• A Night of Music and Magic: E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial in Concert

    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...
  • Oscar Wilde Would’ve Loved …Earnest? and… wagamama’s

    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...
  • Northern Ballet’s Jane Eyre: Preview

    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...
  • An exact portrayal of the life we lead: Nottingham New Theatre’s ‘Chaos’

    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...
  • Crime Never Looked So Good: Chicago at Nottingham’s Royal Concert Hall

    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...
  • Sunrise on the Reaping: It Is About Despair, Not Hope

    Rihannon Ashby Rhiannon Ashby tells Impact Magazine that Suzanne Collin’s new novel to The Hunger Games series should be the next on your list. Whether you are a fan of the previous books, the original trilogy or the block-buster films, Sunrise on the Reaping is the book for you....
  • Tom Grennan: Boys Don’t Cry

    Katie Barr Tom Grennan continues to establish himself as one of the UK’s most formidable pop talents with his latest single, ‘Boys Don’t Cry.’ This powerful track, the third to be unveiled from his upcoming album Everywhere I Went Led Me To Where I Didn’t Want To Be, showcases...