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Author Archives: Sophie Benbelaid

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Sampi: A Review

by Sophie Benbelaid October 19, 2023October 19, 2023
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Play House and Definitely the Bahamas Review

by Sophie Benbelaid February 10, 2023
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Meet the Columnists MT22! pt.2

by Sophie Benbelaid, Riana Modi, Sophie Sargent, Jessica Mason, Thomas Shaw and Oliver Roberts November 12, 2022November 12, 2022
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Tartuffe Review

by Sophie Benbelaid November 8, 2022November 9, 2022
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The Ghosts of Writing and Publishing

by Sophie Benbelaid October 17, 2022October 17, 2022
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Meet the Columnists MT22! pt. 1

by Sophie Benbelaid, Riana Modi, Bea Munro, Alice Emmett, Claire Torina Coulthard and Hannah Davis October 12, 2022October 12, 2022
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The Elephant in the Newsroom: Discovering Your Voice

by Lucy Heywood, Ruben Martin-Ward, Zariel Konadu, Evie Craggs, Thomas Evans, Sophie Benbelaid, Thripty Dutt and Imogen Edmundson October 9, 2022October 9, 2022
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Why ‘Never Have I Ever’ Season 3 Helped Me With My Grief

by Sophie Benbelaid September 18, 2022September 24, 2022
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Less is More

by Riana Modi and Sophie Benbelaid September 16, 2022September 16, 2022
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Meet The Columnists TT22!

by Sophie Benbelaid, Gloria Morey, Elyse Airey, Bea Munro, Iris Campbell-Lange, Jacob Reid, MK Hubbard, Hannah Davis, Cat Tickell, Claire Torina Coulthard, Yii-Jen Deng and Aili Channer April 22, 2022April 28, 2022

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Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar, began late February of this year. Fasting during this month (sawm) is a core religious duty alongside…

To be Cringe is to be Free: In Defence of the Cast Party 

Sophie Benbelaid Mar 1, 2026 4 min read
Two students at a cast party, one of them wearing a rubber duck head.

Everyone involved in theatre vows that they are not that kind of theatre kid. Statistically speaking, someone’s got to be lying – but, after being…

InterMEDIAte: No mo’ FOMO

Sophie Benbelaid Mar 1, 2026 7 min read
InterMEDIAte: No mo’ FOMO

“I plead to myself, and I will continue to do so, to enjoy what I’ve done, think about some of the things I will do…

Sixty Years of Cosprop: Clothes That Make the Character

Sophie Benbelaid Mar 1, 2026 6 min read
Some Regency-era costumes at Cosprop.

If there’s one thing you need to know about my mum, it’s that she loves a good exhibition. And if there’s one thing you need…

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