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
Radio Romantic – Top Spot, Carlton
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.
Dear England
a new play James Graham
Directed by Rupert Goold
*Additional screenings may be added at a later date
The Steve Gentry Duo – The Nags Head, Carlton
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
Ashley Cavell – Waggon & Horses, Arnold
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
Viki France – The Major Oak, Arnold
Saturday, February 3
Andy Staves – Arnold Liberal Club
Ben & Chai – Admiral Rodney, Calverton
Newstead Soul Club 5th Anniversary – The Newstead Centre, Newstead
Live Music – Top Spot, Carlton
Sunday, February 4
Artists Makers & Fine Food Market – Ravenshead Village Hall, 10.00am – 2.00pm
Mike K – Top Spot, Carlton
Sunday Quiz Night – Larch Farm, Ravenshead, 9.00pm
Wednesday & Sunday evenings
Monday, February 5
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, February 6
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
Wednesday, February 7
Wednesday Quiz Night – The Nags Head, Carlton, 8.30pm
Wednesday Quiz Night – Robin Hood & Little John, Arnold, 8.30pm
Thursday, February 8
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
The Fab 4 – Top Spot
Quiz Night – Sashas Bar, Arnold
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Thursday Quiz Night – The Vale Hotel, Woodthorpe, 8.00pm
Weekly quiz night in support of local food bank.
Poker Night – The Abdication Micro Pub, Daybrook
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