The Verse’s Gem Turner reviews Intronauts at The Old Market in Brighton on 10th November 2018. Inspired by 60’s sci-fi classics such as Spielberg’s Inner Space and comic strip ‘Numb Skulls’, Intronauts is a production which combines puppetry, actors in character and visual screens, bringing them all to life. The […]
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The Verse’s Ida Hansen lets us know what she thought of The Greatest Showman sing along on 21st October 2018. On Sunday 21st October the first event in a series of events organized by South coast Conferences and the Brighton Student’s Union took place at the Sallis Benney Theatre at […]
The Verse’s Kerrie Draghi tells us what she thinks of the author Gillian Flynn and her strong female characters. Author of Sharp Objects, Dark Places and Gone Girl, Gillian Flynn writes unlikeable women. Her female characters are damaged, dysfunctional, vengeful and sometimes murderous. I’ve watched a lot of ‘vengeful women’ […]
The Verse’s Allie Jackson reviews the Gilmore Girls revival ‘A Year in the Life’ from 2016. Quick wit, pop culture references, and a crazy town mayor. Not much has changed in the town of Star Hollows, except everyone’s a little older and the quality of the filming has improved of […]
The Verse’s Hannah Kent tells us what she thought of Jessica Jones‘ series on Netflix Female Superheroes; perfectly styled women, clad in tight spandex and barely dressed. These characters should empower and inspire young girls and women. Instead, they are undeniably over sexualised objects manufactured for the male gaze. But a […]