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Despite being increasingly discussed in all walks of life, mental health still has a huge stigma attached to it. That’s why I was strangely relieved to watch Hinged, written and directed by Boo Jackson and Tom Heath, which attacks the subject of mental health head-on. Set in 1901, Hinged...

The Nottingham New Theatre and Nottingham Lakeside Arts Centre chose to put on Oedipus for this year’s theatrical collaboration. Oedipus is a monumental piece of Greek literature by the brilliant Sophocles. It tells the tragic tale of Oedipus, a man who spends his life running away from what he...

Expertly directed by the award-winning Blanche McIntyre, Noises Off is a shambolic and riotous production. Doors and sardines, the loss of trousers, a handy bit of axe work and legendary comic writing combine to create this hilarious farce. Following the antics of the cast of ‘Nothing On’, the audience...

Passionate, moving and showing an incredible amount of skill and technique, Birmingham Royal Ballet’s performance of Romeo and Juliet was a joy to watch and wonder at. The tale of the star-crossed lovers is one of the most famous in literary history. Initially dubious as to the suitability of this...

It’s testament to his genius that the brain behind Vicky Pollard, Bubbles Devere and Daffyd – the only gay in the village – is also able to write one of the most successful children’s books in the country. Since departing from the shores of Little Britain, David Walliams has...

Between 1982 and 1992, over one hundred hostages were kidnapped in Lebanon. Most were Americans or Western Europeans, and at least eight died or were murdered whilst in captivity. Irish dramatist Frank McGuiness’s play, Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me, which premiered at London’s Hampstead Theatre in 1992, follows three of these...

Many are familiar with the analeptic memory play The Glass Menagerie by critically-acclaimed playwright Tennessee Williams, and it was with a certain knowledgable anticipation that audience members took their seats to view the latest reproduction. Brought to the Nottingham Playhouse by Stephanie Sirr (Chief Executive) and Giles Croft (Artistic...