DDF Review: What ever happened to Christopher Robin
"an insightful, well-acted and cleverly written piece"- Charlie Whitehead's DDF piece, 'What ever happened to Christopher Robin' looks at the issues surrounding male mental health.
February 2019
The ‘Tasty’ Trials
We’ve all seen those annoying food videos on our social media pages. They always look delicious, but they seem to be deceptively easy to make. As the president of Hild…
Ralph Breaks the Internet and Crazy Rich Asians: The Idolisation of Excess
Stanley Lowres assesses the excess of wealth and consumerism in two of 2018's biggest commercial and critical successes.
Disrupting the norm! Challenging the “migrant crisis” narrative
"The 'migrant crisis' narrative... mobilised at a time of political uncertainty to legitimise the intensification of border control and hard-line immigration strategies."
My Top 5 Greatest Popular Science Books of all Time
Charlotte Hartley discusses the importance of bringing real science to the masses in a journey through five of the greatest popular science books ever written.
Inside Our MPs: A Confessional Trend?
After a car accident left him inactive in a hospital and his parents announced their divorce, Chris Evans found himself rapidly gaining weight. At the age of only fourteen he…
Chicken
It was too quiet. I didn’t like it. As if a stopper had been pulled out on the whole world, and like a beach ball it was collapsing in on…
Writer’s Note: Ladies Who Lunch
"Life does not end when you hit sixty, so why were so few people wanting to explore a time of life where opportunity for love, adventure and excitement are just…
Writer’s Note: Kay and Rex
"their light banter and fun frequently erupts into spatting and arguing." Madeleine Horton discusses her DDF piece, 'Kay and Rex'.
Writer’s Note: The Fire on Beacon Hill
"Contradictions are, if anything, the central element of the play." Harry Jenkins discusses his DDF piece, 'The Fire on Beacon Hill'.