Nottingham Arts Theatre is a theatre on George Street in Nottingham, England. Formerly known as the Co-op Arts Theatre, it is located in the former George Street Particular Baptist Church building.
It has a seating capacity of 274 in the Auditorium and a newer, 50-seat studio theatre.
It is operated by an educational charity and has a very active youth theatre company which stages multiple productions and showcases each year. In 2024 it also formed a youth choir.
It has seen a few notable entertainers on its stage, such as some of the members of Nottingham-based band Dog Is Dead. The theatre premiered the stage version of Alan Sillitoe's novel Saturday Night and Sunday Morning. It also stages a pantomime annually.
Productions In recent years it has put on shows such as:
Shrek The Musical (Junior), Youth Theatre (2025) School of Rock (2024) The King and I (2010) Les Misérables, Youth Theatre (2009) Our Day Out, Youth Theatre (2010) RENT: School Edition, Youth Theatre (2011) Dangerous Corner (2010) Annie Get Your Gun (2011) Run for Your Wife (2010) Tommy (2009) The Roses of Eyam (2011) A Midsummer Night's Dream (2008) The Full Monty (2011)
The theatre's 2012 pantomime production of Puss in Boots was the subject of a documentary, Panto!, by Jeanie Finlay, which was a co-production by Glimmer Films and Met Film Production for BBC Storyville. It was first aired on BBC Four on Monday 22 December 2014.
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