Teen Spirit: August 3rd, 2011
Tasha Dhanraj on the grim power of advertising
I have finally succumbed to years of relentless advertising of air fresheners. It is impossible to avoid at least being slightly tempted by the thought of a tacky piece of plastic that would pump a waft of artificial scents at random intervals. I don’t need one and yet somehow I’ve just returned from the supermarket with £15 worth of air fresheners to mask those strong odours of fish, garlic and wet dogs that the advertisers have managed to convince me that my house smells of.
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Life Begins at 70: August 3rd, 2011
Ruby Grimshaw gets down on the Farm
I went to watch a very unusual theatre company, The Rude Mechanicals, in Seaford last week. It is difficult to describe their performance – a mixture of energetic pantomime, farce, outrageous characters, rude jokes and double entendres – but they are unquestionably an extremely gifted bunch. A couple of years ago they put on a wonderful farce based on Enid Blyton’s Famous Five and this year’s production, Gentle Harry’s Farm, was no less hilarious.
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Film: August 3rd, 2011
Directed by Lost creator JJ Abrams
It was the meeting of magnificent minds when someone suggested director JJ Abrams (he of Lost and Star Trek revamp fame) get together with the master of ’80s family movies Steven Spielberg, to make a movie set in the ’80s, starring kids. Like another successful film with no clear stars in it, this is also a suburban environment disrupted by an unusual and foreign thing that affects every aspect of a previously run of the mill life. Anyone want to phone home yet?
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Stage: August 3rd, 2011
Show off and learn how to perform at the Crawley Circus Festival at The Hawth in Crawley
In Crawley the circus comes to town as The Hawth offers the perfect weekend for juggling and circus enthusiasts. The English garden party themed festival also includes the incredible Kettle Of Fish Circus Cabaret, who bring their usual blend of talented contemporary circus performers for one night only on Saturday at 7.30pm.
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