The Indiependent • 13th February 2026

'Rivals' Season Two Release Date Announced

Disney+ has revealed the release date of the second season of hit series Rivals. We can look forward to Rivals returns to our screens this spring.


The ’80s set comedy drama, inspired by the 1988 Dame Jilly Cooper romance novel of the same name, is renowned for its racy content, nostalgic throwbacks and glamourous depiction of the rural elite. The first three episodes of the second season are due to premiere on 15 May 2026. 


Featuring an ensemble of British and Irish talent, Rivals brings t...

The Indiependent • 27th December 2025

'The Artful Dodger' Season Two Trailer Released : The Indiependent

Disney+ has unveiled a brand-new trailer for the second season of hit historical drama The Artful Dodger ahead of its highly anticipated comeback in 2026. 


Created by James McNamara, David Maher and David Taylor, the Victorian era comedy drama, loosely inspired by Charles Dickens’ world-famous 1838 novel Oliver Twist, imagines what happened to Dickens’ characters after Oliver found his happily ever after. The show follows pickpocket-turned-doctor Jack Dawkins, best known by his former alias T...

The Indiependent • 25th October 2025

'Bridgerton' Season Four Release Dates Revealed : The Indiependent

Netflix has announced the release dates of Bridgerton season four ahead of its 2026 launch. 


Period drama fans can expect the Regency-era romance series to debut in two parts. Part one is due to be released on 29 January and part two is expected to be on the 26 February. 


The smash hit show produced by Shondaland is based on author Julia Quinn’s book series of the same name. The books and the TV show follow the romantic adventures of the aristocratic Bridgerton family in Regency England....

The Indiependent • 25th August 2025

Book Review-The Safekeep by Yael Van Der Wouden

15 August 2025 marked the 80th anniversary of VJ Day (Victory over Japan Day) in the UK. This anniversary commemorated the date in 1945 on which Imperial Japan surrendered to Allied forces and brought World War Two to an end. During this time of reflection, it is important to pay tribute to the lives lost during the Second World War. Historical wartime fiction ensures the atrocities of war are not forgotten. This includes the emotional and psychological trauma inflicted upon everyday citizens....

Substack • 16th August 2025

I Cried For Argentina- Evita at the London Palladium

2024 had Brat Summer. 2025 is Evita summer. The last couple of months have seen thousands gathered on Argyll Street outside the London Palladium. They are not going into the theatre, the theatre is coming to them. They are waiting for Rachel Zegler clad in a blonde wig and a Dior-inspired ballgown to sing ‘Don’t Cry For Me Argentina’ on the balcony. This innovative, magical moment which has captivated thousands of theatregoers has triggered a renewed interest in Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s 1978 musical Evita. Evita is the West End show of the summer.

Redbrick • 26th May 2025

Poisoned Apple: Why Disney Should Have Left Snow White Alone | Redbrick Slider (Film&TV)

Disney’s announcement of the release of a new live action version of the 1937 animated feature film Snow White and the Seven Dwarves received a polarising response. There was criticism around the casting of Rachel Zegler as Snow White, the inclusion of CGI dwarves and fatigue at the news of yet another Disney live-action remake. Many critics have already condemned this new adaptation; The Guardian labelled it as an ‘exhaustingly awful reboot’ and ‘toe-curlingly terrible.’
I am going to form my...

Redbrick • 12th March 2025

Review: Missing You | Redbrick

Netflix marked the beginning of 2025 by releasing an adaptation of American writer Harlan Coben’s crime thriller novel –Missing You. After indulging in a series of sentimental, familiar festive classics over the Christmas period, I was keen to dive into a new crime drama. Harlan Coben’s novels have become a staple of Netflix’s crime genre selection, following Coben’s 2018 multi-million dollar contract, stipulating they will turn 14 of Coben’s novels into original TV series and films. This was my...

The Shire • 29th June 2024

Eve reviews 'Open Sky and Harp' performed by Joe Carrick-Varty and Olivia Jageurs | The Shire

On Saturday 29th of June 2024, the Ledbury Poetry Festival welcomed poet Joe Carrick-Varty and harpist Olivia Jageurs to perform a unique, hour long piece fusing music and poetry curated by Stephanie Sy-Quia. This piece was based on Carrick- Varty’s poetic sequence sky doc from his 2023 debut poetry collection More Sky. The collection was shortlisted for the 2023 T.S. Eliot Poetry Prize and awarded The Irish Times Book of the Year. Sky doc is a long sequence of over 60 interrelated poems which e...

Redbrick • 24th May 2024

Theatre Review: To Move In Time | Redbrick Culture

If you could time travel, where would you go? When would you go? The past or the future? The Stone Age or the year 2124? Performed over a two-night run at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre from Thursday 23rd to Friday 24th of May 2024, To Move In Time is a 60-minute monologue written and directed by Tim Etchells that considers the above scenario. It follows a nameless protagonist (Tyrone Huggins) who imagines what his life would be like if he had the power to travel through time.  
Th...

Redbrick • 1st February 2024

Theatre Review: The Full Monty | Redbrick Culture

Culture Writer Eve Hutchinson reviews The Full Monty, finding it to be both apprehensive and uplifting at the same time

Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the release of the classic 1997 film, Simon Beaufoy’s stage adaptation of The Full Monty arrived at the Alexandra Theatre in Birmingham for a five-day run between Tuesday 30th January and Saturday 3rd February.

The Full Monty follows the journey of six jobless men in 1990s Sheffield who must turn to male stripping to provide for themselves and...