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Subtle flavours of the Grapes of Wrath

The Grapes of Wrath with musical numbers? Tre Ventour has shared his review with us, which first appeared on Got Fandom? Based on John Steinbeck's iconic novel, Grapes of Wrath follows the Joad family in search of a better life...

Treat yourself with a Dapper sarnie

We used to be pretty bad at sandwiches in this country. A sliver of pink processed meat between curling white slices of dough foam was considered a saleable ham butty. That was the bad old days. Sandwiches, like sausages, have...

Errol Flynn can do anything

The extended version of the Errol Flynn filmhouse opened to a screening of Their Finest starring Gemma Arterton. It is a beautifully crafted film about making an uplifting movie in Second World War Britain, writes Steve Scoles. At one point a...

Even without chips with Nutella and popping candy, Mumu lunch still satisfied

The task is simple – find somewhere on a typical lunchtime to eat that doesn’t involve waiting for too long, a drive-thu, plastic packaging or a sandwich/crisps/drink meal deal. A change from the usual lunchtime shrink-wrapped sausage roll or...

Hilarious, mind boggling, frightening

Computer Aficionado James Sheppard explores the world of virtual reality via an Occulus Rift headset... A wondrous new computer technology that will open your mind to the digital advances of our age, generating images, sounds and other sensations that duplicate a...

Bri is turning tears into glitter

Brigitte Aphrodite kicks a glittery platformed heel through the cosy convention of generic job titles by needing at least half a dozen words to describe what she does. Punk feminist showgirl poet singer comedian... maybe... ish. I think I know what...

Loving, honouring and obeying a genius

The first thing you notice about Jane Hawking  is that she talks dead posh, writes Ted Sullivan. The first wife of the famous Stephen and author of Travelling to Infinity which inspired the smash hit movie about their lives 'The Theory...

The best thing I’ve ever seen at the theatre

  If I start out with a header like 'The best thing I've ever seen at the theatre' I know I'm being misleading straight away. It's a woolly statement: who knows what I've seen at the theatre? And do I mean...

Camp Bestival 2012

The press tent at a music festival is an interesting place to be. It is an oasis of calm of sorts, albeit one where there is a lot of work going on. At Camp Bestival it was decked out like a...

The Dark Knight Rises and casts a shadow

While we were buying our ice cream and Pick N Mix to take into Batman: The Dark Knight Rises the queue was alive with chatter about the shootings in America two days before. A gunman in a gas mask burst...
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Strictly star lined up for next Royal and Derngate panto

Strictly champion Joanne Clifton and CBeebies star Andy Day to lead the cast of Royal & Derngate’s pantomime Cinderella Strictly champion and musical theatre...
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