Nottingham Creative Community News

Absurd Theatre Makers Maison Foo Talk Refugees, Puppetry, and A Thing Mislaid

In one of Derby Theatre’s rehearsal spaces,we find two female Artistic Directors creating A Thing Mislaid, a play that will tour...

Theatre Review: Dracula

10 October 18

Brilliant spine tingling gothic horror

Theatre Review: The Three Musketeers

05 October 18

A glorious technicolour ballet romp

2B or not 2B? Super Hamlet 64 Comes to Nottingham Writers' Studio

01 October 18

Video may have killed the radio star, but so far theatre seems to be faring pretty well. Ed Day's debut touring show Super Hamlet 64 blends the best and brightest of video game culture with the great bard's most melodramatic tragedy — is this a level-up in the world of immersive theatre, or is the piece one blue shell short of a race? We sent Chris McLoughlin down to the National Writers' Studio to find out.

Theatre Review: The Comedy About A Bank Robbery

26 September 18

Marx Brothers style comedy capers...

Theatre Review: Shrek The Musical

14 September 18

Dancing farting Ogres hit Nottingham

Theatre Review: Let it Be

13 September 18

The Fab Four in full flow

Theatre Review: The Wipers Times

30 August 18

Ian Hislop shows us no one takes the piss like the Sherwood Foresters

Theatre Review: The Nightmare Room

23 August 18

Two women. One locked room. One bottle of poison.

Outdoor Theatre Review: Shakespeare's Twelfth Night in Notts' Beer Gardens

14 August 18

Get yersen' some culture with your beer this summer

Theatre Review: If I Catch Alphonso, Tonight!

14 August 18

The life of an oft-forgotten entertainer from Notts gets the spotlight in If I Catch Alphonso, Tonight!

Much Ado About Theatre Are Coming to a Pub Near You

31 July 18

Sometimes boozy nights out end up with scraps going dahn on the street corner, but with Much Ado About Theatre around, you can class up your pint sinking with a bit of culture. Artistic director Becky Clayden chatted with us about how they combine beer and Shakespeare to make a rollicking good night...

Proud to be Creative: An Interview With Write Pride Organiser Hayley Green

24 July 18

Representation is a bit of a buzz-word at the moment, so it's refreshing to see it done right. Nottingham-based poet and event organiser Hayley Green is the spearhead for the Write Pride Festival, a five-day event that celebrates some of Nottingham's best and brightest LGBTQIA creatives. We had a chat with her ahead of the festival to chat about the coming week.

Theatre Review: Chess

06 July 18

A musical? With Abba music? Set in the 80's? Well, that sounds like a great idea for a raucous comedy...

Theatre Review: Cirque Berserk at Theatre Royal Rocks the House with Sex, Death and Leotards

28 June 18

We went to Theatre Royal to check out Cirque Berserk...

Jack McNamara Talks Other Ways of Seeing festival

27 June 18

Kieran Spiers spoke to Jack McNamara about the up coming pop up theatre festival Other Ways of Seeing, happening at Neale’s Auction House.

Jos Bitelli’s The Procedure at Nottingham Contemporary

17 June 18

Healthcare gets the Black Mirror treatment in Jos Bitelli’s hilarious, hard-hitting talk show

Sherlock Holmes: The Final Curtain

12 June 18

Britain's best-loved detective returns to the stage at The Theatre Royal Nottingham...

Shebeen: A Tale of St Ann's in the Fifties

09 June 18

Awarded the Alfred Fagon Award for Best New Play in 2017, Shebeen – written by local bloke Mufaro Makubika, and directed by Matthew Xia aka Dj Excalibah – has its world premiere at Nottingham Playhouse this month. With the play set against the backdrop of St Ann’s in the fifties, we delve into the shebeens and race-riots of 1958, the relationships between them, and the stories being told today in our city...

Theatre Review: Shebeen at Nottingham Playhouse

07 June 18

Bea Udeh went to see Shebeen at Nottingham Playhouse...

Sara Poyzer is a Star on London's West End

26 May 18

After four years touring the world with hit musical Mamma Mia!, Nottingham duck Sara Poyzer is now smashing it in London’s West End. She plays Donna Sheridan, a role made famous by Meryl Streep in the film, but Sara’s feet remain firmly on the ground, and her heart still belongs to Notts...