NG8 May/June 2022

modern European witch-hunts
(14 May). This presentation,
based on current PhD research,
compares ideas about the crime
of witchcraft in early modern
German and English media.
Historian and author Dr John
Woolf explores the history of the
Victorian sideshow entertainment
at the Theatre Royal (14 June),
through the stories of the ‘freak
performers’ who graced the
boards of this popular form of
entertainment.
Dot To Dot Festival has
established itself as the UK’s
premier festival for unearthing
the hottest new talent around,
alongside established acts
from all over the globe and it’s
back for 2022 at various venues
across the city (29 May).
Friday 3 June some of the
nation’s much loved and
established live acts alongside
some of the hottest bands to
emerge over the last year will
perform at Meadowlands at
the Trent Embankment, and
Detonate (4 June) brings
Nottingham together again for a
massive party, set amongst the
woodland, lakes and clearings of
Colwick Country Park. Expect
floating stages and woodland
hideaways, global street food,
cocktails, boat parties, fireworks,
VIP Island, live street art and more!
Get LOST IN MUSIC! (13 May)
at the Motorpoint Arena for a
musical journey straight to the
heart of Disco! Relive some of the
greatest songs of all time from
artists such as Donna Summer,
Gloria Gaynor, Earth, Wind & Fire,
Sister Sledge and Chic. Another
highlight on 29 June is Frankie
Valli and The Four Seasons. To
date, they have sold over 175
million records worldwide and
defined the sound of an era with
classic hits like Can’t Take My
Eyes Off You.
Over at Peggy’s Skylight, Jim
McAllister brings the charm and
charisma of Sinatra (22 May)
then the Matt Ratcliffe Trio plays
the Beatles Songbook (26 May).
The People’s Theatre Company
presents David Essex’s All
the Fun of the Fair at the
Nottingham Arts Theatre
(25-28 May). Set in a 1970’s
travelling fair, Levi Lee, the
recently widowed proprietor, is
struggling to keep his fair afloat.
Songs include all the David Essex
classics.
Over at the Royal Concert
Hall, Barry Steele is back in the
West End production of The
Roy Orbison Story (8 June).
Legendary six-time Grammy
Award-winning recording artist
Dionne Warwick brings her ‘One
Last Time’ Farewell Tour (21
June). Next door at the Theatre
Royal Derren Brown returns to
the stage (14-18 June) with his
brand-new live show, Showman.
The content of the show remains
a closely guarded secret, but if
you’ve seen him before, you know
you’re in for a powerhouse treat!
Writer, poet ,TV and film producer
and Nottingham lad Henry
Normal visits Djanogly Theatre
(12 May), for an evening of pure
escapism.