SATIRE: How to feel rich during quarantine
You only need to put yourself in the shoes of socialite Emeliva Howawante to see the richer side of quarantine living
The Future of Satire
‘The beauty of satire is that, by its nature it offends and so demonstrates the lines which free speech should be wary of crossing.’ Natasha Voase breaks down the beauty of satire and its many uses.
Satire: The Guide to Isolation
Everything is terrible right now. There seems little point in pretending otherwise. If you watch the news, you’re immediately sent into a spiral of...
SATIRE: 2020 Visions
In my dream, it is morning. I get out of bed and go into the kitchen to make breakfast. Nothing is wrong. As the...
SATIRE: Bullying: An Underrated Art form in Crisis
Seeing as we live in an age of fake news and misinformation, I thought I’d start this week with a bit of good old-fashioned...
SATIRE: Balls, Balls, Balls!
A poisonous, horrible atmosphere. A culture of bullying and backstabbing. No sense of direction and no idea who you can trust. No, I’m not...
Punch and BoJo
What happens to satire when politics is already a joke?
Review: F*@king Hell
Political satire makes make Brexit the most interesting it has been for years in Tasha Saunders’s biting new comedy.
Webtrash
We live in a society that values things that are quick to buy, quick to use, and quick to dispose of.
Hogarth: Place and Progress
Prostitution, criminality, madness, lust, and squalor. William Hogarth’s collection of paintings and prints at the Sir John Soane’s Museum satirize 18th century urban crudities through graphic pictorial dramatizations and dark wit.
How to spot a Northerner – a handy guide
We’ve all heard legends of them. The mythical, aggressively friendly, Greggs-eating species of humans that populates the hills and valley of the uppermost reaches...
The world’s in dissarhea: the sillier side of life
Turn on the news, open up the paper and prepare to enjoy the strangest show of all – the real world.
Chris Grayling has really outdone himself this time!
Chris Grayling has awarded a freight ferry contract… to a company that owns no ferries.
The Actor’s Nightmare Review – “a high octane sprint through an abominable nocturnal dystopia”
Mercury Theatre Productions' venture into theatrical hell is impressive, but the length of the production lets it down