Jivan Ward

Jivan is a freelance writer and author with a passion for cinema, music, theatre and literature. When he's not consuming all the culture and media, he writes evocative and innovative stories through the technologies we take for granted. Follow him on Twitter @JivanWard.

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  Movie review

  Monster Island

  ★★★★★

  In the arena of children’s animation, there’s been a progressive complexity si...

  Jivan Ward 17th July 2017
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  It Was Fifty Years Ago Today! The Beatles: Sgt Pepper and Beyond

  ★★★★★

  Coinciding with t...

  Jivan Ward 22nd May 2017
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  The Red Turtle

  ★★★★★

  Directed by Michaël Dudok de Wit, The Red Turtle tells a simplistic tale layered ...

  Jivan Ward 22nd May 2017
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  Snatched

  ★★★★★

  Imagine booking a non-refundable holiday to Ecuador only to find out your partner is break...

  Jivan Ward 15th May 2017
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  Cinema & Tv

  Frantz: An interview with director François Ozon

  François Ozon is a renowned French director whose lates...

  Jivan Ward 11th May 2017
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  Theatre

  Tick, Tick…BOOM! at Park Theatre

  ★★★★★

  Remember what it was like turning 30 in New York, 199...

  Jivan Ward 9th May 2017
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  Live music

  The Hunna at the Roundhouse

  ★★★★★

  Recording a live performance, The Hunna, hit the stage of the Roun...

  Jivan Ward 3rd May 2017
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  Citizen Jane: Battle for the City

  ★★★★★

  Have you ever looked up at large high-rise buildings and ...

  Jivan Ward 1st May 2017
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  Live music

  Valerie June at Scala

  ★★★★★

  Following the release of her fourth studio album, Valerie June brought her...

  Jivan Ward 26th April 2017
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  Live music

  LP at Koko

  ★★★★★

  With the upcoming UK release of her fourth studio album, Lost on You, LP provides Koko w...

  Jivan Ward 25th April 2017