Nick Bentley

Senior Lecturer in English Literature

[David Amigoni @AmigoniDavid]

This magnificent evocation of Stoke-on-Trent working-class life is a fitting centenary celebration of Arthur Berry, the city, and the fantastic(60+ yrs) of the @NewVicTheatre archive where the draft script was preserved. Fantastic work by a great cast and @TheresaHeskins

[New Vic Theatre @NewVicTheatre]

A wonderful ⭐⭐⭐⭐review from @TheStage for our brand new staging of the iconic British film - A Matter of Life and Death
‘visually impressive and directed with verve’
‘a number of attention-grabbing visual touches’
Get your tickets here: https://t.co/CMByPGvuRc
On stage until Saturday 19 April including our Captioned Performance on Tue 15 April at 7.30pm and our Audio Described Performance on Sat 19 April at 2.15pm

[New Vic Theatre @NewVicTheatre]

Can we get a festive drum roll please?! This Christmas we’re taking audiences beneath the sea for Hans Christian Andersen’s classic fairytale, The Little Mermaid! Directed by our Artistic Director Theresa Heskins and New Vic Associate Director and Artistic Director of Upswing, Vicki Dela Amedume, our new adaptation of this magical story takes to the stage from Fri 14 November 2025 to Sat 24 January 2026 and will combine enchanting storytelling with breathtaking circus action and is sure to captivate all ages of your family!
Get ready to book your festive trip - tickets go on sale on Monday 24 March at 12.00pm!

[Lisa Blower @lisablowerwrite]

If you didn't get to see The Miner Birds @NewVicTheatre last week, then head to Keele in Town to see this amazing 12image exhibition curated by Kevin Hayes that tells their story.

@English_Keele @KeeleInclusion @stokeontrent100 #minerswives

[Lisa Blower @lisablowerwrite]

A huge thank you to @NewVicTheatre for letting The Miner Birds fly onto the main stage to a full house. We had a ball & these 3 were flipping amazing 👇

Thank you to everyone who came to see us too 😘

[New Vic Theatre @NewVicTheatre]

Don't miss out on this fantastic FREE creative writing workshop for 11-16 year olds next week as part of the 100 Books in a 100 Years project.

See below for dates and times and how to book.
@stokeontrent100 @StokeCreates @SoTLibraries @KeeleUniversity @lisablowerwrite @Literacy_Trust @SoTCityCouncil @Higher_Horizons #dropcitybooks @ace_national

[Lisa Blower @lisablowerwrite]

Proper chuffed. Like proper chuffed. Huge congratulations to fellow shortlisted writers.

@RSLiterature @English_Keele @GeorginaCapel #WritingCommunity

[David Amigoni @AmigoniDavid]

Pleased to contribute to this new and exciting series! The ageing narrative twist, we might call it

[Lisa Blower @lisablowerwrite]

Chuffed to bits to be amongst this. Congratulations to all 😘

[David Amigoni @AmigoniDavid]

Have a read of this great #PersonallySpeaking column by @lisablowerwrite and become involved in the #100books100years project

[Lisa Blower @lisablowerwrite]

The Miner Birds will be back at The New Vic Theatre for 2 new performances on March 6th 2025.
New version. Longer. In the round. Original cast. Tickets on sale now.

@isobel_chadwick @parkeraaamy @BrazierVictoria @NewVicTheatre
@KeeleInclusion

https://t.co/ie9UXY2Ss2

[David Amigoni @AmigoniDavid]

So excited to see this happening, a brilliant project

[Lisa Blower @lisablowerwrite]

Officially launching the centenary search for 100 Stoke-born authored books 1925-2025. Where are you? Who are you? More info: https://t.co/ZEd18Cusgg / [email protected]

@SoTCityCouncil @StokeCreates @stokeontrent100 @English_Keele @NewVicTheatre

[Keele English and Creative Writing @English_Keele]

It was inspiring and uplifting to hear Nobel Laureate of Literature, Abdulrazak Gurnah, speak about the power and politics of language with Mariangela Palladino tonight at @KeeleUniversity @ArtsKeele

[Lisa Blower @lisablowerwrite]

Starting tomorrow folks... a talking about books mini tour of all the libraries I hung out in as a kid... Newcastle, Kidsgrove, Biddulph and Leek. Come and have a natter. You know I love talking about books 👇👇👇

@WMRNetwork thank you xx

[Keele English and Creative Writing @English_Keele]

Many congratulations to Professor Jon Shears @English_Keele whose Oxford Handbook of Lord Byron has just been published by OUP! 🎉🎉🎉

[David Amigoni @AmigoniDavid]

Traffic jams (bumper to bumper) could not keep us away, Paul!

[Keele English and Creative Writing @English_Keele]

Huge congratulations to our own @lisablowerwrite who has received an Arts Council England grant for her project 'Restoking the Narrative: 100 Books in 100 Years'. This project will use the centenary of Stoke's city status to inspire future generations of local writers. 📖✍️

[Rachel Adcock @RachelCAdcock]

Always a highlight of the year - today on our Humanities placements module we heard from some of our fabulous placement providers who are offering roles this year. Thanks so much to @NSCGNewcastle @KeeleCommsBrand @SherwoodTrust and @PlayfulAims @KeeleLibrary

[David Amigoni @AmigoniDavid]

Deservedly great review