CURTAIN CALL: An evening of good theatre
This week, the Star Mail's theatre correspondent Peter Kemp reviews The Basin Theatre's 'Art'.
For the final production of 2022, The Basin theatre chose a...
FILM REVIEW: Atmosphere alone is not enough
This week, Seth Lukas Hynes reviews Crimes of the Future, starring Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux and Kristen Stewart
Rated MA15+
3/5
A work of brooding but insubstantial...
BOOK REVIEW: An exquisite tale of ancient Britain
This week, Christine Yunn-Yu Sun reviews Sistersong by Lucy Holland.
Sistersong, by Devon-based author Lucy Holland, is recommended to our readers by Ms Anna Cohn...
CARTOON: time to prepare for fire season?
This week, resident cartoonist Danny Zemp laments the wild weather as "summer" approaches.
FILM REVIEW: You’ll be left wanting seconds
This week, Seth Lukas Hynes reviews The Menu, Starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicholas Hoult and Ralph Fiennes.
Rated MA15+
4.5/5
The Menu is a gastronomically satisfying dark comedy...
BOOK REVIEW: Bibliotherapy in Exeter
This week, Christine Yunn-Yu Sun talks a piece of literature history.
Exeter, in Devon, South West England, was designated as a UNESCO City of Literature...
Buy recycled!
Like many hills residents, I was very disappointed by the recent government decision to suspend soft plastic collections for recycling.
To me, it was annoying...
Q&A: Linda Fullagar, Upwey Archies Coordinatior
This week, Upwey Archies Coordinator Linda Fullgar answered all of the Star Mail's questions.
1. What is something people don't know about you?
I spent 7...
FILM REVIEW: The Wonder swallows its own credibility
This week, Seth Lukas Hynes reviews The Wonder, starring Florence Pugh, Kíla Lord Cassidy and Tom Burke
Rated M
3.5/5
The Wonder is an intriguing historical mystery...
BOOK REVIEW: Fierce, fearless teenage story
This week, Christine Yunn-Yu Sun reviews of Sugar Town Queens by Malla Nunn
This is the third in a series of six reviews featuring...
CURTAIN CALL: A marvellous end to the year of theatre
This week, theatre correspondent Peter Kemp reviews The 1812 Theatre's The Woman in Black.
The 1812 Theatre’s final production for 2022 was Susan Hill’s The...
CARTOON: Victorians head to the ballot
This week, the Star Mail's resident cartoonist Danny Zemp reminds us that we have another election on Saturday 26 November.
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‘Hills with Heart’ launches to public view in Emerald
A poignant local hills art project has officially launched and remains on display until the end of September.
Photographer Tracey Sharp has put together...
