What it’s about: “Widespread looting of cheese,” is not a phrase we thought we’d hear outside of our spec script for a gritty
Wallace And Gromit reboot, but gouda-related violence marred an annual outdoor market in Nottingham, England in 1766 in what became known as the Great Cheese Riot.
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Biggest controversy: Then as now, people are not happy about price gouging. Winning the Seven Years’ War three years previous had come at a cost of alienating Great Britain from the other European powers, and inflaming tensions in its colonies in India and America. At home, England saw food shortages and rising prices, which came to a head in Nottingham’s annual Goose Fair (more on that later), when merchants from Lincolnshire bought wheels of cheese, intending to sell them in their own city well above their already inflated prices. Locals objected to large quantities of food leaving their hungry borough, and when a group of “rude lads” attacked the merchants, it th
Cinderella @ Nottingham Playhouse
Abi Kara-Fernandes
Cinderella at the Nottingham Playhouse, available On Demand.
Nottingham Playhouse’s Christmas pantomime
Cinderella is the perfect dose of cheesy jokes and magic that we could all use now more than ever. Despite unfortunately having to take place On Demand this year, the cast still managed to succeed in giving a performance that shone just as bright as the sparkling set!
This adaptation of the family favourite Cinderella remains as topical as ever
Kicking off with a rendition of
The Greatest Show, the production that followed did not disappoint. Written and directed by Adam Penford, this adaptation of the family favourite Cinderella remains as topical as ever, even having the odd COVID related joke here and there, as well as the cleverly named Baroness Kim (Sara Poyzer) and her daughters Kourtney and Kylie. Portrayed hilariously by John Elkington and Tom Hopcroft, they truly bring a touch of glamour to