The Playwright

The Playwright Neighbourhood hangout serving freshly made artisan pizzas, comfort food and seriously tasty beers Pizza, live sport and interactive darts – all under one roof.
(758)

Poised on the corner of the city overlooking the beautiful Arkwright University Building and Gardens, The Playwright is at the bustling heart of Nottingham. We are your neighbourhood hangout, serving freshly made artisan pizzas from our gorgeous wood-fired oven, 'Juliet', alongside seriously tasty beers and a delicious selection of cocktails. Whether you’re after gluten-free or vegan options, we’v

e got you covered, and dogs are always welcome in our bar area. Enjoy live sport, interactive darts or Student Nights, or simply settle in for a relaxed evening with friends.

Sports This Week at The Playwright🎭 🍻⚽🏉🎯🍕Watch all this week's live sports the right way - with us! Join our Matchday Cl...
31/05/2026

Sports This Week at The Playwright
🎭 🍻⚽🏉🎯🍕

Watch all this week's live sports the right way - with us! Join our Matchday Club and get free pints + discount ⚽🍻

Enjoy all the sports alongside a game pool, shuffleboard and interactive darts! 🎱🎯
+ Happy Hour pints Sun-Thurs 12-7pm 🍻

WORLD CUP !! It's just around the corner. Secure the best spot in the house and book now for all the big games !! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿⚽

Live Music at The Playwright 🎭🍻🎶Sat 30th May, 8pm!Celebrating our finished refurbishment!! We're celebrating all across ...
28/05/2026

Live Music at The Playwright 🎭🍻🎶
Sat 30th May, 8pm!
Celebrating our finished refurbishment!!

We're celebrating all across the weekend! - Saturday, we've got the amazing Aimée May Stones (1/3 of the brilliant Nottingham based band Marty) who will be gracing us with a lovely solo music set!

Come and celebrate with us and listen to some lovely chilled-out live music on this coming weekend summer evening, before partying into the night! 🎶✨

⚽🍻 We’ll be showing all the action from this summer’s football world championships right in our pub!England’s first matc...
27/05/2026

⚽🍻 We’ll be showing all the action from this summer’s football world championships right in our pub!

England’s first match kicks off on 17th June vs Croatia - and we’re more than ready for it 🏴🍺

We've got big screens, cold pints and the kind of football atmosphere you don’t get at home 🙌

Get your mates together and book your table on our website now!

We're back! 🎭🍻You may have noticed our scaffolding is down and our beautiful pub is now fully reopen just in time for th...
26/05/2026

We're back! 🎭🍻

You may have noticed our scaffolding is down and our beautiful pub is now fully reopen just in time for the sunshine 🌞

Join us as we'll be celebrating all across the last weekend of May!!
Starting Friday 29th our official relaunch party! We'll have a live DJ from 8pm till late!!
Saturday we're also hosting some brilliant live music!! 🎶✨

Quality food, craft pints + lots of deals and fun to be had!! Don't forget to try out our new games room with interactive darts, pool and shuffleboard 🎱🎯🏆🍕🍻

Can't wait to see you all there!!

Sport this week at The Playwright 🍻⚽🎯🏉🎱🍕Though the premier league is done for now, we've still got loads of sports lined...
25/05/2026

Sport this week at The Playwright
🍻⚽🎯🏉🎱🍕

Though the premier league is done for now, we've still got loads of sports lined up for you this week!

Enjoy all the sports with a free pint and discounts when you sign up to our Matchday Club (more info online or ask at the bar!) ⚽🍻

The World Cup is just around the corner!! We'll be showing all the England games and more!!
Lots of deals and offers will be available
+ lots of screens and a new gameroom mean you don't miss a thing whilst keeping the competition going between you and your friends !! 🎱🎯🍻

Bookings are now available so make sure to get yourself in for all the big games! ⚽🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Kids eat for £1 is back 🙌Get one kids’ meal for £1 with every main dish ordered from our menu during the school holidays...
21/05/2026

Kids eat for £1 is back 🙌

Get one kids’ meal for £1 with every main dish ordered from our menu during the school holidays.

Available Monday–Friday, starting next Monday 25th May.

Full terms and conditions are available on our website.

16/05/2026

Rights For Flies live at The Playwright 🪰🍻

We loved having the super fun here at The Playwright the other week! Here's some highlights. We hope to have them here again in the future! 🪰❤️

Until then keep an eye on our socials as we've got even more exciting live music lined up! Next show will be announced very soon 👀

🎭🍻🎶

Sundays done right 🍽🔥Family-style roasts, perfect for sharing, bottomless roasties & gravy, plus live sport showing all ...
08/05/2026

Sundays done right 🍽🔥

Family-style roasts, perfect for sharing, bottomless roasties & gravy, plus live sport showing all day 📺🍻

And yes --- plant-based options are available too 🌱🥧✨️

Why not finish it up with one of our giant crumbles? Perfect for the whole table, or just yourself if you want 😉

Settle in for a proper Sunday at The Playwright ❤️

Could you love a fly? 🪰"With original songs like ‘Biodiversity’ and ‘Fly Love’, Rights For Flies is an up and coming alt...
27/04/2026

Could you love a fly? 🪰

"With original songs like ‘Biodiversity’ and ‘Fly Love’, Rights For Flies is an up and coming alternative rock band based in Nottingham that just might be the answer to all of our prayers. Join the rebellion for the unloved and dispossessed!"

Check out this lively and distinctive band who deliver an important message regarding environmental issues, inequality and discrimination, whilst offering a fun and energetic tongue-in-cheek performance!

Playing this Saturday (2nd May) here at The Playwright!! 8pm • FREE ENTRY!!

For more info regarding this, and other events, check out the 🔗 in our bio, call/dm or simply pop in today and ask as the bar 😎🍻

Address

38 Shakespeare Street
Nottingham
NG14FQ

Opening Hours

Monday 11am - 11pm
Tuesday 11am - 11pm
Wednesday 11am - 11pm
Thursday 11am - 11pm
Friday 10am - 12am
Saturday 10am - 12am
Sunday 10am - 10pm

Telephone

+441159473239

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when The Playwright posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Establishment

Send a message to The Playwright:

Shortcuts

Share

Category