215 shows, exhibitions and performances in East Sussex
This month, East Sussex's arts scene is ablaze with a sizzling selection of shows, exhibitions, and performances that will leave you spellbound and inspired.
A Billy Fury Meets Elvis Presley Theatre Production The Golden Oldies Rock N Roll Show
5 Dec 2026 – 4 Dec 2027
Sheppey Little Theatre (Sheerness)
A Christmas Carol
12 Nov 2026 – 9 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
A Fairy Tale of Frost and Fire
21 Nov 2026 – 10 Jan 2027
Royal Pavilion (Brighton)
ABBIE MURPHY: GARAGE GIRL
1 Nov 2026 – 29 May 2027
Caroline of Brunswick (Brighton)
Age is a Stage
31 Oct 2026 – 19 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Aladdin (Pantomime)
21 Nov 2026 – 3 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
ALEXANDER BENNETT: ALL IT TAKES (WIP)
1 Nov 2026 – 16 May 2027
Caroline of Brunswick (Brighton)
An Evening with Sir David Jason
1 Nov 2026 – 17 Oct 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
And So I Watch You From Afar and The Most Beautiful Anthropocene by Aindreas Scholz
27 Oct 2026 – 18 Jan 2027
Royal Pavilion (Brighton)
Art Sundays
8 Nov 2026 – 3 Jan 2027
De La Warr Pavilion (Bexhill-on-Sea)
Auditions galore!
1 Dec 2026 – 27 Jul 2027
The Arden Theatre (Faversham)
Autumn Exhibitions Opening Party
30 Oct 2026 – 3 Jan 2027
De La Warr Pavilion (Bexhill-on-Sea)
Avenue Q
31 Oct 2026 – 3 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Back To The Future The Musical
1 Nov 2026 – 21 Aug 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Backstage Tours
31 Oct 2026 – 27 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Beetlejuice The Musical
31 Oct 2026 – 2 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Bill Bailey: Vaudevillean
7 Nov 2026 – 6 Feb 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Billy Fury Meets Elvis
5 Dec 2026 – 24 Apr 2027
Sheppey Little Theatre (Sheerness)
Blackbird
15 Nov 2026 – 23 Jan 2027
New Venture Theatre (Brighton)
Blueprint: Gather Creative Social
23 Dec 2026 – 18 Feb 2027
De La Warr Pavilion (Bexhill-on-Sea)
Bogan Bingo
2 Dec 2026 – 18 Mar 2027
Komedia Brighton
Bogan Bingo Bottomless Brunch
7 Nov 2026 – 24 Apr 2027
Komedia Brighton
Book to Film Club
21 Dec 2026 – 19 Apr 2027
Depot (Lewes)
Brighton Dome Backstage Tours
1 Nov 2026 – 12 Feb 2027
Brighton Dome
Brighton Museum & Art Gallery
28 Oct 2026 – 21 Mar 2027
Royal Pavilion (Brighton)
CAITLIN POWELL IS BUFFERING (FREE!)
2 Nov 2026 – 7 May 2027
Caroline of Brunswick (Brighton)
CANDACE BRYAN: DON’T BE RIDICULOUS, EVERYBODY WANTS THIS (WIP) (FREE!)
2 Nov 2026 – 13 May 2027
Caroline of Brunswick (Brighton)
CATS
10 Nov 2026 – 5 Jun 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Cecilia Fiona
1 Nov 2026 – 26 Sept 2027
Towner (Eastbourne)
Christmas Carol Goes Wrong
18 Dec 2026 – 23 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Citizens Advice
4 Nov 2026 – 9 Jun 2027
Whitstable Umbrella Community Support centre
CK NATH: “A BIT OF FOREIGN STUFF” (FREE!)
1 Nov 2026 – 28 May 2027
Caroline of Brunswick (Brighton)
Comic Boom Comedy Club
7 Nov 2026 – 29 Jul 2027
Komedia Brighton
Comic Club
12 Nov 2026 – 8 Apr 2027
The Horsebridge Arts Centre (Whitstable)
Courses
7 Nov 2026 – 13 Jun 2027
Depot (Lewes)
Curator at Work
10 Nov 2026 – 18 Aug 2027
Royal Pavilion (Brighton)
DAVE CHAWNER: DRY HUMOUR (FREE!)
