Nottingham Arts Theatre

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Nottingham Art Theatre

Nottingham Arts Theatre is a theatre on George Street in Nottingham, England. Formerly known as the Co-op Arts Theatre,[ citation needed ] it is located in the former George Street Particular Baptist Church building.

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It has a seating capacity of 274 in the Auditorium and a newer, 50-seat studio theatre.

It is operated by an educational charity and has a very active youth theatre company which stages multiple productions and showcases each year. In 2024 it also formed a youth choir.

It has seen a few notable entertainers on its stage, such as some of the members of Nottingham-based band Dog Is Dead. The theatre premiered the stage version of Alan Sillitoe's novel Saturday Night and Sunday Morning. It also stages a pantomime annually.[ citation needed ]

Productions

In recent years it has put on shows such as:

The theatre's 2012 pantomime production of Puss in Boots was the subject of a documentary, Panto!, by Jeanie Finlay, which was a co-production by Glimmer Films and Met Film Production for BBC Storyville . It was first aired on BBC Four on Monday 22 December 2014. [1]

References

  1. ↑ Emm, Alison; Finlay, Jeanie. "Jeanie Finlay on Pantomime". LeftLion . Nottingham. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2019.

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