Amy Wilcockson

So you’re going to be a teacher, then? Yes, bitch, and I’m gonna teach you how to live. I’m a second year English student, and I love it all; the reading, the faux-intellectual discussions, the sparse timetable… until I realise it’s 2am and I’m reading Batman comics, we’ve been...

If you’re looking for something better to do with your weekends than post-Ocean, all-you-can-eat vegetation sessions (as great as they are), you should head up into the Peak District for a day of strolling, pie-eating and a bit of culture. This ‘bit of culture’ can be found in Hathersage,...

Victor Pasmore: Towards a New Reality is the most recent exhibition at the Djanogly Gallery at Nottingham Lakeside Arts, and was opened by UoN’s Vice Chancellor, Professor Sir David Greenaway, the Director of Tate Britain, Alex Farquharson, and the show’s curator, Anne Goodchild. Richard Perry’s most recent work was...

Perhaps one of the most well-known romantic stories of the late 20th century, Bill Kenwright’s Ghost: The Musical returns to Nottingham with a bang, showcasing some amazing talent and a unique reworking of the original storyline. While I would question some of the choice of actors within the production,...

Nancy Honey is a renowned American photographer, who created the 100 Leading Ladies project where she photographed 100 of Britain’s most respected and influential women over the age of 55, who have defied the stereotypes, expectations and limitations of their gender to become leaders in their field. These portraits...

Perhaps Nottingham’s most famous historical spot, Nottingham Castle occupies ‘Castle Hill’ between The Park and the City Centre. It boasts a wide and varied range of permanent exhibitions based on anything and everything, from the history of Nottingham, to Ancient Greece, to fine art from across the ages and...

Artistic, authentic and absolutely stunning. For those in the stalls waiting for the play to begin, the gentle singing of the cast could be heard, the first example of a sparing, yet effective use of such song. The play opens, “It was the best of times, it was the...