Lace Market Theatre | Animating the Inanimate

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Home, I'm Darling

Mon 27 Oct to Sat 1 Nov

by Laura Wade Judy and Johnny's world seems perfect- a beautiful home, handcrafted cocktails, and a carefully curated life of domestic bliss. However, perfection often comes at a price. Behind the smiles and immaculate surfaces, tensions begin to simmer. Home, I'm Darling is a sharp, stylish comedy with a layered take on nostalgia, feminism, and the complexities of relationships. It explores...

The Crucible

Mon 24 Nov to Sat 29 Nov

by Arthur Miller When a vindictive lie unleashes a campaign of state-sanctioned terror, and when sanctimonious piety becomes obligatory, it falls to a self-confessed sinner, John Proctor, to call out the lies. But will anyone believe him? Arthur Miller’s award-winning play asks us the most troubling questions. Written during the McCarthy witch-hunts of 1950s America, it dramatises events sur...

A Christmas Cheer Concert

Sat 6 Dec

4th Wall Theatrics Presents A Christmas Cheer: A Heartwarming Holiday Concert Join us for an unforgettable evening of festive joy at A Christmas Cheer , a celebration that brings together the timeless traditions of Christmas! From cherished carols and heartfelt readings to delightful songs, poems, and whimsical sketches, this magical concert captures the true spirit of the season. Featuring...

The Last Noel

Thu 11 Dec to Sat 20 Dec

by Chris Bush Tess’s parents work for the emergency services and that has always meant that Christmas celebrations have to be a moveable feast. Today is no different, and Tess, her Gran, and her Uncle Mike are once more awaiting their arrival. But something is different this time, and if everything is changing, then maybe the stories they tell have to change too? Maybe traditions need to be ...

The Cat's Meow

Mon 12 Jan to Sat 17 Jan

by Steven Peros Sex, drugs and the Charleston! Based on the true story of a mysterious Hollywood death, The Cat's Meow offers us a fascinating cross section of Jazz Era characters who intersect for one notorious weekend in 1924, on board William Randolph Hearst's luxury yacht. The guest list includes film stars, writers, lawyers, money-men and the ever present frivolous flappers, but most...

Things I Know To Be True

Mon 9 Feb to Sat 14 Feb

by Andrew Bovell Would you be able to list all the things you know to be true in your life? What exists for you that is concrete, dependable and safe? The Price family are pretty certain that they know what’s true for them. That is until their lives begin to unravel. Andrew Bovell’s remarkable play presents us with some hard truths about family, love and the things we take for granted. Fa...

The Glad Game

Thu 19 Feb to Sat 21 Feb

by Phoebe Frances Brown The Glad Game is Phoebe’s story; the story of finding yourself in the bleakest of moments and of discovering reasons, however small or silly, to be glad. Growing up in Nottingham, acting defined Phoebe. By the age of 26 she is living and working in London, in pursuit of her dream; a career in acting. Just as things are starting to take off, with a role lined up at The...

Uncle Vanya

Mon 13 Apr to Sat 18 Apr

by Anton Chekhov; translated by Cynthia Marsh Chekhov is not often seen as a radical writer, but his work makes us see the world in a different light. In Uncle Vanya (1896) he creates a critical view of Russia which rolls down the decades to the future we now know. And he does it with a daring combination of comedy and harsh reality. The Serebryakov family scrape a living on their country fa...

Hansard

Mon 27 Apr to Sat 2 May

by Simon Woods Robin Hesketh, Tory MP and junior minister, returns to his country house looking forward to a restful weekend, only to find a fox digging up his lawn and his wife digging up the past. 1988. It’s a year into Margaret Thatcher’s third term as PM and her government has just passed Section 28, forbidding schools and local authorities from “promoting the acceptability of homosexuality...

The Duchess of Malfi

Mon 18 May to Sat 23 May

by John Webster Webster’s violent tale of misogyny and deceit. A forbidden marriage. A hidden family. A dangerous web of secrets and lies. Remarkable for its inventive and grotesque violence, yet full of dark humour, Webster’s tale of misogyny and deceit is propelled forwards in time to the period of the Industrial Revolution. This Steam-Punk inspired production highlights the rigid male-dom...

Ein Komisches Talent

Mon 25 May to Tue 26 May

or Comic Potential by Alan Ayckbourn Brought to us by Theater Die Käuze. A hilarious satire of television and a touching romantic comedy. This production will be performed in German for free, but a ticket will be required to assure your seat.

I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change

Wed 27 May to Thu 28 May

by Joe DiPietro & Jimmy Roberts Brought to us by Jakobus Theater. An updated version of the hilarious musical revue! This crowd-pleasing comedy takes on the truths and myths behind that contemporary conundrum know as “the relationship.” This production will be performed in German for free, but a ticket will be required to assure your seat.

Accidental Death of An Anarchist

Mon 22 Jun to Sat 27 Jun

by Dario Fo & Franca Rame; adapted by Tom Basden Welcome to the crazy world of Accidental Death of an Anarchist, where those in charge have completely lost the plot! When a certified ‘Maniac’ (whose hobby is impersonating authority figures) arrives at a police station, it prompts an unscheduled investigation. The subject is the mysterious death of a man who left the building during an interr...

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Mon 20 Jul to Sat 25 Jul

by Frank Loesser & Abe Burrows A satire of big business and all it holds sacred. This show tracks the rise of J. Pierrepont-Finch in 1960’s corporate America. Following the guidance of a little handbook called ‘How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying’, he climbs the corporate ladder from lowly window washer to high-powered executive. On route, he has to tackle such familiar, b...

