• “A show that felt, above all, very real.” NNT’s ‘If I See Him’ Review

    Aneline Wood Director and writer Holly and producer Sofia placed a focus on enjoyment and fun throughout their production process, encouraging improv and flexibility from their actors. This comes brilliantly to fruition in the naturalism of their show: all the lines feel real and authentic for the characters as...
  • Kiss All the Time, Disco Occasionally: Inspirations behind Styles’ Recent Album

    Micah Sorae From watching the new pope being announced at St Paul’s Basilica to clubbing all over Berlin, Harry Styles definitely took his break from music seriously. However, it is safe to say his global adventures are over, and the Grammy award-winning artist is back with his fourth studio...
  • Iconic Album Covers: To Pimp a Butterfly, by Kendrick Lamar

    Tarik Mohammed El-Sayed When I was given the opportunity to highlight and analyse an album cover of my choosing, ‘To Pimp a Butterfly’ stood out to me immediately. This 2015 album by Kendrick Lamar follows themes of the American government’s exploitation of black art, the effects of success, and...
  • Hamlet to Perform at NNT: In Conversation with the Cast and Crew

    Calista Kiloh Nottingham New Theatre’s (NNT) 2026 Spring Season continues with the Shakespeare classic, Hamlet. Ahead of their opening show on Thursday 18th, an Impact writer interviewed the production team for NNT’s Hamlet –  Sienna Lorenz (Director), Grace Morrell (Producer), Sophie-Ella Hill (Producer) and Arwyn Clayton (Assistant Director) –...
  • Board Games and Card Games Need to Make a Comeback

    Evie Scott In a world where our every action revolves around the constant use of social media, where people base their lives on of the perceived lifestyles of others, it is important that we remember there are ways of having fun, building relationships and improving skills that don’t include...
  • Oscars 2026 Round-up: The Winners and the Losers 

    Ben Atkinson One Battle After Another was certainly a winner at the Oscars, and Marty Supreme was certainly a loser, but – in the wake of the Warner Brothers acquisition – it’s unclear which category general audiences fall into.  While it is encouraging to see films such as the blockbuster Sinners and the independently made One Battle After Another duking it out on the highest awards stage...
  • Timothee Chalamet & Consequences of Being Too Tumblr: the Oscars Race in Focus

    Aimee Goldblum In the run-up to the Oscars this Sunday, Timothee Chalamet is the name on everyone’s lips. Despite a neck-and-neck race between the Best Actor nominees, Chalamet seems to have drawn the short straw in the awards season discourse that plagues the media each year. Voting for the...