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21 May 2016
Gold Leadership - Co-ordinating the Gold Hub
In December 2015, I was asked to take on a co-ordinator on a new project funded by Trinity College London called 'Gold Hub'.
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21 May 2016
Interview with Ellie Walton and the ladies of 'Hu̇ Chu̇ Mari Udaan'
In the north-western state of Gujarat in India, there's a school, which is more of a centre or 'Open School' for girls and women to return to after they've been taken out of education for marriage.
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18 May 2016
Gold Arts Practice - production designing a short film
Ordinarily, my interests lie in screenwriting.
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16 May 2016
Interview with Sajeela Kershi
Sajeela Kershi, figurehead behind the inspired Immigrant Diaries has a daring new show in which she discusses Asian women and the so-called Islamic State.
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13 May 2016
Englistan - Riz Ahmed
A mixtape about the identity crises that are experienced by first- and second-generation immigrants.
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13 May 2016
How to...make the most of Brighton Fringe
Are you reporting from Brighton Fringe this month? Whether you're working as a reporter for Voice, writing for your own blog or reviewing for another magazine, here's a handy guide to get you started.
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11 May 2016
LJ Da Funk’s Anti-Fascist, Counter-Terrorist Comedy Orgy
This show rode on a wave of two successful elements – neither of which had much to do with the intended routine.
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10 May 2016
James Bennison: How to be a Supervillain
A work in progress with solid bones to satisfy every geek's urge to take over the world.
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10 May 2016
The Marked
It was hot, painfully hot in the Main House at The Warren. But, stunning production value prevailed.
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9 May 2016
Anti-White PC Manginas Activate!
This hard-hitting stand-up routine aimed to break down generalisations.
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9 May 2016
Owl Time
Fringe theatre. It proves a test of how best to express something, while using as few resources as possible.
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8 May 2016
Circumcision
The Fringe represents the arts on the fringes of taste. For many, this automatically means of the worse taste. To those, I say, Dave Chawner will prove you wrong.
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8 May 2016
The Sissy's Progress
A symbolic, interpretive performance, which, when it clicked, really clicked.
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7 May 2016
Echoes
A visceral, eye-opening, two-headed tale about the hypocrisy of power.
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7 May 2016
Hella Granger: Superstar
Is a show about music diminished by the absence of musical performances?
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4 April 2016
Oliviers 2016: Winners
Big news from this year's Olivier Awards which took place last night.
Comment posted on 20 June 2018
Yeah it's massively problematic and really irks me. While the body and identity politics are worth heeding - specifically that ITV have defended their position by saying that physical appearance is NOT a criterion on which contestants, which is incredibly difficult to believe - my issue with it is more overarching and something that Iain Stirling, the voice presenter, has addressed somewhat when he said Love Island is seen to 'dumb down' the nation. As opposed to dumbing down, I think it serves as an overwhelming indictment of the superficiality of modernity. It takes love and sex and places it on an economistic platform without regard for how the men and women - who are wildly segregated, be it by choice or not - take the experience differently. It is, however, heartening (if that's the right word) to see the viewing public rally against the more problematic (at the very least) behaviour. Prime of which is throwing camaraderie out of the window for self-serving sex and ill excuses for emotional infatuation. I have watched this season to fathom out the appeal and I've moved away from my previous allegation that it's as close as you can get to porn on primetime television and towards the view that its issues are, ironically, more complex. There's also the argument that bad television has value, something you can switch your mind off to watch, but I think the spectatorial appeal around Love Island is much more sordid than that.