Theatre: Autumn at Lakeside Arts

The start of September heralds a new season at Lakeside Arts and as usual there’s no shortage of things to do this autumn.

On 30 September the first major exhibition of photographer Roger Mayne’s (1929-2014) work since 1999 will open in the Djanogly Gallery. In addition to his depictions of Southam Street, the exhibition also features some of Mayne’s less well-known work from locations outside the capital; in 1964, Mayne worked at Raleigh Cycles in Nottingham, where he embraced the dynamic setting and low lighting of the factory to produce a series of heroic portraits of the workers.

In 2015 Nottingham became one of only 20 cities around the world to be recognised by UNESCO as a City of Literature – in celebration of this the University of Nottingham’s Manuscripts and Special Collections has created a new exhibition, Collected Words, in the Weston Gallery, highlighting the work of Nottinghamshire writers and the treasures to be found in the historic collections of local literature lovers. The exhibition opens today, Friday 8 September and runs until Sunday 3 December.

The world exclusive exhibition, Dinosaurs of China, continues at Lakeside until 29 October with the programme of talks, family events, and film screenings continuing for the period. The exhibition has already been extremely popular with Nottingham audiences as they lap up the only time that visitors can see this vast selection of fossils and skeletons outside of Asia and will bring to life the history of how dinosaurs evolved into the birds that live alongside us today.

Music highlights this season include Nigeria’s mighty The Yoruba Women Choir who take to the stage at the Djanogly Theatre on Tuesday 3 October; the choir’s 10 female singers and 5-piece band have won fans the world over for their rich harmonies and joyful mixture of Gospel and secular songs. Later in the month, on Thursday 26 October the Djanogly Recital Hall will host a performance of Schubert’s Die Schöne Müllerin, by one of the UK’s best loved baritones, Roderick Williams, alongside his long-standing duo partner, Iain Burnside (piano).

As ever, Lakeside’s autumn programme includes a huge range of events for children and their families; there’s powerful drama in Nottingham based Dragon Breath Theatre Company’s Jumping On My Shadow on Saturday 23 September; chaos, mayhem and stupidity reign supreme in The Three Musketeers on Sunday 15 October, and an epic adventure of love and magic comes to life as Michael Morpurgo’s King Arthur is brought to life for children aged 7+. There is also a full programme of events to keep little ones entertained during the October half term break, from creative craft workshops to wilderness survival days.

November sees the return of Lustre; from Saturday 4 until Sunday 5 November, Lakeside Arts will transform into a luxury craft fair, with over 70 of the country’s finest contemporary craft makers selling everything from artisan jewellery and bags, to ceramics, glass and tableware. With entry costing just £5 this is a must for the style and design conscious seeking a unique Christmas gift or treat.

Come the end of November, the Vikings are coming! Viking: Rediscover the Legend opens at Lakeside Arts on Saturday 25 November with a spectacular opening weekend of events, as well as the large exhibition. Viking: Rediscover the Legend is a collaboration between the British Museum and York Museums Trust and will feature nationally important Viking and Anglo Saxon artefacts, including recent finds, and will re-examine the influence of the Vikings in Britain.

This is just a taste of what’s on offer this season at Lakeside Arts. For the full programme and online booking for ticketed events visit lakesidearts.org.uk, or call the box office on 0115 846 7777.

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SEPTEMBER

09/09/2017 Heritage Open Day: Hands On With History, University of Nottingham Museum

09/09/2017 Film: A New Prehistory Exhibitions Arts Lecture Theatre

10/09/2017 Film: A New Prehistory Exhibitions Arts Lecture Theatre

12/09/2017 Paleo Talk: Dinosaurs and Ichthyosaurs of Britain Exhibitions Djanogly Theatre

12/09/2017 Film: A New Prehistory Exhibitions Arts Lecture Theatre

16/09/2017 Chinese Storytelling and Music Family Learning Studio

17/09/2017 Kaleidoscope workshop: Monoprint with Collage Workshops Visual Arts Studio

