Maternal Ambivalence in Doris Lessing’s The Fifth Child
Raising fascinating and current questions around motherhood and female identity, Lessing’s The Fifth Child, with its spectre of the ambivalent mother, is an immersive look into the uncanny Words by…
Little Simz: The Chain Reaction Tour
Words by Emily Hyatt Based on the fact that tour dates continued to sell out, it was a surprise for me to see that Brighton’s favourite record store – ‘Resident’,…
Rag ‘n’ Bone Man at Brighton Centre
Words by Dylan Bryant Armed with one of the most consummate voices in music, Rag ‘n’ Bone Man (Rory Charles Graham) graced the stage at Brighton Centre on Sunday 17th…
DMA’s at Alexandra Palace
Words by Dylan Bryant I’m going to dive right in by saying this may have taken the top spot as my favourite gig since live music returned post pandemic. Taking…
On Concrete Island – Squid at Concord 2
By Tom Baker and Kelsey Raney London-based art-rock five-piece Squid returned home to Brighton in September and brought with them a stunning performance at Concord 2. After forming in 2015,…
Green Knight Review
Words by Ethan Lamb Given looming fears over climate change, when we talk about ‘Nature’ in a modern-day context, we often frame it as a fragile being under attack, and…
Review: Leopoldstadt
A review and personal familial reflection on Tom Stoppard’s touching play Words by Rob Barrie I have experienced very few plays that extend as intrinsically on a personal level as…
Looking Back on 60 Years – Music on Campus
Words by Dylan Bryant From Britpop legends such as Blur and Pulp, 60’s icons Pink Floyd and Chuck Berry to noughties icon Amy Winehouse – Sussex has quite the portfolio…
Black History Month: An Ode to Jimi Hendrix
Words by Dylan Bryant In such a time of poignance, Music Editor – Dylan Bryant, writes about one of Music’s greatest ever talents and recalls a piece of Brighton’s best…
Artist Focus: Erin James
Words by Éloïse Armary Erin James is a photographer, writer, and a radio host born and raised in Brighton. In 2020, she launched a zine called ‘Tough Cookie Mag’ meant…
Book Review: The Vanishing Half
Words by Saskia May, Books Editor TW: Racism and violence The New York Times #1 bestseller, The Vanishing Half (2020), is a story with a nonlinear narrative that traverses decades,…
Trans Rights are Human Rights
Words by Alice Stevens and Molly Openshaw TW: Transphobia As we start to see transgender people and other minorities being targeted for their sexuality and gender identity, it is important…
The ultimate comfort shows for surviving Uni
Words by Emma Norris Three of our staff writers share with you the show that helped them to survive their first years of university; the comedies that are truly binge-worthy,…
Why We Don’t Need a Princess Diana Musical
Words by Ali Arief, Theatre Editor On the 1st of October, an absolute lesson in complete distaste is going to hit your Netflix account overnight. Unless you’ve been living underneath…
Surveillance Depictions in the Arts
Words by Molly Openshaw, Arts Print Editor Over the past few weeks, I have been watching BBC’s new Vigil, made by the same creators at Line of Duty. This television…
SUDS: Getting Involved, Auditions And Excitement
Words by Ali Arief, Theatre Editor Sussex University’s well known, well-loved and highly popular Drama Society (SUDS) is reopening with a bang and I am so excited to announce that…
She’s ‘One In A Million’: The Return of The RnB Princess
Words by Emily Hyatt, Staff Writer On August 5th, 2021, Blackground Records announced that Aaliyah Haughton’s complete discography would be available for streaming. After twenty plus years of agony, fans…
Artist Focus: Dara Brennan
Dara Brennan is an artist from Ireland, she studied English at Brighton University for two years and is now back in her hometown, Roscommon. In May, she created a pink…
Zami: A New Spelling of My Name Review
Words by Saskia May, Books Editor Published as a ‘biomythography’, Zami (1982) is Audre Lorde’s only novel. Loosely based on her childhood in New York in the 1930s and 40s,…
Festival Review: Boundary
Words by Dylan Bryant, Music Editor After a year off due to the pandemic; Boundary Festival returned on Saturday 25th September for, (as promised) the biggest 2021 party in Brighton…