This exhibition brings together items from the University Museum, Nottingham City Museums and Galleries and Derby Museums to document this fascinating practice, throwing light on the Bronze Age of the East Midlands.
Around 3000 years ago, the rich warriors of the East Midlands made offerings in the River Trent, and about 200 of these bronze objects have been recovered from the river, making it one of the biggest such collections in Europe.
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Nottingham Contemporary presents a major retrospective of the late British artist Donald Rodney (b.1961, UK; d.1998, UK). Bringing together nearly all that survives of his work across painting, drawing, installation, sculpture and digital media with rare archive materials, the exhibition highlights Rodney's significance to the recent history of British art. Though Rodney has had a perennial influence on the wider UK artist community, there have been few opportunities to experience the full breadth and complexity of his work. This touring exhibition will highlight the significance of Rodney's work and re-address themes of racial identity, chronic illness, Black masculinity and Britain's colonial past.
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Discover more about Gedling’s history and heritage as the borough turns 50 in 2024.
On this course you will learn about Gedling through its various parks and nature reserves, pumping stations, and many historic places of interest. If you have an interest in local history then this course is for you.
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Oberon and Tytania, King and Queen of the Fairies, are in the middle of a raging domestic row. So to get his own way, Oberon orders his loyal spirit Puck to sprinkle Tytania’s eyes with the juice of a magical flower while she sleeps — it will cause her to fall in love with the first creature she sees.
Meanwhile in the human realm, there is a ‘love square’. Hermia is wanted by both Lysander and Demetrius, and Helena by neither. So Oberon intervenes, ordering Puck to use the same magic potion, this time on Demetrius. But the fairy gets the wrong man — one tiny error, and total chaos ensues…
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Trauma and its related symptoms are not all ‘just in your head’! Recent studies indicate that the effects of trauma on the body are often overlooked. Undergoing traumatic stress greatly impacts the body: trauma not only significantly affects most psychological processes, but also your overall health, leading to the development of disease and even altering your lifespan. Join neuroscientist Dr Megan Klabunde in this illuminating talk and examine the latest research on trauma and the body. We will delve into the physiological and neuro-anatomy underlying stress and trauma, ranging from the vagus nerve to the prefrontal cortex of the brain. Explore the science behind the development of new and effective treatments, and uncover how your body may be a key factor in reducing the effects of stress and trauma.
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Amy Douglas remembers her apprenticeship with Duncan Williamson in this story of the unusual friendship between a Shropshire teenager and a Scots Traveller. This is the story of a young woman’s quest for stories. It’s the tale of Jack on an adventure. It’s a story of truth and tradition; the power of fire and how stories are always relevant, because at their heart, people don’t change. It’s about endless cigarettes, special brew, hunting limpets and how a Shropshire teenager learned to drive chauffeuring a Scots Traveller to the pub.
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Friendship has never been more debated, something that has to do both with the internet – the perils of WhatsApp groups, the agony of ghosting – as well as with a growing awareness that loneliness is increasing. Friendship has become a matter of inquiry to therapists, scientists and sociologists. We understand its importance, not only as a comfort and a privilege, but as vital to our health. But it’s hard to get inside friendship: its particular intensity and its miraculous ease; its tendency to wax and wane; its ability to inspire delight and despair.
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This musical tells the story of the friendship of the good-hearted Water Rat, the shy and curious Mole, and the sensible Badger.
What tests that friendship are the antics of Mr. Toad, a wily and impulsive animal given to sudden crazes such as stealing motor cars and driving them recklessly around the countryside.
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Jim and Mary Baxter are in the middle of one of life’s major traumas! They are having an extension built on to their house.
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Yuletide tales and festive poems
16th Dec and 18th Dec
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Dr Richard Goddard of the Department of History at University of Nottingham will examine Nottingham’s medieval caves in this talk accompanying the Tales from the Caves exhibition.
Using the borough court rolls and other records from the city which reveal a huge amount of information about what the caves were used for, who owned them and their value to their owners.
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You are invited to a read-through of Hothouse Theatre's next stage production, Miss Fletcher's War.
This project is still at the writing stage and is intended to go into production in the new year.
The read-through is part of the writing process and is intended to help the writer finish it off.
We are looking for people who wish to read the parts (with no obligation to be involved in the production next year), or who want to get a feel of how this project is shaping up.
The piece, which focuses on the experience of a First World War nurse, as recalled by a primary school teacher in the late 1960s, has several strong female parts and many lesser male parts.
If you are interested in reading on the night then get in touch info@hothousetheatre.com
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The Baronet of Ruddigore, Sir Despard Murgatroyd, has inherited a family curse which forces him to commit a crime every day — or die in agony. He hates the curse, doing his heinous misdeeds as early as possible and good works for the rest of the day to compensate!
It’s a huge relief, therefore, when his long-lost elder brother and true heir to the curse, Sir Ruthven Murgatroyd, turns up. He has been masquerading as ‘Robin Oakapple’ and is about to be married to the primly perfect Rose Maybud.
Sir Despard insists that ‘Robin’ resumes his real identity as the Bad Baronet, which ruins his romance with Rose. But Sir Ruthven’s troubles really start when his crimes, so pathetic, drag his exasperated ancestors back from the dead to haunt him…
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Hot off the back of a sold-out Edinburgh Fringe run Tatty Macleod is bringing her certain je ne sais quoi to the stage with her debut hour of comedy: FUGUE.
