• BEHIND THE SCENES AT NNT: ‘HUMAN ANIMALS’ BY STEF SMITH

    Ahead of its first performance tomorrow night, I had the pleasure to chat with director Joe Strickland about upcoming production Human Animals. A play which, Joe told me, centres around “conflict between different ideologies,” depicting a world in which animals are starting to rise up. An intriguing production which...
  • Interview – Aryana Ramkhalawon, ‘The Funeral Director’

    Impact interviews Aryana Ramkhalawon, who stars as Ayesha in the Nottingham Playhouse’s upcoming performance of The Funeral Director, which debuts tonight at 7.45pm. The play explores the experience of Ayesha and her role as a Muslim funeral director when asked to plan a memorial for a gay man. What would...
  • Leonardo Da Vinci: A Life in Drawing Exhibit

    2019 marks 500 years since Leonardo Da Vinci’s death. To celebrate his life and artwork, twenty museums across the country are simultaneously showcasing selections of his artwork, on loan from the Royal Collection. Each museum has different pieces, culminating in an overall exhibition in The Queen’s Galleries in London...
  • Behind the Scenes at NNT: ‘Inhabitation’ by Nat Henderson

    I recently had the opportunity to sit down with the cast and crew of the NNT’s upcoming production, Inhabitation, written and co-directed by the University of Nottingham’s own Nat Henderson. I also caught up with co-director Esther Butterworth and two of the play’s leads, Yazmine Dankwah and Ellen Schaffert....
  • Creative Corner- ‘Growing Up’ Showcase

    This month we’re looking at growing up, but more importantly, we want to focus on reflection, perspective, and progress.    Birthday Party   All you are And all you are yet to be Bound up in this little girl Small frail figure Hunched over Eyesight fixed Just above the...
  • Vintage Movies and Early Feminist Icons

    It is often rightfully said that vintage movies feature a lot of sexism in them, which, although expected due to the cultural beliefs of the time, can be irritating. However, there are female characters of whom we can be proud for being early feminists. Esther Smith in Meet Me...
  • Behind the Scenes @ NNT: ‘Super-Hero Inc.’ by NNT Unscripted

    Rehearsals for UnScripted’s first 2019 production, Super-Hero Inc. have been underway at Nottingham New Theatre. In between rehearsals, I chatted to one of the actors and writers, Ellie Eagleton. Superhero Inc debuts on Monday 11th February. What is Super-Hero Inc. about?  Where did the idea for superheroes come from?...