58 theatre shows to catch in East Sussex
Get ready to be dazzled by East Sussex's theatre scene, where opera and ballet meet drama and spectacle in a thrilling winter lineup.


A Billy Fury Meets Elvis Presley Theatre Production The Golden Oldies Rock N Roll Show
5 Dec 2026 – 4 Dec 2027
Sheppey Little Theatre (Sheerness)

Auditions galore!
1 Dec 2026 – 27 Jul 2027
The Arden Theatre (Faversham)

Avenue Q
2 Nov 2026 – 3 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton

Back To The Future The Musical
3 Nov 2026 – 21 Aug 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton

Backstage Tours
2 Nov 2026 – 27 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton

Beetlejuice The Musical
2 Nov 2026 – 2 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton

Billy Fury Meets Elvis
5 Dec 2026 – 24 Apr 2027
Sheppey Little Theatre (Sheerness)

Burlesque The Musical
3 Nov 2026 – 8 May 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton

Cabaret
2 Nov 2026 – 18 Sept 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton

CATS
10 Nov 2026 – 5 Jun 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton

EDGE
24 Oct 2026 – 3 Jan 2027
Hastings Contemporary

Golden Oldies
5 Dec 2026 – 4 Dec 2027
Sheppey Little Theatre (Sheerness)

Hadestown
2 Nov 2026 – 27 Jun 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton

Hamilton
2 Nov 2026 – 13 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton

Heathers the Musical
24 Nov 2026 – 1 May 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton

High School Musical
2 Nov 2026 – 3 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton

Inala
2 Nov 2026 – 2 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton

Into The Woods
2 Nov 2026 – 9 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton

Jersey Boys
21 Nov 2026 – 24 Jul 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton

Jumpers for Goalposts
1 Nov 2026 – 20 Feb 2027
New Venture Theatre (Brighton)

Les Misérables
2 Nov 2026 – 13 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton

Luther Live & Velvet Voices
28 Nov 2026 – 28 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton

Making the Masked Singer
28 Oct 2026 – 6 Jun 2027
Royal Pavilion (Brighton)

MAMMA MIA!
2 Nov 2026 – 13 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton

Michael Starring Ben
19 Nov 2026 – 21 Oct 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton

National Theatre Connections Auditions
7 Nov 2026 – 2 May 2027
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)

Nine Night
12 Nov 2026 – 2 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton

Oliver!
2 Nov 2026 – 14 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton

One Day: The Musical
17 Nov 2026 – 14 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton

Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical
2 Nov 2026 – 1 May 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton

Palace Theatre Tour
16 Nov 2026 – 11 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton

Pinocchio
28 Nov 2026 – 3 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton

Queen of the Night - A Tribute to Whitney Houston
14 Nov 2026 – 29 May 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton

QUEENZ: Battle of the Divas!
10 Nov 2026 – 17 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton

RENT
2 Nov 2026 – 29 May 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton

Richmond Theatre - Guided Tour
21 Nov 2026 – 27 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton

Rob Lamberti Presents Perfectly George
25 Nov 2026 – 9 Jul 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton

Sunday Family Funday
8 Nov 2026 – 14 Feb 2027
Ballin' Maidstone (Kent)

The Cherry Orchard
3 Nov 2026 – 9 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton

The Illegal Eagles
2 Nov 2026 – 23 Apr 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton

The Mousetrap
31 Oct 2026 – 26 Jun 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton

Trinity Encore Play Script Readers Autumn 26 – Summer 27
2 Nov 2026 – 22 Mar 2027
Trinity Theatre (Royal Tunbridge Wells)

Venue History Tour
15 Nov 2026 – 23 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton

The Celine Experience
8 Jan 2027
The Granville Theatre (Ramsgate)

Go Your Own Way - The Fleetwood Mac Legacy
12 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton

Romeo and Juliet
14 Jan 2027 – 24 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton

Blackbird
15 Jan 2027 – 23 Jan 2027
New Venture Theatre (Brighton)

The Seagull
15 Jan 2027 – 10 Apr 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton

Macbeth
18 Jan 2027 – 19 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton

The Guilty
18 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton

Wild About You
18 Jan 2027 – 10 Apr 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton

Cats
19 Jan 2027 – 23 Jan 2027
The Marlowe Theatre (Canterbury)

RBO Cinema Season 2026-27: La Fanciulla Del West
25 Jan 2027
Vue Cinema Thanet - Westwood Cross

RBO: La Fanciulla del West (MET Opera)
26 Jan 2027
Depot (Lewes)

Queen of the Night: A Tribute to Whitney Houston
28 Jan 2027
Central Theatre (Chatham)

Sh!t Theatre: EVITA TOO
28 Jan 2027 – 29 Jan 2027
Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts (Brighton)

Blackout
29 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton

Sing The Musicals
29 Jan 2027
Assembly Hall Theatre (Tunbridge Wells)