Adults and Community
Current Projects
Playhouse Performers Ensemble
For ages 18+ Learn new skills in acting, directing and exploring plays in a fun and supportive environment.
More infoNottingham Playhouse Choir
Join the Nottingham Playhouse Choir – an informal and enjoyable new group open to everyone who wants to meet up, sing and have fun.
More infoPlayhouse Platform
Nottingham Playhouse’s theatre arts company for learning disabled adults and those on the Autism Spectrum.
More infoStreetwise Opera
A series of fun singing workshops to inspire and empower people recovering from homelessness.
More infoPlayhouse Art Club
For ages 16+ Everyone is welcome to come along to these new relaxed art sessions which will have a strong focus on drawing.
More infoNottingham Queer Arts Collective
Our mission is to bring together LGBTQIA+ artists of all disciplines from in and around Nottingham to appreciate, liberate, and support our community and art.
More infoMaking It Up: The Improvised Comedy Group – Advanced Skills
This improvised comedy group will teach you how to create theatre out of nothing.
More infoThe Writer’s Room
We will write together, share our work, talk about the writing process, read other writers and generally have fun.
More infoSpace To Create
Space To Create is an 8-week course for learning disabled adults including adults on the autism spectrum.
More infoConversation Cafe Spring 2024
Join us at Nottingham Playhouse for our Conversation Café, where refugees and asylum seekers can come for a free hot drink and a chat.
More infoA Songbook For Us
Songbook For Us participants work with theatre professionals to inspire a brand new musical about the lives of people with physical disabilities in Nottingham and the East Midlands.
More infoTrans Drama Ensemble
A workshop for the trans community about learning the basics of acting for theatre.
More infoSpeak Easy: The Spoken Word Collective 2024/25
A dynamic youth led open-mic that celebrates the power of creativity through language.
More infoConversation Cafe Autumn 2024
Join us at Nottingham Playhouse for our Conversation Café, where refugees and asylum seekers can come for a free hot drink and a chat.
More infoCreative Cafe Spring 2025
Join us at Nottingham Playhouse for our Creative Café, where refugees and asylum seekers can come for a free creative session with an artist.
More infoMaking It Up – Core Skills
This improvised comedy group will teach you how to create theatre out of nothing.
More infoPlayhouse Insights
Playhouse Insights is a chance for anyone who loves theatre to get closer to the exciting behind the scenes world of Nottingham Playhouse productions by hearing from the cast and creatives.
More infoArchived Projects
A Songbook For Us
Songbook For Us participants work with theatre professionals to inspire a brand new musical about the lives of people with physical disabilities in Nottingham and the East Midlands.
More infoTrans Drama Ensemble
A workshop for the trans community about learning the basics of acting for theatre.
More infoPlayhouse Insights
Playhouse Insights is a chance for anyone who loves theatre to get closer to the exciting behind the scenes world of Nottingham Playhouse productions by hearing from the cast and creatives.
More info