162 theatre shows to catch in East Sussex
From musical theatre spectacle to avant-garde performance art, East Sussex's theatre scene is a riot of creativity and colour this month.
‘ALLO! ‘ALLO! – THE STAGE PLAY
15 Nov 2026
Grove Theatre Eastbourne
‘ALLO! ‘ALLO! – THE STAGE PLAY
12 Nov 2026 – 15 Nov 2026
Grove Theatre Eastbourne
ART31
7 Nov 2026 – 14 Dec 2026
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
Avenue Q
15 Nov 2026 – 3 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Backstage Tours
15 Nov 2026 – 27 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Beetlejuice The Musical
15 Nov 2026 – 2 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Carnifolk presents: Whimsy Wanderings
15 Nov 2026 – 20 Dec 2026
The Actors (Brighton)
Down 2 Play 2026
14 Nov 2026 – 28 Nov 2026
Brighthelm Centre (Brighton)
EDGE
24 Oct 2026 – 3 Jan 2027
Hastings Contemporary
Faulty Towers The Dining Experience
15 Nov 2026 – 20 Dec 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Flamenco Express 30th Anniversary Tour
15 Nov 2026
The Brunswick (Hove)
FORESHORE
12 Nov 2026 – 3 Jan 2027
Hastings Contemporary
Gareth Malone
13 Nov 2026 – 22 Nov 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
High School Musical
15 Nov 2026 – 3 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
HOME
15 Nov 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Into The Woods
15 Nov 2026 – 9 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Introducing… Spark
14 Nov 2026 – 15 Nov 2026
Glyndebourne
Justice?
15 Nov 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Making the Masked Singer
15 Nov 2026 – 6 Jun 2027
Royal Pavilion (Brighton)
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
Mystery Musicals Day Party
7 Nov 2026 – 19 Dec 2026
Komedia Brighton
Natalie Walton
15 Nov 2026
Paddock Art Studios (Lewes)
Nine Night
15 Nov 2026 – 2 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Public Venue Tour
6 Nov 2026 – 5 Dec 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
QUEENZ: Battle of the Divas!
10 Nov 2026 – 17 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Raphael Mead @ The Tasting Rooms
15 Nov 2026
Folkestone Harbour Arm
RENT
15 Nov 2026 – 29 May 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Spark
15 Nov 2026
Glyndebourne
Spice Girls - The Theatre Show
14 Nov 2026 – 29 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 Reinettes: The Return
29 Oct 2026 – 21 Nov 2026
Komedia Brighton
The Standard Of Living
14 Nov 2026 – 12 Dec 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Theatre Workshop for Adults
1 Nov 2026 – 9 Dec 2026
Whitstable Umbrella Community Support centre
UPCOMING WORKSHOPS
14 Nov 2026 – 28 Feb 2027
Starling Studio (Brighton)
Venue History Tour
15 Nov 2026 – 23 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Weill Woman: FROM BERLIN TO BROADWAY
14 Nov 2026 – 15 Nov 2026
The Actors (Brighton)
A Tale of Us
16 Nov 2026
The Alexander Centre (Faversham)
Annie
16 Nov 2026 – 7 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
CATS
16 Nov 2026 – 5 Jun 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Disney's The Lion King
16 Nov 2026 – 25 Jul 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Dr Eleanor Drage: The Fight for a Better AI Future
16 Nov 2026
Quarterhouse (Folkestone)
Hamilton
16 Nov 2026 – 13 Mar 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
MAMMA MIA!
16 Nov 2026 – 4 Sept 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Moulin Rouge! The Musical
16 Nov 2026 – 3 Jul 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Musical Makers (18+ Adults)
16 Nov 2026 – 30 Nov 2026
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
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
Trinity Encore Play Script Readers Autumn 26 – Summer 27
16 Nov 2026 – 5 Jul 2027
Trinity Theatre (Royal Tunbridge Wells)
Trinity Workshops Musical Theatre Dance for Adults
16 Nov 2026 – 24 Nov 2026
Trinity Theatre (Royal Tunbridge Wells)
58th Street
17 Nov 2026 – 28 Nov 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Burlesque The Musical
17 Nov 2026 – 8 May 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Everyone's Talking About Jamie
17 Nov 2026 – 28 Nov 2026
The Marlowe Theatre (Canterbury)
Italia Conti presents All in a Day
17 Nov 2026 – 21 Nov 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Judi Dench: Is it too Late to Make a Run for it?
