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Workshop

Exhibition

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Autumn Art Exhibitions

Sat 21 Sep – Fri 5 Jan 2024

Find out about our Autumn Art Exhibitions.

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Children & Families

Three performers stand on a dark stage, dressed in green and red, surrounding a puppet.

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Djanogly Theatre

Pinocchio

Wed 30 Oct – Sun 3 Nov 2024

A new take on a classic tale, with a hilarious and high-energy performance. Suitable for ages 4+.

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A family walk along a park path towards Lakeside Arts

A tram travels past Lakeside Arts

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Booking Tickets

Freshly baked scones

A person in a wheelchair enjoys an accessible swing.

A vast lake with stone lion ornament

A small boy in a blue hoodie sits at a cafe table

Family Facilities

A light bright shop space with square shelves and colourful displays.

Colourful rowing boats sat at the side of the lake, with the Trent building in the background.

Two secondary school students in uniform painting in yellows, reds and oranges as part of a school trip at Lakeside Arts.

Schools & educators

A student actor on stage with red hair being led off by another student

University Students

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Families & Children

Lakeside's Performing Arts Studio setup for a drinks reception.

Celebrations & Events

Lakeside's theatre with a full audience, a speaker at a lecturn and four empty chairs on stage.

Meetings & Conferences

Eleven actors on stage in orange costumes and in a jungle scene, with the moon overhead.

Artistic & rehearsal hire

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Catering For Your Event

Close up of microphone on stage. with audience seating in the background.

Lakeside front of house staff in blue fleeces stand smiling

Jobs & Volunteering

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A black and white photograph of an outdoor swimming pool on the site where Lakeside Arts now sits

Sekou Keita, a musician, sits surrounded by an orchestra with headphones on

A woman walking through luminarium which is glowing with reds and purples.

Grass interspersed with daisies, a winding path and a small tree just coming into lead dominate the foreground. Children playing in Highfields Park, an ice cream van and Lakeside Arts' DH Lawrence Pavilion are in the background. A bright blue sky with white fluffy clouds is overhead.

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Theatre & Dance

Comedy

The Make-Em Ups

Bumper Blyton

Sat 18 Nov 2023

Djanogly Theatre

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Past event

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A riotous improvised parody chock full of puns and lashings of innuendo, in the style of the nation’s favourite author, Enid Blyton.

A cast of the UK’s best-known improvisers invents a hilarious improvised adventure live on the hoof based on audience suggestions. Performed in vintage costume with music and songs, the show offers a tongue-in-cheek homage. It’s Enid Blyton…for grown ups!

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