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The NAC is run by volunteers, and plays host to a wide variety of local theatre companies. Performances can range from musicals to panto, G & S to Rock Concerts, straight plays to informal bar performances. Follow link to website and more details of productions, venue and local clubs. Stage: Prosc arch opening 25 ft, 18 ft depth approx 14 ft visible height. 3 roll-cloth barrels up stage. Main tabs plus 2 intermediate and one rear tab track (first int tabs on line). Lighting: Control - Lightboard M (72 fader, 102 dimmers). Lanterns - Mainly Strand Cantata, Prelude, Coda, P264, P223, P23. Sound: Control - Soundcraft Delta 12 mono 4 stereo into 4 subs + master o/p into 400w p/c main amp driving JBL l/s. Mic's - mainly Shure hand mics & Crown PCC 160 plate mics.| What was on in 2020 | |
| 2 Jun 20 to 6 Jun 20 | Singin' in the Rain Musical L01190435224 |
| 7 May 20 | Talon Concert L1459777609 |
| 22 Apr 20 to 25 Apr 20 | The Sound of Music Musical L0915902918 |
| 14 Jan 20 to 25 Jan 20 | Aladdin Panto L341274515 |
| What was on in 2019 | |
| 11 Dec 19 to 15 Dec 19 | Little Red Riding Hood Panto L652442675 |
| 5 Dec 19 to 7 Dec 19 | Crazy for You Musical L80824872 |
| 30 Nov 19 | Backbeat Beatles Concert L01553336055 |
| 19 Nov 19 to 23 Nov 19 | Silas Marner Musical L1004413234 |
| 23 Oct 19 to 26 Oct 19 | Chicago Musical L688353763 |
| 26 Sep 19 to 28 Sep 19 | Out of Order Performance L924233568 |
| 11 Sep 19 to 14 Sep 19 | Neville's Island Play L1054043541 |
| 3 Apr 19 to 6 Apr 19 | Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Musical L1837982238 |
| What was on in 2018 | |
| 28 Feb 18 to 3 Mar 18 | Accidental Death of an Anarchist Play L0623552324 |
| What was on in 2017 | |
| 13 Dec 17 to 16 Dec 17 | Dick Whittington Panto L1314482911 |
| 7 Dec 17 to 9 Dec 17 | Honk! The Ugly Duckling Musical L02064423726 |
| 22 Nov 17 to 25 Nov 17 | The Accrington Pals Play L01496669259 |
| 18 Oct 17 to 21 Oct 17 | Sister Act Musical L1246943271 |
| 13 Sep 17 to 16 Sep 17 | A Chorus of Disapproval Play L1511855876 |
| 30 Apr 17 | Richard Jones - The Power of Imagination Variety show L841364559 |
| 10 Jan 17 to 21 Jan 17 | Dick Whittington and His Cat Panto L176964773 |
| What was on in 2016 | |
| 14 Dec 16 to 17 Dec 16 | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Panto L0416049920 |
| 8 Dec 16 to 10 Dec 16 | Spamalot Musical L734932175 |
| 22 Nov 16 to 26 Nov 16 | Private Peaceful Play L01924696137 |
| 17 Nov 16 | Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers Concert L0607616437 |
| 8 Nov 16 to 12 Nov 16 | Our House Musical L1531182449 |
| 10 Oct 16 to 22 Oct 16 | Made in Dagenham Musical L1960476358 |
| 26 Jun 16 | Jimmy Cricket's Laughter Show Comedy L0954345570 |
| 5 May 16 to 6 May 16 | The Pirates of Penzance Opera or Operetta L2027696633 |
| 13 Apr 16 to 16 Apr 16 | Evita Musical L01017418536 |
| 23 Mar 16 | Maddy Prior Concert L980913457 |
| What was on in 2015 | |
| 9 Dec 15 to 12 Dec 15 | Aladdin Panto L0988016574 |
| 30 Oct 15 | Tempest Tossed Play L650402072 |
| 22 Oct 15 to 24 Oct 15 | Little Shop Of Horrors Musical L01386495991 |
| What was on in 2014 | |
| 19 Oct 14 | Gary Grace Concert L2128349219 |
| 16 Oct 14 to 18 Oct 14 | Hairspray Musical L1167546121 |
| 10 Sep 14 to 13 Sep 14 | Noises Off Play L01995677034 |
| 2 Jul 14 to 5 Jul 14 | Beautiful Thing Play L1221752282 |
| 31 May 14 | Drama Festival Festival L476866013 |
| 26 May 14 to 27 May 14 | What the Butler Saw Play L1603216076 |
