Nottingham Playhouse

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World-class theatre made in Nottingham.

The Bennett family are back together again in the rehearsal room as the cast gather for the first read-through of Pride & Prejudice (sort of) with Olivier Award-winning writer Isobel McArthur. It’s the 1800s. It’s party time. Let the ruthless matchmaking begin! 📆 1 – 7 Nov 🎫https://bit.ly/4wOs7oj

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Let’s be upstanding … for the first rehearsal shots from Beth Steel’s Till the Stars Come Down … cheers! 🥂 Our brilliant cast are wringing every ounce of comedy from this incredible Olivier-nominated script in rehearsals. But will they all still be laughing as the wedding day wears on? 💍

A woman wearing a wedding dress over her own clothes is being pulled and pushed by four other women, who are trying to help her into the dress. One woman wraps her legs around the dress from the back.Three people sit at a long table, which has tableware and bouquet of flowers on it. The man holds his left hand to his face, hiding it. The woman in the middle holds her right hand to her heart and has a shocked expression. The woman on the right is laughing hard.Six men and women stand behind a long table, set with tableware and a bouquet of flowers. A woman in a wedding dress stands on the table, with her pointer fingers touching each other. A man is kneeling on the table, holding his arms up towards her. Everyone looks at the bride.

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ICYMI - We’re delighted to have been awarded £285k through the Creative Foundations Fund – part of the Government’s Arts Everywhere investment. These essential funds will be spent on a new lift, to improve our accessibility, and energy efficient stage lighting, helping our sustainability targets.

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🌟 Punch named Best New Play at the Olivier Awards 2026! 🌟 Huge congratulations to James Graham on winning the Best New Play at this year’s Oliviers for Punch. This wonderful play has moved and galvanised audiences in Nottingham, London and New York, and will tour the UK in 2027.

🌟 BEST PLAY 🌟 James Graham’s Punch has won Best Play in The London Standard Theatre Awards. Originally commissioned by Adam Penford, Punch has received wide acclaim in the West End & on Broadway. Huge congratulations to all those involved in the making of this powerful & moving story.

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We are thrilled to have won Gold in the Accessible & Inclusive Tourism Award for the second year in a row, at the Visit Nottinghamshire Tourism Awards. We also won Silver in the Entertainment Venue of the Year Award and Bronze in the Regenerative Tourism Award. Congratulations to all the winners!

A glass trophy with the words Nottinghamshire Tourism Awards 2026. Accessible and Inclusive Tourism Award. Nottingham Playhouse.

📣 Announcing the Punch UK Tour 2027 📣 The four-time Olivier-nominated #Punch by James Graham will embark on a UK Tour in 2027. Initial dates at: Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Royal Bath Birmingham Rep @grandtheatrebpl.dky.social Chichester Festival Theatre Malvern Theatres Curve, Leicester

Huge congratulations to our friend and collaborator playwright James Graham for his WhatsOnStage Special Award for Services to UK Theatre. This video features our Artistic Director Adam Penford talking about James’ unique writing skills and human insights. youtu.be/9q74Sge80kE

Playwright James Graham | WhatsOnStage Services to UK Theatre Award recipient 2026

Playwright and screenwriter James Graham has received this year’s AudienceView Services to UK Theatre Award, presented at the 26th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards. Graham has a long list of hit plays to…

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📣Four Olivier-nominations for James Graham’s Punch! We are thrilled that the Nottingham Playhouse production of #Punch in the West End has been nominated for Best Lighting Design – Robbie Butler, Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Julie Hesmondhalgh, Best Actor – David Shields, and Best New Play.

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3 New Productions by 3 Nottingham Writers! First Year - Jess meets Billy, who'll shape her life forever. This warm, funny play looks at the bond you share with the person who knows your flaws but loves you anyway. 📅 15 May – 6 June 🎟️ Priority Booking open 🎟️ General Booking 6 Mar bit.ly/NPScenes

A man and a woman are lying on their backs, surrounded by the memorabilia of their lives – old photos, school trophies, babygros, cigarette butts, soft toys and empty bottles. They are both laughing hard.