The EdinBards present Nottingham

Information

The city of Nottingham is in turmoil as Prince John and Prince Geoffrey compete for their absent brother’s throne, leaving the everyday citizens of Nottingham to suffer their impossible demands. But surrounding this dark city is the sunlit haven of peace that is Sherwood Forest. Its inhabitants, led by the infamous Robin Hood, obey only the rules of survival and pledge loyalty only to themselves. They can take what they want and live how they please; who has the right to tell them otherwise? The peace of their world is abruptly broken when Friar Tuck is arrested by Prince John’s power-hungry team and it is up to the Merry Men to get him back. But the Prince’s greedy hand is a powerful one and his minions are bloodthirsty. Our simple band of carefree friends are forced to face the heavy hand that rules their world. How do we decide who gets to make the rules? And who are we to fight alone?

This original musical stays true to the ballads' timeless themes of challenging the status quo and appealing to our most primal need for community and fellowship. Join the Merry Men in this exciting world premiere; a fresh authentic retelling of an ancient enduring story.

This production is brought to you by the EdinBards (@theedinbards on Instagram), a local theatre community that has been in development since 2023 with the purpose of supporting local new developing musicals. Over the past year we have made appearances at Traquair Medieval Fayre, local Edinburgh scratch nights, and on BBC Radio Nottingham's breakfast show to promote our production of Nottingham. After 10 years of writing and researching, we are immensely proud and excited to bring the full production to audiences for the first time at the beautiful Pianodrome.

★★★★
The Skinny
"At its heart, Nottingham speaks to our lives now; it insists that the world we want to live in is ours to build"
"The music marries singer-songwriter roots with references to pre-modern folk music performed by a zealous and talented ensemble"

c) also at the bottom of the info section:
Age Guidance: 8+

Venue Info

Pianodrome Bruntsfield is at The St.Oswald's Center at 41 Montpelier Park, Bruntsfield, Edinburgh EH10 4NB, at the corner of Montpelier and Montpelier Park and next to the Bruntsfield primary school.
Doors open 30’ before event starts.

The Pianodrome is based in a 130 year old ex church building, and currently the space is unheated, so please remember to wrap up warm.

Concessions
We do not check your right to a concession or name your price ticket. If you feel you can afford the full price please select this ticket. However, concessions prices are there to help anybody attend the show - if you need a lower cost ticket you are in the best position to determine that. No questions asked.

Accessibility
There is ramped access to the main hall of the Pianodrome on Montpelier (the entrance to the South-East of the building ///circle.item.tidy).

We have an accessible toilet and space for wheelchairs. Most of our performances are relaxed performances. If you have any access requirements please feel free to email us at boxoffice@pianodrome.org.

Babes in arms
You do not need a ticket for babies, but if your child is likely to take space in a seat then please book them a ticket.

Non-human visitors
Pets are welcome if they are well behaved.