Nottingham Playhouse

The auditorium is filled with 60s music, before the lights go down and the sound fades for Andy Hamilton’s entrance to the stage. The 5″3 comedian wanders up to the microphone, scratches his head and says: “now, I came in here for something, what was it?” This innocently hilarious...

This adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s classic fairy tale is a celebration of individuality as we watch this duckling’s search to find his identity. Combat Bullying, a Nottingham-based charity that provides support for victims, have created a production that puts a fresh twist on The Ugly Duckling at the...

James Phillips’ debut play, The Rubenstein Kiss, is something you watch knowing that the story will haunt you for a long time afterwards. As the lights dim upon the last scene and the audience burst into enthusiastic applause, the end does not seem final. This play presents questions and...

Innovative, intelligent, and in places, nail bitingly scary. These are just a few of the many words to describe the refreshing, new production of George Orwell’s classic dystopian novel, 1984. The production grapples with the complex ideologies that the novel presents, such as Newspeak and doublethink, with incredible skill...

It’s Freshers Week, which means for all the newcomers at the University of Nottingham, it’s a time for settling into halls, meeting new friends and, for a lot of people, getting drunker than you have ever been in your life. However, for those seeking a more cultured alternative to...

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,...

Sick of £1.50 jägerbombs and sticky floors? Need a night out with friends that’s not in a club? Nottingham Playhouse’s Student Nights are new and exclusive events that happen just once for selected performances, and include a complementary cocktail, discounts at the bar, themed VIP areas (with food) –...