Here’s our latest round-up of events taking place from Friday, April 26 to Thursday, May 2 across the borough.
Friday, April 26
Wayne Swift – The Nags Head, Carlton
Old Skool Night – Elwes Arms, Carlton
Friday Quiz Night – Burnt Stump Inn, 8.00pm
Hearing & Cognitive Health Event – Burton Joyce Village Hall
The Greatest Hits of Motown – Balfour Conservative Club, Arnold
Home, I’m Darling – Bonington Theatre, Arnold
Fri 26 – Sat 27 Apr, 7:30pm £9.00pp
The Bonington Players are pleased to announce that, following sold-out seasons at the National Theatre and in the West End, and a national tour, we are proud to bring Laura Wade’s Olivier Award-winning comedy to the Bonington Theatre.
How happily married are the happily married?
Every couple needs a little fantasy to keep their marriage sparkling. But behind the gingham curtains, things start to unravel, and being a domestic goddess is not as easy as it seems!
Kim – Waggon and Horses, Arnold
Saturday, April 27
Electric Blue – The Richard Herrod Centre, Carlton
Born in the 80’s – Calverton Working Men’s Club
Neil Elliot – Arnold Liberal Club
The Blighters – The Vale Hotel, Woodthorpe
Robbie H & Donna Double Bill – Top Spot, Carlton
Young at heart – Arnold United Reformed Church
Sunday, April 28
Sunday Sessions: Matt Johnson – The Pit, Newstead
These gigs will be free as always but this year we will be passing a bucket around so please remember to bring a couple of quid in cash for the artists.
Artists Makers & Fine Food Makers – Papplewick & Linby Village Hall
Catch-up Screenings: Wicked Little Letters (15) – Bonington Cinema, Arnold
Sun 28 Apr – Thu 2 May, Various Times
A 1920s English seaside town bears witness to a farcical and occasionally sinister scandal in this riotous mystery comedy. Based on a stranger than fiction true story, Wicked Little Letters follows two neighbours: deeply conservative local Edith Swan (Olivia Colman) and rowdy Irish migrant Rose Gooding (Jessie Buckley).
When Edith and fellow residents begin to receive wicked letters full of unintentionally hilarious profanities, foul-mouthed Rose is charged with the crime. The anonymous letters prompt a national uproar, and a trial ensues. However, as the town’s women – led by Police Officer Gladys Moss (Anjana Vasan) – begin to investigate the crime themselves, they suspect that something is amiss, and Rose may not be the culprit after all.
Directed by Thea Sharrock
With Olivia Colman, Jessie Buckley,
1hr 40 mins // UK 2023
EVENT CINEMA ROH Live: Swan Lake – Bonington Cinema, Arnold
Sun 28 Apr, 2pm £15.00PP
Out hunting, Prince Siegfried chances upon a flock of swans. One among them transforms into the beautiful human Odette and he is immediately enamoured. But Odette is bound by a spell which keeps her captive as a swan during the day. Can Siegfried free her?
Tchaikovsky’s sensational score combines with the evocative imagination of choreographer Liam Scarlett and designer John Macfarlane to heighten the dramatic pathos of Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov’s quintessential ballet classic. Swan Lake remains to this day one of the best-loved works in the classical ballet canon
BALLET
Choreography – Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov
Music – Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky
Alan Squires – Top Spot, Carlton
Sunday Quiz Night – Larch Farm, Ravenshead, 9.00pm
Wednesday & Sunday evenings
Monday, April 29
EVENT CINEMA Exhibition on Screen: John Singer Sargent- Fashion & Swagger – Bonington Cinema, Arnold
Mon 29 – Tue 30 Apr, Various Times £12.50PP
John Singer Sargent is known as the greatest portrait artist of his era. What made his ‘swagger’ portraits remarkable was his power over his sitters, what they wore and how they were presented to the audience. Through interviews with curators, contemporary fashionistas and style influencers, Exhibition on Screen’s film will examine how Sargent’s unique practice has influenced modern art, culture and fashion.