21/09/2017 Kaleidoscope Gallery Tour Exhibitions Djanogly Gallery

23/09/2017 Art Investigator Max Family Learning Studio

23/09/2017 Jumping on My Shadow Family Djanogly Theatre

23/09/2017 Meet a real life feather dinosaur Exhibitions / Family Angear Visitor Centre

23/09/2017 Help the Museum Curate its Coins: Introduction Session Museum University of Nottingham Museum

24/09/2017 Casting, Colour and Vinyl Moulds Workshops Visual Arts Studio

26-27/09/2017 Edinburgh Festival Double Bill Drama, Dance and Film Djanogly Theatre

28/09/2017 Tiny Fingers Tiny Toes Family Performing Arts Studio

28/09/2017 Lunchtime talk: New Additions to the D. H. Lawrence Collections Exhibitions Djanogly Theatre

29/09/2017 Paleo Talk: Did T.rex Have Feathers? Exhibitions Arts Lecture Theatre

30/09/2017 Chinese Tea Ceremony Demonstrations Exhibitions University of Nottingham Museum

30/09/2017 Art Investigator Max Family Learning Studio

30/09/2017 Sixties Style Exhibitions Djanogly Gallery

OCTOBER

01/10/2017 Superhero Walk Family University Park

01/10/2017 Three Billy Goats Gruff & Other Furry Tales Family Djanogly Theatre

01/10/2017 Furry Animal Drop-In Workshop Family Performing Arts Studio

02/10/2017 Pre-School Family Yoga Family Performing Arts Studio

03/10/2017 Paleo Talk: Not Just Dinosaur Food – Understanding Mesozoic Plants and Ecosystems Exhibitions Djanogly Theatre

03/10/2017 The Yoruba Women Choir World, Folk and Jazz Djanogly Theatre

04/10/2017 Roger Mayne Lecture: The Realist Position Exhibitions Arts Lecture Theatre

05/10/2017 Tiny Fingers Tiny Toes Family Performing Arts Studio

05/10/2017 Federico Colli Classical Music Djanogly Recital Hall

05/10/2017 Izindava Drama, Dance and Film Djanogly Theatre

06/10/2017 Kathy Lette Comedy and Literature Djanogly Theatre

07/10/2017 Traditional Chinese Calligraphy and Painting Workshop for Beginners Exhibitions University of Nottingham Museum

07/10/2017 Art Investigator Max Family Learning Studio

07/10/2017 The Sherwood Foresters of 1916 Drama, Dance and Film Djanogly Theatre

08/10/2017 Introduction to Decorated Slipware Workshops Visual Arts Studio

09/10/2017 Pre-School Family Yoga Family Performing Arts Studio

09/10/2017 Film: Dreadlocks Story (PG) Drama, Dance and Film Djanogly Theatre

10/10/2017 Paleo Talk: The World’s Most Accurate Dinosaur Reconstruction? Exhibitions Djanogly Theatre

11/10/2017 Archaeology NOW: The Must Farm Pile-dwelling – Sediment and Settlement Museum Djanogly Theatre

12/10/2017 Tiny Fingers Tiny Toes Family Performing Arts Studio

12/10/2017 Trio Wanderer Classical Music Djanogly Recital Hall

12/10/2017 Robin Ince: Pragmatic Insanity Comedy and Literature Djanogly Theatre

12/10/2017 Lunchtime talk: Reading Nottingham’s Unread: Republishing James Prior’s Forest Folk Exhibitions Djanogly Theatre

12/10/2017 Roger Mayne Gallery Tour Exhibitions Djanogly Gallery

14/10/2017 Big Draw Family University of Nottingham Museum

14/10/2017 Art Investigator Max Family Learning Studio

14/10/2017 Help the Museum Curate its Coins: Advanced Sessions Museum University of Nottingham Museum

