January - September 2010 This Season: Forever Young By Erik Gedeon
A Day in the Death of Joe Egg By Peter Nichols
Arthur & George
Adapted for the stage by David Edgar Based on the novel by Julian Barnes
The Harder They Come By Perry Henzell
The Families of Lockerbie By Michael Eaton
She Stoops To Conquer By Oliver Goldsmith
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Our Drama Saver offer is a great way for you to see great theatre for less. 3 evening shows for just £42, 3 bargain seat evening shows for just £21 and 3 matinees for just £24.
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Choose from: Forever Young: details on page 6 A Day in the Death of Joe Egg: details on page 8 Arthur & George: details on page 10 The Harder They Come: details on page 12 The Families of Lockerbie: details on page 14 She Stoops To Conquer: details on page 17
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Welcome to Nottingham Playhouse - a sparkling jewel in the cultural crown of this vibrant city. We're delighted to have welcomed so many new people to the theatre during the past year - and look forward to meeting many more this season. Our work is world class, made in Nottingham and as diverse as our community - do come along and sample the range of fantastic goodies we're making this year. If rock and roll is your thing you'll love Forever Young, A Day in the Death of Joe Egg is a deeply poignant comedy about coping with disability and in Arthur and George awardwinning playwright David Edgar dramatises Julian Barnes's gripping novel. The Harder They Come celebrates the music, culture and story of the great Jimmy Cliff and we close our inhouse season with The Families of Lockerbie, a powerful, moving
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We have superb work from around the world beating a path to Nottingham this year - Danza Contemporanea de Cuba are not to be missed, jaw dropping work from Brazil's Deborah Colker returns and, a real feather in our cap, legendary director Peter Brook brings his beautiful new production, 11 and 12, from Bouffes du Nord to the Playhouse in what will be its only Midlands date.
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Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company presents
Thursday 11 - Saturday 27 February
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Age: 14+ Contains strong language.
Tickets: £20 (£15), Bargain Seats: £10, Groups (10+): £14 Meet a host of Nottingham Playhouse superstars, languishing in a converted theatre-turned-retirement home. Sweet old dears one and all - until their care attendant leaves the room. The sex may be ancient history, the drugs are mainly antacids - but boy, can they rock’n’roll! Nottingham Playhouse presents some of its favourite faces in a hilarious look into their own futures. Watch panto stars John Elkington and Rebecca Little grow old disgracefully before your very eyes alongside Stefan Bednarcyzk, Jason Pennycooke, Claire Storey, Satin ‘n’
Steel’s Sara Poyzer and Garage Band’s Mark Jardine.
Director.................. Giles Croft Designer................ Claire Thompson Lighting Designer.. Nick Morris
Sound Designer..... Drew Baumohl Musical Director..... Stefan Bednarczyk Choreographer...... Adele Parry
They’re Stayin’ Alive – just! Featuring an array of hit songs such as I Got You Babe, Smells Like Teen Spirit, Forever Young, Sweet Dreams, I Will Survive, Barbie Girl and I Love Rock n Roll, plus many more. Join us for a rock n roll song drama that will chase away your winter blues. Forever Young is Nottingham Playhouse’s unique interpretation of Erik Gedeon’s stage play which has been a massive hit across Europe.
Post Show Discussion Tuesday 23 February
See this if you like pantomime, Garage Band, Rat Pack Confidential, Old Big ‘Ead in The Spirit of the Man, Waiting for God, Buena Vista Social Club or Catherine Tate’s ‘Nan’.
Check online for video, images, soundtrack playlist and more Join us for special performances of Forever Young on Nottingham’s Light Night Friday 12 February at 6.30pm or 9.30pm.
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Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company presents
A Day in the Death of Joe Egg by Peter Nichols
Friday 19 March - Saturday 3 April Drama Saver see page 3
Age: PG
Tickets: from £7.50 see page 39
façade becomes all too clear.
Starring Mark Benton from Early Doors, Christmas Lights/Northern Lights and Booze Cruise. Bri and Sheila are the young parents of a disabled child (nicknamed Joe Egg) living by the rule of ‘if you don’t laugh you’ll cry’. Bri is a born comedian and has no problem in creating an imaginary world around the child, giving her a series of comic personality traits and conducting fictional conversations. To the outside world, the couple seem the very model of bravery and courage in the face of adversity. When two unwanted guests begin to question the family’s cosy arrangement, the darkness beneath their comic Director............... Matt Aston Designer............. Laura McEwen Wallace McDowell from the University of Nottingham will be giving a lecture on the work of Peter Nichols on Wednesday 24 March at 6pm. Places are free but limited, call Box Office to book your seat.
A Day in the Death of Joe Egg is a funny and thought-provoking modern classic. Written by Peter Nichols, one of the greatest living playwrights, this comedydrama is compelling and heartfelt and bubbles along with exuberance and wit.
Mark Benton
Lighting Designer......... James Farncombe Sound Designer............ Drew Baumohl Post Show Discussion Tuesday 30 March
Check online for rehearsal and production images
See this if you liked The Price, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Or Peter Nichols plays.
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Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company and Birmingham Repertory Theatre present
Thursday 22 April - Saturday 8 May Age: PG
Tickets: from £7.50 see page 39 In Victorian England, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the man behind Sherlock Holmes, is recruited to solve a mysterious case of his own.
Adapted for the stage by David Edgar. Based on the novel by Julian Barnes.
The creator of the world’s greatest detective turns sleuth.
