Welcome to The Spill's Arts section, where we cover the music, books, films, shows and the artwork that moves us. Take a seat.
ARTS
“It’s become a play about why we decide to help people in a country thousands of miles away but also why we help the people right in front of us - how that incredibly human instinct can slowly get distorted and turn into something, perhaps, less than helpful.”
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Here are 6 books we're particularly excited to read this year
CULTURE
A selection from Publishers for Palestine’s Free Palestine Reading List.
ARTS
“untitled f*ck m*ss s**gon play” is at the Young Vic Theatre, London from 18th September to 4th November 2023.
ARTS
The free outdoor festival River Stage has returned to the National Theatre for summer 2023, with the upcoming performance of East London all-round artist Kali Claire.
ARTS
Some of the best events happening in England this season.
ARTS
"It was the last time I would ever call the room my own. It was the last time I would be a young girl."
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From live music to dance shows, these accessible events will spark joy.
ARTS
We’re adding this new new dark-pop disco sound to our winter playlist
ARTS
These upcoming releases are on our 'Must Read' list.
ARTS
“Ready? 3, 2, 1…go!” we’d say on the phone, pressing play and listening to a new album together until dawn.
ARTS
Our interview with Rianna Walcott, co-author of ‘The Colour of Madness: Exploring BAME Mental Health in the UK’.
CULTURE
Listening to the ‘Running Up That Hill’ chart again has been euphoric.
ARTS
Here are some awesome films to catch before LIFF ends.
ARTS
The deep thud of the bass and the repetitive magic of the synth so often employed in textbook Charli XCX songs provide that dopamine kick my brain so crucially needs.
LIFE
While I watched my relationship slowly slip into disrepair, Taylor Swift’s ‘Tolerate It’ gave me the sign I desperately needed.