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Students display a butterfly they made at the Madu Adu (science, or ‘let’s do it’) corner. Credit: Photographs and collages by Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. In 1945, the newly formed United Nations held a conference to found the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). The main concern of the delegates, particularly those who came

WHO was the Elfin Fury, the Mighty Atom, the Fiery Particle?

POLITICS, the weather, monsters, Sixties and Eighties favourites, comedy songs and a north eastern tornado all are talking points for Charles…

Big topics dominate Scottish stages in May, from considered portrayals of mental health issues to thought-provoking political sagas

Award-winning poet and playwright Caroline Bird discusses turning the life of workers' rights activist Ellen Wilkinson into a new play, Red Ellen.

Caroline Bird’s drama about the Labour MP Ellen Wilkinson gives us the bullet points of an extraordinary life but slips into melodrama

Caroline Bird's biographical drama runs until 30 April

After a period of rescheduled productions, postponed because of the pandemic, today Nottingham Playhouse reveals a rich array of new work for the latter part of 2022.  The newly announced work for the autumn season includes some of the biggest names in UK theatre, world premieres, exciting collaborations and eagerly awaited family favourites.

Don’t leave it too late to get your tickets to see an exciting new play at Nottingham Playhouse later in the spring.

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