Culture

Expect to find just about anything under the Arts umbrella – architecture guides, commentary on plays, reviews of galleries, and overviews of different places you can visit.
Jeannie: An Enchanting Revival

Jeannie: An Enchanting Revival

A long-overdue journey into the repertoire of an overlooked female playwright, this is (shockingly) the first professional production of Jeannie in nearly 80 years. Within two hours we are taken on a whirlwind journey with protagonist Jeannie, who, upon receiving a generous inheritance following the death of her cantankerous father,

By Shivani Gangadia
Switzerland: Patricia Highsmith is deeply unlikable… but is there more to the iconic author?

Switzerland: Patricia Highsmith is deeply unlikable… but is there more to the iconic author?

Patricia Highsmith (portrayed by Phyllis Logan), the American author of some of the most beloved murder novels such as Strangers on a Train and The Talented Mr. Ripley , is visited by Edward Ridgeway (Calum Finlay) in her retreat bunker in Switzerland. Ridgeway, a young publisher, has been sent there to

By Ozbil Ege Dumenci
Way down, Hadestown: a story of love, loss and wonder

Way down, Hadestown: a story of love, loss and wonder

Lights went off as soon as I took my seat. Jazzy Hermes filled the stage with snappy tunes and energy. He introduced Eurydice, Orpheus and the inevitable tragedy waiting to happen in Hadestown , the realm of Hades. A Greek myth transported to a post-apocalyptic Great Depression era setting, Hadestown by

By Disha Bandyopadhyay