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 [...]
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 [...]
Royal Institution of Great Britain Christmas Lectures 2011 Review
Theatre tickets: £30/£20 junior; Library tickets: £6/£4 junior; BBC Four, December 27, 28, 29: free! Feast your eyes and ears on this year’s Ri Christmas Lecture series entitled Meet Your Brain, aired on BBC Four and recorded in front of [...]
POLARBEAR INTERVIEW: Play speaks to Internationally renowned spoken word artist Polarbear about his new show, Old Me
POLARBEAR INTERVIEW Play speaks to Internationally renowned spoken word artist Polarbear about his new show, Old Me This is Polarbear’s third full length performance piece – following RETURN- A Spoken Screenplay, and If I cover my nose you can’t see [...]
Review: Bridges and Balloons
Bridges and Balloons is a cheerful, inventive comedy from interdisciplinary theatre collective Imaginary Friends. Set in the claustrophobic world of a student house, it shines a light on the bonds linking the political and the personal in modern British society. [...]
Review: A Walk On Part
The diaries of Chris Mullin, MP and junior minister for the labour party, are brought vividly to life in this sharp, witty adaptation by writer Michael Chaplin. Kicking things off with a predictable blast of ‘Things can only get better’, [...]
Interview: Imaginary Friends
The new show from young theatre company Imaginary Friends is Bridges and Balloons, a new play which looks at the social and sexual politics of Britain today through the lens of life in a student house. I asked writers Rob [...]
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.