73 shows, exhibitions and performances in East Sussex
Get ready to immerse yourself in East Sussex's vibrant arts scene, where creativity knows no bounds and laughter is always on the agenda.


A Country Night in Nashville
22 Nov 2026 – 15 Oct 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Adam Flood: Life and Death Of The Party
27 Jan 2027 – 9 Nov 2027
Komedia Brighton

Alfie Dundas: First Class Panic
26 Jan 2027 – 9 Nov 2027
Komedia Brighton

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)
Ania Magliano: Peach Fuzz
23 Nov 2026 – 9 Nov 2027
Komedia Brighton

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

Bogan Bingo Bottomless Brunch
21 Nov 2026 – 9 Nov 2027
Komedia Brighton

Chris McCausland: Waffle
18 Jan 2027 – 19 Jan 2028
Assembly Hall Theatre (Tunbridge Wells)

Chris McCausland: Waffle
16 Nov 2026 – 13 Jan 2028
The Marlowe Theatre (Canterbury)

Christian Dart: GUMSHOE!
26 Jan 2027 – 9 Nov 2027
Komedia Brighton
Clare Summerskill and The Lesbian GOAT Party
26 Jan 2027 – 9 Nov 2027
Komedia Brighton

Comedy Club
8 Jan 2027 – 19 Nov 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton

Comic Boom
20 Nov 2026 – 17 Dec 2027
Komedia Brighton

Comrades in Art: Artists Against Fascism
14 Nov 2026 – 30 Sept 2027
Towner (Eastbourne)

Curator at Work
10 Dec 2026 – 9 Sept 2027
Royal Pavilion (Brighton)
Dan Schreiber – This Changes Everything
21 Nov 2026 – 9 Nov 2027
Komedia Brighton

Danspiration presents 'Once Upon A Dance'
12 Jun 2027 – 25 Sept 2027
The Avenue Theatre (Sittingbourne)

David Bowie: You’re Not Alone
16 Jul 2027 – 30 Aug 2027
Brighton Dome

Dew Pond Benches
14 Nov 2026 – 2 May 2029
Towner (Eastbourne)

Down the Hatch Comedy Club
1 Nov 2026 – 5 Dec 2027
Komedia Brighton

Drawing into Print 2027
26 May 2027 – 24 Nov 2027
Quarterhouse (Folkestone)

Farningham WI
4 Dec 2026 – 2 Dec 2027
Farningham Village Hall (Dartford)

Freddie Meredith: Need A Light?
26 Jan 2027 – 9 Nov 2027
Komedia Brighton

Funny Women Live in Brighton
28 Nov 2026 – 27 Nov 2027
Komedia Brighton

Gary Delaney: Gary on Laughing
18 Jun 2027 – 9 Sept 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton

Guest Sculptors
1 Apr 2027 – 31 Oct 2027
Farleys House & Gallery (Lewes)

Helen Bauer & Thor Stenhaug WIP
26 Jan 2027 – 9 Nov 2027
Komedia Brighton

Hundred Watt Club
27 Mar 2027 – 20 Nov 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton

I HEART Whitstable Makers Market
29 Nov 2026 – 31 Oct 2027
Whitstable Umbrella Community Support centre

Jimmy Carr: Killing Jokes
7 Apr 2027 – 9 Mar 2028
Theatre Royal Brighton

Jingle Balls
27 Nov 2026 – 27 Nov 2027
Assembly Hall Theatre (Tunbridge Wells)
Killian Sundermann: Killian Dollar Baby
18 Nov 2026 – 9 Nov 2027
Komedia Brighton

Komedia Comedy Club
30 Oct 2026 – 21 Aug 2027
Komedia Brighton

Luke Kidgell – Live in the UK and Ireland
27 Jan 2027 – 9 Nov 2027
Komedia Brighton

MAMMA MIA!
14 Nov 2026 – 4 Sept 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton

Massaoke - Sing The Musicals
10 Jul 2027 – 18 Nov 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton

MC Hammersmith
20 Nov 2026 – 27 Feb 2028
Theatre Royal Brighton

Michael Akadiri: Don’t Call Me Uncle!
1 Nov 2026 – 9 Nov 2027
Komedia Brighton

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

Mrs. Doubtfire The Musical
12 Jan 2027 – 30 Dec 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton

Our Monthly Window Exhibition Is Open for 2027
1 Jan 2027 – 31 Dec 2027
Starling Studio (Brighton)

PADDINGTON The Musical - Relaxed Performance
7 May 2027 – 5 May 2028
Theatre Royal Brighton

Party where we all pretend to be ants
14 Nov 2026 – 1 Oct 2027
Where Else? (Margate)
Patrick Monahan: I’m Not a Terrorist – I’m Freddie Mercury
27 Jan 2027 – 9 Nov 2027
Komedia Brighton

Paul Smith
25 Nov 2026 – 4 Sept 2027
Brighton Centre

Pretty Woman The Musical
10 Mar 2027 – 9 Oct 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton

Queen of the Night – A Tribute to Whitney Houston
17 Apr 2027 – 14 Nov 2027
Brighton Centre
Reece Kidd – 1 Irishman in Brighton
12 Nov 2026 – 9 Nov 2027
Komedia Brighton

Robbie Williams Tribute
24 Jul 2027 – 2 Oct 2027
The Avenue Theatre (Sittingbourne)

Shane Daniel Byrne: Baby This Time
27 Jan 2027 – 9 Nov 2027
Komedia Brighton

Sophie McCartney - Queenage Dirtbag
25 Nov 2026 – 25 Nov 2027
Assembly Hall Theatre (Tunbridge Wells)

Stuart Mitchell: Life Support
7 Jan 2027 – 9 Nov 2027
Komedia Brighton

Ted Hill: 110% Weird
26 Jan 2027 – 9 Nov 2027
Komedia Brighton

The Comedy Store
28 Nov 2026 – 27 Nov 2027
Dreamland Margate

The Play That Goes Wrong
14 Nov 2026 – 3 Oct 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton

The Royal Garden Restoration Begins
13 Nov 2026 – 31 Dec 2027
Royal Pavilion (Brighton)

The Vortex – Open Auditions
9 Dec 2026 – 27 Aug 2027
Playhouse Theatre Whitstable

They came from the Deep
25 Jul 2027 – 8 Aug 2027
The Horsebridge Arts Centre (Whitstable)

Tom Houghton: How The Mighty
9 Nov 2026 – 2 Oct 2027
The Alexander Centre (Faversham)

Uncanny Live
18 Nov 2026 – 8 Nov 2027
Brighton Centre

Upcoming Exhibitions
1 Apr 2027 – 31 Oct 2027
Farleys House & Gallery (Lewes)

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

Mrs. Doubtfire
4 Aug 2027 – 11 Aug 2027
The Marlowe Theatre (Canterbury)

English Youth Ballet - Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
6 Aug 2027 – 7 Aug 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton

Queer Bloomsbury 2026
15 Aug 2027
Charleston (Lewes)

Chicago The Musical
16 Aug 2027 – 21 Aug 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton

The Comedy About Spies
17 Aug 2027 – 21 Aug 2027
The Marlowe Theatre (Canterbury)

Ballet Shoes
19 Aug 2027 – 22 Jan 2028
Theatre Royal Brighton

Hayao Miyazaki's Dreams by Mystery Ensemble
21 Aug 2027
Assembly Hall Theatre (Tunbridge Wells)

Annual Surrealist Picnic
29 Aug 2027
Farleys House & Gallery (Lewes)

Last Fridays
29 Aug 2027
Quarterhouse (Folkestone)