• Northern Ballet’s The Little Mermaid @ Nottingham Theatre Royal

    Very few fairy tales pose the challenges to staging that The Little Mermaid does, and I must confess I was rather confused as to how a story partially set underwater where the protagonist has a fish’s tail instead of legs would work as a ballet. However, I was wrong...
  • Friday Five-Way: 30th August

    Manchester City vs. Stoke City – Saturday 30th August – K.O. 3pm Prediction: HOME WIN Odds: 1/5 Having watched the Community Shield match against Arsenal, many would be forgiven for believing that the coming season was set to be a long one for Pellegrini and co. They looked rustier and...