Lakeside Arts

At the beginning of the month both myself and Georgia Butcher made our way down to Lakeside Arts for a private view of Manuscripts and Special Collections latest exhibit: ‘A Selection of Elections’. Curated by Kathryn Summerwill and officially opened by Val Wood of the Nottingham Women’s History group,...

Since I can remember I have always loved literature and going to the theatre – so I have been aware, for some time, of Oscar Wilde’s permanently elevated status as Britain’s greatest writer/playwright of the 19th century. He is famously known for his sharp wit and cutting satire, often...

Walking into the Weston Gallery feels like you’ve become Red Riding Hood and strayed into the woodland. The lights are dimmed to preserve the antiquated books on display, yet the witches’ silhouettes on the walls evoke a sense of mystery. Much like the darkened room, the fairy tales we...

The sixth collaboration between Lakeside Arts and Nottingham New Theatre presents a hilarious take on Alan Sommerstein’s translation of Lysistrata. The play incorporated singing, dancing, water pistols and even plastic penises, that kept the audience laughing from start to finish. Five years ago, Lakeside Arts and Nottingham New Theatre...

Do you enjoy long walks around art galleries? Art-themed club nights? Blog writing and more? Then CROP UP Gallery is perfect for you! CROP UP is a student-run art gallery, who are passionate about immersing themselves in the art world. We curate pop-up exhibitions and organise fundraising club nights...

Impact Arts interviews Kate O’Gorman, Emma Pallett and Louise Harris, all starring in Lakeside Arts and Nottingham New Theatre’s collaborative production Blue Stockings. Can you describe which character in Blue Stockings you play and how they are like/differ from your own character and your own university experience? Kate: I play Tess...

Impact Arts spoke to director Martin Berry of the Lakeside and New Theatre’s new collaboration, Blue Stockings. Summarise briefly what Blue Stockings is about. Blue Stockings is a story set in 1896, at Cambridge University, at a time where men would graduate as we know today; and the few women...