Jessie Thompson

The art of yoga is one that is often misunderstood. The word conjures up images of people wearing items of soft cotton, breathing deeply, surrounded by incense. An article in…

‘London Boulevard,’ starring Colin Farrell and Keira Knightley, tells the dark and debauched tale of a South London gangster recently released from prison after serving time for GBH. Based on…

Purse strings may be being tightened and fists planted firmly into pockets, but the luxurious practice of going to the theatre seems to have risen above the limitations of the…

It is clear a book is wonderful when it can lead you from rejoicing at the smallest, quietest achievements on one page to shedding tears of sorrow and despair on…

The breath-taking ‘pleasure palace’ of King George IV, the Royal Pavilion, is a sight that Brighton residents become accustomed to, but one step inside its door and the splendour within…

After a flurry of films that aim to boggle our minds and invert the world we are used to, such as ‘Inception’ and ‘Shutter Island’, comes ‘The Adjustment Bureau’. Based…

Books have a strength like no other – a book that has been enjoyed invokes a desire to share, to inform, to discuss. Passionate readers will be familiar with the…

A blue plaque marks 79 Marine Parade, the former Brighton home of playwright Terence Rattigan, and his residency in our city is also evident by the presence of his name…

For his Centenary Year, much of Terence Rattigan’s work has been given a dusting down and found its way back to the stage. Beneath the dust, however, it has become…

Libraries have been part of our society for over 150 years, ever since the Public Libraries Act of 1850 deemed them an essential tool to ‘raise educational standards throughout society’.…

It is not often that a film offers us a window into the lives of people so ordinary and like ourselves that we feel almost as though we are eavesdropping…