| 20 May 14 to 24 May 14 | The Sound of Music Musical L01119617065 |
| 10 Apr 14 to 12 Apr 14 | Rent Musical L077199680 |
| 4 Apr 14 | Honor Blackman - Honor Blackman as Herself One person show L0803743713 |
| 28 Mar 14 to 29 Mar 14 | One Act Play Festival Festival L706527259 |
| 26 Feb 14 to 1 Mar 14 | The History Boys Play L0257681563 |
| 15 Feb 14 | Talon - The Acoustic Collection Concert L1511840450 |
| 8 Feb 14 | Nicholas Parsons - Just A Laugh a Minute One person show L1451624680 |
| What was on in 2009 | |
| 29 Nov 09 | The Nutcracker Dance or ballet L312963963 |
| What was on in 2007 | |
| 9 Jan 07 to 20 Jan 07 | The Pied Piper Kids show L832220498 |
| What was on in 2006 | |
| 19 Dec 06 to 20 Dec 06 | Sharla Lawrence Dance Academy - Dance Show Dance or ballet L01542892826 |
| 12 Dec 06 to 16 Dec 06 | Aladdin Panto L058936013 |
| 5 Dec 06 to 9 Dec 06 | Beauty and the Beast Panto L1278718252 |
| 28 Nov 06 | Christmas Magic Cabaret L01699198386 |
| 26 Oct 06 | Backbeat Beatles Concert L01265217760 |
| 21 Oct 06 | The Fisherman and his Soul Play L0200047582 |
| 11 Oct 06 to 14 Oct 06 | Variety Show Variety show L01578852353 |
| 15 Sep 06 | The Diamond Story Concert L01780679255 |
| 17 Jun 06 | Showstoppers - Showstopers III Variety show L01646604247 |
| 9 Jun 06 to 10 Jun 06 | Variety Show Variety show L928895114 |
| 24 May 06 to 27 May 06 | The Cuddleton Radio Show-LIVE Play L0688928098 |
| 6 May 06 to 21 May 06 | Nuneaton Festival of Arts Festival L01875955854 |
| 28 Apr 06 to 29 Apr 06 | Stars in their Eyes Variety show L1482243087 |
| What was on in 2005 | |
| 16 Dec 05 | Stand Up - Comedy Live Comedy L02003885107 |
| 13 Dec 05 to 17 Dec 05 | Aladdin Panto L02058182215 |
| 29 Nov 05 | Coventry Magic Circle - Christmas Magic Cabaret L207401437 |
| 21 Nov 05 | Comedy Nights Comedy L1301510410 |
| 16 Nov 05 to 19 Nov 05 | Fame - the Musical Musical L0666048786 |
| 11 Nov 05 to 12 Nov 05 | They Came to a City Play L02097779938 |
| 7 Oct 05 | Stand Up - Comedy Live Comedy L415437195 |
| 1 Oct 05 to 30 Oct 05 | West Midlands Dance Festival Festival L2116316187 |
| 24 Sep 05 | Back to the 60's Concert L0707086654 |
| 19 Sep 05 | Comedy Nights Comedy L737119524 |
| 4 Sep 05 | Talon - The Best of the Eagles Concert L621695860 |
| 2 Sep 05 | The Challenge Variety Show Variety show L2124993878 |
| 9 Apr 05 | Showstoppers Variety show L1015732810 |
| 29 Mar 05 to 20 Apr 05 | Stars in Our Eyes Variety show L01995578135 |
| 26 Mar 05 | Challenge Group Concert L01278620228 |
| 17 Mar 05 to 19 Mar 05 | Lights, Camera, Action! Variety show L0845944591 |
| What was on in 2004 | |
| 10 Jul 04 to 11 Jul 04 | Bromwell Academy of Dance - Show-Time 2004 Dance or ballet L1227530783 |
| 23 Jun 04 | North Warks and Hinckley College, Music and Dance - I Just Wanna Dance Dance or ballet L0589679133 |
| 17 Jun 04 to 19 Jun 04 | Blue Remembered Hills Play L1810895132 |
| 12 Mar 04 to 13 Mar 04 | Attleborough Grange Entertains Variety show L01150543151 |
| 27 Feb 04 to 29 Feb 04 | Are You Being Served? Play L509827968 |
| 20 Feb 04 to 21 Feb 04 | All Sorts Variety Group - Variety Show IV Variety show L01641463435 |
| What was on in 2003 | |
| 8 Jan 03 to 18 Jan 03 | Adventures of Robin Hood Panto L1494621539 |
| What was on in 2002 | |
| 19 Dec 02 to 22 Dec 02 | Dick Whittington Panto L504346211 |
| 10 Dec 02 to 14 Dec 02 | Pied Piper Panto L11807388 |
| 3 Dec 02 to 7 Dec 02 | Puss in Boots Panto L01311644079 |
| 29 Nov 02 | Kiki Dee and Carmelo Luggeri Concert L0859529430 |
