189 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.
A Professional Victim
3 Nov 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Avenue Q
3 Nov 2026 – 3 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Backstage Tours
3 Nov 2026 – 27 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Beetlejuice The Musical
3 Nov 2026 – 2 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Burlesque The Musical
3 Nov 2026 – 8 May 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Cabaret
3 Nov 2026 – 18 Sept 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Ceilidh
3 Nov 2026 – 13 Nov 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Darts
2 Nov 2026 – 12 Nov 2026
Folkestone Harbour Arm
Disney's The Lion King
3 Nov 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Double Bill: Tell Me Straight & Aggy
3 Nov 2026 – 14 Nov 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
EDGE
24 Oct 2026 – 3 Jan 2027
Hastings Contemporary
Faulty Towers The Dining Experience
3 Nov 2026 – 20 Dec 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Franz & Marie
3 Nov 2026 – 14 Nov 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Game Swap
3 Nov 2026 – 24 Nov 2026
Stargazer (Brighton)
Hadestown
3 Nov 2026 – 27 Jun 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Hamilton
3 Nov 2026 – 13 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
High School Musical
3 Nov 2026 – 3 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Inala
3 Nov 2026 – 2 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Into The Woods
3 Nov 2026 – 9 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Jersey Boys
3 Nov 2026 – 24 Jul 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Jerwood Pit Perfect Encounters
2 Nov 2026 – 7 Nov 2026
Glyndebourne
Jesus Christ Superstar
3 Nov 2026 – 9 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Jumpers for Goalposts
1 Nov 2026 – 20 Feb 2027
New Venture Theatre (Brighton)
Making the Masked Singer
3 Nov 2026 – 6 Jun 2027
Royal Pavilion (Brighton)
MAMMA MIA!
3 Nov 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Matilda The Musical
3 Nov 2026 – 5 Dec 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Million Dollar Quartet
3 Nov 2026 – 6 Dec 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Musical Theatre Dance for Adults
3 Nov 2026 – 24 Nov 2026
Trinity Theatre (Royal Tunbridge Wells)
Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical
3 Nov 2026 – 29 May 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
RENT
3 Nov 2026 – 29 May 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Richmond Sings! (Richmond Theatre Choir) - November
3 Nov 2026 – 24 Nov 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Stranger Things: The First Shadow
3 Nov 2026 – 23 Dec 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Sylvia
3 Nov 2026 – 7 Nov 2026
The Marlowe Theatre (Canterbury)
The Cherry Orchard
3 Nov 2026 – 9 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
The Marriage of Figaro
2 Nov 2026 – 8 Nov 2026
Glyndebourne
The Marriage of Figaro
3 Nov 2026 – 8 Nov 2026
Glyndebourne
The Play That Goes Wrong
3 Nov 2026 – 7 Nov 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists
3 Nov 2026
The Alexander Centre (Faversham)
The Reinettes: The Return
29 Oct 2026 – 21 Nov 2026
Komedia Brighton
The Standard Of Living
3 Nov 2026 – 12 Nov 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
The Witchcraft and Vagrancy Act: A Folk Horror Christmas
1 Nov 2026 – 17 Dec 2026
Komedia Brighton
Theatre Tours - Birmingham
31 Oct 2026 – 7 Nov 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Theatre Workshop for Adults
1 Nov 2026 – 9 Dec 2026
Whitstable Umbrella Community Support centre
Tina Turner on tour at The Ivy
3 Nov 2026 – 14 Nov 2026
The Ivy In The Lanes (Brighton)
Trinity Encore Silver Swans
3 Nov 2026 – 8 Dec 2026
Trinity Theatre (Royal Tunbridge Wells)
Trinity Encore Play Script Readers Autumn 26 – Summer 27
2 Nov 2026 – 22 Mar 2027
Trinity Theatre (Royal Tunbridge Wells)
Trinity Workshops Musical Theatre Dance for Adults
3 Nov 2026 – 24 Nov 2026
Trinity Theatre (Royal Tunbridge Wells)
Tru
3 Nov 2026 – 14 Nov 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Warby - Mystic Powers
3 Nov 2026
Resident Music (Brighton)
Weekly Acting
3 Nov 2026
Trinity Theatre (Royal Tunbridge Wells)
Wicked
3 Nov 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
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
4 Nov 2026 – 9 Dec 2026
The Lantern Theatre, Cafe & Bar (Brighton)
ALL STAR MUSICAL CONCERT
4 Nov 2026 – 7 Nov 2026
Grove Theatre Eastbourne
Back To The Future The Musical
4 Nov 2026 – 21 Nov 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
CHERRYBOMB BINGO!!
