James Hurman

Nestled behind Nottingham Contemporary is Head of Steam, which is a relatively new bar on Nottingham’s restaurant and bar scene. To mark the bar’s first birthday, Head of Steam has opened a new gaming space on its first floor. “Head of Steam has also launched a new food and...

The confrontational and thought-provoking production of Human Animals is in full swing in the Nottingham New Theatre, the only theatre exclusively run by students in England. A dystopian projection of the human destruction of the environment, set in contemporary London. “As the sinister world escalates around them, the six characters...

Giant snakes, floating trees, dictatorships, and nurses armed with lightsabres. This might sound like the latest George Lucas film, but it is in fact Opera North’s newest version of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s The Magic Flute. While that may sound a little much, I can promise you it is all...

The latest in a long line of Netflix originals, The Order is a ten-episode horror drama series conceived by Dennis Heaton and starring Jake Manley (Heroes Reborn, iZombie) as Jack Morton, Sarah Grey as Alyssa Drake, and Max Martini (Saving Private Ryan) as Edward Coventry. The show presents an...

The Nottingham Lakeside Arts Centre welcomed the French group Lo’Jo to play their eclectic set to a full theatre, with 90 minutes of soul-warming rhythms that proved to be both an auditory and visual treat. “The mood was infectious, and the atmosphere electric” The group of 6 members, each...

Glassy Ceiling, Concrete Flaw is a play written by Rachel Elphick which follows the story of two long time friends who turn from colleagues to enemies against the pressures of the working world. The play challenges and personifies the term “the good guy always come last” taking the audience on...

Although Stephen Chbosky’s novel is set in the early 1990s, this coming of age tale remains relevant to the lives of teenagers. “the protagonist’s thoughtful and introspective account of his first year in high school and perception of the world make the book such a pleasure to read” The...