120 theatre shows to catch in East Sussex
Get your theatre fix in East Sussex, where a diverse lineup of productions promises to captivate audiences of all ages and tastes.
A Country Night in Nashville
22 Nov 2026 – 15 Oct 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
ACT 50+ Age Positive Acting Classes - Beginners Level
18 Nov 2026 – 9 Dec 2026
The Lantern Theatre, Cafe & Bar (Brighton)
Adriana Mater
28 Nov 2026 – 12 Dec 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Annie
16 Nov 2026 – 7 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
ART31
7 Nov 2026 – 14 Dec 2026
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
Auditions galore!
1 Dec 2026 – 27 Jul 2027
The Arden Theatre (Faversham)
Avenue Q
15 Nov 2026 – 3 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Backstage Tours
15 Nov 2026 – 27 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Ballin' Fridays
19 Nov 2026 – 3 Dec 2026
Ballin' Maidstone (Kent)
Beetlejuice The Musical
15 Nov 2026 – 2 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Bones in the Desert
1 Dec 2026
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
Burlesque The Musical
17 Nov 2026 – 8 May 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Cabaret
20 Nov 2026 – 23 Dec 2026
Mu Mu: Lounges Cabaret Club (Maidstone)
Cabaret Dinner
21 Nov 2026 – 23 Dec 2026
Mu Mu: Lounges Cabaret Club (Maidstone)
Carnifolk presents: Whimsy Wanderings
15 Nov 2026 – 20 Dec 2026
The Actors (Brighton)
CATS
16 Nov 2026 – 5 Jun 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
CHERRYBOMB BINGO!!
27 Nov 2026 – 18 Dec 2026
Signalman (Brighton)
Christmas with us
29 Nov 2026 – 25 Dec 2026
St Mary the Virgin Church, Ashford
Disney's The Lion King
16 Nov 2026 – 25 Jul 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
EDGE
24 Oct 2026 – 3 Jan 2027
Hastings Contemporary
Faulty Towers The Dining Experience
15 Nov 2026 – 20 Dec 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Fell
1 Dec 2026 – 31 Dec 2026
Stables Theatre (Hastings)
FORESHORE
12 Nov 2026 – 3 Jan 2027
Hastings Contemporary
Gob Squad: We Are Gob Squad and So Are You
21 Nov 2026 – 18 Feb 2027
Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts (Brighton)
Hamilton
16 Nov 2026 – 13 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Heathers the Musical
24 Nov 2026 – 15 May 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
High School Musical
15 Nov 2026 – 3 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Into The Woods
15 Nov 2026 – 9 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Jersey Boys
16 Nov 2026 – 24 Jul 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Jesus Christ Superstar
16 Nov 2026 – 9 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Les Misérables
16 Nov 2026 – 13 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Little Me Theatre
18 Nov 2026 – 16 Dec 2026
Rockwater Hove
Luther Live & Velvet Voices
28 Nov 2026 – 28 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Madam Lola's Cabaret & Vaudeville
19 Nov 2026 – 30 Jan 2027
Madam Lola's Cabaret & Vaudeville (Brighton)
Madam Lola's Saturday Cabaret Matinee
21 Nov 2026 – 30 Jan 2027
Madam Lola's Cabaret & Vaudeville (Brighton)
Making the Masked Singer
15 Nov 2026 – 6 Jun 2027
Royal Pavilion (Brighton)
Making Trouble: four decades of Forced Entertainment
21 Nov 2026 – 18 Feb 2027
Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts (Brighton)
MAMMA MIA!
16 Nov 2026 – 4 Sept 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Marky Dawson Live in Rye
20 Nov 2026 – 17 Dec 2026
The Grapevine (Rye)
Matilda The Musical
18 Nov 2026 – 5 Dec 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Michael Starring Ben
19 Nov 2026 – 21 Oct 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Michaela Yearwood-Dan
20 Nov 2026 – 14 Feb 2027
Towner (Eastbourne)
Millie’s Nightclub
13 Nov 2026 – 18 Dec 2026
White Rock Theatre (Hastings)
Million Dollar Quartet
15 Nov 2026 – 6 Dec 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Moulin Rouge! The Musical
16 Nov 2026 – 3 Jul 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Mystery Musicals Day Party
7 Nov 2026 – 19 Dec 2026
Komedia Brighton
Nine Night
15 Nov 2026 – 2 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
One Day: The Musical
17 Nov 2026 – 14 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
PADDINGTON The Musical
16 Nov 2026 – 14 Mar 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
Public Venue Tour
6 Nov 2026 – 5 Dec 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Queen of the Night - A Tribute to Whitney Houston
28 Nov 2026 – 29 May 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
QUEENZ: Battle of the Divas!
