The Sound of Something We Refuse to See: Holly Bourne’s And Then We Screamed
The Sound of Something We Refuse to See: Holly Bourne’s And Then We Screamed Written by Katie Barr There are…
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The Critics Corner
Finding Hope After Fear: A Review of It Will All Come Right in the End
Ashling Podmore’s It Will All Come Right in the End is a personal memoir about surviving coercive control, navigating motherhood under emotional…
Finding Grace: Gripping, Graceful and Heart-Shattering
Finding Grace: Gripping, Graceful and Heart-Shattering Written by Katie Barr To describe Finding Grace in one word feels almost impossible,…
“That is part of the beauty of all literature. You discover that your longings are universal longings, that you’re not lonely and isolated from anyone. You belong.”
— F. Scott Fitzgerald
Event Coverage and Highlights
You Can Dance, You Can Jive: MAMMA MIA! Takes Over Nottingham
You Can Dance, You Can Jive: MAMMA MIA! Takes Over Nottingham Written by Katie Barr There are some musicals that…
A Feast of Fear: The Silence of the Lambs on Stage
A Feast of Fear: The Silence of the Lambs on Stage Written by Sarah and Steve Barrett At first we…
Into the Mind of a Monster: The Silence of the Lambs Comes to Nottingham
Into the Mind of a Monster: The Silence of the Lambs Comes to Nottingham Written by Katie Barr There are…