Solicitor, George Edalji has been convicted of a terrible crime and is desperate to prove his innocence. After his release from prison he seeks the help of the expert crime writer to win him a pardon. This powerful new stage adaptation,
“Excellent… Both meticulously researched and vividly imagined, both gripping and thoughtful…” The Sunday Telegraph
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based on Julian Barnes’s bestselling semi-fictional novel, vividly brings to life the events of a hundred years ago that made sensational headlines as The Great Wyrley Outrages. As gripping as any of Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes mysteries, Arthur & George raises questions about guilt and innocence, identity, nationality and race.
‘A beautiful and engrossing work…’ The Independent on Sunday
Director.............. Rachel Kavanaugh Lighting Designer........... Tim Mitchell Designer............ Ruari Murchison Sound Designer.............. Dan Hoole Composer.......... Terry Davies Post Show Discussion Tuesday 4 May
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See this if you liked The Hound of the Baskervilles, A Passage to India, The Moonstone, Murder Rooms, the Sherlock Holmes stories or Julian Barnes's novels.
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Friday 14 - Saturday 22 May Age: PG
Tickets: from £7.50 see page 39 Nottingham Playhouse Theatre and UK Arts International present the Theatre Royal Stratford East and UK Arts production of
By Perry Henzell The 70’s cult classic film is brought to life on stage!
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Following sell-out successes in the West End and based on the iconic seventies film that launched Jimmy Cliff onto the world stage, this exhilarating production tells the story of a country boy who makes for the bright lights of Kingston, Jamaica with high hopes of becoming a reggae star.
It If You Really Want, Many Rivers To Cross, Higher and Higher, Rivers of Babylon and The Harder They Come – all performed live by the hottest reggae band this side of the Atlantic. Make sure you don’t miss this fantastic show before it heads out on a major national tour.
When the harsh reality of the music scene drives him into a fast and furious life as an outlaw, he would rather die than give up his dream!
“An astonishment in every way; an exhilarating bleeding-at-the-edges slice of Jamaican life that feels as if life, music and dance are all one” Guardian
All the songs that made the movie so unforgettable are here – You Can Get
“The coolest show in town by miles” Sunday Times
Are you musical and inspired by the music of Jimmy Cliff? Then don’t miss your chance to perform songs inspired by Jimmy Cliff at Nottingham Playhouse. For more information on how to audition visit www.nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk. Post Show Discussion Tuesday 18th May
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Nottingham based Ossie Samms from the international reggae group, The Naturalites, and intellectual property and music law specialist John Buckby will be hosting a symposium on 29 April , 5-8pm, to answer questions on the law when it comes to the business of your music. Places are free but limited and need to be booked in advance with our Box Office
See this if you liked Once On This Island, Garage Band, Moon on a Rainbow Shawl, the music of Jimmy Cliff, Reggae, or the film.
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Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company presents
The Families of Lockerbie by Michael Eaton
Thursday 10 - Saturday 19 June Age: PG
Tickets: £20 (£18.50) Bargain Seats £10 This powerful new play from local writer Michael Eaton explores the differing responses of the victims’ families to the release, in August 2009, of Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi, the man convicted of the bombing of the Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie in 1988. For many, al-Megrahi’s release was a grievous insult. For others, his original conviction was a gross miscarriage of justice. Whether it was a decision they welcomed or decried, al-Megrahi’s release opened up a new chapter in the continuing ordeal of all of those bereaved by the bombing.
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This is a dramatic and compelling drama which doesn’t set out to endorse one faction over another, but to document the anguished, often angry, search for justice that persists on all sides. Michael Eaton is an award-winning screenwriter with an impressive ability for dramatizing controversial stories. His credits include Why Lockerbie?, Shipman and Shoot to Kill.
Director................................. Giles Croft
Series of talks relating to the issues raised in The Families of Lockerbie Tuesday 15, Wednesday 16 and Thursday 17 June at 6pm (45 mins) Places are free but limited and need to be booked in advance with our Box Office. Post Show Discussion Tuesday 15 June.
See this if you liked The Man Who, 1001 Nights Now, The Hounding of David Oluwale, Man on Wire or State of Play.
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barbicanbite10, London; C.I.C.T. / Théatre des Bouffes du Nord, Paris; Grotowski Institute, Wroclaw presents
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DON’T MISS 11 and 12 ONLY MIDLANDS DATES
11 and 12 Adapted from the works of Amadou Hampaté Bâ by Marie-Hélène Estienne
Directed by Peter Brook
by Oliver Goldsmith “If he be so young, so handsome… I think I’ll have him”
Friday 3 - Saturday 18 September Tuesday 6 April - Saturday 10 April Age: 14+
Age: PG
Tickets: from £7.50 see page 39
Tickets: £22.50/£15 Tue – Sat mat, £25 Sat eve
We’re delighted to welcome director Peter Brook to Nottingham Playhouse in his only tour dates in the Midlands with his powerful latest work 11 and 12, based on Brook’s acclaimed play Tierno Bokar adapted by Marie-Hélène Estienne. 11 and 12 explores an extraordinary conflict in West Africa under French occupation. It shows how a dispute over whether a certain prayer should be recited 11 or 12 times leads inexorably to hatred and massacres. The question of violence and the true place of tolerance make this epic story more than ever relevant today. Over the past fifty years Peter Brook has irrevocably influenced the landscape of theatre, and has inspired a new generation of theatre practitioners.
Oliver Goldsmith’s 18th century comedy with larger than life characters, big laughs and even bigger frocks!
Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company produced The Man Who by Peter Brook, Marie-Hélène Estienne and Oliver Sacks in 2003.
