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Theatre Review: Shebeen at Nottingham Playhouse

Thu 07 Jun 2018

Bea Udeh went to see Shebeen at Nottingham Playhouse...

Project COFFE Supports Nottingham’s Young People at CRS

Thu 07 Jun 2018

Project COFFE is a new Nottingham charity that aims to empower young people through the creative arts. Last week, the organisation hosted its first event down at Community Recording Studio in St. Ann’s, so we hit up Danniebelle Gunter to see how it went...

Film Review: Solo: A Star Wars Story

Thu 07 Jun 2018

Dan Wright checked out the latest addition to the Star Wars franchise

SciBar at The Vat & Fiddle: Julain Onions on Galaxies - One Gigayear at a Time

Wed 06 Jun 2018

Julian Onions is back at SciBar to tell us all about galaxies, one gigayear at a time.

The NTU Degree Show 2018 in Photos

Tue 05 Jun 2018

Showcasing the work of the university's graduating art and design students, the NTU Art and Design Summer Show is one of the UK's biggest free public exhibitions of creativity...

Nusic Podcast #180: Who is Playing the Future Sound of Nottingham Final at Rock City?

Tue 05 Jun 2018

This week’s New Music Podcast tells you who is playing the #FSN2018 Final at Rock City on July 1st! We also play you the band who all have names beginning with J, plus the four humans that obliterated Dot to Dot. This podcast may contain some fruity language. Sensitive ears – you have been warned.

Comedian Doug Stanhope Reckons The Fish Man Is Well Odd

Fri 01 Jun 2018

He’s one of those stand-ups that you’ve either never heard of or are obsessive about. British viewers may know him from a glut of appearances on Charlie Brooker’s Newswipe and Screenwipe back in the early- and mid-noughties, but there’s a lot more to Doug Stanhope than that...

Nusic Future Session: Emily Makis

Tue 29 May 2018

New Music, from Nottingham, for Nusic. The latest artist in the Nusic Future Session studio is Emily Makis...

Sara Poyzer is a Star on London's West End

Sat 26 May 2018

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...

Speak for Sign: The Importance of Sign Language

Fri 25 May 2018

Scary fact: any of us could turn deaf at any point, especially those of us that regularly go to gigs or work in the music industry. Founder of local charity Speak for Sign Cate La Starza wants to highlight the feeling of isolation that can come alongside being surrounded by people that have the ability to speak and hear with no assistance...

DHP Support Young Female Music Promoters by Backing New Campaign

Fri 25 May 2018

Ayup gals. The legends at DHP Family are backing a national campaign to help the next lot of young female music promoters break into the male-dominated grassroots music scene in the UK...

Theatre Review: Squidheart and The Vortex

Wed 23 May 2018

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

Nottingham Citizens Assembly – What Sort of Nottingham Do We Want to Create?

Tue 22 May 2018

How can we make a difference to issues such as homelessness, modern slavery, air pollution and hate crime? We joined Nottingham Citizens – a diverse alliance of local communities – in the Albert Hall to discuss creating a safer, better city...

Live Comedy Review: Scream Queenz Comedy Chaos Royal Wedding Show

Mon 21 May 2018

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

Nusic Podcast #179: Who Made the Future Sound of Nottingham Semi-Finals?

Mon 21 May 2018

One of the biggest shows of the year! This week’s New Music Podcast shares which musicians have made it to the Future Sound of Nottingham Semi-Finals. With the highest ever amount of entries, with genres varying from Trip-Hop to Glam-Rock, this as one of the closest Semi-Finals yet.

Preview: One Man's Madness at Nottingham Showcase

Sun 20 May 2018

Nottingham Showcase are playing host to 'rocku-docu-mockumentary' story of Madness saxophonist Lee 'Kix' Thompson this Wednesday...

The Best Mummy Snails Are Teaching Kids About Same Sex Parenting

Sat 19 May 2018

With a growing number of young people identifying as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or queer, it’s important to explain identity in an inclusive way. Troy Jenkinson, a headteacher at a Leicestershire primary school, has written a heartwarming and funny kids’ book – The Best Mummy Snails in the Whole Wide World – which aims to do just that. We asked him about the hows and whys of the publication, and here’s what he had to say…

Nottingham Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason to Play at Royal Wedding

Fri 18 May 2018

If you do end up sneaking a peak at the sponge-fest that is the Royal Wedding, make it when Notts boy, prodigious nineteen-year-old cello talent and 2016 BBC Young Musician of the Year winner, Sheku Kanneh-Mason serenades the church...

Tommy K on the Side: Carrington’s Fish Bar

Fri 18 May 2018

Our condiment connoisseur is bringing the sauce to you...

Brooklyn's Savak discuss touring with Grey Hairs, listening to Sleaford Mods and more...

Thu 17 May 2018

Forming in 2015 and featuring members who have performed with the likes of Obits, Edsel, Nation of Ulysses and Holy Fuck, it is fair to say that Savak's punk-rock credentials are undeniable. Sohrab from the band took time out of a busy 5-date co-headline tour around the UK with Nottingham's Grey Hairs to answer some of our questions. Both bands along with Slumb Party roll-up at The Maze this Friday...