List of fiction set in Nottingham explained

List of fiction set in and around Nottingham, England

The list omits most works concerned with Robin Hood.

Books

Each work and/or its author has a Wikipedia page.^[1] In date order:Brummell's Last Riff by Alan Fletcher (1995)

The Learning Curve by Alan Fletcher (1996)

The Blue Millionaire by Alan Fletcher (1997)

Plays

In date order. Some were staged locally for Nottingham audiences for limited runs.

• The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd by D. H. Lawrence (1912)
• The Green Leaves of Nottingham based on Pat McGrath's novel (Nottingham Playhouse, 1973)
• Touched by Stephen Lowe (1977)
• Old Big 'ead in the Spirit of the Man by Stephen Lowe (Nottingham Playhouse, 2005)^[2]
• Mod Crop The Musical by Alan Fletcher and Steve Wallis (Nottingham Theatre Royal 2009 & Lace Market Theatre 2010)
• Diary of a Football Nobody adapted by William Ivory from the memoir Steak, Diana Ross... Diary of a Football Nobody by Dave McVay. (Nottingham Playhouse, 2012)^[3]
• Wonderland by Beth Steele, (Nottingham Playhouse, 2016)
• First Touch by Nathaniel Price (Nottingham Playhouse, 2022)

Film

See also listing of films set in Nottingham.

• Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (film)

Television shows

• Boon (TV series), series 3 to 7

Notes and References

1. Some dust jackets and covers appear on the Notts Lit pages: Retrieved 14 November 2019.
2. Web site: Theatre review: Old Big 'Ead in The Spirit of the Man at Nottingham Playhouse . Britishtheatreguide.info . 2014-01-07.
3. Web site: Diary of a Football Nobody at Nottingham Playhouse . Nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk . 1999-02-22 . 2014-01-07.