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.
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
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, 7pm
Thurs 9 Jan 2025, 7pm
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The Ugly Duckling
Meet the newest duckling on the pond.
To everyone’s surprise, they’re nothing like the rest of the family.
As the seasons change, the duckling heads out on a mission to find some new friends. Along the way they encounter some crafty creatures and have exciting adventures before discovering that the best thing to be, is yourself.
Specially created for children ages 3 – 8, our brand-new version of this charming tale is the perfect introduction to live theatre.
Full of music, creative captioning and plenty of opportunities to join in, this 50-minute-long show is a great festive treat for little ones.
Performances:
Thu 5 Dec, 12:30pm
Mon 9 Dec, 1pm
Tues 10 Dec, 11am
Tues 10 Dec, 2pm
Mon 16 Dec, 2pm
Fri 20 Dec, 1:30pm
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For this show, there will be no tickets available in person on the day. PWYC tickets for The Ugly Duckling will only be available online on the date above.
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 Hennessy
Monday 7 April 2025, 7.30pm
A Thousand Splendid Suns
By Ursula Rani Sarma. Based on a novel by Khaled Hosseini
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!”