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 [...]
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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 [...]
Why Walter Tull is still a hero today
Tre Ventour reflects on the continuing impact of Walter Tull… Three months into 2018 and evidence of the importance of Black history is everywhere. From the success of [...]
Some cultural highlights ahead
Tre Ventour looks at some of the stand out cultural events coming up… Cinema – Errol Flynn (April – May) There is no shortage of greatness to hit the Errol Flynn [...]
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 [...]
Love from a Stranger is slick and cinematic
Tre Ventour reviews Love from a Stranger at the Royal Theatre Northampton… After Cecily Harrington (Helen Bradbury) breaks her engagement to Michael Lawrence (Justin [...]
Falling in love with Hamlet again
Tre Ventour’s review of the RSC’s touring Hamlet at Royal & Derngate… Written by William Shakespeare and directed by Simon Godwin, this is Hamlet, a [...]
Cilla the musical is epic theatre
Tre Ventour saw Cilla Black the Musical at Royal and Derngate, Northampton… Liverpool in the 1960s. Everyone had a story about Cilla Black. You couldn’t walk into any [...]
The amazing adventures of Walter Tull
Tre Ventour examines the life and times of Water Tull… Today, there are numerous black footballers being adored by fans and earning millions of pounds in the British [...]