Daisy Forster

Matthew Bird, Maddie Craig, Sarah MacAllan & Emily Riley It’s a new year, which has unfortunately brought with it a new lockdown. However, at Impact, we are trying to stay positive! This is why, for this month’s Creative Showcase, the Arts and Science sections have decided to collaborate to...

Maisie Garvin Launched on Christmas Day, Netflix’s new eight-part series, Bridgerton, has been viewed by 63 million of us. Over two decades since the publication of the book that the programme is adapted from, it leads to the question of how influential the power of the small screen truly...

Phoebe Raine As the festive season approaches for many of us, tight purse strings and a love for the environment may have us reaching for the craft box for a handmade Christmas. On a student budget, stepping into Christmas can be hard, but fear not, Impact is here to...

Gemma Cockrell Tik Tok has quickly become the most popular social media platform for sharing art. Whether an aspiring artist attempting to gain that all-important, career-starting exposure, or simply someone trying to fill their time creatively during lockdown, DIY painting, sewing, and drawing tutorials are finding significantly sized audiences,...

Rachel Coussins Rachel ‘sits down’ with Maddie Craig, the writer and director behind Familiar Strangers, to talk about her new virtual play at the Nottingham New Theatre. Familiar Strangers will be premiering on Youtube at 7:30pm on Wednesday.  What was the inspiration behind the play? Why did you want to write this...

Jasmin Lemarie Throughout the history of theatre, plays have been dominated by white, middle-class men who always have the space on the stage to tell their stories. Stretching back to Ancient Greece, where democracy was first founded, it’s easy to see that women had a specific role to play;...

Emily Fletcher Les Misérables is one of the world’s longest running musicals, featuring on West End stages for 32 years in various re-imaginings with a variety of musical theatre stars across its time. This past week the latest cast recording of the musical has been released, recorded live from...