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Comedy Review: Scummy Mummies – Hot Mess at the Nottingham Playhouse

The Scummy Mummies, Helen and Ellie, are back in town with their take on life for the 21st century mum.  And it's a lot saucier than you might think...

Setting the stage: catching up with the Nottingham Playhouse's artistic director Adam Penford

Over the last few years the Nottingham Playhouse has become one of the most buzzing regional theatres in the UK. Originally established in 1948, the venue has a long history of attracting quality actors like Sir Ian McKellen, Dame Judi Dench, Hugh Grant, Vicky McClure and Mark Gatiss to perform its stage. With a clutch of new awards and accolades over the last couple of years, we thought it high time to catch up with their artistic director Adam Penford…

Learn Capoeira With Capoeira Na Comunidade

Ninja Workshop

Piatti Quartet

Murder Mystery With Antony Johnston

Secret Walled Garden Tours

Stage Interview: Rosie Hollingsworth from Sugar Theatre

The Playhouse's AMPLIFY SEASONS is an opportunity for new talent to break through. And breaking through this summer is Rosie Hollingsworth, playwright and founder of Sugar Theatre. But as Rosie shares below, the journey has been anything but sweet...

Author Elizabeth Lovatt on the history of switchboards in Nottingham's queer community

This month, the Five Leaves Bookshop and Notts Queer History Archive will host author Elizabeth Lovatt at Nottingham Central Library, where she will speak about her new book on the historical  importance of switchboards to Nottingham’s gay and lesbian community. Here Elizabeth tells us about this frequently overlooked corner of queer history. 

Echoes Of Prince

Nottingham Jazz Workshops Summer Gig

Knit, Stitch and Bitch

Get a Wiggle On - Mama's Dance Class

Get a Wiggle On - Dance Through the Ages

Binks Yard Film Club - Top Gun

Talk: the Hallaton Helmet

Iona Lane

Talk: the Hallaton Helmet

Nick Mulvey

Free Lunchtime Concert

BBC Introducing in the East Midlands

Write With Me

Comedy Review: XL Comedy Club at the Nottingham Playhouse

Nottingham XL Comedy Club boasts some of the hottest names on the circuit. And here are four of them at Nottingham's Playhouse. So, are they as funny as billed....  

In photos: Mr.B The Gentleman Rhymer at JT Soar, with Revenge of Calculon

Nadia on... The Labour Party

In this month's column, Nottingham East MP Nadia Whittome talks about the Labour party.