Katie Moncur

Don Broco, a budding British rock band, played at Nottingham Motorpoint Arena last Friday as part of their 2019 UK tour. The four-piece band announced the tour following the release of their early 2018 album, Technology. The performance was certainly an experience and the audience, which was comprised of...

New Zealand’s latest prospects charm Nottingham with a glistening set of quirky indie rock.  Following the release of debut album Future Me Hates Me in August 2018, Auckland-born The Beths have gained huge international following credited to their ability to produce intelligent yet humorous and effortless rock music, laden...

The student-led theatre production of The Beauty Queen of Leenane, written by Martin McDonagh, was phenomenal. The performance presented the disturbing and psychologically baffling relationship between the manipulative 70-year-old Mag (Emma Pallett) and her mentally unstable daughter Maureen (Esther Townsend). The set (designed by Tom Proffitt) remains consistent throughout...

Two hours after watching Fede Álvarez’s action/thriller sequel The Girl In The Spider’s Web, I’m struggling to remember what exactly happened. So basically – some NSA Guy Who We Know Is Going To Die invents a program that can access all the nuclear codes in the world, realises it...

Dancing Christmas trees, sparkling stars, and smiles all around- Nativity! The Musical is the festive extravaganza that is guaranteed to get you in the mood for Christmas! Based on the 2009 film directed by Debbie Isitt, Nativity! The Musical was adapted for the stage last year in London, and...

Nottingham New Theatre’s interpretation of Adult Child/Dead Child explored many themes using just a single character, his monologues, thoughts and soliloquies. Jess Donn’s intense take on Claire Dowie’s original play was often hair-raising, fleshing out difficult truths about our world. Adult Child/Dead Child is a subversive take on a...

Seeing Yak was coming to Nottingham reminded me of the years before when my friends and I would happily nod and grin along to the Swamp 81 rinse FM shows, tensely awaiting our names on the shout-outs and grooving to tracks from the likes of Paleman, Nuvaman, Benton and...