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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 imposing lamppost in the centre of Parker’s Piece bears the words Reality Checkpoint – believed to be a reference to the end of the university ‘bubble’ and the beginning of the real world, aka the rest of the city.