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REVIEW: Inheritance by Malinda Lo

Posted on 7 December 2014 by Laura Brewis

Hodder Children’s Books Out now More information on Malinda Lo’s website Review by: Antonia Velikova It was all too late when I realised that I had set myself with the task of reviewing a book of a series I hadn’t … Continue reading →

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REVIEW: Yellow Wallpaper. Women and Mental Health: An Evening of Art, Performance, Music and Writing @ Star and Shadow Cinema

Posted on 21 November 2014 by Laura Brewis

Newcastle upon Tyne 11 November 2014 More about the Star and Shadow Cinema Review by: Antonia Velikova Yellow Wallpaper was definitely not what I expected. To be quite fair, I always seem to have expectations of exhibitions before I go … Continue reading →

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REVIEW: Lord of the Flies @ Theatre Royal

Posted on 11 November 2014 by Laura Brewis

Newcastle upon Tyne 5th November 2014 More information available on the Theatre Royal website Review by: Antonia Velikova When I walked into the theatre to see Lord of the Flies, I was expecting something that I would talk about for … Continue reading →

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Review: Whisper the Dead – The Lovegrove Legacy by Alyxandra Harvey

Posted on 3 November 2014 by Laura Brewis

Bloomsbury Out Now Alyxandra Harvey’s Official Website Review by: Antonia Velikova Alyxandra Harvey’s novels have always been extremely engaging and fascinating to read, so I will try my best to keep this review as far away from fanservice as humanely … Continue reading →

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REVIEW: Gone Girl

Posted on 16 October 2014 by Laura Brewis

Directed by: David Fincher Starring: Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Carrie Coon, Neil Patrick Harris, Kim Dickens Cert: 18, Running Time: 149 Minutes Gone Girl at the Tyneside Cinema Review by: Antonia Velikova I’m not exactly David Fincher’s number one fan. … Continue reading →

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REVIEW: The Wrong Side of the Galaxy by Jamie Thomson

Posted on 11 October 2014 by Laura Brewis

Orchard Books Out Now Jamie Thomson Official Website Review by: Antonia Velikova ‘Don’t judge a book by its cover’ is the phrase we’ve all heard. I’m shameless. I judge books by their covers constantly. Put spaceships, alien hands, stars, unknown … Continue reading →

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REVIEW: Pride

Posted on 25 September 2014 by Laura Brewis

Directed by: Matthew Warchus Starring: Dominic West, Imelda Staunton, Andrew Scott, Bill Nighy, Freddie Fox Certificate: 15 Running time: 120 min More Information on Pride at Tyneside Cinema REVIEW BY: ANTONIA VELIKOVA “Go see Pride immediately,” my friend from London messages … Continue reading →

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REVIEW: Cat On A Hot Tin Roof @ Northern Stage

Posted on 22 September 2014 by Laura Brewis

Newcastle Upon Tyne 18 September 2014 More information available at the Northern Stage website REVIEW BY: Antonia Velikova Cat on a Hot Tin Roof has always been peoples’ favourite Tennessee Williams play . Revived as a  joint production by Northern Stage, … Continue reading →

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CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF

Posted on 10 September 2014 by Laura Brewis

Northern Stage, Newcastle Friday 12 – Saturday 27 September PREVIEW BY ANTONIA VELIKOVA A blistering heat wave from Mississippi is coming to Tyne and Wear – and it’s bringing some bourbon, drama, and love along with it. Tennessee Williams’ Pulitzer Prize-winning … Continue reading →

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Hate by Alan Gibbons

Posted on 26 May 2014 by Laura Brewis

Indigo 10 April 2014 Available at Amazon BOOK REVIEW: ANTONIA VELIKOVA There is no better way to fight for a good cause than to do it with the right words. Books are powerful enough to change mindsets and shift realities; that … Continue reading →

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Fargo: Episode Four – ‘Eating the Blame’

