Olivia Emily

The Indiependent • 13th September 2020

‘Bumper Week’ For UK Booksellers As 2020 Sales Continue To Rise

A report on the 'bumper week' for book sellers as 'Super Thursday' and reopening after lockdown combined. It was an 11% increase on the previous week, and the best first week of September on record.

The Indiependent • 28th August 2020

Theatre News: RSC Closed Until 2021

The Royal Shakespeare Company have announced that they will remain closed until 2021, as well as their plans for redundancy consultations, in line with the end of the Coronavirus job retention scheme in October.

The Indiependent • 26th August 2020

TV Review: ‘Selling Sunset’ Season 3 Misses The Mark

My hot take on season 3 of Selling Sunset

The Indiependent • 17th July 2020

Theatre News: Royal Shakespeare Company Announce Rescheduling Of Winter Season

The Royal Shakespeare Company have announced the rescheduling of their 2020 Winter season, with hopes to reopen theatres as soon as possible- starting with rescheduled performances of The Winter’s Tale and The Comedy of Errors.

The Indiependent • 16th July 2020

Viola Davis and Lupita Nyong’o to star in historical epic ‘The Woman King’

Director Gina Prince-Bythewood has been confirmed for the upcoming historical epic, The Woman King, starring Academy Award winners Viola Davis and Lupita Nyong’o.

The Indiependent • 8th July 2020

Jude Law hooks a new role in Disney’s ‘Peter Pan and Wendy’

Jude Law is in talks to play Captain Hook in Disney’s upcoming live action Peter Pan reboot, Peter Pan and Wendy.

The Indiependent • 2nd July 2020

Aaron Sorkin’s ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’ bought by Netflix

Aaron Sorkin’s star-studded upcoming film The Trial of the Chicago 7 is heading to Netflix.

The Indiependent • 1st July 2020

Theatre News: Stage Adaptation Of The Da Vinci Code In The Works For 2021

Dan Brown’s best-selling novel The Da Vinci Code has been confirmed as the next up-and-coming play to hit the UK.

The Indiependent • 25th June 2020

Homemade: a new Netflix anthology of quarantine-created shorts

A new anthology of short, quarantine-created films is heading to Netflix. Homemade, spearheaded by filmmaker Pablo Larraín, will see 17 filmmakers unite to capture the shared experience of quarantine.

The Indiependent • 19th June 2020

Show Stopper: Oscars postponed until April 2021

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has officially announced a two month postponement of the 2021 Oscars Awards ceremony due to the continuing coronavirus pandemic.

The Indiependent • 11th June 2020

Theatre News: Excavation Project Reveals London’s Oldest Theatre

Archaeologists have found the remains of London’s oldest playhouse, The Red Lion, in an excavation project on Stepney Way.

The Indiependent • 9th June 2020

Book Review: A Little Life // Hanya Yanagihara

A review of Hanya Yanagihara's novel, A Little Life.

The Indiependent • 7th June 2020

Book Review: The Tradition // Jericho Brown

A review of Jericho Brown's poetry collection, The Tradition.

The Indiependent • 1st June 2020

Our Favourite 5 Escapist Novels

I list my top 5 novels for escapism as we all try to hide from the pandemic.

The Indiependent • 10th May 2020

Olivia Emily’s Top 5 Alternative Running Tracks

My first piece for The Indiependent. As everyone picks up a new sport with lockdown, I write on my favourite running tracks.