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Things I Know To Be True

Thu 12 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 darkest moments, about leaning on those who love you and finding reasons everywhere to be glad. Nottingham actress Phoebe Frances Brown is at the beginning of her acting career. She is living in London and enjoying life to the full when she is struck with devastating news. At 28 she is diagnosed wit...

The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui

Tue 17 Mar to Sat 21 Mar

by Bertolt Brecht; translated by George Tobori and Alistair Beaton The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui charts the ascent of a small-time Chicago gangster who uses intimidation, manufactured crises and calculated charm to seize control of the city’s vegetable trade. As Ui’s influence spreads, the play shifts from dark comedy to a stark warning about how authoritarian figures rise — not through geni...

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.

Same Time, Next Year

Wed 27 May to Thu 28 May

by Bernard Slade Brought to us by Jakobus Theater. New Jersey accountant George Peters and Oakland housewife Doris meet at a Northern California inn in February 1951. They have an affair, and agree to meet once a year, despite the fact both are married to others and have six children between them. This production will be performed in German for free, but a ticket will be required to assure y...

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...

How to Succeed in Business...

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 Accidental Death of An Anarchist

Tue 10 Mar

Performances 22-27 June 2026 in the Auditorium Directed by Jamie Goodliffe Background Dario Fo’s original play is a relentless blend of comedy, cut with the hard reality of police corruption and institutional cruelty. The play is based on the real-life coverup of the death of Giuseppi Pinelli, who fell from a window while being interrogated by the Italian police. This is a recent adaptat...

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 / Alison Hope Details to come

Audition for How To Succeed In Business...

Murder Mystery 2026

Sat 28 Feb

Murder Mystery at the Theatre You are about to embark on a fun-filled evening of intrigue, deceit and wrongdoing! It's 1922, the height of the flapper era, and Art Deco is all the rage. There has been a murder in the Full House Theatre, and all the guests, here to audition for a part in the popular play Tickle My Fancy, are in the frame. Can anyone work out whodunnit? Tickets are £3 per c...

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.

Discussion on the Playhouse Production

Thu 19 Feb

Discussion of the production The Beekeeper of Aleppo at Nottingham Playhouse, 7th -28th February 2026. Book your own ticket and we’ll discuss the production on 19th February. 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 .

Monica White

Thu 19 Mar

Orthodox Icons and Legends of St George Monica White is Associate Professor of Russian & Slavonic Studies at the University of Nottingham. A specialist in the medieval period, she has researched and published widely on the religious, cultural and military history of Orthodox Europe. The bar is open from 12. Please bring your sandwich lunch. Events/talks etc usually begin about 12.15 and ...

Play Reading

Thu 23 Apr

tbc 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 .

Introduction to John Webster

Thu 14 May

Introduction to John Webster’s The Duchess of Malfi. Presented and led by Hazel Salisbury, as a prelude to the LMT production 18-23 May 2026. 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 .

Graham Woodward

Thu 18 Jun

Graham Woodward, Chairman of Nottingham Civic Society, is returning to present us his slide-illustrated historical tour of the Lace Market Area of Nottingham. 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 .

Annual Review 2026

Thu 16 Jul

Annual Review of the year and plans for the season 26-27, intermixed with your own performative presentations! 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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Things I Know To Be True

Thu 12 Feb to Sat 14 Feb

The Glad Game

Thu 19 Feb to Sat 21 Feb

The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui

Tue 17 Mar to Sat 21 Mar

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

Same Time, Next Year

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 Accidental Death of An Anarchist

Tue 10 Mar

Audition for How To Succeed In Business...

Tue 24 Mar

Open Day 3

Sat 4 Jul

Murder Mystery 2026

Sat 28 Feb

Quiz night 2026

Sat 13 Jun

Discussion on the Playhouse Production

Thu 19 Feb

Monica White

Thu 19 Mar

Play Reading

Thu 23 Apr

Introduction to John Webster

Thu 14 May

Graham Woodward

Thu 18 Jun

Annual Review 2026

Thu 16 Jul

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