2025

September 9th 7.00pm

Talk: Timon of Athens

David Dunford

September 23rd 10.30 am

Reading: Timon of Athens

October 14th 7.00 pm

The President's Talk: Music in Shakespeare's Plays_

William Ruff

October 28th 10.30 am

Reading: Pericles Prince of Tyre

November 11th 7.00 pm

Talk: Pericles Prince of Tyre

Les Wilkinson

November 25th 10.30 am

Reading: Richard II

December 9th 7.00 pm

Talk: Richard II

Gordon Parsons

December 16th 10.30 am

Members' Christmas meeting.

2026

January 13th 7.00 pm

Talk: The Duchess of Malfi

Dr Ben Burton

January 27th 10.30 am

Reading: The Duchess of Malfi

February 10th 7.00 pm

Talk and reading: Actors, audiences and the birth of showbiz.

Paul Kirkham

February 24th 10.30 am

Reading: The Winter's Tale

March 10th 7.00 pm

Talk: The Winter's Tale

Heather Coombes

March 24th 10.30 am

Talk: The Merry Wives of Windsor

Lisa Hopkins

April 14th 7.00 pm

Reading: The Merry Wives of Windsor

April 28th 10.30 am

Reading: Richard III

May 12th 7.00 pm

Poetry and Music

May 26th 10.30 am

AGM plus members' choice of readings

**All meetings are held at:

Nottingham Mechanics Institute, 8 North Sherwood Street, Nottingham NG1 4EZ**