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SUDs and SMuTs Q&A

Our Theatre Editor, Miles Fagge, interviews both Dara Meunier-Patterson, the star of SMuTs breath-taking production of Cabaret last term and SUDs member Emma Zambon, who gave a brilliantly chilling performance…

Music: September Event Guide

The early bird gets the worm; and that’s the case when looking at the events on offer in Brighton and Hove this September. The city is known for its thriving…

Music at Sussex

Whether you’re new to the University or a returning student there’s never been a better time to join a society than the start of a new year. Students at Sussex…

Brighton film: the Badger selection

Monica Cherrie Welcome to the film section of The Badger! For those of you who consider yourselves to be cinephiles, I would like to give you the 411 on how…

Bloosoms: Summer’s Best Band

A Stockport five-piece, Blossoms are possibly the UK’s most exciting new act and they’ve released a bloomin’ good stomper of a debut album. Their eponymous first release has dominated and…

Ghostbusters: who you gonna call?

SUMMER REVIEW Monica Cherrie Paul Feig’s Ghostbusters did exactly what it set out to do: entertain. Since the film’s release at the beginning of summer, it has received a lot…

Harry Potter and The Cursed Child: The Stigma of Slytherin

July 31st is a very well known date both amongst wizards and muggles, as it is Harry Potter’s birthday (and of his author J.K Rowling) and this year, by no…

Sussex students set for the fringe

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the largest and perhaps most famous arts festivals in the world. Taking over the beautiful Scottish capital every August it showcases some of the finest…

Our favourite theatres

Brighton is one of the most culturally exciting cities there is, and the theatre on offer here plays a big part in that. We put together a list of our…

The Best of Brighton

Our Culture Editor, Rosie Seed, with help from Deputy Editor, Glenn Houlihan, put together a list of the eats and nights out to have in Btown during and after Freshers!…

S**T FRESHERS SAY

Krista Osbourne. 18, Guernsey. History and Philosophy. Why did you choose to study at Sussex? “I chose Sussex because the university has such a good reputation and the area is…

Preview: Boundary Brighton

Boundary Brighton has blazed onto the increasingly popular day festival scene, and by the looks of the stellar line up, it’s got a remarkably bright future ahead. Spread across numerous…

Sussex Pride

The Badger found the very best of Brighton’s colourful 2016 Pride from our students here at Sussex. Brighton Pride is considered one of the biggest pride festivals in the U.K.,…

Preview: Together The People

Lauren Wade Music Editor Together The People is back for a second year and they’re promising a festival bigger and better than the previous one. The 5,000 capacity event held…

Review: Truck Fest 2016

Truck 2016 was blessed with the perfect combination of luscious weather and scintillating bands, ensuring the sold out festival lived up to its sparkling reputation. Friday Following the soulful musings…

‘We’re not trying to reproduce the [poetry] establishment’: the 7th Annual Sussex Poetry Festival, reviewed

7th Annual Sussex Poetry Festival poster. Image: Josh Cook. Freya Marshall Payne ‘We’re not trying to reproduce the establishment’ is something Natalia Cecire, one of the organisers, said to me…

Review: Florence and the Machine @ BST Hyde Park

British Summer Time Festival returned for another magical year of music in one of the UK’s most stunning royal parks. This time they brought a dazzling array of headliners to…

Preview: Truck Festival 2016

Oxford’s Truck Fest has established an unrivalled reputation as the go-to festival for breaking bands and established indie starlets; curating a meticulous balance between the popular and undiscovered. This time…

Brighton’s Rhythmix nominated for Best Arts Project

Brighton’s leading music charity Rhythmix has been nominated for the Best Arts Project in the National Lottery Awards 2016 and for those of you who may be out of the…

WILD LIFE Festival – Review

WILD LIFE Festival, which took place over the weekend of Saturday 11th-Sunday 12th June was a spectacle of music from Pop and House to RnB and acoustic sets. The eclectic…