123 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 - Intermediate Level
18 Nov 2026 – 9 Dec 2026
The Lantern Theatre, Cafe & Bar (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
Auditions galore!
1 Dec 2026 – 27 Jul 2027
The Arden Theatre (Faversham)
Avenue Q
12 Nov 2026 – 3 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Backstage Tours
12 Nov 2026 – 27 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Ballin' Fridays
20 Nov 2026 – 25 Dec 2026
Ballin' Maidstone (Kent)
Beetlejuice The Musical
12 Nov 2026 – 2 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Bones in the Desert
1 Dec 2026
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
Bongos Bingo
13 Nov 2026 – 12 Dec 2026
The Casino Rooms Nightclub & Events Venue (Rochester)
Burlesque The Musical
17 Nov 2026 – 8 May 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Cabaret Dinner
14 Nov 2026 – 23 Dec 2026
Mu Mu: Lounges Cabaret Club (Maidstone)
Cabaret Dinner 4
13 Nov 2026 – 23 Dec 2026
Mu Mu: Lounges Cabaret Club (Maidstone)
Carnifolk presents: Whimsy Wanderings
13 Nov 2026 – 20 Dec 2026
The Actors (Brighton)
CATS
13 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
EDGE
24 Oct 2026 – 3 Jan 2027
Hastings Contemporary
Edinburgh Playhouse Choir
1 Dec 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Faulty Towers The Dining Experience
12 Nov 2026 – 20 Dec 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Fleur de Lis Classical Theatre Company presents A Train to Woking
23 Nov 2026 – 5 Dec 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Forced Entertainment 'Signal to Noise'
14 Nov 2026 – 18 Feb 2027
Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts (Brighton)
FORESHORE
12 Nov 2026 – 3 Jan 2027
Hastings Contemporary
Gob Squad: We Are Gob Squad and So Are You
14 Nov 2026 – 18 Feb 2027
Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts (Brighton)
Hadestown
12 Nov 2026 – 27 Jun 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Hamilton
13 Nov 2026 – 13 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Heathers the Musical
24 Nov 2026 – 15 May 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
High School Musical
12 Nov 2026 – 3 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Hullabaloo Community Quire
16 Nov 2026 – 14 Dec 2026
Ironworks Studios (Brighton)
Into The Woods
12 Nov 2026 – 9 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Jersey Boys
13 Nov 2026 – 24 Jul 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Jesus Christ Superstar
12 Nov 2026 – 9 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Les Misérables
13 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
13 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
13 Nov 2026 – 6 Jun 2027
Royal Pavilion (Brighton)
Making Trouble: four decades of Forced Entertainment
14 Nov 2026 – 18 Feb 2027
Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts (Brighton)
MAMMA MIA!
12 Nov 2026 – 4 Sept 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Matilda The Musical
13 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
12 Nov 2026 – 6 Dec 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Moulin Rouge! The Musical
12 Nov 2026 – 3 Jul 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Nine Night
12 Nov 2026 – 2 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
One Day: The Musical
17 Nov 2026 – 14 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
PADDINGTON The Musical
12 Nov 2026 – 14 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Palace Theatre Tour
16 Nov 2026 – 11 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Phantom of the Opera
13 Nov 2026 – 13 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Pinocchio
28 Nov 2026 – 3 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Play Script Readers
16 Nov 2026 – 5 Jul 2027
Trinity Theatre (Royal Tunbridge Wells)
Public Venue Tour
6 Nov 2026 – 5 Dec 2026
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
12 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
Silver Swans
17 Nov 2026 – 8 Dec 2026
Trinity Theatre (Royal Tunbridge Wells)
Simon Yates of Touching the Void – My Mountain Life
14 Nov 2026 – 12 Dec 2026
The Avenue Theatre (Sittingbourne)
Six
1 Dec 2026 – 5 Dec 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Split Britches - Last Gasp: A Recalibration
14 Nov 2026 – 18 Feb 2027
Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts (Brighton)
Stranger Things: The First Shadow
12 Nov 2026 – 23 Dec 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Sunday Family Funday
15 Nov 2026 – 31 Dec 2026
Ballin' Maidstone (Kent)
The Cherry Orchard
12 Nov 2026 – 9 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
The Fell
1 Dec 2026 – 15 Dec 2026
Stables Theatre (Hastings)
The Grand Community Choir
16 Nov 2026 – 11 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
The Marriage of Figaro
10 Nov 2026 – 8 Dec 2026
Glyndebourne
The Mousetrap
13 Nov 2026 – 26 Jun 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
The Play That Goes Wrong
12 Nov 2026 – 3 Oct 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
The Standard Of Living
12 Nov 2026 – 12 Dec 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
The Witchcraft and Vagrancy Act: A Folk Horror Christmas
26 Nov 2026 – 17 Dec 2026
Komedia Brighton
Theatre Workshop for Adults
1 Nov 2026 – 9 Dec 2026
Whitstable Umbrella Community Support centre
Uncanny Live
18 Nov 2026 – 8 Nov 2027
Brighton Centre
Venue History Tour
15 Nov 2026 – 23 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Venue Tour
14 Nov 2026 – 11 Dec 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
Wicked
13 Nov 2026 – 30 May 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Witness for the Prosecution
12 Nov 2026 – 4 Dec 2026
Theatre Royal 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)
Joe Black & Friends: A Not Completely Christmas* Kabarett
5 Dec 2026 – 18 Dec 2026
Komedia Brighton
The Sassy Cabaret Club Presents…A Christmas Cracker!
5 Dec 2026 – 14 Dec 2026
Komedia Brighton
ATG INSPIRE Academy Sunderland
6 Dec 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
CABARET LAB (FREE!)
6 Dec 2026
Caroline of Brunswick (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)
Culture Club
7 Dec 2026
The Crown (Hastings)
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)
ATG Inspire Academy Seniors
8 Dec 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Max Gomart
8 Dec 2026
The Rossi Bar (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)
RW Equine Vet Client Evening
10 Dec 2026
The Queen’s Hall (Cranbrook)
A Christmas Carol
11 Dec 2026 – 18 Dec 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
TREASURE ISLAND: A NEW MUSICAL ADAPTATION
11 Dec 2026 – 13 Dec 2026
Grove Theatre Eastbourne
Anton at Christmas
12 Dec 2026 – 14 Dec 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Christmas Party
12 Dec 2026
Oasthouse Theatre (Gillingham)
First Aid
12 Dec 2026 – 20 Mar 2027
New Venture Theatre (Brighton)
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)
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
Festive Roller Disco – Party Night Sessions
21 Dec 2026 – 23 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)
