literature
A review of Woodplayers’ ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ by Sarah Kelly
Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire is widely regarded to be one of the best written, and most influential, plays of the twentieth century, blending lyrical dialogue with expressionistic stage direction to create truly embodied, multi-faceted characters and relationships. Woodplayers’ recent production, directed by Lily Gilchrist, and assisted by Jaspinder Kaur, brought this to life fantastically: the directorial vision was thoughtful and […]
The devaluation of literature in higher education
Recently, there’s been a lot of controversy and concern about the financial strain facing universities across the country. Anyone that is invested in this will have no doubt have heard that Cardiff University is cutting 400 full-time jobs and stopping degrees including ancient history, modern languages and translation, music, nursing, and religion and theology. Coverage […]
