Nottingham Theatre & Arts

"When a certified ‘Maniac’ (whose hobby is impersonating authority figures) arrives at a police station, it prompts an unscheduled investigation. The subject is the mysterious death of a man who left the building during an interrogation… via a top-floor window.
What follows is a whirlwind of re-enactments, cartoonish characters, and increasingly outrageous excuses, as the Maniac runs rings around the police officers and unravels their web of contradictions and cover-ups.
Nobel Prize-winning playwright Dario Fo’s 1970 comedy is a hilariously fast-paced farce, that skewers institutional corruption and performative justice. In this razor-sharp new adaptation by Tom Basden, the chaos is relocated to contemporary Britain—where, somehow, the madness feels more relevant than ever."

"The Marquise de Merteuil is a master in the art of survival. Alongside the magnetic Vicomte de Valmont, they turn seduction into strategy and weaponise desire. But when their alliance collapses into rivalry, the battle between them threatens to destroy everyone in their path.
BAFTA Award-winner Lesley Manville (Phantom Thread) joins Aidan Turner (Rivals) in a striking new staging of Christopher Hampton’s celebrated adaptation of the classic novel, where among the glittering salons of the super-rich, one misstep can mean ruin.
Filmed live on stage at the National Theatre, Marianne Elliott (Angels in America) directs this thrilling game of love, lies, and social warfare."

Runtime 2h30m including interval.

The trailer looks great. Being NTLive, the Broadway Cinema screening of this show is already nearly sold out. So instead join me at the Bonington with plenty of room!
Based on the original French novel from 1782, it was adapted into a stage play and then a film in the 1980s.

“Don your deerstalker, grab your magnifying glass and get your ‘finger of suspicion’ at the ready because Edinburgh Fringe favourites, Degrees of Error, are bringing back their multiple sell-out show for your sleuthing pleasure.
They’ll create a classic murder mystery on-the-spot in this ingenious improvised comedy. You, the audience, become the author as the cast act out your very own Agatha Christie-inspired masterpiece live on stage. At each show this extraordinarily talented company use audience suggestions to create a unique, original and extremely comical murder mystery just for you. All you have to do… is solve it!
Ms Gold poisoned at a synchronised swimming gala? Dr Blue exploded by cannon during a hot air balloon race? Professor Violet crushed to death at a Love Island recoupling? You decide!
But will you guess whodunnit before the killer is revealed?"

Join me to see this unusual comic entertainment. Sit wherever you choose, but the cheapest seats in the Balcony are only £24 if you fancy a bargain.