4 Nov 2026 – 2 Dec 2026
Signalman (Brighton)
Duality
4 Nov 2026
Fabrica (Brighton)
Ken Bruce - You, Me & The Music
4 Nov 2026 – 11 Nov 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Scottish Opera - Turandot
4 Nov 2026 – 7 Nov 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
The Phantoms Starring Lee Mead
4 Nov 2026
The Granville Theatre (Ramsgate)
The Silence and the Noise
4 Nov 2026 – 6 Nov 2026
The Marlowe Theatre (Canterbury)
Theatre Tour
4 Nov 2026 – 3 Mar 2027
Royal Hippodrome Theatre (Eastbourne)
Tom Allen - Totally
4 Nov 2026 – 4 Nov 2027
Assembly Hall Theatre (Tunbridge Wells)
Waterside Singers
4 Nov 2026 – 18 Nov 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Witness for the Prosecution
4 Nov 2026 – 14 Nov 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
A Tale of Us | Faversham Assembly Rooms
5 Nov 2026
The Alexander Centre (Faversham)
ART AND PLAY
5 Nov 2026
Hastings Contemporary
Blackout - Fear Loves An Audience
5 Nov 2026
The Granville Theatre (Ramsgate)
Crowe, Cameron - The Uncool
5 Nov 2026
Resident Music (Brighton)
Down 2 Play 2026
5 Nov 2026 – 14 Nov 2026
Brighthelm Centre (Brighton)
Meat Loaf by Candlelight
5 Nov 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
My Pressures
5 Nov 2026
Resident Music (Brighton)
The Canterbury Tales – Open Auditions for youth group
5 Nov 2026 – 7 Nov 2026
Playhouse Theatre Whitstable
The Flint Street Nativity
5 Nov 2026 – 14 Nov 2026
Oasthouse Theatre (Gillingham)
Ballin' Fridays
6 Nov 2026 – 27 Nov 2026
Ballin' Maidstone (Kent)
Iphigénie en Tauride
6 Nov 2026 – 14 Nov 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Mistress CLUB
6 Nov 2026 – 7 Nov 2026
Madam Lola's Cabaret & Vaudeville (Brighton)
Neon Rodeo’s Queer Country Night
6 Nov 2026
The Actors (Brighton)
Public Venue Tour
6 Nov 2026 – 5 Dec 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Tim Crouch: Total Immediate Collective Imminent Terrestrial Salvation
6 Nov 2026 – 9 Nov 2026
Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts (Brighton)
Too Much Too Young
6 Nov 2026
The Granville Theatre (Ramsgate)
Blow Up
7 Nov 2026
Komedia Brighton
Cabaret Dinner
7 Nov 2026 – 23 Dec 2026
Mu Mu: Lounges Cabaret Club (Maidstone)
Day Club
7 Nov 2026 – 28 Nov 2026
Ballin' Maidstone (Kent)
Mystery Musicals Day Party
7 Nov 2026 – 14 Nov 2026
Komedia Brighton
National Theatre Connections Auditions
7 Nov 2026 – 2 May 2027
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
Princess Proms
7 Nov 2026
Dreamland Margate
The Barber of Seville
7 Nov 2026
Glyndebourne
Venue Tour
7 Nov 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Viva Neil Diamond with Bob Drury
7 Nov 2026 – 8 May 2027
Sarah Thorne Theatre (Broadstairs)
Women of Deal - A community play
7 Nov 2026
The Astor Theatre, Deal
Sunday Family Funday
8 Nov 2026 – 20 Dec 2026
Ballin' Maidstone (Kent)
An Evening With David Byrne: Sleeping Beauties
9 Nov 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Musical Makers (18+ Adults)
9 Nov 2026 – 30 Nov 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
RepresentAsian: An Evening of Asian Talent
9 Nov 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
SWALE SINGS – Wednesdays 7-9pm
9 Nov 2026 – 30 Nov 2026
The Avenue Theatre (Sittingbourne)
The Mousetrap
9 Nov 2026 – 26 Jun 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Cats
10 Nov 2026 – 5 Jun 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Matthew Bourne's The Car Man
10 Nov 2026 – 14 Nov 2026
The Marlowe Theatre (Canterbury)
Queenz: Battle of the Divas!
