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Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of The Worlds

Steve Hackett - Best of Genesis & Solo Gems

Marillion

Harmony at the Hall: Shipstone Street Jazz Orchestra

Elkie Brooks - the Long Farewell Tour

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

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

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

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

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

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

Theatre Review: RONiN at Lakeside Arts

RONiN tells the story of a swordswoman up against overwhelming odds in this innovative and visually striking show...

Theatre Review: Barnum at the Nottingham Playhouse

Roll up, roll up! Barnum brings big top joy to Nottingham Playhouse...

Open Mike Eagle - Neighborhood Gods International tour 2026

Theatre Review: Scenes from a Friendship at Nottingham Playhouse

Time-hop through nineties teendom into adulthood with the latest gem from Nottingham playwright, Jane Upton. A messy trip down memory lane to make us laugh, cry and celebrate the friendships that shape us...

Beth Hart

Theatre Review: Papillons at Lakeside Arts

Papillons: A beautiful invitation, fully realised...

Theatre review: Take Flight at Lakeside Arts is an aerial treat for parents and babies

Following a mother and baby bird through the early stages of parenthood, Take Flight by local theatre company Rebel Sparks came to Lakeside Arts this weekend, uplifting early years theatre to new heights. Izzy and Bobby Bradley went down to check it out...

Legally Blonde

Thought-provoking theatre, alternative rock music and local art: Here's what's on this week in Nottingham 11 - 17 May

This week in Notts! Enjoy original theatre and gritty alternative rock, or head south of river and meet Ladybay's artists in their studios. Here's our top picks...

Take Flight: Ria Ashcroft tells us about her circus theatre show for 0-2 year olds which comes to Lakeside Arts this weekend...

Blending theatre and aerial silks, Take Flight is a multi-sensory, interactive show from local theatre company Rebel Sparks. Coming to Lakeside Arts this weekend, we sat down for a chat with co-artistic director Ria Ashcroft from Circus Hub to hear more about this unique form of children's entertainment...

Nottingham's Streets Paved With Stories In Literary Map

Literary lovers don’t need to wait any longer to get their hands on a copy of
Nottingham’s Literary Map...

Preview: Inside Papillons' Radical Approach to Openness at Lakeside Arts

Papillons, coming soon to Lakeside Arts, is a collaboration between music makers Manchester Collective and the dance-theatre company Thick & Tight. Leftlion interviews the artists for an insight into what is billed as 'a performance like no other'...

Theatre Review: Small Island at Nottingham Playhouse

A play that focuses on the harsh realities of postwar Britain for the Windrush generation and examines the consequences of empire...

Book of Churches

Six the Musical