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With bad puns, excellent acting, and a disappointing lack of dinosaurs, Tyrannosaurus Sketch has it all! Well, apart from the dinosaurs. Impact Arts reviews this ambitious sketch show written by Nottingham students Jamie Drew and Ian Sheard (and also starring the latter), and produced by Joanne Blunt, ahead of its...

All show and little substance; Green Day’s American Idiot boasts a chaotic, punky, angst-fuelled sound and aesthetic that unfortunately lacks the support of even the thinnest of plots. While the cast undoubtedly put on a spectacular musical performance in this stage adaptation of Green Day’s famous rock opera album, the lack of...

The expectations given with any Agatha Christie-based plot, when concerning the mystery genre, will always be notably high. The expectations for arguably her most popular work And Then There Were None are no different. A plot strewn with mystery, murder and remarkable precision for detail has never failed to...

Constellations, written by Nick Payne, is a play that questions concepts of fate and free will, whilst demonstrating the inevitable complexities that come along with any romantic relationship. This is paired with the dramatization of the ‘Quantum Universe’ theory, giving the play an added depth of meaning. As I...

A glorious concoction of disco, glitter and sex, Saucy Jack’s and the Space Vixens is the latest offering from Musicality. The funkiest thing to ever happen in the Studio, if you enjoy unnecessary sexual innuendo, then this is the show for you!  Narrated by the psychoanalyst, Dr. Willy Von Whackoff (played...

To showcase and celebrate the extraordinary cultural scene within Nottingham, this year saw the return of Neat, the Nottingham European Arts and Theatre Festival. From opera to contemporary art, the program consists of a variety of events to interest a wide range of people. A stand-out event for Impact Arts...

‘A trivial comedy for serious people’ runs true to its name in this comedically spectacular revival of one of Oscar Wilde’s most highly regarded plays. The farcical comedy exposes Victorian London’s social conventions and the characters attempting to escape these customs. The play centres around the satirical pursuit for...