Theatre and Comedy

A star-studded cast has been announced for this year’s Nottingham Theatre Royal panto Cinderella, featuring Les Dennis, Connor McIntyre, Gareth Gates plus Richard Cadell and Sooty.

Juliet Cowan, best known for her roles in Cuckoo, Skins and EastEnders, will be taking centre stage next month at Nottingham Playhouse.

Theatre bosses in Mansfield are celebrating a record 12 months - for the second successive year.

Families won’t want to miss Dinosaur World Live at Nottingham’s Royal Concert Hall on July 6-7.

Nottingham Playhouse has announced more details about its forthcoming hilarious and heart-breaking drama The Memory of Water.

The Ben Nickless Variety Show is coming to Nottingham Theatre Royal on September 8.

Tickets go on general sale on Friday, March 8, to see Gloria and Emilio Estefan’s smash-hit musical On Your Feet! at Theatre Royal Nottingham from September 16-21.

Tickets are on sale now for Conservations With Nick Cave, an evening of talk and music taking place at Nottingham’s Royal Concert Hall on June 25.

Russell Kane will be in stand-up action at the Theatre Royal Nottingham on November 10.

Tabby McTat will be a theatrical treat for families when it comes to Nottingham Royal Concert Hall on August 14-15.

Ring out the dreary winter weather and ring in a sun-soaked break.

Mix high-flying action, jaw-dropping 3D fun and brilliant performances from stars Joe Paquale and John ‘Boycie’ Challis with the classic elements of pantomime and you have the recipe for success that makes Peter Pan at Nottingham Theatre Royal a total triumph.

The festive juices can’t really start flowing in my view until you’ve taken in a pantomime — and one of the best around is always staged at Nottingham Playhouse.

Multi-platinum recording artist Michael Ball will be singing in Nottingham, Sheffield and Manchester on his UK tour next year.

I defy anyone to leave the theatre after watching Nativity The Musical without a smile resembling a Cheshire cat and an aching jaw from all the laughter.

The actor who Freddie Mercury’s dad in the new film Bohemian Rhapsody has recalled the time plays the flamboyant frontman of Queen gave him a tenner for singing outside his house.

If you haven’t seen the Shrek movies — and there can’t be many of you — then you must have been living in some abandoned, far-flung swamp like the unlikely and grumpy hero of these wonderful animated stories.

Breath-taking and death-defying are just two of the ways to describe the incredible Cirque Berserk, which is currently running at the Theatre Royal in Nottingham.