Nottingham Playhouse Spring 2012 Season Brochure

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dec 2011 – apr 2012

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We make bold and thrilling theatre. It is world-class, made in Nottingham and as diverse as our community... Welcome to a new season of worldclass drama and entertainment at Nottingham Playhouse. As well as offering a final opportunity to see Forever Young, a play about the eternally youthful, this season we bring you three plays with young people at their heart. Firstly Shakespeare’s tragic young lovers in a dynamic new staging of Romeo & Juliet; then a new play about Mary Shelley, who was only 19 when she wrote the radical and disturbing Frankenstein, and finally Beatie Bryant, the 22 year old heroine of Arnold Wesker’s stirring and moving play, Roots. All these productions 3

are being created in partnership with some of the country’s most exciting theatre companies; Headlong, Shared Experience, West Yorkshire Playhouse, The Nuffield Southampton and the Mercury Theatre Colchester which means Nottingham Playhouse’s work will be seen in more than 20 other towns and cities, as well as here at home. Whether you’re coming on your own or as a group, dressing up or dressing down – we look forward to welcoming you on these journeys of discovery.

Giles Croft Artistic Director

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Stephanie Sirr Chief Executive


HOW TO BOOK With our new and improved booking service you can now choose your favourite seat online at nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk or you can call our friendly Box Office team on 0115 941 9419.

TICKETS FROM £6 Theatre should be accessible for everyone which is why we offer tickets from £6 for community and charity organisations that might otherwise be unable to come to the theatre. Please contact the Box Office on 0115 941 9419 or email enquiry@nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk marking your email HOTNIGHTS.

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Backstage Pass

4 Cinderella 6

Whose Shoes?

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Court in the Act!

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Forever Young

10 Romeo & Juliet 12 Mary Shelley

see more, pay less See more for less with a Backstage Pass – which now includes a free pair of preview tickets when you join or renew your membership. See page 2 for details.

TELL US WHAT YOU THINK We’d love to hear your comments about Nottingham Playhouse. Get in touch today by emailing comments@nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk or click ‘Contact Us’ on our website.

14 Roots 15 Drama 16 Musical/Drama 17 Dance 21 For Younger Audiences 25 Comedy 27 Spoken Word 29 Playhouse Folk

BE A PART OF IT

32 Music

If you want to know about how productions come together – including exclusive previews of upcoming shows, exciting video trailers and interviews with actors and the creative teams behind the shows then join the conversation on Twitter and Facebook. Also look out for our show specific hashtags throughout this brochure.

35 Guest Hires 36 Take Part 38 For Schools 39 Staff Spotlight 40 Cast Bar and Restaurant

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43 How to find us

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45 Seating Plan

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46 Playhouse Diary

44 Box Office

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See more, pay less

ENJOY MORE FROM YOUR PLAYHOUSE WITH A BACKSTAGE PASS

Huge savings on Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company shows • NEW! A free pair of preview tickets when you join or renew • 50% off press night performances and the following two evenings • 50% off all performances in the first seven days of pantomime • 20% off all other Playhouse performances (excludes last night of panto) • £5 tickets for preview performances Up to 50% off selected visiting shows

All this costs just £30 a year with ticket discounts for two people – or £40 a year for Friend & Family membership, extending your ticket discounts to as many as six! And if you’re under 26 or a member of Club Encore, you can halve those prices again. You’ll be making dramatic savings as soon as you join – as well as supporting your favourite theatre, and getting a whole lot closer to the action. For full details, contact the Box Office on 0115 941 9419 or email backstagepass @nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk

Join the Playhouse family – join Backstage Pass

Free booking, postage and ticket exchange Two free Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company programmes each year 20% off food and drink for up to 4 at CAST (excludes set menus and special drinks offers) Extra discounts at a range of other restaurants, shops and venues Exclusive newsletters, email updates and Facebook group Invitations to a host of special events for members only. 2

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A great deal for t you – and a grea Christmas gift

Robin Kingsland in The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui Photo: Drew Baumohl

Are you a member of Backstage Pass yet? Our outstanding membership scheme offers a host of big savings and exclusive insights into our productions:


Exclusive Backstage Pass Events this season include: • Access All Areas Pantomime Tour Monday 9 January 6pm • Burns Supper Wednesday 25 January 7pm • Forever Young Rehearsal Supper Tuesday 21 February 6pm • Quiz Night Monday 16 April 7pm For further details of these events please call the Box Office on 0115 941 9419 or email backstagepass@ nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk 2 for 1 tickets Exclusive members’ discounts on visiting shows. Look out for the Backstage Pass symbol throughout the brochure.

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Friday 25 November – Saturday 14 January Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company presents

cinderella Written and directed by Kenneth Alan Taylor

Join us for Nottingham’s best-loved pantomime! Doomed to drudgery by her vicious stepsisters, Cinderella can only dream of escape and romance. Enter a beautiful Fairy Godmother with a pumpkin and a touch of magic to whisk Cinders from pantry to party. But with her sisters digging their ugly heels in, it’s not an easy ride to Happy Ever After. We welcome back Playhouse favourites Jeffrey Longmore as Dowager Duchess Devilla, John Elkington and Anthony Hoggard as Ugly Sisters Bella and Donna, Rebecca Little as Dandini and Danielle Corlass as Cinderella in Kenneth Alan Taylor’s right royal entertainment. With sparkling song and dance routines, dazzling costumes and lashings of glitter – the whole family will have an absolute ball. Director Kenneth Alan Taylor Designer Tim Meacock Lighting Designer Jason Taylor Sound Designer Ciaron McKenna Choreographer Adele Parry Musical Director John Morton

Adult group 10+ £20.50 SCHOOL GROUP 10+ £9* *Mon – Thu excluding 19 – 31 December inclusive

#wheresmyshoe 4

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Tickets: £22 Child £18 Concessions £20.50 14 Jan 7.30pm £25

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Saturday 17 – Saturday 31 December 4–8 Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company presents

whose

shoes?

by Mike Kenny 6

Our special Christmas show for 4 to 8 year olds tells the story of what happened to Cinderella’s slipper after she married her prince. Little Eldemina loves to dance. One day she is invited to dance for Queen Cinderella, who is so enchanted that she gives Eldemina her beautiful glass slippers. Eldemina is very happy – until Madeline, her new baby sister, is born. When Eldemina hears that Madeline will be a dancer too, she throws her glass slippers into the lake so no one else can ever wear them. Whose Shoes? is a gentle, funny play which features specially composed live music – and of course, dancing. Director and Choreographer Kitty Winter Designer Emma Dee Composer/Musical Director Wayne Walker-Allen Lighting Designer Stephanie Bartle

Tickets: £6 adults, £5 children

Also touring to East Midlands schools – see our website for further details

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wednesday 1 – saturday 4 February The British Comedy Company in association with Nottingham Playhouse present

court in the

act!

