Throughout my experience I have seen some extraordinary pieces of theatre. Some performances have...
Author - GemmHirst
It’s a Hair raising experience on the BBC
Hair (or The Great British Cut Off as I like to call it is) back for a new series. The standards...
Theatre and audience meet in the middle
From reading about a trial called Pay What You Decide that was launched by Stockton’s ARC theatre;...
How to keep your skin clear during exams
It’s exam time for us students, which means a lack of sleep, routines turned upside down and...
Looking good in sports wear
Deciding to take up the sport of cycling and going to the gym, I had been wearing jogger bottoms...
BAFTA Television Awards 2015
Sunday saw the 2015 House of Fraser British Academy Television Awards, at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane...
The return of BBC comedy W1A
This week, back at Central London Headquarters New BBC Broadcasting House, Central London we...
What message is Disney sending to women?
Disney is known for putting magic in the hearts of children all around the world. Never mind magic...
The Oscars 2015 – the lowdown
So it was big night for all you Kettle readers who are fans of film, with some of the greatest...
Psychodermabrasion: Review
“The colour of skin betrays the secrets of the inner constitution” (Michelle Lovric). This is part...
Anything Goes when it comes to a musical
“Anything Goes” – That is how I feel when it comes to musicals, since the...
Twitter acknowledges demand for in-app video messaging
6,000 tweets are sent a second and now the app that we use to find out what our friends and...
The BBC Music Awards 2014
For those of you music lovers out there and we know that there are a lot of you. Then you would...
Why studying an arts subject can open doors for your career
The Education Secretary, Nicky Morgan, has argued that students studying arts subjects will...
Interview: Kiki Lovechild – Silent Clown
Gemma Hirst speaks to Kiki, a silent clown from London who is best known for his amazing...
Band Aid: Is there any point?
Following the news that 30 questionable music artists are craving some more attention in the media...
Social Craze: Daily Mail Sandwich
The Daily Mail published the headline “Is There No One Left In Britain Who Can Make A Sandwich?”...
Should Nicole Scherzinger be allowed on the West End stage?
Have you ever heard of Julia Andrews featuring in a gusset thrusting pop music video? Didn’t think...
The story behind the #TWelfie craze
Having not covered the social craze in a while (I know you all missed me) I was intrigued to see...
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Sunderland University
Think you know everything about Sunderland and its University?