A Nottingham Night’s Dream

Peter Kirwan previews an exciting collaboration between the Royal Shakespeare Company and Nottingham’s very own Lovelace Theatre.   The Royal Shakespeare Company’s 2016 production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream is an unusual and very special event. The production (which had its press night in Stratford this month) features a star case of professional actors as the …

Reading Hamlet in a Labour Camp

By Alessia Molteni     Who doesn’t know Shakespeare in Europe? For many people he is only a vague memory from high school, for others a great artist and for a fanatic bunch of people, the brightest star in the firmament. Could someone with a non-european cultural background, from a different social and political environment, …

Emotive Objects at Nottingham Castle: Part 4

Richard Gaunt’s busy few months at Nottingham Castle working as ‘Curator of Rebellion’ has come to an end. He has continued to help shape the historical content informing the new galleries by researching some of the emotive objects which it is hoped will prove particularly appealing to visitors. This is the final instalment in a …

Emotive Objects at Nottingham Castle: Part 3

By Richard Gaunt Richard Gaunt has had a busy few months at Nottingham Castle working as ‘Curator of Rebellion’. He has continued to help shape the historical content informing the new galleries by researching some of the emotive objects which it is hoped will prove particularly appealing to visitors. This is the third instalment in …