The Vibe – your guide to what’s going on in Gedling borough (2 February – 8 February)

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Here’s our latest round-up of events taking place from Friday, February 2 to Thursday, February 8 across the borough.

Friday, February 2

Friday Quiz Night – Burnt Stump Inn, 8.00pm

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Radio Romantic – Top Spot, Carlton

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EVENT CINEMA: National Theatre Live: Dear England (15) – Bonington Cinema

Thu 25 Jan – Sat 3 Feb, Various Times £12.50pp

Joseph Fiennes (The Handmaid’s Tale) plays Gareth Southgate in James Graham’s (Sherwood) gripping examination of nation and game. The country that gave the world football has since delivered a painful pattern of loss. Why can’t England’s men win at their own game?

With the worst track record for penalties in the world, Gareth Southgate knows he needs to open his mind and face up to the years of hurt, to take team and country back to the promised land.

Filmed live on stage at the National Theatre, Rupert Goold (Judy) directs this spectacular new play.

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Dear England
a new play James Graham
Directed by Rupert Goold

*Additional screenings may be added at a later date

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The Steve Gentry Duo – The Nags Head, Carlton

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One Life (12A) – Bonington Cinema, Arnold

Fri 26 Jan – Mon 12 Feb, Various Times £6.80pp £5pp on Tuesday

One Life tells the true story of Sir Nicholas ‘Nicky’ Winton, a young London broker played by Johnny Flynn, who, along with Trevor Chadwick (played by Alex Sharp) and Doreen Warinner (played by Romola Garai) of the British Committee for Refugees in Czechoslovakia, rescued 669 children from the Nazis in the months leading up to World War II,. Nicky visited Prague in December 1938 and found families who had fled the rise of the Nazis in Germany and Austria, living in desperate conditions with little or no shelter and food, and under threat of Nazi invasion. He immediately realised it was a race against time.

How many children could he and the team rescue before the borders closed? Fifty years later, it’s 1988 and Nicky (played by Anthony Hopkins) lives haunted by the fate of the children he wasn’t able to bring to safety in England; always blaming himself for not doing more. It’s not until a live BBC television show, ‘That’s Life!’, surprises him by introducing him to some surviving children – now adults – that he finally begins to come to terms with the guilt and grief he had carried for five decades.

“Anthony Hopkins is stirring as the ‘British Schindler’ who saved 600 Jewish children” Telegraph ★★★★

Directed by James Hawes
With Anthony Hopkins, Johnny Flynn
1hr 50 mins // UK 2023

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Ashley Cavell – Waggon & Horses, Arnold

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EVENT CINEMA: Kinky Boots: The Musical (12A) – Bonington Cinema, Arnold

Thu 1 – Sun 4 Feb, Various Times £12.50pp

Kinky Boots The Musical, filmed live at the Adelphi Theatre in the heart of London’s West End, is strutting back onto the big screen!

With songs from Grammy and Tony award winning pop icon Cindy Lauper, book by legendary Broadway playwright Harvey Fierstein (La Cage Aux Folles), and direction and choreography by Jerry Mitchell (Legally Blonde, Hairspray), the musical is based on the film written by Geoff Deane and Tim Firth.

Inspired by true events, this huge-hearted hit tells the story of two people with nothing in common – or so they think. Charlie (Killian Donnelly) is a factory owner struggling to save his family business, and Lola (Matt Henry) is a fabulous entertainer with a wildly exciting idea. With a little compassion and a lot of understanding, this unexpected pair learn to embrace their differences and create a line of sturdy stilettos unlike any the world has ever seen! But in the end, their most sensational achievement is their friendship.

This unmissable musical theatre event celebrates a joyous story of British grit transforming into a high-heeled hit as it takes you from the factory floor of Northampton to the glamorous catwalks of Milan!

2hrs 12 mins including an interval

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