James Hamilton

One would be forgiven for thinking that Somerset Maugham’s powerful anti-war drama For Services Rendered was an odd choice by The Lace Market Theatre to commemorate the centenary of the start of  World War 1. When so many theatres, both professional and amateur, are featuring R.C. Sherriff’s masterpiece Journey’s...

Propaganda Swing, part of Nottingham Playhouse’s Time and Memory season, is based on the true and surprising story of ‘Charlie and his Orchestra’. Jazz, which had been frowned upon and even banned in Germany, was allowed by the Nazi party on the radio in the form of propaganda. A...

If, like me, you find yourself spending much of your free time visiting art galleries, exhibitions and museums, then you will know that people watching is vital.  The stereotypes are unmissable: the three main types falling to school trips, people that know nothing and the opposite; the know it...

In Freshers week it is highly likely you will be swamped. This is a result of an inevitable colliding of moving away from home, every night on the town, making life friends and beginning a course which will determine your academic career. No pressure then. But with all this...

Shrek the Musical is fun. Feeling rather optimistic about seeing the production it was refreshing to see such an innovative take on a film which was grounding breaking in both animation and child/adult comedy genres. The play does have flaws, but then when you are laughing uncontrollably it is...

 “But the point is, now, at this moment, or any moment, we’re only cross-sections of our real selves. What we really are is the whole stretch of ourselves, all our time, and when we come to the end of this life, all those selves, all our time, will be...

As the dawn of a new university year looms you only need to glance in the direction of your bookshelf to note the pile of books and workload behind the summer photos. From Freshers to final years, every degree is going to need to catch up on that must...