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Outlawed: The True Story Behind Nottingham's Craziest Action Film

Seven years, over three hundred crewmembers, one Chinook helicopter, no budget and two directors learning how to make a film as they went along. For anyone that has worked in the Nottingham film industry over the last decade, the production of Outlawed took on something of a mythological status. Everyone knew someone that had been involved at some point, many doubted it would ever get completed, and the stories of firearms, exploding buildings and pissed off Council officials quickly became the stuff of legend. With the film now picked up for distribution, including a Netflix deal in the United States and a worldwide DVD release, we caught up with co-directors Adam Collins and Luke Radford to find out the truth about the most insane film production in Nottingham’s history...

Theatre Review: Mindgame

Have the lunatics taken over this asylum?

Nottingham’s Blue Barrel Cider Company teams up with prominent Local Artists

The Nottingham cider company collaborating with local artists to release a range of bottles...

Early Bird Passes Now Available for Mayhem Film Festival

The annual horror, cult and sci-fi film festival is heading back to Broadway, and you can get your hands on tickets now... 

Review: Trinity the Tuck at Glee Club Nottingham

I do love a bit of drag during the week. I love the glitter, the glamour and the dirty jokes…

Nusic Podcast #206: Who is Playing the Future Sound of Nottingham Final at Rock City?

Live Music Review: Lucy Dacus at The Bodega

Not even below-average temperatures on a rainy Monday could stop us getting down to The Bodega to catch revered US singer songwriter Lucy Dacus...

Community Group Friends of the Forest Have Been Protecting Notts' Green Spaces for Over Twenty Years

For the last twenty years, Friends of the Forest – a community group founded and led by June Perry – has been opposing the Forest Recreation Ground from being built on, defending our right to use the area to enjoy a picnic on a Saturday afternoon, or a kickaround on a Wednesday evening. In other words, for public recreation...

Review: Southwell Festival 2019

Our Adrian went down and got down with the beltin' beats...

City Stylin' #14

Socks and Robbers: David Lilley, Kel Webster and AJ Stevenson on the Groundbreaking New Nottingham Short Film

After over two years in production, the highly anticipated Socks and Robbers, a Notts’ short film about a gang of sock-headed bank robbers, is almost ready to be released into the world. We caught up with director David Lilley, producer Kel Webster and actor AJ Stevenson to find out how they managed to pull it all off…

Left Lionesses: The Notts Players Repping England

England’s World Cup opener against Scotland kicks off at 5pm today and promises to be quite the showdown; but did you know that, not one, but two of the Lionesses hail from Notts? We find out more about Mary Earps and Jade Moore.

Talent 1st is a Free-of-Charge School for Young Actors in Nottingham Focused on Social Mobility

Hidden in the heart of Hockley is one of Nottingham’s best industry secrets: Talent 1st, a free-of-charge school for young actors that works to upstage the lack of social mobility in the entertainment industry. We spoke to the community interest company’s founder, Martin Arrowsmith, to talk about the recent decline in membership, and why Martin’s so passionate about reversing the trend...

Cricket World Cup: Power Chords and Cool West Indians

Week one in Notts was the place in which the Cricket World Cup shot into life, provided unexpected disappointments and the reigning world champions, Australia, paid us a visit.

Top Names Celebrate Confetti’s Student Awards Ceremony

Vicky McClure and Shane Meadows were amongst those present to celebrate the creative achievements of Confetti Institute of Technology's students at their annual awards...

Nottingham UNESCO City of Literature Are Launching the Big City Reads 2019 Campaign

Nothing can quite beat the feeling of strolling through the Forest Rec in the middle of the summer, armed with a good read and a cold one, plopping yourself down under some glorious shade and knowing that everything’s right in the world. And, this year, you won’t need to look far to find your summer reads…

Top Five Godzilla Films to Watch After King of the Monsters

If King of the Monsters didn't quite quench your thirst for Godzilla goodness, fear not, we've got you covered for what to check out next... 

Sundaze: Sam Shaw's Ambitious and Emotive Psychedelia

Local musician Sam Shaw is one determined fella. From teaching himself to play multiple instruments to seeking out some top names in the industry to support his music, we wanted to know more. So we grabbed him to chat about his latest music project Sundaze...

Art Works: Corrina Rothwell

You'll recognise her work from our regular feature, Blather... 

Louis Cypher on Notts Hip Hop, Mental Health, and His Second Solo EP

Nottingham hip hop staple Louis Cypher is set to launch his second solo EP, Cypher Sore Eyes, at The Maze this Friday. We sat down with the rapper in the Fox & Grapes to get a potted history of his music career, and to find out more on the new release…

Nottingham-Based Award-Winning Film Maker Jeanie Finlay on Her Official Game of Thrones Documentary The Last Watch

We talk to the Notts-based documentary maker, about Game of Thrones: The Last Watch, the film she crafted after spending a year embedded during filming of the final series of the HBO hit series…

Lis Rhodes' Dissident Lines at Nottingham Contemporary

Thanks to the Freelands Award 2017, Dissident Lines is Rhodes’ first-ever survey, and will span almost 50 years of work. This is the first time that Nottingham Contemporary has ever dedicated all of its galleries to a retrospective. The exhibition will span Rhodes’ entire career, from iconic pieces such as Dresden Dynamo and Light Music to a specially commissioned new work. Daniel got down to check it out...

‘The World Is For Everyone’: Creative Voices of PAMOJA Women Together Group

If you’re not looking for it, you could miss the network of women all around Nottingham who are working their socks off to bring together refugees and welcome them to our communities. Reading, sharing, laughing, crying and integrating to recognise each other through the key thing that they all have in common, regardless of their backgrounds. They are all women. They have all led very different paths to somehow end up here, in Nottingham. I went along to a beautiful afternoon poetry led by the PAMOJA Women’s Group. It moved me to tears. I’ll do my best to justify what a special afternoon this really was…

LGBTQ+ Notts: Preparing for Pride

Caroline Barry has been gallivanting around Nottingham for all the incredible gay and gay-adjacent events, and also has the lowdown on this year's pride...

Flat 21 Is an All-Female Written, Produced and Directed Web-Series Aiming to Address the Gender Imbalance in the Film Industry

Unless you’re an actor seeking work, the odds of you seeing a casting call for “Sexy zombie pole dancer in lingerie. No pay” or “Mid-20s woman, really attractive - pretty but still accessible” are pretty slim. Sadly, those are two real casting calls, but things in the film world are starting to change thanks to the hard work and dedication from those who have first-hand experience of how male-dominated the industry can be. We sat down with Georgie Levers and Esmee Matthews, the brains behind web-series Flat 21, to talk about how they’ve rounded up the all-star gals of the East Midlands to make the film industry a more level playing field…