By Maxwell Modell This year was my first year at the Edinburgh Fringe festival and seeing as I had no expectation going in it could be argued that everything was a surprise. However, with some shows, I knew what I was going to get, this particularly tends to be the case with the big shows containing famous performers as they are a known quantity to … Continue reading The 3 Biggest Surprises of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2017
ÔÇ£One of my rules was that I would not put any events into the book that had not already happened in what James Joyce called the ÔÇ£nightmareÔÇØ of history ÔǪ God is in the details, they say. So is the Devil.ÔÇØ Margaret Atwood. ┬á Since its publication in 1985 The HandmaidÔÇÖs Tale has been considered one of the most influential pieces of dystopian fiction and … Continue reading The Scary Reality of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’
by Maxwell Modell The Edinburgh Fringe festival is not just an event, it is the event. It is possibly the biggest draw for the performing arts community every year, with the calendars of fans and performers alike blocked off for the period of August. 2017 marks the 70 annual Edinburgh Fringe festival and is set to be the biggest yet. Last yearÔÇÖs festival consisted of … Continue reading Review: Creatives at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2017
By Nadine Pinnock CardiffÔÇÖs vegan scene is soon to be spruced up for the sweet-tooths. Blanche is a 100% vegan bakery, owned and run by Amy-Rose Hopkins and Remed Aran. They have successfully crowd-funded for the opening of a brand new Roath-based bakery and coffee shop. ThatÔÇÖs right, Cardiff vegans can soon indulge in a wide range of cakes, cookies and other delectable sweet treats. … Continue reading Blanche: Cardiff’s First 100% Vegan Caf├®
A little while ago Quench was invited to try out the new Summer menu at Chapel 1877, one of CardiffÔÇÖs most picturesque restaurants. Situated in the middle of the Cardiff food bubble on Churchill Way, Chapel offers locally sourced, mouth-watering dishes with a sumptuous dining experience. On a warm July evening, we were thrilled to hear that ChapelÔÇÖs new menu focuses on seasonal appropriate food … Continue reading Review: Chapel 1877’s Summer Menu
We have seen a lot of Spider-Men on the big screen, and by now we all know how the story goes. We know Peter Parker well – he’s a science nerd, a somewhat awkward teenager with a burning crush on Mary Jane Watson and we know he’s a misfit by day and a web-wielding crime fighter by night. And we all remember Tobey Maguire (the … Continue reading Review: Spider-Man: Homecoming
Last week I had the ultimate privilege of seeing the 25 year strong Blink-182. Supporting them on this tour are the Front Bottoms and Frank Turner and The Sleeping Souls.Sadly, in true university student style I ended up late to the Motorpoint arena, which still had a queue wrapping half way around the building by the time the first act had started, resulting … Continue reading Blink 182 Live Review- Cardiff Motorpoint Arena
EverybodyÔÇÖs favourite pirate Jack Sparrow is back with another Pirates of the Caribbean franchise film. This time ÔÇô thank the lord ÔÇô the Turner family is back in the picture, as Elizabeth and WillÔÇÖs son, Henry, seeks PoseidonÔÇÖs Trident. This magical artefact is meant to break all ÔÇÿcurses of the seaÔÇÖ, thus Henry pursues it to break his fatherÔÇÖs curse from the Flying Dutchman (avid … Continue reading Review: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
By Nadine Pinnock In the previous month Cardiff saw the launch of the shiny new rewards app ÔÇô Memberoo. Leaving behind the loyalty cards of the past, Memberoo allows you to collect points across many different eateries across Cardiff and beyond. Calling all bargain-savvy students, a quick visit to the App Store could result in rewards and treats worth indulging in. That pint at 29 … Continue reading Memberoo Loyalty App Launch at Science Cream
Robbie Williams can entertain me anytime he likes after the amazing show he performed. On the 21st of June at the Principality Stadium, Robbie Williams wowed Welsh fans with his old hits as well as new tunes. ÔÇÿThe Son of WalesÔÇÖ gave an outstanding show which outshined any other concert I have been to ÔÇô and IÔÇÖve been to many! Williams reminded us all how … Continue reading REVIEW: Robbie Williams – The Heavy Entertainment Show
