When it comes to slavery, 40 George Square should worry us more than DHT
In the weeks since taking action to rename David Hume Tower, the University of Edinburgh has become an international laughing stock. News articles and opinion pieces from around the world…
Ben Stokes’s Ashes heroics will not be forgotten
Rorke’s Drift. Dunkirk. Headingley 2019. The sportswriters stopped short of comparing the fourth day of this Ashes Third Test to Thermopylae, but the military analogies and journalistic grandiosities were out…
‘Fearless, immersive, swaggering and loud’: Trainspotting Live review
There’s in-yer-face theatre, and then there’s Trainspotting Live. Instead of tickets, audience members are handed glow stick bracelets upon entering the venue. As they walk in they are greeted by…
‘Overlong and underpowered’: Mojo Review
Mojo is the first play written by Jez Butterworth and, for all its strengths, now seems sophomoric compared to his more recent, nuanced work. However, it remains a gift for…
‘Funny, gripping and constantly inventive’: Yellow Review
Modern theatrical reinterpretations of classic works have two key responsibilities. The first is faithfulness to the spirit, as opposed to the particulars, of the source material. The second is for…
‘A terrific fusion of authenticity and artifice’: Cherie – My Struggle review
Cherie – My Struggle is a play about politics, but it isn’t a political play. It pokes fun at powerful people, but it isn’t overtly satirical. It is a simple…
Springtime reads for all your procrastination needs
Revision season is upon us, and now more than ever is the time to pick up a good book and forget the impending doom of our final exams. Despite the…
Cult Column: A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Content warning: sexual assault and rape This month, to mark the twentieth anniversary of the director’s death, Stanley Kubrick’s scintillating, surreal masterpiece A Clockwork Orange is being re-released in cinemas…
