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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...

Aimee Goldblum After the 2026 London Book Fair, there was one name on the public’s lips, and it wasn’t a traditional novel. Written throughout 2017 and 2018, All the Young Dudes is a fanfiction detailing the lives and loves of the ‘Marauders’, characters from the Harry Potter franchise. The...

Jemma Tonkin ‘Hamlet’ is everywhere at the moment. With the recent release of the Oscar-winning film ‘Hamnet’, Taylor Swift’s ‘The Fate of Ophelia’ being played constantly, as well as The Lumineers’ ‘Ophelia’ becoming popular on TikTok, the play is well used in pop-culture. ‘Hamlet’ is clearly timeless, and the...

Grace Morrell We all love romance, whether we meet someone who we swear isn’t bad for us in person or we desperately search on dating apps. We all want someone to be ‘the one.’ Usually, to combat our emotions on this, we watch a film, a way to imagine...

Caitlin Morrell Nottingham New Theatre, the only student-run theatre in England, is celebrating its 100th anniversary in June. Committee members, Charlotte Reay, Alex Vale and Harrison Martin, sit with the Impact Entertainment team to discuss what Nottingham New Theatre is about, its development since their involvement and their hopes...

Grace Morrell To say that 5SOS started as an arguable soft rock, pop band, this album paves more towards an experimental side, one that hasn’t been as well fulfilled (in my books) since Jade’s Debut Album – ‘That’s Showbiz, Baby!’    The messiness of the album makes sense –...

Nancy Riley  The sun is finally out, and as I walked around Bristol town centre, I felt at home amongst a sea of chunky accessories, slouched bags and smudged eyeliner. As a long-time lover of anything bohemian, I was enlightened by what seemed to be the end of the...