University of Exeter, Devon

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Arts & Lit

Arts & Lit Interviews
Interview: Getting Close Enough with Cristina Varga, performer and co-founder of Everything But Theatre

by Rosie Peters-McDonald Apr 7, 2025 4 mins read

Rosie Peters-McDonald, Print Deputy Editor, interviews Devon-based performer and theatre company owner Cristina Varga

by Rosie Peters-McDonald Apr 7, 2025

Arts & Lit Reviews
Last of the Summer Reads: Richard Brautigan’s In Watermelon Sugar

by Emily S Rizzo Aug 10, 2023

by Emily S Rizzo Aug 10, 2023 5 mins read

Emily Rizzo introduces us to the curious wonder of In Watermelon Sugar and outlines why it’s a perfect fit for the transition from summer to autumn.
Arts & Lit Features
Crossing the language barrier: works in translation

by Gracie Moore Jul 14, 2023

by Gracie Moore Jul 14, 2023 5 mins read

Jasmine Aldridge shares her views on her favourite Japanese novel: Diary of a void
Arts & Lit Reviews
Vino Veritas Review

by Gracie Moore Jul 14, 2023

by Gracie Moore Jul 14, 2023 5 mins read

Gracie Moore, Arts and Lit Editor, gives her review on Exeter Theatre Company’s latest show, the performance of David MacGregor’s ‘Vino Veritas’

Arts & Lit Reviews
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.
Arts & Lit Reviews
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
Arts & Lit Reviews
EUTCO’s Ideation: a satirical thriller that pokes fun at corporate life

by Lucy Aylmer May 15, 2022

by Lucy Aylmer May 15, 2022 5 mins read

Lucy Aylmer, Deputy Editor, reviews EUTCO’s Ideation ahead of their Edinburgh Fringe debut
Arts & Lit Reviews
Book review: This is Going to Hurt

by Sophie Porteous Apr 30, 2022

by Sophie Porteous Apr 30, 2022 5 mins read

Online Lifestyle editor Sophie Porteous reviews Adam Kay’s bestselling book, This is Going to Hurt.

Interviews

Introducing Ambitious Performers: Exeter’s neurodiverse theatre scene

by Rosie Peters-McDonald Feb 15, 2025

Hawaiian shirts and one-liners: In conversation with Milton Jones

by Amy Rushton Dec 13, 2024

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

Features

Republicans and Book-Banning

by Annabel Jeffery Feb 11, 2025

Science’s Influence on Art

by Izzy Horsfield Feb 1, 2025

Associate Company Slot Reserved for Exeter Students at the Northcott

by Judy Dodd Feb 1, 2025

New Year, New Reads!

by Magdalena Kanecka Jan 16, 2025

Haruki Murakami: Author Profile

by Maya Dallal Dec 15, 2024

Reviews

Roaring laughter: Hold On To Your Butts comes to Exeter Northcott

by Judy Dodd Mar 20, 2025

Review: Deep End

by Kayleigh Swart Mar 10, 2025

Review: Onyx Storm

by Beth Casey Mar 9, 2025

If We Were Villains: Queer Book Review

by Christina Chapman Feb 26, 2025

Review: ShakeCo’s Romeo and Juliet

by Eloise Grainger Feb 24, 2025

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
Instagram made me read it

by Harry Edmundson Jun 21, 2020

by Harry Edmundson Jun 21, 2020 5 mins read

Harry Edmundson discusses the relationship between social media influences and literature and the online trend of reading.
Arts & Lit Interviews
Daniel Buckroyd: “The Covid situation contains the opportunity and necessity for a reset”

by Lucy Aylmer Jun 16, 2020

by Lucy Aylmer Jun 16, 2020 5 mins read

Lucy Aylmer interviews Artistic Director of Exeter Northcott Theatre, Daniel Buckroyd, about the rise of virtual theatre, furloughing and diversifying the theatre
Arts & Lit
Lockdown with Banksy

by Jess Calcutt Jun 8, 2020

by Jess Calcutt Jun 8, 2020 5 mins read

Banksy’s bathroom art has proved that even street artists can work from home, Jess Calcutt reports.
Arts & Lit
What the Writers are Reading

by Rhian Hutchings Jun 3, 2020

by Rhian Hutchings Jun 3, 2020 5 mins read

Rhian Hutchings gives us the low-down on the perfect quarantine reading material
Arts & Lit
The Politics of Architecture

by Lucy Aylmer May 20, 2020

by Lucy Aylmer May 20, 2020 5 mins read

Online Arts and Literature Editor, Lucy Aylmer reflects on the importance of architecture
Arts & Lit Reviews
Literature of the last Decade: A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness

by Bridie Adams May 20, 2020

by Bridie Adams May 20, 2020 5 mins read

Print Music Editor, Bridie Adams reviews her favourite book of the decade

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