L. S Lowry @ The Djanogly Art Gallery
Rising from the post-war period, Lowry concentrated extensively on the industrialist cities of the North, which vividly depict the working class crowds. However, this strong association only relates to a portion of Lowry’s works, and being from the Manchester area myself, I was surprised to discover how uneducated…
Chris Addison: ‘The Time Is Now, Again’ Tour @ Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
National Theatre Live: ‘Collaborators’ Review
Collaborators is a new play by John Hodge (screenwriter of Trainspotting and The Beach) currently on show at the Cottesloe Theatre in London until March 31st. As part of the National Theatre Live initiative to showcase the best of British theatre, Collaborators was broadcasted live to cinemas across the UK and around the…
‘The Heart of Robin Hood’ @ The Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Stratford-upon-Avon glimmers on post-Christmas evenings, and the latest offering from the Royal Shakespeare Company is adding to its lustre with ‘The Heart of Robin Hood’. Director, Gisli Orn Gardarsson and writer, David Farr gift us an explosion of beauty on a canvas of adapted Nottingham tradition. Led by…
Blagger’s Guide To… Frankenstein
Frankenstein: The Modern Prometheus is a Gothic tale depicting the consequences of the relentless pursuit of knowledge. Victor Frankenstein (the scientist, not the monster!) has an insatiable thirst for knowledge and like Prometheus, of ancient Greek lore, stole from the Gods to give to man and he is…
New Theatre Uncut- ‘Disastrous Dates’ @ The Den
The New Theatre Uncut has continued to go from strength with its second production titled Disastrous Dates. Portraying a hilarious fly-on-the-wall perspective on the often overwhelming, humorous and down-right awkward nature of first-dates; this collection of scenes written and directed by Becky Roberts is exactly what was needed to…
Creative Writing Competition Runner-Up: ‘Foxes Snow’
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead @ New Theatre
‘Eternity is a terrible thought. I mean, where’s it going to end?’ asks Rosencrantz anxiously during Tom Stoppard’s play of existential angst. Fittingly, at the end of the Autumn season at the New Theatre, the characters of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, drawn and fleshed out from Shakespeare’s Hamlet,…






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