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10 Halloween Themed Events For Music Lovers In Notts

Sun 20 Oct 2019

Whether you’re into thrash metal or disco cuts, there’s an opportunity for music fans of all genres to get monster mashed this year. Here are our top picks…

Interview: Hot Chip Know A Lot About Notts

Wed 16 Oct 2019

We chat with the British musical gems before they return to Rock City this October...

Theatre Review: Three Tall Women at Lace Market Theatre

Tue 15 Oct 2019

First premiered in 1994 in New York, it's a play about three women at varying stages of life...

The Best New Places in Notts Presented by GorgeUs

Tue 15 Oct 2019

Sam Nahirny and the GorgeUs team check out the city's newest gaffs...

The Mask of Anarchy at The Lace Market Theatre

Fri 11 Oct 2019

Christy Fearn checked out the Pat Richard's directed play at The Lace Market Theatre...

Snap Notts: Gandeys Circus

Sat 05 Oct 2019

This month's collaboration took inspiration from Europe's largest travelling big top...

Shit-Faced Shakespeare are Bringing a Drunken Performance of A Midsummer Night's Dream to Notts

Wed 02 Oct 2019

Back in Shakespeare’s day, the water was so dirty that alcohol was the preferred drink of choice, meaning that there’s every chance actors performed his work half-cut. Shit-Faced Shakespeare are taking the Bard’s work back it’s roots, with one member of the cast getting tipsy during each performance. We spoke to members Saul Barron, Lucy Norris and Beth-Louise Priestly about their boozy exploits ahead of a performance at the Nottingham Playhouse...

SOLD OUT: Overheard In Notts The Book Vol 1

Tue 01 Oct 2019

It’s a book of stupid stuff we’ve heard you say, and have written down. Big baby is watching you...

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

Mon 30 Sep 2019

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

NottsShop: October 2019, Student Special

Mon 30 Sep 2019

We're back from our summer sojourn to greet in the new term! (OK, so it's been a while since I personally needed new school shoes and the entire contents of WH Smith, but you know what I mean). So whether you're a new student, a returning one or simply a graduate from the university of life, this month's student special has got you covered...

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A Clown in Notts: "Who’s meant to cheer up the person whose job it is to cheer up other people?"

Mon 30 Sep 2019

"I can still vividly remember the first time I made someone laugh; it was like I’d injected a shot of Lucozade straight into my veins."

Overheard in Notts

Sun 29 Sep 2019

We've been earwigging on your lot's conversations...

LIT Review - Nottingham Playhouse

Wed 25 Sep 2019

With quotes like, “I’m making him work for it. Got him to buy me a pack of Tangfastics and a can of Lilt before I showed him my tits", we just had to check it out.

Snap Notts: River Trent

Mon 23 Sep 2019

This month's collaboration takes inspiration from the banks of the Trent...

A Sailor in Notts

Sat 21 Sep 2019

"A strange and eerie atmosphere exists on board of a ship that has just lost one of its crew. Little is said, but much is felt."

An Enemy of the People Review - Nottingham Playhouse

Wed 18 Sep 2019

Alex Kingston is best known for her TV work (ER, Moll Flanders, Doctor Who), though recently she has returned to the stage. She is the star that Nottingham Playhouse of Rebecca Lenkiewicz’s new adaptation of Ibsen’s drama about the conflict of political power and truth, at the Playhouse.

Foxfinder Review - Lace Market Theatre

Thu 12 Sep 2019

Adrian Reynolds checked out Lace Market Theatre's timely revival of Foxfinder...

LGBTQ+ Notts: What's Kicking Off in September

Wed 04 Sep 2019

There is nothing like the quiet, post pride silence of the last month of the summer to make you really consider what you have to be thankful for. It’s also a good opportunity to let your liver recover after those £5 rainbow pride cocktails...

Overheard in Notts

Tue 03 Sep 2019

We've been earwigging on your lot's conversations...

Notts Trio Amber Run Unveil Their Third Album

Fri 23 Aug 2019

Local trio Amber Run are no strangers to emotion, and there's sure to be bucket loads of it in the air during their upcoming hometown show at Rock City in October. They'll be celebrating the launch of their third album Philophobia, so we grabbed them for a chat before it all kicks off...

There's a Pigeon Sanctuary That Saves Sick Birds Near Notts

Thu 22 Aug 2019

Ah, the common pigeon. We all see them around town, eating our scraps, pooping on our heads, chasing those of us with a more nervous disposition. But how much do we really know about them? People often treat them like pests - sky vermin sent to make our lives dirtier and more full of poo - but they’re so much more than that. Never has a bird been quite so misunderstood. However, one Nottingham organisation has seen the beauty in these much-maligned creatures and is trying to make the world a better place, one rescued pigeon at a time. We headed over to the Derby and Nottingham Pigeon and Farm Bird Rescue to see what they’re all about...