The Nutshell

13/04/2026

THE NUTSHELL JAZZ CLUB > Thursday 16 April 🎷

London based Tenor player Fraser Smith has been playing professionally across Europe and beyond for the past 20 years.

His latest album Lifeline! was recently added to The Times and Jazzwise ‘Best Jazz Albums of 2025’ lists, receiving a glowing 4 star review from each.

‘Fiery and energetic hard-bop’, the band’s previous album Tiptop!, received coverage from the Guardian, Jazzwise and Hi-fi magazine and amassed 1.3 million streams.

Thursday 16 April 2026
£25, £13 Students
8pm (doors 7pm)
Limited avails - selling fast

Book Now: discardednut.co.uk/thenutshell/whatson/frasersmith

09/04/2026

Last Unicorn Airways - all tickets PAY WHAT YOU CAN!

Take flight with Last Unicorn Airways TOMORROW.

Join two playful baggage handlers as they unpack a globe-trotting adventure from a magical final flight, where every suitcase tells a story.

This heartwarming show is perfect for families and young children aged 4-9, and disabled children of all ages who experience complex and multiple barriers to access.

This performance will take place in our ground floor studio and has level access and an accessible toilet.

📆 Friday 10th April 2026
🎟️ PAY WHAT YOU CAN!
🕚 11am & 🕑 2pm
⏳ 60 mins approx
🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒 Ages 4+ and their families

discardednut.co.uk/thenutshell/whatson/last-unicorn-airways

03/04/2026

Tiny Planet 🪐 7 & 8 April 2026

Half a String return with their latest production! For fans of Breathe and The Snowsmith >>> this is for you 🖤

Imagine a whole world no bigger than a house. A planet that can be explored in a matter of minutes, yet it is the centre of a galaxy.

With breathtaking puppetry, original live folk songs and earthy percussion, uncover the mysteries that keep this little globe turning. Live camera projection brings this tiny world to life as a wanderer learns that the smallest things hold the biggest stories.

Tuesday 7th & Wednesday 8th April 2026

🎟️ £14/£12 & PWYC*
🕦 11:30am & 🕝 2:30pm
⏳ 60 mins approx
🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒 Ages 5+ and families/adults

discardednut.co.uk/thenutshell/whatson/tiny-planet

29/03/2026

Tuesday 31st March 🎶 🍦

Start your Easter holidays with this brand-new, 5-star musical hit!

Get your dessert spoons ready for a tale of perseverance, princes, palace balls, glass slippers and, um, ice cream?

Over the last four decades, Cinderella’s has become the kingdom’s most beloved ice cream company, with a parlour on every street corner. But how did a humble street seller with not a penny to her name end up as a multimillionaire business woman with her own ice cream empire?

📆 Tuesday 31st March 2026
🎟 £14/£12 & PWYC*
🕚 11am & 2pm
⏳ 60 mins approx
👩‍👩‍👦‍👦 Ages 5+ and their families

BOOK NOW 👉 discardednut.co.uk/thenutshell/whatson/cinderella-ice-cream-seller

“Perfectly scrumptious ★★★★★” THE LIST

26/03/2026

TINY PLANET 🪐 7 & 8 April

“Breathtaking ★★★★★”

Imagine a whole world no bigger than a house. A planet that can be explored in a matter of minutes, yet it is the centre of a galaxy.

With breathtaking puppetry, original live folk songs and earthy percussion, uncover the mysteries that keep this little globe turning. Live camera projection brings this tiny world to life as a wanderer learns that the smallest things hold the biggest stories.

📆 Tuesday 7th & Wednesday 8th April 2026
🎟 £14/£12 & PWYC*
🕦 11:30am & 🕝 2:30pm
⏳ 60 mins approx
👩‍👩‍👦‍👦 Ages 5+ and families/adults

discardednut.co.uk/thenutshell/whatson/tiny-planet

24/03/2026

Cinderella Icecream Seller 🍦 31 March

“Perfectly scrumptious ★★★★★” THE LIST

Start your Easter holidays with this brand-new, 5-star musical hit!

Get your dessert spoons ready for a tale of perseverance, princes, palace balls, glass slippers and, um, ice cream?

