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Explorers: The Age of Discovery with James May

Theatre Square, Nottingham, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG1 5ND

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Sunday 19th October | 2025 | 7:30pm
Royal Concert Hall
Tickets £45.00 to £75.00

James May will premiere a landmark live theatre show in the United Kingdom, bringing to life the stories of the extraordinary explorers who traversed the deserts, scaled the mountains, sailed into the unknown. The live show combines theatrical techniques and James' charismatic storytelling to create an evening of compelling intellectual entertainment.

From Ice Age migrations to space travel, the stories of famous, infamous and unknown explorers will come to life in a theatric style, presented by British television presenter and award-winning journalist James May. James May is best known as a co-presenter of the motoring programs Top Gear and The Grand Tour, and as the host of the Our Man in… TV series.

Few endeavors have captured the imagination and spirit of humanity as profoundly as exploration. Audiences will embark on an awe-inspiring journey through time and space. They will discover the stories of those who risked (and sometimes gave) everything, driven by insatiable curiosity and an unquenchable thirst for discovery, pushing back the boundaries of the unexplored regions of the world, and now, the universe.

Live on stage, James May will unravel the breathtaking tales of humankind from the earliest wanderings of ancient hunter-gatherers to the intrepid, often obsessive explorers, among them Lief Ericson, John Cabot, James Cook's navigator Tupaia, Stanley and Livingstone, Gertrude Bell, Burke and Wills, through to the moon walkers, space exploration and the seemingly impossible challenges of interplanetary and intergalactic travel.

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Explorers: The Age of Discovery with James May 19 Oct 2025
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