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Stuart Broad - Recordbreaker

Tue 22 Aug 2017

Stuart Broad already has an MBE, a tram and a Castle Rock beer named after him. On Saturday, he took 3 wickets to take him past Sir Ian Botham in the England all-time test wicket takers list. We have a look back on some memorable performances.

The Dilettante Society on Sir Vauncey Harpur-Crewe

Tue 12 Jul 2016

"Many of the hundred or so rooms were out of use, abundantly piled with cases of stuffed animals, fossils, shells, artworks and unused antiques in chaotic disarray"

Air Raid Sirens in Nottingham This Sunday

Fri 06 May 2016

"If you're in town at about 6pm and you hear the wails of warning, don't worry. Everything is under control"

An Evening with Sir Roger Moore

Fri 30 Oct 2015

“He shrugged off his various dalliances as if they were an occupational hazard, but made it clear his least favourite leading female actress was Grace Jones.”

Ian Jones: Nottingham Landmarks and Legends

Fri 14 Aug 2015

All the best things about Notts, whacked into one crackin' collection for you

Television Workshop: Director Ian Smith Hands Over To Nic Harvey

Thu 23 Jul 2015

"Everyone knows the Workshop won't be the same without Ian and it will be a great loss for us, but I don't want it to be the same"

Interview: Ian Douglas

Mon 15 Dec 2014

"The children's book industry looks down its nose on the digital world and is stuck in the past"

Art Works: Ian Jones

Wed 28 May 2014

"I have brushes made from Aztec symbols, from fish bones, from floorboards. It’s such a powerful tool - I like the freedom of it"

Interview: Mark Elder of The Hallé Orchestra

Fri 23 May 2014

The Hallé Orchestra are Royal Concert Hall residents, bringing their fresh take on classical music over the Pennines from Manchester, to us, for over a decade. We spoke to music director and conductor, Sir Mark Elder, about why we should all treat our ears to a different kind of performance than they might be used to…

Interview: Stephanie Sirr on The Golden Years of Nottingham Playhouse

Fri 16 Aug 2013

The Nottingham Playhouse celebrates fifty years at Wellington Circus this September. We spoke to Chief Executive Stephanie Sirr about the venue, their history and their plans to celebrate...

Interview: Don Masson

Thu 15 Nov 2012

Club skipper during the iconic Jimmy Sirrel era that propelled the club from the bottom to the top. Part of the QPR team that lost the league by one point in 1976. A key component of the doomed Scotland '78 World Cup squad. A prodigal son who finished his career helping his beloved 'Pies into the top flight. There's been 150 years of Notts County football, and - according to those who saw him in action - no-one has played it better than Don Masson...

Preview: GameCity7

Fri 19 Oct 2012

"We basically want to be the best village fete about videogame culture ever"

Interview: Jenny Sealey

Mon 14 May 2012

Jenny Sealey studied drama at Clarendon College and went on to become the Artistic Director of Graeae, the critically acclaimed theatre company renowned for putting deaf and disabled artists and accessibility at the core of its work. In 2009 she was awarded an MBE for services to disability arts, and last year was announced as joint artistic director for the Paralympic Games. And she has somehow still found time to re-mount and tour Reasons to be Cheerful, Graeae’s musical celebrating the work of Ian Dury and the Blockheads, which arrived at Nottingham Playhouse on 3 April.

Interview: Armando Iannucci

Mon 07 Jun 2010

"It was great to be given the award. Though it’s slightly worrying in a way, because you start to think; is that it? Does that mean there’s not going to be anything else? Will it be all downhill from here?"

Interview: Jimmy Sirrel

Thu 25 Sep 2008

Legendary Notts County manager Jimmy Sirrel has died. Here's an interview we did with him last year...

Interview: Sir Ian McKellen on Playing Arthur Seaton

Fri 01 Aug 2008

Before becoming a national treasure, Sir Ian McKellen was the first actor to play Saturday Night and Sunday Morning’s Arthur Seaton on stage. He did this as part of the Nottingham Playhouse’s inaugural season in 1963-64. It was in a ten-week run that rammed out the new building and delighted critics and audiences alike…