Katie Barr

This April, Nottingham’s Royal Concert Hall welcomes the razzle-dazzle of Chicago, the sultry, satirical musical that’s become one of the most beloved shows in musical theatre history. Running from Monday 7 to Saturday 12 April 2025, the UK & Ireland tour brings something truly special...

While orchestral performances are often associated with serenity, BBC Concert Orchestra’s Friday Night is Music Night: TV Classics at Nottingham’s Royal Concert Hall was anything but subdued — and that was its greatest triumph. This was no evening of quiet reflection; it was a night of exhilaration and nostalgia,...

If I got you to think of some of the most iconic, leading artists of the 1980’s, I would bet good money that Bryan Adams makes it onto that list....

Bradley Simpson has officially stepped into the spotlight on his own, and I think it’s fair to say —it suits him. Best known as the lead singer of The Vamps, Simpson’s debut solo album, The Panic Years, was released on the 28 February 2025. Marking a departure from the...

Dennis Kelly’s Girls & Boys does an excellent job of exploring the slow, insidious nature of domestic violence, the unreliability of memory, and the unwavering brutality of loss. From the moment the play begins, we are thrown into the world of an unnamed woman—played with intensity by Aisling Loftus....

Olly Alexander is back – bolder, brighter, and with a brand-new era that’s as unapologetically queer as it is deeply personal....

Nottingham, get ready – Bongo’s Bingo is back, and it’s bigger than ever! After a spectacular run of sold-out Christmas shows, the legendary bingo-rave hybrid is bringing the chaos back to Rock City and unveiling a brand-new venue, The Palais, for 2025....