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Confidence Man

Rock City

Bad baronet Sir Despard Murgatroyd has inherited a centuries-old curse – he must commit a crime a day or die in agony. That is, until the timid Robin Oakapple is revealed as his long-lost brother and the true inheritor of the curse. Blossoming romance will be dashed, and a chorus of ghosts will reappear when Robin’s feeble crimes don’t cut it with his ancestors. In this topsy-turvy world, is there a way to break the curse?

Opera North - Ruddigore

Theatre Royal & Royal Concert Hall

UB40, the world’s biggest selling reggae group, will take to the road with two-time Grammy Award winners Soul II Soul for a special UK arena tour in 2024! Prepare for the party of all parties, as two multi-million selling behemoths combine for an evening of timeless chart hits and tireless performances

UB40 & Soul II Soul

Motorpoint Arena Nottingham

As the clock strikes midnight join Ebenezer Scrooge on the journey of a lifetime to discover the true meaning of Christmas. Travel with the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future through family firesides, cold winter nights and the promise of a brighter future. A festive feast for the senses, Northern Ballet brings one of the most loved stories of all time to life.

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A Christmas Carol

The Grand Theatre & Opera House Leeds

Hull New Theatre

Norwich Theatre Royal

Lyceum Theatre

Murder and ambition. Rivalries and betrayal. Cat ears? It's Shakespeare like you've never seen before. More comic than it should be, but with a standard dose of spooky thunder and homicidal rampages. Our story follows Macbeth as he ascends from celebrated army general to tyrannical king in a quest for absolute power. King, Cawdor, Glamis, all. But the witches have misled him, as witches tend to do. The third witch didn't even want to be a weird sister, he got in through clearing. From the Porter's japes to Lady Macbeth's girlbossing, this play will take you to the pits of hell and back again. Make sure to wash your hands - a little water clears us of this deed.

Macbeth

The Nottingham New Theatre

**Event: The Magic Flute by Opera North**

**Dates:** 27 September 2024 - 29 March 2025

**Venues:**
- Leeds Grand Theatre
- Newcastle Theatre Royal
- The Lowry, Salford Quays
- Theatre Royal, Nottingham
- Hull New Theatre

**Overview:**
Opera North presents a captivating production of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's timeless opera, "The Magic Flute." This enchanting performance, directed by James Brining and featuring a colorful design by Colin Richmond alongside imaginative video by Douglas O’Connell, invites audiences into a world where the lines between day and night blur in the quest for love and truth.

**Synopsis:**
Join Prince Tamino in his adventurous quest to rescue Pamina, the daughter of the Queen of the Night, from the clutches of Sarastro, the Priest of the Sun. With the help of Papageno, the bird-catcher, and a magical flute, they navigate a world filled with trials, discovering that things are not always as they seem. Mozart's masterpiece combines heart-melting arias, dazzling vocal fireworks, and a story celebrating the reconciling power of music and imagination.

**Cast & Creative Highlights:**
- Pamina: Claire Lees / Soraya Mafi
- Tamino: Egor Zhuravskii / Trystan Llŷr Griffiths
- Queen of the Night: Anna Dennis
- Sarastro: Msimelelo Mbali / Justin Hopkins
- Papageno: Emyr Wyn Jones
- Papagena: Pasquale Orchard
- Conductors: Christoph Koncz, Oliver Rundell, Patrick Lange, Emilia Hoving

**Accessibility:**
The production offers BSL interpreted and audio-described performances, ensuring an inclusive experience for all audience members.

**Running Time:** Approximately 2 hours 45 minutes, including one interval.

**Language:** Sung in English with English subtitles.

**Ticket Information:**
Prices start from £16, with digital and printed programs available for purchase. Season Ticket Packages and discounts for under 30s and opera newcomers are available. Booking fees may apply.

**Special Notes:**
- Priority booking and specific performance dates for audio-described and signed performances are available.
- Become a Friend of Opera North for early access to tickets and exclusive benefits.

