Au-pairing, what’s the catch?
Whilst looking after a stranger's child in a foreign country can seem daunting, these 4 months of Annabelle's gap year were also extremely rewarding and enjoyable! So, she shares some…
Director’s Note: Spring Awakening
Working on Spring Awakening has been the greatest honour and privilege. Spring has been my favourite musical since I discovered it in high school and its emotional honesty bowled me…
Dare to Change: Frontline and Careers in Social Work
Frontline are now recruiting for their Leadership Development Programme in Social Work, and the deadline for applications, Monday 19th November, is fast approaching.
Year of change: women in the US midterms
Katie Fraser explores the impact of the US midterms on women in politics.
I’m not yet Ready for Hitman 2
Rowan's not ready for a new Hitman
We Will Remember Them: How World War One Shaped the Modern World
The 11th November 1918 saw the end of the ‘Great War’. An estimated 15-19 million people had been killed, a further 23 million military personnel had been wounded, and 8…
Gap Yah: Six Months in the ‘Warm Heart’ of Africa
We wear elephant tribal trousers that blow in the Durham winds and our rooms have carved wooden ornaments aligned on our book shelves. We are, in fact, gap year students.…
Director’s Note: Sea Wall
Director of Letterbox Productions' 'Sea Wall', Helena Snider, explores the importance of performance within her production, the reticence of the script and what the audience will take away from the…
China’s Hidden Camps: The Plight of the Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang
In the Western province of Xinjiang in China, Uighur Muslims are being rounded up and sent to what the Chinese government are calling ‘re-education camps’. It is estimated that hundreds…
Fighting the Good Fight? It’s Working
The competition for innovative technology for energy storage is excelling our creativity toward a cleaner world, and it is because there is a demand for it. As long as we…