Posted on 22 May 2014 by Laura Brewis

Channel 4 Cast: Martin Freeman, Billy Bob Thornton, Colin Hanks, Allison Tolman 11 May 2014 Runtime: 47 minutes TV REVIEW: ANTONIA VELIKOVA I have never been the Coens’ biggest fan. Fargo, the movie, and The Big Lebowski did not work … Continue reading →

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The Jokes I’m Most Fond Of … an Evening with Glenn Wool

Posted on 2 May 2014 by Laura Brewis

The Stand, Newcastle 27 April 2014  COMEDY REVIEW: ANTONIA VELIKOVA Glenn Wool’s show in Newcastle can only be described as an absolute sellout. The narrow corridors of The Stand were nearly bursting around the edges with the amounts of people … Continue reading →

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More Than This by Patrick Ness

Posted on 29 April 2014 by Laura Brewis

Walker Books Ltd. Available now on Amazon  BOOK REVIEW: ANTONIA VELIKOVA I have to say, I think I’ve developed some sort of immunity for any novel that is characterised as YA. Sure, the John Green hype did not pass me … Continue reading →

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Cinema Paradiso

Posted on 22 February 2014 by Laura Brewis

Dir: Giuseppe Tornatore Starring: Antonella Attili, Enzo Cannavale, Marco Leonardi, Philippe Noiret, Salvatore Cascio Cert: PG, 124 mins  REVIEW: ANTONIA VELIKOVA A special release commemorating the 25th anniversary of Giuseppe Tornatore’s 1988 classic Nuovo Cinema Paradiso or, as it is … Continue reading →

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Christiane Karam: Eastern Tapestries Album

Posted on 20 February 2014 by Laura Brewis

Label: Kaemusique Available now on Amazon or on iTunes  REVIEW BY: ANTONIA VELIKOVA At first you think you might know something about Eastern Music and its influence on musical culture all over the world. And then you discover Christiane Karam and her … Continue reading →

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NT Live: Coriolanus (2013)

Posted on 13 February 2014 by Laura Brewis

National Theatre Live Broadcast from the Donmar Warehouse Theatre, London 30 January 2014 Directed by: Josie Rourke Starring: Tom Hiddleston, Mark Gatiss, Hadley Fraser, Birgitte Hjort Sørensen, Deborah Findlay REVIEW: ANTONIA VELIKOVA The critically acclaimed chamber production of Coriolanus in the … Continue reading →

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Sherlock: His Last Vow

Posted on 9 February 2014 by Laura Brewis

Starring: BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH, MARTIN FREEMAN, AMANDA ABBINGTON, LARS MIKKELSEN BBC ONE 12 JANUARY 2014 REVIEW: ANTONIA VELIKOVA When given the task to write a feature on Sherlock, one does find themselves in an interesting conundrum. Just eleven days after it … Continue reading →

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Vicious: Christmas Special

Posted on 18 January 2014 by Laura Brewis

Cast: IAN MCKELLEN, DEREK JACOBI, IWAN RHEON, FRANCES DE LA TOUR Channel: ITV 27 DECEMBER 2013 Runtime: 26 MINUTES REVIEW: ANTONIA VELIKOVA I remember being very excited about ITV’s Vicious when I first heard it was in production. Derek Jacobi … Continue reading →

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Never Let Me Go

Posted on 15 January 2014 by Laura Brewis

Director: MARK ROMANEK Cast: CAREY MULLIGAN, ANDREW GARFIELD, KEIRA KNIGHTLEY Cert: 12A, 103 MINUTES REVIEW: ANTONIA VELIKOVA There’s a very peculiar feeling that overcomes you when you see Mark Romanek’s adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro’s Booker-shortlisted novel Never Let Me Go. … Continue reading →

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Writers

Posted on 25 March 2013 by admin

Our writers are great. You can read about them here. Phoebe Walker Phoebe Walker is currently completing an MSc in English Literature at the University of Edinburgh. A former Northern Writers’ Award winner, her poems are most recently published in … Continue reading →

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