Derby Theatre

A band of travelling circus performers embark on their most daring feat yet: to recreate the adventures of Phileas Fogg as he sets off on his race around the world.

But this is a telling of two tales; fact meets fiction as we learn the incredible true story of American journalist Nellie Bly who emulated the character of Phileas in her record-breaking trip around the world.

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Theatre Royal, Nottingham

This thrilling adventure of fantasy, myth and friendship, is a five-star spectacular which blends magic with memory in a tour-de-force of storytelling that takes audiences on an epic journey to a childhood once forgotten and the darkness that lurks at the very edge of it.

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Nonsuch Studios, Nottingham

Purdah is about finding your place in the world. Mir realises they are Genderqueer whilst working in a binary, tick-box and oppressive Job Centre. This play explores identity and mental health against the backdrop of a patriarchy disguised as a matriarchy. In a reality where computers talk, virtual life and real life are blurred, we peer into Mir’s mind and lived experience.

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Nottingham Playhouse

A visceral and lucid interpretation of Shakespeare’s blood-soaked tragedy Macbeth by the award-winning Flabbergast Theatre.

Flabbergast bring aspects of puppetry, clown, mask, and physical theatre to the bard’s original text, combining it with exhilarating live music to produce a provocative and enjoyably show.

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Nonsuch Studios, Nottingham

Days after Andrew ends his seven-year relationship with college sweetheart, Jake, he is messaged out of the blue by a former ‘friend’. This unwelcomed advance triggers an emotional spiral as Andrew recounts his unstable first steps into the world of gay sex and queer identity; all under the increasingly imposing guidance of Kevin, a teacher at his drama academy.

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Nottingham Playhouse

A playground overflowing with mischief and games where they imagine countries a luxurious life away from theirs in Mugabe’s Zimbabwe.

But when Darling moves to Michigan, the western world she encounters as a teenager is far from the American utopia of her dreams…Based on the novel by the first Black African woman and first Zimbabwean to be Booker Prize-shortlisted, this defiant coming-of-age story is full of exuberance, humour and humanity.

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New Theatre, Nottingham University

In 2023 Nottingham Shakespeare Company officially launched their Outreach Programme whose aim was to develop opportunities for schools, colleges, companies, care and support settings and other organisations to engage with Shakespeare.

As part of this, the Company decided to create First Encounter versions of popular Shakespeare plays that students may be studying and people will have heard of and perhaps want to know more about.

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Nonsuch Studios, Nottingham

Want to learn more about the leading drama schools in the country, whilst also having fun and practising your craft? Come and join us for a day of flexing your acting muscles and learning more about your next step.

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Derby Theatre

Yasmin has had enough. She wants the exciting, glamorous life she has always dreamed of and her XXL body doesn’t fit. It’s time for more drastic measures. She is about to undertake a radical cosmetic procedure that promises to deliver the perfect body and the contentment that seems just out of reach. But it comes at a cost.

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Nottingham Arts Theatre

1 in 4 is a play written to expose some of the reasons why Black men (1 in 4) as opposed to White men (1 in 8) are affected by Prostate Cancer.

1 in 4 tells the story of a 50-year-old Black man who thinks he’s young. Adelbert lives the high life, partying and behaving like a man in his 20’s.

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Bonington Theatre, Arnold, Nottingham

Passions run high as Manrico and the Count di Luna compete for the affections of Leonora. Little do they know, Manrico’s mother Azucena has been keeping a terrible secret for decades. Soon a curse from the past will rise up from the ashes with devastating implications for them all.

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Nottingham Playhouse

Roll up, roll up. . . a scintillating night out of sparkling entertainment – the UK’s longest running burlesque show – is back touring the nation. And, it’s bigger than ever.

Join us for the good old-fashioned night out as we bring you the ultimate variety show, blending stylish cabaret, comedy, music, circus and burlesque to light up all your senses.

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Robin Hood Theatre, Averham, Newark

Nell Gwynn charts the rise of an unlikely heroine, from her roots in Coal Yard Alley to her success as Britain's most celebrated actress, and her hard-won place in the heart of the King. But at a time when women are second class citizens, can her charm and spirt protect her from the dangers of the Court?

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Wollaton Hall, Nottingham

The Lord Chamberlain’s Men invite you to join them this summer for the timeless and classic love story, Romeo and Juliet. With a history stretching back to William Shakespeare himself they present this great play as he first saw it, in the open air, with an all-male cast and Elizabethan costumes, music and dance.

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Upstairs at Cleaver & Wake, Nottingham
30th June

In 2023 Nottingham Shakespeare Company officially launched their Outreach Programme whose aim was to develop opportunities for schools, colleges, companies, care and support settings and other organisations to engage with Shakespeare.

As part of this, the Company decided to create First Encounter versions of popular Shakespeare plays that students may be studying and people will have heard of and perhaps want to know more about.

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Hothouse Theatre will be holding an audition workshop for their forthcoming production of The Mermaid and the King. Hothouse Theatre's auditions are done in a workshop style. No experience is necessary, and there is no need to prepare a piece. We just have a lot of fun playing around with bits of script and see who is interested. It is more like you auditioning the play than us auditioning you.

Hothouse Theatre
@ Nonsuch Studios, Nottingham
4th July
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The Studio Theatre, Stamford Road, West Bridgford, NG2 6LS
12th - 15th July

Eurydice
This reimagines the classic myth of Orpheus through the eyes of its heroine. Dying too young on her wedding day, Eurydice must journey to the underworld, where she reunites with her father and struggles to remember her lost love. With contemporary characters, ingenious plot twists, and breathtaking visual effects, the play is a fresh look at a timeless love story

Miles
Miles is a brash American banker, caught up in the London bombings of 2005. A short monologue, that paints a picture of London, aspiration, hope and despair.

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