Over the last four decades, Cinderella’s has become the kingdom’s most beloved ice cream company, with a parlour on every street corner. But how did a humble street seller with not a penny to her name end up as a multimillionaire business woman with her own ice cream empire?

📆 Tuesday 31st March 2026
🎟 £14/£12 & PWYC*
🕚 11am & 2pm
⏳ 60 mins approx
👩‍👩‍👦‍👦 Ages 5+ and their families

discardednut.co.uk/thenutshell/whatson/cinderella-ice-cream-seller

23/03/2026

UNSEEN | UNMASKED >> opened today at The Nutshell until 2 April.

Explore concepts of identity, perception and neurodivergence through this dual exhibition.

Unseen | Unmasked is a powerful photographic exhibition by Harris (The1Harris), sharing experiences of Neurodivergence, including his own, in order to unmask identity and perception.

Through these portraits, the exhibition reveals what is usually hidden, challenging assumptions about identity and perception. It forms part of You & Us, a touring triptych by Cathy Waller Company examining themes of invisibility through photography, dance and film.

23 March - 2 April
Opening times vary - refer to website
FREE ENTRY

22/03/2026

“Breathy and textural tones that perfectly create a sense of space and memory” BBC Radio 3

Harry Christelis and his quartet perform music from Preserving Fictions, a captivating blend of jazz, folk, and ambient soundscapes. Expect inventive interplay, haunting beauty, and deep emotional resonance from this remarkable group of musicians.

📆 Thursday 26 March 2026
🎟 £25, £13 Students & PWYC
🕗 8pm (doors 7pm)

Book Now: discardednut.co.uk/thenutshell/whatson/harry-christelis

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16/03/2026

“Expect intense, surreal poetics from the Jack White of the spoken word.” TIME OUT

I Saw Satan at the 7-Eleven arrives at The Nutshell next Wednesday 25th March - strictly 18+ and a not-to-miss theatrical hit.

BOOK NOW: discardednut.co.uk/thenutshell/whatson/i-saw-satan

TIME OUT FEATURE: timeout.com/london/theatre/i-saw-satan-at-the-7-eleven

Christopher Brett Bailey made a big underground stir with his 2014 show This Is How We Die, a remarkable mash up of bug-eyed beat poetry and roaring post-rock g

15/03/2026

📣 WHAT’S ON - EASTER AT THE NUTSHELL 🖤

We have a cracking line-up during the Easter holidays ⬇️

👯 29 Mar - Between You & Us Dance Workshop
A playful, creative workshop for young people aged 5-7 and 8 - 12 to move, dance, and make choreography with their adults or friends.

📷 23 Mar - 2 Apr - UNSEEN | UNMASKED
A powerful photographic exhibition by Harris sharing experiences of Neurodivergence, including his own, in order to unmask identity and perception.

🥤 31 Mar - Cinderella Icecream Seller
A tale of perseverance, princes, palace balls, glass slippers and, um, ice cream? 5-star, new musical for families & children aged 5+

🪐 7 & 8 Apr - Tiny Planet
Half a String return with breathtaking puppetry, original live folk songs and earthy percussion. Ages 5+

🐭 9 Apr - Playtime! A Woodland Wonder
Ratty returns for a fun, relaxed participatory theatre session. Ages 2-6.

🦄 10 Apr - Last Unicorn Airways
A heartwarming show, perfect for families and young children aged 4-9, and disabled children of all ages who experience complex and multiple barriers to access. This performance will be in our ground floor studio.

BOOK NOW: discardednut.co.uk/thenutshell/whatson

14/03/2026

Tiny Planet 🪐

Half a String return with their latest production! For fans of Breathe and The Snowsmith >>> this is for you 🖤

Imagine a whole world no bigger than a house. A planet that can be explored in a matter of minutes, yet it is the centre of a galaxy.

With breathtaking puppetry, original live folk songs and earthy percussion, uncover the mysteries that keep this little globe turning. Live camera projection brings this tiny world to life as a wanderer learns that the smallest things hold the biggest stories.

Tuesday 7th & Wednesday 8th April 2026

🎟️ £14/£12 & PWYC*
🕦 11:30am & 🕝 2:30pm
⏳ 60 mins approx
🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒 Ages 5+ and families/adults
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