Joanne Blunt

A thought-provoking and stimulating story of a world in which climate change has forced all of humanity to change how they live, Rising Tides by Emma White rises highest when it focuses on the personal relationships borne out on stage. Despite the play’s setting, a near-future Earth where climate...

Student-written theatre has never been finer than in Emma White’s Infectious. The two woman play is punchy, hilarious, and heart-breaking, and on multiple occasions through its one hour run time had its audience in fits of laughter, followed closely by tears. The story is effectively a monologue by Jessica,...

Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again is a feminist play and political satire by Alice Birch which analyses the role of women in society, and the ways in which we can revolutionise such roles. This production struck me as being shockingly relevant to today’s society, particularly with the current political...

With minimalistic set and lighting designs, Contractions relies on the strong performances of the two leads and Mike Bartlett’s darkly humorous script to create a thoroughly engaging, enjoyable narrative regarding individual privacy and freedom in the corporate world. For the entire play, the set consists of little more than...

I popped down to the New Theatre in the first week of university to lend a hand. Three years later, with 10 Technical Director (TD) credits, I think I can say I was bitten by the backstage bug. In a nutshell, the role encompasses looking after all technical aspects...

43 year old Tim Peake from Chichester, West Sussex became the first British man in space having blasted off at 11:03 GMT on 15th December from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. The Soyuz capsule docked with the International Space Station at 17:34 GMT and, after 3 and a half hours of...

Impact Science takes a look at the science and technology news from October. Wifi Walkways– 14th October Virgin Media are currently trialling a new scheme to incorporate wireless signals under public footpaths. The trial has begun in Chesham, which has an average population of 21,000 people and has a...