Wealthy country man, Mr Hardcastle arranges a meeting between his beautiful daughter, Kate and the son of an aristocrat, Charles
‘At the heart of the play lies a dash of values between Islamic Africa and an alien civilization and a plea for mutual tolerance and understanding that makes this very much a play for our times.’ The Guardian on Tierno Bokar ‘Britain’s greatest director has pulled off one of his most densely spiritual creations to date.’ Financial Times on Tierno Bokar Presented in association with William Wilkinson for Millbrook Productions Ltd. Director............................ Peter Brook Music...........................Toshi Tsuchitori Lighting Design..........Philippe Vialatte
See this if you liked The Man Who, The Mahabharata, On the Waterfront or The Caucasian Chalk Circle © Pascal Victor
Marlow hoping the pair will marry. Unfortunately, whilst Marlow is at ease with ladies of a lower social standing, he becomes flustered and unable to communicate with those of his own class. Determined to succeed, Kate poses as a barmaid in order to win his affections.
Director................................. Lucy Pitman-Wallace Designer............................... Jessica Curtis
Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company presents
Amy’s View
Twelfth Night By William Shakespeare
By David Hare
Friday 24 September Saturday 16 October
Friday 5 - Saturday 20 November Director................................. Zoë Waterman
Director................................. Paulette Randall Designer............................... Libby Watson
Tickets from £7.50
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The Post Show Party Show By Michael Pinchbeck
Wednesday 17 February at 2pm Tickets: £9 (£6) Playroom
Blood Wedding
Produced by Spiel, The Post Show Party Show was selected for the British Council’s Edinburgh Showcase 2009. www.michaelpinchbeck.co.uk Image: Julian Hughes Image from ‘The Visit’ Youth Theatre Production 2009. Photo: Robert Day
By Federico Garcia Lorca
Pregnant?!
Thursday 15 - Saturday 17 April at 7.30 pm Tickets: £6 (£4) Videos and images available online Blood Wedding is a twentieth-century masterpiece of love and betrayal. A family gathers preparing for their sons wedding but when an ex-lover of the bride makes
By Mamoru Iriguchi
Saturday 20 February at 8pm Age 16+ Tickets: £10 (£8) Playroom
an unwelcome appearance, a long-standing family vendetta surfaces stirring up secrets, feelings of revenge, love, violence and tragedy.
PREGNANT?! Is a multi-media performance work, delivered by a pseudo-pregnant cross-dressed male, who traces his epic journey on overly intimate relationships with those closest to himself, including rabbits.
Music.................................Dan Willis Choreographer..................Jay Pollit
“tech-geek Mamoru Iriguchi wove an intricate and moving tale of life, death and birth subverted by bizarre imagery involving rabbits” The Guardian
Juxtaposing exhilarating live performance with projected graphic animations, PREGNANT?! is a piece about ‘family’ in its broadest sense.
Carlton Operatic Society presents
The Wizard of Oz
Fakebook
By L.Frank Baum
By Anita Barrand and Michelle Vacciana
Tuesday 9 - Saturday 13 March Tickets: Tues 9 March, Wed 10 (7.15pm) and Sat 13 March (2.30pm): £15 (£12.50) Thu 11 March (7.15pm): £16 Fri 12 and Sat 13 March (7.15pm): £17.50 Somewhere over the rainbow, Dorothy and friends are off to see The Wizard! Critically-acclaimed and award-winning Carlton Operatic Society present their latest production, in this classic tale of good versus evil. With all of your Carlton Operatic Youth Theatre presents
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Award-winning writer and performance maker Michael Pinchbeck takes his parents on tour to recreate the post-show party where they met in 1970 after an amateur dramatic production of The Sound of Music. Mixing text from the past and present with movement to the real-time soundtrack of The Sound of Music, The Post Show Party Show asks what is present and what is absent, what is professional and what is amateur.
Nottingham Playhouse Youth Theatre presents
Director.............................. Sarah Stephenson Designer............................ Sakina Karimjee
‘Truly Brilliant’
favourite songs from the MGM movie, this magical show will transport all the family to the wonderful land of Oz! Presented by arrangement with MusicScope and Stage Musicals Ltd of New York
West Side Story
Wednesday 2 - Saturday 5 June Tickets: £10.00 (£8.00) Schools £6.00 This amateur production is presented by arrangement with JOSEF WEINBERGER LTD on behalf of MUSIC THEATRE INTERNATIONAL NEW YORK. Based on a conception of Jerome Robbins. Book by Arthur Laurents. Music by Leonard Bernstein. Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Entire original production directed and choreographed by Jerome Robbins Originally produced on Broadway by Robert E. Griffiths and Harold Prince by arrangement with Roger L. Stevens.
The Gospel According to Roger Dank by Andre Squire
Friday 26 March at 8pm
Tickets: £6 (£5) Playroom Michelle Vacciana (star of Nottingham Playhouse award-winning sketch show Pieces-Unity Through Comedy) stars in Fakebook, a show which celebrates International Womens Month and explores the themes of being a woman, motherhood and being nurtured in a technological age with online social networking. This quirky show will be packed with flavours of comedy, drama, angst and dilemmas about fake names, fake ages, and fake friends!!
Thursday 22 April at 6pm
Tickets: £6 (£5) Playroom Join us for this intimate sermon from Roger Dank (from the award-winning comedy sketch show Pieces-Unity Through Comedy). Roger is a young man wise beyond his baby-father years and has a few lessons to share about your right to walk along the passages of inner city surburbia, how to twist up The Financial Times to make the best spliff and how best to treat WAGS with weaves.
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Children's Theatre
Cornelius and Jones presents
Snow Queen
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Saturday 27 February at 11am and 1pm
Nottingham Playhouse Roundabout presents
Little Mermaid
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A new adaptation of this much loved classic tale set in a fairytale world full of magical beings. When little Kay gets a speck of dust from a magic mirror in his eye, it changes the way he sees the world. Follow his friend’s journey, almost to the ends of the earth, to rescue him from the Snow Queen!
