this month's
Ink Pellet contains
From 500 to 40 million words
Lexicographers have been hard at work analysing the words used by young writers in the BBC Radio 2 short story competition 500 words. LESLEY FINLAY looks at their findings...
Pegasus Theatre appoints Jonathan Lloyd
Jonathan Lloyd is onto pastures new after seven years at the Polka Theatre...
Roxana Silbert
Roxana Silbert is the artistic director of the Birmingham Repertory Theatre which is re-opening in September. LESLEY FINLAY spoke to the dynamic woman who came to a career in theatre relatively late...
Northern Art Prize: the runners and riders
The Northern Art Prize supports artists living in the ...errrr... north of England. Here we introduce the prize and the artists....
Trestle: the power of the mask
Drama teacher ZOE NEAGLE explains how working with a professional theatre company like Trestle can add enormous value to the learning and confidence of students...
Pass it on: April
Share these lovely creative ideas with your colleagues....
Noticeboard: April
The latest news and views from around the world of the arts...
A Riot of our Own, Night and Day with The Clash
Johnny Green and Garry Barker's classic book on The Clash gets the audiobook treatment...
The Disgrace of Kitty Grey by Mary Hooper
Pamela McFarland enjoys another historical helping from Mary Hooper...
The Oberon Book of Modern Monologues for Men (/Women) 2
LESLEY FINLAY enjoys delving into this new collection from Oberon Books...
Library
Ink Pellet’s book review section covers an eclectic selection of new fiction, teachers’ guides, audio books and classics.
Many of our reviews are written by teachers, so we have an expert eye on how texts will work in the classroom. We hope to create a useful archive of reviews so that you can use this as a reference. If you would like to join our panel of reviewers, please join in or email the editor Lesley.finlay@inkwellpress.co.uk We hope the section inspires you to share new fiction with your pupils or to revisit old favourites yourself
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Reviewer Julia Pirie enjoyed this tome from the wonderful Alan Gibbons...
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We hear from former Ink Pelletian Laura Woodland who is in the West Country working on Somerfest, a folk festival for young people by young people. The event runs from April 2 and ends with an all-day shindig on April 7th. There are workshops and events to excite and inspire all week. At the helm [...]
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William Ash William Ash is making a name for himself as a screen and stage actor. LESLEY FINLAY caught up with him to talk about Waterloo Road and his new role as patron for Shakespeare’s Globe’s Playing Shakespeare season…
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Julia Pirie popped into her local cinema to check out Danny Boyle's Frankenstein, part of NT Live...
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Anna Davies had memories of her own education when she picked up Skip Mort's handy book...
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The Education Department in any arts organisation is now central to its work. LESLEY FINLAY spoke to Paul Reeve, the director of education at the Royal Opera House to find out more…
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Can art help to regenerate Margate, this famous but fading seaside town? Karen Eslea, the Head of Learning at the Turner Contemporary gallery, which opened earlier this year, believes it can. As she explained to LESLEY FINLAY, her working day involves engaging with local people to welcome and inspire them…
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Preview There is much to see and admire this season in the world of the visual arts. The biggie is the Leonardo da Vinci at the National Gallery in London. The dryly-titled Painter at the Court of Milan runs until February 5 and features the most complete collection of his rare surviving paintings ever held. [...]