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Building on her hugely popular English vs French online sketches she asks the important questions like; Is he a f*ckboi or is he just French? Do I have a drinking problem or am I just English? This is a stand-up show about belonging, finding your tribe, or not, and how to be ok with that.
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Following on from the success of our event in April Notts Poetry and musican friends are back for two evenings of poetry and music in aid of WebCan.
21 November Music from Higgs Bo'sun Quartet and Friends. Higgs Bo'sun is a local band perfoming music of the British cultural tradition; they'll be joined by some Particles to sing a variety of shanties and other folk songs with great choruses for joining in.
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As days get much shorter, we can’t deny Winter is on its way. But even the winter months can hold joys for us: the pleasures of frosty mornings and warm satisfying food eaten in good company. This course is about reading and writing poems that celebrate the good things of winter safe in the knowledge that, despite the weather, another Spring is on its way.
This four-session course is at Intermediate level, for those who have written poetry before, and are used to sharing their work for group feedback.
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Come join us at the New Art Exchange for a creative afternoon of poetry exploration! Our workshop is perfect for both beginners and seasoned poets looking to hone their craft.
Dive into the magical world of the new art exhibition 'The Last Rain in Wonderland' by Mohamman Barrangi, and get inspired to create in this inspirational workshop, facilitated by our very own local legend, Chris Oliver.
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Calling all poets! Looking to gain confidence with your performances? Ready to move beyond open mic’s and think about feature spots? Feeling in a rut with how you share your writing, live?
Get Set, Go! Is a workshop designed to explore the best ways to share your work. In this three hour session, we will explore how we put together poetry sets, how we link and introduce poems, and what we can do to make a cohesive performance that shows you off at your best.
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The Magic Flute is a fairy tale of darkness, light, and finding your way in the world. It takes the form of a Singspiel, which means it includes singing AND spoken dialogue (a bit like a musical).
The story opens in the middle of the action. Tamino, a prince lost in a foreign land, is being pursued by an enormous monster. He is rescued by three mysterious ladies, who kill the monster and give Tamino a picture of Pamina, daughter of the Queen of the Night, with whom he falls instantly in love. They tell him that Pamina has been captured by the powerful and evil Sarastro, and Tamino vows to rescue her.
With the gift of a magic flute and some magic bells, and the assistance of the bird-catcher Papageno (who has become reluctantly involved), Tamino sets off on his quest. However, he soon discovers that nothing, not even Day and Night, is quite as it first appears…
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Come join us at this year's Rock Against Racism Nottingham festival! Expect a weekend of:
GOBS Poetry Book Club provides a space for poets, writers, readers, performers, and artists to meet over a cuppa, and have a good chinwag over our poetry collection of the month. For the first half of the session we’ll talk about the book, and in the second half we’ll do some focussed writing exercises based on our favourite poems.
It’s preferable that you read the book before you come along, but if you don’t get chance and fancy heading down anyway just pop along and there’s sure to be something for you to say, listen to, or write. No judgement.
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Stories or poems with a Christmas theme, all welcome.
Interested in having ago?
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Or Tues 18th Dec
Based on the original Broadway production that ran for over thirteen years and was nominated for nine Tony Awards, and the Academy Award-winning motion picture, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast JR. is a fantastic adaptation of the story of transformation and tolerance. Disney’s Beauty and the Beast JR. features some of the most popular songs ever written by Alan Menken and the late Howard Ashman, along with new songs by Mr. Menken and Tim Rice.
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Impressions: Nottingham’s collection meets four masterpieces from the Clark Art Institute, USA.
Nottingham Castle Museum & Art Gallery presents an exciting new collection exhibition, taking the lead from four Impressionist paintings Artists Claude Monet (1840-1926), Camille Pissarro (1830-1903), Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) and Alfred Sisley (1839-1899) that helped to define the artistic movement known as Impressionism.
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We are pleased to welcome the Lebanese-Palestinian poet Hasib Hourani to read from his debut collection of poetry, a set of poetic sequences concerned with Palestine’s occupation. The collection, rock flight is a Poetry Book Society Recommendation for Winter 2024, published by Prototype. His book also appears with Giramondo in Australia and, soon, with New Directions in the US.
Lila Matsumoto is the author of Two Twin Pipes Sprout Water, a Poetry Society Recommendation published by Prototype in 2021. Lila’s other publications include the poetry collection Urn & Drum (Shearsman, 2018) and the chapbooks Soft Troika (If a Leaf Falls Press, 2016) and Allegories from my Kitchen (Sad Press, 2015). She teaches poetry and creative-critical writing at the University of Nottingham and plays in the bands Food People and Cloth. Her website is: lilamatsumoto.com
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This month we're a feature act down & we'll be going ahead with one headliner, the scumtastic @sbarks_ , which means we have more open mic slots or maybe more time on the open mic!
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This Christmas Hothouse Theatre's Christmas offering is a unique night of seasonal stories to get you into the mood for the holiday.
Featuring a rehearsed reading of Dylan Thomas' A Child's Christmas in Wales, the evening will bring together local writers and performers sharing their favourite festive tales.
There will also be an open mic section.
This evening is a Bring Your Own Bottle event.
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