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SOAS Drama presents: Spring Awakening

SOAS Drama presents: Spring Awakening

Teens, sex, music, dance and… a dystopic society? Frank Wedekind’s Spring Awakening (1891) premiered in 1906 Berlin amidst a climate of rising feminist movements in Germany. Anarchist and political activist Emma Goldman praised the show for addressing pertinent social issues around youth and sexuality: More boldly than any other

The Lady Dandies of the DRC come to SOAS: An Exhibition Review

The Lady Dandies of the DRC come to SOAS: An Exhibition Review

By Khadija Kothia, BA History On the first floor of the Brunei Gallery, The Lady Dandies of the DRC have come to SOAS.Dressed in flamboyant and vibrant glory, the ladies stride confidently, overwhelming the canvassed frames they’re enclosed within. This is very much central to the story of

Call Me By Your Name

Call Me By Your Name

Reviewed by George Loftus, BA History 2hr 12min, currently playing in Cinemas There is a scene in Luca Guadanigno’s film Call Me By Your Name in which the two main characters, Elio (Timothee Chalamet) and Oliver (Armie Hammer), stop and consider a World War One monument. Situated within one

Oslo, Harold Pinter Theatre, review: The calm before the storm

Oslo, Harold Pinter Theatre, review: The calm before the storm

By Sumayyah Daisy Lane, BA History 5/5 stars 1993. The world is watching. Two enemies stand across from one another about to make history, and yet only a handful of people know the story of how they got there. This Tony-award winning play is that story, depicting the tension

Review: The Bow Belly at Bloomsbury Farmers’ Market

Review: The Bow Belly at Bloomsbury Farmers’ Market

By Lucy McCall With a motto like “delicious food filled with joy to make your belly happy”, how could I resist digging in to some warming, scrumptious and soul-satisfying food from The Bow Belly on a wintry Thursday lunchtime? After spending my morning slowly turning into an icicle in the

The Disaster Artist - a masterpiece about a disasterpiece

The Disaster Artist - a masterpiece about a disasterpiece

Movies about movies are hardly new, but The Disaster Artist is something special. Much of this stems from its obedience to and sheer love of the source material, a memoir by Greg Sestero about the making of The Room. For the uninitiated, The Room is a tragic story about betrayal,

Thor: Ragnarok - a fresh pair of eyes on tired material

Thor: Ragnarok - a fresh pair of eyes on tired material

By Azeem Rajulawalla Another year, another Marvel movie (or three). Luckily for us, Thor: Ragnarok is a crowd-pleaser that doesn’t feel weighed down by the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s 16 preceeding films. What distinguishes this film is its director Taika Waititi, the New Zealander best known for recent indie