Nottingham Playhouse (Goldsmith Street)

The original site of Nottingham Playhouse before it moved to a custom-built venue on Wellington Circus.

The converted cinema on the corner of Goldsmith Street and Talbot Street housed Nottingham Playhouse between 1948 and 1963. It was previously known as the Little Theatre or New Repertory Theatre before becoming the Nottingham Playhouse.

Little Theatre Theatricalia Page:
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Nottingham Playhouse Theatricalia Page:
http://theatricalia.com/place/j/nottingham-playhouse-nottingham

Past productions

Man and Superman, Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company 25^th June – 13^th July 1963.
A Month in the Country, Nottingham Theatre Trust Ltd 4^th – 22^nd June 1963.
Billy Liar, Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company 14^th May – 1^st June 1963.
The Zodiac in the Establishment, Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company 23^rd April – 11^th May 1963.
The Rehearsal, Nottingham Theatre Trust Ltd 12^th – 23^rd June 1962.
Rookery Nook, Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company 23^rd December 1961 – 14^th January 1962.
Great Expectations, Nottingham Playhouse 5^th – 20^th December 1961.
The Caretaker, Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company 28^th November – 2^nd December 1961.
A Man for All Seasons, Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company 7^th – 25^th November 1961.
The Happiest Days of Your Life, Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company 26^th December 1960 – 14^th January 1961.
One Way Pendulum, Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company 21^st November – 3^rd December 1960.
The Survivors, Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company 7^th – 19^th November 1960.
The Merchant of Venice, Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company 4^th – 22^nd October 1960.
A Cry of Players, Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company 19^th September – 1^st October 1960.
Rollo, Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company 25^th July – 6^th August 1960.
Five Finger Exercise, Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company 11^th – 23^rd July 1960.
You, Me and the Gatepost, Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company 27^th June – 9^th July 1960.
Beautiful Dreamer, Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company 13^th – 25^th June 1960.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company 13^th – 24^th October 1959.
Lady Windermere’s Fan, Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company 1952 – 1953.
Temple Folly, Nottingham Theatre Trust Ltd 17^th – 28^th June 1952.
Ring Round the Moon, Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company March – April 1952.
The School for Scandal, Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company 1951 – 1952.
Aladdin, Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company 1951 – 1952.
The Cocktail Party 1951 – 1952.
Dear Brutus, Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company 1951 – 1952.
His Excellency, Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company 1951 – 1952.
The Marquise, Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company 1951 – 1952.
Widowers’ Houses, Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company 1951 – 1952.
Macbeth, Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company 1951 – 1952.
Six Characters in Search of an Author, Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company 1951 – 1952.
The Barretts of Wimpole Street, Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company 1951 – 1952.
Murder in the Cathedral, Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company 1951 – 1952.
The Indifferent Shepherd, Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company 1951 – 1952.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company 1951 – 1952.
Charley’s Aunt, Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company 1951 – 1952.
She Stoops to Conquer, Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company 1951 – 1952.
Venus Observed, Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company 1951 – 1952.
The Circle, Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company 1951 – 1952.
The Holly and the Ivy, Nottingham Theatre Trust Ltd 11^th – 22^nd December 1951.
Captain Carvallo, Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company 8^th – 19^th October 1951.
Home and Beauty, Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company 11^th – 23^rd June 1951.
A Murder Has Been Arranged, Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company 28^th May – 9^th June 1951.
Here Choose I, Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company 19^th February – 3^rd March 1951.
Shooting Star, Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company 1950 – 1951.
Hamlet, Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company 1950 – 1951.
Love in Albania, Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company 1950 – 1951.
Death of a Salesman, Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company 1950 – 1951.
The Immortal Lady, Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company 1950 – 1951.
You Never Can Tell, Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company 1950 – 1951.

Goldsmith Street, Nottingham
Opened November 1948
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