Following sold-out performances at Nottingham European Arts and Theatre Festival (neat11) in 2011, Court in the Act! is back by overwhelming popular demand. Live theatre at its liveliest – and funniest. Six intrepid improvisers create a completely mad court case before your eyes – featuring you, The Jury. With guest Pippa Evans from the BBC2 comedy improvisation show Fast and Loose.

‘Highly entertaining’ Time Out

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Tickets: WED £6, THURSDAY – SATURDAY £12.50, SATURDAY MATINEE £8

SEE PAGE 22 FOR DETAILS OF OUR COURT IN THE ACT! CHILDREN’S MATINEE

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Wednesday 29 February – Saturday 10 March Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company presents

forever young ROCK AND ROLL ‘TIL YOU DIE

A song drama by Erik Gedeon, adapted by Giles Croft and Stefan Bednarczyk Following two phenomenal runs, the smash-hit musical comedy is back by popular demand for the very last time. Set in a nursing home for actors, a group of aged panto performers are determined to prove that it’s not all behind them with a host of classic routines, surprisingly athletic dancing and a rousing rock ‘n’ roll sing-along. From Nirvana to Tom Jones, Aqua to Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin to Gloria Gaynor nothing is off vocal limits. Mix in some slapstick, magic, Shakespeare, dance routines and a finale that will bring you to your feet and you have all the ingredients for a fantastic night out. Director Giles Croft Designer Claire Thompson Lighting Designer Nick Morris Sound Designer Drew Baumohl Musical Director Stefan Bednarczyk Choreographer Adele Parry

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DINNER ON STAGE WITH CABARET Wednesday 15 February 7.30pm, £75 per person (£60 Backstage Pass members)

TICKETS: £20 Concessions £18 Groups 8+ £16 Bargain Seats £10 #foreveryoung 8

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A unique opportunity to enjoy a VIP evening on stage. Enjoy a delicious threecourse meal – all served to you on our historic stage. Stefan Bednarczyk, star of our hit comedy Forever Young will bring to life the songs of Flanders and Swann and Noël Coward at the grand piano. All proceeds go towards supporting our education and outreach work, and developing our programme of world-class theatre. Please call the Box Office to book.


‘Saw it last year and again tonight, it just gets better. Simply fantastic’ Audience member

‘Goes down a storm’ The Guardian

‘Outstanding… a must-must see’ Nottingham Post


Tuesday 13 – Saturday 24 March Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company, Headlong Theatre and The Nuffield Southampton present

Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare

Two households. Five days. A whirlwind romance. These violent delights have violent ends And in their triumph die – like fire and powder Which, as they kiss, consume. In the heat of Verona’s streets, two young people will risk everything to be together. This hot-blooded, deeply moving new production of the world’s greatest love story is an explosive collision of youth with age, sex with death and love with tragedy. Young love. Accidents will happen. Headlong Theatre’s recent touring productions include Earthquakes in London, ENRON and 6 Characters in Search of an Author, directed by Headlong’s Artistic Director and Associate Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company, Rupert Goold. In association with Hull Truck Theatre. Director Robert Icke Set and Costume Design Garance Marneur

TICKETS: £7.50 – £26.50 (see page 45) Post-show discussion Thursday 15 March (evening) Free pre-show lecture WEDNESDAY 21 MARCH 6PM Please see page 38 for schools information #starxlovers 10 Book online at nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk or call 0115 941 9419



Tuesday 17 April – Saturday 5 May Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company in a co-production with Shared Experience and West Yorkshire Playhouse presents

Mary Shelley

by Helen Edmundson

Daughter of Mary Wollstonecraft. Lover of Percy Bysshe Shelley. Author of Frankenstein… This new play explores Mary Shelley’s remarkable life – from her controversial philosopher father, and her scandalous elopement, to how at the age of 19 she wrote one of the greatest stories ever told, so radical in its ideology, it changed the literary landscape forever. Shared Experience is renowned for bringing literary classics to the stage in bold, imaginative ways including successful previous co-productions, The Caucasian Chalk Circle, War and Peace and A Passage to India. For this new play they reunite with award-winning writer Helen Edmundson whose ground-breaking adaptations include War and Peace, Coram Boy and Swallows and Amazons. Director Polly Teale Designer Naomi Dawson Movement Director Liz Ranken Composer Peter Salem

TICKETS: £7.50 – £26.50 (see page 45) Free pre-show lecture WEDNESDAY 2 MAY 6PM Please see page 38 for schools information #maryshelley 12 Book online at nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk or call 0115 941 9419

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Post-show discussion Tuesday 24 april


‘Theatre this engrossing is so rare; I can only urge you not to miss it.’ Time Out on Shared Experience


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COMING THIS SUMMER

Wednesday 23 may – Saturday 2 June Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company in a co-production with the Mercury Theatre Colchester presents

1959. Norfolk. Beatie Bryant returns home from London. She has fallen in love with Ronnie and passionately believes she has escaped her rural roots through the love and education of a good man. As her family anticipate Ronnie’s arrival, Beatie talks about London and her new-found ideals, but they’re Ronnie’s words, not hers. Will she ever find her own voice? Following the huge success of The Kitchen at the National Theatre and our acclaimed production of Chicken Soup with Barley, Roots marks Wesker’s 80th birthday year. Director Andrew Breakwell

Arnold WESKER’S

Roots

TICKETS: £7.50 – £26.50 (see page 45) Post-show discussion Tuesday 29 may Free pre-show lecture WEDNESDAY 30 may #roots

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drama

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‘A maverick with an awesome stage presence’ The Daily Telegraph Tuesday 7 February 7.45pm

Thursday 12 – Saturday 14 April 7.45pm 12+

Steven Berkoff’s East Productions presents

Nottingham Playhouse Youth Theatre presents

Shakespeare’s Villains

Woyzeck

Once again Steven Berkoff holds the stage alone – this time with his exploration and analysis of Shakespeare’s most villainous characters: Iago, the Macbeths, Shylock, Richard III… Characters who are inherently evil, others whose situation leads them to evil deeds, others at the mercy of an evil society. Incisive insights into the psyche give way to Shakespeare’s own words which explode into the auditorium from one of the UK’s most formidable and maverick talents. TICKETS: £20 CONCESSIONS £17.50 UNDER 26S, BARGAIN SEATS & GROUPS 8+ £12

by Georg Büchner in a new adaptation by Robin Kingsland Following the success of The Trial, NPYT performs this influential German play in their trademark physical style. Woyzeck tells the tale of a poor soldier who is forced to sell his body for scientific experiments to support his family. When his partner is distracted by another man, Woyzeck commits the ultimate crime. Rarely performed by youth theatre groups, this production, directed by Sarah Stephenson, will be a visual and contemporary exploration of the 1836 classic. Designer Nathan Rose

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‘The stage gives off a million volts’ The Guardian

‘Rough, ready and bl**dy brilliant’

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Time Out

Tuesday 3 – Saturday 7 April 8pm Saturday matinee 2.30pm Graeae and the New Wolsey Theatre present

Reasons to be Cheerful Script by Paul Sirett, music by Ian Dury

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dance

It’s 1979: Labour loses to the Tories, strikes rock the nation and Ian Dury and the Blockheads’ Reasons to be Cheerful (Part 3) climbs the charts. As the ultimate fans, Vinnie and his mates would do anything to see Dury at the Hammersmith Odeon, only the gig is sold out. But life has a habit of throwing strange things at you, and one night of frustration becomes something else entirely… Part gig, part play, this acclaimed coming of age tale directed by Graeae’s Jenny Sealey, and featuring Ian Dury and the Blockheads’ greatest hits will fill Nottingham Playhouse with raucous glee. ‘Ave it!

