Arts & Lit

Siobhan Bahl discusses Nawal El Saadawi’s life and writing, and why her work remains relevant today.

Danni Darrah, print Lifestyle editor, reviews Natalie McGrath’s play The Beat of Our Hearts.

Francesca Sylph discusses her favourite literary couples that’ll undoubtedly make your heart melt.

The recent surge in Covid-19 cases has forced many artists to step away from the stage. Catherine Stone shines a light on the understudies that have kept our favourite shows running.

At the beginning of each year, “reading more” crops up on many people’s list of resolutions. Unfortunately, many fail to keep the promises they make to themselves. M Shelton discusses how to re-ignite one’s love for books while avoiding the dreaded reading slump.

Memorials are based on retrospective interpretations of the past. How, then, can one stop the present from muddying the past? Catherine Nock assesses the difficulties of upholding artistic legacy and the controversy surrounding a planned Virginia Woolf statue.