James Hamilton

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...

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...

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 –...

Punk Rock by Simon Stephens is gloriously directed by Bridie Rollins and Lara Tyselling to create an almost flawless take on what is most certainly a complex and multi-layered play. The play focuses on the lives of seven teenagers as they prepare to take their mock A level exams,...

We’ve all been there at one time or another – whether it’s staring blankly at a GCSE anthology or sitting with your head in your hands in Hallward library, we have faced a poem that makes no conceivable sense. Staring incredulously at the mass of adjectives, desperately trying to find...

The Day after the Dead Before – Peter Rylands Time for the dead of night to rise and have its hour, Inside an ocean whose tides never cease and groan from the moon’s waxing power. Dried blood and hollow faces, haunting the streets, Where the sun shall rise for mortals...

Annie is essentially Oliver! with more girls and a happier tone. The play embodies a much lighter feel, and is filled with music which is pleasing to the ears, and more likeable characters to warm our hearts. In this production, Nottingham Operatic Society invariably ticked all those criteria, however...