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26 shows for 2026

Happy new year! Wondering what theatre there is to look forward to in 2026? Then read on to find out… Let’s start with some new West End musicals: 1. Avenue Q (Shaftesbury Theatre, Mar…

Remembering 2025: Pygmalion, rehearsed reading

After “Hamlet – The Rest is Silence”, Nottingham Theatre Royal were keen to keep the collaboration with community actors going, forming the Theatre Royal Players. There have been several different projects undertaken by the…

Remembering 2025: Love’s Labour’s Lost

Derby Shakespeare Company’s summer production of “Love’s Labour’s Lost” reimagined the original play, setting the story amidst a music festival and turning the Princess and her friends into a girl band. Even before the…

Remembering 2025: Hamlet – The Rest is Silence

“Hamlet: The Rest is Silence” was a huge project that began in 2024, with two performances in Nottingham’s Royal Concert Hall in June 2025. As such, this article is a follow-up to an article…

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It's gone so wrong, they're celebrating Christmas in January! Mischief Theatre are back, this time bringing the Dickens classic to life with their usual am-dram charm. But does this "Christmas Carol Goes Wrong" live up to the high expectations previously set by "The Play That Goes Wrong" and "Peter Pan Goes Wrong"? Check out the review on Broken Legs Blog! Adapted from Charles Dickens' short story, "The Signalman" is a tense thriller that sees the titular character haunted by inner demons offering premonitions of impending disaster. Check out the review on Broken Legs Blog! What's on this week across the East Midlands 26th Jan - 1st Feb: Suzanne Collins' dystopian novel is brought to the stage in this adaptation of "The Hunger Games". Expect epic fight scenes, high wire escapades and some sleight-of-hand trickery, but does this theatrical spectacle live up to expectations? The 90s psychological thriller receives a thoroughly modern update in this stage adaptation. Telling the story of a single mum who takes in a lodger with a sinister secret, this show will have you on the edge of your seat - although some of the surprising reveals don't land quite as well as they should. Check out the review on Broken Legs Blog! What's on this week across the East Midlands 19th - 25th Jan: Bless my soul! Telling the tale of the Greek God, and based on the Disney animation, "Hercules" is a fun family treat that features new music and some surprising departures from the original film. Check out the review on Broken Legs Blog! Permission to come aboard Captain! Lace Market Theatre's latest venture takes us out to sea on a luxury yacht filled with famous 1920s Hollywood stars and film producers. 13 leave shore, but only 12 will return... Check out the review of "The Cat's Meow" on East Midlands Theatre and the Broken Legs Blog! Raising money for Nottingham University Hospitals, the NUH Pantomime Society bring the classic "Cinderella" to the stage, with a Notts twist. Check out the review on Broken Legs Blog! Nurse that New Year's Eve hangover by checking out our list of 26 shows for 2026! With revivals of "Avenue Q", "CATS" and "Arcadia" alongside new shows such as "The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind" and "The Silence of the Lambs", there's lots to look forward to this year. See the full list on the Broken Legs Blog In my final 2025 retrospective, looking back at amateur productions I have been involved in across the year, I revisit the rehearsed reading of Pygmalion, held to celebrate the 160th anniversary of Nottingham Theatre Royal. Read more on the Broken Legs Blog! My series of 2025 retrospectives continues, looking back at amateur productions that I have been lucky enough to be involved with across the year. Today I'm reminiscing about Derby Shakespeare Company's "Love's Labour's Lost", in which I played Holofernes, turning the loquacious school master into a freestyle rapper