Nottingham Creative Community News

Film Review: Triple Frontier

After years in production hell, Triple Frontier has finally been released on Netflix. We gave it a gander to see if it was worth...

Is Cornerstone Pizza Any Good?

13 March 19

It's a big hit with Sherwood folk...

Art Review: Familiar Machines at BACKLIT

13 March 19

Familiar Machines brings together works which explore the movement of body and machine through public and online space. The exhibition presents mechanisms of power and feminine governance that question patriarchal systems, and reinforce ideas around social disobedience. Our Caroline got down on International Women's Day to see the exhibition...

Film Review: Border

11 March 19

Are you human? Can you be sure? And what's your definition of humanity? Swedish movie Border delves into these questions and comes up with some pretty murky answers...

Perennial Punks The Stranglers return to Notts

10 March 19

Since their early days as seventies punk rock rabble-rousers, The Stranglers have been mainstays of the British music scene. Now over 45 years on, the lads are still finding the time to hit the road and make music. Back in Nottingham for their latest UK tour this month, we sent our man LP Mills for a chat with guitarist and frontman Baz Warne, to find out what these perennial punks have been up to.

Holy Calzone Have Converted an Old Church Into An Italian Eatery

07 March 19

As well as an extensive menu, there's space for community activities too...

Theatre Review: Horrible Histories

28 February 19

Plenty of decapitations, backstabbing and brain-eating to keep the kids entertained

Film Review: Can You Ever Forgive Me?

28 February 19

It might not have won any of the three Oscars it was nominated for, but we still loved Marielle Heller's new film...

The Colour of Love at New Art Exchange

28 February 19

Contributors from The Colour of Love project came together to share their photographs of life and love as Black African-Caribbean and White British people in mixed-race relationships through times of resentment and hardship. We went along to the launch event of the new exhibition to celebrate a significantly important and moving local heritage community project...

Live Music Review: Queen Zee at The Bodega

27 February 19

Friday nights were made for dancing, so we got down to The Bodega for genre-defying powerhouse Queen Zee...

Daniel Steegmann Mangrané at The Nottingham Contemporary

22 February 19

A rainforest in the middle of Nottingham you say? I mean I know the weather's been positively tropical lately but that sounds rather absurd. Not in the art world. Our Dan got down to the Contemporary to check out how their new exhibition is more than just forestry...

Film Review: Roma

21 February 19

Ahead of its anticipated success at the 2019 Academy Awards, we take a look back at one of the surprise hits of last year: Alfonso Cuarón's Roma.

Get a Fresh Oriental Takeaway at West Bridgford's Chao Chao

15 February 19

Think teriyaki beef, bang bang cauliflower, bao buns, and kimchi salad...

Live Music Review: White Lies at Rock City

12 February 19

We got down to Rock City for a night of big tunes from established trio White Lies on this, their tenth anniversary…

Film Review: If Beale Street Could Talk

11 February 19

Barry Jenkins' story of racial injustice in 1970s New York is in cinemas now...

Review: Sandi Toksvig at Nottingham's Royal Concert Hall

11 February 19

We got down to Nottingham's Royal Concert Hall to check out Sandi Toksvig...

Desire, Love, Identity: An LGBTQ exhibition at the National Justice Museum

11 February 19

It’s fair to say that most Nottingham folk still call it the Galleries of Justice and associate it with ghost tours and a family day out in a scary old prison, but there have been new developments at the rebranded National Justice Museum lately. This includes making more innovative use of the temporary exhibition space, accessible for free. Our Rebecca headed on over to check out their newest exhibition...

Chaos Magic: Beginning to Understand Emptiness

10 February 19

‘Chaos Magic’ art gallery recently ran a workshop called ‘Beginning to Understand Emptiness’ which focused on the practice of Zen Buddhism. Our Caitlin got down to experience it for herself...

Live Music Review: Don Broco at Motorpoint Arena

09 February 19

We got down to Motorpoint Arena to catch some massive guitar rock from Don Broco...

Film Review: Vice

08 February 19

Christian Bale gained over three stone, shaved his head, bleached his eyebrows and undertook a rigorous exercise routine to thicken his neck in order to play the role of Dick Cheney in Adam McKay's Vice. Was it worth it?