Edinburgh Fringe

Laura Sherratt This summer should have seen thousands flocking to the streets of Edinburgh for the annual Fringe festival, the world’s largest arts festival. The 2019 festival saw over 3841 shows staged, with a record number of 856,541 tickets sold. Our university’s very own Nottingham New Theatre, Musicality, A...

A week into their UK tour, Harry and Chris took over The Loft at Nottingham Trent’s Student Union for a night of songs, smiles and socially-relevant jokes in a pretty solid attempt to save the world. The comedy-jazz-rap duo showcased their undeniable friendship and built a strong rapport with...

Following their critically-acclaimed sold out run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival two years in a row, Harry & Chris are taking over The Level at Nottingham Trent’s Student Union on 8th October with their 2018 show Harry & Chris Save The World. Impact caught up with former World Poetry...

This performance, focusing on the supernatural, followed the story of four friends who were creating a film. Produced by Nottingham New Theatre, it was performed at Edinburgh Fringe Festival this summer.  The friends were fascinated by the urban legend of the ‘Faceless Lady’, a demonic woman with no eyes. When...

It’s difficult to review an improv show without reviewing the genre as a whole. Reliably hit-and-miss, a group of people roaming through sketches or songs in search of a punchline is glorious when it comes off, and not much better than awkward when it doesn’t. So to enjoy any...

Aged 27 and now performing a solo show, Ivo Graham is back at The Glee Club making jokes about the banality of life and the sadness that comes with holes in our socks. A perfect mix of awkwardness, confidence and self-deprecation, Ivo took to the stage bringing with him...

If you’re not already familiar with Ivo Graham, you certainly will be by the end of his set. Self-aware and scarily relatable, he takes his everyday struggles and puts them out in the open so that we can laugh at him and, more importantly, at ourselves. After a year...