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Noughts & Crosses

Based on the bestselling novel, this captivating drama of love, revolution and what it means to grow up in a divided world comes to the Arts Theatre this April.

  • 15th April 2026 - 18th April 2026
  • 7:30 pm - 7:30 pm

“Why love, if losing hurts so much?”

Sephy and Callum sit together on a beach. They are in love. It is forbidden.

Sephy is a Cross and Callum is a Nought. Between Noughts and Crosses there are racial and social divides.

A segregated society teeters on a volatile knife edge. As violence breaks out, Sephy and Callum draw closer, but this is a romance that will lead them into terrible danger.

This gripping Romeo and Juliet story by acclaimed writer Malorie Blackman is a captivating drama of love, revolution and what it means to grow up in a divided world.

 

Performances: Wednesday 15 April – Saturday 18 April 2026

Wednesday – Saturday: 7.30pm

Thursday: 2pm

Saturday: 2:30pm

 

BSL Interpreted Performance: Thu 16 Apr, 7.30pm

Captioned Performance: Sat 18 Apr, 2.30pm

 

Post-Show Talk: Thu 16 Apr, 7.30pm

Facilities

  • Accessibility Guide
  • Assistance dogs welcome
  • Bar
  • Cloakroom facilities
  • Disabled Accessibility
  • Facilities for Disabled Guests
  • wheelchair access
  • wheelchair accessible

Accessibility Facilities

  • Accessibility Guide
  • Assistance dogs welcome
  • Designated wheelchair public toilet
  • facilities for disabled guests
  • Staff available to assist
  • Wheel chair accessible
  • wheelchair access
  • Wheelchair accessible
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Did you know?

The city’s name is known around the world, but it wasn’t always called Cambridge. In the Middle Ages it was known as Grantabridge, meaning the bridge over the river Granta (one of the sources of the River Cam).