| What was on in 2001 | |
| 18 Dec 01 to 22 Dec 01 | Sleeping Beauty Panto L411402192 |
| 13 Dec 01 to 15 Dec 01 | Jack and the Beanstalk Panto L01794706891 |
| 4 Dec 01 to 8 Dec 01 | Aladdin Panto L637966054 |
| 17 Nov 01 | Papering Over Event/show L1954236965 |
| 13 Nov 01 to 17 Nov 01 | The Sorcerer Opera or Operetta L01804179149 |
| 4 Nov 01 | The Rainbow Forest Kids show L1695251679 |
| 30 Oct 01 to 3 Nov 01 | The Julie Bromage Dance Academy Dance or ballet L286736573 |
| 27 Oct 01 | Witches and Warlocks Fun Games Night Event/show L2092999843 |
| 26 Oct 01 to 27 Oct 01 | Charity Show Event/show L0164299615 |
| 19 Oct 01 | Beer and Beethoven Concert L1997941799 |
| 22 Sep 01 to 21 Oct 01 | The Annual West Midlands Dance Festival Festival L1148451323 |
| 5 May 01 to 6 May 01 | Jane Eyre Play L561213585 |
| 24 Apr 01 to 28 Apr 01 | Little Shop Of Horrors Musical L0562674094 |
| 6 Apr 01 to 7 Apr 01 | Variety Show Variety show L678010064 |
| 28 Mar 01 to 29 Mar 01 | Cinderella Panto L0663222165 |
| What was on in 2000 | |
| 28 Apr 00 to 29 Apr 00 | An Inspector Calls Play L01345474583 |
| 18 Apr 00 to 22 Apr 00 | Bugsy Malone Musical L01914042232 |
| What was on in 1999 | |
| 21 Dec 99 to 22 Dec 99 | Beauty and the Beast Panto L01264327306 |
| 14 Dec 99 to 18 Dec 99 | The Sleeping Beauty Panto L02117017592 |
| 7 Dec 99 to 11 Dec 99 | Puss in Boots Panto L508593354 |
| 3 Dec 99 to 4 Dec 99 | Aladdin Panto L92017724 |
| 22 Nov 99 | Hyacinth Blue Play L0737440505 |
| 17 Nov 99 to 19 Nov 99 | Unlocking the Pyramid Play L0851802767 |
| 29 Oct 99 | Alice in Wonderland Kids show L01516385717 |
| 25 Oct 99 | Railways Remembered Talk L01662033387 |
| 21 Oct 99 to 23 Oct 99 | Butterflies are Free Play L0876245169 |
| 5 Oct 99 to 9 Oct 99 | The Yeomen of the Guard Opera or Operetta L1740075129 |
| 23 Sep 99 | The Wizard of Oz Play L01701273581 |
| 7 Sep 99 to 11 Sep 99 | Fame - the Musical Musical L01196174179 |
| 21 Aug 99 | Fund Raising Karaoke Event/show L01645995063 |
| 21 Aug 99 | Fund Raising Karaoke Event/show L1504477335 |
| What was on in 1997 | |
| 21 Dec 97 to 22 Dec 97 | A Christmas Spirit Dance or ballet L1770772405 |
| 16 Dec 97 to 20 Dec 97 | Way Out West Panto L01573402946 |
| 9 Dec 97 to 13 Dec 97 | Mother Goose Panto L0284661805 |
| 29 Nov 97 to 30 Nov 97 | Clued Up Dance or ballet L1825799188 |
| 7 Oct 97 to 11 Oct 97 | The Pirates of Penzance Opera or Operetta L1494012262 |
| 16 Sep 97 to 20 Sep 97 | Return to the Forbidden Planet Musical L655413993 |
| 12 Jul 97 | A Midsummer Night's Dance Dance or ballet L136559312 |
| 11 Jul 97 | Stars and Stripes Dance or ballet L053784006 |
| 28 Jun 97 | The Chimney Sweep's Apprentice Play L01669901034 |
| 7 Jun 97 | Roaring Twenties and Old Tyme Music Hall Music Hall L729873466 |
| 24 Jan 97 to 26 Jan 97 | Thank you for the Music Concert L1826033260 |
| 8 Jan 97 | Mick Bisiker Concert L0122694086 |
| What was on in 1996 | |
| 21 Dec 96 | Cinders and Co Panto L01012441420 |
| 20 Dec 96 to 22 Dec 96 | Girls, Girls, Girls! Dance or ballet L01342605737 |
| 11 Dec 96 | Folk in the Foyer Concert L868236528 |
| 10 Dec 96 to 14 Dec 96 | Aladdin Panto L800214466 |
| 3 Dec 96 to 7 Dec 96 | Babes in Toyland Panto L89239316 |
| 16 Nov 96 to 17 Nov 96 | The Sweeney Todd Shock 'n' Roll Show Musical L142103501 |
| 11 Nov 96 | Folk in the Foyer Concert L56584154 |
| 2 Nov 96 to 9 Nov 96 | West Midlands Dance Festival Festival L0804046367 |
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