Friday 12 February at 6pm and 8pm Join us for a special Light Night performance of this magical tale in which The Little Mermaid dreams of the mysterious world above the waves. Adapted by Mike Kenny from Hans Christian Andersen’s eternally popular fairytale, this is a delightful show for 4-8 year olds and their families. Nottingham Playhouse Roundabout presents
The Island and The Man From The Sea Age 9-12 Wednesday 10 March at 7pm A unique opportunity to see a double bill of two plays, both exploring what happens when a lonely stranger is washed up on the beach of an isolated island community. The Island, by Roundabout, and The Man from the Sea, by Det Norske Teatret (in Norwegian) are adapted from Armin Greder’s wonderful and compelling picture book, The Island.
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Saturday 17 April at 11am and 2pm Join us for an uplifting look at the lives of nurses in the 1940s in a mask theatre show with live music. Retired nurse Florence revisits her memories – some hilarious and some poignant. A celebratory show with unforgettable stories for children and families. Big Window Theatre presents
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Saturday 20 March at 11am and 1pm Granny’s attic is full of old junk...or is it? On a rainy day a curious child discovers forgotten treasures, including a mysterious pair of shoes. Featuring Rebecca Little star of the Nottingham Playhouse pantomime.
Vamos Theatre presents
Nursing Lives
Charlie and Lola’s
best bestest play
Based on the characters created by Lauren Child Adapted by Jonathan Lloyd
I have this little sister Lola. She is small and very funny...
Tuesday 22 at 10.30am, 1.00pm and 5.00pm and Wednesday 23 June at 10.30am, 1.00pm and 4.00pm Age: 3-6
Little Pixie Productions presents
What Became of the Red Shoes?
Watershed Productions present the BBC Worldwide and Polka Theatre production of
Tickets: £10 duration:1hr 10 mins (including interval) Everyone’s favourite brother and sister, Charlie and Lola, come to Nottingham Playhouse in their extremely everso wonderful stage show!
of puppets and music. Will Charlie get Lola to sleep, even though she is not sleepy and will not go to bed?
The stars of the hit BBC TV series and books by Lauren Child will be brought to life by a magical mix
For more details visit www.charlieandlola.com
“...A gentle little show... An ideal early theatre experience.” The Guardian
Dance
Telltale Hearts presents
Spacehoppers
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Saturday 1 May at 11am and 1pm Strap on your space suit and float up to the stars; your space odyssey has begun! Come on an adventure through the glittering night, in a promenade performance with beautifully designed environments, puppetry and live music.
Dance 4 presents
Episodes 10 Friday 5 and Saturday 6 February at 7.30pm Age: Suitable for all the family
Tickets: £6 (£4)
Looking for the Rainbow by Nick Wood Age 18mths-4yrs
Young people from across Nottinghamshire come together to showcase their dance talents in an evening of inspired performances reflecting a diverse range of dance styles from Contemporary, Street, Kathak, Hip-hop and much much more.
Saturday 19 June at 11am, 1pm and 3pm Kirsty and her mum set out to find the end of the rainbow – but when they get lost, their real adventure begins! Help Kirsty and her mum explore their colourful world in this magical show.
Episodes provides an annual opportunity for people to celebrate and share their passion, charisma and creativity for dance through brand new performances.
Tickets: Adults: £5.00 Children: £4.00
Showcase supported by Youth Dance England, County Youth Arts and produced by Dance4.
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International Dance Season
Bonachela Dance Company presents
Dance Consortium presents
The Land of Yes and The Land of No
Danza Contemporanea de Cuba
Tuesday 2 March at 8pm
Friday 5 and Saturday 6 March at 7.30pm
Tickets: £18 (£16.50), £16 (£14.50), £14 (£12.50), Bargain Seats £10, Quids in £8.50
Tickets: £20 (£18.50), £18 (£16.50), £16 (£14.50), £14 (£12.50)
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www.danceconsortium.com From the heat of Cuba comes the heart of dance. In a new collaboration with composer Ezio Bosso, Rafael Bonachela delves into the world of signs and symbols that rule our everyday lives and spark our hidden memories. The Land of Yes and the Land of No explores the human psyche, the power of imagination and the
“Dangerous & Beautiful” The Guardian Post Show Discussion Tuesday 2nd March
body’s ability to give physical shape to memory, experience and emotions. Bonachela’s instinctive, dynamic and highly physical movement is both beautifully abstract and intensely emotive, matched by a rich, expressive score from Italian composer Ezio Bosso.
“Cool and Gutsy” Evening Standard
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World famous, but rarely seen outside of Cuba, this breath-taking company of 21 dancers bring the heat and passion of Cuba to the stage with an eclectic mix of contemporary dance fused with Afro Caribbean and Spanish styles. Working with the very best choreographers of the moment, including dance superstar Rafael Bonachela, these extraordinary dancers move seamlessly from classical to contemporary to Cuban.
Danza Contemporanea de Cuba is not just about performing technically difficult steps, it’s about the Cuban way of life – sensual, mystical, emotional and is from the heart. A passionate, visually stunning and beautiful company this is a rare chance to catch this exciting company on their first major UK tour to celebrate 50 years of excellence.
“Some of the best dancers I have ever danced with.” Carlos Acosta Post Show Discussion Friday 5th March
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Join us for a workshop with Deborah Colker on Saturday 29th May. Call Box Office for more information and to book your place.
Dance Consortium presents
Companhia de Dança Deborah Colker - Cruel Friday 28 and Saturday 29 May at 8pm Tickets: £20 (£18.50), £18 (£16.50), £16 (£14.50) Quids In £8.50
New English Contemporary Ballet
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Tuesday 25 May at 7.30pm
Deborah Colker and her company of “exceptional” dancers (The Guardian) return to Nottingham with their latest work, Cruel.
