Impact reviews

Jemma Tonkin Taylor Swift’s new sparkly pop album is her most controversial yet, dividing even the long-term die-hard Swifties (including myself). The most shocking aspect of the album that has taken social media by storm is the lyricism (or lack thereof), marking a dramatic 180 turn from her previous...

Amelia Cropley Much to my excitement, alongside many other Harper Lee fans, Nottingham is the current proud host to the astonishing stage adaptation To Kill A Mockingbird that is touring its way through the UK. And what is not unlike the book, the night was filled with a harsh...

Erin Batey This weekend, Eliza Waddington visits Nottingham’s creative quarter as it bursts into life! The Hockley Hustle returns on Sunday the 19th of October, bringing with it a citywide celebration of music, art, and community. This event transforms 50 venues across Hockley into a kaleidoscope of sound, performance,...

Katie Barr   Inspector Morse made his stage debut in Nottingham last, and House of Ghosts proved to be an intriguing chapter for the iconic detective. Staged at the Theatre Royal, this adaptation of the novels and television script brought the familiar world of Oxford’s most brooding detective into...

Amelia Cropley Just this Friday, the locals of West Bridgford, supermarket shoppers and those mid-drive to work, must have been shocked to see Scottish singer Lewis Capaldi on the roof of their passing Aldi just off Wilford Lane.  But, as surreal and strange as it seemed, it was true....

Sasha Andresier  It was the perfect sunny day for Dot2Dot 2025, and Nottingham city centre was abuzz. The festival, which this year celebrated its 20th anniversary, has made over 15 venues across the city become the ultimate collective of gig venues for the day, includes the likes of Rock...

There are certain shows that defy time, genre, and even theatre etiquette. The Rocky Horror Show  is one of them and last night’s performance at the Royal Concert Hall was a gloriously unhinged, laugh out loud celebration of everything that makes this cult musical a phenomenon....