review

Do you remember where you were when we won the vote? When sporting titans in matching beige suits rejoiced over finally getting one over the French? Perhaps you were loitering outside your favourite teacher’s house or lying scantily clad next to your beloved sister? The summer of 2005 was...

Set during the consequent terms of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, Moira Buffini’s Handbagged provides a behind-the-scenes perspective on the apparent power struggle between two of the longest serving British patriots, Thatcher and Queen Elizabeth II. Presented as a light-hearted comedy, the play depicts the relationship between Liz and Mags...

A novel of ideas expressed as an echo of reality, Aldous Huxley’s previous predictions of the future are thrust into the face of modern society as the stage performance of Brave New World rings uncomfortably true. What was once a narrative of academic satire is transformed into a distressing...

Already having opened four wine café’s across the country, Veeno’s opening party in Nottingham was a clear success. The bar overspilling with clientele, everyone was eager to get a taste of the company’s originally sourced wine from their family vineyard in Sicily. And Impact Food got an exclusive invite to...

James Phillips’ debut play, The Rubenstein Kiss, is something you watch knowing that the story will haunt you for a long time afterwards. As the lights dim upon the last scene and the audience burst into enthusiastic applause, the end does not seem final. This play presents questions and...

Innovative, intelligent, and in places, nail bitingly scary. These are just a few of the many words to describe the refreshing, new production of George Orwell’s classic dystopian novel, 1984. The production grapples with the complex ideologies that the novel presents, such as Newspeak and doublethink, with incredible skill...

D.H. Lawrence’s taboo novel is well-known for its racy content. Despite being written in the early 20’s, Chatterley’s Lover wasn’t published in Britain until the 1960s. However, translating ‘erotic’ moments from page to screen isn’t easy. How do you draw the line between artistic and gratuitous? BBC One took-on...