What’s on

Theatre
2Magpies Theatre: Last Resort

Monday 21 May - Tuesday 22 May

Last Resort is the alternative future for Guantanamo Bay. You’ll sit in a deckchair, you’ll get a rum cocktail on arrival and you’ll feel the sand between your toes.
Special Events
Brain Controlled Film 'The MOMENT'

Monday 21 May - Tuesday 22 May

The MOMENT is a story set on the cusp of the singularity. The story explores 3 narratives in a dystopian future where brain computer interfaces are both a source of social threat and potential revelation.
Exhibitions
Gallery Tour: Living with Adaptive Architecture

Thursday 24 May

Led by Holger Schnädelbach
Theatre
Autism Reimagined

Thursday 24 May

An exploration of how autistic people perceive, experience, and communicate differently, through art and drama.
Exhibitions
Gallery Tour with Neil Walker: Scaling the Sublime

Friday 25 May

Gallery tour of the Scaling the Sublime exhibition.
Children & Families
Wheee!: The Princess & The Pea

Monday 28 May - Tuesday 29 May

A charming and beautifully quirky dance theatre adaptation of this favourite Hans Christian Andersen story by the brilliant Norwegian company Dybwikdans.
Special Events
Luminarium

Monday 28 May - Sunday 03 June

Architects of Air have toured to more than 40 countries across five continents with their extraordinary structures which astonish and delight audiences of all ages.
Children & Families
Where It All Began: Screening

Monday 28 May - Sunday 03 June

A rare opportunity to watch the original pilot episode of this Emmy, Bafta and RTS nominated series – 15 minutes of exclusive material previously unseen by public audiences.
Children & Families
Peg Puppets & Stories Workshop

Monday 28 May

Make a fantastic peg puppet with fabric scraps and other household bits and pieces, and then devise your own fairy tales to act out.
Children & Families
Expedition

Wednesday 30 May

Artists are often inspired by expeditions, investigative walks, or even Grand Tours. In these workshops with artist Gina Mollett, participants will be venturing out into the landscape of Highfields Park and University Park Campus to collect ideas and make observations.
Special Events
Luminarium: Grown-Ups Only Session

Thursday 31 May

Architects of Air have toured to more than 40 countries across five continents with their extraordinary structures which astonish and delight audiences of all ages.
Theatre
Wheee! 2018: Is This A Dagger?

Friday 01 June

Andy Cannon retells Shakespeare’s Macbeth, taking audiences on a thousand-year journey from fact to fiction and back again. Suitable for ages 8+