7 series and 160 episodes later, hit television series Pretty Little Liars had finally concluded with a finale that had everybody talking, tweeting, Facebooking and even Instagramming. Quench contributors Sarah Harris and Jessica Bragg wrote their thoughts on the long awaited final episode of I.Marlene King’s multi-award winning drama series. But be warned, spoilers ahead. The series finale made the best of a very complicated … Continue reading SPOILER Review: Pretty Little Liars Finale
Who couldnÔÇÖt love Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2? Especially that opening sequence, recapturing everything you loved about the first film ÔÇô fantastic music, action-packed space battles and stunning visuals! The next instalment sees Peter and the gang working as heroes for hire but when Rocket steals batteries, it evokes the wrath of the Sovereign. This causes the Guardians to crash onto a planet where … Continue reading Review: Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol.2
by Maria Mellor┬á Sitting in the theatre waiting for the show to start, you can get a sense of what this play is about. Apart from the buddy I brought to watch it with me, there was hardly another man in sight. Regardless of gender, both of us came out at the end saying how much we loved it! The one woman show starred Jodie … Continue reading Review: Shirley Valentine at the New Theatre
Whilst he is commonly known as a director and writer, I believe that King of X meets Y film-making, Edgar Wright, might as well be called a genre mixologist. His films never fit exactly into one category, blending together to create something that, for me at least, is pretty much always perfect. With a resume including the comedy-meets-zombie horror of Shaun of the Dead or … Continue reading Review: Baby Driver
Pure and poignant: London GrammarÔÇÖs new album release reminded us they still mean business and proved that Truth isnÔÇÖt the only beautiful thing – their new music is also gorgeous. Hippodrome Nightclub, Kingston-upon-Thames 21:00, Monday 12th┬áJune 2017 After three and a half years since their platinum debut album, If You Wait, it had been a while since London Grammar had performed new songs live. Lead … Continue reading Review: London Grammar, Truth Is A Beautiful Thing Concert
Alexandre Pr├®vert takes the audience of the Church of St. Edward through a journey of music and poetry. ÔÿàÔÿàÔÿàÔÿàÔÿå By Andrea Gaini The duo, music and poetry, is a very powerful one. The first clears up your mind of any thoughts and worries filling it with peace and tranquillity. The second stimulates your neurons to look at the world through the eyes of the writer … Continue reading ALEXANDRE PR├ëVERT – A JOURNEY OF MUSIC AND POETRY REVIEW
Alt-JÔÇÖs first two albums cemented their reputation as being one of the freshest sounding UK groups of the decade, producing solid hits such as ÔÇÿBreezeblocksÔÇÖ and ÔÇÿLeft Hand FreeÔÇÖ. Their third album, Relaxer, retains their signature sound but lacks the direction of their previous offerings. Opening single ÔÇÿ3WWÔÇÖ is a fantastically moody track which takes its time in reaching a catchy crescendo. It seems to … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Alt J- RELAXER
The Apocalypse Fire revolves around the Skoptsy, a dark and mysterious Russian religious cult. The Skoptsy seeks to amass genuine religious artefacts which justify a mass suicide at the site of the CatharsÔÇÖ 13th Century last stand, Le Chateau de Montsegur. Ava – a former Secret Intelligence Service agent now working as an archaeologist at the British Museum – is swiftly recruited into the top … Continue reading Review: The Apocalypse Fire
Chapter Arts Centre‘s season last month, Girls Like Us,┬ágave us a ‘glimpse into the world of wartime propaganda filmmaking, … showing some of the best of British films that aided the war effort.’ Lucy Sanderson reviews the 1943 classic The Gentle Sex. – The irony of The Gentle Sex (1943) is palpable from the moment the cross-stitched film titles prelude the opening with the quote … Continue reading Review: The Gentle Sex
One of the signs of a really good play is that it manages to remain relevant years after it is first performed. Arthur MillerÔÇÖs timeless 1953 play has done exactly this. As the play develops with untiring intensity it becomes uncomfortably apparent that a lot of the issues explored are still prevalent in todayÔÇÖs society. The Crucible is based on the Salem witch trials which … Continue reading Review: The Crucible, New Theatre