Filmed at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and the Tate Britain, London, the exhibition reveals Sargent’s power to express distinctive personalities, power dynamics and gender identities during this fascinating period of cultural reinvention. Alongside 50 paintings by Sargent sit stunning items of clothing and accessories worn by his subjects, drawing the audience into the artist’s studio.
Sargent’s sitters were often wealthy, their clothes costly, but what happens when you turn yourself over to the hands of a great artist? The manufacture of public identity is as controversial and contested today as it was at the turn of the 20th century, but somehow Sargent’s work transcends the social noise and captures an alluring truth with each brush stroke.
Step into the glittering world of fashion, scandal and shameless self-promotion that made John Singer Sargent the painter who defined an era. Explore the unique creative process of the late 19th century’s favourite portrait artist and the way in which his portraits captured the spirit of a vibrant and rapidly changing age.
Directed by David Bickerstaff
Disney Quiz – Copper, Mapperley
Monday Quiz Night – The Arrow, Arnold, 7.30pm
Pub League Poker – The Brick Yard, Carlton
Free pint to the winner of the night for season 2, along with the cash pot from player buy ins (£5 a head) and 100 points on the leaderboard.
Monday Quiz Night – The Bread & Bitter, Mapperley
Monday Quiz Night – Four Bells, Woodborough, 7.30pm
Tuesday, April 30
Pub Quiz – The Brickyard, Carlton
Booking advised due to popularity of event.
£2 buy in per person, £25 bar tab to be won and a rolling higher or lower jackpot
Bike Night – The Gleaners, Calverton
When Harry Met Sally (15) 35th Anniversary Screening – Bonington Cinema, Arnold
Tue 30 Apr, 1:30pm £5.00PP
Does sex make it impossible for men and women to be true friends? This is the dilemma Harry and Sally debate when they first meet in college. When they reconnect years later, they’re no closer to agreeing on an answer, but one fateful night is about to put their theories to the test…
“Still a treat!” Guardian ★★★★★
Directed by Rob Reiner
With Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan, Carrie Fisher
1hr 32 mins // US 1989
Wednesday, May 1
Wednesday Quiz Night – The Nags Head, Carlton, 8.30pm
EVENT CINEMA – ROH Live: Carmen – Bonington Cinema, Arnold
Wed 1 – Sun 5 May, Various Times £15.00pp
Damiano Michieletto’s sizzling new production evokes all the passion and heat of Bizet’s score, which features Carmen’s sultry Habanera and the rousing Toreador song. Antonello Manacorda conducts an exciting international cast, with Aigul Akhmetshina performing the title role.
OPERA
Music – Georges Bizet
Conductor – Antonello Manacorda
Wednesday Quiz Night – Robin Hood & Little John, Arnold, 8.30pm
Thursday, May 2
Boogie Night Thursdays – The Longbow, Arnold, 6.00pm – 9.30pm
Creating a safe and fun environment for adults with learning difficulties to socialise and dance the night away.
Thursday Quiz Night – The Gleaners, Calverton, 8.30pm
Big Dave Bopper – Top Spot, Carlton
Quiz Night – Sashas Bar, Arnold
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A Butler Did It – Burton Joyce Village Hall
Thursday Quiz Night – The Vale Hotel, Woodthorpe, 8.00pm
Weekly quiz night in support of local food bank.
Jazz Steps: Huw Warren Choro Choro Choro! – Bonington Theatre, Arnold
Thu 2 May, 7:30pm £15.00pp
Choro is instrumental Brazilian music full of syncopation, counterpoint & improvisation. Huw’s piano led quartet has percussion, bass and flute in the tradition of Choro. His innovative jazz interpretations of this popular Latin music genre bring Choro to the attention of new audiences.
Presented by Jazz Steps
*Please note, seating for Jazz Steps shows is unallocated
Thursday Quiz Night – Copper Mapperley, 7.00pm
Thursday Quiz Night – Gedling Inn, Gedling, 8.00pm
All listings correct at time of going to press
Please contact venue to confirm availability and details
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