• Riverdance @ The Theatre Royal Concert Hall

    Originally finding fame as an interval performance during the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin, Riverdance, a music and theatre production characterised by impeccable synchronisation, has come to mean more than a visual celebration of Irish cultural heritage. It remains a global success loved by audiences worldwide, and it...
  • Nottingham Fringe Review – Infirmity

    The fringe season at the Nottingham New Theatre kicked off last night with Infirmity which certainly set the standard very high for the shows to follow. Infirmity is written and directed by Nottingham students Boo Jackson and Tom Heath and follows Charlotte (Emma McDonald) and Connor (Ben Williamson) as they try...
  • Nottingham New Theatre Interview – ‘Bent’

    We are now halfway through Nottingham New Theatre’s 2014 autumn season. Impact Arts joins Charlotte Van Rhee and Molly McGhee, director and co-producer of this week’s play, ‘Bent’ by Martin Sherman.   Firstly, what is ‘Bent’ about? Charlotte: ‘Bent’ is set in Berlin in the 1930s and follows a...
  • Nottingham Fringe Interview – ‘Infirmity’

    Impact Arts talks to Boo Jackson and Tom Heath-Harvey, who are kicking off the New Theatre’s Fringe season with their own writing: Infirmity, playing at the Nottingham New Theatre this week.   Let’s start with a brief synopsis of the play. Tom: Infirmity is based around a couple –...
  • Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red

    Created by Tom Piper, a set designer, and ceramic artist Paul Cummins, the Tower of London has been home to an art spectacular in honour of the 100th anniversary of World War 1: Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red. 888,246 poppies will fill the Tower’s famous moat, each...
  • 5 Reasons Books Are The Best Form Of Entertainment On Public Transport

    We’ve all seen the compulsive texters on the Tube. The fact there’s no service on the London Underground doesn’t seem to faze them. We’ve probably all been one of the unsociable masses at some point; on the bus, on the train, or even in the car on a family...
  • Nottingham New Theatre Interview – ‘Doubt’

    In the first of a series of interviews with the cast and production teams of Nottingham New Theatre’s 2014 Autumn Season, Impact Arts talks to Jake Leonard and Harriet Lowe, director and producer of this week’s show, ‘Doubt’ by John Patrick Shanley. Firstly, what is ‘Doubt’ about? Jake: The...