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April Howard

Indigo Stage 

Review: Doctor Faustus

March 9, 2022March 9, 2022 sub.editors 0 Comments April Howard

“The intensity of the play is palpable and inescapable.” April Howard reviews CTC’s Doctor Faustus.

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Indigo Stage 

Review: ‘Don Giovanni’ by Durham Opera Ensemble

March 2, 2022March 2, 2022 sub.editors 0 Comments April Howard, Ava Siena Cohen, Ben Osland, Lauren Bagge, Leo Thomson, Lily McNeill, Mathilde Brun, Monty Milner, Reuben Esterhuizen, Rowan Shields, Savannah Bucciarelli

“The Durham Opera Ensemble offer the people of Durham a night of supreme musical talent and of an interesting, engaging performance.”
April Howard watches DOE’s ‘Don Giovanni’.

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Politics Print Edition 

Universities and the ‘free speech’ bill

February 24, 2022February 24, 2022 sub.editors 0 Comments April Howard

April Howard looks at the potential effects of the Government’s free speech Bill on universities.

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Books Indigo Print Edition 

Fairytale and ‘The Family’: has fiction changed our perception of monarchy?

January 27, 2022January 26, 2022 sub.editors 0 Comments April Howard

April Howard examines the relationship between fairytale and reality in our perceptions of the monarchy.

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Film & TV Indigo 

Shakespeare and the screen

January 26, 2022January 25, 2022 sub.editors 1 Comment April Howard

“The ongoing challenges facing filmmakers who tackle Shakespearean tragedies are ever-present”: April Howard explores the value of adapting Shakespeare to the screen.

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Comment 

US Capitol riots: organised coup or bungling amateurs?

January 19, 2021January 24, 2021 sub.editors 0 Comments April Howard

April Howard argues that media representation of the Capitol rioters as comical and shambolic overlooks the genuine political threat posed by the populist far-right.

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Books 

Review: Peninsula

November 27, 2020December 11, 2020 sub.editors 0 Comments Amana Moore, April Howard

“This collection is a commendation of Durham’s incredible English Department.” April Howard is enthralled by Durham’s first postgraduate creative writing anthology.

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Stage 

Review: ‘Hostage’

November 20, 2020November 20, 2020 sub.editors 0 Comments April Howard

‘An interesting delve into the psyche of young woman coming to terms with the struggles that mar her past’. April Howard reviews the original play ‘Hostage’.

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Politics 

Free school meals vote: yet another symptom of an apathetic government

October 26, 2020October 26, 2020 sub.editors 2 Comments April Howard

April Howard responds to the decision not to extend free school meals over the holidays.

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Books Indigo 

Review: ‘Intimations’ by Zadie Smith

October 14, 2020October 14, 2020 sub.editors 0 Comments April Howard

“Zadie Smith…shines a light through the dark tunnel of isolation.” April Howard praises Zadie Smith’s lockdown publication, ‘Intimations’.

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