Tickets: £16 (£14.50), £14 (£12.50), £12.50 (£10.50) Bargain Seats £10 (£9) Schools £8.50 Quids In £8.50 Nottingham based New English Contemporary Ballet return to the Playhouse with a sparkling programme of new works by four contrasting choreographers including Ballett Basel’s Richard Wherlock and Strictly “Pure delight …..A joy to watch” Dance Europe 2008
Come Dancing’s Craig Revel Horwood bringing a stylish fusion of ballet, contemporary dance and popular culture to the stage.
Colker’s work is renowned across the world for the incredible skill and concentration it demands of her Brazilian dancers. Not only do they move with
feather light grace and precision, but also with a touch of daring acrobatics and athleticism which leaves audiences astounded and exhilarated.
Back by popular demand
“Vibrantly mixing modern dance, gymnastics and circus thrills, the Company were on to a winning formula with their British debut” The Sunday Times Post Show Discussion Friday 28th May
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Dervish Tuesday 2 February at 8pm Auditorium Tickets: £12 in advance (£15 on the door) All the elements that make great celtic music come satisfyingly together in Dervish- exceptional musicianship, breathtaking vocals, high-energy sets of tunes and instantly compelling songs. The band’s live shows are characterized by their carefully crafted arrangements, as they subtly explore the endless rhythms and complexities that go to make great Irish music. See this if you like Irish Folk music
The Rat Pack is Back
‘The Ultimate Tribute to Frank, Dean and Sammy’
Sunday 28 February at 7.30pm Auditorium
Paco Peña – Flamenco sin Fronteras Friday 25 and Saturday 26 June at 8pm Tickets: £18 (£16.50), £16 (£14.50), £14 (£12.50) Paco Peña has thrilled audiences for many years with his masterful flamenco performances, famed for their passion and authenticity. The legendary flamenco
guitarist brings his brand new show Flamenco sin Fronteras to Nottingham Playhouse, inspired by the diverse sights, sounds and cultures of Latin America.
“If you only see Flamenco once in your life, make it this” Independent On Sunday
Tickets: £17 (15) Britain’s longest running tribute to Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jnr perfectly captures the wonderful music, comedy and the remarkable personalities of the original legends who ruled the entertainment world from The Sands Hotel in Las Vegas. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to join the Kings of
Cool with the fabulous Don Hunt Swing Band for a unique night - Vegas style! Featuring Des Coleman (BBC East Midlands Today, The One Show and Eastenders), David Alacey (The Royal Command Performance) and Andrea Morrelli (Stars in their Eyes Finalist 2000).
Thanks to Gala Casino, Nottingham Playhouse will have a true Vegas feel for the night, with fun gaming tables to play. You can get in the spirit of things and try your luck in our special charity casino after the show, with fabulous prizes to be won!
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Comedy “No one else will give you as many gags for your money. Vine is superb, as clever as anything being done today”.
Tim Vine
‘Joke-a-motive’ With support from John Archer
Presented by Bound & Gagged Comedy
Guardian
Martin Simpson Thursday 18 February at 8pm Playroom
Friday 29 January 8pm Tickets: £16.00
Tickets: £12 in advance (£15 on the door) Twice-winner of Musician Of The Year at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards Martin Simpson’s sound is highly distinctive, led by guitars, banjola and banjo, it moves from solo slide to flat out grooves via nursery rhymes and tragic dark ballads. Simpson’s own songs are beautifully written and at times most unusual in form, telling true stories and dealing with themes of love, loss, home and much more.
King of the one-liner and star of BBC1’s Not Going Out, Tim Vine brings his brand new stand-up show to Nottingham Playhouse.
Richard Herring ‘Hitler Moustache’
Presented by Avalon Productions
Saturday 21 February 7.30pm Tickets: £15.00
Saturday 30 January 8pm Tickets: £12.50
Thursday 25 March at 8pm Playroom
Flossie Malavialle is a French singer who started getting involved in the British folk scene 9 years ago. Since then she has released 6 albums and tours with an open repertoire thanks to an appreciation of all sorts of music genres including ballads, jazzy numbers and songs full of energy or vavavoum as she calls it.
Chris Addison
Presented by Avalon Productions
Flossie Malavialle Tickets: £10 in advance (£12 on the door)
“A beautifully crafted and thought-provoking show” **** Sunday Telegraph
Reclaiming Chaplin’s moustache for comedy, one half of the double act Lee and Herring muses on iconography and why an innocent square inch of facial hair has taken the blame for Nazism.
“He’s Brilliant. No Question” The Times
Sean Lock ‘Lockipedia’
Presented by Off the Kerb
Sunday 28 March 7.30pm Tickets: £15.00
Nottingham Playhouse gratefully acknowledges financial support from the PRS for Music Foundation.
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The star of BBC2’s QI and team captain on Channel 4’s 8 Out Of 10 Cats, Sean Lock returns to Nottingham Playhouse with his new stand up show Lockipedia. Sean describes Lockipedia as what he ‘knows’ about stuff and as a very unreliable often misleading but highly entertaining information resource.
“One of the finest and most original comedians around” The Independent
Star of the BAFTA winning comedy The Thick Of It, Mr. la-di-da smartypants Addison is also regarded as one of the most versatile standups in the country. With his pacy, energetic routines and faultless delivery, he has charmed audiences, Perrier judges (who nominated him twice) and critics alike as a top class purveyor of smartarse daftness, whimsy, perspiration, lies, jokes and flapping about.
