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Arts & Lit

Arts & Lit Reviews
Theatre review: Cinderella

by Rachel Bulman Dec 18, 2024 4 min read

Rachel Bulman reviews Exeter Northcott and Le Navet Bete’s production of Cinderella

by Rachel Bulman Dec 18, 2024

Arts & Lit Reviews
Review: James Graham’s Best of Enemies

by Violet Berney Jul 14, 2023

by Violet Berney Jul 14, 2023 5 mins read

Arts + Lit Editor Violet Berney gives her take on the National Theatre’s production of James Graham’s Best of Enemies.
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Summer of Poetry: Frank O’Hara’s ‘The Day Lady Died’

by Dexter Woolley Jul 14, 2023

by Dexter Woolley Jul 14, 2023 5 mins read

Dexter Woolley sets the scene surrounding the creation of Frank O’Hara’s ‘The Day Lady Died’.
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Novel about Charles Ignatius Sancho wins Royal Society of Literature’s Christopher Bland Prize

by Anna Kane Jun 29, 2023

by Anna Kane Jun 29, 2023 5 mins read

Anna Kane discusses Paterson Joseph’s debut novel The Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho.

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Why is it that so many young dancers abandon ballet?

by Daisy Scott Jul 5, 2022

by Daisy Scott Jul 5, 2022 5 mins read

Daisy Scott discusses the difficulties young dancers face in the ballet industry and why so many give up on their dreams.
Arts & Lit Features
Celebrating the arts during the Platinum Jubilee

by Alaïa Lafleur Jun 22, 2022

by Alaïa Lafleur Jun 22, 2022 5 mins read

Alaïa Lafleur discusses the importance of the arts in the context of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
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Review: The Last Words

by Gwenllian Page-Gibby Jun 20, 2022

by Gwenllian Page-Gibby Jun 20, 2022 5 mins read

Gwenllian Page-Gibby reviews Theatre with Teeth’s latest production, The Last Words.
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Review: Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World

by Lucy Evans May 20, 2022

by Lucy Evans May 20, 2022 5 mins read

Lucy Evans, Online Features Editor, reviews the new feminist musical Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World

Interviews

Why we’re all laughing – an interview with Pierre Novellie

by Emily S Rizzo Nov 20, 2024

“Ohh my god, my name’s Minty and you’ve ruined my life!” In conversation with Henry Rowley, from TikTok to stand up.

by Katie Matthews Sep 26, 2024

In conversation: Co-artistic director of Tarinainanika, Tania Coke

by Lauren Walsh Oct 13, 2023

Captivating new exhibition empowers older women artists

by Amelie Thompson Sep 20, 2023

Exeter’s RAMM to host Hayward Gallery Touring exhibition ‘Hollow Earth: Art, Caves, and the Subterranean Imaginary’

by Lina Stenman Aug 31, 2023

Features

Theatre Review: Bright Places

by Judy Dodd & Kizzy Rollings Dec 2, 2024

The Booker Prize 2024: Thoughts and Feelings

by Kayleigh Swart Nov 23, 2024

Rescuing art from war: a cultural hero in Ukraine

by Leonard Nov 19, 2024

Jacqueline Wilson’s Comeback

by Gracie Moore Oct 10, 2024

Exmoor National Park’s 70th Anniversary

by Anna Spencer Oct 8, 2024

Reviews

The Dark is Rising: an Xmas Reading Rec.

by Wilfred Smith Dec 7, 2024

Theatre Review: Three Snake Leaves

by Judy Dodd Dec 1, 2024

Theatre Review: The Watch House

by Rebecca Aparicio Vega Nov 27, 2024

Review: The Commotion Time

by Judy Dodd Oct 28, 2024

Review – Dartmoor: A Radical Landscape

by Kayleigh Swart Oct 28, 2024

Creative Writing

The Return – A Poem for Mother’s Day

by Sam Bovey Mar 10, 2024

When You Came To Tea

by Gracie Moore Feb 18, 2024

The Empty Seat At The Table

by Agata Koralewska Dec 22, 2023

Tomorrow never comes

by Milly Earnshaw-White Sep 15, 2022

An Autumnal Transition

by Imogen Williams Oct 8, 2020

Latest Posts

Arts & Lit Features
Podcasts Vs Books

by Paige Insalaco Nov 11, 2020

by Paige Insalaco Nov 11, 2020 5 mins read

Paige Insalaco reviews the relevance of both books and podcasts. Has one subsumed the other, or do they both have a place in contemporary society?
Arts & Lit Features
‘No profits grow where no pleasure is taken’: Shakespeare’s Complete First Folio sold for $10 million to private owner

by Sofia Giles Nov 4, 2020

by Sofia Giles Nov 4, 2020 5 mins read

Contributor Sofia Gallucci-Giles discusses the $10 million sale of Shakespeare’s first folio and whether such literary gold should be in the hands of the public domain
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Are the Arts Redundant?

by Millie Browning Oct 26, 2020

by Millie Browning Oct 26, 2020 5 mins read

Millie Browning discusses whether there is a place for the arts during an economic crisis, amid Rishi Sunak’s latest ‘retrain’ campaign
Arts & Lit Features
The Show Must Go On: Why Regional Theatres Will Ensure the Industry Survives

by Arts & Lit & Sofia Giles Oct 12, 2020

by Arts & Lit & Sofia Giles Oct 12, 2020 5 mins read

Sofia Giles reviews the importance of regional theatres and how they serve to protect the arts ecosystem
Arts & Lit Features
Curtain Up: The Exeter Northcott Reopens

by Jo Leyland Oct 5, 2020

by Jo Leyland Oct 5, 2020 5 mins read

Jo Leyland unveils Exeter Northcott Theatre’s plans to reopen and what you can do to support your local theatre
Arts & Lit Features
US Presidential Elections 2020: The Visual Art of Voting

by Arts & Lit & Rhian Hutchings Oct 1, 2020

by Arts & Lit & Rhian Hutchings Oct 1, 2020 5 mins read

Rhian Hutchings assesses political activism in art and whether this really is a force for good

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Editor's Picks

University invests £800,000 in major global plastics polluter

by Callum Martin Dec 18, 2024 2 min read

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by Katie Matthews Dec 8, 2024
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Movember at Exeter

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by Emily S Rizzo Nov 29, 2024

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