What’s on in the Newark Advertiser area April 25 to May 6
A round-up of club meetings, community events and theatre and music shows for the week ahead.
Thursday, April 25
Averham: Robin Hood Theatre, Robin Hood Theatre Company presents The Sign Of Four, 7.30pm plus Saturday matinee, to Saturday
Balderton: Library, Rattle, Rhyme And Roll for babies and toddlers, 2.30pm-3pm
Lincoln: New Theatre Royal, Seann Walsh: Back From The Bed, 8pm
Lincoln: The Drill, Clinton Baptiste: Roller Ghoster
Newark: National Civil War Centre, Mini Museum for under 5s, 10.30am
Newark: Buttermarket, Newark Art Club exhibition, to May 4
Newark: Palace Theatre, RARE Productions presents Sleeping Beauty, 7.30pm, to Saturday
Nottingham: Theatre Royal, Drop The Dead Donkey, 7.30pm plus matinees, to Saturday
Nottingham: Playhouse, Andy Parsons: Bafflingly Optimistic
Nottingham: Bodega, The Family Rain
Friday, April 26
Lincoln: Museum, Society For Lincolnshire History and Archaeology talk on A Pictorial Tour of Bygone Lincoln using photos from the John Wilson Collection, 2.30pm
Lincoln: New Theatre Royal, Colin Sutton - The Real Manhunter Live! 7.30pm
Lowdham: The Bookcase, The Flamboyant Flamingo, talk by Troy Jenkinson, 10.30am
Lowdham: Feast Of Fiddles 30th anniversary tour
Newark: Stray’s, Jay Stebb Returns, 7.30pm
Newark: Navigation, Basket Case
Nottingham: Theatre Royal, Live at Lunch - Music for Trombone and Piano from the RNCM, 1pm
Nottingham: Royal Concert Hall: Two Pints Podcast – Live With Will Mellor And Ralf Little, 7.45pm
Nottingham: Playhouse, The Blindboy Podcast Live
Nottingham: Bodega, Wizards Can’t Be Lawyers
Southwell: Library, Children’s Lego Club, 3.30pm-4.30pm; and tomorrow, 10am-noon
Saturday, April 27
Caunton: Dean Hole Community Centre, Hoagy! – the Chris Ingham Trio, 7.30pm
Coddington: All Saints’ Church, cakes sale and refreshments, 10am-noon
Edwinstowe: Sherwood Forest, Redstart Ramble, 9am-10.30am; outlaw activities for St George’s Day, 11am-4pm
Lincoln: The Drill, Pulp’d Vs Blur2
Middlebeck: Kings Court Care home, first anniversary party, 11am-3pm
Newark: Inspire, Buttermarket, Rattle, Rhyme And Roll for under-fives, 10am-10.30am; Chilldren’s Lego and Games Club, 11am-1pm; adult social Scrabble, 1pm-3pm; children’s craft activity, 1.30pm-2.30pm
Newark: Buttermarket, small business showcase, 10am-3pm
Newark: Castle, Friends of Newark Castle tower opening, 10am-2pm
Newark: River Trent and Riverside Park, Race To The Castle paddleboard race
Newark: Market Place, The Plastic Ocean Show by Circo Rum Ba Ba, 10am, 10.30am, noon, 12.30pm, 2pm and 2.30pm
Newark: National Civil War Centre, start of Newark Through Time walking tour, 1.30pm
Newark: Navigation, The Rhetoric, 9pm
Newark: Flying Circus, The Burner Band
Nottingham: Theatre Royal, Limelight Backstage Tour, 10.30am
Nottingham: Playhouse, Julian Clary
Nottingham: Rock City, The K’s
Nottingham: Rescue Rooms, Daft Funk Live
Southwell: Library, Open Studios Notts: Bringing Artists Into View exhibition, to June 9
Southwell: Minster, tour of minster, 10.30am-11.45am; outdoor discovery tour, 11am-12.15pm; tour of Archbishop’s Palace and Palace Gardens,12.15pm-1.15pm; Joseph Haydn: The Creation, 7.30pm
Sunday, April 28
Edwinstowe: Sherwood Forest, Mead Brewing masterclass with Apothecary Mead, 10.30am
Lincoln: The Drill, Newton Faulkner
Newark: Stray’s, Gary Reader 4, 1pm
Newark: Navigation, Ben Martin, 6pm
Newark: Flying Circus, Salt Of The Earth
Nottingham: Royal Concert Hall, Sensational 60s, 3pm
Nottingham: Theatre Royal, Frank Skinner – 30 Years Of Dirt
Nottingham: Rock City, Orbital
Nottingham: Rescue Rooms, Jane Weaver
Nottingham: Bodega, Melts
Southwell: Minster, tour of minster, 1.30pm-2.30pm
Winthorpe: Newark Showground, Lowco presents Cars and Coffee 2024
Monday, April 29
Fernwood: Brews Brothers, comedy night, 8pm
Nottingham: Bodega, October Drift
Southwell: Library, Rattle, Rhyme And Roll for babies and toddlers, 9.30am-10am; followed by Stay And Play
Winthorpe: Newark Showground, Runway Monday, 8am
Tuesday, April 30
Edwinstowe: Sherwood Forest, Hygge Nordic walk, 10am-noon
Newark: Palace Theatre, The Hound Of The Baskervilles, 7.30pm
Nottingham: Theatre Royal, Northern Ballet’s Romeo And Juliet, 7.30pm plus matinees, to Saturday
Nottingham: Royal Concert Hall, Blue
Southwell: Library, Storyhullaballoo for under 5s, 4pm-4.30pm
Wednesday, May 1
Nottingham: Royal Concert Hall, Philharmonic Orchestra, 7.30pm; After Hours: Classico Latino, 9.45pm
Thursday, May 2
Balderton: Library, Rattle, Rhyme And Roll for babies and toddlers, 2.30pm-3pm
Newark: National Civil War Centre, Mini Museum activities for under 5s, term-time only, 10.30am
Newark: Stray’s, Adam Schofield, 7pm
Nottingham: Theatre Royal, Northern Ballet’s Romeo And Juliet, 7.30pm plus matinees, to Saturday
Nottingham: Rescue Rooms, Kira Mac
Friday, May 3
Newark: Stray’s, Mucky Slide, 7.30pm
Nottingham: Rock City, The Feeling
Nottingham: Rescue Rooms, FM – Old Habits Die Hard 40th anniversary tour
Nottingham: Playhouse, singer Louis Croft, 8.30pm
Southwell: Minster, Friday Lunchtime Concert – Lynda Edwards, 1.30pm
Southwell: Library, Children’s Lego Club, 3.30pm-4.30pm; and tomorrow, 10am-noon