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Audition for Things I Know To Be True

Tue 14 Oct

Performances 9-14 February 2026 in the Auditorium Directed by Jonathan Cleaver Things I Know To Be True is about love in many of its forms. At times comforting and supportive, at others suffocating and destructive. But always love. Andrew Bovell’s remarkable play presents us with some hard truths about family, love and the things we take for granted. The co-director of Frantic Theatre’s p...

Audition for The Glad Game

Tue 4 Nov

Performances 19-21 February 2026 in the Auditorium Directed by Kathryn Edwards The Glad Game is a one woman play, written and performed by Phoebe Francis Brown; an autobiographical piece that Phoebe wrote in response to her diagnosis of an incurable brain tumour. It was first produced at The Nottingham Playhouse in 2021 and then at The Hampstead Theatre in London in 2022, just weeks before h...

Audition for Uncle Vanya

Tue 6 Jan

Performances 13-18 April 2026 in the Auditorium Directed by Cynthia Marsh Details to come

Audition for The Duchess of Malfi

Tue 20 Jan

Performances 18-23 May 2026 in the Auditorium Directed by Nik Hedges Details to come

Audition for Hansard

Tue 27 Jan

Performances 27 April-2 May 2026 in the Studio Directed by Trev Clarke Details to come

Audition for Accidental Death of An Anarchist

Tue 10 Mar

Performances 22-27 June 2026 in the Auditorium Directed by Jamis Goodliffe Details to come

Audition for Accidental Death of An Anarchist

Audition for How To Succeed In Business...

Tue 24 Mar

Performances 20-25 July 2026 in the Auditorium Directed by Linda Croston Details to come

Audition for How To Succeed In Business...

Open Day 2

Sat 24 Jan

Why not come along to one of our Open Evenings to take a tour, hear more about the theatre and how you can get involved, and ask any questions! For more information, contact the Open Evenings Coordinator here .

Open Day 3

Sat 4 Jul

Christmas Party 2025

Sat 27 Dec

Put on your Christmas jumper one last time and join us in the theatre bar for drinks and merriment! Members (past and present) and their guests only!

Murder Mystery 2026

Sat 28 Feb

Details to be confirmed Tickets are £3 per character and available soon. The number of characters available are very limited and will be assigned once all tickets are sold.

Quiz night 2026

Sat 13 Jun

We're inviting members and their guests to join us in a quiz night. Tickets are £1 and available soon to members and their guests.

Animating the Inanimate

Thu 16 Oct

Mask Theatre Using masks from his collection from around the world and some he has created for specific performances, Stephen Jon ’s lecture/demo provides an entertaining experience of this ancient aspect of theatre. The bar is open from 12. Please bring your sandwich lunch. Events/talks etc usually begin about 12.15 and finish around 1.30, bar the washing up! All members of LMT are welcome....

Discussion of a Local Production

Thu 13 Nov

I suggest we make individual visits to the West Bridgford Dramatic Society production of That Good Night by N. J Crisp, 4-8 November. Billed as ‘a wry, thought provoking drama’, ‘profound’ and ‘compassionate’, it examines modern ideas about euthanasia, but also supplies an unexpected twist. And yes, the title evokes Dylan Thomas’ poem ‘Do not go gentle into that good night’ and his assertion ...

Lunchtime Christmas 2025

Thu 18 Dec

Provided by yourselves! All suggestions/offers to Cynthia, please. Could include a short rehearsed reading, and/or individual items? The bar is open from 12. Please bring your sandwich lunch. Events/talks etc usually begin about 12.15 and finish around 1.30, bar the washing up! All members of LMT are welcome. Contact Cynthia Marsh here .

From the Theatres to the Stars

Thu 15 Jan

The Theatre Royal, Nottingham Playhouse and Empire. Plenty of stories and anecdotes, and ending with some theatre humour with Andrew Smart . The bar is open from 12. Please bring your sandwich lunch. Events/talks etc usually begin about 12.15 and finish around 1.30, bar the washing up! All members of LMT are welcome. Contact Cynthia Marsh here .

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Home, I'm Darling

Mon 27 Oct to Sat 1 Nov

The Crucible

Mon 24 Nov to Sat 29 Nov

A Christmas Cheer Concert

Sat 6 Dec

The Last Noel

Thu 11 Dec to Sat 20 Dec

The Cat's Meow

Mon 12 Jan to Sat 17 Jan

Things I Know To Be True

Mon 9 Feb to Sat 14 Feb

The Glad Game

Thu 19 Feb to Sat 21 Feb

Uncle Vanya

Mon 13 Apr to Sat 18 Apr

Hansard

Mon 27 Apr to Sat 2 May

The Duchess of Malfi

Mon 18 May to Sat 23 May

Ein Komisches Talent

Mon 25 May to Tue 26 May

I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change

Wed 27 May to Thu 28 May

Accidental Death of An Anarchist

Mon 22 Jun to Sat 27 Jun

How to Succeed in Business...

Mon 20 Jul to Sat 25 Jul

Audition for Things I Know To Be True

Tue 14 Oct

Audition for The Glad Game

Tue 4 Nov

Audition for Uncle Vanya

Tue 6 Jan

Audition for The Duchess of Malfi

Tue 20 Jan

Audition for Hansard

Tue 27 Jan

Audition for Accidental Death of An Anarchist

Tue 10 Mar

Audition for How To Succeed In Business...

Tue 24 Mar

Open Day 2

Sat 24 Jan

Open Day 3

Sat 4 Jul

Christmas Party 2025

Sat 27 Dec

Murder Mystery 2026

Sat 28 Feb

Quiz night 2026

Sat 13 Jun

Animating the Inanimate

Thu 16 Oct

Discussion of a Local Production

Thu 13 Nov

Lunchtime Christmas 2025

Thu 18 Dec

From the Theatres to the Stars

Thu 15 Jan

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