The Playwright

What a start from England last night! 🍻

With a win for the first match secured, attention now turns to the next two group games - and we'll be showing both live right her.

Looking for somewhere with a proper matchday atmosphere? Expect big screens, cold pints and all the football vibes 👀

Book your table online now and join us for every kick of the action 🔗

‼️ HAPPY HOUR 🍻🍹
... More like Happy Days!

Get £4 pints and 2 for £12 cocktails
Sun - Thurs, 12-7pm here at The Playwright 🎭🍻

Perfect alongside our great deals on food such as 2 for 1 pizza Mondays, 3 for £16 picky bits, hero trays, Sunday sharing roasts and more!
So you can enjoy quality at a sensible price! 🍕🍻
.. or ideal a quick drink and game of pool / interactive darts 🎱🎯

*£4 pints available on a selection of our Brewpoint pints! 🍻

*2 for £12 available only on the same cocktail, - varied selection including spritz! 🍹🍹

What are you waiting for? Ger'em in! 🍻🍹🍹

Father's Day is next weekend and if you've not made plans yet, consider this your reminder…

Join us on Sunday 21st June and treat Dad (and yourself) to our sharing roast and crumble for £23pp.

Book your table online now🔗

‼️ £15 Bottles of Fizz 🍾🥂

Celebrating, or just love your fizz? We've got a great deal for you!

Every Thursday to Sunday get bottles of fizz for just £15 🥂 The perfect way to ring in the weekend or wind down after a long work week!

If you've got a party, gathering or upcoming celebration you can book with us! We've got great deals just like this one as well as drink/food packages alongside our games - pool, shuffleboard & interactive darts 🎱🎯🍕

Book your next event with us!

World Cup 🏆🌍⚽🍻

It all begins this week! Here are some of the matches we'll be showing!
First game starts this Thursday 11th June, 8pm with Mexico 🇲🇽 vs South Africa 🇿🇦

We've got games everyday and beyond with the first of the England games starting Wednesday 17th June, 9pm ⚽🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Make sure to book, especially for all the England matches ⚽🏆🌍🍻

Watch all the big games with us!

In a city where students make up about a quarter of the population, their absence is felt during the holidays in Nottingham.

A number of businesses close during the summer months due to dwindling demand from their usual visitors.

Among them is The White Hart in Lenton run by Ian Shepphard, who said: “We have customers in term time, when they go – I close the pub.”

In 2023, Ian continued serving throughout the summer but suffered a loss of about £50,000. Whereas by closing for eight weeks, he loses about £16,000 instead.

“If they weren’t here, Nottingham wouldn’t be a city. The students run the economy, but I think Nottingham has become reliant on that now," he said.

Ian told the Nottingham Post how the previous Saturday, The White Hart had taken thousands of pounds in just four hours, but the following day it took only £200.

“If it weren’t for the students, we would close,” he said.

Rosie Boulton, shop assistant at the costume shop Luvyababes in the Victoria Centre, explained that it wasn’t just the shop’s custom that took a hit, but also the number of staff available.

Beth, head of house at the Beeston bakery and café Doughter, said that whilst their business manages well with regular customers, “there definitely is an impact".

"You feel it when students go home on the high street, and you can see what it does to other businesses. It’s like a quietness goes over the city,” she said.

Thomas Polka, general manager of The Playwright pub, in Shakespeare Street, near the Nottingham Trent University city campus, said: “Being on the edge of the campus, you’re always going to be a student pub. For us, the challenge now is to attract everybody when students are not here.

“The whole year is busy, apart from August when, after graduations, everybody goes home.

“A lot of businesses in town depend on students, so you can see the natural slowdown when the student population is gone because Nottingham is such a student-driven city.”

A joint report by Nottingham City Council, Nottingham Trent University and the University of Nottingham in 2024 found that the two universities make up around 14% of the local economy and provide 25,000 jobs in Nottinghamshire.

Good to be back 🎭🍻

🍖 One roast. One crumble. One very happy Dad.

This Father's Day, gather the family and tuck into our sharing roast and crumble for £23.

Available on Sunday 21st June - because Dad deserves more than a last-minute card.

Bookings are available online now 🔗

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 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!