Nottingham Articles, Interviews and Features

Beatboxer Jason Singh: "If you can't sing, or don't want to speak about your issues, it gives you an ability to communicate something with your voice."

In taking inspiration from the natural world, Jason Singh has established himself as one of the most innovative and well-respected...

Next Door Dance Are Heading to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival

21 August 19

When it comes to performing innovative and exciting performances, Next Door Dance know how to bring the fun. Made up of four women based in Nottingham, they put on shows both within the community and around the country. We spoke to members Laura Savage and Jennifer Manderson about the group’s past work, their upcoming stint at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and what the future holds...

My First Time... Getting Drunk

20 August 19

We asked your lot about the first time you got absolutely sloshed...

The Elephant Trees bring their Depressed Kids Disco Party to Notts

19 August 19

Manchester two-piece The Elephant Trees are bringing their self-described combination of gnarly rock and slick pop to Nottingham with the exotically titled Depressed Kids Disco Party later this year…

Film Review: Otherhood

19 August 19

Our Miriam Blakemore-Hoy was less-than-impressed with Cindy Chupack's new Netflix film...

Film Review: Vita and Virginia

19 August 19

Chanya Button's new film about the love affair between Virginia Woolf and Vita Sackville-West has divided critical opinion. Here's our two cents...

Film Review: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

19 August 19

Quentin Tarantino's highly anticipated ninth film is in cinemas now...

Snap Notts: The Windmill

18 August 19

DirtyFilthySexy at the Nottingham Contemporary

18 August 19

Pride but no prejudice, a party for all at Contemporary.

Spinning Round With Select Sounds

17 August 19

There’s a new pop-up record store launching this August. We chat with the lads behind it and hear some of the tracks on offer…

Fourteen Year Old Photographer Indy Kiemel-Greene: "The UK is one of the most nature depleted countries in the world, and it's only going to get worse."

14 August 19

It’s not just adults that are raising more awareness about the environment - more and more young people are getting closer to nature too. Indy Kiemel-Greene is just fourteen, and is already a keen wildlife volunteer and photographer. We spoke to him about his work, attending the Time for Now lobby, and how people can help wildlife to thrive...

Dr Tim Gregory Works with a Meteorite That's Older Than The Earth

14 August 19

Armed with a childlike sense of wonder, a natural gift for talking with passion and a boundless sense of enthusiasm, it’s clear to see why Dr. Tim Gregory is so well liked. After appearing on BBC shows The Sky at Night: Expedition Asteroid and Astronauts: Do You Have What It Takes?, the cosmochemist and research scientist is now working at the British Geological Survey in Nottingham studying Allende, the famous meteorite that predates Earth itself…

Have I Got Newstead For You: Ian Hislop On His Satirical Exhibition Showing at Newstead Abbey

14 August 19

Private Eye Editor and Have I Got News For You panellist Ian Hislop is no stranger to satire. He was in Nottingham recently to launch an exhibition of satirical art at Newstead Abbey. It’s an offshoot of the British Museum’s 2018 exhibition I object: Ian Hislop’s search for dissent. Together with British Museum Curator Tom Hockenhull, Ian has selected nine of his favourite British satirical prints by Gillray and Cruikshank, among others, which are on display all summer...

Film Review: Blinded by the Light

14 August 19

We went to check out Gurinder Chadha's feel-good story of a British-Pakistani teenager growing up in 1980s Luton whose life is changed by the discovery of Bruce Springsteen...

Preview: Journeys Festival International

14 August 19

Fancy heading a little further afield to get your arts and culture fix? Journeys Festival International in Leicester have got you covered this August...

5 Nottingham Albums to Listen to This August

13 August 19

The latest sounds from the Nottingham vault...

Nin Magazine: The Erotic Art Publication Celebrating the Female Form

12 August 19

Art and eroticism can be difficult to define. How do you decide what constitutes art and what is just, well, plain old porn? A lot of the porn that we see is made for men by men; it can be extremely off-putting in the choice of bad lighting, terrifying angles or actors who seem a bit dead in the eyes. But where is the alternative? Where are the female erotic creators? Nin is a new erotic art magazine that caters to those who prefer to celebrate the body in a more tasteful and artistic fashion. Under the leadership of Creative Director Letícia Gicovate, the magazine – which is written in Portuguese and English – presents tasteful nudity as secondary to poetry, art and interviews that form the backbone of the artistic presentation. We caught up with the Nottingham-based Gicovate to discuss the female-curated erotica project…

Film Review: Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans

12 August 19

Terry Deary's books might an institution to those of us that grew up in Britain, but how will our French-born film reviewer react to the big-screen adaptation of Rotten Romans?

Glowing With The Flow: Lauren Firenze Gill's Battle with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

11 August 19

Lauren Firenze Gill was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year at the age of 25. Here's her story...

Folk Troubadour Clarke Camilleri Brings His Sound Back Home

11 August 19

Notts born and bred, folk singer songwriter Clarke Camilleri is one dedicated guy. From running his own folk clubs to touring Belgium, we caught up with him ahead of a rare hometown show this month supporting Jinda Biant...