Step into the vibrant world of The Lace Market Theatre in Nottingham, where a rich tapestry of dramas unfolds throughout the year. From the heartwarming redemption story of 'A Christmas Carol' to the whimsical and satirical 'Ring Round the Moon,' this season's lineup offers something for every theatre lover. With a diverse range of themes, including social boundaries, historical intrigue, and romantic comedy, The Lace Market Theatre promises an engaging journey through the human experience, brought to life by talented performers and creative storytelling.

The Lace Market Theatre: A Year of Dramatic Excellence and Timeless Tales

The miser, Ebenezer Scrooge, learns to appreciate the need to value people above wealth and possessions in Dickens’ timeless classic, and to understand that the human spirit can rise above any adversity.

A Christmas Carol

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A patrol of young soldiers is investigated for the fatality of a local boy during the British army presence in Afghanistan in the early 21st century. The investigating officer, a veteran of the Falklands war of the 1980s, is drafted into Afghanistan, but is deeply troubled by the discoveries made in the process of the investigation. They raise painful echoes of the Falklands.

Bully Boy

Helen Edmundson’s compelling play explores a crucial episode in the early life of Mary Shelley - her meeting and scandalous elopement aged sixteen with Percy Bysshe Shelley - and its consequences for her sisters, her stepmother and above all, her troubled father, the political philosopher William Godwin.

Mary Shelley

From the author of Out of Focus comes this hilarious spoof in the best of Agatha Christie traditions, with an assembled cast of characters guaranteed to delight: Bunting the butler, an English Colonel with the prerequisite stiff upper lip, a shady French art dealer and his moll, bumbling local inspectors, and a well meaning local sleuth who seems to attract murder - they’re all here, and all caught up in the side-splitting antics which follow the mysterious death of the owner of a country manor house.

Murdered to Death

Suddenly the past resurfaces and lifestyles are changed.

Skylight

Elif shears sheep, her employer counts the herd. It’s hard to break out of your given role in life but when you’re an immigrant, unregistered, when the country you’re in considers you illegal, it’s damn near impossible. A Sudden Violent Burst of Rain is a contemporary parable of borders, boundaries and what it takes to transcend them in a time when the walls are getting taller and the channels wider.

A Sudden Violent Burst of Rain

Alys, Always is a superbly disquieting psychological thriller, with a mischievous satirical undercurrent.

Alys, Always

Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons is a heartfelt and humorous romcom that delves into the consequences of a law limiting daily word count.

Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons

This sparkling comedy written in the 1930s is still as witty and relevant today as it was when Coward wrote it.

Private Lives

When the young and naive D’Artagnan sets out on his quest to become a King’s musketeer, he immediately encounters the dangerous femme fatale, Milady de Winter. After discovering that the musketeers have been disbanded, he makes it his mission to get them reinstated. But will his feud with Milady thwart him? And who the heck is she?

The Three Musketeers

A whimsical jaunt of love, matchmaking, mistaken identities and schemes set in the winter garden of a French country house where a ball is about to commence.

Ring Round the Moon

Journey with Sam and Jen as they navigate a parallel world where Shakespeare’s Works are reality and nothing is what it seems.

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13 - 18 Jan, 2025

Skylight

Jan 27 - Feb 1, 2025

A Sudden Violent Burst of Rain

17 - 22 Feb, 2025

Alys, Always

3 - 8 Mar, 2025

Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons

Apr 28 - May 3, 2025

Private Lives

9 - 14 Dec, 2024

A Christmas Carol

11 - 16 Nov, 2024

Bully Boy

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