• Inspiration, Lord Tennyson and Poetic Advice: Interview With Margaret Jean Taylor

    Impact Arts spoke with Margaret Jean Taylor, author of My World in Rhyme, on her experiences of writing her collection of poems  and also some of the key steps in getting her work published. What inspired you to begin writing poetry?  I had the desire to express my reactions to...
  • Language, Satire and Cafetieres: Interview with William Thacker

     Impact Arts spoke to William Thacker, author of Lingua Franca, on his experiences of writing his book and also some of the key themes of the piece. Can you tell us what the book is about? Lingua Franca is a satirical novel about a naming rights agency that rebrands...
  • Fairies, Mechanical Dolphins and Raves: Interview with Alan Lane

    To celebrate Midsummer and the RSC’s inventive way of celebrating this, in the form of The Fairy Portal Camp, Impact Arts spoke to theatre company Slung Low’s Artistic Director, Alan Lane. From his collaboration with the RSC to advice for students breaking into the theatre industry, Alan gives his insight into...
  • Ctrl – Shift – Curate – Interview with Legacy Russell

    Business Insider recently named Legacy Russell as one of their coolest women in UK tech. Hailing from New York’s East Village, Russell now lives in London, and works at the online platform Artsy. Impact Arts’ Aaron Tej recently spoke with Russell, also the founding theorist behind Glitch Feminism, about the way we interact...
  • A Mechanical Camaraderie – Interview with Lovelace Theatre Group

    To celebrate Shakespeare and The Play for the Nation, Impact Arts caught up with the six actors and their directors (alongside their rehearsal Titania, Jess) from Lovelace Theatre Group, Hucknall ahead of their professional debut as the mechanicals in the Nottingham run of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Why did...
  • Interview: The Tempest @ Nottingham New Theatre

    Following The Tempest‘s fantastic reviews, Impact Arts spoke to the production’s director, Chris Trueman, and producer, Emma Kendall, about all things Shakespeare. Can you tell us what the play is about? Chris Trueman: The play is about Prospero, the rightful Duke of Milan, shipwrecking those who conspired against him onto a...
  • Cast Interview: Oedipus @ Lakeside Arts Centre with NNT

    Following on from our chat with the director of Lakeside’s production of Oedipus, Impact Arts also spoke to members of the cast to find out about the play, rehearsals and the influence of Steven Berkoff. Can you tell us what Oedipus is about? Elis Edhem: Oedipus is a Greek...