Pay What You Can
We’re proud to offer a range of ticket prices for our productions, making great theatre affordable for everyone. Our shows are even more accessible at Pay What You Can performances.
Everyone is welcome to attend our Pay What You Can performances and pay… whatever they can. £2, £5, £10 – whatever you can afford to give, that’s what the tickets cost for that performance.
Pay What You Can ticket bookers also receive a free programme where available (1 programme per booker).
How to Book
Tickets are subject to availability and are limited to two per person (four per person for pantomime). Tickets cannot be exchanged to other performances or refunded.
Pay What You Can tickets are capped at 2 tickets per household (4 tickets per household for pantomime) in order to give as many families as possible access to our shows. Tickets cannot be purchased on multiple accounts for the same household.
Where there are multiple Pay What You Can performances for one production, PWYC tickets are limited to one performance per customer. Any bookings for multiple performances will be cancelled. We will contact you if we have any queries with your booking, so please ensure your contact details are up to date.
Booking online:
- Click the link for the performance you’d like to attend (below).
- Enter PWYC in the promotion code box (at the bottom of the page, under the seat map and pricing table), you’ll only see the PWYC tickets once you’ve entered it and pressed apply.
- The PWYC tickets will appear as gold stars on the seating plan
- Select your seats and click continue
- Select the price you want to pay and checkout
- Check your email – you’ll receive a confirmation and your e-ticket
Booking in person:
Tickets are sold on a first come, first served basis (from, 9.30am until 2 hours before) on the day of the performance (dates listed below).
Cash payments are recommended to enable bookers to pay their chosen price anonymously.
Please note, not all performances can be booked in-person. In-person tickets are very limited and subject to availability.
If you have mobility requirements or use a wheelchair, please call Box Office on 0115 941 9419 to book your PWYC tickets (on or after the on-sale date).
Pay What You Can Performances
A Raisin in the Sun
In a rented apartment on Chicago’s South Side, the Younger family are full of hope, dreams, grief, and big plans.
Their beloved father has died, and the money from his life insurance policy could change their lives.
Mama wants to put down roots in a home of her own. Her daughter Beneatha has her heart set on becoming a doctor. But her son Walter Lee thinks the money is his to spend — and he’s willing to sacrifice his values and his family to get what he wants. Each must face what it means to escape the confines of a segregated society. How do you create a meaningful life in a world designed to keep you down?
Groundbreaking, pioneering and challenging, Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun broke barriers as the first play by a Black woman on Broadway. Directed by Tinuke Craig (Jitney, The Color Purple), this classic family drama full of humour and heart, remains relevant and powerful in a world still divided by inequality.
Performances:
Thurs 7 Nov 2024, 7.30pm
Jack and the Beanstalk
The legendary Nottingham Playhouse panto reaches new heights with a giant of a show – Jack and the Beanstalk!
When Jack exchanges the family cow for mysterious beans, he begins an epic adventure when they grow into an enormous beanstalk. Join Jack as he bravely climbs to discover a land above the clouds, where a ferocious giant lurks in his castle. Will Jack outwit the giant and leave with his magic harp? And can he bag the golden egg-laying goose that will change his family’s fortunes forever?
Packed with comedy chaos courtesy of Nottingham’s favourite dame, John Elkington, join us for a show jam-packed with laughter, live music, and spectacular special effects. Expect top tunes, dazzling costumes, and plenty of audience participation in this super-sized extravaganza that will leave everyone feeling sky-high.
Performances:
Sat 30 Nov 2024, 2pm
Tues 7 Jan 2025, 7pm
Wed 8 Jan 2025, 6pm
Girls & Boys
“I met my husband in the queue to board an EasyJet flight and I have to say I took an instant dislike to the man.”
chaotic lives. But beneath the veneer of normality, a disturbing undercurrent is growing. Their seemingly perfect world unravels, revealing shocking truths about family, violence and what really goes on behind closed doors.
Girls & Boys is a tour-de-force – a gripping one-woman show full of savage humour and raw intensity, performed in 90 minutes in a breathtaking, powerhouse performance.
Performance:
Monday 17 February 2025, 7:30pm
Animal Farm
by George Orwell. Adapted by Tatty HennessyWed
In the year George Orwell’s political fable marks its 80th anniversary, Director Amy Leach and Designer Hayley Grindle introduce a fresh interpretation to the stage that explores the erosion of ideals and the seductive allure of greed. Adapted by Tatty Hennessy, this chilling and thought-provoking story of treachery and rebellion provides a timely reminder of the perils of unchecked power.
Performance:
Monday 7 April 2025, 7.30pm
A Thousand Splendid Suns
By Ursula Rani Sarma. Based on a novel by Khaled Hosseini
Rasheed’s first wife Mariam has no choice but to accept her younger, and now pregnant, rival. As the Taliban take over, life for all of them becomes a desperate struggle against starvation, brutality and fear, and the two women find themselves unlikely allies.
Former Birmingham Rep Artistic Director, and Hampstead Theatre Artistic Director Roxana Silbert directs this unflinching, life affirming drama, in which love grows and sustains the human spirit even during the hardest of times.
Performance:
Monday 19 May 2025, 7.30pm
Access Bookings and Pay What You Can
How to Book
Tickets are subject to availability and are limited to two per person (four per person for pantomime). Tickets cannot be exchanged to other performances or refunded.
Pay What You Can tickets are capped at 2 tickets per household (4 tickets per household for pantomime) in order to give as many families as possible access to our shows. Tickets cannot be purchased on multiple accounts for the same household.
Where there are multiple Pay What You Can performances for one production, PWYC tickets are limited to one performance per customer. Any bookings for multiple performances will be cancelled. We will contact you if we have any queries with your booking, so please ensure your contact details are up to date.
For Access bookers, you are entitled to your EC allocation alongside your two PWYC tickets. Your Nottingham Playhouse account will need to be registered with your access requirements to gain access to this allocation. To find out more, click here.
Booking online:
- Click the link for the accessible performance you’d like to attend.
- Enter PWYCA in the promotion code box (at the bottom of the page, under the seat map and pricing table), you’ll only see the accessible PWYC tickets once you’ve entered it and pressed apply.
- The PWYC tickets will appear as gold stars on the seating plan
- Select your seats and click continue
- Select the price you want to pay and checkout
- Check your email – you’ll receive a confirmation and your e-ticket
Booking in person:
Access tickets are sold on a first come, first served basis from 1pm online the week before the first PWYC performance (dates listed below).
If you have mobility requirements or use a wheelchair, please call Box Office on 0115 941 9419 to book your PWYC tickets (on or after the on-sale date).
“I was worried we might feel awkward with people knowing we had used Pay What You Can, but it didn’t feel anything other than normal. ”
“I wouldn’t have been able to bring my children this year, and we would have missed out had it not been for PWYC. They had a great time, thank you!”