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Theatre Review: David Baddiel - My Family, Not the Sitcom

Baddiel's new show tackles tragedy with comedic wit

Theatre Review: Grandfather's House

Shadows and puppets bring Grandfather’s House to life

Theatre Review: Sleeping Beauty

Grimm turns grim in this gritty adaptation of the classic

Riding on Solomon’s Carpet: Poetry from Nottingham’s Refugees

“Projects like this open doors for people like me,” says Victoria Mponda, of her experience with Riding on Solomon’s Carpet, an anthology of poetry from refugees and asylum seekers living in the East Midlands...

Film Review: Ready Player One

Legendary director Steven Spielberg's 33rd film takes us into a futuristic world of video games and virtual reality... 

5 Things to Do in Nottingham This Week

There's always plenty of stuff and bits going on in our citeh...

Film Review: Ravenous

Robin Aubert's new zombie film might be decent for viewers of  The Walking Dead, but real horror fans may be slightly less impressed...

Film Review: The Square

Hang on to your champagne and get ready to squirm – this is going to be the worst week of Christian the art curator's life.

9 Notts Albums To Add To Your Playlist

Fill your tabs with some proper Notts glory...

Jake Haseldine Takes Wicked Photos of Musicians

Young Nottingham Music Photographer Jake Haseldine captures an epic moment in every photograph…

6 Things to Do in Nottingham This Weekend

There's a lotta musical goings-on this week...

Kids and Culture in Nottingham: An Experiment

“Kids change you, you know.” They all told me, and annoyingly, they were right. I see the world differently, I see people differently, and I see myself differently. And besides all that deep stuff, my life seems to have moved seamlessly from trips, gigs, and events to soft play areas, cold swimming pools, and church playgroups. It wasn’t deliberate, but the fact of the matter is it’s far easier to do stuff with kids that they like, because it statistically lowers the chances of them acting like d*cks. Although, inevitably, they still do, leading me to wonder if I should have another go at doing the things I actually want to.

So I’ve spent the last two weeks running an (admittedly small) social experiment. Is it possible to enjoy fun and culture in Nottingham with feral nippers in tow? Can it be done? Let’s find out:

Nottingham Poetry Festival 2018

Festival season officially starts here, and it’s kicking off with a right wordy celebration of all things lyrical...

Theatre Review: Instinct at Television Workshop

The third installment in Television Workshop's annual season is a well thought out critique of social media addiction...

The Zoo Project and discotech are Coming to Nottingham

Jordan Diston from discotech tells us all about the collaboration coming to Red Bar in Nottingham on Saturday 31 March, featuring tech-house giant Eddie Richards…

Film Review: Tomb Raider

Alicia Vikander’s astonishingly average take on the headstrong heroine made famous by the 90s video game franchise

Live Music Review: Sounds Against Slavery 2 at Rough Trade

Rough Trade was humming for a night of live music in aid of Anti-Slavery International, organised by the University of Nottingham’s Anti-Slavery Society in partnership with Impact Magazine...

Photos: St Patrick's Day in Nottingham

We got in the thick of the snow in St. Patrick's Day to take some snaps...

Review: Fake-Up Prosthetic Workshop at The Malt Cross

Steve Best of Fake-Up has been working in the special effects industry for years, and now imparts his wisdom on the gore-lovers of Nottingham in his workshops...

Theatre Interview: The Party Somewhere Else

The biggest party coming up is all set to celebrate women in the arts...

5 Things to do in Nottingham This Week

This week, we've got theatre shows aplenty, plus a look at the history of the hip hop album cover...

8 Of Nottingham's Most Famous YouTubers

These days, loads of boggers have chucked in the telly for the magical internuts in all its streaming glory. While days past saw the battle for fame flail down a fairly standard path, these days there are all sorts of characters doing their thing, their way. We’ve hunted down some of the best and most popular faces to grace the YouTube realm, all hailing from our little Nottingham in some way, shape or form...

Theatre Review: Nell Gwynn at Television Workshop

The annual season at Television Workshop continues with a play about a gender inequality among actors four hundred years ago. Sound familiar..?

Music Video: The Shrives - Money Maker

The rock ’n’ roll band with an eclectic mix of stratospheric ska, subversive country and visceral punk attitude are rumbling beneath the rocks with their first release since their debut album...

Film Review: You Were Never Really Here

Lynne Ramsay’s fourth feature is taut, grimly poetic thriller about a former soldier’s search for redemption