NEWS
ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETIES IN FOCUS It’s not like the last few months have been particularly normal - but luckily, weird is a speciality we’re pretty fond of at the Southampton Creative Writing society. As a society, we provide a place to work on and share writing of all kinds with like-minded students. We split our time between Thursday sessions which focus on critique and technique and more light-hearted Tuesday sessions where we brainstorm ideas and produce silly stories to get those creative juices flowing. Published or private, life-like or ludicrous, all kinds of writing and writers have a home in our society, so come along! If you’re interested in joining Creative Writing Society then please sign up on our SUSU society page.
Passionate about all things film-related? Want to join an ever-growing community of film lovers? Then Film Society (Film Soc) is the place for you! We are a recently established small and friendly society aimed towards both those studying Film at degree level, either undergrad or postgrad, and anyone at the university who (like us) spend most of their spare time watching movies. Film Soc is the perfect place for you to meet like minded individuals and chat about your favourite, or least favourite, films whilst making some brilliant mates along the way. We host a wide range of socials, including film screenings, film marathons, pub quizzes, pub crawls, and much more which anyone is welcome to get involved with! If you’re interested in becoming a member of Film Society, then please sign up on our SUSU society page or contact their president Katie (ke1g18@soton. ac.uk).
LOpSoc, The Light Opera Society, might sound like a niche interest to some, suffering from the unfortunate connotations of the word Opera. The thing is, it’s 2020, it’s about time we started admitting it; Opera can be pretty cool. Light Opera, a style popularised by famous duo Gilbert & Sullivan takes the eccentric Victorian sense of humour and puts it to some unbelievably catchy tunes. It embodies the same themes that people love in musicals today, just with slightly more contrived plotlines. None of us profess to be experts, but we strive to create a space where people can have fun without worrying about being perfect. 2021 is our 50th anniversary, so we’re hoping to have a great year and to see as many fresh faces as possible! Image courtesy of SUSU.org
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