For more information and to book your tickets, visit Opera North's official website. Join us for a magical journey through Mozart's "The Magic Flute" and experience the power of music and imagination like never before.

The Magic Flute

Leeds Grand Theatre

Newcastle Theatre Royal

The Quays

Massive Wagons, the UK rock powerhouse, formed in 2009 through sheer small town boredom and an appetite for loud and live music.

Massive Wagons

In one of the greatest operas ever written, the dashing prince Tamino is on a quest to find love and happiness. With the bird-catcher Papageno at his side and armed with a magic flute, he must battle trials, tribulations and an evil sorcerer to rescue the imprisoned Pamina. Yet just when success seems within reach, the Queen of the Night has a final surprise in store…

Opera North - The Magic Flute

'This is the best of me... this, if anything of mine, is worth your memory.' Thus did Elgar describe his greatest oratorio. In the 90th year since the composer's death we perform this astonishing tale of a soul's journey into the afterlife. The score is passionate and moving, replete with soaring melodies and dramatic choruses, and populated by demons, priests and a guardian angel.

Nottingham Harmonic Choir – The Dream of Gerontius

Albert Hall Conference Centre

 Join the Dancin' Motion students for an evening of roof-raising music, dazzling costumes and of course, fabulous entertainment and extraordinary talent. 

Dancin' Motion: Rhythm In Motion 24

Nottingham Arts Theatre

Having made their debut with the Mercury Prize-nominated Stars Of CCTV in 2005, the four-piece proved progressive yet accessible. As with its tales of high street life, club-driven weekends. Also keeping your head above water on the breadline, the album yielded five Top 40 singles.

Hard-fi

Musical maestro Jools Holland and his famous Rhythm & Blues Orchestra will be touring this Autumn/Winter, with special guests Marc Almond and Toby Lee.

From his years in the internationally acclaimed duo Soft Cell to the successful solo career that followed, Marc Almond has sold over 30 million records worldwide with his list of hit songs including ‘Say Hello, Wave Goodbye, ‘Touch’ and, of course, ‘Tainted Love’.

Jools Holland with special guests Marc Almond and Toby Lee

From the producers of Seven Drunken Nights – The Story of The Dubliners, immerse yourself in the rich tapestry of Irish culture as our talented singers, musicians and dancers perform a world class concert featuring all the festive favourites including ‘Driving Home for Christmas’, ‘Step Into Christmas’, ‘Oh Holy Night’ and, of course, ‘The Fairytale of New York’.

Fairytale of New York

TANGKis the righteous and vibrant fifth album from madcap truth-seekers, IDLES. Pronounced“tank” with a whiff of the “g”-an onomatopoeic reference to the lashing way the band imaginedtheir guitars sounding that has since grown into a sigil for living in love-the record is the band’smost ambitious and striking work yet. Where IDLES were once set on taking the world’s piss,squaring off with strong jaws against the perennially entitled, and exercising personal trauma inreal time, they have arrived in thisnew act to offer the fruits of such perseverance: love, joy, andindeed gratitude for the mere opportunity of existence.A radical sense of defiant empowerment radiates fromTANGK, co-produced by Nigel Godrich,IDLES guitarist Mark Bowen, and Kenny Beats. Despite his reputation as an incendiary post-punk sparkplug, frontman Joe Talbotsingsalmost all the feelings inside these 10 songs withhard-earned soul, offering each lusty vow or solidarity plea as a bona fide pop song—that is, athing for everyone to pass around and share, communal anthems intended for overcoming ourgrievance. Lead single “Dancer” stands as the throbbing and scuzzy highlight at the album’scenter-rattling bass and ricocheting guitar giving Talbot space to talk about sweat and sexonthe dancefloor. (You will spy LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy and Nancy Whang here, too,singing.) It is lascivious and playful and positive, the ecstatic sound of at least a temporary fix. Inthe improvised hook, Talbot offers IDLES’ essential new mantra: “I give myself to you/As longas you move on the floor.”He is singing about the rapture of a new relationship, but he is also singing about the specialdynamic between IDLES and their fans, or IDLES and the world at large. This is a band’s vow tokeep lifting and fighting for themselves and their listeners, to keep offering the grim persistenceof joy and hope and love and wonder as long as that’s what anyone needs to survive. It is a lovesong the same way thatTANGKis a love album—open to anyone who requires something toshout out loud in order to fend off any encroaching sense of the void, now or forever.

