50 shows, exhibitions and performances in East Sussex
East Sussex's cultural calendar is bursting with a dazzling array of shows, exhibitions and performances that will leave you beaming with delight this September.
An Evening with Sir David Jason
1 Nov 2026 – 17 Oct 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
An Inspector Calls
14 Mar 2027 – 18 Mar 2028
Assembly Hall Theatre (Tunbridge Wells)
Ballet Shoes
19 Aug 2027 – 22 Jan 2028
Theatre Royal Brighton
Cabaret
3 Nov 2026 – 18 Sept 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
23 Jun 2027 – 13 Sept 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Chris McCausland: Waffle
18 Jan 2027 – 19 Jan 2028
Assembly Hall Theatre (Tunbridge Wells)
Comedy Club
13 Nov 2026 – 19 Nov 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Comrades in Art: Artists Against Fascism
2 Jul 2027 – 30 Sept 2027
Towner (Eastbourne)
Curator at Work
10 Nov 2026 – 9 Sept 2027
Royal Pavilion (Brighton)
Dick Whittington – Panto Auditions
21 Jan 2027 – 19 Sept 2027
Playhouse Theatre Whitstable
Farningham WI
5 Nov 2026 – 4 Nov 2027
Farningham Village Hall (Dartford)
Funny Women Live in Brighton
28 Nov 2026 – 27 Nov 2027
Komedia Brighton
Hairspray - Touch Tour
1 Sept 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Hudson & Hudson Magicians: Married at First Sleight
6 Nov 2026 – 19 Sept 2027
The Alexander Centre (Faversham)
Jingle Balls
27 Nov 2026 – 27 Nov 2027
Assembly Hall Theatre (Tunbridge Wells)
Living Monuments: A Discovery of the Pavilion Elms
21 Oct 2026 – 21 Oct 2027
Royal Pavilion (Brighton)
Massaoke - Sing The Musicals
10 Jul 2027 – 18 Nov 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Michael Starring Ben
19 Nov 2026 – 21 Oct 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Paul Smith
25 Nov 2026 – 4 Sept 2027
Brighton Centre
Police Hub
4 Nov 2026 – 27 Dec 2027
Whitstable Umbrella Community Support centre
Queen of the Night – A Tribute to Whitney Houston
17 Apr 2027 – 3 Nov 2027
Brighton Centre
Sophie McCartney - Queenage Dirtbag
25 Nov 2026 – 25 Nov 2027
Assembly Hall Theatre (Tunbridge Wells)
Sounds Of The 60s Live - Hosted By Tony Blackburn OBE
12 Nov 2026 – 22 Sept 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
The Comedy Store
28 Nov 2026 – 27 Nov 2027
Dreamland Margate
The Music of Simon and Garfunkel, performed by The Sounds of Simon
22 May 2027 – 25 Sept 2027
The Avenue Theatre (Sittingbourne)
Tiny Tim’s Stand Up Adventure
13 Nov 2026 – 13 Nov 2027
The Alexander Centre (Faversham)
Tom Allen - Totally
4 Nov 2026 – 4 Nov 2027
Assembly Hall Theatre (Tunbridge Wells)
Forbidden Nights
3 Sept 2027
Assembly Hall Theatre (Tunbridge Wells)
The Orbison Project - Celebrating the Music of Roy Orbison
3 Sept 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
BLOC presents Priscilla Queen of the Desert
7 Sept 2027 – 11 Sept 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
My Royal Life: An Audience with Lucy Worsley
9 Sept 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
What a Feeling – Live!
9 Sept 2027
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
Michael Starring Ben
10 Sept 2027
Assembly Hall Theatre (Tunbridge Wells)
Marti Pellow
16 Sept 2027
Brighton Centre
A Foreigners Journey
17 Sept 2027
Royal Hippodrome Theatre (Eastbourne)
Cloudbusting - The Music of Kate Bush
17 Sept 2027
The Granville Theatre (Ramsgate)
Sing Along A Musicals Live!
17 Sept 2027
Assembly Hall Theatre (Tunbridge Wells)
Urzila Carlson
17 Sept 2027
Brighton Centre
Ballet de Santiago's Swan Lake
21 Sept 2027 – 25 Sept 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Sofie Hagen: I Think Some Of This Is My Fault
23 Sept 2027
Komedia Brighton
Some Guys Have All The Luck
23 Sept 2027
The Granville Theatre (Ramsgate)
Spirit Chasers - Brighton Museum
24 Sept 2027
Royal Pavilion (Brighton)
Jack Skipper: Nothing Heavy
25 Sept 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
KISS THE TEACHER
25 Sept 2027
Sheppey Little Theatre (Sheerness)
Take That to Global Megastar – Robbie Williams Tribute
25 Sept 2027
The Avenue Theatre (Sittingbourne)
The Bootleg Shadows – The Shadows Story
25 Sept 2027 – 2 Oct 2027
The Avenue Theatre (Sittingbourne)
What's Love Got To Do With It?
25 Sept 2027
Assembly Hall Theatre (Tunbridge Wells)
Cecilia Fiona
26 Sept 2027
Towner (Eastbourne)
My Royal Life: An Audience with Lucy Worsley
27 Sept 2027
The Marlowe Theatre (Canterbury)
Micky Overman: Don’t Threaten Me With A Good Time
29 Sept 2027
Komedia Brighton