15/10/2017 The Three Musketeers Family Djanogly Theatre

15/10/2017 Drama Workshop for The Three Musketeers Family Performing Arts Studio

16/10/2017 Pre-School Family Yoga Family Performing Arts Studio

17/10/2017 Austentatious Comedy and Literature Djanogly Theatre

17/10/2017 Paleo Talk: Bones, Pickles and Fossils: Hidden Treasures at the University of Nottingham Exhibitions Djanogly Theatre

18/10/2017 Peatbog Faeries World, Folk and Jazz Djanogly Theatre

19/10/2017 Tiny Fingers Tiny Toes Family Performing Arts Studio

19/10/2017 Telemann and Handel: Friends for Life Classical Music Djanogly Recital Hall

19/10/2017 Parkour Workshop Day with Indian Steam Drama, Dance and Film Djanogly Theatre

19/10/2017 Roger Mayne Gallery Tour Exhibitions Djanogly Gallery

20/10/2017 Indian Steam Drama, Dance and Film Djanogly Theatre

21/10/2017 Art Investigator Max Family Learning Studio

21/10/2017 Ancient Craft: Pyrography Workshops Visual Arts Studio

22/10/2017 The Magic Fish Family Djanogly Theatre

22/10/2017 Indian Dance workshop Family Performing Arts Studio

24/10/2017 Wild Life Drama, Dance and Film Djanogly Theatre

24/10/2017 Paleo Talk: How did a Dinosaur Turn into a Bird? Exhibitions Djanogly Theatre

24/10/2017 Make a Scary Prehistoric Bird Puppet Family / Half Term University of Nottingham Museum

25/10/2017 Bella Hardy World, Folk and Jazz Djanogly Theatre

25/10/2017 Wilderness Survival Skills Family / Half Term Boathouse, Highfields Park

25/10/2017 Make a Pinecone Ancient Greek Owl October half term University of Nottingham Museum

25/10/2017 Street Photography Family Learning Studio

26/10/2017 Roderick Williams & Iain Burnside Classical Music Djanogly Recital Hall

26/10/2017 Lunchtime talk: Location and Landscape with Local Author Alison Moore Exhibitions Djanogly Theatre

26/10/2017 Film: Saturday Night and Sunday Morning Exhibitions Djanogly Theatre

26/10/2017 Dinos in 3D Family / Half Term Visual Arts Studio

26/10/2017 Patterns in Fossils Family / Half Term Visual Arts Studio

26/10/2017 Roger Mayne Gallery Tour Exhibitions Djanogly Gallery

27/10/2017 The Tempest Drama, Dance and Film Djanogly Theatre

27/10/2017 Pumpkin Carving Family / Half Term Boathouse, Highfields Park

27/10/2017 Big Draw Family / Half Term Learning Studio

28/10/2017 Art Investigator Max Family Learning Studio

28/10/2017 University Philharmonia Classical Music Djanogly Recital Hall

28/10/2017 Museums at Night: Shadow Puppet Magic Museum University of Nottingham Museum & Performing Arts Studio

29/10/2017 King Arthur Craft Workshop Family Performing Arts Studio

29/10/2017 Michael Morpurgo’s King Arthur Family Djanogly Theatre

30/10/2017 Pre-School Family Yoga Family Performing Arts Studio

30/10/2017 Instant Composers Pool Orchestra World, Folk and Jazz Djanogly Theatre

31/10/2017 Mark Thomas: A Show that Gambles on the Future Comedy and Literature Djanogly Theatre

31/10/2017 Ferocious Feast – Stories to hear after dark Family / Half Term Boathouse Highfields Park

31/10/2017 Spooky Camp Fire Tales Family / Half Term Boathouse Highfields Park

NOVEMBER

01/11/2017 Argentine Tango Class World, Folk and Jazz Rehearsal Hall, Department of Music

01/11/2017 Tango De Amor World, Folk and Jazz Djanogly Theatre

02/11/2017 Wihan & Sacconi Quartets Classical Music Djanogly Recital Hall

03/11/2017 Portraits Galore Family / Half Term Learning Studio

03/11/2017 Make A Viking Shield or Brooch Family / Half Term University of Nottingham Museum

