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There's plenty of wrath to go around in the latest production of The Grapes of Wrath...

Comedy Writer Lee Stuart Evans Talks Debut Novel Words Best Sung

You may not instantly recognise his name, but Lee Stuart Evans has left his mark all over our telly boxes. Having written for shows such as 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, A League of Their Own, Live at the Apollo and The Big Fat Quiz of the Year, he’s now turned his hand to novel writing. We spoke to him about his Nottingham-based debut, Words Best Sung…

Autism East Midlands Talks Autism Awareness Week 2017

It's Autism Awareness Week this week, so we spoke to Autism East Midlands CEO Jane Howson about what they're getting up to for the next seven days and beyond...

Theatre Review: Love Sick

All about the birds, the bees, and the aliens with dodgy wigs.

Art Works: Camille Lea Pearson's Digital Illustrations

A local artist lets us in on her creative process...

Nottingham Independent Fashion Parade in Photos

On Saturday 25 March, Nottingham city was transformed into a catwalk to celebrate all the independent shops and fashion brands that exist among us. We got down to check out all of the strutters of the stuff on Saturday...

Nusic Podcast #150

This week Nusic spills the beans on who has made it to the 2017 Future Sound of Nottingham semi-finals - one of the closest to date. Details on the rules, judging process and anything else you might want to know about will be live from 11pm on Monday 27 March and voting will commence...

Left Magpie: Notts County News and Updates

Our columnist finds himself in the unusual position of watching Notts County effectively achieve league safety before the Easter break...

10 Things To Do in Nottingham This Week

Sun 26 Mar 2017

C'mon, Spring has sprung, and you should too...

Live Music Review: Jurassic 5's Chali 2na and Krafty Kuts at Southbank City

Sat 25 Mar 2017

There aren’t many places you can go for an old-fashioned dinner and dance these days, but Notts-based label / promoter / caterer Gangsta Wraps are putting that right with their Rhyme and Dine evenings...

Nusic Future Session: Katie Cooper - Y O U and T I M E

Sat 25 Mar 2017

Some new local music from the finest purveyors in the citeh...

Opera North: Hansel and Gretel

Sat 25 Mar 2017

Dom Henry went to see Hansel and Gretel at Nottingham’s Theatre Royal

Poet Leanne Moden on Spoken Word in Nottingham

Fri 24 Mar 2017

Who’d have thought there was such a wealth of spoken word events and culture going on in our fair city? Founder of the spoken word night Crosswords and former-East Anglian, Leanne Moden couldn’t believe it either. She explains why poetry’s proper poppin’ off in Notts…

Live Music Review: High Tides at Rock City

Fri 24 Mar 2017

The release show for new record I'm Not Giving Up, I'm Just Starting Over was a success...

Nusic Advice Guide: Getting Your First Radio Play

Thu 23 Mar 2017

Our mates at Nusic have got a new advice video for all you up-and-coming artists...

9 Notts Music Albums to Tickle your Tabs

Wed 22 Mar 2017

We review the latest music albums born in Nottingham

Hand Job Zine Anthology Launch at The Chameleon

Dark times are ahead for zine fans. After years of sticking two fingers up at the man, Hand Job zine are shutting down the presses for an indefinite amount of time. But in spite of their planned hiatus, the press decided to go out with a bang: Friday 3 March marked the launch of the Hand Job Zine Anthology. Never one to miss a party, I decided to pop down to see the old lot off. I paid my £3 entry, got my hand stamped, slammed back a tequila shot, and dove into the punky, home-grown fun.

PubhD at The Vat and Fiddle: Deafness and Blindness, Carbon Capture, and Global Studies

Spring has sprung, science is in the air. Three more researchers came down to PubhD to tell us all about their work over a pint or two, and our Gav Squires was there to gather up the good stuff…

Film Review: Beauty and the Beast

Disney remake their own film - turning animation to live action.

Happy 1st Birthday to Board Game Cafe Ludorati

While café culture has never really taken off in the UK, mainly due to our notoriously inconsistent weather, board game café culture is making big strides. While pubs such as the Malt Cross and BrewDog have always had board games in them, and some places even have board game nights, the last couple of years have seen the opening of two dedicated board game cafes in Nottingham. With Ludorati recently celebrating being open for a year, I headed off on a grey, drab Sunday afternoon with a few friends to see if board games have really shed their boring image…

Theatre Review: Cartoonopolis