Duchess Theatre, Long Eaton
www.duchess-theatre.com
September 1st to 5th: American Idiot (LEOs)
September 10th - 12th: One Man Two Guvnors ( Regis Theatre Company)
September 15th to 19th: The Great British Bakeoff Musical (Gatepost)
September 23rd to 26th: Next to Normal (Encore)
September 28th: Made in the '80's Tribute
September 29th: Buddy Holly Tribute
September 30th: Mark Bolan/ T Rex Tribute
October 1st: The Rod Stewart Song Book
October 6th to 10th: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (EMS)
October 13th: Hey Beatles Tribute
October 15th: Queen One Vision Tribute
October 17th: Rotary Musical Showcase
October 19th: Let's Rock the Jukebox
October 20th: Legends of Motown
October 21st: Fleetwood Shack
October 27th to 31st: Sweeney Todd (BMTC)
November 4th to 7th: Blood Brothers (Play - Arcade Players)
November 12th to 14th: Brief Encounter (Riverside)
November 16th and 17th: The Mirror Crack'd (Your Chance)
November 18th: The Legacy Show
November 23rd: Shadowing Hank - Tribute
November 25th: The Rat pack Christmas in Las Vagus Tribute
November 26th: Abba Sensation
November 28th: Knees Up Mother Brown - Johnny Victory
December 2nd to 5th: Spamalot - (Blind Eye)
December 9th to 12th: Sleeping Beauty (Duchess Players)
December 15th to 19th: Aladdin Panto (Amici)
December 20th: Christmas in Brass
December 21st and 22nd: Christmas with Cranberry Flick

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Derby Theatre
September 17th to 20th: Shrek the Musical (Derby Youth)
September 29th to October 17th: The 39 Steps
November 10th to 14th: Othello
November 27th to January 2nd: The Railway Children

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May Hall Trent College Long Eaton
November 14th: Frozen Jr (PQA)
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The Theatre Royal Nottingham
August 10th to 15th: Waitress (Concert Hall)
August 11th to 15th: Anybody for Murder (Thriller Season  - Theatre Royal)
August 18th to 22nd: The Nightmare Room (Thriller Season - Theatre Royal)
August 25th to 29th: The Mantrap (Thriller Season - Theatre Royal)
September 1st to 6th: Annie (Concert Hall)
September 1st to 5th: The Last Laugh (Theatre Royal)
September 8th to 12th: Heathers The Musical (Theatre Royal)
September 15th to 19th: The Silence of the Lambs (Theatre Royal)
September 22nd to 26th: Matthew Bournes The Car Man (Theatre Royal)
September 29th to October 10th: Mama Mia (Concert Hall)
October 6th to 10th: By Royal Appointmant (Theatre Royal)
October  13th to 17th: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nightime (Theatre Royal)
October 23rd and 24th: Cinderella - Northern Ballet (Theatre Royal)
October 28th to 31st : Chess the Musical (Nottingham Operatic Society - Theatre Royal)
November 3rd to 7th: Mean Girls (Concert HaLL)
November 3rd to 7th: High Society (Theatre Royal)
November 18th to 24th: Eugene Onegin - Opera North (Theatre Royal)
November 19th and 20th: Rigoletto - Opera North (Theatre Royal)
November 28th to January 3rd 2027: jack and the Beanstalk - Pantomime (Theatre Royal)

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Nottingham Arts Theatre
July 31st: The Sundaes - Diva Las Vegas & Flabba
August 1st and 2nd: Élise Florence Dance Company presents... It’s Showtime 
August 15th: Ed Byrne and Special Guests
August 29th: The Elvis Revolution 
August 30th: Laugh Til You Cry Get
September 4th: Diva of the Decades
September 5th: The Spirit of Fleetwood Mac  
September 10th to 12th: Grindr The Musical (Stag Theatre)
December 5th to 20th: Panto 26 - Goldilocks and the three bears

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Nottingham Playhouse
www.nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk/whats-on
There will be various Summer Schools during July and August. 
September 5th to 26th: Till the Stars Come Down
November 2nd to 7th: Pride and Predudice (Sort of)
November 10th tho 14th: Fences
November 27th to January 16th: Aladdin (Pantomime)

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 Lace Market Theatre
www.lacemarkettheatre.co.uk
September 7th to 12th: Bette and Joan
September 28th to October 3rd: X
October 26th to 31st: Titus Andronicus
November 16th to 21st: Agnes of God
December 7th to 12th: Funny Money