10 Nov 2026 – 17 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
RENT
15 Nov 2026 – 29 May 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Richmond Sings! (Richmond Theatre Choir) - December
1 Dec 2026 – 15 Dec 2026
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
Six
1 Dec 2026 – 5 Dec 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Spellbound
21 Nov 2026 – 31 Dec 2026
Komedia Brighton
Spice Girls - The Theatre Show
14 Nov 2026 – 29 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Sunday Family Funday
22 Nov 2026 – 20 Dec 2026
Ballin' Maidstone (Kent)
SWALE SINGS – Wednesdays 7-9pm
18 Nov 2026 – 2 Dec 2026
The Avenue Theatre (Sittingbourne)
The Full Monty - The Play by Simon Beaufoy
17 Nov 2026 – 13 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
The Grand Community Choir
16 Nov 2026 – 11 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
The Lives of Others
16 Nov 2026 – 9 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
The Marriage of Figaro
10 Nov 2026 – 8 Dec 2026
Glyndebourne
The Play That Goes Wrong
15 Nov 2026 – 3 Oct 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
The Standard Of Living
14 Nov 2026 – 12 Dec 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
The Witchcraft and Vagrancy Act: A Folk Horror Christmas
1 Dec 2026 – 17 Dec 2026
Komedia Brighton
Theatre Workshop for Adults
1 Nov 2026 – 9 Dec 2026
Whitstable Umbrella Community Support centre
Trinity Encore Play Script Readers Autumn 26 – Summer 27
16 Nov 2026 – 5 Jul 2027
Trinity Theatre (Royal Tunbridge Wells)
Trinity Encore Silver Swans
17 Nov 2026 – 8 Dec 2026
Trinity Theatre (Royal Tunbridge Wells)
Uncanny Live
18 Nov 2026 – 8 Nov 2027
Brighton Centre
UPCOMING WORKSHOPS
14 Nov 2026 – 28 Feb 2027
Starling Studio (Brighton)
Venue History Tour
15 Nov 2026 – 23 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
What's Love Got To Do With It? A Tribute to Tina Turner
29 Nov 2026 – 26 Sept 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
OFF THE TELLY! - Brighton's hot new monthly cabaret night
3 Dec 2026
The Actors (Brighton)
CABARET CERISES
4 Dec 2026
Grove Theatre Eastbourne
A Billy Fury Meets Elvis Presley Theatre Production The Golden Oldies Rock N Roll Show
5 Dec 2026
Sheppey Little Theatre (Sheerness)
Billy Fury Meets Elvis
5 Dec 2026 – 24 Apr 2027
Sheppey Little Theatre (Sheerness)
The Sassy Cabaret Club Presents…A Christmas Cracker!
5 Dec 2026 – 14 Dec 2026
Komedia Brighton
Venue Tour
5 Dec 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
ATG INSPIRE Academy Sunderland
6 Dec 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
CABARET LAB (FREE!)
6 Dec 2026
Caroline of Brunswick (Brighton)
Culture Club
6 Dec 2026
The Crown (Hastings)
G.E.T. VOL 2
6 Dec 2026
A L P H A B E T (Brighton)
IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE – A LIVE RADIO PLAY
6 Dec 2026
Grove Theatre Eastbourne
Music + Word: Look Stranger
6 Dec 2026
Charleston (Lewes)
Dick Whittington
7 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027
Royal Hippodrome Theatre (Eastbourne)
Hope’N Mic NIght
7 Dec 2026 – 21 Dec 2026
The Hope & Ruin (Brighton)
ThirdSpace Theatre (seniors): Beyond Words (evening show)
7 Dec 2026
Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts (Brighton)
ATG Inspire Academy Seniors
8 Dec 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Max Gomart
8 Dec 2026
The Rossi Bar (Brighton)
Joe Black & Friends: A Not Completely Christmas* Kabarett
9 Dec 2026 – 18 Dec 2026
Komedia Brighton
Show your Love Concert
9 Dec 2026 – 10 Dec 2026
Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts (Brighton)
The Vortex – Open Auditions
9 Dec 2026 – 27 Aug 2027
Playhouse Theatre Whitstable
Brighton's Big Drag Pageant
10 Dec 2026
Brighton Dome
Constant Lark presents: The Railway Children
10 Dec 2026 – 13 Dec 2026
The Horsebridge Arts Centre (Whitstable)
Popular Performance: Alternative Cabaret
10 Dec 2026
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
A Christmas Carol
11 Dec 2026 – 18 Dec 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Anton at Christmas
11 Dec 2026 – 14 Dec 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
TREASURE ISLAND: A NEW MUSICAL ADAPTATION
11 Dec 2026 – 13 Dec 2026
Grove Theatre Eastbourne
Christmas Party
12 Dec 2026
Oasthouse Theatre (Gillingham)
Jumpers for Goalposts
12 Dec 2026 – 20 Feb 2027
New Venture Theatre (Brighton)
CMC: Ode to Joyce
13 Dec 2026
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
Royal Ballet & Opera: The Nutcracker
13 Dec 2026
Quarterhouse (Folkestone)
West End Musical Christmas
14 Dec 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
A Christmas Carol
15 Dec 2026
The Alexander Centre (Faversham)
A Christmas Carol
15 Dec 2026 – 16 Dec 2026
The Alexander Centre (Faversham)
Richard Durrant: Songs of the Solstice
15 Dec 2026
Trinity Theatre (Royal Tunbridge Wells)
The Ivy Christmas Cabaret
15 Dec 2026
The Ivy In The Lanes (Brighton)
Harry Melling
16 Dec 2026
Faith In Strangers (Margate)
A Christmas Carol
19 Dec 2026 – 24 Dec 2026
Quarterhouse (Folkestone)
Folk in the Barn: Albion Christmas Band
19 Dec 2026
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
The Elvis Years
20 Dec 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Anton at Christmas
22 Dec 2026
Brighton Centre
Scrooge Cirque Extravaganza
23 Dec 2026 – 28 Dec 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Christmas Eve Special: Madam Lola's Cabaret & Vaudeville
24 Dec 2026
Madam Lola's Cabaret & Vaudeville (Brighton)
New Year's Eve at The Actors
31 Dec 2026
The Actors (Brighton)
