BEST OF THE MONTH NAE Open 2025 When: Until Sat 13 Sept Where: New Art Exchange How much: Free The NAE Open returns for its fifth edition with a bold, diverse and stimulating exhibition showcasing painting, video, live art, photography, textiles and sculpture. Selected through a competitive open call, the featured works are by Notts-based artists and artists from the global ethnic majority across the UK. Many pieces speak directly to life in Nottingham; its people, stories, and ever-evolving landscape. Take a break in their CafeBar after for great value plantbased light bites and sweet treats.
The Book Of Mormon When: Tue 3 - Sat 28 June Where: Theatre Royal How much: £22 - £83 Spread the word, The Book of Mormon is returning to Nottingham. Brought to you by the writers of South Park, since its 2011 premiere it has won various awards including Tony's and Oliviers. The plot follows two mismatched Mormon missionaries who are dispatched to a Ugandan village and see their earnest attempts at conversation met with unexpected challenges. This is a show with high production values and an even higher number of laughs guaranteed.
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Your Ears Later Will Know to Listen When: Until Sun 7 Sept Where: Nottingham Contemporary How much: Free The new seasonal show at Nottingham Contemporary considers how sound travels and transitions through crosscultural identities, histories and futures. It draws on writer and cultural historian Saidiya Hartman’s methods of foraging and disfiguration and includes new commissions by Satch Hoyt, Raheel Khan and Dylan Robinson, alongside existing works by Nguyễn Trinh Thi, Hong-Kai Wang, Simnikiwe Buhlungu and others.
Matt Forde: End of an Era Tour When: Thu 5 June Where: Nottingham Playhouse How much: £25 Comedian, podcaster, radio presenter, Celebrity Mastermind Winner and football fan Matt Forde is no stranger to Notts. Bought up in Lenton, he began his stand-up career here before moving to London to do podcast interviews with famous politicians and voiceovers for shows like Spitting Image. This tour will focus on some lifechanging health events he’s recently experienced. If you want to know more google to read or listen to the recent interview we did with him.
Met Opera: Il Barbiere di Siviglia When: Sun 1 June Where: Arc Cinema Beeston How much: £17-18
Nottingham Restaurant Week When: Mon 2 - Sun 8 June Where: Nottingham City Centre How much: From £10
Rossini’s effervescent comedy retakes the stage in Bartlett Sher’s madcap production. This show is widely considered to be one of the greatest masterpieces of operatic comedy and a great introduction to the art form. This showing features mezzo-soprano duo Isabel Leonard and Aigul Akhmetshina headlining as the feisty heroine, Rosina, alongside high-flying tenors Lawrence Brownlee and Jack Swanson, as her secret lover Count Almaviva. Giacomo Sagripanti conducts.
It's in Nottingham's week-long celebration of local eateries is back to showcase the very best of the city’s diverse dining landscape, with exclusive menus, special offers and experiences. Over 50 establishments are taking part this year offering great value menus priced between £10 and £30; including BEAR, The Calcutta Club, Las Iguanas, Fothergills, and Piccalilli. There are also food tours and a competition to win £600 in future dining credits. Check out the It’s in Nottingham website or mobile app for full details.
National Theatre Live: A Streetcar Named Desire When: Thu 5 & Sun 8 June Where: Savoy Cinema How much: £11-13.50
Sneinton Vegan Market When: Sat 7 Jun Where: Sneinton Market How much: Free
This classic American play by Tennessee Williams is back on the big screen, with a few famous faces in the cast like Gillian Anderson (Sex Education/ X-Files), Vanessa Kirby (The Crown), and Ben Foster (Lone Survivor). As Blanche’s fragile world crumbles, she turns to her sister Stella for solace, but her downward spiral brings her face to face with the brutal, unforgiving Stanley Kowalski. Directed by Benedict Andrews and filmed during a sold-out run at the Young Vic Theatre in 2014.
Taking over Sneinton Market with plant-based bites and cruelty-free goodies, Nottingham’s Vegan Market indulges both the planet and the people. From stacked vegan burgers and handmade bakes, to sustainable crafts and crochet, it’s a proper feast for foodies and green-minded shoppers alike. Good grub, good ethics, and good times - all wrapped up in NG2 and led by our friends at V-Spot vegan supermarket in Sherwood, who also organise similar markets over there in NG5.