Student Writing

Maariya Khalid’s ‘Sick Dog’: A review by Emily Sanderson

Maariya Khalid’s ‘Sick Dog’, directed by Billie Switonski interrogates the increasing concern over AI in today’s society with nuance and sensitivity. The play follows the story of Winnie, a miserable and dying young woman, and her ‘top-model AI companion-carer’, Eliza, who looks after her, and asks us if AI can simulate a real human connection, […]

‘February Story’ review

‘February Story’ by Harry Threapleton tells the story of a student dealing with loss, insecurity, masculinity and the pressures of student life in the ‘God-forsaken month’ of February. Life is dreary, cold, stressful and lonely, and the only hope lies in the mysterious ‘fate-cubes’ which reveal inklings of the truth and what is to come, […]