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Welcome to the Salient blog! Here you'll find every piece of writing we've published this year. Browse by category, or just go for a scroll.

Phoebe Robertson

Will These Dog Treats Get My Friends to Piss Outside?

Inspired by a Spinoff article where author Asia Martusia King tried dog food, I decided to conduct my own experiment.

Guy van Egmond

Moving Pictures, Moving People: Films About Migrancy

The last few years have seen a major uptick in beautiful and heart-wrenching immigrant films.

Salient Mag

Editorial: Issue 17—Immigrant & Refugee

This edition of Salient highlights our students’ migration stories—of safety, survival, and opportunity.

Guy van Egmond

Review: Limbo

Guy Van Egmond (he/him) Having sold-out its development season, Limbo is back for a second run at BATS Theatre. Produced by Keane As and...

Guy van Egmond

Review: Crumbly Jack

By Guy van Egmond (he/him) Venue: Valhalla Editors note: review updated 30/03/2024. Fixed grammar, and added photos. Author’s confession:...

Guy van Egmond

Review: Sandwich Artist

Written by Guy van Egmond (he/him) Maybe I’m being subjective here, but a show playing “Man or Muppet” as house music is bound to be good...

Guy van Egmond

Review: Antarctic Endeavours

Written by: Guy van Egmond (he/him), Phoebe Robertson (she/her) How do you summarize a play that has no summary? A play whose own blurb...

Guy van Egmond

Behind the Screens

Words by Guy van Egmond Oh, the magic of the movie theatre. The latest cinematic art and entertainment on the silver screen; luxury seats...

Guy van Egmond

Review: Twenty Minutes to Nine

Words by: Guy van Egmond (he/him) Content warning: suicide I am genuinely lost for words, trying to describe Twenty Minutes to Nine. It...

Guy van Egmond

Review: Ben Pope: Holy Cow

Picture credit: Ben Pope Words by: Guy van Egmond (he/him) Perhaps I shouldn’t have gone to this show. Because, truth be told, I knew I...

Guy van Egmond

Review: The Cyranoid

A tale as old as time: men can’t talk to women… Picture credit: Phoebe Robertson Words by: Guy van Egmond (he/him) Turning a five-act...

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