In association with

Thursday 26 January 2pm & 8PM

Retina Dance Company

Layers of Skin

Layers of Skin is a fast-moving, intricate and multi-layered production, combining Retina’s bold, physical and challenging choreography with participatory dance and live music from Aranis. The core of the work is fixed and constant but additional layers are added by inviting local artists and community members to perform alongside the company’s dancers.

All performances include captioned dialogue, BSL-interpreted songs and audio description.

Presented in collaboration with Dance4

Original production co-produced by Graeae, the New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich and Theatre Royal Stratford East.

TICKETS: £12, CONCESSIONS £10, Matinee £5 BARGAIN SEATS & UNDER 26S £8.50 Take Part!

TICKETS: £15 CONCESSIONS £12.50 UNDER 26S, BARGAIN SEATS & GROUPS 8+ £10

BSP members 2 for 1 tickets OPENING NIGHT

If you are interested in auditioning for this performance please go to retinadance.com

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Monday 13 & Tuesday 14 february 8pm Dance Touring Partnership presents

Blanca Li

Dance

Company

Elektro Kif

Blanca Li takes the urban streetdance style electro, a dazzling mix of breaking, disco, vogue, popping and locking, off the streets of Paris, mixes it up with some theatre, contemporary dance and an amazing soundtrack and gives you Elektro Kif. It’s funny, fast, colourful and anarchic and features an exhilarating soundtrack by Tao Gutierrez, which mixes techno with electro house, afrobeat, sampling, and classical music. You’ve never seen anything like this before!

BSP members 2 for 1 tickets OPENING NIGHT

TICKETS: £10, £14, £16, £18 UNDER 26S £8.50 FAMILY TICKET £50 (max 2 adults) Post-show discussion Monday 13 February

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Monday 26 March 8pm

‘This is dance at its most riveting and fearless. Talent? I should say so’ The Independent on Sunday

Balletboyz

The Talent

BalletBoyz is one of the most cheekily original and innovative forces in modern dance. Led by former Royal Ballet leading dancers Michael Nunn and William Trevitt, the company thrills audiences and critics the world over with its distinctive style, blending spectacular dance, both energetic and graceful, with stunning music and film. In the TALENT, they pass the baton to a new generation of dancers in an evening of exhilarating dance, pure skill and sheer talent. A Balletboyz and artsdepot co-production

TICKETS: £10, £14, £16, £18 UNDER 26S £8.50 FAMILY TICKET £50 (max 2 adults)

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‘The finest choreographer the British modern dance scene has ever known’ The New York Times

Phoro: Manuel Harlan

Phoro: Chris Nash

COMING THIS SUMMER

Tuesday 15 – Wednesday 16 May 8pm

Friday 18 – Saturday 19 May 8pm

Richard Alston Dance Company

Dance Consortium presents

Movement and music are fused into a unique and profound synthesis in the work of Richard Alston Dance Company. For the company’s eagerly awaited return, Richard Alston has chosen a diverse collection of composers. The evening includes Unfinished Business, danced to the beautiful, lucid and flowing music of Mozart’s unfinished piano sonata, Opus K533, and Alston’s iconic work Roughcut, choreographed to Steve Reich’s shimmeringly beautiful New York and Electric Counterpoints. TICKETS: £10, £14, £16, £18 UNDER 26S £8.50 BSP members 2 for 1 tickets FAMILY TICKET: £50 (max 2 adults) OP ENING NIGHT

Free pre-show talk with Richard Alston Tuesday 15 May 6.30pm

Danza Contemporanea de Cuba World famous, but rarely seen outside of Cuba, this breathtaking company of 21 dancers brings the heat and passion of Cuba to the stage with an eclectic mix of contemporary dance fused with AfroCaribbean and Spanish styles. Their 2012 UK tour will include the world premiere of a work by the renowned Israeli choreographer, Itzik Galili, and another chance to catch the incredible Mambo 3XX1. TICKETS: £14, £16, £18, £20

‘Gifted, gorgeous Cubans… you’ll find them a very welcome ray of tropical sunshine’’ Daily Telegraph

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for younger audiences

Friday 25 November – Saturday 14 January

Saturday 17 – Saturday 31 December

Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company presents

Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company presents

Cinderella

whose shoes

With sparkling song and dance routines, dazzling costumes and lashings of glitter – you’ll have a ball at Nottingham’s best-loved pantomime. See page 4 for more information.

What happened to Cinderella’s slippers after she married her prince? Find out in this gentle, funny new play for 4 – 8 year olds which features live music. See page 6 for more information.

Written and directed by Kenneth Alan Taylor

4–8

by Mike Kenny

Sponsored by

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Saturday 4 February 2.30pm

7+

The British Comedy Company in association with Nottingham Playhouse present

Court in the Act! Will Harry Potter or Ben 10 make the Witness Box in our special children’s version of this popular show? Live theatre at its liveliest – and funniest. Six intrepid improvisers create a mad and completely mad court case before your very eyes – featuring You, The Jury. TICKETS: £8 SEE PAGE 7 FOR MORE PERFORMANCES OF COURT IN THE ACT!

Saturday 11 Feb 11am & 1pm playroom

2–7

Sea Legs Puppets present

Little Bo Peep Little Bo Peep has lost her sheep and doesn’t know where to find them. Little Boy Blue is doing his best to find the woolly runaways, but he keeps falling asleep! Sing along to all your favourite nursery rhymes in this beautiful play from Sea Legs Puppets who are back by popular demand after enchanting audiences with The Ugly Duckling in 2011. TICKETS: £6 Adults, £5 Children

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Friday 17 – Sunday 19 February, Friday 1.30 & 7pm Saturday & sunday 11.30am & 4pm 7+

Back by popular demand, the Science Museum returns with more spectacular science, dangerous demonstrations and extraordinary experiments in this fantastic live show designed to blow your mind and challenge your brain! Get set for a breathtaking ride that will entertain, inform and inspire.

★★★★★ ‘A show that lights up the world. Go and see it!’ Whatonstage.com

Science

Museum

Live On Tour!