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Stewart Francis ‘Tour De Francis’ Sunday 2 May 7.30pm Tickets: £14.00
Opportunities For Young People
Opportunities For Young People “A brilliant comic brain...this stand-up cracks some of the best one liners I’ve ever heard”. Guardian
Great comedians come in cycles. As seen on Mock the Week, Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow and 8 Out Of 10 Cats, Stewart Francis brings his latest hilarious stand up show to the Playhouse. www.stewartfrancis.com
‘Don’t be fooled by her innocent looks, she packs a deceptively powerful punch’ Evening Standard
Shappi Khorsandi and Jon Richardson Presented by Off The Kerb
Wednesday 26 May 8pm Tickets: £13.00 Join us for a special comedy double bill with Shappi Khorsandi and Jon Richardson. As seen on Live At The Apollo, Shappi Khorsandi is one of the hottest comedy prospects in the country. She’s feisty, flirty and effortlessly funny, she handles every subject with a razor sharp wit, softened only by her deliciously dizzy delivery and endless charm.
‘Stunning. . . If you haven’t seen him yet get your finger out and sort it’ Time Out
Reginald D Hunter
Join Jon Richardson as he gets life’s idiosyncrasies off his chest in his grumpy, yet uniquely charming, Northern style. One of the most in-demand young artists on the UK comedy circuit today, Jon currently hosts the Sunday mid-morning show on BBC6 Music where his unique presenting style has won him thousands of loyal weekly listeners.
Presented by Mick Perrin for Just For Laughs Live Ltd
Sunday 30 May 7.30pm Tickets: £17.00 Reginald D Hunter’s uniquely non-secular approach to comedy continues. A well-known face on primetime television shows such as 8 Out Of 10 Cats, Never Mind The Buzzcocks and
“One of the most brilliantly unpredictable comics in the country” Sunday Times
QI, Reginald is also a frequent guest on Have I Got News For You and has just finished starring alongside Andy Hamilton in BBC4’s It’s Only A Theory.
Don’t miss the rock n roll comedy Forever Young... see page 6 for more details
Critics’ Circle Students see plays, write reviews for our website, listen to pre-show introductions and take the Arts Council of England Silver Arts Award. If you’re interested then send a play review and contact details to: Allie Spencer at allies@nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk.
Upstart work experience Our two-week Year 10 work experience scheme gives Nottingham and Nottinghamshire students the chance to work with our professional team to create a play and explore career pathways in the creative industries. We don’t take applications directly, instead an application pack is sent to the work experience coordinator at every Nottinghamshire school. To make sure your school’s contact details are correct, please contact Kitty Parker at kittyp@ nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk.
Youth Theatre Our open Youth Theatre is for Year 9-13 students, runs during half term holidays, and costs £20 a week. The next youth theatre week runs from 15-19 February 2010. Book by calling Box Office on 0115 941 9419. Then join us over the Easter holidays to rehearse and perform Blood Wedding. (see page 18 for more details).
Theatre education programme Roundabout and Education offers a range of opportunities to extend and deepen students’ understanding and enjoyment of our productions. We produce teachers’ resources for most shows (available free on our website at www.nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk), and run workshops to support many of our main stage productions. In addition, our seniors’ club for theatre lovers over 50, Club Encore, meets monthly for lively discussions and talks (see page 3 for more details). Roundabout and Education works in Partnership with the Bulwell EAZ, Sherwood EIP and the Prince’s Foundation for Children and the Arts Start Programme to deliver creative learning opportunities for pupils in Bulwell, Sherwood, Bestwood and St Anns. For more details about any of the education opportunities we offer contact Kitty Parker on 0115 947 4361 or kittyp@nottinghamplayhouse. co.uk
Image from ‘The Visit’ Youth Theatre Production 2009. Photo: Robert Day
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Roundabout In Schools Roundabout is Nottingham Playhouse’s acclaimed Theatre-In-Education company. We produce plays and workshops for children, young people and adults as well as providing resources and support for teachers and educators. In 36 years we’ve created more than 250 shows and given thousands of performances in schools, colleges, community centres and theatres.
Put Your Company Centre Stage
Touring East Midlands Schools
Put your company centre stage - support our future and reap the rewards
The Little Mermaid
At Nottingham Playhouse we work with local companies to create bespoke, flexible sponsorship packages that are able to meet specific business objectives. Whether you’re looking for creative opportunities to invigorate your employees, thrill your clients, reach and influence new audiences, extend and energise your brand presence, or underscore your commitment to the community in which you operate, it makes sense to talk to Nottingham Playhouse.
The Little Mermaid, adapted by Mike Kenny, tours schools 11 January - 12 February 2010.
To find out more about how a partnership with Nottingham Playhouse can benefit your company contact Nick Lawford on (0115) 8736235 or email nickl@nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk
Roundabout’s productions are available to schools, colleges, universities, community and youth groups, small theatre venues, conferences and festivals. Our plays have an educational focus, and are usually supported by teachers’ resources targeted to specific areas of the curriculum. For details please contact Kitty Parker at kittyp@nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk.
Coming Soon: White Peacock We undertook research and development during the summer term on Thumbs Up, a new project for children with profound and multiple learning difficulties. The outcome from this project was White Peacock, a new multi-sensory piece specially written by Gill Brigg. The story is about Sam’s first holiday away from home and the adventures that await. The piece is about independence from family, the discovery of friendship, and the challenge of being able to make choices.
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The Island The Island, a classroom play for Years 5 and 6, adapted by Laura Lomas, will tour schools from 8 to 12 March. Look out for further performances in autumn 2010. There is also a special double bill performance of The Man from The Sea, a Norwegian version of the play by Det Norske Teatret, in our studio theatre on Wednesday 10 March at 7pm (see page 20).
Six young people at a time can experience the play with 1:1 companion support requested. It is suitable for KS3 and upwards. To enquire about booking the show or for more information, email kittyp@nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk. Supported by East Midlands Development agency.
