‘Art’ Review

By Ella Dorman-Gajic

‘Art’, a multi-award winning play by Yazmina Reza, came to The Theatre Royal in Norwich for 3 nights as part of it’s UK and Ireland tour, produced by the Old Vic. Starring household names Nigel Havers, Denis Lawson and Stephen Tompkinson. This comedic three-hander centre’s around a £200,000 piece of ‘art’ purchased by Serge: a completely white canvas. Marc’s contempt for this painting puts their 15-year friendship under the microscope, roping in their friend Yvan as the go between.

What I’ve Learnt after two semesters at UEA

By Ellie Robson

I’m a first year English Literature student, and I thought it would be useful to share what I’ve learnt about UEA and university in general in my first two semesters, with a focus beyond just your course and studying!

Dealing with Invisible Disabilities at UEA

By Lois Arcari

Dealing with invisible disabilities in a world that likes to question the validity of even the most visible disabilities is already hard. Enter the essay deadlines, job applications, life admin and of course the idea of ‘the best three years of your life’ and university becomes a pressure cooker environment. One where every spare minute spent not doing something feels like it’s automatically procrastinating from something more important. Where downtime is on a critically low crunch time, and living with a mental health issue, SpLD or chronic health condition can seem completely overwhelming.

The Post, Review

By Abi Steer

The hype surrounding the awards season reached its climax with the 80th Academy Awards (Oscars) last week and perhaps an unexpected horse in this race was Spielberg’s most recent triumph, The Post, which explores the influence of the Washington Post during the Nixon Watergate Scandal. Most unusually, this film has been created in its entirety in the past year (thought to be a direct response to Trump’s presidential office) but the rapid production has no affect on this powerful view of history.

Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri Review

By Ellie Robson

Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri portrays the events of a small American town, shaken into action by three new, provocative messages splayed across three dilapidated billboards that line a little-used route into the town. These billboards are commissioned by Mildred Hayes and demand some justice for the case of her daughter Angela, who was raped and murdered over six months prior to the film’s beginning. In two hours, the film gives viewers a glimpse into the life of Mildred and her ongoing struggle with what happened to her daughter, and how her new challenge to the police affects Ebbing’s tight-knit community.

UEA Book Fair 2018

by UEA Literature Society

Make sure you head to the SU tomorrow for the UEA Book Fair, hosted by UEA Literature Society. The fair, a celebration of World Book Day on 1st March 2018, will run from 12 – 4pm and is in support of Oxfam. 

Coco Film Review

By Lois Arcari 

Pixar’s newest addition, Coco, takes the almost cliché trope of a musician wanting to escape oppression against their art, and manages to execute it perfectly.  A lot of the film’s prowess comes from the innate warmth of the characters.

KAOS Fashion Show 2018

By Elizabeth Wigley

It’s that time of year again – one of UEA’s biggest events is happening on Monday 26^th February, and there’s still time to get your tickets. The annual KAOS Fashion Show is being held at 7pm in the LCR, and it’s definitely not one to miss. Ahead of the show, I spoke to the KAOS committee to find out more about the night.

For those who aren’t aware of KAOS, could you give a brief explanation as to what their aims are?

Kids Action Overseas is a charitable society passionate about enriching the lives of disadvantaged children abroad. As well as our upcoming fashion show, we have had a number of fundraising events throughout the year including our Christmas Shoebox Appeal and UEA Take Me Out, both of which were a great success.

Our chosen charities for this year are The Nhaka Foundation in Zimbabwe, The PMGY Foundation and The Blue Dragon Children’s Foundation in Vietnam.

What exactly does the money raised do for the children concerned with the charities?

Do Something Different Festival: What You Need to Know

By Luke Farnish

What is it?

The 19^th to the 23^rd of February will be the UEA’s Do Something Different Festival. During which there will be no lectures for undergraduate students, although some masters students will still have lectures and seminars, giving plenty of time for most students to get involved in some way. Events are open to all students of UEA and most are free. Many events are run by the students union or the careers team, but the majority are run by societies, so if there is a society you have been interested in for a while but haven’t known how to join in, now is the time! The Broad Magazine will be one of the societies running an event, offering a coffee morning on Friday 23^rd from 9:30 to 12:00 in the hive.

How to support someone with anxiety or depression

By Cassie Waters

Returning to uni after the holidays can be a daunting experience for a lot of people. You’ve just settled back into your life at home, the pressures of student life have been lifted and suddenly you’re thrown back into a new semester and having to get used to a new timetable, new classes and being back on your own again. For those suffering with depression or anxiety settling back into a new environment and new routine can feel overwhelming and can trigger off a bad episode.

Whilst it’s obviously difficult for those suffering, it can be equally distressing to watch someone you care about struggling. Worse still, it can be hard to know how you’re supposed to respond. Do you let them get on with it or do you get involved? You probably feel helpless, unsure of the right approach, not wanting to be insensitive but also not wanting to treat them like they’re made of glass.

Society Spotlight: Feminist Book Club

The Broad’s Society Spotlights are regular articles highlighting the societies of UEA – open to any and every club and society at the university. If you want your club or society spotlighted just send us a quick message and we’ll give you all the information you need!

By Ellie Robson

The UEA Feminist Book Club is a society which aims to celebrate feminism and create a space to discuss various social issues which are brought up by the books we read each month. So far in the 2017-18 year, we’ve had themes such as debut authors and texts about transgender characters. This month our theme is magical realism, and our book is Orlando by Virginia Woolf.

Places that cheer the soul and banish the January blues: My favourite place in Norfolk

By Bella Dunning

One of the most memorable days I have had was when I visited Horsey beach at the end of last semester. Situated on the coast of Norfolk, this sandy beach is an ideal place to escape from the pressures of University. When I visited Horsey I was in the midst of various deadlines. Although this may seem like an unusual time to take the trip, the peaceful, undisturbed beach gave me a fresh mind and so I was able to think more clearly about my studies.