This year's Lumiere festival in Durham will feature an installation called 'Precious' created by Media Studies students from Durham Sixth Form Centre in collaboration with New Zealand company Storybox. Ellen Orange speaks to some of the students involved in the project to find out more.

The Great Train Songery, produced for TakeOver Festival in the National Railway Museum, is a different but brilliant was to bring some life to the artifacts of the museum.

Coal in the Garden, produced for Takeover Festival is a heart-warming exploration of childhood emotions and the difficulties of saying goodbye.

Getting involved in festivals can be a great way of getting experience in the industry and getting access to events, as I found out reviewing and volunteering at this year's Durham Book Festival.

This second blog instalment comes to you from a teal blue portacabin-box-office outside venue 13, at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Five star madness.

McGhie tried something new, but it was no victory

Justin did not miss a laugh - best comedian i've seen so far

We are hitting it harder with more shows, more interviews, and more ways to catch up with our content

Great sound, great visual, great band...but how long can that hold your attention?

Last night Opera North performed I am yours, Yours am I: An Operatic Immersion.

In Part One you looked at the planning that goes into reviewing Edinburgh Festival Fringe, but what do you do once you're actually there?