The Lace Market Theatre occupies Halifax Place in Nottingham’s historic city centre, in the NG1 postcode district. This Grade II listed building began life around 1760 as a Unitarian chapel, later serving as a school before being transformed into a theatre between 1965 and 1972. The conversion preserved the character of the original structure while creating an intimate performance space suited to theatre, music and live events. The building stands within walking distance of Nottingham’s city core, accessible via the bus network and city centre streets.
The theatre’s location in the Lace Market area connects it to Nottingham’s heritage as a historic manufacturing and commercial quarter. The venue operates as a cultural facility for the city, hosting drama, concerts and community performances in a Grade II listed setting that reflects both its Georgian origins and mid-twentieth-century reinvention.