‘Your Song’. New Christmas Hit?
Have you seen the new John Lewis advert? Is 'Your Song' the new Christmas hit of 2018?
Culture & Arts
Review: The Durham Revue Returners’ Show: Zeitgeist
With the 2017/18 troupe returning for the final time, Durham Revue’s Zeitgeist could be tired, re-using much of the material we saw last year, but the troupe’s natural comedic personas…
Review: Uncle Vanya
"stark in setting but rich in emotion and tension."' DUCT's Uncle Vanya.
Review: Pillowman
"conviction, visual power and unapologetic command of black comedy"- CDS' 'The Pillowman'
Review: A Traveller’s Tale
"comedy, refined performances and an opera you’ll actually understand."- DOE's 'A Traveller's Tale'.
Shirley Jackson, Horror and ‘Feminine Perversity’
**trigger warning for sexual assault** Although Halloween has already passed us by, as the nights draw longer and the evenings colder, I’d like to consider one of the spookiest novels…
Chekhov’s ‘Uncle Vanya’ : An investigation of the value of authentic performance in association with Durham University Classical Theatre.
Why should humanities students see this play? Read on to hear producer Isobel on the virtues of authentically performed Chekhov.
Director’s Note: The Pillowman
“..dry and absurd humour of the play, with its innate horror and its obsession with bizarre fantasy.”- Directors Rachel Tan and Lauren Gardner discuss their production of ‘The Pillowman‘.
Trips in Time – How to Watch T.V. from the Past
Issy Flower discusses how vintage TV still has a place in the ever-evolving world of television and online streaming services.
Living as an Existentialist
Among the many aspects that constitute philosophical humanism, one particular aspect that compels us to reflect intently on the nature of being and the universe is the existence of free…