Stepping out to look back in
Reviewing the Situation with Lena Davis Lena has been a music producer, writer and Personal Manager; a photographer and journalist and, over thirty years ago, got together [...]
Reviews
A treat with meat but service needs stations
Review: Hops and Chops. 6 Kent Road, St Crispins, Northampton, NN5 4DR There are two high landmarks that always make Penda glad to be home: Northampton’s Express Lift Tower [...]
The Last Ship is a musical with a Sting in the tale
Karin Johnstone gives her reaction to Sting’s musical The Last Ship… The Last Ship, Sting’s musical, has arrived at Northampton’s Royal & Derngate. The [...]
Late lunch a winner at the historic Lamplighter
Review: The Lamplighter, 66 Overstone Road, Northampton, NN1 3JS Penda’s small dining companion is trying to eat with her hands again. She’s gnawing on a chunk of [...]
Just an impulsive murderer I couldn’t help but relate to…
Writer Tré Ventour reflects on the how the cinematic and social game-changer Black Panther left him feeling… Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther is a film loved by millions [...]
The truth about Fake News and The Mitford Murders
Reviewing the Situation with Lena Davis Lena has been a music producer, writer and Personal Manager; a photographer and journalist and, over thirty years ago, got together [...]
Shrektacular family fun
Shrek the Musical has arrived from Far Far Away and is at Northampton’s Royal & Derngate from 14th March to 25th March, Karin Johnstone has sampled the fun… [...]
The Post and uncomfortable truths we can no longer live with
Tre Ventour reviews The Post which will be on small screens soon… The Post follows Spotlight as another great, modern journalism film. Steven Spielberg’s latest [...]
Tea for twelve was an icy treat
Review – Beckworth Emporium Restaurant, Glebe Road, Mears Ashby, NN6 0DL. That chilly, dark section of the year – post-Christmas, pre-spring- is not Penda’s [...]