Arts & Entertainment

Return of cheese competition excites Nantwich Show organisers

Return of cheese competition excites Nantwich Show organisers

The big cheeses of Nantwich Show are celebrating – with the return of a major Cheese section!

After a successful pilot last year, The Nantwich Cheese Awards is returning and organisers couldn’t be more delighted.

June 9, 2025
Nantwich Players to compete in All-England Theatre Festival final

Nantwich Players to compete in All-England Theatre Festival final

Nantwich Players will represent the North of England at the All-England Theatre Festival Final on Saturday June 7.

Their Studio production of “Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons” by Sam Steiner, directed by Bethany Gail, has made it to the national final after winning three consecutive rounds: Cheshire, Leverhulme, and the Northern Area competitions.

June 4, 2025
Pauline Quirk Academy in Nantwich to stage first performance

Pauline Quirk Academy in Nantwich to stage first performance

The new Pauline Quirk Academy in Nantwich is preparing to stage its first live performance.

The performing arts organisation was launched last year and is based in Malbank School in Nantwich.

May 30, 2025
Final Very Best in Stand Up show of season in Nantwich

Final Very Best in Stand Up show of season in Nantwich

Four more top comedy acts are heading to Nantwich for the last Very Best in Stand Up show before the summer break.

Nantwich Civic Hall will play host to hilarious acts on Friday June 6 – the last show until September.

May 27, 2025
Nantwich Concert Band unveils midsummer show details

Nantwich Concert Band unveils midsummer show details

Nantwich Concert Band will be staging its Midsummer Concert 2025 on Sunday June 29.

The concert will take place at Nantwich Civic Hall from 7pm and will feature special guests “Together We Dance” and “Six in Harmony”.

May 23, 2025
TV soap star Jennifer Ellison completes Crewe Lyceum panto line-up

TV soap star Jennifer Ellison completes Crewe Lyceum panto line-up

West End Theatre and TV star Jennifer Ellison completes the star line-up for Crewe Lyceum’s giant pantomime Jack and the Beanstalk this Christmas.

The former Brookside actress and singer and will take centre stage as the boo-able baddie Poison Ivy, alongside hilarious duo Malcolm Lord and Ste Johnston from 12 December 2025 – 04 January 2026.

May 23, 2025
‘Ceramics and Paintings’ exhibition opens at Nantwich Museum

‘Ceramics and Paintings’ exhibition opens at Nantwich Museum

‘Ceramics and Paintings’, an exhibition of work by ceramicist Pat Robinson and artist the late Alan Leese, has opened in Nantwich Museum’s Millennium Gallery.

The exhibition will run until Saturday 19 July.

May 20, 2025
Nantwich Bookshop brings big names to town talks

Nantwich Bookshop brings big names to town talks

By Jonathan White
Nantwich Book Shop & Coffee Lounge has lined up a series of literary events with best-selling authors this summer.

First up tonight (May 19) is historian and broadcaster Kate Vigurs returning to Nantwich to launch her new book Mission Europe – The Secret History of the Women of SOE.

May 19, 2025
Reaseheath Family Festival to stage “The Calm Corner”

Reaseheath Family Festival to stage “The Calm Corner”

Reaseheath College in Nantwich is to stage a new “The Calm Corner” as part of its Family Festival tomorrow (May 18).

The addition is designed to provide a calm and inclusive space for those who may need a break from the busy event atmosphere.

May 17, 2025
Tickets selling fast as Nantwich Roots Festival set to launch

Tickets selling fast as Nantwich Roots Festival set to launch

The 4th Nantwich Roots Festival will be held next week with a host of live performances on show across the town.

The festival, which runs from May 12 to 18, brings a diverse bill blending international stars with local emerging talent.

May 7, 2025
REVIEW: Blackadder Goes Forth, by Nantwich Players

REVIEW: Blackadder Goes Forth, by Nantwich Players

Clever, cunning, brilliant…

Just a few words from Edmund Blackadder’s own diction that could be used to describe how Nantwich Players have brought this production to the stage.

May 6, 2025
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Children of No 1, Wood Street, Nantwich, Cheshire, taken on 8 May 1945, Victory in Europe Day

VE Day anniversary celebrations at Nantwich Museum

Nantwich Museum is staging a special exhibition this week to mark the anniversary of Victory in Europe Day.

VE Day was declared on May 8th 1945, the day after Germany surrendered unconditionally marking the end of World War Two in the west.

May 5, 2025
Very Best in Stand Up returns for May show in Nantwich

Very Best in Stand Up returns for May show in Nantwich

The Very Best in Stand Up returns to Nantwich this week when four top comedians will be performing at Nantwich Civic Hall.

Compere for the night on Friday (May 2) is Carl Donnelly.

April 28, 2025