What's on

Aug 1 2.30pm-4.30pm

Performance of the Tempest

Nottingham Shakespeare presents a free performance of The Tempest by William Shakespeare. With the perfect backdrop of the Castle and the water.

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Aug 9 2pm-6pm

Outdoor Theatre: The Three Musketeers

Step into a swashbuckling summer adventure as The Three Musketeers comes to life in a spectacular open air performance at Norwood Park. Set against the stunning backdrop of the park’s historic grounds, this lively production blends daring swordplay, …

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Oct 8 7.30pm-9.30pm

Murder, She Didn't Write

Don your deerstalker, grab your magnifying glass and get your ‘finger of suspicion’ at the ready because Edinburgh Fringe favourites, Degrees of Error, are bringing back their multiple sell-out show for your sleuthing pleasure. They’ll create a c…

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Oct 10 8pm-10.30pm

The Comedy Store - Newark

Get Ready to Laugh Your Socks Off at the Palace Theatre! With nearly 40 years of side-splitting experience, The Comedy Store is the launchpad for comedy’s brightest stars! Legends like Eddie Izzard, John Bishop, Jimmy Carr, Rhod Gilbert, and Sarah Mi…

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Oct 16 7.30pm-10pm

Beyond The Barricade

Beyond the Barricade, the UK’s longest running Musical Theatre Concert Tour, is back. Join the cast for two hours of the best of Broadway and the West End, featuring the songs that have made audiences return over and over again for more than 25 years…

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Nov 5 7.30pm-10pm

A Christmas Carol - A Radio Play Live On Stage

Back on tour after its sell-out success last year! Live on stage and in person, television favourites COLIN BAKER (Doctor Who, The Brothers) and SOPHIE ALDRED (Words & Pictures, Doctor Who) lead the cast in a new adaptation of Charles Dickens’ Chr…

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Nov 5 7.30pm-10pm

A Christmas Carol - A Radio Play Live On Stage

Television favourites Colin Baker (Doctor Who, The Brothers) and Peter Purves (Blue Peter, The Office) lead this new stage adaptation of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, featuring a special recorded appearance by Tom Baker as Jacob Marley. On Christmas Ev…

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Nov 7 7.30pm-10pm

Nutcracker

The beloved Christmas classic returns! After last year’s acclaimed tour, Crown Ballet® brings back its dazzling production of The Nutcracker, Tchaikovsky’s timeless masterpiece. Follow young Marie as her Nutcracker doll transforms into a prince and l…

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Jan 22 7.30pm-10pm

Dracula

An original one-man show adapted from the great Bram Stoker Gothic novel. Jonathan Goodwin plays Count Dracula, Lord of the Undead, and a host of others in this classic tale of late-Victorian vampirism! Prepare to learn the bloody truth that lies bey…

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Feb 11 7.30pm-10pm

The Picture of Dorian Gray - A New Musical

A brand-new musical based on Oscar Wilde’s timeless gothic tale. Starring Kevin Kennedy (Rock of Ages, We Will Rock You, Coronation Street) as Mr Issacs. Dorian Gray has it all, youth, beauty and irresistible charm. But when a single wish binds his f…

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Mar 25 7.30pm-10pm

Robbie Cumming - Canal Boat Stories - Live

Join TV personality and creator Robbie Cumming for an evening of canal‑themed storytelling as Canal Boat Stories Live! comes to Newark. His sell‑out show reveals the hidden world of England’s waterways, from leaky locks and canal characters to life a…

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Apr 15 7.30pm-10pm

Janet Street-Porter

From a bolshy child with a Welsh-speaking budgie to National Treasure, Janet Street-Porter's life (and language) has always been colourful. As a broadcaster, television executive and newspaper editor she was at the forefront of some of Britain's most…

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