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Save the last dance: how Torvill and Dean put Nottingham on the ice dancing map

Beeston, 14 February 1984. I was fourteen, with nowhere to go for Valentine’s Day and zero interest in ice skating. However, these were the days of four TV channels (and the fourth was quite new), so mass TV events were a must watch. Plus Torvill and Dean were from Nottingham! So, we joined the twenty million to tune in to their Bolero at the Sarajevo Winter Olympics…

Film Review: F1

Join us as we review F1, is this Brad Pitt blockbuster well crafted and nuanced, or does it follow the same old formula?

Stage review: a beautiful night of drag, burlesque and art with Niche Artefact

Thursday night saw a flamboyant jamboree of creativity and performance as Niche Artefact returned to Revolución de Cuba for a beautiful night of drag, burlesque and art...

Preview: Future Sound of Nottingham at Rock City 2025

Returning for 2025, the Future Sound of Nottingham gives Nottingham and Nottinghamshire musicians the opportunity to play the iconic main stages of both Rock City and Splendour Festival.

Gig review: Gracie Abrams at Motorpoint Arena, with Dora Jar

In a show postponed from March, US pop sensation Gracie Abrams finally arrived in Nottingham to round off her The Secrets of Us world tour in intense, glittering style…

In photos: Vee Adu at The Old Bus Depot, with SUNIQ and Rowan Holly

The Thompsons on beer, lost Nottingham and Haydn Road

Nottingham's most opinionated greengrocers talk beer, lost Nottingham and Haydn Road

Our house: inside the communities who are bringing co-operative living to Nottingham

Established in 2001, Neds is a housing co-operative in Nottingham, where members live in a large Victorian house and former pikelet factory. There’s a good chance that sentence raised a few questions for you… What is a housing co-operative? Is it a commune? Who’s Ned? … and what’s a pikelet? We’ll get to most of these questions shortly. But to answer the last one: it is a thin crumpet. Matteo D’Alesio finds out more…

Comedy Review: Omid Djalili's Namaste Tour at the Nottingham Playhouse

The Persian Comedy Powerhouse performs his critically acclaimed new show to the Nottingham audience. So what's it all about...

Festival review: LeftLion at Download Festival 2025

Rock and metal fans from around the world descended again on Donington Park – just a short drive from Nottingham – for the ultimate celebration of rock music. LeftLion's Natalie Owen was right there in the thick of it, soaking up the chaos, the riffs, and the raw energy of Download Festival – a true titan of the UK festival scene. Here's how it went down...

Out of Time: the lost history of Nottingham revealed in a new book by Joseph Earp

Having recently published a new book that tracks the peculiar history of lost Nottingham buildings, Nottingham Hidden History team leader Joseph Earp told history editor CJ De Barra about how he took a detailed trip through time, discovering many of the stories hidden in our city streets. 

Review: 28 Years Later

We review the sequel to Danny Boyle's classic, 28 Weeks Later. We ask ourselves, 'What if zombies, but pretentious..?'

Music Review: The Sound of Springsteen at the Nottingam Playhouse

If any further evidence was required to confirm the sheer commitment to worshipping at the church of The Boss, then look no further than the Playhouse on Saturday night...

Theatre Review: The Nottingham Drag Pageant at The Nottingham Arts Theatre

It’s official- Nottingham cannot get enough of drag- and it knows how to do it better than most cities!...

Theatre Interview: The Nottingham Drag Pageant Contestants

Meet the competitors in the Nottingham Drag Pageant 2025. Queens and kings slug it out in a feast of jaw-dropping costumes and laugh out loud humour. But there can only be one and who will win the coveted crown...?   

Indie rock, surrealism, and charity football: Here's what's on in Nottingham, 23 -29 June

Whether you're a gig-goer, someone interested in experimental art, or just searching for something for your whole family to do, there'll be something for you in Nottingham this week.

In photos: Bright Eyes at Rock City

Breaking Bread: charity FoodCycle talk promoting communal eating in Nottinghamshire

A keystone of human culture since the dawn of time, communal eating is underpinned by ideals of compassion, connection, and care for those in our community. FoodCycle, a nationwide charity with three branches in Nottinghamshire, provides just that and more. Frances Danylec went to one of their weekly dinners to see what was on the menu, and how the charity tackles food waste, poverty and loneliness.

Gig review: Tim Minchin at the Royal Concert Hall

There are few plaudits that haven’t been thrown Tim Minchin’s way. The wizard of wordsmithery has found his way into every corner of live performance, whether that be composing and writing for award winning musicals, taking to the stage and screen as an actor or touring his own extensive back catalogue of music. Simply put, within the performing arts bubble he’s done it all. And now he's graced the stage of our city's own Royal Concert Hall...

Gig review: Shonen Knife at Rescue Rooms

It was a welcome return to Nottingham for Shonen Knife and their brand of punk rock / rock- and-roll rockabilly, with a coordinated cosmos of colour as always...

How Colwick design studio Future Makers wants to reinvent the plastics industry

Like it or not, our modern world is built on plastic - and whilst the long-term health and ecosystem impacts are still poorly understood, the early signs are pretty alarming. Tackling this issue is set to be a generations-long task, but pioneering Colwick-based design studio Future Makers are giving it a crack, turning waste plastic into useful, solid, creations that are built to last, whilst giving back. Founder and Director Tristan Hessing guides us through their manufacturing process, the education gap hampering creatives working with this abundant material, and why we need more young people joining and innovating in the plastics industry.

What's happening at the Nottingham Windrush Celebrations this weekend

With Windrush Day coming up on Sunday 22 June, there are celebrations and events happening across three days in Nottingham. Caradoc Gayer spoke to organisers Clive Foster, Joy Pennant-Edwards and Parisa East about why we need to continue to honour the Windrush community and what to expect throughout the celebrations.

Nottingham Craft Beer Festival Returns This Weekend!

Nottingham Craft Beer Festival is back once again at Sneinton Market Avenues this weekend for its seventh year. Over 4000 attendees are expected over three sessions on Fri 20 and Sat 21 June 2025. 

Film Review: The Phoenician Scheme

We review The Phoenician Scheme, an offbeat infrastructural binge across the desert in Wes Anderson’s latest star-studded satire of empire, excess, and (possibly) redemption...

Gig review: Jadu Heart at Rescue Rooms

It’s been a busy year for Jadu Heart. Hot on the heels of the release of their fourth record, and following an extended jaunt across the US with recent Nottingham Arena fillers - and one of the biggest bands in the world right now - Fontaines DC, they find themselves packing out Rescue Rooms as part of their own headline UK tour...