What’s on

Find theatre, classical & chamber music, world, folk & jazz gigs, live comedy, dance performances, children's shows, free talks and workshops, as well as our visual art exhibitions and museum programme below.

Music
Red Priest

Thursday 02 May

After their recent foray into the world of gypsy music with their classical-chart-topping Baroque Bohemians project, Red Priest returns to Lakeside.
Special Events
Rehearsal, Tea and Scones with Giles Croft

Friday 03 May

Join former Nottingham Playhouse Artistic Director Giles Croft as he puts our fantastically talented University of Nottingham students through their paces during a rehearsal of Dennis Kelly’s jet-black comedy DNA.
Museum
Talk - The Shock of the Old

Friday 03 May

An account of the search for, and discovery of, Britain’s first Ice Age cave art at Creswell Crags (Nottinghamshire /Derbyshire) in 2003.
Special Collections
Romantic Facts and Fantasies

Friday 10 May - Sunday 25 August

Culture and Heritage of the romantic Age, c. 1780-1840.
Exhibitions
Study Day - The Kirkland Collection: A Closer Look

Saturday 11 May

This Saturday morning session provides the opportunity to gain a greater insight into some of the Bauhaus exhibition artists and their works, particularly some lesser-known figures<
Take Part & Learn
Workshop: Stencil Monoprints

Sunday 12 May

Create stencilled monoprints of abstract forms and overlapping colour in this workshop inspired by the Homage to the Bauhaus exhibition.
Theatre
DNA

Tuesday 14 May - Saturday 18 May

Adam is gone, presumed dead. He was last seen on the edge of a deep, disused shaft, with a group of teenagers throwing stones at him. They may be guilty, but they have no intention of getting caught.
Special Events
Robert Pascall Memorial Concert

Wednesday 15 May

The Allegri Quartet plays some of Professor Robert Pascall’s favourite works, in celebration of his life and love of music.
Special Events
Museum Tour and Object Handling Session

Thursday 16 May

Enjoy a guided tour of the University of Nottingham Museum with Keeper Clare Pickersgill.
Theatre
The Rite of Spring

Tuesday 21 May

Award-winning choreographer Seeta Patel has reimagined the iconic Rite of Spring for an international cast of dancers.
Music
Frigg

Wednesday 22 May

Frigg returns to Nottingham having dazzled the audience on their Lakeside debut.
Theatre
The Isle of Brimsker

Thursday 23 May - Friday 24 May

A lighthouse keeper lives alone on a desolate outcrop surrounded by stormy seas. Change is on the horizon but not in the form she expects.