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We Hear From Ella Burns Robbins about the Nottingham Poetry Festival and Their Wide Range of Wellbeing Workshops

The Nottingham Poetry Festival isn’t just a place to discover the finest wordsmiths in the city; with a range of wellbeing workshops and activities on offer, it also provides the perfect opportunity to switch off and unwind. We run through some of the highlights…

Nottingham Biographer Miranda Seymour on the Incredible Life of Jean Rhys

Born on the Caribbean Island of Dominica, Jean Rhys is most well known for her seminal novel Wide Sargasso Sea, the postcolonial feminist prequel to Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre. 

A misunderstood and enigmatic woman, Rhys caught to attention of biographer Miranda Seymour who travelled to Dominica to learn more about her life. We catch up with Seymour in anticipation of her new book I Used To Live Here Once, The Haunted Life of Jean Rhys...

No Mow May - How to Help Notts Wildlife Whilst Doing Less Work

East Leake Hedgehog Highways Founder and Adult Social Care Worker Holly Dance found that the best way to keep her garden in good shape was not to do very much at all. At the outset of No Mow May 2022, she tells us about how mowing less and gardening for nature can bring wildlife home.

5 Fun Things to Do in Nottingham This Week: Nottingham Poetry Festival, Moonstruck and More

Music, films, poetry, comedy - whatever you're into, there's something for you...

5 of the Best Films in Nottingham Cinemas in May 2022

From multiverse madness to, um, more multiverse madness, Notts cinemas are offering exciting releases both old and new... 

Under Cover Artist: The Nottingham Horror Collective's Ruth Skrytek

Head Illustrator and Co-Founder of The Nottingham Horror Collective, alongside one half of the witchy music duo Modern Coven, Ruth Skrytek has a knack when it comes to the creatively spooky. After first featuring their illustrations in our October magazine, we knew that there was no one better to design a cover for our magic issue…

Exhibition Review: A Female Gaze at Nottingham Castle

A Female Gaze crosses the generational divide, as Caroline Walker and Dame Laura Knight question the power of the gaze. As their portraits of women look back at us, we must ask who is really looking at who

Review: Nottingham International Film Festival 2022

Back at full capacity, and in an earlier time slot in the year than usual, Nottingham International Film Festival returned to take over Savoy Cinema and Nottingham Contemporary. We sent Kieran Burt over to check out some of the highlights...

5 Great Things to Do in Nottingham This Week: People Person, Broadway Mystery Film and More

From ice hockey to books on isolation, we've got a proper varied week in Nottingham coming up...

We Explore the Rise of Magic Practices in Nottingham, From Wicca to Paganism

From the success of cult classic films like The Craft and Sabrina The Teenage Witch, to modern flicks like The Love Witch, our media suggests we’re thoroughly intrigued by magic, and those practising it. But, aside from campy movies, what do you actually know about witchcraft, Wicca and Paganism? On a mission to find out more, our writers George White and Lizzy O’Riordan joined together to learn about the history of witchcraft and how it’s practised in the modern day. Talking to Dr Thomas Waters about the persecutions of the past, and magic shop owner Soroya Cordery about the thriving present, they discover why the practice holds such a powerful grasp on our zeitgeist…

Nusic New Music Podcast #262 - Future Sounds of Nottingham

This week’s New Music Podcast features THE launch of Future Sound of Nottingham 2022 – if you want to play Rock City & Splendour 2022, listen to this show! 

Why Nottingham-Based Jewellery Designer Hannah Bourn Has Turned to Nature for Inspiration

Nottingham-based jewellery designer Hannah Bourn has made a name for herself conjuring up stunning gold and silver pieces inspired by the natural world, using casts or sculptures of shells. Her work often mirrors the shapes found on the beach and in the sea, and aims to be a source of escapism, capturing the beauty of nature in a wearable format. We catch up with her to chat about the magic of recreating nature through jewellery, making heirlooms for the future and her current collection, Touch of the Sea…

5 of The Best Things to do in Nottingham This Week

No plans? In need of inspiration? We’ve got you covered…

The Nutcracker at Nottingham Theatre Royal

The Nutcracker is Bourne again...

We Hear All About Nottingham's Growing Dungeons & Dragons Community

Daniel Knox-Hewson, Community Organiser for the Nottingham Dungeons & Dragons Adventurers League, tells us all about the city's increasingly diverse D&D scene...

The Fascinating History of the Nottingham Guild of Magicians

From performing at office parties and weddings to selling out shows on the West End, this city’s magicians bring joy and blow minds across the UK and beyond - no small part thanks to the guidance and support of The Nottingham Guild of Magicians, our answer to the Magic Circle. We take a look back at its decades-spanning history, and dive into its future plans with President Andrew Morrison…

5 Great Events in Nottingham This Week: Craig Charles, Red Ellen and More

With live music, immersive cinema and poetry book clubs, there's something for everyone in Notts this week...

New Documentary Celebrates the History of Iconic Notts Gay Pub the New Foresters

Nottingham’s oldest gay pub, New Foresters, opened in 1958 and has been the hub of Nottingham’s LGBTQ+ community ever since. We catch up with local filmmaker Damien Ebanks ahead of the release of his new documentary, which highlights the significance of this venue as a safe space for self-expression, and the importance of its landlady, Debbie Law…

Preview: Red Ellen at Nottingham Playhouse

Ahead of her new play Red Ellen launching at Nottingham Playhouse from Wednesday 13 - Saturday 30 April, we hear from the award-winning poet and playwright behind the production, Caroline Bird and Director Wils Wilson. Red Ellen celebrates the revolutionary Labour MP Ellen Wilkinson, who was forever on the right side of history, and on the wrong side of life… 

Three Weeks Until the Young Creative Awards Deadline

With only three weeks left until deadline, now is the time to enter the Young Creative Awards

5 Great Things to Check Out in Nottingham This Week

Things Fell Apart, Toy Story and The Fratellis - a busy seven days are coming up for Notts...

The Best Films Coming to Nottingham Cinemas in April 2022

From the super wealthy to the super sleazy, Nottingham cinemas have it all this month...

Nottingham’s Anjli Mohindra Talks Vigil, the Television Workshop and What’s Next for Her Career

Fresh from starring in Vigil, one of the BBC’s most popular series ever, and Munich: The Edge of War, one of Netflix’s most popular films of the last year, West Bridgford’s Anjli Mohindra chats to us about her love for Notts, her time at the Television Workshop and what’s next for her career…

Out of Time: Katie Seymour, the Nottingham-Born Pioneer of the Skirt Dance

In celebration of our fashion issue, we take a look at the short, remarkable life of Katie Seymour, the Nottingham-born music hall star and pioneer of the world-famous skirt dance…

6 of the Best Things to Do in Nottingham This Week

Musa Okwonga, Yuriko Kotani and Stuart Pearce (not that one) are all coming to the city...