• Ivon Hitchens: Master of the Perfectly Imperfect

    Rachel West explores the life and work of artist Ivon Hitchens and gives her thoughts on the the Ivon Hitchens: Space Through Colour exhibition at Lakeside Arts. ...
  • DNA @ Lakeside Arts

    DNA is Nottingham New Theatre’s latest collaboration with Lakeside Arts, combining all the talent of the student actors with the creative flare of the highly experienced director Giles Croft and his innovative assistant Amy Crighton. The play follows ten teens wound up in the manslaughter of their friend Adam....
  • Lo’Jo @ Lakeside

    The Nottingham Lakeside Arts Centre welcomed the French group Lo’Jo to play their eclectic set to a full theatre, with 90 minutes of soul-warming rhythms that proved to be both an auditory and visual treat. “The mood was infectious, and the atmosphere electric” The group of 6 members, each...
  • Citizens of Nowhere? @ Lakeside Arts

    Written by Ming Ho and directed by David Jiang, Citizens of Nowhere? makes a powerful statement on contemporary racial issues whilst disguising itself as a fly-on-the-wall domestic comedy. The play came to the Nottingham Lakeside Arts for one night only on the eve of Chinese New Year as part...
  • The Knot @ Lakeside Arts

    Captivating, intense, and comedic are just three ways to describe The Knot, a dance show consisting of world-class contemporary movers. The story followed a unique take on the wedding celebration where the bride, groom, best men, and bridesmaids used their bodies to convey the different emotions that are expressed...
  • Landscape of Light: Luminarium Installation Review

    Though it may look like an inflatable obstacle course from the outside, Architects of Air’s Luminarium display provides a far more serene playground than its exterior anticipates. After a wonderfully short queue time, I stepped into a Narnia of soft psychedelic hues and equally ethereal music. This interactive art...
  • The Devil You Know @ Lakeside Arts

    This performance, focusing on the supernatural, followed the story of four friends who were creating a film. Produced by Nottingham New Theatre, it was performed at Edinburgh Fringe Festival this summer.  The friends were fascinated by the urban legend of the ‘Faceless Lady’, a demonic woman with no eyes. When...