review

Dystopian doesn’t even begin to describe the terrifyingly dark play that is Mercury Fur. Think Black Mirror, but the scare factor and intensity x10. Joe Strickland and James Collyer have fantastically directed and produced the eerie, post-apocalyptic future, that scarily makes you think could come true. Despite there being no interval for...

Arriving a little early, it was clear that the Basement at Rock City would be overflowing, just from the sizable queue and the buzz generated; the excitement was palpable. Once inside this only grew, and it wasn’t long until openers The Parallax Method took to the stage. “A complex mix...

Well hello there, distinguished guests! Fancy quenching your thirst with delightful cocktails without cocking up your budget? Well as it just so happens a new cocktail bar has opened in Nottingham recently named “Be At One”, a bar with an impressive range of cocktails. And the best part? If...

Wovenwar is the band solely responsible for getting me into metal, so when I heard that their new album was out I simply had to get it. Their latest offering, Honor is Dead, is a very different beast compared to their self-titled debut album released in 2014; it seems...

Powerful, intense, and at times, harrowing are just a few ways to describe the new production of Anna Jordan’s modern play, Freak. The audience are instantly fixated on Lara Cowler and Kate O’Gorman who play Georgie and Leah, keeping the audience fully engaged with the story through a series...

Although the promotional picture for The Revenger’s Tragedy gives the tedious initial impression of some try hard, ‘alternative’ interpretation of the 15th century piece, any negative preconception is quickly swept away in the first few minutes. Metal music creates a shocking opening scene that quickly seizes the audience’s attention; although...

No beastly performances were present at this beautiful production of Beauty and the Beast. Northern Ballet, and particularly, David Nixon have outdone themselves with this visually spectacular interpretation of a well-known fairy-tale. The two-hour performance was seemingly faultless, thanks to the well-oiled machine behind the incredibly emotive and highly...