17 Nov 2026
The Marlowe Theatre (Canterbury)
Macbeth: A Queer Telling of the Scottish Play
17 Nov 2026 – 29 Nov 2026
The Actors (Brighton)
Once Upon a Time in Sokoto
17 Nov 2026 – 21 Nov 2026
Brighton Dome
One Day: The Musical
17 Nov 2026 – 14 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Poetry, song and cabaret evening
17 Nov 2026
The Actors (Brighton)
Richmond Sings! (Richmond Theatre Choir) - November
17 Nov 2026 – 24 Nov 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
The Full Monty - The Play by Simon Beaufoy
17 Nov 2026 – 13 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Total Football: England Vs Germany
17 Nov 2026
Where Else? (Margate)
Trinity Encore Silver Swans
17 Nov 2026 – 8 Dec 2026
Trinity Theatre (Royal Tunbridge Wells)
Wicked
17 Nov 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
ACT 50+ Age Positive Acting Classes - Beginners Level
18 Nov 2026 – 9 Dec 2026
The Lantern Theatre, Cafe & Bar (Brighton)
Amazons
18 Nov 2026
Resident Music (Brighton)
Art Brut
18 Nov 2026
Where Else? (Margate)
Big Red
18 Nov 2026
The Rossi Bar (Brighton)
Gould, Jonathan - Burning Down the House: Talking Heads and the New York Scene That Transformed Rock
18 Nov 2026
Resident Music (Brighton)
Lil Jon - I Only Shout So You Can Hear Me
18 Nov 2026
Resident Music (Brighton)
Little Me Theatre
18 Nov 2026 – 16 Dec 2026
Rockwater Hove
Man In The Mirror - A Tribute to Michael Jackson
18 Nov 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Matilda The Musical
18 Nov 2026 – 5 Dec 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
SWALE SINGS – Wednesdays 7-9pm
18 Nov 2026 – 2 Dec 2026
The Avenue Theatre (Sittingbourne)
Uncanny Live
18 Nov 2026 – 8 Nov 2027
Brighton Centre
Waterside Singers
18 Nov 2026 – 25 Nov 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Ballin' Fridays
19 Nov 2026 – 3 Dec 2026
Ballin' Maidstone (Kent)
BOST Musicals presents Elf The Musical
19 Nov 2026 – 22 Nov 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Broadway Brunch on Beaujolais
19 Nov 2026
The Ivy In The Lanes (Brighton)
Cabaret
19 Nov 2026 – 22 Nov 2026
Madam Lola's Cabaret & Vaudeville (Brighton)
Detective Club
19 Nov 2026 – 26 Nov 2026
The Alexander Centre (Faversham)
Hen & stag parties
19 Nov 2026 – 28 Nov 2026
Madam Lola's Cabaret & Vaudeville (Brighton)
James Bailey: Muriel Spark, Rewritten
19 Nov 2026
Quarterhouse (Folkestone)
Live cabaret and circus
19 Nov 2026 – 21 Nov 2026
Madam Lola's Cabaret & Vaudeville (Brighton)
Madam Lola's Cabaret & Vaudeville
19 Nov 2026 – 30 Jan 2027
Madam Lola's Cabaret & Vaudeville (Brighton)
Michael Starring Ben
19 Nov 2026 – 21 Oct 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Surbiton High School presents Guys and Dolls
19 Nov 2026 – 21 Nov 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
The Rolling Stones Story
19 Nov 2026
Central Theatre (Chatham)
Venue Tour - November
19 Nov 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Want to play detective?
19 Nov 2026 – 26 Nov 2026
The Alexander Centre (Faversham)
Welsh National Opera - La boheme
19 Nov 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Welsh National Opera Autumn Season
19 Nov 2026 – 21 Nov 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Alex Payler Electone Player LIVE
20 Nov 2026
The Avenue Theatre (Sittingbourne)
Cabaret
20 Nov 2026 – 23 Dec 2026
Mu Mu: Lounges Cabaret Club (Maidstone)
Impromptu Shakespeare
20 Nov 2026 – 21 Nov 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Marky Dawson Live in Rye
20 Nov 2026 – 17 Dec 2026
The Grapevine (Rye)
Michaela Yearwood-Dan
20 Nov 2026 – 14 Feb 2027
Towner (Eastbourne)
Mistress CLUB
20 Nov 2026 – 28 Nov 2026
Madam Lola's Cabaret & Vaudeville (Brighton)
Panic Shack
20 Nov 2026
Where Else? (Margate)
Preview: Michaela Yearwood-Dan
20 Nov 2026
Towner (Eastbourne)
Queer Cxntry
20 Nov 2026
Komedia Brighton
Sheppey Little Theatre Quiz Night
20 Nov 2026
Sheppey Little Theatre (Sheerness)
Simon Yates of Touching the Void – My Mountain Life
20 Nov 2026 – 21 Nov 2026
The Avenue Theatre (Sittingbourne)
Cabaret Dinner
21 Nov 2026 – 23 Dec 2026
Mu Mu: Lounges Cabaret Club (Maidstone)
Forced Entertainment 'If All Else Fails'
21 Nov 2026 – 25 Nov 2026
Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts (Brighton)
Forced Entertainment 'Signal to Noise'
21 Nov 2026 – 25 Nov 2026
Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts (Brighton)
Gob Squad: We Are Gob Squad and So Are You
