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Confessions of a First Time Opera-goer

“You should go to the opera; it’s just one of those things you have to do!” Heard often enough, but very rarely acted upon, well, by students at least! But what does ‘going to the opera’ actually entail? Prior to the return of Opera North to Nottingham’s Theatre…

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Friday 17th February 2012

‘The Off-White Horse’ @ New Theatre

This is the third of Adam H. Wells’ plays that has been produced by the New Theatre. You could say that he has become a regular feature there and it is not hard to see why; you only need to read the five-star reviews for his production of…

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Friday 17th February 2012

‘The King’s Speech’ @ Nottingham Theatre Royal

Whether you are a lecturer or student, old or young, your own voice and the need to be heard is still the same. Prior to being crowned king, George VI was never taken seriously. Suffering from a speech impediment, he was ridiculed both publicly and privately and had terrible self-esteem.…

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Thursday 16th February 2012

‘Thirsty’ @ The Djanogly Theatre, Lakeside Arts Centre

One act, two actresses, three toilet cubicles and a nation of women thirsty for their next sip of a legal high:  alcohol. Thirsty is an original play written and produced by the theatre company ‘The Paper Birds’ who are based in Leeds. The Birds seek to prioritise the…

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Monday 13th February 2012

My Literary Boy Crush: Jeffrey Eugenides

No one ever dares to admit it, but books aren’t all that good, a lot of times. Even the “culturally relevant” ones that clog up GCSE curricula with pages upon pages of metaphor analyses (when you’re 16, a leaf is never just a leaf) can sometimes make for…

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Monday 13th February 2012

New Theatre: Uncut – ‘Becoming a Jackal’

As a whole, the blend of audience-participation and horror is by no means an extensive genre in most contemporary theatre scenes. We are used to sitting politely in the dark, laughing at the right times, clapping at the end and only leaving our seats at the interval. However,…

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Sunday 12th February 2012

Blagger’s Guide to…the Sky Mirror(s)

Although close to our hearts, Nottingham may not be where you’d expect to find a sculpture that has gone on to influence art in New York City. However, Anish Kapoor’s Sky Mirror, first commissioned by the Nottingham Playhouse to stand outside its frontage, did just that. The Man:…

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Friday 10th February 2012

Winter Creative Writing Competition Winners

Never are voices so beautiful as on a winter’s evening—Virginia Woolf A Friend of Dorothy The young boy silently shut the front door as he made his way into the house. He shook the snow from his hair and threw his satchel onto the grey linen sofa. He…

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Thursday 9th February 2012

Flashback: Anish Kapoor @ Nottingham Castle

Flashback is a series of touring exhibitions put on by the Arts Council Collection, South Bank Centre. The Collection’s initial aim was to support emerging artists through the purchasing of their work. Therefore, Flashback is just that, as these exhibitions give the public a unique opportunity to look…

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Thursday 9th February 2012

‘Shakespeare’s Villains’ @ Nottingham Playhouse

Stephen Berkoff is amongst the crème de la crème of Britains traditionally trained thespians, therefore it should come as no surprise that he can command the entire Nottingham Playhouse stage. On his own. Without any props or staging, whatsoever. Within the space of two hours he casually embodied Iago, Richard…

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