Emma Lawton

Life’s a bag of laughs; and it certainly is when Alli Rogers talks about hers. Alli (nee Garnett) is a former University of Nottingham student who graduated in 1985. After finishing her degree in American Studies, Alli gained a place on a graduate scheme at a well-known bank, and...

She ran out of the car as fast as she could, heaving and sighing, repeatedly reassuring herself that everything would be just fine. 30 minutes ago, Katie had been at a get together at the office, celebrating the company’s latest success when she had suddenly got a phone call...

Note from the editor: this series of blogs will follow Mary Strickson in documenting her time and thoughts at Nottingham Contemporary art gallery throughout the year. Back in May, I wrote a tentative email to Alice Thickett at Nottingham Contemporary, explaining that I wanted to know about ways to get...

For a show that is over sixty years old, I was sceptical about how a production of ‘Calamity Jane’ could relate to an audience of today, but the cast and crew pulled it off. Though perhaps not everybody’s cup of tea, the cowboy saloon atmosphere and country-western jigs took...

From guns to J.K. Rowling to Westerns to breasts, this year’s Freshers’ Fringe promises delight from every angle. The one hour fifteen minute show is filled with original ideas, sharp, witty dialogue and crisp talent. The directorial decision to have the cast in all black, instead of causing the...

Think its impossible to Charleston on pointe? Or tango on pointe for that matter? Well, the stunning interpretation of the The Great Gatsby by the Northern Ballet Company shatters all that you think ballet is, in a flawless adaptation of Fitzgerald’s best-loved novel. Ballet is not typically a form...

Whether you’re a fresher arriving in Nottingham for the first time or a returning student on the last year of your degree, there are always new arty things to discover in Notts. Nottingham is home to six incredibly varied and exciting arts theatres, and Impact Arts is here to...