theatre review

Katie Barr Hamlet: The Rest is Silence isn’t your everyday Shakespeare revival. This reimagined, community-led version of the Bard’s famous tragedy was staged in collaboration with the Royal Shakespeare Company and Theatre Royal Concert Hall Nottingham as part of the Shakespeare Nation programme. The result? A heartfelt, occasionally uneven, but...

Leah Khor Nottingham’s very own Theatre Royal flings open its doors to the gloriously blasphemous, wildly funny musical The Book of Mormon, running throughout the month of June. Since its Broadway premiere in 2011, the musical has been spreading its banter and feel good tunes across the world, and...

Milly Rothwell-Wood Tuesday 27th of May marked the opening night of ‘Let the People Sing!’, the UK amateur première of Les Misérables and the performance at Nottingham’s Theatre Royal was far from amateur. The musical has been a sensation worldwide year in and year out, and as reviewer Milly...

Erin Batey   A timeless family favourite. The beloved eighties film, E.T, the extra-terrestrial warms ours hearts and jerks our tears from just a screen in our homes. But what about seeing such a loving, moving performance live. Impact reviewer Erin Batey tells all in her experience of seeing...

Coming to England is a vibrant stage adaptation of Floella Benjamin’s award-winning book which entails her upbringing in Trinidad and journey to London in the 1960’s. The performance, which is directed by David Wood, is filled to the brim with music, storytelling and spirited song....

The Nottingham New Theatre’s production of The Tales of Alice perfectly reimagines Lewis Carroll’s classic story, with a new flair and contemporary twist. Written and directed by Farah Shah, and produced by Lily Hagen, the show offers a refreshed perspective on the beloved tale, blending Carroll’s chaotic and whimsical...

After the success that followed the original play, Cluedo 2 is back with a hilarious new whodunit. Set in the swinging 60’s, as evidenced by the bright costumes, the audience meets a host of suspects and a house full of secrets, all wrapped up in an intriguing murder mystery...