TICKETS: Friday £10, Saturday & Sunday £12.50 BSP members 2 for 1 tickets GROUPS 8+ £8.50 Friday, OPENING NIGHT £10 Saturday & Sunday FAMILY TICKET £45 (max 2 adults)

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Wednesday 28 & Thursday 29 March 10am, 1pm & 4pm 18 MTHs+

Wednesday 4 April 12.30pm & 3.30pm

Peppa Pig’s Treasure Hunt

The Chuckle Brothers

Ahoy there me hearties! Peppa Pig and her friends are going on a treasure hunt and need your help!

Join The Chuckle Brothers for a swashbuckling adventure at sea!

Following the incredible sell-out success of Peppa Pig’s Party, Peppa is back with a brand new show featuring true-to-life puppets, perfect sing-along songs and a new story that will charm and delight all her fans. Full sail! Ahoy! Arrrrr! TICKETS: £14.50 Adults £12.50 Children FAMILY TICKET £50 (max 2 adults)

3+

Paul and Barry are visiting a theme park for the day and decide to brave going on one of the daring water rides. Once inside, they are leaning on a wall when they accidentally fall through and find themselves magically transported back in time in to a world of pirates and sunken treasures. Magic, mystery and mayhem are guaranteed in this spectacular pirate adventure for all the family. TICKETS: £14 FAMILY TICKET £52 (max 2 adults)

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comedy

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Sunday 29 January 7.30pm

Richard Herring What is Love, Anyway?

Having sorted out religion (Christ on a Bike), politics (Hitler Moustache) and penises (Talking Cock), the star of the award-winning podcast As It Occurs To Me and Radio 4’s Richard Herring’s Objective seeks to define and destroy love. Before love destroys him. Again. Tickets: £15

Monday 20 & Tuesday 21 February 8pm

Thursday 23 February 8pm

Omid Djalili

Stewart Lee

Multi award-winning stand-up Omid Djalili goes back on the road with his hotly anticipated, brand new show Tour of Duty. Renowned for his razor-sharp wit, boundless energy and acute cultural observations, Omid explores the diversity of modern Britain.

Following his much-acclaimed BBC TV series, Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle (‘The funniest thing on television’ The Guardian) the maverick comedian, writer and director brings his brand-new West End show to Nottingham.

Tickets: £19

Tickets: £18.50

Tour of Duty

Carpet Remnant World

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Sunday 11 March 7.30pm

Lee Nelson Live Brace yourselves – Lee Nelson is back by popular demand! The irrepressible South London geeza is joined by his mate and fat legend Omelette on his well new tour! Qwaliteeee! As seen on Live at the Apollo and Lee Nelson’s Well Good Show. Tickets £22.50

Sunday 13 May 7.30pm

Sunday 27 May 7.30pm

Simon Amstell

Stewart Francis

The award-winning comedian, actor/ screenwriter (Grandma’s House) and presenter (Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Popworld) returns with a brand new stand-up tour for 2012. Intensely vulnerable and painfully honest, Amstell attempts again to heal himself in public, following 2009’s critically acclaimed Do Nothing. With special guest Daniel Simonsen.

The star of Mock The Week, Michael McIntyre’s Roadshow and Live At The Apollo, embarks on a brand new tour with a fantastic and hilarious new show.

Numb

Tickets: £21

16+

‘Outstanding In His Field’

Tickets: £17.50

‘Perfectly crafted gags’ The Sunday Times

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Spoken Word

Friday 20 January 8pm

14+

Roger McGough

Saturday 31 March 5.30pm Playroom Mouthy Poets presents

That Awkward Age

Say Sum Thin III

An evening of poems to amaze & delight! Poetry Please presenter McGough was honoured with a CBE for services to literature and the Freedom of the City of Liverpool for good behaviour. The beat goes on. Lily The Pink, Scaffold, GRIMMS, The Mersey Sound with Adrian Henri & Brian Patten, autobiography Said And Done and now the ever perceptive playfulness of That Awkward Age make tonight a not-to-be-missed.

Nottingham Playhouse’s resident young poets have organised another evening of talks, discussions and poetry. They are joined by Zambian-born acclaimed writer and performer Kayo Chingonyi, who will headline an energy-filled open mic night.

Followed by a book signing. Tickets: £15 , Concessions £13.50

with Kayo Chingonyi

A powerful performer with a calm and authoritative presence, Kayo has taken his poems to high-profile stages such as Tate Britain, London Literature Festival, The Big Chill and Buckingham Palace. Tickets: 5.30 – 6.30pm: In-Conversation with Kayo Chingonyi £3 (£2), 7 – 10pm: Open Mic £7 (£3)

‘The patron saint of poetry’ Carol Ann Duffy

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Saturday 3 March 8pm – 10pm

Coming soon….

Creative Salon

Shake the Dust

with Jean ‘Binta’ Breeze

Offering conversation, tips, networking, plus thrilling live performances by celebrated poet Jean ‘Binta’ Breeze with talented spoken word artists from the East Midlands. Book via www.creativesalonnotts.eventbrite.com The project is a collaboration between renaissance one, Nottingham Playhouse, Writing East Midlands and Embrace Arts, supported by Arts Council England.

ADMISSION FREE – but please book in advance by calling the Box Office.

Shake the Dust is a national celebration of the power of poetry. As Olympic athletes train, young people across the UK will work with leading spoken word artists to share their stories and find their voices through slam poetry. Here in Nottingham we have selected ten exciting poet coaches and shadows who will work to develop five teams of young people during spring 2012 in the run-up to a regional celebration, showcase and slam final in the early summer. For more information please see our website. This project is presented by Apples and Snakes in collaboration with Nottingham Playhouse, Mouthy Poets and Writing East Midlands.

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playhouse folk

Supported by

Thursday 12 January 8.00pm Playroom

Thursday 9 February 8pm Playroom

Fay Hield Trio

Andy Whittle

Celebrated folk singer Fay Hield performs in her ‘Trio’ concert line-up with Rob Harbron (English Acoustic Collective) and Sam Sweeney (Bellowhead) to present a spicy stew of songs and ballads, catches and caprices, featuring tracks from Fay’s début solo CD Looking Glass which was released in September 2010 on the prestigious Topic Records.

Hailing from Nottingham and possessing a natural gift for melody and strong, emotive lyrics, Andy Whittle has firmly established himself as one of the best young songwriters in the UK.

