The Latest Breaking News from Nottingham Playhouse

Think panto season is behind you? Oh no it isn’t – some haven’t even opened yet

A trip to the pantomime is a Christmas tradition but they also lift the January gloom and run later in the year

The Guardian - UK · Jan 14

Why a play about a fatal punch has gripped younger audiences and will tour schools

James Graham’s play Punch touches on gang culture, restorative justice and masculinity in crisis, and for the playwright the true story was a privilege to tell

The Guardian - UK · Dec 6, 2025

Neil Morrissey to star in stage version of A Christmas Carol

It is the third run of the Mark Gatiss adaptation of A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story.

Evening Standard · Sep 17, 2025

Eurovision Song Contest 2023: Five places to watch the final in Nottingham

Sing and dance the night away

Nottingham Post · May 9, 2023

Village Idiot review – big bawdy comedy wears its intelligence lightly

Nottingham PlayhouseSamson Hawkins’s debut is part Jerusalem part This Country, bringing big laughs while asking serious questions about identity nostalgia and modernity

The Guardian - UK · Mar 16, 2023

The Beekeeper of Aleppo review – principled but patchy Syrian refugee drama

An at times arresting production of Christy Lefteri’s bestseller is let down by its didactic structure

The Guardian - UK · Feb 12, 2023

The Beekeeper of Aleppo review – harrowing refugee tale reaches the stage

Christy Lefteri’s novel is an account of a perilous journey from Syria to England that, despite renewed poignancy, makes for an uneven drama

The Guardian - UK · Feb 9, 2023

We go to the Christmas panto at Nottingham Playhouse and find it the perfect escapism

No matter your mood, this year's Playhouse panto will put a smile on your face. It will run until January 14 next year with performances available online and in person

Nottingham Post · Dec 5, 2022

The Nottinghamian: Million pound arts and culture boost and what to do this week

Take a look at the newsletter from Monday, November 7, 2022

Nottingham Post · Nov 7, 2022

Nottingham Playhouse announces the cast of new 2022 Christmas Panto

The tickets for the eagerly awaited panto are already on sale

Nottingham Post · Oct 27, 2022