21 Nov 2026 – 18 Feb 2027
Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts (Brighton)
Lynda La Plante: Prime Suspect
21 Nov 2026
Quarterhouse (Folkestone)
Madam Lola's Saturday Cabaret Matinee
21 Nov 2026 – 30 Jan 2027
Madam Lola's Cabaret & Vaudeville (Brighton)
Making Trouble: four decades of Forced Entertainment
21 Nov 2026 – 18 Feb 2027
Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts (Brighton)
Pussy Riot: Riot Days 2
21 Nov 2026 – 26 Nov 2026
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
Richmond Theatre - Guided Tour
21 Nov 2026 – 27 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Sewage: Definitely not a Musical - A new play by Michele Sheldon
21 Nov 2026
The Horsebridge Arts Centre (Whitstable)
SLAYTALITY
21 Nov 2026
Caroline of Brunswick (Brighton)
Spellbound
21 Nov 2026 – 31 Dec 2026
Komedia Brighton
Studio Sessions: A Detailed Portrait of a Horse with Simon Postgate
21 Nov 2026
The Horsebridge Arts Centre (Whitstable)
Studio Sessions: Detailed Portrait of a Horse
21 Nov 2026
The Horsebridge Arts Centre (Whitstable)
Welsh National Opera - Bluebeard's Castle and Oedipus Rex
21 Nov 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
A Community In Harmony
22 Nov 2026
Stables Theatre (Hastings)
A Country Night in Nashville
22 Nov 2026 – 15 Oct 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Christmas Gothic
22 Nov 2026
The Arden Theatre (Faversham)
Christmas Gothic | The Arden Theatre
22 Nov 2026
The Alexander Centre (Faversham)
GEN PRO WRESTLING
22 Nov 2026
Ballin' Maidstone (Kent)
Sunday Family Funday
22 Nov 2026 – 20 Dec 2026
Ballin' Maidstone (Kent)
Musical Makers Showcase
23 Nov 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Open Mic Night
23 Nov 2026
The Brunswick (Hove)
Pick Me Up Presents: We Will Rock You
23 Nov 2026 – 28 Nov 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
A Folk Song a Day
24 Nov 2026
Resident Music (Brighton)
Coram Shakespeare Schools Festival
24 Nov 2026
The Old Market (Hove)
Heathers the Musical
24 Nov 2026 – 15 May 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
John Lydon
24 Nov 2026
Assembly Hall Theatre (Tunbridge Wells)
WAOS Musical Theatre presents Singin' in the Rain
24 Nov 2026 – 28 Nov 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Chris Ramsey
25 Nov 2026
Assembly Hall Theatre (Tunbridge Wells)
Lost by Monday
25 Nov 2026
The Brunswick (Hove)
Rob Lamberti Presents Perfectly George
25 Nov 2026 – 9 Jul 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
J.G.H.D. Smile You S.O.B Thats Not Ur Cat
26 Nov 2026
Where Else? (Margate)
Whiskey and Soda
26 Nov 2026
White Rock Theatre (Hastings)
CHERRYBOMB BINGO!!
27 Nov 2026 – 18 Dec 2026
Signalman (Brighton)
Community Chorus
27 Nov 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Richmond Theatre Book Club – Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of)
27 Nov 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Strings of Pearl : The Authorized Biography of John Till, the Guitarist Who Rocked Woodstock with Janis Joplin
27 Nov 2026
Resident Music (Brighton)
The Burlesque Cabaret Christmas Show
27 Nov 2026
Assembly Hall Theatre (Tunbridge Wells)
The Thousand Days: A new play by Callum Murray
27 Nov 2026 – 28 Nov 2026
The Actors (Brighton)
Adriana Mater
28 Nov 2026 – 12 Dec 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
ALICE IN WONDERLAND
28 Nov 2026 – 29 Nov 2026
Grove Theatre Eastbourne
Huh! Bumhug
28 Nov 2026
Sheppey Little Theatre (Sheerness)
Luther Live & Velvet Voices
28 Nov 2026 – 28 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Once Upon A Time, Into The Woods, On Broadway
28 Nov 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Pinocchio
28 Nov 2026 – 3 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Queen of the Night - A Tribute to Whitney Houston
28 Nov 2026 – 29 May 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Christmas with us
29 Nov 2026 – 25 Dec 2026
St Mary the Virgin Church, Ashford
Matinee: Pink Moon Rising
29 Nov 2026
The Folklore Rooms (Brighton)
My Life in Music - an audience with Gloria Jones
29 Nov 2026
The Astor Theatre, Deal
The Salvation Army’s Christmas Carol Concert
29 Nov 2026
Royal Hippodrome Theatre (Eastbourne)
What's Love Got To Do With It? A Tribute to Tina Turner
29 Nov 2026 – 26 Sept 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Connect Theatre Company
30 Nov 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
