Directed by Alex Ross Perry, an American director of a small number of lesser-known films, Listen Up Philip focuses on the young writer Philip Lewis Friedman from the point of publishing his first novel. Loosely based on the events of real life writer Philip Roth, the fictional Philip is selfish, egotistic, arrogant and at times harshly aggressive and denigrating towards those around him. Narrated by … Continue reading Review: Listen Up Philip
ÔÇ£Giving pussy to assholes makes them into c**tsÔÇØ. Whilst the above quote is not the most orthodox of ways to begin a review of a performance, it may be the only way of exemplifying the original style of comedy witnessed by several hundred people at St DavidÔÇÖs Hall, Cardiff last night at Reginald. D. HunterÔÇÖs national tour of ÔÇÿThe Man who attempted to do as … Continue reading Review: Reginald. D. Hunter, St David’s Hall
An eclectic mix of youth and experience combine in the New Theatre this week for OrbitÔÇÖs production of the timeless classic The Wizard of Oz. The award winning amateur theatre company which has been entertaining audiences for nearly half a century did not disappoint with their most recent production, pulling out all the stops to provide a heart-warming interpretation of the classic story. Based on … Continue reading Review: The Wizard of Oz, New Theatre
Beautiful chaos; two adjectives that are rarely, if not ever merged together in the same phrase to connote something positive. In spite of the oxymoron, the chaotic elegance of the Pirate of the CarabinaÔÇÖs ÔÇÿFlownÔÇÖ truly represented the chaotic splendour of circus. With personal anecdotes, tense, harmonic vocals and story-telling tight rope walkers, ÔÇÿFlownÔÇÖ can merely be described as a celebration of the surreal yet … Continue reading Review: Pirates of the Carabina’s- ‘Flown’, St David’s Hall.
ItÔÇÖs enough to make you cry angsty teen tears over your lack of life achievement. At the age of just 23, Charlie Lyne is editor of UK film blog Ultra Culture, home entertainment columnist for The Guardian and a contributor for the BBCÔÇÖs The Film Programme. Last year saw the release of his debut film Beyond Clueless, a film documenting every teen movie hit and … Continue reading Interview: Charlie Lyne – Beyond Clueless
DESIGN TEAM In 2015/16 we are keen to continue the great work of our design team at Quench. If you are passionate about design and believe you have the imagination to create layouts that jump off the page then apply by sending a cover letter to editor@quenchmag.co.uk┬áby Saturday 30th┬áMay detailing: your motivations for applying what you believe you could bring to the team your current … Continue reading We’re Recruiting for 2015/16!
From its humble beginnings in 2004, ├Æran M├│rÔÇÖs a Play, a Pie & a Pint series has enjoyed massive success the world over, and itÔÇÖs easy to see why. Featuring at domestic festivals such as Edinburgh and Brighton, and as far afield as Tasmania and Alaska, the Glasgow-born combination of the culinary and the cultural has piqued the interest of international audiences, including – on … Continue reading Review: Leviathan, Sherman Theatre
A sense of self and individual identity is something that all of us take for granted. But what would happen if this was suddenly taken away? In the fight for survival, working class widow Ella Gericke is forced to adopt her husbandÔÇÖs identity during Nazi Germany in this captivating piece of modern theatre, Man To Man. The audience are transported through the 20th century from … Continue reading Review: Man To Man, Weston Studio.
