Figurehead II statue unveiling
It’s here! Tomorrow is the day that the Figurehead II statue will be unveiled. It has been installed next to the Marjon Arts centre in a striking display. Here’s what the Dean of Arts, Humanities and social Sciences Sarah Mcadam has to say about the importance of art...
Figurehead II statue to be unveiled tomorrow at its new home Marjon
The figurehead II statue, which was originally an exhibit at The Box in Plymouth, will be unveiled tomorrow at the Marjon Art centre. The change of location is due to the ‘Plymouth Public Art Plan’, a strategy created to attempt a reconnection between Plymouth and its...
Why We Should Celebrate World Poetry Day
Tuesday the 21st of March marks World Poetry Day. World Poetry Day was established in 1999. Its goal was to promote reading, writing, publishing, and teaching poetry. It is important because it celebrates one of the oldest writing and art forms that many people still...
Figurehead II lands at Marjon
The work of world-renowned Brazilian artist Alexandre da Cunha, known as Figurehead II, has found its new home on the Marjon campus. Previously housed at The Box in the centre of Plymouth, the vertical stone statue now stands tall outside of the Marjon Arts Centre at...
Fanboy at Theatre Royal Plymouth Review
Following a successful run at 2022’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Fanboy is the newest piece of work from actor and playwright Joe Sellman-Leava, with this wonderfully geeky 65 minute piece of theatre being inspired by his own life experiences as a fanboy, exploring...
The Ocean At The End Of The Lane at Theatre Royal Plymouth Review
Adapted from Neil Gaiman’s 2013 best-selling novel; this stage adaptation of The Ocean At The End Of The Lane brings jaw-dropping special effects, illusions and spine-chilling performances and adapts the imagination of readers into a spellbinding phenomenon, that any...
Fast Fashion Brand ‘Shein’ makes a Controversial Collaboration with the Frida Kahlo Corporation despite Family and Fans Dismay
The fast fashion brand Shein has launched a collection of clothing, accessories, and home goods inspired by Frida Kahlo and her artworks. The line has been met with controversy because the collaboration was made with the licensing company Frida Kahlo Corporation, who...
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If, like me, you’d never seen this image before, it’s called the Headington Shark! On Saturday 9th August 1986, the postman was greeted by the installation of this giant shark as he walked his early round on New High Street in Headington, a small suburb of...
Blackwing Pencils – the best money can buy?
Recently, I had become completely infatuated with stationary – more specifically antique, unique and reliable stationary. After doing hours of research into ‘pen and pencil reviews’ (as sad as it sounds), I came across Blackwing, which are touted as...
Top Bangers of the 2010’s
The decade draws to a close, and as we look back and reflect and 10 years of ups and downs, there is no doubting that these songs helped put the 2010’s on the map. 5. One Dance – Drake, WizKid, Kyla It would have been easy to pick several Drake songs....
“It’s bearable as long as you go in with a mindset of ‘you’re not going to die’.” – An Interview with Tanner Wood
Conducting and writing up your first interview can be a nervous time, but it was lucky that I was joined by Tanner Wood, a student and friend studying Journalism alongside me. It was with him I discussed something that caught my attention the first time I met him and...
‘People working in theatre are not robots’ – Interview with The Comedy About A Bank Robbery’s Ross Virgo
Since starring in shows such as The Community and A Comic Book Ending, actor Ross Virgo can currently be found showing off his comedy action skills in the brilliantly clever and wickedly funny The Comedy About A Bank Robbery at The Criterion Theatre in the heart of...
