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Art works: White Falcon I by Marcus Rowlands

Wed 12 Aug 2026

For this month’s Art Works we heard from Marcus Rowlands, whose intricate wooden mandalas are on display at the New Art Exchange’s Open exhibition throughout this month.

The Classic Thriller Season Returns to Theatre Royal Nottingham

Wed 05 Aug 2026

The Classic Thriller Season is a long-running annual summer repertory tradition at the Theatre Royal, Nottingham, featuring live stage performances of comedy murder mysteries and psychological thrillers. It's back this month with three plays that will offer your annual quota of puzzles and adrenalin rushes...

Theatre review: Alice In Wonderland by Niche Artefact

Mon 20 Jul 2026

We peaked through the looking-glass at Revolution de Cuba for an evening of art, theatre and expression with Niche Artefact's fabulously captivating Alice in Wonderland themed stage show and exhibition...

Notts Pride, immersive theatre shows and great sporting events: here's what's on in Nottingham this week: events 20 July - 26 July

Sun 19 Jul 2026

This week in Notts is just as vibrant as the last. If you're still not ready to say goodbye to the summer festivals, Boho Festival might be your solution. Or maybe you're looking for a change of pace? Whether it's an immersive theatre show at People's Hall, sporting events to get your adrenaline pumping, live music and more, here's what Nottingham has to offer this week...

Nadia on… the new guidance on single-sex spaces

Wed 15 Jul 2026

Labour MP for Nottingham East Nadia Whittome discusses the Government's latest guidance on single sex spaces

Theatre Review: The Market Deeping Model Railway Club at Nottingham Playhouse

Mon 13 Jul 2026

The third of Nottingham Playhouse's new season by local playwrights is a charming production, written by William Ivory. It focuses on a group of seven men (and one woman) who bond and overcome personal traumas by exhibiting model railways...

Theatre Review: Dyke Systems Ltd by Fag Packet at the Nottingham Playhouse

Fri 10 Jul 2026

This award-winning theatre double act come to Nottingham with a comedy show that is part queer fever dream and part corporate seminar, and much more...

Punk, sustainability, physical theatre and opera on screen: here's what's on in Notts this week: events 6 - 12 July

Sun 05 Jul 2026

We've got quite the variety of events happening this week, from opera on screen and DIY punk gigs with Bad Milk Blood Robot to theatre infused with circus skills. Here's our top picks...

Theatre Review: The Spy Who Came in from the Cold at Theatre Royal

Thu 25 Jun 2026

A new play, based on a classic novel by British author John le Carré, is showing at Nottingham's Theatre Royal starring TV actor Ralf Little as a weary 1960s MI5 agent...

Theatre Review: Smoke at Nottingham Playhouse

SMOKE is a new play from acclaimed queer theatre-maker Alexis Gregory whose work has appeared in the West End and internationally. Award-winning filmmaker Campbell X directs...

Forget the high street: Why niche perfume is having a moment

Sat 13 Jun 2026

Spend an afternoon wandering round perfume counters and you'll notice something. The same handful of bottles keep turning up everywhere from the big department stores to the smaller chemists tucked along the side streets. It's not that these scents are bad, as such, but there's a decent chance that at least three other people in any given pub have dabbed on the exact same one before heading out.

Theatre Review: The Choir of Men at the Theatre Royal

Wed 10 Jun 2026

We all love a night down the pub, right? And this pub boasts a bar full of beer-lovers who can shake a leg, belt out a ballad and tinkle the ivories. What more could you ask for...

Theatre review: The BalletBoyz' Still Pointless at 25

Wed 03 Jun 2026

The BalletBoyz are celebrating their 25^th anniversary with a show that revisits some of their most stand-out work. It’s eight pieces of art, performed by ten men from a dance company with one mission: to keep creating and commissioning daring work, and sharing it with as many people as possible.

Art, theatre, and poetry: Here's what's on in Nottingham this week, 1 - 7 June

Sun 31 May 2026

Summer's here, and Nottingham's ready for it. Here are some fantastic events happening this week which we think are worth checking out.

Bittersweet streets: a look at artist Julian Pinnick's new exhibition at Broadway Gallery

Sat 30 May 2026

Anyone who has lived in Nottingham for years will have snapshots in their mind of characters, shops and moments lost to time, but one local artist has gone a step further, memorialising fleeting scenes of Nottingham’s past in paint. Ahead of an upcoming exhibition at Broadway Gallery, Liz Johnson talks to Julian Pinnick about his creative journey and why slow art can capture a changing urban landscape