Nottingham Creative Community News

Comedian Mark Thomas is Bringing His History-Themed Show to Lakeside Arts in April

Comedian, presenter, political satirist, journalist, radio personality, libertarian anarchist... There aren’t many things that...

Theatre Review: Moonlight and Magnolias

29 February 20

We checked out Moonlight and Magnolias, the whirlwind story of three men locked in a room for five days writing the script for Gone with the Wind, at Nottingham Playhouse...

Theatre Review: Measure for Measure

29 February 20

Our very own Nottingham has had a visit from the big smoke: The Royal Shakespeare Company have graced us with their thespian tendencies for a few days at the Theatre Royal. We went to see their production of Measure for Measure to see what all this men in tights malarky was about…

Theatre Review: A Monster Calls

19 February 20

Often painful and heart rending but equally beautiful

Interview: TV funnyman Spencer Jones is coming to Notts

03 February 20

Meet Spencer Jones; Twice nominated in the Edinburgh Festival comedy awards, a regular in BBC2's Upstart Crow and coming to Notts this month for an appearance at Just The Tonic...

Review: Daliso Chaponda - Blah Blah Blacklist at Nottingham Playhouse

18 January 20

Malawi's Got Talent: Come for the Madonna gag, stay for the awkward questions...

Notts’ Panto Legends Kenneth Alan Taylor and John Elkington on Bringing Sleeping Beauty to the Playhouse This Christmas

05 December 19

Theatre Review: Cinderella

04 December 19

An audio-visual feast, packed with all the choicest panto ingredients

Stage Review: Suzi Ruffell at The Glee Club

25 November 19

Our Caroline popped along to see Suzi in full, glorious stand-up swing...

Theatre Review: Sleeping Beauty at Nottingham Playhouse

25 November 19

Kenneth Alan-Taylor’s 37th Pantomime at Nottingham Playhouse is a glitter-filled, magical celebration of the traditions of panto that will delight audiences of all ages.

Theatre Review: Cinderella by Northern Ballet at Theatre Royal

22 November 19

An original and magical take on the classic tale…

Theatre Review: La bohème at Theatre Royal

07 November 19

Our Gareth checked out a spot of Opera...

Review: 13 The Musical at the Squire Performing Arts Centre

04 November 19

This was a glitzy musical theatre production about the teenage angst will make you smile with Glee. Get it?

Theatre Review: Prism

23 October 19

Local hero Robert Lindsay excels in a stunning production

Theatre Review: Three Tall Women at Lace Market Theatre

15 October 19

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

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

02 October 19

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...