The Tempest review
As the sun begins to set over Hove Green, tinnies of Red Stripe are cracked open, tartan blankets are strewn, and families tuck into their picnic hampers. It’s an unusual…
A Glass Half Empty review
For those of us coming to the end of another year of university study, the prospect of careers, marriages and babies may seem a long way off. It comes as…
DollyWould at The Old Market review
Sh!t Theatre’s DollyWould is a hilarious, thoughtful and experimental performance piece. The award winning show has the Sh!t Theatre duo integrating comedy, storytelling, personal experience and music. The show’s focus,…
UCU Launch Petition to End the ‘Hostile Environment’ at Sussex
The Sussex branch of the University and College Union (UCU) has launched a petition calling for Vice-Chancellor Adam Tickell to end the ‘hostile environment’ at Sussex. The petition claims that…
Shakespeare in the sun – The Tempest preview
In a world of dystopian King Lears and female Hamlets, Shakespeare’s classics are constantly being reimagined for the modern day. There’s something oddly refreshing then about the phenomenally back-to-basics traditional…
Review: Nick Cave Double Bill at The Old Market (TOM’s Film Club)
What a phenomenal contrast these two films present when watched side-by-side. In essence, together they are capable of tracing inner and outer metamorphoses of their subjects. The brutality of loss…
Dollywould at The Old Market preview
From the 22nd May – 25th May 2018 DollyWould will be showing at The Old Market. An exciting new show, presented by Sh!t Theatre, who won the Fringe First Award…
Exhibition: Io-sono Fedilouu
Last week artist Fedilou made her debut exhibition in the downstairs space of Morelli Zorelli, a quaint vegan Italian restaurant in Hove, featuring a collection of intimate sketches, paintings and…
Interview with Philosophy faculty and COGS director Ron Chrisley
Ron Chrisley is a Reader in Philosophy, on the faculty of the Sackler Centre for Consciousness Science, and is the director of COGS (Centre for Cognitive Science). Dr Chrisley describes…
Adam review
If you have been a stranger to the stage this spring and decide to see one contemporary show, let it be Adam. This reviewer went in entirely blind. Slowly, as…
Brighton Fringe Preview: Nick Cave Double Bill at The Old Market (TOM’s Film Club)
In celebration of iconic Brighton local, legendary alt-rock musician (and episodic actor) Nick Cave, TOM’s Film Club are hosting a double-bill screening of his films at The Old Market (Upper…
Whimsical fairy-tale meets class war – Standard: Elite review
Meta-theatricality and interactivity are becoming all the more vogue in contemporary theatre, and in a world where the arts are becoming increasingly open and democratised, I find myself willing these…
More Brit(ish) than ever: A review of Afua Hirsch at Brighton Festival
Afua Hirsch’s 2018 book – part memoir, part polemic – provokes mixed feelings. So too did her discussion of the topic at this year’s Brighton Festival. Don’t get me wrong,…
Ethnic-bioweapons: between conspiracy and reality
Bioweapons exist, while ethnic-bioweapons are whispered conspiracies. Pandemics can fairly hazardous to human life, the 1918 Flu Pandemic killed 20-50 million people. A man made pandemic could cause complete pandemonium,…
Breaking: Spring referenda results announced
Students have voted to support the BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) movement, reject Prevent and adopt new Gender Equality policies. Results for the Students’ Union referenda were announced just after…
Why I’m Jewish AND I support BDS
The idea of a land where my religious identity is welcomed and where I feel safe to be myself and live in peace is a beautiful idea but it is…
Student research happening at Sussex
(Image source: Flickr, Pixabay, Wikipedia) Another academic year is coming to a close and with it, the last edition of The Badger. To celebrate our last science section, we asked…