10 Nov 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Phillips, Lior - 33 1/3 : Cher - Believe
11 Nov 2026
Resident Music (Brighton)
‘ALLO! ‘ALLO! – THE STAGE PLAY
12 Nov 2026 – 14 Nov 2026
Grove Theatre Eastbourne
33 1/3 : Gorillaz - Plastic Beach
12 Nov 2026
Resident Music (Brighton)
33 1/3 : Whitney Houston - I'm Your Baby Tonight
12 Nov 2026
Resident Music (Brighton)
CSF 2026: The Tapestry
12 Nov 2026 – 14 Nov 2026
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
Footloose The Musical
12 Nov 2026 – 14 Nov 2026
The Granville Theatre (Ramsgate)
Nation
12 Nov 2026 – 14 Nov 2026
Brighton Dome
Nine Night
12 Nov 2026 – 2 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
OFF THE TELLY! - Brighton's hot new monthly cabaret night
12 Nov 2026
The Actors (Brighton)
Opening Night: Sir Tony Robinson
12 Nov 2026
Quarterhouse (Folkestone)
The Chicago Blues Brothers: Live at the Country Bunker
12 Nov 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
The Faversham Murder Club
12 Nov 2026 – 17 Dec 2026
The Alexander Centre (Faversham)
Wyrd TV : Folklore, Folk Horror and British Television
12 Nov 2026
Resident Music (Brighton)
Alex Payler Electone Player LIVE
13 Nov 2026 – 20 Nov 2026
The Avenue Theatre (Sittingbourne)
Dr Friday’s THEATRE OF THE MIND
13 Nov 2026 – 14 Nov 2026
The Avenue Theatre (Sittingbourne)
Michael Starring Ben
13 Nov 2026
White Rock Theatre (Hastings)
Micky Flanagan
13 Nov 2026 – 14 Nov 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Millie's Nightclub
13 Nov 2026 – 18 Dec 2026
White Rock Theatre (Hastings)
Mistletoe & Masterpieces: a festive Paint & Sip
13 Nov 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
RBO Encore 2026-27: Carmen
13 Nov 2026 – 16 Nov 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
Simon Langton Girls: An Evening of Musical Fusions
13 Nov 2026
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
Queen of the Night - A Tribute to Whitney Houston
14 Nov 2026 – 29 May 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Simon Yates of Touching the Void – My Mountain Life
14 Nov 2026 – 21 Nov 2026
The Avenue Theatre (Sittingbourne)
Spark
14 Nov 2026 – 15 Nov 2026
Glyndebourne
Spice Girls - The Theatre Show
14 Nov 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Weill Woman: FROM BERLIN TO BROADWAY
14 Nov 2026
The Actors (Brighton)
‘ALLO! ‘ALLO! – THE STAGE PLAY
15 Nov 2026
Grove Theatre Eastbourne
Flamenco Express 30th Anniversary Tour
15 Nov 2026
The Brunswick (Hove)
HOME
15 Nov 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Justice?
15 Nov 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Venue History Tour
15 Nov 2026 – 23 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Annie
16 Nov 2026 – 7 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
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 – 19 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
Man In The Mirror - A Tribute to Michael Jackson
18 Nov 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
BOST Musicals presents Elf The Musical
19 Nov 2026 – 22 Nov 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
James Bailey: Muriel Spark, Rewritten
19 Nov 2026
Quarterhouse (Folkestone)
Lil Jon - I Only Shout So You Can Hear Me
19 Nov 2026
Resident Music (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
Venue Tour - November
19 Nov 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
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
Amy Abdelnoor: Women Rewriting the Map
20 Nov 2026
Quarterhouse (Folkestone)
Impromptu Shakespeare
20 Nov 2026 – 21 Nov 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
PURGATORY
20 Nov 2026
The Actors (Brighton)
Queer Cxntry
20 Nov 2026
Komedia Brighton
Sheppey Little Theatre Quiz Night
20 Nov 2026
Sheppey Little Theatre (Sheerness)
Lynda La Plante: Prime Suspect
21 Nov 2026
Quarterhouse (Folkestone)
Making Trouble: four decades of Forced Entertainment
21 Nov 2026 – 25 Nov 2026
Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts (Brighton)
Pussy Riot: Riot Days
21 Nov 2026 – 22 Nov 2026
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
Richmond Theatre - Guided Tour
21 Nov 2026 – 27 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
SLAYTALITY
21 Nov 2026
Caroline of Brunswick (Brighton)
Studio Sessions: A Detailed Portrait of a Horse with Simon Postgate
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)
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)
Omne trium perfectum
22 Nov 2026
Brighton Dome
The Princess Proms
22 Nov 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Fleur de Lis Classical Theatre Company presents A Train to Woking
23 Nov 2026 – 5 Dec 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Musical Makers Showcase
23 Nov 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
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 – 1 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
Rob Lamberti Presents Perfectly George
25 Nov 2026 – 9 Jul 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Whiskey and Soda
26 Nov 2026
White Rock Theatre (Hastings)
Community Chorus
27 Nov 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Richmond Theatre Book Club – Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of)
27 Nov 2026
Theatre Royal 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
The Actors (Brighton)
Adriana Mater
28 Nov 2026 – 12 Dec 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
ALICE IN WONDERLAND
28 Nov 2026
Grove Theatre Eastbourne
Forced Entertainment 'If All Else Fails'
28 Nov 2026 – 29 Nov 2026
Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts (Brighton)
Huh! Bumhug
28 Nov 2026
Sheppey Little Theatre (Sheerness)
Luther Live & Velvet Voices
28 Nov 2026 – 28 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Pinocchio
28 Nov 2026 – 3 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
My Life in Music - an audience with Gloria Jones
29 Nov 2026
The Astor Theatre, Deal
BARCO: DOMINOS & VINYL
30 Nov 2026 – 14 Dec 2026
The Actors (Brighton)
Connect Theatre Company
30 Nov 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
