culture

Stoker

Stylistic strangeness and brilliant acting – but don’t expect coherence, writes DANIEL ABATAN.

Review: Barry Douglas

This was much more than just a piano concert, writes HARRY DADSWELL.

A Guide To: Museums in Cambridge

Got a free afternoon? Why not do something a bit cultural for a change?

Holly’s Highlights: May Week

HOLLY STEVENSON’s guide to a cultural May Week.

Lucy Butterfield

LUCY BUTTERFIELD is a loner.

Culture Column 4: Tom Tryon

TOM TRYON writes a match report… on the opera.

Culture Column 3 – Cosmo Godfree

Cambridge’s musical deprivation is not all it seems, says COSMO GODFREE.

Debate: Student Reviewing Does More Harm Than Good

Are student reviews bad news? HARRY MICHELL and AMI JONES battle it out.

Top 5: Stage to Screen

Why do great plays so often flounder on film? What makes Amadeus better than Mamma Mia? Enter JAMIE MATHIESON.

Americanisms: What’s The Big Issue?

Do “Americanisms” bastardize our fair Queen’s English?

Holly’s Highlights: Week 1

After a week of being distracted by totty, HOLLY STEVENSON finds new ways to distract herself.

War Horse

JAMIE MATHIESON sends Spielberg’s equine epic to the knacker’s yard.

Holly’s Highlights Week 0

Marmite and cheese with Rodin, lime jelly with Cumberbatch: HOLLY STEVENSON shows you how to devour another week’s culture.

Sherlock

LUCY MUSSELWHITE sees Basil the Great Mouse Detective make his small screen debut.

Desperate Scousewives

Ey, ey, ey, LUCY MUSSELWHITE is frustrated, but she’s tryin’ to calm down, calm down, calm down.

Interview: Siana Bangura

ELISE MORTON talks to Siana Bangura about her surprising experience on Channel 4’s ‘Living with the Amish’.

What Happens On Tour…

GENEVIEVE GAUNT gives us a behind the scenes glimpse at the Pembroke Players’ Shakespeare tour in Japan, including Gaga-related antics and finding Japan’s smallest woman.

CB1 Poetry

‘Anything that is ‘Open Mic’ runs the risk of the mad, bad or sad of the creative arts taking their moment of glory.’ JESS MIDDLETON-PUGH braves the edgy artists at The Punter for some open mic poetry.

Interview: Cherry and Ruby

‘We do it to give a draw dropping, tantalising experience.’ EVIE PRICHARD talks to Burlesque performers CHERRY AND RUBY about sequins, french knickers and nudity.

Holly’s Highlights: Week 8

It’s week 8 – you’ve made it! Culture Editor HOLLY STEVENSON is here to guide you around the best events of the week, and give you a celebratory pat on the back.