The original Tricky Dicky
When it comes to character studies, one of the finest ever written is Shakespeare’s Richard III. Following Benedict Cumberbatch (The Hollow Crown) and Aneurin Barnard (The [...]
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One of the the most important plays I’ll watch this year
Tre Ventour reviews the Made In Northampton production Our Lady of Kibeho, staged for the first time in the UK at Royal & Derngate… Photos by Manuel Harlan Kibeho [...]
Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose
Delving into the story behind BBC slavery epic The Long Song with Tré Ventour… Through her books, including Small Island and The Long Song Andrea Levy has been a voice [...]
If you’ve ever felt like you were different…
Tré Ventour looks back at the second Q-Film weekender at Northampton Filmhouse… Filmmaking is an act of protest – to make a film, to write a poem, to be an artist [...]
Looking at love from all points of view – the Q Film Weekender
Tré Ventour previews the Q-Film Weekender at Northampton Filmhouse and asks why cinema is doing this better than television… I was overjoyed finding out that [...]
Local poets searching for the write stuff
Northamptonshire is known to be very much a music county, but it has been home to many a poetry event over the years, writes Tre Ventour. From Rumour Quill’s ‘One Night [...]
Praiseworthy interpretation of an American great
Tre Ventour reviews West Side Story which was at Royal & Derngate… Adapted from Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, West Side Story takes place in America. Verona [...]
Black history month: it belongs to all of us
Black History Month is a time of year I think shouldn’t have to exist since Black History is interlinked with White History, writes Tre Ventour. Black History is [...]
The Lovely Bones is smart and bold
Writer, poet and journalist Tré Ventour unpicks The Lovely Bones at Royal & Derngate… After being brutally murdered, fourteen-year-old schoolgirl Susie Salmon [...]