Tickets: £10

Tickets: £10

‘Chiming, Folky, Lovelorn and Melodic’ NME Friday 10 February 7.45pm

Richard Digance This award-winning folk entertainer has travelled the world with his guitar and a treasure chest of stories from the last 40 years on the road. His brilliant self-penned, comic songs provide an endearing, quirky commentary on life and are introduced with panache, style and outrageous humour. TICKETS: £12, CONCESSIONS £10

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Saturday 25 February 7.45pm

Thursday 8 March 8pm Playroom

The Demon Barber Roadshow

Walsh and Pound

Winners of ‘Best Live Act’ at BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2009 Youthful, enthralling, charismatic, and with bags of attitude, The Demon Barbers combine solid traditional acoustic instruments and songs with the added oomph of a superbly tight rhythm section, making a unique and captivating sound. In this concert, they team up with some of England’s most exciting young traditional dancers to create a high energy music and dance spectacular. TICKETS: £15, CONCESSIONS £13

Will Pound and Dan Walsh are two of the most exciting and unique young musicians on today’s music scene. Labelled respectively as ‘one of the most original harmonica players in Britain’ and ‘the UK’s top Clawhammer banjoist’, Walsh and Pound have gained critical acclaim for their live performances across the UK, including The Sage Gateshead, London’s Southbank Centre and significant festivals. Prepare to be astonished by stunning vocals, frailing banjo wizardry and sounds you didn’t think were possible on harmonica. Tickets: £10

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Thursday 19 April 8pm Playroom

Thursday 10 May 8pm Playroom

Ruth Notman

Gilmore Roberts

BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award Finalist

BBC Radio 2 Horizon Award nominees Katriona Gilmore and Jamie Roberts combine astounding lap-tapping guitar, fiery fiddle and their trademark harmonies with considerable song-writing talent to make a truly distinctive sound. Since releasing their début album Shadows & Half Light in 2008, Gilmore and Roberts have been wowing audiences across the country with their unassumingly confident displays of instrumental technique.

This Nottinghamshire singer and songwriter’s début album Threads received superb local and national acclaim when it was released in 2007. Her second album The Life of Lilly continues to push the boundaries of folk as Ruth takes listeners on a musical journey through epic film-score-like arrangements and simple stripped-down ballads. TICKETS: £10

Tickets: £10

‘After hearing Ruth, I was totally blown away’ Kate Rusby

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music

Saturday 4 February 8pm Playroom

Saturday 11 February 7.45pm

Cultural Vibrations (Unity Through Music) presents

Swinging at the Cotton Club

Saint Raymond Saint Raymond returns with his acoustic guitar and a fine selection of original and cover songs to share with us after a successful performance as part of the Live and Local showcase in October 2011. Very popular on the local music scene, this Indie singer/songwriter writes all his own material including the acclaimed ‘Bonfires’ and ‘She said no’. TICKETS: £7, CONCESSIONS AND UNDER 26S £5

Swinging at the Cotton Club is the actionpacked show celebrating the music, dance, and songs of the Cotton Club – New York City’s famous nightclub of the 1920s and ‘30s. In this show, the exciting music and dance routines are recreated by the fabulous Jiving Lindy Hoppers, the world’s premier jazz dance company, and the exciting Harry Strutters Hot Rhythm Orchestra – who together communicate the exuberance of the music and dance of the Cotton Club. TICKETS: £15, CONCESSIONS £12.50

‘A positive pleasure to behold’ The Guardian

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Thursday 9 February 7.30pm

Friday 24 February 8pm

the Mamma Mia Concert

Ola Onabule

This is one of the world’s greatest Abba Shows! A must see for Abba fans, both young and old… the ultimate Abba experience! The sheer brilliance of Abba’s music is performed live in this brand-new production which features video projections of Abba and the smash hit film ‘Mamma Mia’.

One of Britain’s most successful international soul and jazz artists, singer-songwriter Ola Onabule adds a night in Nottingham to his international tour. His songs featuring lyrics layered with allegory and metaphor will synchronise your heart with your eardrums as his melodious voice travels fluidly over four octaves. TICKETS: £20, CONCESSIONS £18

So sit back and enjoy Abba’s greatest hits including ‘Dancing Queen’, ‘Waterloo’, ‘Mamma Mia’ and ‘Thank You for the Music’. TICKETS: £18, CONCESSIONS £16

‘His voice is beautifully clear… with a range and elasticity to match his rich tonal qualities’ The Guardian

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Saturday 10 March 8pm Playroom

Saturday 21 April 8pm Playroom

Gang of Angels

Cultural Vibrations (Unity Through Music) presents

The Gang of Angels choir is a local collective of funky vocalists who sing all genres of music with a contemporary, experimental, soulful twist. Having performed all over the country and also individually, they will share an intimate evening’s performance of both original songs and rare covers. The choir has recently collaborated with artists such as Scorzayzee (Nottingham-based Rapper/ Actor), Jugganaut (Rapper) and Debris (Poet).

This has been an exciting year for this contemporary pop singer from Nottingham, as she prepares to record her first EP and shoot her first video in LA. We are thrilled to welcome Elena back to the Playhouse after her performance as part of the Live and Local showcase in 2011.

TICKETS: £7, CONCESSIONS AND UNDER 26S £5

Elena Hargreaves

TICKETS: £7, CONCESSIONS AND UNDER 26S £5

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Guest Hires Saturday 21 January 6.30pm The Vanessa Millar School of Dancing presents

Variety is the Spice of Life Saturday 28 January 7.30pm Dance4 presents

episodes 2012 episodes 2012 showcases passion and commitment, not to mention raw talent, by school and community dance groups throughout the county. The performance programme is part of Youth Dance England’s U.Dance framework, inspiring and providing opportunities for children and young people to perform. These annual sell-out showcases offer an insight into the wealth of dance and creativity in Nottinghamshire, and provide young people an opportunity to showcase their work in a professional venue. TICKETS: £8, CONCESSIONS £6

The Vanessa Millar School of Dancing presents their ninth showcase of dance – including ballet, tap, modern, street, jazz, acrobatics and contemporary as well as singing and musical theatre – all performed by its talented dancers. The show is suitable for the whole family so come along, sit back and enjoy. TICKETS: £15, CONCESSIONS £12.50

Sunday 4 March 7pm University of Nottingham’s Hindu Society and Asian Cultural Society presents

Nottingham Playhouse has two performance spaces, the Main Auditorium and the Playroom which are available for hire by external companies. For more information please contact Rachael Thomas on 0115 873 6209 or email rachaelt@nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk

Kangna This award-winning cultural show features the Kangna comedy play, with dances from the many diverse societies within the University, alongside the illustrious Kangna Fashion Show and Musical performances from the University’s most talented students. Tickets: £10

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take part Every Friday, workshops from 5 – 8pm

Mouthy Poets Through writing and performance workshops, the Mouthy Poets will help you create, command and coordinate your words, voice and career. They produce energising first-class events where poetry collaborates with all types of entertainment. Mouthy is owned by the poets, lyricists, songwriters and storymakers within it. Be a part of it! Tickets £2 Workshops take place in the Ustinov Room at Nottingham Playhouse. Please note it is sometimes necessary to change the location of this event. Please call the Box Office on 0115 941 9419 to confirm the location.

