"Evocative intimacy entices both artists and viewers." Amrita Sura explores Renaissance portrayals of the Nativity scene.

Lucy Atkinson explores 'the unspoken love that runs through a household like the Royles — messy, sarcastic, loyal and deeply familiar' in the BBC's 1999 Christmas special of The Royle Family ...

Hell is other people!” Ha Trang Pam explores the philosophical undertones of Jean-Paul Sartre’s existentialist play, No Exit ...

Kitschy and Christmas go hand in hand’. Martha Thornycroft explores why Brits love a Christmas jumper so much.

"I realized that my experience as an American shaped by Latino influences was unusual even among other Americans..." Atlas Thomchick explores the meaning of cross-cultural connections and what that ...

"Harry Potter plays a quintessential part in the perfect cosy Christmas" - Milly Evans offers a chapter-by-chapter breakdown of the significance of Christmas in the Harry Potter series.

Stage Contributor Emily Hatwell thoroughly enjoys 12 South Theatre Company’s college panto at St Cuthbert’s Society ...

In a cramped kitchen we made for two, you’re pulling your hair back and whistling,' begins Natasha Ranawake's poem about the tensions of a dinner date.

By. A choral work is often felt to be best suited for performance within a site of historical and religious significance, and DUCS’ concert at Newcastle Cathedral is ...

Stage Editor Alex Roy and Stage Reviewer Ralph Hargreaves discuss their differing opinions on pantomimes at Christmas ...

With my growing arms around your shoulders. A carnival of warm winter memories,' Kashish Fatima's poem explores memories of childhood Christmases.

"I am a self-proclaimed Christmas...disliker (if that even constitutes a word)". From Budapest to Vienna, Travel Editor Anjali Pathak describes how to escape the over-the-top festivities in favour of ...