‘We See The Same Thing’ – The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk Live Stream Review
A couple of months on from when Wise Children wowed us with their live stream of ‘Romantics Anonymous’, the team led by Emma Rice are back at the Bristol Old Vic in partnership with Kneehigh, live streaming ‘The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk’ into our homes. This is the...
Cuphead Review
Cuphead Review A game so gorgeous in it’s animation, I never wanted it to end. Studio MDHR have crafted a unique experience which feels like it’s pulled straight from the imagination of a 1930’s animator. A Smashing Time Cuphead’s story is simple: Cuphead and...
‘No Day But Today’ – Rent (Hope Mill Theatre Stream) Review
Like many other who had pulled out all the stops to get live theatre going again, The Hope Mill Theatre’s production of Rent had its plans scuppered by the second national lockdown. But if this long, hard year has proven anything, it’s that the theatre industry never...
‘That’s the way it ought to be’ – Marry Me A Little (Streamed) Review – Barn Theatre
This dreaded second lockdown may have stopped the live run of this new production of ‘Marry Me A Little’ in its tracks, but if this pandemic has proven anything, it is that nothing can stop the Barn Theatre. Within days of closing the production to live audiences, it...
Arthur Morgan: One of the greatest protagonists ever (Audio Story)
https://sites.marjon.ac.uk/doughnut/files/2021/01/Finished-Audio-Copy.mp3 So, Awards seasons. We all love/hate/tolerate them in whatever way we see fit, but they always come crawling back year after year after year after ye- And, alas, another awards show has come and...
‘Two Nobody’s in New York’ – Title of Show (Streamed) Review
Theatre is a living breathing thing, it grows, it adapts and it continues to be a big part of our lives even one week into a second national lockdown. With such successes as The Leave A Light On concert series, The Last Five Years in Lockdown, Songs for a New World...
‘The Story of the Boys of ’41’ – From Here to Eternity (The Show must go online) review
The 1951 novel ‘From Here to Eternity’ is considered one of the greats of war fiction, with a famous film adaptation released two years after the book. In 2013, the story of American soldiers stationed in Hawaii in the lead up to the attack on Pearl Harbour made the...
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Riches to “Rags”: The story of Team Fortress 2
“Welcome to Team Fortress 2. After nine years in development, hopefully it would’ve been worth the wait.” When gamers around the world heard Gabe Newell speak those now iconic words in a simple in-game tutorial message on October 10th, 2007, few could predict what...
Hollow Knight Review
The haunting world of Hollow Knight presented through a distinct animation style is an experience I will cherish as one of the finest gaming experiences within the Indie genre. You start as an unnamed knight, set to travel into the vast world of Hallownest, a once...
Unus Annus: A look back at the literal once in a lifetime adventure.
November 14th, 2019.A YouTube channel named Unus Annus was created by famous Youtubers Markiplier (Mark Fishbach) and CrankGameplays (Ethan Nestor-Darling).The premise was simple. Once a day, a new video would be uploaded onto this new channel, but after one year, not...
‘Every performance is an adventure with this group’ – Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2020) Review
Over the years, Will Ferrell has become rather well known for starring in some rather out there comedies. What else can we say other than he plays crazy well. He delights in bringing these outlandish colourful characters to life and has often brought his own writing...