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Urban Exploring in Nottingham

The last decade has seen an explosion of interest in urban exploration – the activity of exploring abandoned man-made structures. But with several recent high-profile deaths, and growing concern from the police, the practise has started to come under increasing scrutiny. We talk to Kayleigh Manning, an urban explorer from Notts, to find out what the fuss is all about…

Theatre Review: Coram Boy

We were hugely impressed by the Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company's stage adaptation of Jamilia Gavin’s book, Coram Boy...

LGBTQ+ Notts: What's Kicking Off in August?

Caroline Barry has been gallivanting around Nottingham for all the incredible gay and gay-adjacent events this month...

Creatures of the Night: Get to Know Nottingham's Party Promoters

When the sun sets across Notts and the streets get dark, a different kind of wild beast comes out to play - the party promoter. These feral beings can be found lurking in the darkest, dingiest corners, gathering with their pack around speakers, blasting out bleeps, gurgles and wails until the sun rises once more. Get to know our creatures of the night and find your chosen tribe... 

Review: The School of Artisan Food's Foraging and Wild Food Cookery Course

We wandered the gardens of the Welbeck Estate to see what delectable delights we could scoff...

Preview: Fieldwork at Haarlem Artspace

The contemporary art event, which includes elements of live performance, symposium, film and exhibition, begins on August 24

Ayup Duck: The Latest Nottingham News

What's been gooin' off?

Theatre Review: Wait Until Dark

A blind housewife is in dire straits when murderous conmen target her home

Film Review: Knife+Heart

A porn producer, a broken heart, a serial killer… what more could we want from a French thriller?

A Chat With Pat, Who Made An Album About the Moon

Producer, composer and Beeston resident Pat Keista has just released his album E11EVEN which was inspired by the Apollo moon landing of 1969. Rory Evans caught up with him, and had a listen to his tunes...

The Waco Siege: How a Man from Nottingham Became Part of an American Tragedy

26 years ago, a religious centre in Texas was home to one of the most brutal massacres in US history. Among the survivors was Livingstone Fagan, a young man from Nottingham – but how did he get there, and what part did he have to play in the infamous and calamitous Waco siege?

Theatre Review: Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado Theatre brought Shakespeare's comedy to the Canal House's beer garden...

Live Music Review: Splendour Festival

Bleddy hell, what about those showers at Splendour this year? We got soaked to the bone, duck. Thankfully it cleared over just in time for some skanking to The Specials. In all seriousness though, what a spectacular day for music. Here’s the sets which got our Music Editors proper hyped….

Nusic New Music Podcast #209 - Live From Splendour

This week’s New Music Podcast is LIVE from Splendour 2019 – featuring an interview w/ the #FSN2019 Champ, our attempt to clunkily shoehorn in all our usual features, plus the artist with incriminating photos of the Splendour bosses… maybe.

This podcast may contain some fruity language. Sensitive ears – you have been warned.

Theatre Review: Stones in His Pockets

Dazzling, but Stones in His Pockets gave Adrian that sinking feeling…

Film Review: Tell It to the Bees

Annabel Jankel's adaptation of Fiona Shaw's novel is screening at Broadway Cinema now... 

Film Review: The Lion King

The pursuit of this hyper-realistic reimagining seems to be to create something convincing, but in a plot that surrounds lions and meerkats singing together in perfect harmony, audiences don’t want to be convinced, they want to be entertained…

Film Review: The Dead Don't Die

Jim Jarmusch's star-filled zom-com doesn't quite hit all the right notes, but still contains an important message about the ills of modern life.

Bad Gals From Notts: 8 Influential Women Who Helped Shape History

From writers and lawyers to suffragists and nurses, these eight women fought ruthlessly for social change and shaped history as we know it. Oh, and they all hail from our hometown, too...

Live Music Review: Benjamin Zięć and the Rarebreeds EP Launch

There's a new band in town that's just released on local label, Phlexx Records. Elizabeth O'Riordan popped down to Peggy's to see what all the fuss was about...

Live Music Review: Damn Craters Album Launch

Local doom quintet Damn Craters launched their album An Ocean of Satellites in seriously sweaty style down The Chameleon last week...

Live Music Review: Waterfront Festival 2019

On a hot and muggy day in July, with the backdrop of Nottingham Canal providing an ideal juxtaposition of industrial and picturesque - a reminder of the dystopian theme of this year’s Waterfront Festival - the Canalhouse hosted an eclectic marathon of local talent…

Review: Jeanie Barton at Peggy's Skylight

Adrian Shaw headed down to Peggy's Skylight to check out the musical talents of Jeanie Barton...

Live Music Review: The St. Pierre Snake Invasion, EGO and a-tota-so at JT Soar

Not even this heatwave can keep us away from JT Soar. We sent Rob down for another raucous trio of bands, brought to Notts by expert promoter Buttonpusher...

Theatre Review: Avenue Q

There is something surreal about watching puppets have sex on stage