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Amelia Cropley As one can find in Impact Reviews’ Bryan Adams preview, Nottingham (and Impact alike) have been waiting impatiently for a worldwide rockstar to reenter Nottingham for his new and fresh tour, Roll With The Punches.  After 50 years in the business, there aren’t many more artists with...

Erin Batey Michael Morpurgo’s War Horse is a classic in both novel form and in its adaptation of the stage. The stage production, which has become a sensational masterpiece since it was first performed. Having toured the country for many years now, Nottingham was pleased to welcome the company...

Erin Batey   A timeless family favourite. The beloved eighties film, E.T, the extra-terrestrial warms ours hearts and jerks our tears from just a screen in our homes. But what about seeing such a loving, moving performance live. Impact reviewer Erin Batey tells all in her experience of seeing...

Leah Khor  Five minutes into … Earnest?, the lead actor didn’t come out on cue. A moment later, the “director” stormed onto the stage, announcing they might have to cast someone from the audience for the role of Earnest. Normally, that’s when the curtains come down, but this time, it’s all part...

Amelia Cropley Bleak and desolate Yorkshire moors, mysterious houses with hidden occupants and gothic heroines with gothic turns, Charlotte Brontë’s most acclaimed novel Jane Eyre will never not be on a reading list. It continues to this day to be a tale loved for many reasons, but its levels...

Amelia Cropley Laura Lomas’s play Chaos is all about what the title suggests. And alternatively, about the rules and order of everyday life that we passively accept.   Chaos is a performance performed all over and by various theatre companies, and our university is no exception. Nottingham New Theatre...

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...