Month: March 2015

  • Bringing a big spark to London

    Bringing a big spark to London

    The city could be getting its name in the Guinness Book of World Records. That’s thanks to Londoner Ryan Hunt. He’s attempting to organize the longest human circuit ever. “Humans are great conductors because we are giant bags of water,” said Hunt, 28. “A small current is going to pass through everyone and it’s going…

  • Forgot about play: London’s theatre community celebrates forgotten art

    Forgot about play: London’s theatre community celebrates forgotten art

    Shakespeare once wrote “All the world’s a stage,” and today that’s never been more true. March 27 commemorates World Theatre Day, a global celebration by theatre communities. Created in 1961 by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), World Theatre Day’s goal is to celebrate the “power of theatre,” according to its official…

  • Jesus Christ, superstar turns superhero

    Jesus Christ, superstar turns superhero

    He’s faster than a speeding bullet. He can leap tall buildings in a single bound. Jesus Christ will be flying into the McManus Theatre April 3-11. Musical Theatre Productions will be presenting Jesus Christ Superstar, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical as never seen before – with a modern superhero twist. Directors Sam Shoebottom and his wife,…

  • Do you love your body?

    Do you love your body?

    It’s an easy question to ask. But it’s an extremely hard question to answer. What do you love about your body? This question has been the driving force behind Western University’s Love Your Body Campaign. For the past four years, a student fulfilling a marketing internship has undertaken the weeklong campus campaign, which involved fitness…