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Access
Diary
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Playhouse Diary January - June 2010 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. Six spaces for wheelchair users are available in the stalls – please book these in advance at the Box Office.
Audio-Described and Sign Language Interpreted performances are indicated in the diary (pages 35-37).
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Captioned performances are available for selected performances (see diary pages 35-37). In captioning, the words appear on a screen at the same time as they are spoken.
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Preview – performances before Press Night Press Night – when local, regional and national press review a production hotNIGHT – see page 3 for details Quids In – see page 3 for details psd Post Show Discussion – free for ticket holders of that evening’s performance – see page 4 for details Audio Described performance – for blind and visually impaired patrons see page 34 for details Signed performance – in BSL for deaf patrons – see page 34 for details cap Captioned performance – see page 34 for details PR Playroom – events which take place in our studio theatre fe Foyer Event – events which take place in the Playhouse foyers
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Sat 30 Richard Herring
Tickets for Audio Described, Sign Language Interpreted and Captioned performances can be purchased for half price by patrons requiring these services (max. 2 tickets per person). 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 PC disk, on audio cassette or as an MP3 file. Programmes for Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company productions are available in Braille or on PC disk – please order at least two weeks in advance. To order any of the above items please call Emma Jones on 0115 873 6239.
Drama Dance Comedy Folk Family Friendly Music
Tue 16 Forever Young
7.45
8.00
Wed 17 Forever Young
7.45 HN
8.00
January Fri 29
Look for the colour to find a performance:
The Post Show Party Show
2.00 PR
Sun 31
Thu 18 Forever Young
February
Mon 1
Fri 19 Forever Young
7.45
Sat 20 Forever Young
2.30
/7.45
Wed 3
8.00 PR
Thu 4
Sun 21 Chris Addison
Fri 5
Tue 2
Dervish
8.00
Martin Simpson
Pregnant!?
7.45 8.00 PR
7.30
Episodes 10
7.30
Mon 22
Sat 6 Episodes 10
7.30
Tue 23 Forever Young
7.45 PSD
Sun 7
Wed 24 Forever Young
7.45
Mon 8
Thu 25 Forever Young
1.30/7.45
Tue 9
Fri 26 Forever Young
7.45
Wed 10
Sat 27 Forever Young
7.45
Thu 11 Forever Young
7.45 P QI
11.00/1.00 PR
Fri 12 Forever Young Light Night
6.30/9.30 PN
Sun 28 The Rat Pack is Back
6.00/8.00 PR
March
7.45 HN
Mon 1
Little Mermaid
Sat 13 Forever Young
Tue 2
Sun 14 Mon 15 Forever Young
7.45
Wed 3
Snow Queen
Bonachela Dance Company
7.30
8.00
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Thu 4
Diary
Sun 4
Thu 6
Arthur & George
1.30/7.45
Fri 11
Fri 7
Arthur & George
7.45
Sat 12 The Families of Lockerbie
Arthur & George
7.45
Fri 5
Cuban Danza Contemporanes
7.30 PSD
Mon 5
Sat 6
Cuban Danza Contemporanes
7.30
Tue 6
The Families of Lockerbie
7.45 PN 7.45
11 and 12
7.45
Sat 8
Sun 7
Wed 7 11 and 12
7.45
Sun 9
Mon 14 The Families of Lockerbie
7.45
Mon 8
Thu 8
11 and 12
7.45
Mon 10
Tue 15 The Families of Lockerbie
7.45 PSD
11 and 12
7.45
Tue 11
Wed 16 The Families of Lockerbie
7.45
4.00/8.00
Sun 13
Wizard of Oz
7.15
Fri 9
Wed 10 Wizard of Oz
7.15
Sat 10 11 and 12
Wed 12
Thu 17 The Families of Lockerbie
1.30/ 7.45
7.00 PR
Sun 11
Thu 13
Fri 18
7.45
Thur 11 Wizard of Oz
7.15
Mon 12
Fri 14
Fri 12
7.15
Tue 13
Sat 15 The Harder They Come
2.30/7.15
Wed14
Tue 9
The Island/The Man from the Sea
Wizard of Oz
Sat 13 Wizard of Oz
The Harder They Come
The Families of Lockerbie
7.45 P HN QI
Sat 19 Looking for the Rainbow
11.00/1.00/3.00
7.45 PN
7.45
Sun 16
The Families of Lockerbie
Sun 20
Sun 14
Thu 15 Blood Wedding
7.30
Mon 17 The Harder They Come
7.45
Mon 21
Mon 15
Fri 16
Blood Wedding
7.30
Tue 18 The Harder They Come
7.45 PSD
Tue 22 Charlie & Lola’s Best Bestest Play
10.30/1.00/5.00
Tue 16
Sat 17 Blood Wedding
7.30
Wed 19 The Harder They Come
7.45
Wed 23 Charlie & Lola’s Best Bestest Play
10.30/1.00/4.00
Wed 17
11.00/2.00
Thu 20 The Harder They Come
1.30/7.45
Thu 24
Thu 18
Sun 18
Fri 21
The Harder They Come
7.45
Fri 25
7.45 P HN QI
Mon 19
Sat 22 The Harder They Come
7.45
Sat 26 Paco Peña - Flamenco sin Fronteras 8.00
Sat 20 A Day In The Death Of Joe Egg
7.45 P HN QI
Tue 20
Sun 23
11.00/1.00 PR
Wed 21
Fri 19
A Day in the Death of Joe Egg
What Became of the Red Shoes?
