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Overheard in Notts

Another month, another loada tripe from your lot...

Whip the Cat Rapper and Clog Feature at Dancing England at Nottingham Playhouse

After being reinstated last year, Dancing England will be coming to the Nottingham Playhouse stage on Saturday 26 January 2019 to showcase the finest in traditional dancing. With it, comes Nottingham’s own Whip the Cat Rapper and Clog…

Director Jack Bond on Latest Documentary An Artist's Eyes

We caught up with the legendary director ahead of the release of his latest documentary, An Artist's Eyes...

Celebrate Tree Charter Day This November

Tree Charter Day is Saturday 24 November. Sign the Tree Charter to show your support for a world that we can breathe happily in...

Live Music Review: The Decemberists at Rock City

Bearded men, giant inflatable whales and accordion solos are just some of the highlights from US Indie-rockers The Decemberists gig at Rock City. As it's been over a decade since they last performed in Notts, we thought we'd pop over to see how they fared...

Express Yourself in Notts: We Made a Zine with Hannah Whitlow and Dizzy Ink

We visited Nottingham Zine Library down at Nottingham Contemporary, to get inspired by the city in a zine workshop put together by Express Yourself...

Nina Smith on Her Long-Awaited Debut Album White Feather

After years of writing and recording, Nina Smith is releasing her long-awaited debut album, White Feather. Slick and beautifully produced by Yoad Nevo (Sia, Goldfrapp), the record is emotional, with classic r’n’b sprinkled throughout for good measure. We grabbed Nina for a chat and a congratulations…

The Wrong Side of the River: Meadows vs West Bridgford

The Trent. Starting in Staffordshire and slicing through Nottingham, is it a mark of social division in the city? Jasmin Pacey-Devlin reflects on her time living on both sides…

The Movement: Director Sharon Walia on Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things

After a year dominated by Brexit negotiations, President Trump and #MeToo, the images of toddlers washed up on Turkish beaches and life boats brimming with desperate people trying to stay alive seem like ages ago. The refugee crisis that once dominated our minds and news feeds is not fixed, or over, or past. It’s still very much an issue, and a Nottingham documentary maker has made a film that highlights the problem from a different point of view...

Ayup Duck: The Latest Nottingham News

Film Review: New Halloween, Old Halloween and the Donald Pleasence factor

Gemma Finch gives her two cents on the Halloween franchise, including the new remake and the Nottingham connection to the 1978 original... 

Discotech x The Waves Bring Kelper Home at Rough Trade This Friday

Our Eileen gives us the lowdown on what to expect from Discotech and The Waves at Rough Trade this Friday...

Ayup Duck: The Latest Nottingham News

What's been rufflin' Ayup Duck's feathers this month? 

Notts Lad Lewis Doherty on His Sell-Out Edinburgh Fringe Show Wolf

Notts lad, Lewis Doherty, brings his sell-out Edinburgh Fringe show back to his homeland

Film Review: Dogman

Criminal underworld meets underdog in Garrone’s brutal portrayal of male friendship gone ruff...

Theatre Review: Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo

Ballet comedy gold from the all male drag troupe

Interview: Spitfire director David Fairhead

We caught up with David Fairhead, co-director of the new documentary Spitfire, ahead of its screening at Broadway Cinema...

Nottingham Sees Absurdist Theatre in Maison Foo's A Thing Mislaid

Bea Udeh went to see A Thing Mislaid at Nottingham Lakeside Arts' Djanogly Theatre...

Nusic Podcast #190 with Emily Makis, Super Furniture, Tilly Greentree, Jah Digga and more...

We're Celebrating National Stammer Awareness Day

The British Stammering association have estimated that around 700,000 people in the UK have a stammer, yet so many people are not aware of it. International Stammering Awareness Day happens every year on the 22 October, where stammering associations, individuals, and groups around the world organise events to mark the day and raise awareness for people who stammer...

5 Things to Do in Nottingham This Week

We've got everything from theatre shows, to single launches, to Ruby Wax's philosophical musings. Goo on then.

Foretell Your Destiny with These Nottingham-Themed Tarot Cards

The ancient wisdoms of tarot have been utilised in the foretelling of soul destiny for bleddy yonks. We hath dug out some of Nottingham’s occult cards for yorn ducks to cut out and play with in the last remaining local boozers, or Temples of the Divine, if you like. Pay heed to the stories told, interpret the knowledge imparted in your own, true way. Just mek sure you charge a decent few quid for any readings given, and sling us 10%...

What's Going Down at Hockley Hustle This Year?

Hockley Hustle is back on Sunday 28 October, celebrating its twelfth year, and it's bigger and better than ever. We give you the lowdown on the festival that features over 300 acts across thirty stages...

David Severn Documents Whitby Goth Weekend in New Photobook

Party with all the seaside spirit your black little heart can muster this Halloween season, with David Severn's Whitby Goth Weekend photograph book launch at Nottingham Contemporary's Ottar Cafebar on Thursday 1 November, from 7pm. In the meantime, check out some of the photos featured in the book, and have a read of our chat with David himsen...

Documentary Preview: They Shall Not Grow Old

The World Premiere of director Peter Jackson's extraordinary new World War One documentary is being live-streamed in several venues across Nottingham...