What's On in Nottingham

Your Comprehensive Guide to Theatre, Music, and More.

What’s On in Nottingham

Find out what’s on in Nottingham on our one-stop destination for discovering the city’s vibrant and diverse arts scene. From world-class theatre productions to electrifying music concerts and captivating dance performances, Nottingham has something to offer every art enthusiast. Whether you’re seeking Broadway-caliber productions, intimate performances in small theaters, or cutting-edge dance productions, in Nottingham we have you covered.

Our curated guide for Nottingham includes listings for upcoming shows, venue information, and exclusive insights from industry experts. Explore what’s on in Nottingham and discover a world of artistic experiences that will ignite your senses and leave you wanting more. Nottingham cultural landscape is waiting to be explored.

Gandini Juggling: Heka

Everything is not as it seems

Lakeside Arts Nottingham

3 Jun 2025

Gandini Juggling: Heka Everything is not as it seems

Strictly Come Dancing Live! 2025

Hold on to your sequins, the Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour is back.

Motorpoint Arena Nottingham

4 Feb 2025 - 6 Feb 2025

Hold on to your sequins, the Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour is back.

Jeff Wayne’s The War Of The Worlds

Alive On Stage!

Motorpoint Arena Nottingham

10 Apr 2025

Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of The Worlds is back with a monumental UK tour.

Mo Gilligan

In The Moment World Tour

Motorpoint Arena Nottingham

12 Apr 2025

Triple BAFTA winning stand-up sensation, Mo Gilligan, returns with his highly anticipated world tour… In...

Eric Clapton

Tour 2025

Motorpoint Arena Nottingham

18 May 2025

Eric Clapton Tour 2025

Peter Kay Tour

Better Late Than Never

Motorpoint Arena Nottingham

5 Oct 2025 - 6 Oct 2025

Peter Kay Announces Return to Stand-up with First Live Tour in Twelve Years.

Jimmy Carr – Laughs Funny Tour

Jimmy is back on the road with brand new material for 2024 & 2025

Motorpoint Arena Nottingham

30 Nov 2025

Comedian Jimmy Carr laughs funny - hence the tour

Peter Kay Tour

Better Late Than Never

Motorpoint Arena Nottingham

20 Dec 2025

Peter Kay Announces Return to Stand-up with First Live Tour in Twelve Years.

The Girl on the Train

Starring Giovanna Fletcher

Theatre Royal & Concert Hall, Nottingham

21 Jan 2025 - 25 Jan 2025

Rachel Watson longs for a different life. Starring Giovanna Fletcher.

Ben Elton: Authentic Stupidity Tour

The undisputed godfather of modern stand-up is going back on the road

Theatre Royal & Concert Hall, Nottingham

2 Feb 2025

The undisputed godfather of modern stand-up is going back on the road.

Joseph and his Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Starring the legendary Donny Osmond as the roof-raising Pharaoh

Theatre Royal & Concert Hall, Nottingham

5 Feb 2025 - 15 Feb 2025

Starring the legendary Donny Osmond as the roof-raising Pharaoh.

Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake

Returns for its 30th anniversary with a 2024/25 UK tour

Theatre Royal & Concert Hall, Nottingham

18 Feb 2025 - 22 Feb 2025

Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake returns for its 30th anniversary with a 2024/25 UK tour.

Cirque Enchantment Live

This magical production features superb choreography, breathtaking vocals and mesmerising circus performers

Theatre Royal & Concert Hall, Nottingham

19 Feb 2025

This magical production features superb choreography, breathtaking live vocals and mesmerising circus performers.

James Martin Live

Plus Special Guests

Theatre Royal & Concert Hall, Nottingham

20 Feb 2025

Celebrity chef James Martin is heading back on the road with his all new live...

The Shark is Broken

National tour of the West End smash hit

Theatre Royal & Concert Hall, Nottingham

26 Feb 2025 - 1 Mar 2025

The Shark is Broken West End hit

Some Guys Have All The Luck

The Rod Stewart Story

Theatre Royal & Concert Hall, Nottingham

16 Mar 2025

Some Guys Have All The Luck – The Rod Stewart Story is back in theatres with its hotly anticipated new production.

The Magic Flute

Opera North

Theatre Royal & Concert Hall, Nottingham

20 Mar 2025 - 21 Mar 2025

The Magic Flute is a delight for audiences of all ages. Mozart’s miraculous music mixes popular songs with stirring choruses, arias of heart-melting beauty with dazzling vocal fireworks.

Sue, Matt and Phil Live!

The Reunion Tour

Theatre Royal & Concert Hall, Nottingham

23 Mar 2025

The gang are back together.Sue, Matt and Phil Live!The Reunion Tour.A quiz with sporting legends....

David Gray

Past & Present World Tour 2025

Theatre Royal & Concert Hall, Nottingham

24 Mar 2025

Past & Present World Tour 2025

Calamity Jane

starring Carrie Hope Fletcher

Theatre Royal & Concert Hall, Nottingham

25 Mar 2025 - 29 Mar 2025

the whip crackin’ musical comedy classic Calamity Jane is a rollin’ on over the plains on tour

Murder on the Orient Express

Agatha Christie’s Classic

Theatre Royal & Concert Hall, Nottingham

1 Apr 2025 - 5 Apr 2025

Murder on the Orient Express is one of Agatha Christie’s greatest literary achievements

Chicago The Musical

the "sexiest musical ever" is back.

Theatre Royal & Concert Hall, Nottingham

7 Apr 2025 - 12 Apr 2025

Chicago The Musical

Northern Ballet – Jane Eyre

With heart-stirring choreography and live music that captures the essence of her timeless tale

Theatre Royal & Concert Hall, Nottingham

8 Apr 2025 - 12 Apr 2025

Northern Ballet - Jane Eyre - passionate, fiery, rebellious and strong. Charlotte Brontë created Yorkshire’s ultimate heroine.

