storytelling

Evie Crossland The desire to tell stories is a quintessential element in defining our humanity. In the early days of human history, cavemen created drawings depicting barbaric battles between humans and animals, and were used as effective ways of communicating stories about survival and life.  For millennia, we have...

Welcome back to Off the Page, our collaboration with the University of Nottingham's creative writing society! For this episode we are delving into all things sci-fi, horror, fantasy, curry and fog. Listen along to some incredible original pieces written by Alex, Ella, Tom, Alex T. and Sarah....

Orla Newstead As a species, we have told stories for as long as we have been able to communicate. From cave drawings right up until the silver screen, storytelling is as old as language itself. Be it in a novel or in a film, stories can transport us into...

Made nervous by the prospect of toasting at his brother’s wedding, a then seventeen-year-old Declan J Donovan wrote and performed a song instead. Welcoming both the newlyweds and his first taste of musical success, the rest was history. Now with a debut record under his belt, the Essex polymath...

How much have you got done in lockdown? If you’re Taylor Swift, you’ve written and released an entire new album, and it might just be her best yet....

In the wake of the thriller genre, 2018 has a surprising entry that is bound to peak your interest. American Pets, directed by Robert Logevall, had a special premiere at the recent Nottingham Film Festival. With the special opportunity to not only see the film before its initial release,...