The Barron Scriptwriting Competition is held every year. One young talented writer receives a cash prize and the chance to put on their own show at the theatre. This year, I was excited to review. I had heard how different each of the shows were, and as a fellow writer, I was eager to meet likeminded students (and suss out the competition of course). The lights dimmed and the first mini-show began. 4AM hospital, written by Buster Ratcliffe Van der Geest, told the story of two men in a...

As a Rocky  ‘virgin,’ I had no idea what to expect walking into this year’s staging of The   Rocky Horror Picture Show . I should have branded myself with a red ‘V’ as my fellow virgins had done, but was happy I hadn’t when a selection of them made their way up onto the Byre’s stage to perform their best orgasm.  “Have you ever fantasised about a Rocky character?” Ava Daniels, the show’s director (and the night’s host) asked the participants. As a glorious array of grunts and moans followed,...

It's almost been a year since Charlie XCX’s hit album  Brat  first graced our ears. What did the album mean? Did Brat  summer actually...