96 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.
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7 Nov 2026 – 30 Dec 2026
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
ACT 50+ - Age Positive Acting Classes - Intermediate Level
4 Nov 2026 – 9 Dec 2026
The Lantern Theatre, Cafe & Bar (Brighton)
ACT 50+ Age Positive Acting Classes - Beginners Level
11 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
8 Nov 2026 – 3 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Backstage Tours
9 Nov 2026 – 27 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Beetlejuice The Musical
9 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
9 Nov 2026 – 18 Sept 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Cabaret
13 Nov 2026 – 23 Dec 2026
Mu Mu: Lounges Cabaret Club (Maidstone)
Carnifolk presents: Whimsy Wanderings
9 Nov 2026 – 20 Dec 2026
The Actors (Brighton)
CATS
10 Nov 2026 – 5 Jun 2027
Theatre Royal 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
Fleur de Lis Classical Theatre Company presents A Train to Woking
23 Nov 2026 – 5 Dec 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Hadestown
9 Nov 2026 – 27 Jun 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Heathers the Musical
24 Nov 2026 – 15 May 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
High School Musical
9 Nov 2026 – 3 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Hullabaloo Community Quire
16 Nov 2026 – 29 Mar 2027
Ironworks Studios (Brighton)
INSPIRED BY AGATHA
8 Nov 2026 – 19 Dec 2026
Stables Theatre (Hastings)
Into The Woods
9 Nov 2026 – 9 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Jersey Boys
9 Nov 2026 – 24 Jul 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Jesus Christ Superstar
10 Nov 2026 – 9 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Little Me Theatre
11 Nov 2026 – 9 Dec 2026
Rockwater Hove
Luther Live & Velvet Voices
28 Nov 2026 – 28 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Madam Lola's Cabaret & Vaudeville
12 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
9 Nov 2026 – 6 Jun 2027
Royal Pavilion (Brighton)
MAMMA MIA!
9 Nov 2026 – 4 Sept 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Matilda The Musical
8 Nov 2026 – 5 Dec 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Michael Starring Ben
19 Nov 2026 – 21 Oct 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Million Dollar Quartet
3 Nov 2026 – 6 Dec 2026
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
One Day: The Musical
17 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
14 Nov 2026 – 29 May 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
RENT
8 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
10 Nov 2026 – 8 Dec 2026
Trinity Theatre (Royal Tunbridge Wells)
Six
1 Dec 2026 – 5 Dec 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Speculations
8 Nov 2026 – 17 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Stranger Things: The First Shadow
8 Nov 2026 – 23 Dec 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
SUNDAY
15 Nov 2026 – 20 Dec 2026
Ballin' Maidstone (Kent)
The Fell
1 Dec 2026 – 15 Dec 2026
Stables Theatre (Hastings)
The Flint Street Nativity
12 Nov 2026 – 4 Dec 2027
Oasthouse Theatre (Gillingham)
The Grand Community Choir
16 Nov 2026 – 11 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
The Mousetrap
9 Nov 2026 – 26 Jun 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
The Standard Of Living
9 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
Trinity Encore Play Script Readers Autumn 26 – Summer 27
16 Nov 2026 – 5 Jul 2027
Trinity Theatre (Royal Tunbridge Wells)
UPCOMING WORKSHOPS
7 Nov 2026 – 28 Feb 2027
Starling Studio (Brighton)
Venue History Tour
15 Nov 2026 – 23 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Viva Neil Diamond with Bob Drury
7 Nov 2026 – 8 May 2027
Sarah Thorne Theatre (Broadstairs)
A Christmas Carol
2 Dec 2026 – 18 Dec 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
CABARET CERISES
4 Dec 2026
Grove Theatre Eastbourne
Melting Vinyl presents: Max Cooper - 3D/AV Live - Feeling Is Structure Tour & Special Guests
4 Dec 2026
Quarterhouse (Folkestone)
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)
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
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)
Anton at Christmas
11 Dec 2026 – 14 Dec 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
TREASURE ISLAND: A NEW MUSICAL ADAPTATION
11 Dec 2026
Grove Theatre Eastbourne
Christmas Party
12 Dec 2026
Oasthouse Theatre (Gillingham)
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)
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)
