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Nottingham in Photos: February 2018

Here's what you lot have been snapping over the last month...

Film Review: The Mercy

Colin Firth plays inexperienced yachtsman Donald Crowhurst in the portrayal of his disastrous attempt to win the 1968 Golden Globe Race.

Nottingham Panthers' Head Coach Corey Neilson Announces Departure

It may be Valentine’s week, but the Nottingham Panthers have not given fans much to love about them in the last month. In the last twelve games, Panthers have lost eight. In what was increasingly being speculated as a possibility as we near the end of another mediocre season, Head Coach, Corey Neilson and the club have announced that they will part ways, by mutual consent, at the end of the season.

Director Adam Penford and Playwright Beth Steel on Wonderland at Nottingham Playhouse

Wonderland, the first play directed by Adam Penford in his role as Artistic Director of Nottingham Playhouse, was also written by Notts playwright Beth Steel. We caught up with them both on the opening night of the play…

Theatre Review: Finding Nana

Nana… Gran… Granny. If you are blessed enough to have been truly loved by a grandparent, you will delight in this drama.

Theatre Review: The Wedding

Dreams of community brought to life with magic and grace

Live Music Review: Lewis Capaldi at Rescue Rooms

We went to Nottingham’s Rescue Rooms to check out a sold-out gig from Lewis Capaldi…

5 Things to Do in Nottingham This Week

This week it's time to try summat new...

Live Music Review: Fuzzbox at The Chameleon

Following the release of his critically acclaimed album Pictures, Movies & Apartments late last year, Montreal's Paul Jacobs brings his tour to Nottingham as part of I'm Not From London's Fuzzbox night.

5 Things to Do in Nottingham This Weekend

It's a real mixed-bag this weekend. Enjoy...

Art Review: From Ear to Ear to Eye at Nottingham Contemporary

Featuring work from almost twenty artists and researchers, this exhibition tells stories from across the Arab world. Through photography, sculpture, music and video, the artists paint a picture of countries with a fierce, independent identity, both separate from and entwined with the violent depictions we see in the media...

Theatre Review: Hedda Gabler

Fresh take on Ibsen classic gives it a new Hedda Steam

The Write Stuff: Nottingham-Based Author Jon McGregor Set to Judge Leicester Writes Competition

Not content with being “Britain’s second-best short story writer”, Jon McGregor is set to judge the 2018 Leicester Writes short story competition. 

5 Things to Do in Nottingham This Week

Plenty to be gerrin on with...

Film Review: Phantom Thread

Daniel Day-Lewis' final film, Paul Thomas Anderson directing, a score from Johnny Greenwood and the 1950's London fashion scene.  What more do you want?

Sharewear Are On A Mission To Clothe Nottingham

A fifth of the UK population now lives in poverty: that's 14 million people, including working-age adults, children and pensioners. We've seen the stories about the increased usage of food banks – with Trussell Trust citing 41,000 three-day packages being handed out in 2010 compared to 1.2 million in 2017 – but another problem, sitting under the radar, is the need for clothing. We sat down with Louise Cooke, founder and CEO of Sharewear, to find out more about her story, and what the organisation is doing to help both local and international communities...

Film Screening and Q&A Review: Loveless at Broadway Cinema

The Russians came to town for a Q&A on the screening of Loveless at Nottingham’s Broadway, as part of the cinema's Andrey Zvyagintsev season…

Theatre Review: Son of a Preacher Man

The Dusty Springfield musical that's nowt to do with Dusty Springfield

Art Review: The Real DMZ at New Art Exchange

The Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) is a no-man’s-land strip that has divided North and South Korea since the end of the Korean war in 1953. Contrary to its name, it’s one of the most heavily militarized areas in the world, and has been the unwitting inspiration for some seriously interesting pieces of art...

Nottingham Festival of Science and Curiosity 2018 is Coming to Town

Thanks to STEMCity and Ignite, this month sees Nottingham being taken over by the cleverest clogs abaht. We had a word with the Nottingham Festival of Science and Curiosity producer, Megan Shore, about what’s in store this year…

Music Video: Slumb Party - Questions

Check out the brand new song from our favourite skronky post-punkers...

Maltese Band Fuzzhoneys Talk Music and Their Love of Nottingham

Live Music Review: Fuzzbox at The Angel

Holy Bouncer come all the way from sunny Spain to play the latest I'm Not From London Fuzzbox night. The least we could do was to pop down to The Angel and have a listen.

Nottingham Playhouse's New Artistic Director Adam Penford on His Upcoming Adaptation of Holes

Is it a book? Is it a play?...

Live Music Review: Fuzzhoneys at The Chameleon

Garage rock duo Fuzzhoneys from Malta bring their Glitter tour to the Chameleon Arts Café with support from local faves Babe Punch. Our Gav headed down to check things out