Review: ‘Four Minutes Twelve Seconds’ by Suffragette Theatre Company
As someone who has read and watched a lot of plays, I have always had a problem with what I have termed ‘rape plays’; plays which attempt to use such…
Culture & Arts
Review: ‘Girls Like That’ by Feather Theatre Company
‘Girls Like That’ by the Feather Theatre Company was a bold and honourable attempt at highlighting some of the inequalities between the genders as well as what it is like…
Review: ‘Things I Know to be True’ by Collingwood Woodplayers
Woodplayers’ adaptation of Andrew Bovell’s Things I Know to be True was energetic, vibrant and deeply thought-provoking. The audience were thoroughly engaged in the story, which depicts the trials and…
An Open Letter to: #Durfess
One word: addictive. One minute you’re happily scrolling through the endless posts of #relatable content, and the next you’re suddenly entangled in the dizzying abyss of student life complaints, with…
Durham Colleges as Stranger Things Characters
A good Durham student, upon first encountering any sort of popular culture, will check if there are seventeen elements involved. ‘Which element matches your college?’ is about as existential as…
Review: ‘Death’ by Hild Bede Theatre
To take a play from one of America’s most iconic comedians (Woody Allen) and gel 19 Freshers into an effective unit is a rather tall order, and yet debut director…
Review: ‘Company’ by DULOG
Arguably the first concept musical, Company centres around commitment-phobe Robert as he interacts with his oddball assortment of married friends, learning about the various benefits and pitfalls of married life.…
Crudo by Olivia Laing
Natasha Ketel recommends Olivia Laing's Crudo and discusses how the writer's experimental style and interaction with politics make it the most stimulating read of the year.
Elemental Layers: Val Mouncey
In the second week of the exhibition at Trev's, The Bubble sat down with Val Mouncey to discuss her work on display.
Can you hear me?
Climate emergency is at the forefront amongst global issues, and as we celebrate last week's climate strike at Durham, here's a poem dedicated to the cause that calls everyone to…