Club Encore

Critics’ Circle

Club Encore is a lively theatre club for over 50s that meets monthly. Participants see performances, take part in workshops, watch rehearsals and hear talks by visiting speakers. Members are from a wide variety of backgrounds, ages and personalities, and meetings are always friendly and fun. Additional Readers’ Groups meet throughout the year, open to all Club Encore members.

Critics’ Circle is a pioneering scheme for Year 10 and above. We invite up to three students from any school to attend the Press Nights of every Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company production. The students take part in a workshop prior to the show and receive a complimentary ticket for the performance itself. They then create a response to the play they have seen. The scheme is open to everyone regardless of ability – but please note there is currently a waiting list for this group.

To find out more please contact Allie Spencer allies@nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk

To find out more please contact Sarah Stephenson sarahs@nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk

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Playhouse Youth Theatre Junior and Intermediate: Ages 9–11 and 12–14

The Trial (2011) Photo: Robert Day

Our junior and intermediate Youth Theatre groups have been running since September 2011. Over the spring term both groups will be continuing to develop their theatre skills and work towards a performance in the Playroom Studio in the May half-term. When w/c 9th January to w/c 19th March Where Nottingham Playhouse Cost £45 for 10 sessions Contact Box Office on 0115 941 9419 Senior: Age 14+

upstart: year 10/11 work

experience scheme

When 13 to 17 February 2012 Where Nottingham Playhouse Cost £35 for a week of workshops Contact Box Office on 0115 941 9419

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Photo: Drew Baumohl

Our Work Experience Scheme, Upstart, runs in June/July and November/ December each year and is open to all schools in Nottinghamshire. 12 young people (10 performers and two designer/stage managers) work with us for two weeks to create a short piece of theatre. We don’t take applications direct from students – instead we write to every Nottingham and Nottinghamshire school the term before the placement with application forms. Please contact Kitty Parker to update your school’s contact details kittyp@nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk

Our senior Youth Theatre meets in the October and February half-term holidays each year. Young people have the opportunity to develop their drama and performance skills and work towards a short piece of theatre, which they perform at the end of the week. They also have the opportunity to be selected for the Nottingham Playhouse Youth Theatre main stage production, Woyzeck (see page 15 for more information) which takes place in the Easter Holidays.


for schools Our high profile education programme is available to schools throughout the East Midlands. Romeo & Juliet Schools Post-show discussion: Tuesday 20 March (after matinee) Free Pre-show lecture Wednesday 21 March 6pm GCSE Masterclass: Thursday 22 March 4.30pm A Resource Pack for teachers is available on our website. Mary Shelley Free Pre-show lecture Wednesday 2 May 6pm A/S Level Masterclass: Thursday 3 May 4.30pm Shakespeare Workshops A series of workshops to bring alive Shakespeare texts. Choose from Romeo & Juliet, The Tempest, Macbeth, A Midsummer Night’s Dream or Twelfth Night. Play in a Day A chance for up to 30 children to create their very own play with a professional director. Choose from Henry VIII or Omutugwa (an African Cinderella story). Suitable for ages 9–11. Discover Through Drama: History A full-day in-school workshop for 30 children, using drama to bring to life a period in history. Choose from The Vikings, The Aztecs, The Romans, The Tudors or World War II. Suitable for ages 8–11.

Arts Award We offer the Arts Council England/Trinity Guildhall Silver and Gold Arts Awards. The Silver Award is for students in Years 12 and 13 and runs alongside Critic’s Circle, and the Gold Award is for Year 13 or gap year students who have completed their Silver Award at Nottingham Playhouse. If you would like to start an Arts Award in September 2012, please see details below. TICKETS FROM £7.50 Schools groups of 8+ get a discount rate of £8.50 per ticket for evening performances and £7.50 per ticket for previews and matinees of Romeo & Juliet, Mary Shelley and Roots. School Groups of 10+ can purchase tickets for Cinderella for £9 per pupil* *Mon – Thu excluding 19 – 31 December inclusive

TEACHERS GO FREE One teacher goes free with every ten pupils.

Further information Pre-show Lectures, Masterclasses and Post-show Discussions Please book in advance through the Box Office Arts Award Please contact Sarah Stephenson on 0115 873 6231 or email sarahs@nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk Workshops Please contact Kitty Parker on 0115 873 6203 or email kittyp@nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk

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support us We are very proud to work with the following sponsors, whose support for our work is hugely important to Nottingham Playhouse. Many thanks to:

Thanks also to our business partners: BioCity Curtis Parkinson Solicitors Hoofers Health Club Orchid IT A partnership with Nottingham Playhouse will benefit your company through marketing, targeted advertising, brand profile, client entertainment, staff motivation and corporate social responsibility. Cost-effective, bespoke packages are available for all businesses and budgets. To find out more contact Nick Lawford on 0115 873 6235 or email nickl@nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk.

Staff Spotlight

Each season we will be catching up with one member of staff at Nottingham Playhouse… Who are you and what do you do? My name is Lorin Halsall and I currently divide my time between the Box Office, Admin and the Marketing Department. What do you enjoy most about your job? The variety – I go from promoting a production for Marketing and then switch hats for the Box Office where I get to meet the people coming to see a show.

What is the best thing you’ve seen or experienced at the Playhouse? I loved Nottingham European Arts and Theatre Festival (neat11) for its vibrancy, variety and vitality. What are you most looking forward to in the forthcoming season? I’m looking forward to seeing Mary Shelley – she had a fascinating controversial life, a woman very much ahead of her time.

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access There is level access to the auditorium on East Circus Street and we have a lift providing access to all levels from the main entrance. There are two adapted toilets. We have eight wheelchair spaces available in the Stalls. These can be booked through the Box Office. Wheelchair users and companions can purchase tickets for half-price (max. 2 tickets per person). Audio-described and Sign Language Interpreted performances are indicated in the diary (pages 46–49). Captioned performances are available for selected performances (see diary pages 46–49). In captioning, the words appear on a screen at the same time as they are spoken.

Guide Dogs and Hearing Dogs are always welcome. Please advise the Box Office when booking. For those with partial hearing loss, Sennheiser Infrared Enhanced Hearing headsets are available. Please reserve your headset with Box Office when booking. Publications are available in alternative formats on request. This brochure can be provided in Braille, large print, on CD, on audio cassette or as an MP3 file. Programmes for Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company productions are available in Braille or on CD – please order at least two weeks in advance.

Tickets for Audio-described, Sign Language Interpreted and Captioned performances can be purchased for halfprice by patrons requiring these services (max. 2 tickets per person). Book online at nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk or call 0115 941 9419 41


LEAVE THE CAR AT HOME! We’re delighted to have introduced two fabulous new partnerships to make it even easier for you to get to Nottingham Playhouse on the bus: Nottingham City Transport – playhouse saver £1 Return You can now buy a £1 Playhouse Saver bus ticket when purchasing your theatre tickets from our Box Office or website. Tickets are valid on all Nottingham City Transport buses within the Greater Nottingham City area for one inward and one outward journey until the last bus or tram at midnight.