Minutes before the play began, I walked into the Sherman theatre finding myself in the pleasant surroundings of a few dozen people who, like myself were all anxiously waiting for Peter DoranÔÇÖs ÔÇÿGRAVÔÇÖ to begin. Upon reading that the show was solely performed by one man, I was not sure what to expect. But as the play began I knew that I would be partaking … Continue reading Review: GRAV, Sherman Theatre
Whether you are looking for some new inspiration to mix things up in the kitchen, or just enjoylooking through reams of drool-worthy photos of food, exploring food blogs can be a great way to unleash your inner foodie. ┬áCiara Rafter gives us the lowdown on the rise of food bloggers and some examples of blogs to check out for yourself. Food blogs are pretty … Continue reading The Rise of Food Bloggers
This may sound like a disparate collection of potentially rather unpleasant experiences, but in fact, itÔÇÖs a small insight into a burgeoning band of individuals with some refreshingly genuine interests at heart. Dafydd Haine explores the impressive, decisive rise of CardiffÔÇÖs microbreweries and craft beer community. In the two years or so since IÔÇÖve been living here, Cardiff seems to have exponentially increased its appeal … Continue reading Rebels and Dogs, Pipes and BrainsÔǪ
This month the Quench team headed to one of the cities latest dining hot-spots, Apple Jacks: American Diner Deluxe. Promising to offer some of the best US dishes this side of the Atlantic, all creatively infused with a gastronomic twist, there was no doubt that the States had to be the next stop on our gourmet exploration. So grab your cowboy boots, don the stars … Continue reading Quench Food Evening: Apple Jacks
Finally … someone gets it right The city-builder genre in video games, while relatively niche, has been one of the most competitive and controversial areas in the industry. There have been games released worthy of being deemed classics while others have tried to do something unique but ultimately have fallen flat on their faces. Not since the timeless Sim City 4 could we say that … Continue reading Cities Skylines: Review
The Act One production of Translations was hosted at Llanover Hall, Canton, not far from student darling Chapter, in the cold evenings of mid-March. The British flags pasted over the doorway upon entrance might have fooled you into thinking you were entering a patriotic, pro-British play, but you couldnÔÇÖt be further from the truth. Written in 1980 by Irish playwright Brian Friel, Translations is a … Continue reading Performance in Review: Translations
Antiquity has never felt so alive Crusader Kings┬áII┬árealised in 2012 is a strategy RPG game developed by Paradox studios. The game allows you to take the role of a ruler of any region within Europe, parts of Africa and Western Asia along with any other regions that you unlock through the use of DLC or mods at various points in time. With the time period … Continue reading Crusader Kings II Review
A Small Review for a Small Game Game Dev Tycoon is a business simulation game that allows you to play as a video game developer. Starting out in your garage with only a few thousand dollars you must grow your company and your game portfolio to try and expand your company and become the number one game developer in the world. Beginning in the 1980s … Continue reading Game Dev Tycoon Review
“You’ve met with a terrible fate haven’t you?” I have, and it’s never been better… Round and round, the whirligig of time brings us back to the year 2000. People unboxed their new copies of The Legend of Zelda Majora’s Mask, expecting an enjoyable yet similar follow up to Ocarina of Time.┬á No one could have expected the strange new journey that lay within the … Continue reading Majora’s Mask 3D: Review
We at Quench have decided we want to share what we know with anybody at Cardiff University.┬áSo in the spirit of helping to improve everybody’s CV (and also hopefully, improving the calibre of contributions we get from some of you) we’re going to be conducting some workshops. And these will be completely free. Photography Our third┬áworkshop will teach you the basics of photography. We’ll focus … Continue reading Quench Workshops: Photography
Laughing gas has become more than a drug, itÔÇÖs now a commodity that businesses are built upon. And despite pressure from local government and the police, business is booming. Jason Roberts investigates. For as long as humans have known about nitrous oxide, theyÔÇÖve used it as a recreational drug. Discovered in the late 18th century by Sir Joseph Priestley, the chemist Humphrey Davy attempted to … Continue reading Funny Business
For those of you who arenÔÇÖt aware, Get Inuit are a funky indie-pop quartet from Kent. TheyÔÇÖre pretty fresh and are tipped to be one of the hottest newcomers of 2015. The ingeniously titled 001 is a four track package of fun hooks and catchy lines which are bound to get you bopping your head at the very least. EP opener, ÔÇÿDress of BubblewrapÔÇÖ is … Continue reading EP: Get Inuit – 001
