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What Went Down at Dot to Dot 2018?

Twelve solid hours of live music, beers and burgers, scattered around the coolest and quirkiest corners of Nottingham? Yes, it’s Dot to Dot Festival. We got down to take a few snaps and write a few words about the festival that’s hosted in three different cities over three days…

5 Notts Albums to Listen to This May

Some of the city's musical fruits, brought to you by our task force of reviewers...

Live Music Review: Dresden Philarmonic

Her speed, accuracy and mental agility was astonishing...

Sara Poyzer is a Star on London's West End

After four years touring the world with hit musical Mamma Mia!, Nottingham duck Sara Poyzer is now smashing it in London’s West End. She plays Donna Sheridan, a role made famous by Meryl Streep in the film, but Sara’s feet remain firmly on the ground, and her heart still belongs to Notts...

We Went to a Zombie Life-Drawing Class and it was Awesome

Theatre Review: Dollywould

Sh!t Theatre’s hoedown with the lowdown on Dolly Parton.

Theatre Review: Squidheart and The Vortex

A night of all-female improv from comedy troupe Miss Imp

Film Review: Annihilation

Alex Garland directs and Natalie Portman stars in the adaptation of Jeff VandeMeer's best-selling Southern Reach Trilogy

Film Review: Mary and the Witch's Flower

Former Studio Ghibli and Academy Award Nominated director Hiromasa Yonebayashi brings us the debut feature film from Studio Ponoc...

Film Review: The Third Murder

Tease your brain with a Japanese legal drama exploring morality and capital punishment.

Live Comedy Review: Scream Queenz Comedy Chaos Royal Wedding Show

We sent Caroline Barry down to The Newmarket to check out a drag event...

Film Review: Redoubtable

Michel Hazanavicius' biopic of French New-Wave pioneer Jean-Luc Godard is anything but hagiographical... 

Theatre Review: Legally Blonde The Musical

Pink, feisty and funny.

Live Music Review: Jazz Recovery Session at Rough Trade Nottingham

We got down to Rough Trade Nottingham to check out the fifth Jazz Recovery Session with DJ Daddio and Ex-Friendly...

Live Music Review: Too Many Zooz at Rescue Rooms

Born in the subways of New York City in 2013, viral busking trio Too Many Zooz create an extremely unique sound...

Art Review: Zanele Muholi's Somnyama Ngonyama, Hail The Dark Lioness at New Art Exchange

We got down to New Art Exchange's latest exhibition Zanele Muholi: Somnyama Ngonyama, Hail The Dark Lioness

Theatre Review: Jersey Boys at Theatre Royal

Sixties superstardom comes via revenge, betrayal and crime...

Film Review: Avengers: Infinity War

More Marvel! Finally! And this one has everyone in it! Huzzah!

Theatre Review: Flashdance the Musical

There’s a rift in space and time leading back to the 1980s...

Left Duck: Nottinghamshire Cricket News and Updates

April means the kick-off of the cricket season and Nottinghamshire's first three matches featured the full range of English "spring" weather. We have a look back at how they got on out on the pitch.

Live Music Review: British Sea Power at Rock City

British Sea Power proved popular enough for their gig to be upgraded from Rescue Rooms to Rock City. We headed down to the new venue to check ‘em out.

Left Magpie: Nolan Breeds Wingless Magpies

Much has already been said about the transformation of Notts County under Kevin Nolan, as Saturday’s game vs Luton Town testified. For fans the familiar anxiety is still there, but its source is a possible promotion rather than the perennial relegation scrap...

Film Review: Tully

Jason Reitman, Diablo Cody and Charlize Theron, the director/writer/actor team behind 2011's Young Adult have reunited for a no-holds-barred look at the less glamorous side of motherhood...

Left Hand Lane: Noise From The Next Generation 'Audience Winners'

Noise From The Next Generation is an annual music competition organised by Nottingham Music Service to offer young musicians the opportunity to perform in front of a live audience. The joint winners of the Audience Award at this year's competition answer some of our questions...

Theatre Review: Queen - A Rock and Symphonic Spectacular at Theatre Royal

We weren't massively impressed, to be honest...