Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall
With over half a million visitors every year, the Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall Nottingham are two of the UK’s most successful touring venues, leading the way for arts and entertainment in the East Midlands region.
There diverse programme of events includes internationally renowned orchestras, the highest quality ballet, contemporary dance, opera and touring drama alongside West End musicals, family shows, stand-up comedy and rock & pop music. Also offering a wide range of workshops and projects involving the local community, free foyer performances, backstage tours, plus their bustling café bar and restaurant, there really is something here for everyone.
The superb visual and acoustic design of the Royal Concert Hall makes it one of the most unique and highly regarded music venues in the country.
Built in 1982, the Royal Concert Hall opened with a gala concert starring Sir Elton John. Since then, the roll call of famous names to have performed on its stage ranges from world-renowned classical soloists and conductors to a who’s who of the world’s biggest rock stars, pop bands and stand-up comedians.
The unique acoustic design of the Hall’s 2,497-seat auditorium gives it a warmth and clarity of sound much admired by orchestras and performers from across the globe. And audiences love to come here, too, as it sounds as good from the back of the top tier as it does from the centre of the stalls.
Nottingham Playhouse
Situated in Nottingham city centre, Nottingham Playhouse puts on a wide variety of drama, music, dance, comedy and of course, the legendary Nottingham Playhouse pantomime.
Nottingham Playhouse has been one of the United Kingdom’s leading producing theatres since its foundation in 1948. Touring work nationally and internationally, the Playhouse remains firmly rooted in its vibrant home city, where its spacious modernist building – fronted by Anish Kapoor’s Sky Mirror – is one of the region’s most popular landmarks.
Within these walls they create productions large and small, timeless classics, enthralling family shows and adventurous new commissions.
Motorpoint Arena
Motorpoint Arena Nottingham (originally the Nottingham Arena, formerly the Capital FM Arena Nottingham) is a multi-use indoor arena located within the National Ice Centre in the Lace Market district of Nottingham.
The National Ice Centre and Arena were opened by Olympic gold medallist Jayne Torvill on 1 April 2000. Since its opening, the arena has hosted over a thousand concerts, comedy acts, family shows and sporting events.
The arena is the UK’s first twin ice pad facility and centre of excellence for ice sports in the UK and home to The Nottingham Panthers.
Broadway Cinema
Broadway Cinema is an independent cinema in the city of Nottingham.
It is located in the Hockley area. In 2009, the cinema was rated as one of the ‘best in the world’ by Total Film magazine.
The Broadway building we know and love has changed a lot since it opened as a regional film theatre in the 1960s.
The building was originally split between the chapel, which housed the cinema, and the church house, Screen 1 had 534 seats. The first screening as Broadway Cinema was on 31 August 1990. Since then, it has benefited from over £8 million of redevelopment funding.
A new foyer, added disabled access and opening of Screen 2. The window in the wall of the CaféBar was created so that people coming out of Screen 2 would see the bar in all its glory.
Broadway continues to expand. Opening Screen 3, Screen 4 (designed by regular patron Sir Paul Smith) and the Mezz Bar and Lounge, as well as lots more work and education facilities.