The Mary Wallopers are a band with the devil on their side. Launched into cult popularity through their lockdown gigs, their soul-sold musicianship and barnstorming live shows mean that word is spreading amongst those in the know. This is… Continue Reading
Gerda (Natisha Williams) and Kaj (Joey Hickman) are the best of friends, wandering around Copenhagen picking flowers and preparing for summer. When Kaj’s grandmother (Stephanie Mueller) warns them of the Snow Queen lingering late in the season, Kaj is… Continue Reading
It’s Christmas Eve and young Claire (Mae Mundo) is getting excited by the promise of the following day. Her overworking Mother, (Patrycja Kujawska), is more interested in her phone, making constant calls on behalf of her HR company. Claire’s… Continue Reading
From clips of quaint countryside traditions to flirtatious paganism and sudden bouts of crowd violence, Paul Wright’s 2017 film Arcadia took a coruscating flashlight to British people’s relationship with the land. Sewn together from a scouring of 100 years of… Continue Reading
Craig Edwards appears behind a metal bathtub, apparently stark naked with just the tub to cover his dignity. He explains that unfortunately, Howard Coggins, due to appear as Winston Churchill, is ill. It is left to Edwards himself, the… Continue Reading
We are in Ancient Greece, the cave of Medusa and her Gorgon sisters. A world of heroes and beasts, of gods and mortals. Beheaded by Perseus, Medusa’s head is strapped to the shield of the goddess Athena, and from… Continue Reading
Mal has a lot to deal with. Growing up in Buckfastleigh in South Devon, her life should be one of youth in a rural idyll. However, as many who lived out their early lives in the outlying towns of… Continue Reading
A weekend of world-class music is back at the Downs, this time in the guise of Forwards Festival. Any suggestion of slow ticket sales beforehand is negated as throngs of revellers burst through the turnstiles, ready for one last… Continue Reading