Sun 21
Nursing Lives
Sun 27
Mon 24
Thu 22 Arthur & George
7.45 P QI HN
Mon 28
Tue 25 New English Contemporary Ballet
7.30
Tue 29 Wed 30
Mon 22 A Day In The Death Of Joe Egg
7.45 P HN QI
The Gospel According to Roger Dank 6.00 PR
Wed 26 Shappi Khorsandi & Jon Richardson 8.00
Tue 23 A Day In The Death Of Joe Egg
7.45 P PN
Fri 23
Arthur & George
7.45 PN
Thur 27
Wed 24 A Day In The Death Of Joe Egg
7.45
Sat 24 Arthur & George
7.45
Fri 28
Sun 25
Lecture on the work of Peter Nichols 6.00
Deborah Colker Dance Company
8.00 PSD
Sat 29 Deborah Colker Dance Company
8.00
Thu 25 A Day In The Death Of Joe Egg
7.45
Mon 26 Arthur & George
7.45
Sun 30 Reginald D Hunter
7.30
8.00 PR
Tue 27 Arthur & George
7.45
Mon 31
Wed 28 Arthur & George
7.45
June
Flossie Malavialle
Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company presents
Fri 26 A Day In The Death Of Joe Egg
7.45
8.00 PR
Thu 29 Protect Your Music Event
5.00
Tue 1
Sat 27 A Day In The Death Of Joe Egg
2.30
Arthur & George
7.45
Wed 2
Written and directed by Kenneth Alan Taylor
Sun 28 Sean Lock
7.30
Fri 30
Arthur & George
7.45
Thu 3
Friday 26 November Saturday 22 January
Fakebook
Paco Peña - Flamenco sin Fronteras 8.00
/7.45
Mon 29
May
Fri 4
Tue 30 A Day In The Death Of Joe Egg
7.45 PSD
Sat 1
Arthur & George
2.30
Wed 31 A Day In The Death Of Joe Egg
7.45
Spacehopper
11.00/1.00
Sun 6
7.30
Mon 7
April
Sun 2 Stewart Francis
Thu 1
A Day In The Death Of Joe Egg
1.30/7.45
Mon 3
Fri 2
A Day In The Death Of Joe Egg
7.45
Tue 4
Sat 3
A Day In The Death Of Joe Egg
7.45
Wed 5 Arthur & George
/7.45
A crackin’ panto!
Sat 5
Tickets on sale now!
Tue 8 Arthur & George
7.45 PSD
Wed 9
7.45
Thu 10 The Families of Lockerbie
7.45 P HN QI
For further diary dates visit our website at www.nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk, call Box Office on 0115 941 9419 or visit us, we’re on Wellington Circus just off Derby Road.
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Box Office
Seating Plan
Seating plan Seating plan and ticket prices for: A Day in the Death of Joe Egg Arthur & George The Harder They Come She Stoops To Conquer Twelfth Night Amy’s View
The Box Office is open 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 Email: enquiry@ nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk Post: Nottingham Playhouse, Wellington Circus, Nottingham, NG1 5AF Nottingham Playhouse charges a booking fee of £1 per transaction* *with the exception of the following bookings: in person by cash (notes and coins), Groups, hotHOUSE, Drama Saver, Backstage Pass.
donate Thanks to the generosity of Playhouse sponsors and patrons who’ve supported our Particip8 programme so far, we are on
our way to developing a new community studio theatre onsite. You can invest in Particip8 by donating an extra £1 per transaction in support of Nottingham Playhouse. For further information on donations and fundraising activities please contact Nick Lawford on 0115 873 6235.
online Book your tickets online at www.nottinghamplayhouse. co.uk (plus booking fee)
focus on gifts Make a crafty purchase from the foyer showcases curated by Focus Gallery (Derby Road) and check out the range of theatrerelated books courtesy of Lowdham-based The Bookcase. Plus look out for a range of gifts, cards, postcards and theatre tokens available in the foyer. As part of our audience development programme we reserve the right to introduce and withdraw ticket discounts and special offers at any time.
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.
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£24.50 (£22)
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Previews/Matinees
£10.00 (£8)
£10.00 (£8)
£10.00 (£8)
£7.50 (£6.50)
School Matinees
£7.50
£7.50
£7.50
£7.50
Quids In
£7.00
£7.00
£7.00
£7.00
*Limited number for each performance
These seats on M row are reserved for wheelchair users and those with restricted mobility. When selling rows A, B and C in the stalls, and restricted view, tickets will be sold at the lowest available price.
Concessions are shown in brackets and are available to under-16s, full-time students, those over 60 and in retirement, disabled patrons, registered unwaged and members of the National Campaign for the Arts, BECTU and Equity.
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Parking is available in the NCP car parks on Mount Street and St James Street (both a short walk from the theatre and indicated on the map above) at a special discounted rate of ÂŁ4.50 for up to 7 hours.
15 miles from Derby City Centre 25 miles from Leicester City Centre. BUS:10 minutes walk from Old Market Square, 15 minutes walk from Victoria and Broadmarsh Bus Stations. Call Traveline on 0870 608 2608 (7am-9pm Mon-Sun) for bus timetable information. RAIL: 15 minutes walk from Nottingham Station. Call National Rail Enquiries on 08457 48 49 50 (24hrs) for train timetable information. TRAM: 5 minute walk from stops at either Old Market Square or the Royal Centre.
Simply present your parking ticket to a member of our Front of House team, who will validate it to entitle you to the reduced rate on return to your vehicle. Other accredited Park Mark Award car parks offering reduced rate evening parking are available on Upper Parliament Street and Talbot Street. Nottingham Playhouse is situated in the Castle Zone of the city, just off Derby Road near St Barnabas’ Cathedral. Just follow our banners on Maid Marian Way and Derby Road.
CAR: Use M1 junction 25 (south) or 26 (north). PARKING: On-street parking around Wellington Circus is free after 6pm.
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