Theatre Archive

  • This is, of course, the rightlion, by Tony Cassidy, www.flickr.com/photos/tonycassidy/428424569/

    Links Round-Up: Forms of Reality, Words, and Empty Shops

    Posted on October 21, 2011 | No Comments
    Today’s Roundup won’t be mentioning GameCity (because we covered it last week) nor Christmas (nuff said).  It will however be drawing your attention to: Fancy writing about art or culture?  We are always interested in potential new bloggers, drop a line to editor@creativenottingham.com.  If you are...

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  • Physical (Education) Theatre

    Posted on August 17, 2011 | No Comments
    Nottingham based playwright Simon Carter is currently receiving fab reviews for his comedy Phys Ed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The play, a one man show about a rugby-obsessed PE teacher feeling overshadowed by his England Rugby International brother, has been described as “well-crafted, compelling...

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  • Art in a time of recession

    Posted on July 6, 2011 | 1 Comment
    It’s perhaps fitting, tragically so, that Nottingham Arts Theatre is running The Full Monty this week. As I’m sure you’ll know, Monty was one of a spate of films that featured plucky communities doing “quirky” things to keep money on the table, in the face...

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  • by Quinn Dombrowski www.flickr.com/photos/quinnanya/3830116122/

    Links Re-visited: Looking Back and Forward

    Posted on May 30, 2011 | No Comments
      Last weekend was Media Camp Nottingham 4, as we publicised earlier.  And last week saw the debut podcast Nott Cast, from Aaron Cottrell and Ollie Carefull, two of the attenders.  As their conversation makes clear, they already had the idea, but benefitted from conversations at...

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  • Image credit: Anthony Hopwood

    Links Round-Up: Birth and Rebirth

    Posted on May 24, 2011 | No Comments
    This round-up sees us welcoming back some established events, plus saying hello to fresh faces too: always a pleasure thanks to Nottingham’s dynamic creative scenes! First up, a can’t miss celebration in Market Square – as in, you literally cannot miss it if you pass through!...

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  • Links Round-up: An arty start to May

    Posted on May 3, 2011 | No Comments
    Well the holidays are over, for now – but what a marvelous thing to have a week ‘bookended’ by bank holidays – might even be rarer than a solar eclipse!  Hopefully you made the most of it (if you had the opportunity). Now it’s back to work, but at...

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  • Creating and doing makes us happier!

    Posted on April 15, 2011 | 4 Comments
    Do you agree with this statement – and is it possible that being more creative gives us more reasons to be happy? A toolkit to get everyone started on the path to ‘happiness’ has been launched this week, through a new group called ‘Action for Happiness’. ...

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  • Creative Nottingham Knows

    Posted on March 18, 2011 | No Comments
    When you have finished doing something funny (and creative) for money today, you might want to consider the following three opportunities for the days ahead.  In reverse chronological order:  The annual Screenlit festival at Broadway kicks off in just over a week on Sunday, 27 March.  Films, talks and...

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  • Playing Nottingham – ‘Our Style is Legendary’

    Posted on February 16, 2011 | No Comments
    Unlike many other fairly small UK cities, people around the world recognize the name ‘Nottingham’. Be it for the enduring legend of Robin Hood or for the accolades of twice-European cup winners Nottingham Forest Football Club. Whatever the reason, Nottingham has made a name for...

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  • Last chance to see…

    Posted on January 6, 2011 | No Comments
    It’s behind you! Well, almost. Now Christmas has gone, it seems that festive fun and frolics are a thing of the past. But wait…there is a little bit more time left to see Mother Goose at Nottingham Playhouse.  The panto has just received four stars and what...

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