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Katie Barr Hamlet: The Rest is Silence isn’t your everyday Shakespeare revival. This reimagined, community-led version of the Bard’s famous tragedy was staged in collaboration with the Royal Shakespeare Company and Theatre Royal Concert Hall Nottingham as part of the Shakespeare Nation programme. The result? A heartfelt, occasionally uneven, but...

Mickey van Tonder (Redbrick), Katie Wain (Impact), Amelia Cropley (Impact) and Cassandra Fong (Redbrick) Whether orchestrating events, or bringing an exhibition to life, young creatives are shaping the cultural landscape in the Midlands with fresh perspectives and boundless energy.   Blaze Lyndon and Mària Konyelicska-Visky “The impact students have...

This April, Nottingham’s Royal Concert Hall welcomes the razzle-dazzle of Chicago, the sultry, satirical musical that’s become one of the most beloved shows in musical theatre history. Running from Monday 7 to Saturday 12 April 2025, the UK & Ireland tour brings something truly special...

Katie Barr Tom Grennan continues to establish himself as one of the UK’s most formidable pop talents with his latest single, ‘Boys Don’t Cry.’ This powerful track, the third to be unveiled from his upcoming album Everywhere I Went Led Me To Where I Didn’t Want To Be, showcases...

Katie Barr There’s nothing quite like a gripping whodunnit to electrify an audience, and the showing of Murder on the Orient Express at Nottingham’s Theatre Royal is a first-class journey into intrigue. Impact reviewer, Katie Barr tells us all of Agatha Christie’s classic detective tale, brought to life in...

Katie Barr Teen dramas, drugs, and the fine line between storytelling and glorification  It’s 11pm on a school night, you’re elbow-deep in a binge-watching spiral. Rue from Euphoria is back at it, popping pills in slow motion, bathed in neon lights and Labrinth’s haunting soundtrack sets the mood. It...

Katie Barr When a classic musical like Calamity Jane rides back into town, expectations are as high as the Dakota sky. The Watermill Theatre’s revival, starring the ever-charming Carrie Hope Fletcher, promises a rootin’-tootin’ adventure across the UK. But does this production gallop to glory, or does it misfire...