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Debut Poets Dominate The Shortlist For The Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize 2020

Celebrating the Prize’s 15th anniversary the Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize recalls its namesake thanks to the dominance of young and experimental poets showcased on its shortlist each of whom are in the running for the £30,000 Prize. From Jay Bernard whose collection Surge addresses black radical British history against the backdrop of the Grenfell… Read More Debut Poets Dominate The Shortlist For The Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize 2020

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Reading The Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize 2020 Longlist: On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous is about Little Dog, his grandmother and mother. The novel is written as a letter from the son to mother, however it is never meant to be read by as she never learnt to read. The story wanders through their intertwined life stories. We see Lan, Little Dog’s grandmother, during… Read More Reading The Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize 2020 Longlist: On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

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Author Tim Lebbon digs up his macabre writing roots ahead of the publication of his new novel Eden

This week I will post a review of the horror novel Eden. I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to ask the author, Tim Lebbon to write a guest post for my blog. So what did I want to know? What made him want to write horror? Here’s how it all started….Enjoy! Whenever I’m… Read More Author Tim Lebbon digs up his macabre writing roots ahead of the publication of his new novel Eden

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Horror Channel UK has such sights to show you with the HELLRAISER Trilogy

“We have such sights to show you…” Horror Channel has a cracking line up this April. Not only do they have they have Vengeance season starting on the 4th April and the Classic Sci-fi Weekend on the 11th/12th April. In addition to those cinematic delights, on Fridays in April, Horror Channel UK brings to you… Read More Horror Channel UK has such sights to show you with the HELLRAISER Trilogy

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Bring the Theatre to your living room: Watch plays from The National Theatre Live for free on YouTube every Thursday

From Thursday 2 April, a number of productions previously screened in cinemas globally as a part of National Theatre Live will be made available to watch via the National Theatre’s YouTube channel. The first production to be broadcast as part of NATIONAL THEATRE AT HOME will be Richard Bean’s One Man Two Guvnors featuring a… Read More Bring the Theatre to your living room: Watch plays from The National Theatre Live for free on YouTube every Thursday

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Shakespeare on the Sofa: The Globe announces new digital content, free films, Mark Rylance’s ‘Shakespeare Walks’, and online support for students.

Shakespeare’s Globe has been preparing a raft of new digital content to continue to engage its audiences with Shakespeare’s works. Shakespeare & Love in Isolation will see artists, in times of solitude and from their place of sanctuary, sharing some of the greatest words ever written. The series will be released as soon as possible,… Read More Shakespeare on the Sofa: The Globe announces new digital content, free films, Mark Rylance’s ‘Shakespeare Walks’, and online support for students.

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An interview with Nicholas Vince ahead of Horror Channel’s broadcast of HELLRAISER and HELLRAISER II

Nicholas Vince, who played the Chatterer Cenobite, reflects on tackling monsters, his new one-man show and his love of Vincent Price. Horror Channel are broadcasting HELLRAISER and HELLRAISER II: HELLBOUND. How does it feel being part of such an iconic franchise? I feel extremely fortunate. And I’m grateful to Horror Channel for screening the films,… Read More An interview with Nicholas Vince ahead of Horror Channel’s broadcast of HELLRAISER and HELLRAISER II

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Reading The Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize 2020 Longlist: LOT by Bryan Washington

As a reader wanders through the pages of LOT they find themselves reading stories that allow them to glance a tender yet uncompromising vista of American neighbourhoods. Bryan Washington uses the back drop of Houston, Texas to beautifully capture the different shades of being that create the canopy of humanity within a city. You can… Read More Reading The Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize 2020 Longlist: LOT by Bryan Washington

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Exclusive interview: The Soska Sisters on the UK Premiere of their film Vendetta as part of The Vengeance Season on Horror Channel UK

Ahead of Horror Channel’s UK TV premiere of VENDETTA (part of the VENGEANCE season), the Soska Sisters reflect on their life-long love of wrestling, getting revenge, and their next, long-waited original film BOB. You’re back on Horror Channel. Excited? Jen: Deliriously. We love the Horror Channel! It’s our favourite place to be. Thank you for… Read More Exclusive interview: The Soska Sisters on the UK Premiere of their film Vendetta as part of The Vengeance Season on Horror Channel UK

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Vengeance Season on Horror Channel: An action-packed movie line-up to take you through April

April is a wicked month on Horror Channel as cops and villains fight it out in the VENGEANCE SEASON, a hard-hitting violent action collection which includes the UK TV premieres of the Soska Sister’s all-male maelstrom of mayhem, VENDETTA, starring Dean Cain and Paul ‘Big Show’ Wight, and the fight-to-the death revenge thriller BLOOD OUT,… Read More Vengeance Season on Horror Channel: An action-packed movie line-up to take you through April

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