Jez Butterworth

Hannah Bentley reviews Daisy Norton’s and James Fellas-Laurie’s adaptation of MOJO by Jez Butterworth - a fun and lively production of a dark-humoured play that explores the toxic power dynamics and gangster culture of the Atlantic Club in 1950s London, with unpredictable plot twists....

Welcome back to another fresh batch of The Curtain Call. The Nottingham New Theatre has been keeping busy creating another season of incredible In-House shows. Tune in to hear all the behind the scenes of the only entirely student-run theatre in England!...

It’s fair to say that Johnny Depp’s film roles over the past few years haven’t been entirely accurate representations of the talent that has made him a star. His portrayal of a Native American in Lone Ranger sparked controversy, Transcendence was described as bland and anticlimactic, and Mortdecai has deservedly...

After the exploration of racial politics of ’60’s suburbia in The Help, director Tate Taylor has turned to another iconic aspect of the 1960s American landscape – the music. More specifically, the sheer energy and rambunctiousness of James Brown. Initially limited to predominately black audiences, Mister Brown gradually became increasingly influential...

Make love, not war. In Edge of Tomorrow there’s a bit of both, but the film balances them surprisingly well. Set in the near future and telling of a Dunkirk-esque alien invasion that (sort of) wipes out mankind, I hadn’t originally held out much hope for this sci-fi effort, as it...