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Palace Theatre Mansfield
September 4th and 5th: P*ssed Up Panto - Cinderella (Adults only)
September 16th: The Phantom Rasberry Blower of Old London Town (Play)
September 23rd: Macbeth: 
September 30th: Shit Faced Shakespeare - Romeo and Juliet (14+)
November 4th to 8th: Pricilla Queen of the Desert (Masque)
November 21st to January 3rd: Cinderella (Annual Pantomime - all ages)

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Guildhall Arts Centre Grantham
November to January: Sleeping Beauty Pantomime

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The Curve Leicester
www.curveonline.co.uk
July 28th to 30th: Blue Mist
August 1st to 15th: Silence of the Lambs
September 1st to 5th: Barnum
September 24th to October 3rd: Sylvia
October 6th to 10th: Heathers
October 13th to 17th: The Last Laugh
October 20th to 24th: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nightime
October 27th to 31st: Blood Brothers
November 9th and 10th: The Nature of Forgetting
November 11th to 13th: The Littleist Yak
November 17th to 19th: Private Peaceful
November 19th to 23rd: SIX

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Little Theatre Leicester

www.thelittletheatre.co.uk/whats-on
August 10th to 14th: Play in a Week Summer School
September 15th to 19th: Sweeney Todd (KW Productions)
October 4th: Elton John Tribute
October 6th: Jonny Cole
October 7th: Ceri Dupree - Frock with Laughter
October 8th: The Sounds of Simon
October 9th: Legends of Motown
October 10th: Supersonic Queen
October 13th to 17th: The Great British Bakeoff Musical (LAOS)
November 17th to 21st : Guys and Dolls
December 11th to January 3rd: Mother Goose Pantomime

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Loughborough Town Hall
July 20th to August 14th: Shows in a Week 
September 8th to 12th: Come from Away
September 15th to 19th: Sweeney Todd
September 18th and 19th: Abba Tribute
September 22nd to 26th: We Will Rock You
October 6th to 10th: The Sound of Music (ENSA)
October 20th to 24th: Jesus Christ Superstar
October 25th: Swan Lake Ballet
November 21st to January 3rd: Dick Whittington

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Repton 400 Hall Theatre
www.repton.org.uk/theatre-and-the-arts 
July 26th: A Year to remember (Dance School)
July 28th and 29th: Beauty and the Beast Jr (Rising Stars)
September 25th: The Beatles Experience
September 27th: West End Sings the Music of Abba
September 30th: The West End sings the music of Phil Collins and Genesis
December 19th:The West End Sings Merry Mix Tape
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The Space (Squire Performing Arts - Nottingham Girls High School)
https://squirepac.co.uk/whats-on
August 7th: Shrek the Musical Jr
August 12th: Grease - Zak Scot Productions
August 27th to 30th: RENT - Spotlight
September 2nd to 6th: Robin Hood Impro Festival
February 16th 2027 to February 20th 2027: Beauty and the Beast (WBOS)

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Melton Theatre
https://www.meltontheatre.co.uk/
August 7th:The Rod Steward Songbook
August 8th: The Revolvers - Sounds of the 60's
August 14th: Jive Talking 2026
August 15th: Roy Chubby Brown
August 16th: Teenager in Love Show
August 28th: The Dusty Show (Tribute)
August 29th: Psychic Show
September 4th: Chuckl
September 5th: The Carpenters Experience
September 8th to 12th: Kinky Boots
September 16th: The ELO Encounter
September18th: Oasiz 2026
September 25th: Trinute to Sting and The Police
September 26th: Nothing but a good Time
October 2nd: Let's Rock the 70's
October 3rd: Big Band Bonanza
October 7th to 10th : Footloose Musical
November 10th to 14th: Elf
December 12th to 20th: Robin Hood Pantomime

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Retford Little Theatre
https://www.rlt.org.uk/
To be announced
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Majestic Theatre Retford 

https://www.rlt.org.uk/
July 26th: Some Enchanted Evening - songs from Rogers and Hammerstein
September 5th: Last Night of the Proms
Janauary 6th to 10th 2027: Robin Hood Pantomime

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Brewhouse Theatre Burton on Trent
https://www.brewhouse.co.uk
tba

Updated July 25th 2026
The above are the main shows. For more details of these and other productions click the web sites of the theatres.