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Preview: Princess Chloe’s Variety Gala
Princess Chloe’s Variety Gala – Kings Theatre, Southsea Monday 2nd January 7.30pm A fund raising gala is being held by Kings Theatre in order to raise money for Chloe Challoner, aged ten, who a year ago was diagnosed with a…
Interview: Hollyoaks star returns to Pompey for panto
Joining me in one of the royal boxes at Southsea’s The Kings Theatre, Marcus Patrick mused “if I’d have just stuck in my comfort zone I wouldn’t be anywhere near what I’m doing now” and listening to the tales of…
What’s Hot and What’s Not?
What’s Hot? Friendly Fires Southampton Guildhall – 16th December Matt Borucki – Music Editor It was a disappointment to both them and their fans when they had to cancel the show back in November due to illness. It is great…
What’s occurring?
Gunwarf Quays Christmas Food Fayre 10th – 11th December - 10am – 5pm I don’t think I’m in the minority when I say that one of, if not the best thing, about Christmas is the amazing food. With special offers from…
Book Review: The Sense Of An Ending by Julian Barnes
We all want to look back on our days at university and remember the times we had with clarity, despite our growing distance from them as time goes by. Julian Barnes’s newest novel, The Sense of an Ending, which won the Man Booker Prize last month, displays a rather more heartrending image of ageing and memory.
What’s occuring? 9th – 22nd November
Christmas lights switch on 10th November – Palmerston Road 17th November – Commercial Road 19th November – Gunwharf Quays Didn’t make it to any fireworks shows at the beginning of the month? Well here’s your chance to make sure you…
Preview: Rawhide Comedy at Kings Theatre
Special Offer For more info and to book tickets, go to www.kings-southsea.com or call 023 9282 8282, don’t forget to quote ‘student’ for your 50% discount! Standup comedy. Loved by some, loathed by others. I am currently residing between these…
What’s occuring? 26th October – 8th November
Exhibition Preview, City Museum 27th October Fed up of essay writing? Desperate for some interesting procrastination? In 2012 City Museum will present ‘A Tale of One City’, an exhibition in honour of Charles Dickens’ 200th Birthday next year, giving curious…
Satisfy your curiosity
I just happened to hear about the novel The Book Thief through hearsay; someone had casually mentioned it in one of my seminars, saying that it was a book that she would recommend to anyone who likes a good read. Being an avid English Literature student, I decided to satisfy my curiosity and try reading the book. Once I started it, I genuinely could not put it down.
Forget Facebook, buy a real book!
Life is hectic; there are deadlines, social events, coursework, exams, cleaning, tidying and a whole lot of other things to contend with and organise in our busy lives. Students, especially in final year, are so bogged down with university work that picking up a book for pleasure is not a phenomenon that occurs particularly frequently.