Theatre and Comedy

EastEnders star Ted Reilly is taking centre stage at the Neville Studio this month, in a Nottingham Playhouse and Fifth Word production of modern drama, Lava.

The Ben Nickless Variety Show can be seen at the Theatre Royal Nottingham on Saturday, September 8, from 7.30pm.

Cirque Berserk!, the big and bold theatre circus spectacular, will be coming to Nottingham for one week later this month.

A new UK tour of the critically acclaimed hit play The Wipers Times opens at the Theatre Royal Nottingham on August 28, before it visits Oxford, Exeter, Malvern, Leicester, Eastbourne and Birmingham, returning to the Arts Theatre in London for a seven-week season.

Mark Williams, star of The Fast Show, Father Brown, 101 Dalmatians, The Borrowers, Shakespeare in Love and seven of the Harry Potter films, will star as Doctor Dolittle at the first ten venues of the new UK and Ireland tour of Doctor Dolittle.

Tom Stoppard’s Rough Crossing is to be performed at Nottingham’s Lace Market Theatre from June 25-30.

Cirque Du Soleil bring their latest show OVO to both Sheffield’s Fly DSA Arena from August 22-26 and Nottingham Motorpoint Arena on September 12-16.

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is to be performed by Chapterhouse Theatre Company at Wollaton Hall on Sunday, July 8.

Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company is to stage Sweet Charity later this year, its first musical production since 2006.

Get your tickets now for the latest production from Ripley and Alfreton Musical Theatre Company.

Theatre Royal Nottingham will welcome comedy legend Joe Pasquale and Only Fools and Horses star John Challis later this year to lead the cast of swashbuckling family pantomime, Peter Pan.

Roald Dahl’s George’s Marvellous Medicine is brought to phizz-whizzing life at Sheffield's Lyceum Theatre this week.

The iconic Michael Jackson, the undisputed ‘King of Pop’, lives on in the hearts of music fans the world over, continuing to inspire new generations of singer.

Fat Friends The Musical is coming to Nottingham Theatre Royal, from March 26-31.

Mansfield has another hit panto on its hands – oh yes it does.

Funnyman Peter Kay has been forced to cancel his long-awaited upcoming UK tour - leaving fans heartbroken and wondering how to get refunds.

For more than 30 years now I have been heading to Nottingham Playhouse to get an annual dose of pantomime fun — and this year’s sparkling version of Cinderella certainly lives up to the high standards established over those years.

Festive magic, a healthy dash of tradition, a few spicy ingredients and a pinch of modern technical trickery are the ingredients that make up the spellbinding recipe behind Nottingham Theatre Royal’s pantomime, Beauty and the Beast.

Mansfield has another hit panto on its hands – oh yes it does.