audiences were impatient for...
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