Nottingham Articles, Interviews and Features

Pick of The Week: 25-31 October

This weeks POTW is chock-a-block with spooky themed events just in time for Halloween. For all you music, art and comedy...

Theatre Review: RSC The Comedy of Errors

23 October 21

A major case of mistaken identity in this gag packed farce

Mocky-D: The Vegan Fast Food Pioneers on Finding Their Forever Home

23 October 21

Mocky-D has been shaking up the meat-free fast food scene in the city for the past five years. We chat to owners Ben Lord and Clare Morrissey about pioneering the way forward for vegan street food in Nottingham, the ‘Cult of Mocky’ and finding their forever home…

Overheard in Notts

22 October 21

Who's got a face like a LIDL mussel?

Film Review: The Last Duel

21 October 21

Ridley Scott’s latest is a rape-revenge movie with a difference...

Best Musical Biopics: Our Favourite Films About Icons

21 October 21

Following our recent interview with Sleaford Mods frontman Jason Williamson, we take a look at some of the best music biopics of all time...

Theatre Review: Chicago

20 October 21

Crime is on the rise and skirts are getting shorter.

Detonate's James Busby on their Landmark Halloween Arena Rave

20 October 21

From humble beginnings as a small club night in the late nineties to getting ready to put on their biggest indoor event to date at the Motorpoint Arena this month, Detonate has gone from strength to strength, firmly establishing itself as a bedrock of the Notts live music scene. On the back of the first post-COVID festival and just ahead of their landmark Halloween Arena Rave, we speak to creator James Busby about how it all happened...

Film Review: The Power of the Dog

19 October 21

Benedict Cumberbatch pulls off a pair of rancher chaps in this career defining performance...

Film Review: The French Dispatch

19 October 21

Cinema fans be reassured, The French Dispatch finds Wes Anderson in good form and is a joy from start to finish...

15 Years Later: The Road to Guantánamo

19 October 21

Two decades since 9/11, this harrowing drama-documentary hybrid is just as significant as when it was first released...

Why COP26 Campaigners Will Be Demonstrating in Nottingham

19 October 21

During COP26 in Glasgow, Nottingham will host a mass environmental demonstration on Saturday 6 November. Those taking part tells us why they're getting involved...

Five of the Best Movies From BFI London Film Festival at Broadway

18 October 21

The BFI London Film Festival came to Nottingham this month, as special screenings from the event were beamed onto screens at Broadway Cinema. We pick five of the LFF films you should keep your eye on...

Review: Mayhem Film Festival 2021

18 October 21

The famous Mayhem Film Festival took over Broadway Cinema last week. Here's what we thought to this year's eclectic horror event...

Film Review: Halloween Kills

18 October 21

Is this slasher sequel all guts and no glory?

Comedian Shazia Mirza Talks Her Upcoming Tour Coconut

18 October 21

After a year in lockdown, Shazia Mirza is back in Nottingham with her new show Coconut. We chat to her about Bear Grylls’ The Island, crying in Poundland, and what she’s most excited about for her tour.

Film Review: Alien on Stage

18 October 21

Backstage, no one can hear you scream...

"I found Nottingham to be really friendly and it had such a romance about it" Actor Paul Kaye Reminisces on his Student Days in Notts

18 October 21

From fighting in the Greyjoy Rebellion to giving Ricky Gervais therapy sessions, Paul Kaye has had an on-screen career like no other since studying Theatre Design at Nottingham Trent University. We hear from the 56-year-old about his time in Notts, filming in Iceland and his love for Sleaford Mods…

Film Review: We're Too Good For This

15 October 21

Currently showing at the BFI Film Festival, this short film packs a big punch...

Host Nottingham: The Organisation Providing Support to Those Going Through the Asylum Seeking Process

14 October 21

Despite what the right would have you believe, every time there’s an influx of refugees from a war-torn country, the UK is not overrun with people claiming asylum. In fact, the UK holds only about 1% of the total number of refugees the world over. UK refugees have to go through a gruelling process to achieve settled status, which often lasts years and leaves any failed claimants without money or a place to stay while they lodge appeals. Host is a Nottingham-based charity that provides support to those going through the asylum seeking process, making their lives just a little easier. Penny Reeve sat down with Host chair Roger Van Schaick to find out a little more...

Preview: Breast Cancer Awareness Event

13 October 21

55,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer each year across the UK. In light of Breast Cancer awareness month, The Nottingham Breast Institute are running an event next week to dispel myths about the illness and its origins...

"At some point I realised that the truth sets you free." We talk to Simon Amstell Ahead of the Nottingham Date of his Spirit Hole Tour

13 October 21

It’s fair to say that Simon Amstell has come a long way since the days of broadsiding bemused musicians with snarky questions on Popworld. We caught up with the stand-up comedian, filmmaker and presenter as he heads back on tour with his new show, Spirit Hole, to talk lockdown, dodging threesomes in New York and drinking ayahuasca with a Peruvian shaman...

Nottingham City Council Announces Partnership With Greek Municipality Named After Lord Byron

12 October 21

Nottingham City Council recently announced a partnership agreement with Vyronas, a suburb of Athens named after the legendary Lord Byron, and celebrated by lighting up the Council House in the blue and white of Greece's famous flag. We chat to the man behind this exciting new friendship, Cllr Pavlos Kotsonis, about how it could benefit Nottingham, his personal connection to the project and why Byron means so much to so many...

Domestic Abuse Charity Equation Launch Young People's Film Club in Nottingham

12 October 21

The new club will kick off with a showing of Misbehaviour on Tuesday 19 October...

Film Review: The Souvenir Part II

12 October 21

The second instalment of Joanna Hogg’s cinematic memoir is darker than the first, but just as personal...