Updates from TheNeverPress - news from inside the camp, and also dispatches from out there. These may be film, tv or music reviews, artist profiles and interviews, industry updates or the odd gonzo report from our various misdeeds and shenanigans.
I first encountered Grace at the Writeb4theMic poetry night led by the wonderful Starlight. I was very new to the scene, it was my first time at a group like that. I felt like I was in the presence of mystics. Grace in particular, captured me, with her poise and
Artizine is both the artistic identity of founder Ioana and a platform for zine making workshops. We chat to Ioana about her journey, zine making and the importance of expression for wellbeing.
We're across the pond, connecting with Meredith Fleishcer, founder of The MF Gallery, to talk fine art photography, gallery ownership and the power of the image.
'I first encountered Vikas at the Poplar Poetry Evening (run by WSR alum Rayon), and I was taken by the sensitivity and exploration of self in his poems. Vikas was open with the crowd about working through difficult things in his poetry. We connected on that and began a
Tim Foley of Write Speak Recover has a wee tête-à-tête with renowned photographer Tim Kavanagh. Turns out they have more in common than just a forename...
Picture the scene - I am adrift in the bowels of the beast at my corporate job. Four hours into a content heavy Generative
There’s something really special about this venue and night. Upstairs it feels like we are holed away planning a revolution while downstairs is alive with comedy, cabaret, line dancing, music. The kind of place that can start a movement and change the world and the kind of place I
When I stumbled upon a writing class in the summer of 2024, I was like a little baby Bambi poet, all doe-eyed and completely unsure of my footing. Thankfully, Ruth and her collective are so kind and welcoming. That vibe permeated through the space as we squashed together (her workshops
A Halloween Reimagining of Shakespeare's brutal and bonkers gorefest
We attended Titan Andronicus on Halloween night at Progress Theatre in Reading, and the timing couldn’t have been more fitting. What unfolded was a confident, inventive reworking of Titus Andronicus that leaned into the play’s inherent brutality
Ameer’s poetry screams out with things only he has seen or imagined, shared in carefully curated landscapes that take you on a (sometimes shocking) journey. It seemed suitable to share this edition on Halloween, a day when lines between worlds real and unreal, of the living and the dead
Our man in Estonia gets into it with indie record store owner Allan Mastov about his space for artists, musicians and the community that comes together under the banner of music.