Trent Barton – Zigzag Play If you live outside of Nottingham then Trent Barton’s new Zigzag Play Ticket offers you unlimited bus travel to the theatre for just £4.50 per day. The ticket covers all of your bus travel on the day of a show – you can use any Trent Barton bus (after 9am), changing as often as you like. Groups of up to five people can save even more. Tickets are bought on the bus – just show the driver your theatre ticket. Go to trentbarton.co.uk/zigzagplay to find out more. The Big Wheel’s Journey Planner can help you plan the most efficient journey to Nottingham Playhouse thebigwheel.org.uk/ for-you/public-transport/route-and-journeyplanner

places to stay If you’re looking for somewhere to stay after coming to the theatre, we recommend one of our hotel partners.

Jurys Inn is close to Nottingham railway station and tramway. jurysinns.com 0115 901 6700

Hart’s Hotel

Hart’s Hotel is a three minute stroll from Nottingham Playhouse. A contemporary, 4-star boutique hotel with its own garden and car park. hartsnottingham.co.uk 0115 988 1900

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How to find us

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We’re just off Derby Road near St Barnabas Cathedral. Follow our banners on Maid Marian Way and Derby Road. We’re in Castle Zone.

Satellite navigation: Use postcode NG1 5AF Use M1 junction 25 (south) or 26 (north) and follow signs to City Centre and Castle Zone. On-street parking around Wellington Circus is currently free after 6.00pm.

Public Transport Bus: 7 minutes’ walk from Market Square, 15 minutes’ walk from Victoria and Broadmarsh Bus Stations. Call Traveline on 0871 200 2233 for bus timetable information. www.nctx.co.uk trentbarton.co.uk Rail: 20 minutes’ walk from Nottingham Station. Call National Rail Enquiries on 08457 48 49 50 for train timetable information. eastmidlandstrains.co.uk

Parking in the NCP car parks on Mount Street and St James’s Street is available at a special discounted rate of £5 for up to 7 hours. To claim your discount present your parking ticket to a member of our Front of House team, who will validate it. There are also Park Mark Award car parks offering reduced rate evening parking on Upper Parliament Street and Talbot Street.

Tram: 7 minutes’ walk from stops at either Market Square or the Royal Centre.

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box office You can now choose your own seat online at nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk You can also buy or renew your Backstage Pass online and make immediate use of your savings and special offers.

Opening Hours

10am – 8pm, Monday – Saturday. Two hours before the show on Sundays and Bank Holidays

Phone

0115 941 9419

Minicom

0115 947 6100

Fax

0115 924 1484

Online

nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk (online booking fee applies)

Email

enquiry@nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk

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Nottingham Playhouse, Wellington Circus Nottingham NG1 5AF Nottingham Playhouse charges a £1 per order fee when booking by telephone or in person using a credit or debit card. Tickets paid by cash or Theatre Tokens, group or Hotnight bookings, or Backstage Members’ bookings are not subject to charge. For online bookings a fee of 5% will be made. Postage is available for all bookings for a 50p charge.

Groups save 20%* Come as a group and save 20% on Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company productions. To find out more contact Pamela Ramsay on 0115 873 6216 or email pamelar@nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk See page 38 for details of discounted schools tickets. *excludes pantomime

Donate As a registered charity (number 1109342), Nottingham Playhouse relies on your donations. With your help we can make world-class theatre and deliver groundbreaking education and community projects here in Nottingham. Please consider making a donation each time you book – either via our Box Office or online. To find out more about how you can help, please contact Nick Lawford on 0115 873 6235 or nickl@nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk

Exchanges If you cannot attend a performance for any reason, we will be delighted to exchange your tickets for another performance of the same show for a flat fee of £1. Your original tickets must be returned to the Box Office at least 24 hours before the original performance booked.

Environmentally Friendly Please pass this brochure on to family and friends. Sign up to our secure email list for regular updates via our website.

As part of our audience development programme we reserve the right to introduce and withdraw ticket discounts and special offers at any time.

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seating plan Seating plan and ticket prices for:

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Matinee £7.50 (£6.50) £12 (£10) £12 (£10) £12 (£10) Previews £7.50 (£6.50) £10 (£8) £10 (£8) £10 (£8) School Matinees £7.50 £7.50 £7.50 £7.50 *Limited number for each performance

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Signed performance – in BSL for deaf patrons (see page 41 for details)

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Captioned performance (see page 41 for details)

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Audio-described performance – for blind and visually impaired patrons (see page 41 for details)

December 2011 Thu 1 Fri 2 Sat 3 Sun 4 Mon 5 Tue 6 Wed 7 Thu 8 Fri 9 Sat 10 Sun 11 Mon 12

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Cinderella 2.30pm Cinderella 7.30pm Wed 14 Cinderella 7.30pm Thu 15 Cinderella 2.30pm Cinderella 7.30pm Fri 16 Christmas Dinner 7.30pm Sat 17 Cinderella 2.30pm Cinderella 7.30pm Cinderella 2.30pm Cinderella 7.30pm Sun 18 Cinderella 2.30pm Mon 19 Cinderella 7.30pm Cinderella 2.30pm Cinderella 7.30pm Griffith & Hampson 8.00pm PR Tue 20 Cinderella 7.30pm Cinderella 2.30pm sold out Cinderella 7.30pm Wed 21 Cinderella 2.30pm Cinderella 7.30pm

Cinderella 2.30pm Cinderella 7.30pm Cinderella 2.30pm Cinderella 7.30pm Cinderella 2.30pm Cinderella 7.30pm Cinderella 7.30pm Whose Shoes? 11.00am PR Whose Shoes? 2.00pm PR Cinderella 2.30pm Cinderella 7.30pm Kate Rusby 7.30pm PR Whose Shoes? 10.30am Whose Shoes? 2.00pm PR Cinderella 2.30pm Cinderella 7.30pm PR Whose Shoes? 10.30am Whose Shoes? 2.00pm PR Cinderella 2.30pm Cinderella 7.30pm PR Whose Shoes? 10.30am Whose Shoes? 2.00pm PR Cinderella 2.30pm Cinderella 7.30pm

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Thu 22 Fri 23 Sat 24

Whose Shoes? 10.30am PR Fri 6 Cinderella 7.30pm Whose Shoes? 2.00pm PR Sat 7 Cinderella 2.30pm Cinderella 2.30pm Cinderella 7.30pm Cinderella 7.30pm Sun 8 PR Whose Shoes? 10.30am Mon 9 Cinderella 2.30pm Cinderella 7.30pm Cinderella 7.30pm Tue 10 Wed 11 Cinderella 2.30pm PR Whose Shoes? 10.30am Cinderella 7.30pm Whose Shoes? 2.00pm PR

