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Theatre of the Absurd is often challenging, political and hilariously funny, all of which are combined effectively in Eugene Ionesco’s Rhinoceros, the Nottingham New Theatre’s latest and final production of the in-house season. Director Chris Trueman, last seen at the NNT at the helm of the ambitious puppet-show, The...

The term noir is not something typically associated with puppetry; in fact, those two terms partnered is rather baffling and absurd. However, Ben Hollands and the rest of his creative team have done an incredible job of creating a production that is not only something fresh and new, but...

A Skull in Connemara describes itself as a ‘pitch black comedy’ and, in a nutshell, that is exactly what it is. Written by Martin McDonagh, a British–Irish playwright known for the Leenane Trilogy and the Aran Islands Trilogy, the play follows four people in the Connemara district, gravedigger Mick,...

A wife who had an affair with her husband’s brother, a stripper who loves her boss, a bartender who wants to be a porn star and a sleaze who lusts after his brother’s wife – Lust, Liquor, Burn is an extremely appropriate title for this production. The story follows...

Brave New World, based on the novel by Aldous Huxley is adapted by Roger Parsley at The Nottingham New Theatre. The adaptation explores the existence of a dystopian future in which the emotions, desires and inclinations of inhabitants are manipulated. A group of world controllers rule with the totalitarian...

An intense and heartfelt play of human suffering and the futility of war, “Women of Troy” is Euripides’ Greek Tragedy modernised. The cast and crew deserve to be commended for not only a powerful and emotionally charged performance, but for succeeding in making an ancient tragedy feel timeless. Set...

The talented, gritty cast of ‘Road’ invites you down the street back to the grimy 80s of the North for a night your feet won’t forget – and it certainly didn’t disappoint. From the brilliantly designed set, that included the audience, to the sheer talent of the entire cast,...