LIFESTYLE

Carmel Owen’s musical paints Monet in a new light that will make you go home and phone your loved ones On March 24, Charing Cross Theatre hosted the press night for new musical A Mirrored Monet. Written by composer, lyricist and dramatist Carmel Owen and directed by Christian Durham, this musical interpretation of Monet’s life is an immersive experience for audiences. Charing Cross Theatre is nestled directly underneath Charing Cross station in The Arches on Villiers Street –

Photo Credit: Sam Wall Courtney Barnett graced the stage at Sunderland’s Independent on Sunday 29 March as part of a small UK run celebrating her newly released album, Creature of Habit . Known for favouring intimate venues, Barnett once again proved why these settings suit her best—her Aussie quick wit, dry humour and storytelling filling the room with ease. With no support act to warm up the crowd, Barnett took to the stage earlier than expected—an appreciated eight thirty

They Will Kill You , a horror-comedy starring Zazie Beetz, Heather Graham, Tom Felton and Patricia Arquette, dropped in theatres last week, and I was lucky enough to see it beforehand—so here are my thoughts. The film follows Asia (Zazie Beetz), an ex-con who becomes a housekeeper in a New York City high-rise hotel, but naturally, nothing is as squeaky clean as it first appears. The narrative jumps through past and present, gradually revealing the events that have led to Asia

Photo Credit: Tristram Kenton On Thursday 19th March 2026, I attended my first ever opera, which was ‘Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro’ performed by Opera North. And, if I’m honest, I did not think that I would enjoy it, having opera never been an interest of mine, do I have a great appreciation for the talent of opera singers of coarse, but I never thought I would be the type of person who would sit and enjoy an opera but this one I enjoyed a whole lot. Now, the only opera t