Cinderella 2.30pm Thu 12 Cinderella 7.30pm Sun 25 Mon 26 Tue 27

Cinderella 2.30pm Cinderella 7.30pm Fay Hield Trio 8.00pm PR

Cinderella 7.30pm Cinderella 2.30pm Fri 13 Sat 14 Cinderella 2.30pm Cinderella 7.30pm Cinderella 7.30pm PR Whose Shoes? 11.00am

Whose Shoes? 2.00pm PR Cinderella 2.30pm Fri 20 Roger McGough 8.00pm Cinderella 7.30pm GH Sat 21 Vanessa Millar 6.30pm PR Wed 28 Whose Shoes? 11.00am Sun 22 Whose Shoes? 2.00pm PR Cinderella 2.30pm Mon 23 Cinderella 7.30pm Tue 24 PR Thu 29 Whose Shoes? 11.00am Wed 25 Whose Shoes? 2.00pm PR Thu 26 Layers of Skin 8.00pm Cinderella 2.30pm Fri 27 Cinderella 7.30pm GH Sat 28 Episodes 2012 7.30pm PR Fri 30 Whose Shoes? 11.00am Sun 29 Richard Herring 7.30pm Whose Shoes? 2.00pm PR

Cinderella 2.30pm Mon 30 Cinderella 7.30pm Tue 31 PR Sat 31 Whose Shoes? 11.00am Whose Shoes? 2.00pm PR february 2012 Cinderella 2.30pm Wed 1 Court in the Act! 8.00pm P/ HN Cinderella 7.30pm Thu 2 Court in the Act! 8.00pm

january 2012

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Sat 4 Sun 1 Mon 2 Cinderella 2.30pm Cinderella 7.30pm Sun 5 Tue 3 Cinderella 2.30pm Cinderella 7.30pm Mon 6 Wed 4 Thu 5

Cinderella 7.30pm Tue 7 Wed 8 Cinderella 7.30pm

Court in the Act! 8.00pm Court in the Act! 2.30pm Court in the Act! 8.00pm Saint Raymond 8.00pm PR Shakespeare’s Villains 7.45pm

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Thu 9

Mamma Mia Andy Whittle

Fri 10

Richard Digance 7.45pm

Sat 11

Little Bo Peep Little Bo Peep Cotton Club

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Elektro Kif

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Romeo & Juliet

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Romeo & Juliet

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Science Museum 1.30pm Science Museum 7.00pm

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Romeo & Juliet Romeo & Juliet

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Science Museum Science Museum

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Romeo & Juliet 7.45pm

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Science Museum Science Museum

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Romeo & Juliet Romeo & Juliet

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Omid Djalili 8.00pm

Mon 19

Romeo & Juliet 7.45pm

Tue 21

Omid Djalili 8.00pm

Tue 20

PSD Romeo & Juliet 1.30pm Romeo & Juliet 7.45pm

Thu 23

Stewart Lee 8.00pm

Fri 24

Ola Onabule 8.00pm

Sat 25

Demon Barbers 7.45pm

Wed 21

Romeo & Juliet 1.30pm Pre-show lecture 6.00pm Romeo & Juliet 7.45pm

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R & J Masterclass Romeo & Juliet

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Romeo & Juliet 7.45pm

Tue 28

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Romeo & Juliet 7.45pm

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Forever Young 7.45pm

Sat 10

Forever Young 2.30pm Forever Young 7.45pm Gang of Angels 8.00pm PR

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2.30pm 7.45pm

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Forever Young 1.30pm Forever Young 7.45pm Walsh & Pound 8.00pm PR

BalletBoyz 8.00pm

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Forever Young 7.45pm PN/ HN

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Forever Young 7.45pm

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Forever Young 2.30pm Forever Young 7.45pm Creative Salon 8.00pm

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Kangna

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Forever Young 7.45pm

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Forever Young 7.45pm

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Peppa Pig 10.00am Peppa Pig 1.00pm Peppa Pig 4.00pm

Thu 29

Peppa Pig 10.00am Peppa Pig 1.00pm Peppa Pig 4.00pm Say Sum Thin 3 5.30pm

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Reasons to be…

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Chuckle Brothers 12.30pm Chuckle Brothers 3.30pm Reasons to be… 8.00pm H

Thu 5

Reasons to be…

8.00pm

8.00pm

Fri 6

Reasons to be…

8.00pm

Sat 7

Reasons to be… Reasons to be…

2.30pm 8.00pm

H H HN H HN H

Thu 12

Woyzeck 7.45pm

Fri 13

Woyzeck 7.45pm

Sat 14

Woyzeck 7.45pm

Sun 15

Thu 3

Mary Shelley 1.30pm Shelley Masterclass 4.30pm Mary Shelley 7.45pm

Fri 4

Mary Shelley 7.45pm

Sat 5

Mary Shelley 7.45pm

Sun 6 Mon 7 Tue 8

Saturday Night… 7.15pm

Wed 9

Saturday Night… 2.30pm Saturday Night… 7.15pm

Thu 10

Saturday Night… 7.15pm PR Gilmore Roberts 8.00pm

Fri 11

Saturday Night… 7.15pm

Sat 12

Saturday Night… 2.30pm Saturday Night… 7.15pm

Sun 13

Simon Amstell 7.30pm

Mon 14

Mon 16 Tue 17

P/ HN Mary Shelley 7.45pm

Tue 15

Pre-show talk 6.30pm Richard Alston… 8.00pm

Wed 18

Mary Shelley 7.45pm PN/ HN

Wed 16

Richard Alston… 8.00pm

Thu 19

Mary Shelley 7.45pm Ruth Notman 8.00pm PR

Thu 17

Fri 20

Mary Shelley 7.45pm

Sat 21

Mary Shelley 7.45pm Elena Hargreaves 8.00pm PR

Sun 22 Mon 23

Mary Shelley 7.45pm

Tue 24

PSD Mary Shelley 7.45pm

Wed 25

Mary Shelley 7.45pm

Thu 26

Mary Shelley 7.45pm

Fri 27

Mary Shelley 7.45pm

Sat 28

Mary Shelley 2.30pm Mary Shelley 7.45pm

Sun 29

Mon 30

May 2012 Tue 1

Mary Shelley 7.45pm

Wed 2

Pre-show lecture 6.00pm Mary Shelley 7.45pm

PSD

Fri 18

Dansa Contemp…

8.00pm

Sat 19

Dansa Contemp…

8.00pm

Wed 23

Roots

7.45pm P/HN

Thu 24

Roots

7.45pm PN/ HN

Fri 25

Roots

7.45pm

Sat 26

Roots Roots

2.30pm 7.45pm

Sun 27

Stewart Francis

7.30pm

Mon 28

Roots

7.45pm

Tue 29

Roots

7.45pm

Wed 30

Pre-show lecture 6.00pm Roots 7.45pm

Thu 31

Roots Roots

Sun 20 Mon 21 Tue 22

PSD

1.30pm 7.45pm

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