Hannah Colechin

Smosh Hospital: A live comedy show that will have you in stitches

After the overwhelmingly positive reviews and success of Smosh The Sitcom LIVE! in May 2024, it was only a matter of time before digital sketch comedy brand, Smosh, delivered yet another spectacularly arranged live performance. With a bigger cast and full medical drama aesthetic, Smosh Hospital officially launched with its...
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Posted Feb. 6, 2026

Cabaret: The best-kept secret in the West End

It’s Christmas Day. My sister and I are opening a shared present that feels suspiciously like bars of chocolate, though we’ve been promised it’s a “big surprise.” As we open it, my sister suddenly yells, “We’re getting a cat!”. I look down at the Kit Kat chocolate bars in my...
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Posted Jan. 31, 2026

2026 Boar Resolutions

Happy 2026! Allow your favourite student journalists to inspire you with our annual attempts at renewal – whether that's proper hydration, banishing doomscrolling, or perfecting the art of the Letterboxd review.
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Posted Jan. 1, 2026

What did I just watch? A Review of The Hunger Games: On Stage

This summer, I eagerly awaited casting announcements for The Hunger Games: On Stage, on Instagram. On July 29, 2025, Mia Carragher was revealed to be playing Katniss. She commented, “I relate to her quite a lot. I think she’s very fearless but then she’s also got that nurturing quality about...
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Posted Dec. 5, 2025

World Prematurity Day: Honouring the Oliver Fisher Unit

It’s November 17, World Prematurity Day! 22 years ago, my mum was 28 weeks and 5 days pregnant with twins when she suddenly started having contractions. Rushed to the hospital, doctors gave her steroid injections to help their tiny lungs develop. After a night spent in the hospital, my mum...
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Posted Nov. 17, 2025

Back to reality: Returning to campus after a year abroad

After a year of blissful ignorance of real academic pressure, I’m back and am now experiencing what I can only describe as a reverse culture shock. Clearly, not everything stayed the same in my absence. One moment, I was navigating the trams of Gothenburg, the next I was standing in...
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Posted Oct. 31, 2025

One isn’t enough: Musicals that called me back

Have you ever gone to see something, a film at the cinema, an artist at a concert, or a musical at the theatre, and thought once just isn’t enough? Over the years, I’ve found myself returning to certain musicals, each time discovering something new about each one. I’ve seen quite...
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Posted Oct. 13, 2025