Idles: Love Is The Fing Tour

Northern Ballet: A Christmas Carol

The Hallé’s multi-faceted Artist-in Residence, Thomas Adès conducts this atmospheric programme centred on Finland’s greatest composer, which features two of his greatest symphonies as well as a pair of pieces influenced by him. Einojuhani Rautavaara was a protégé of Sibelius and his Deux Serenades, is a gleaming example of his seductively Romantic style. Here it’s performed by the remarkable American violinist Stephen Waarts, who made a huge impression here a couple of seasons ago when stepping in to perform Beethoven’s Violin Concerto at short notice. He also performs Adès’ homage to Sibelius, a compact, free-form concerto, in which the stratospheric solo violin soars over a restless orchestra in a serene reverie.

The Hallé

After announcing full details of their highly-anticipated fourth album ROMANCE, Fontaines D.C. confirm a new tour. ROMANCE, released via XL Recordings, is the band’s first album with producer James Ford and undoubtedly their most ambitious and expansive record yet. The album’s explosive first single, “Starburster”, was also unveiled this week alongside an Aube Perrie-directed video

Fontaines D.C.

An opportunity to meet new local contacts, share experiences and learn valuable practical skills for your business.

Nottingham Playhouse Business Club November 2024

Nottingham Playhouse

Join BBC Gardeners’ World presenter and gardening writer, Monty Don, as he shares his passion for gardens and the unique role they play in human inspiration and wellbeing.

Monty has been making television programmes for over 30 years and has been lead presenter of the BBC’s Gardener’s World since 2003. Since 2011 the programme has come from his own garden, Longmeadow, in Herefordshire.

An Audience with Monty Don

Grammy-award nominated heavy rock outfit Baroness mark their much-anticipated return with new album, STONE. Their sixth record overall and third released via Abraxan Hymns, STONE finds the Philadelphia-based quartet of John Baizley (guitars/vocals/illustration), Gina Gleason (guitars), Nick Jost (bass), and Sebastian Thomson (drums) streamlining the momentous multi-genre vocabulary of its critically-acclaimed predecessor Gold & Grey (2019). This is still very much Baroness—just refocused for efficiency and rethought as a consequence of stability. STONE’s most prominent tracks, “Last Word,” “Beneath the Rose,” “Shine,” and “Anodyne,” reflect thoughtfully, groove deeply, and refract tumult effortlessly. They, of course, rock.

Events in Nottingham

Confidence Man

Rock City

Opera North - Ruddigore

Theatre Royal & Royal Concert Hall

UB40 & Soul II Soul

Motorpoint Arena Nottingham

A Christmas Carol

Northern Ballet

Macbeth

The Nottingham New Theatre

The Magic Flute

Opera North

Massive Wagons

Rock City

Opera North - The Magic F...

Theatre Royal & Royal Concert Hall

Nottingham Harmonic Choir...

Albert Hall Conference Centre

Dancin' Motion: Rhythm In...

Nottingham Arts Theatre

Hard-fi

Rock City

Jools Holland with specia...

Theatre Royal & Royal Concert Hall

Fairytale of New York

Theatre Royal & Royal Concert Hall

Idles: Love Is The Fing T...

Rock City

Northern Ballet: A Christ...

Theatre Royal & Royal Concert Hall

The Hallé

Theatre Royal & Royal Concert Hall

Fontaines D.C.

Motorpoint Arena Nottingham

Nottingham Playhouse Busi...

Nottingham Playhouse

An Audience with Monty Do...

Theatre Royal & Royal Concert Hall

Baroness & Graveyard

Rock City