James Hamilton

A Skull in Connemara describes itself as a ‘pitch black comedy’ and, in a nutshell, that is exactly what it is. Written by Martin McDonagh, a British–Irish playwright known for the Leenane Trilogy and the Aran Islands Trilogy, the play follows four people in the Connemara district, gravedigger Mick,...

A wife who had an affair with her husband’s brother, a stripper who loves her boss, a bartender who wants to be a porn star and a sleaze who lusts after his brother’s wife – Lust, Liquor, Burn is an extremely appropriate title for this production. The story follows...

Brave New World, based on the novel by Aldous Huxley is adapted by Roger Parsley at The Nottingham New Theatre. The adaptation explores the existence of a dystopian future in which the emotions, desires and inclinations of inhabitants are manipulated. A group of world controllers rule with the totalitarian...

Sick of £1.50 jägerbombs and sticky floors? Need a night out with friends that’s not in a club? Nottingham Playhouse’s Student Nights are new and exclusive events that happen just once for selected performances, and include a complementary cocktail, discounts at the bar, themed VIP areas (with food) –...

It is a rare thing, even in 2015, to come across a play involving homosexuality that isn’t specifically about homosexuality. Not only on stage, but also on television, in film and in literature, homosexual characters are too often there because they are homosexual, and their storylines and characterisation cannot seem to develop...

These two iconic art galleries set in the heart of the USA and the UK are both uniquely situated in the homes of the collectors. Henry Clay Frick housed his collection in his Gilded Age mansion on Fifth Avenue, New York, whereas The Wallace Collection was gathered by  Richard Seymour-Conway, 4th Marquess...

It’s the first week back into term and IMPACT Arts spoke to Ben Williamson about the NNT show, Road. Give us a brief summary of Road Road is not really a show with a plot, which I think it is really exciting. It is creating a picture of North England in 1986, near Manchester, in an unnamed...