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.

Torvill & Dean

Our last Dance UK Tour.

Motorpoint Arena Nottingham

11 Jul 2025 - 12 Jul 2025

Torvill and Dean the Last Dance Tour

Lewis Capaldi

2025 Tour

Motorpoint Arena Nottingham

26 Sep 2025

Lewis Capaldi Tour

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.

Busted vs McFly

MCFLY AND BUSTED GO HEAD-TO-HEAD ON 2025’s BIGGEST AND MOST UNMISSABLE TOUR!

Motorpoint Arena Nottingham

14 Oct 2025 - 15 Oct 2025

The Busted vs McFly Tour will see the two groups visit some of the UK’s biggest and best venues.

Busted vs McFly

MCFLY AND BUSTED GO HEAD-TO-HEAD ON 2025’s BIGGEST AND MOST UNMISSABLE TOUR!

Motorpoint Arena Nottingham

8 Nov 2025

The Busted vs McFly Tour will see the two groups visit some of the UK’s biggest and best venues.

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.

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.

Get It On!

One Night Of Glam Rock

Theatre Royal & Concert Hall, Nottingham

26 Jul 2025

It’s time to bang a gong and Get it On for one night of glam...

Rocky Horror Show

UK Tour

Theatre Royal & Concert Hall, Nottingham

4 Aug 2025 - 9 Aug 2025

The Rocky Horror Show Tour

Fiddler on the Roof

Theatre Royal & Concert Hall, Nottingham

19 Aug 2025 - 23 Aug 2025

One of the greatest musicals of all time

The Midnight Bell

by Matthew Bourne

Theatre Royal & Concert Hall, Nottingham

2 Sep 2025 - 6 Sep 2025

Matthew Bournes The Midnight bell

Blood Brothers

UK Tour 2025

Theatre Royal & Concert Hall, Nottingham

9 Sep 2025 - 13 Sep 2025

Blood Brothers tells the captivating and moving tale of twins who, separated at birth, grow up on opposite sides of the tracks, only to meet again with fateful consequences.

Cirque: The Greatest Show – Reimagined

Bigger, bolder, and more electrifying than ever!

Theatre Royal & Concert Hall, Nottingham

13 Sep 2025

Cirque-The Greatest Show has been Reimagined and is back for 2025— bigger, bolder, and more electrifying than ever!

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

Dear England

The smash-hit production of Dear England from the National Theatre.

Theatre Royal & Concert Hall, Nottingham

23 Sep 2025 - 27 Sep 2025

The country that gave the world football has since delivered a painful pattern of loss. Why can’t England’s men win at their own game?

Anything For Love The Meat Loaf Story

Steve Steinman, brings you his brand-new production featuring over 25 of Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman’s greatest hits

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.

Merlin

Northern Ballet

Theatre Royal & Concert Hall, Nottingham

15 Oct 2025 - 18 Oct 2025

Two kingdoms at war. A pair of star-crossed lovers. One boy, Merlin, with a whole lot of magic.

Rude Science

Brace yourselves for BBC Gastronaut Stefan Gates’ revolutionary, high-tech, highly explosive new show, packed with...

Slava Snow Show

UK Tour

Theatre Royal & Concert Hall, Nottingham

29 Oct 2025 - 2 Nov 2025

Slava’s SnowShow brilliantly creates a world of wonderment and fantasy that transports the audience to a joyous, dream-like place where a bed becomes a boat in a storm-tossed sea, a child walks in amazement inside a bubble, a web of unseen cotton envelopes the audience, before a snowstorm whirls around the auditorium, leaving you ankle-deep in snow.

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

La Bohème

Opera North

Theatre Royal & Concert Hall, Nottingham

19 Nov 2025 - 22 Nov 2025

La Boheme

Susanna: Handel

Opera North perform Handels Susanna

Horrible Histories

Horrible Christmas

Theatre Royal & Concert Hall, Nottingham

27 Dec 2025

We all want to meet people from history. The trouble is everyone is dead!

Lost in Music

One Night At The Disco

Theatre Royal & Concert Hall, Nottingham

16 Jan 2026

Get ready to get Lost In Music! The show that everyone is talking about, now...

Matthew Bourne’s The Red Shoes

Matthew Bourne’s triumphant adaptation of the legendary film

Theatre Royal & Concert Hall, Nottingham

3 Feb 2026 - 7 Feb 2026

The Red Shoes will dazzle your senses and break your heart.

Fastlove

The Tribute to George Michael

Theatre Royal & Concert Hall, Nottingham

12 Feb 2026

Direct from London’s West End, with a brand-new show for 2025, this is the world’s...

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...

Sunny Afternoon

The Kinks Hit Musical

Theatre Royal & Concert Hall, Nottingham

17 Feb 2026 - 21 Feb 2026

The Kinks Hit Musical Sunny Afternoon

The Marriage of Figaro – Mozart

Opera North

Theatre Royal & Concert Hall, Nottingham

5 Mar 2026 - 7 Mar 2026

Operas North marriage of Figaro

Peter Grimes

Peter Grimes is a tale of isolation and prejudice. Haunted by rumours and suspicion, a fisherman finds himself grappling with inner demons as the local community turns against him.

Hamlet

William Shakespeare

Theatre Royal & Concert Hall, Nottingham

17 Mar 2026 - 21 Mar 2026

RSC Hamlet

Diversity

The SOUL Tour

Theatre Royal & Concert Hall, Nottingham

19 Mar 2026 - 20 Mar 2026

Diversity Tour

Miss Saigon

Embarking on a major UK Tour.

Theatre Royal & Concert Hall, Nottingham

24 Mar 2026 - 4 Apr 2026

Michael Harrison in association with Cameron Mackintosh presents a new production of Miss Saigon as Boublil and Schönberg’s legendary musical is reborn.

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.

Operation Mincemeat

The hilarious and sharp-witted musical that tells the story of a real-life - and extremely bizarre - WWII operation.

Theatre Royal & Concert Hall, Nottingham

20 Jul 2026 - 1 Aug 2026

Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical is directed by award-winning theatre group Splitlip, who are known for their fast-paced comedy and glam-punk music.

Mean Girls

the hilarious smash-hit musical comedy

Theatre Royal & Concert Hall, Nottingham

3 Nov 2026 - 7 Nov 2026

Mean Girls the smash hit musical comedy

Sandi Toksvig

Friends of Dorothy

Nottingham Playhouse

30 Sep 2025

Come and join the comedian, broadcaster, campaigner (and tiny Danish beacon of hope) for an...
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