Meeting monthly on a Tuesday, this group is a chance to come together for discussion about the latest shows and events taking place at Nottingham Playhouse and to meet members of the team from all areas of the building. Each session features engaging discussions, chances for Q&A with Playhouse team members, as well as tea, coffee and biscuits.
Sessions can be booked individually or as a block.
Dates for your diary for the coming term are:
11 February, 1.30pm-3.30pm – Club Encore and Playhouse Insights session
In this month’s Club Encore session come along to hear from our Director of Marketing who will be armed with graphs and data to give you an insight into audience trends over recent years. Then for the Playhouse Insight session we will be joined by Girls and Boys producer Amanda Bruce and designer Janet Bird who will do a model box presentation of her set design for the show.
11 March, 1.30-3.30pm – Club Encore
This month the focus will be on our Early Years library touring show series Magical Major Oak. We will be joined by director of the show, Sarah West who will talk about the design led interactive sensory approach to engage little people in what is often their very first theatre experience. We’ll also have an introduction to puppetry workshop inspired by the variety of puppet characters used in the show.
8 April, 1.30-3.30pm – Club Encore and Playhouse Insights Session
Joining us this month is our Development and Sponsorship Manager, Jess Straub, come to share her background working in fundraising in the arts and the strategies she uses to build support for the Playhouse and its activities on and off the stage. We’ll also be joined by Jill Robertshaw our Deputy Production Manager to give the latest update on the productions and their Greenbook efforts. The Playhouse Insights session will see the cast of Animal Farm pay a visit to talk about their experiences working on the iconic Orwellian tale of power and rebellion.
20 May, 1.30pm-3.30pm – Club Encore and Playhouse Insights Session
Artistic director Adam Penford will be coming along to Club Encore this month to chat about the season so far and all the exciting upcoming shows for the season ahead. The Playhouse Insights session will see the cast of A Thousand Splendid Suns visit to talk about their experiences
10 June, 1.30pm-3.30pm – Club Encore
Come back to find out more about our final session of the term.