Nottingham Theatre & Arts

"From timeless classics to modern big band hits, this show takes you on a journey through the evolution of swing jazz tunes. With vibrant arrangements and high-energy performances, it’s a night of music, rhythm, and style you won’t want to miss!
Our singers and musicians perform music from many well known artists: Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Tony Bennett, Peggy Lee, Ella Fitzgerald, Glenn Miller, Robbie Williams, Michael Bublé, and many more.
The line up of 4 Trumpets, 4 Trombones, 5 Saxophones, Piano, Guitar, Bass, Drums and Singers is in keeping with the traditional bands from the swing era. The Renaissance Big Band has been performing live music in Nottingham and across the East Midlands since 1991."

"Celebrating the 250th anniversary of their births, this unmissable new documentary explores Turner and Constable’s intertwined lives and legacies alongside the ground-breaking Tate exhibition.
Two of Britain’s greatest painters, J.M.W. Turner and John Constable were also the greatest of rivals. Born within a year of each other, both used landscape painting to reflect the changing world around them. Tate Britain is bringing these two greats together for a ground-breaking exhibition, in London now until April 2026. Exhibition on Screen once again has exclusive and privileged access to bring their extraordinary art and remarkable stories to the big screen. Discover unexpected sides to both artists with intimate views of sketchbooks and personal items and insights from leading experts.
Turner’s blazing sunsets and sublime scenes from his travels, and Constable’s idealised depictions of beloved places from home, whipped the public of the time into a frenzy of enthusiasm. Constable represents the very best of the old school of realism and pastoral nostalgia; Turner, an exciting new way of depicting emotion and dreamlike impressions. Critics compared their starkly different styles to a clash of ‘fire and water’."
Runtime 1hr30 no interval.

"Set in Chicago during the Great Depression, the play follows small-time crook Arturo Ui, a ruthless schemer who uses calculated charm to seize control of the city’s vegetable trade. From there he rises to power through intimidation, corruption and fear. As his criminal empire expands, Ui’s influence begins to infiltrate markets, politics and the law itself.
This new version of Bertolt Brecht’s 1941 biting satire draws sharp parallels between Ui’s underworld manoeuvrings and the rise of fascism in Europe, exposing the fragility of democracy and the dangers of unchecked ambition."

[By coincidence this play is also being produced by the RSC in April at Stratford-on-Avon, starring Mark Gatiss! Topical.]