• Interview: Once Upon a Crime…

    Christy Clark Ahead of Once Upon a Crime’s performance from the 23-26th of November at Studio Live, Impact‘s Christy Clark spoke to the production’s cast and writers. Last week, I sat down with some of the cast and crew of Once Upon a Crime…, a student production showing at Studio Live,...
  • “Beautifully Haunting And Romantic”- Theatre Review: Sleeping Beauty @ Theatre Royal

    Matthew Bourne's award-winning Sleeping Beauty is on an anniversary tour around the UK in celebration of 10 years since its premiere at Sadler's Wells. The production spent five days at Nottingham's Theatre Royal, delighting audiences with a gothic take on what is undeniably a well-loved fairytale. Impact's Sophie Robinson...
  • Bears In Children’s Books: A Generational Favourite

      Victoria Mileson Bears are a classic and favourite character among children’s books. It seems bizarre considering that bears are one of the animals that humans fear most. However, bear-related stories have withstood the test of time and have remained both a child’s and adult’s favourite for generations. Victoria...
  • Creative Corner: ‘The Town-Crier’ by Frankie Denton

    If you go down to the woods today, you may find a stranger on a dark and winding path. I did once, when I ventured into the black pines. He stood like a shadow and when he moved, he was the shifting ebony of a dilated pupil. He was...
  • Northern Ballet: Beauty and the Beast @ Theatre Royal

    No beastly performances were present at this beautiful production of Beauty and the Beast. Northern Ballet, and particularly, David Nixon have outdone themselves with this visually spectacular interpretation of a well-known fairy-tale. The two-hour performance was seemingly faultless, thanks to the well-oiled machine behind the incredibly emotive and highly...