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From Illumination Entertainment (or eeyluminayshuunn as the Minions call it) comes The Secret Life of Pets. Starring Louis C.K. as Max, the main dog protagonist, and Kevin Hart as a small, fluffy white rabbit (stay with me), Pets is Illumination’s answer to “what can the studio do next that...

The Stone Roses, sometimes hailed as one of the greatest bands in the world, performed their opening gig at the Etihad Stadium to 50,000 adoring fans, all praising their glorious return and ‘resurrection’ into the public eye. It was a once in a lifetime gig; worth every penny. Full disclosure:...

Last weekend Donington seemed to face the seven plagues of Egypt, or at least enough water to flood a thousand deserts. Despite this, there wasn’t an exodus if anything people flocked to the hallowed grounds. Perhaps due to the opportunity to see some of the greatest metal bands on...

Emma Bentley’s production To She or Not to She is a fun-filled one woman show all about Shakespeare and feminism. Performed in an intimate studio space at the New Theatre, Bentley takes her audience on a journey through her own experiences of sexism within the theatre industry. Performed at last year’s...

Ahead of its running at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival, University of Nottingham 2015 Medics Graduate Aaron Calvert returned to UoN to perform a preview of his show Decisions. Impact Arts set out to review the hypnotic psychological show… The thing about these kind of shows – magic, mentalist, illusionist –...

“Gatsby believed in the green light”, and clearly so does The Great Gatsby: Work in Progress – a cast that have equally put their heart and soul into their work. With 1920’s costumes, music and even dancing, the play distinctly captures the carefree life-style of New York and America in...

When Bo Burnham’s hour-long standup special dropped as a Netflix exclusive last week, I was unsure whether it was fit to be analysed as part of the TV section. It was released on an online television and film network, true, yet anyone who is familiar with Bo’s previous performances-...