The Lichfield Festival Young Critics are all aged 18 and under. They attend a number of events at the Lichfield Festival and send us their review within 24 hours.
Young Critic Thea saw ballet’s one-night return to Lichfield Festival and took the opportunity to tell us all about it. On the 13th of July I saw ‘Sleeping Beauty’ by
Lichfield classics, Liza Pulman and Joe Stilgoe, returned to the Festival last week and Young Critic Amy snagged a front row seat to tell us all about it. Liza Pulman
Summer transports us to the far-away sounds of Kasai Masai as she saw them with Young Critics in Lichfield this month. As the crowd took their seats in the sweltering
Harper saw Liberata Collective perform ‘Antonia: Beyond the Myth of Marie Antoinette’ and told Young Critics all about it. I was delighted to have the opportunity to view this performance!
In the streets of Ancient Rome, a bloodied corpse of an elite chariot racer is left to rot, until Flavia Albia discovers it while out walking her dog. She enters
Returning favourite Tracey Boreman took Lichfield Festival on a trip through everything Anne Boleyn, from Maggie Smith to the White Falcon. Emelia caught her visit to write for Young Critics.
Young Critic Ophelia takes us along on a warm July evening to see Holly Carter, read what she has to say about forming connections with audiences. Calming, captivating and effortlessly
Isla popped back to eighteenth century France with Liberata Collective and got the read on Marie Antoinette for Young Critics. On Wednesday last week I had the opportunity to see
Young Critic Emelia, visited Lichfield Festival to catch both music and cinema in the Cathedral. The KNDS Fairey Brass Band encapsulated the enticing sound of ‘Wallace and Gromit: the Wrong
The Festival has kicked off with the high drama of Othello staged outside Lichfield Cathedral by The Lord Chamberlain’s Men. Young Critic Lucian tells us how ‘it almost felt that
Maja transports us back to the first night of Lichfield Festival, with a sunset, the Cathedral bells, and tragedy on stage. Othello, performed by The Lord Chamberlain’s Men, wonderfully mimicked
Annaya looks back on Annie Garthwaite’s appearance at Lichfield Literature Festival, she tells us what we should learn from historical women and how Garthwaite came to write ‘The Kings Mother’.
Arthur got the chance to see Robert Colls speak about his new book ‘George Orwell: Life and Legacy’. See what he thought about his untellable anecdotes and Jean-Paul Sartre. ‘George
Young Critic, Emelia, got the chance to hear Masud Husain speak about his new book ‘Our brains, our selves’ at Lichfield Literature Festival in March. At the Hub at St
From foxes and parmos, to crisp traditions and faggots, Young Critic Phoebe tells us all about Ben Benson’s appearance at Lichfield Literature Festival to talk about his new book ‘All
Young Critic, Isla, had the chance to interview historian, author, and presenter Tracey Boreman on her new book ‘The Stolen Crown’. From power struggles to wedding venues, Boreman covers it
Young Critic, Holly, got the chance to speak to Kaja Hoyer about her new book ‘Beyond the Wall’. Read what she had to say about everything East Germany. As part
Young Critic, Amy, looks back on Rob Newman’s visit to Lichfield Literature Festival. With Newman’s takes on the benefits of comedian-authors and 1930s female philosophers, it was an event that
Young Critic, Noah, shares what he thought of John Crace’s appearance at Lichfield Literature Festival to speak about his new book ‘The Bonfire of the Insanities: How Does This Government
From witchcraft to Cosmo magazines, Young Critic Emelia shares her thoughts on Alison Weir’s latest visit to Lichfield Literature Festival. Women gaining power and influence in a ‘man’s world’,
From lettuce to machines the size of buildings, toilet rolls to the Suez Canal, Tim Minshall uncovers it all. Read what Katy, one of our Young Critics, thought about Tim’s
Murder, the royals, and Epstein, Young Critic Rosa shares her experience hearing Andrew Lownie speak about his new book ‘Entitled’. It was a dramatic start to the evening. We learned
Katy got the chance to see John Suchet speak about his new book ‘In Search of Beethoven: A Personal Journey’ at Lichfield Literature Festival as part of Young Critics. Read
Near death experiences and how we should maybe think about moving the Canada. Young Critic, Harper, shares her thoughts on Arthur Snell’s visit to Lichfield Literature Festival to talk about
Lucian got the chance to hear Pierre Novellie speak about his new book at this years Lichfield Literature Festival. Covering everything from Warhammer to Einstein, read Lucian’s thoughts on the
Young critic, Maja, saw Tom McTague speak about his book Between the Waves at Lichfield Literature Festival. The book travels through Britain’s relationship with Europe leading to the 2016 Brexit
‘As we all know from ‘How the Grinch stole Christmas’, [singing and celebrating together] is the true spirit of the holiday.’ One of our young critics, Amy, got the chance
Lizzie Ball and James Pearson this afternoon presented a programme of music by the “grandfather of jazz violinists” Stéphane Grappelli and his contemporaries. This included a piano solo by George
Katie Arnstein’s one-woman storytelling, stand-up hybrid was an extremely moving and impactful performance. Arnstein’s ability to connect with her entire audience, despite its variety, through such a real, authentic story