& Juliet

The Most Famous Love Story of All Time. Remixed.

Theatre Royal & Concert Hall, Nottingham

14 Apr 2025 - 19 Apr 2025

What if Juliet’s famous ending was really just her beginning? What if she decided to...

Only Fools and Horses The Musical

Fresh from Peckham

Theatre Royal & Concert Hall, Nottingham

21 Apr 2025 - 26 Apr 2025

Only Fools and Horses Stick a pony in your pocket – we’re back! Mais ouis, mais ouis,...

Ghost Stories

An award-winning supernatural thriller

Theatre Royal & Concert Hall, Nottingham

29 Apr 2025 - 3 May 2025

Ghost Stories - direct from the West End

Visions of America

The Halle Orchestra

Theatre Royal & Concert Hall, Nottingham

2 May 2025

Halle Orchestra

War Horse

The National Theatre’s acclaimed production returns in an all-new UK tour.

Theatre Royal & Concert Hall, Nottingham

6 May 2025 - 17 May 2025

War Horse is an unforgettable theatrical experience which takes audiences on an extraordinary journey from the fields of rural Devon to the trenches of First World War France.

Tim Rice

An Evening with...

Theatre Royal & Concert Hall, Nottingham

7 May 2025

Tim Rice Live Tour

Derren Brown – Only Human Live

The master of mind control and psychological illusion on tour in 2025.

Theatre Royal & Concert Hall, Nottingham

13 May 2025 - 17 May 2025

Prepare to be astonished! The multi award-winning master of mind control and psychological illusion, Derren Brown, on tour 2025.

The Book of Mormon

The smash-hit musical and winner of four Olivier Awards® including Best New Musical

Theatre Royal & Concert Hall, Nottingham

3 Jun 2025 - 28 Jun 2025

The smash-hit musical and winner of four Olivier Awards® including Best New Musical, The Book of Mormon, is still as popular as ever at the Prince of Wales Theatre.

Aljaz & Janette

A Night to Remember

Theatre Royal & Concert Hall, Nottingham

4 Jun 2025

A night to Remember

Gary Barlow The Songbook Tour 2025

The Songbook Tour 2025, is set to be a huge celebration of his illustrious four-decade-spanning career

Theatre Royal & Concert Hall, Nottingham

6 Jun 2025 - 7 Jun 2025

Gary Barlow, The Songbook Tour 2025, is set to be a huge celebration of his illustrious four-decade-spanning career

Dianne and Vito

Red Hot and Ready

Theatre Royal & Concert Hall, Nottingham

5 Jul 2025

Strictly’s superstar professional dancers, Dianne Buswell and Vito Coppola star in a brand-new stage show...

TINA – The Tina Turner Musical

West End mega-hit TINA – The Tina Turner Musical tours the UK for the first time.

Theatre Royal & Concert Hall, Nottingham

15 Jul 2025 - 2 Aug 2025

West End mega-hit TINA – The Tina Turner Musical on its first ever UK & Ireland tour.

Rocky Horror Show

UK Tour

Theatre Royal & Concert Hall, Nottingham

4 Aug 2025 - 9 Aug 2025

The Rocky Horror Show Tour

Friends the Musical

New UK Tour

Theatre Royal & Concert Hall, Nottingham

17 Sep 2025 - 20 Sep 2025

Friends the Musical - brand new show on tour

Riverdance – 30 The New Generation

Riverdance will embark on a special anniversary tour in 2025, bringing its magic to audiences around the world.

Theatre Royal & Concert Hall, Nottingham

4 Oct 2025 - 5 Oct 2025

Riverdance will embark on a special anniversary tour in 2025, bringing its magic to audiences around the world.

The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe

Direct from the West End

Theatre Royal & Concert Hall, Nottingham

4 Nov 2025 - 8 Nov 2025

Direct from London’s West End, The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe

Here & Now Musical

The Music of STEPS

Theatre Royal & Concert Hall, Nottingham

11 Nov 2025 - 16 Nov 2025

Here and Now the Steps Musical

Sara Pascoe

I Am A Strange Gloop

Theatre Royal & Concert Hall, Nottingham

13 Feb 2026

Sara Pascoe says Have you ever been awake in the middle of the night and thought something so...

2:22 A Ghost Story

An award-winning supernatural thriller

Theatre Royal & Concert Hall, Nottingham

20 Apr 2026 - 25 Apr 2026

Jenny believes her new home is haunted, but her husband Sam isn't having any of it. They argue with their first dinner guests, old friend Lauren and new partner Ben. Can the dead really walk again?

Fawlty Towers The Play

Featuring your favourite scenes from the sitcom’s unforgettable twelve episodes.

Theatre Royal & Concert Hall, Nottingham

2 Jun 2026 - 6 Jun 2026

Nearly 50 years since it first hit our TV screens, the ‘Greatest British sitcom of all time’ (Radio Times) is now a brand-new stage play, adapted by comedy legend John Cleese and directed by Caroline Jay Ranger.

Chris McCausland

Yonks!

Nottingham Playhouse

23 Jan 2025

A brand-new show for 2024! You might have seen Chris McCausland on Scared of the Dark,...and certainly on Strictly....

John Shuttleworth

Raise the Oof!

Nottingham Playhouse

7 Mar 2025

John Shuttleworth. Radio 4 favourite, comedy legend, and “the 42nd best comedian in the UK

UK Pink Floyd Experience

Celebrating 50 Years of Dark Side Of The Moon

Nottingham Playhouse

2 May 2025

Celebrating 50 years since the release of their iconic album The Dark Side of The...
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