Review: Bloody Poetry
The summer of 1816 holds a treasured place in the annals of English literary history. It marked the coming together of two of the nation’s foremost poets in Lake Geneva: Percy Bysshe Shelley and Lord George Byron, once famously described [...]
Review: The Bee
The Bee is a strangely entrancing piece of Japanese theatre about the transformation of a businessman, Ido, who returns home from work one day to discover that his wife and son have been taken hostage by escaped murderous convict, Ogoro. [...]
Interview: Sophie Thompson on She Stoops to Conquer
Sophie Thompson is just one of those utterly brilliant British actresses who pops up everywhere from Harry Potter to Eastenders and now in the National Theatre’s new production of She Stoops to Conquer. We meet in a special audio recording [...]
Vault festival’s punderful evening
If ever there was a lexically splendid way to spend a Sunday afternoon, this was it. Created by Ella Hickson and the Pun-Dits, Punt is comedy with a difference, and the clue is in the name. In an echoey Dickensian [...]
‘Travelling Light’ at the National Theatre – Interview
This week I met Damien Molony and Lauren O’Neil who star in the National Theatre’s new production, Travelling Light, written by Nicholas Wright. We meet in their press office overlooking the Thames. I was late. I had to run. I [...]
Interview with Doug Stanhope
You may be familiar with Doug Stanhope from Charlie Brooker’s Screenwipe or Newswipe or some other cleaning implement. But if that’s as far as it goes, shame on you: you should have pursued it further. He has three standup DVDs, [...]
Review: King’s Shakespeare Company with A Time-travelling Much Ado About Nothing
King’s College Chapel is always dazzling. It is even more dazzling when the front of it is transformed into a stage to showcase King’s Shakespeare Company’s (KSC) 1940s Much Ado About Nothing. Churchill’s 1945 victory speech, dapper RAF uniforms [...]
Review: Bloody Poetry
The summer of 1816 holds a treasured place in the annals of English literary history. It marked the coming together of two of the nation’s foremost poets in Lake Geneva: Percy Bysshe Shelley and Lord George Byron, once famously described [...]
Interview: Adrian Jackson of Cardboard Citizens
Cardboard Citizens are a ground-breaking company who use forum theatre as a way of combatting homelessness. Artistic director Adrian Jackson, who has led the company since its inception, explains that first and foremost, they use theatre ‘as a way of [...]
Review: The Bee
The Bee is a strangely entrancing piece of Japanese theatre about the transformation of a businessman, Ido, who returns home from work one day to discover that his wife and son have been taken hostage by escaped murderous convict, Ogoro. [...]
Interview: Sophie Thompson on She Stoops to Conquer
Sophie Thompson is just one of those utterly brilliant British actresses who pops up everywhere from Harry Potter to Eastenders and now in the National Theatre’s new production of She Stoops to Conquer. We meet in a special audio recording [...]
Review: Frankenstein
Frankenstein has been given all the elements to lure its audience. Its Hollywood Director, high profile cast and a literary classic guaranteed a sell-out and places a huge amount of pressure on the play. With the bar set so high, [...]
Review: The Rivals
KCL’s student theatre group The King’s Players make their first ever appearance at the Camden Fringe Festival this week with a performance of The Rivals, Richard Sheridan’s classic comedy of love, money and deceit. The action centres on the [...]
Review: The Mikado
The Mikado, written by Gilbert and Sullivan, was first performed in London in March 1885. In 2011, their classic comic opera has been brought to “London’s Little Opera House”, otherwise know as the King’s Head Theatre in Angel, performed [...]
Review: The Bee
The Bee is a strangely entrancing piece of Japanese theatre about the transformation of a businessman, Ido, who returns home from work one day to discover that his wife and son have been taken hostage by escaped murderous convict, Ogoro. [...]
Video: LSE water balloon attack results in clashes
Amateur footage obtained by London Student captures some of the attack on the LSESU Palestine Society, which was holding a peaceful demonstration at the time. You can read the story in full here.
ULU Elections 2012: Three Minutes With…Abs Hassanali
An interview with vice-presidential candidate Abs Hassanali. Click the ‘TV’ tab above to view videos for the other candidates. You can also see their manifestos at www.ulu.co.uk/elections
ULU Elections 2012: Three Minutes With…Ross Speer
An interview with vice-presidential candidate Ross Speer. Click the ‘TV’ tab above to view videos for the other candidates. You can also see their manifestos at www.ulu.co.uk/elections
Interview with The Manic Shine
The Manic Shine are a hot upcoming band. The band’s leader, Ozzie Rogers, hails from the LSE but has chosen the music industry, rather than finance, as his chosen career path.
The second sabbatical interview: an excerpt
In their second interview with London Student, Clare Solomon, ULU President, and Viktoria Szmolar, ULU Vice-President, discuss the current state of the student movement. This excerpt focuses on the momentum of student protest after the Christmas break.