04-05/11/2017 Lustre: Contemporary Craft Makers’ Market Lustre Across Lakeside Arts

06/11/2017 Pre-School Family Yoga Family Performing Arts Studio

07/11/2017 Jane Eyre: An Autobiography Drama, Dance and Film Djanogly Theatre

09/11/2017 Tiny Fingers Tiny Toes Family Performing Arts Studio

09/11/2017 Barbara Nice: Raffle Comedy and Literature Djanogly Theatre

10/11/2017 Border Tales Drama, Dance and Film Djanogly Theatre

11-12/11/2017 Me… Family Djanogly Theatre

12/11/2017 Penguin Crafts Family Performing Arts Studio

13/11/2017 Antigone Drama, Dance and Film Djanogly Theatre

15/11/2017 Kayhan Kalhor & Toumani Diabate World, Folk and Jazz Djanogly Theatre

15/11/2017 Archaeology NOW: The Origins of Nottingham Museum Djanogly Theatre

16/11/2017 Tiny Fingers Tiny Toes Family Performing Arts Studio

16/11/2017 Formby Drama, Dance and Film Djanogly Theatre

16/11/2017 Lunchtime Talk: Castrating Rochester – John Wilmot’s Manuscript Poetry Exhibitions Djanogly Theatre

17/11/2017 University Chamber Choir Classical Music Djanogly Recital Hall

17/11/2017 Stuart Maconie – Jarrow: Road to the Deep South Comedy and Literature Djanogly Theatre

18/11/2017 Henri Texier Hope Quartet World, Folk and Jazz Djanogly Theatre

19/11/2017 Ugly Duckling Music Workshop Family Performing Arts Studio

19/11/2017 Ugly Duckling Family Djanogly Theatre

20/11/2017 Pre-School Family Yoga Family Performing Arts Studio

23/11/2017 Tiny Fingers Tiny Toes Family Performing Arts Studio

23/11/2017 Frigg’s Finnish Fiddle Tunes Workshop World, Folk and Jazz Performing Arts Studio

23/11/2017 Frigg World, Folk and Jazz Djanogly Theatre

25/11/2017 Art Investigator Max: Viking Activity Day Family Learning Studio

25/11/2017 University Choir & University Philharmonia Classical Music Albert Hall

25/11/2017 Vikings Opening Weekend: The Voyage Begins Exhibitions Djanogly Gallery

25/11/2017 Meet and learn with Einar & Thorkatla Exhibitions Angear Visitor Centre

25/11/2017 Coin-striking & Friendship Bracelets With Toki & Frida Exhibitions Djanogly Gallery

25/11/2017 Viking Board Games Exhibitions University of Nottingham Museum

25-26/11/2017 Artefact Handling Exhibitions Djanogly Gallery

26/11/2017 Tidy Up Messy Play Workshop Family Performing Arts Studio

26/11/2017 Tidy Up Family Djanogly Theatre

26/11/2017 Viking Food Tasting Exhibitions Learning Studio

26/11/2017 Storytelling Exhibitions Djanogly Gallery

26/11/2017 Ancient Craft: Viking Chain Maille Exhibitions Visual Arts Studio

26/11/2017 Ancient Craft: Viking Chain Maille for Kids Exhibitions Visual Arts Studio

27/11/2017 Pre-School Family Yoga Family Performing Arts Studio

30/11/2017 Tiny Fingers Tiny Toes Family Performing Arts Studio

30/11/2017 Navarra String Quartet Classical Music Djanogly Recital Hall

From 09/12/2017 Christmas at Lakeside: Black Beauty Family Djanogly Theatre

10/12/2017 Flick Book Family Workshops Family Performing Arts Studio

13/12/2017 Lake Enders sharing Get involved Performing Arts Studio

17/12/2017 Flick Book Family Workshops Family Performing Arts Studio