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For a show that is over sixty years old, I was sceptical about how a production of ‘Calamity Jane’ could relate to an audience of today, but the cast and crew pulled it off. Though perhaps not everybody’s cup of tea, the cowboy saloon atmosphere and country-western jigs took...

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...

From guns to J.K. Rowling to Westerns to breasts, this year’s Freshers’ Fringe promises delight from every angle. The one hour fifteen minute show is filled with original ideas, sharp, witty dialogue and crisp talent. The directorial decision to have the cast in all black, instead of causing the...

Think its impossible to Charleston on pointe? Or tango on pointe for that matter? Well, the stunning interpretation of the The Great Gatsby by the Northern Ballet Company shatters all that you think ballet is, in a flawless adaptation of Fitzgerald’s best-loved novel. Ballet is not typically a form...

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...

Whether you’re a fresher arriving in Nottingham for the first time or a returning student on the last year of your degree, there are always new arty things to discover in Notts. Nottingham is home to six incredibly varied and exciting arts theatres, and Impact Arts is here to...

Throw together some extraordinary musicians, one fantastic singer and an ensemble of Irish dancers fueled with talent and fiery sex appeal, and you will have what I saw at the London Palladium on Saturday 13th of September. Michael Flatley’s last West End performance in ‘The Lord of the Dance: Dangerous Games’ promised...