1 Nov 2026 – 23 May 2027
Caroline of Brunswick (Brighton)
DIGNITY OFF
2 Nov 2026 – 3 May 2027
Caroline of Brunswick (Brighton)
Dirty Dancing
31 Oct 2026 – 12 Jun 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Discover Sessions
3 Nov 2026 – 16 Mar 2027
The Horsebridge Arts Centre (Whitstable)
Discover, Celebrate, Grow
31 Oct 2026 – 20 Feb 2027
Devonshire Collective (Eastbourne)
Down the Hatch Comedy Club
1 Nov 2026 – 5 Dec 2027
Komedia Brighton
Ebony Scrooge
24 Nov 2026 – 3 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
EDGE
24 Oct 2026 – 3 Jan 2027
Hastings Contemporary
Emilie Harmony Art Show
1 Nov 2026 – 24 Apr 2027
Electric Palace Hastings
Exhibition Tour
31 Oct 2026 – 3 Jan 2027
De La Warr Pavilion (Bexhill-on-Sea)
EXHIBITION TOUR
31 Oct 2026 – 3 Jan 2027
Hastings Contemporary
Flint Street Nativity
1 Nov 2026 – 30 Jan 2027
Oasthouse Theatre (Gillingham)
FORESHORE
30 Oct 2026 – 3 Jan 2027
Hastings Contemporary
Fourteen Again
21 Nov 2026 – 27 Feb 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Free
1 Nov 2026 – 31 Mar 2027
De La Warr Pavilion (Bexhill-on-Sea)
Funny Women Live in Brighton
28 Nov 2026 – 27 Nov 2027
Komedia Brighton
Gordon Matta-Clark: Discrete Violations
1 Nov 2026 – 3 Jan 2027
De La Warr Pavilion (Bexhill-on-Sea)
Growing up at Charleston
1 Nov 2026 – 7 Mar 2027
Charleston (Lewes)
Hadestown
31 Oct 2026 – 27 Jun 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Hamilton
31 Oct 2026 – 13 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Harriet Kemsley: Floozy
5 Nov 2026 – 24 Feb 2027
Where Else? (Margate)
Harry Enfield and No Chums
2 Nov 2026 – 16 Apr 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
31 Oct 2026 – 27 Jun 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Heathers the Musical
24 Nov 2026 – 1 May 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Housing Advice Drop In
5 Nov 2026 – 10 Jun 2027
Whitstable Umbrella Community Support centre
Inala
1 Nov 2026 – 2 Aug 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Into The Woods
31 Oct 2026 – 9 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Jenine Marsh: New Wishes
18 Oct 2026 – 31 May 2027
De La Warr Pavilion (Bexhill-on-Sea)
Jersey Boys
2 Nov 2026 – 24 Jul 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Jesus Christ Superstar
31 Oct 2026 – 9 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
JIM E. BROWN
11 Nov 2026 – 9 Mar 2027
Komedia Brighton
Jingle Balls
27 Nov 2026 – 27 Nov 2027
Assembly Hall Theatre (Tunbridge Wells)
Joe Black’s Kleines Kabarett
29 Oct 2026 – 3 Feb 2027
Komedia Brighton
JOHN CALLAGHAN’S CABARET ELECTRO
1 Nov 2026 – 17 May 2027
Caroline of Brunswick (Brighton)
Julius Caesar
6 Nov 2026 – 14 Feb 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Jumpers for Goalposts
1 Nov 2026 – 20 Feb 2027
New Venture Theatre (Brighton)
KATE CHEKA: THE LAST FUNNY WOMAN (WIP)
1 Nov 2026 – 1 May 2027
Caroline of Brunswick (Brighton)
Komedia Comedy Club
30 Oct 2026 – 21 Aug 2027
Komedia Brighton
Legally Blonde
15 Dec 2026 – 2 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Les Misérables
31 Oct 2026 – 13 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
LIVE SPORTS
31 Oct 2026 – 14 Feb 2027
Ballin' Maidstone (Kent)
Living Monuments: A Discovery of the Pavilion Elms
21 Oct 2026 – 21 Oct 2027
Royal Pavilion (Brighton)
Mad Bloomsbury
4 Nov 2026 – 11 Apr 2027
Charleston (Lewes)
Madam Lola's Cabaret & Vaudeville
5 Nov 2026 – 7 Jan 2027
Madam Lola's Cabaret & Vaudeville (Brighton)
Magic Place
28 Oct 2026 – 21 Feb 2027
Royal Pavilion (Brighton)
Maisie Adam - Whatsherface
4 Nov 2026 – 19 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Making the Masked Singer
28 Oct 2026 – 6 Jun 2027
Royal Pavilion (Brighton)
MAMMA MIA!
31 Oct 2026 – 13 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Matthew Bourne’s Cinderella
1 Dec 2026 – 17 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Mean Girls
31 Oct 2026 – 9 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Michael Akadiri: Don’t Call Me Uncle!
28 Oct 2026 – 6 Mar 2027
Komedia Brighton
Michael Starring Ben
19 Nov 2026 – 21 Oct 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
MIROSLAVA VECEROVA
11 Nov 2026 – 3 Jan 2027
Hastings Contemporary
Moulin Rouge! The Musical
31 Oct 2026 – 3 Jul 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Murderous Minds with Emma Kenny
15 Nov 2026 – 17 Jun 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
My Royal Life: An Audience with Lucy Worsley
2 Nov 2026 – 9 Sept 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Nine Night
12 Nov 2026 – 2 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Nutcracker
17 Dec 2026 – 10 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Oh, Mary!
31 Oct 2026 – 5 Jun 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Oliver!
1 Nov 2026 – 14 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Olivia Sterling
1 Nov 2026 – 7 Mar 2027
Charleston (Lewes)
On Being Ill
4 Nov 2026 – 11 Apr 2027
Charleston (Lewes)
One Day: The Musical
17 Nov 2026 – 14 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
ONE’S CLEAN, ONE’S NOT
1 Nov 2026 – 9 May 2027
Caroline of Brunswick (Brighton)
Opéra national de Paris: Notre-Dame de Paris
1 Nov 2026 – 16 Mar 2027
Showcase Cinema de Lux Bluewater (Greenhithe)
Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical
31 Oct 2026 – 29 May 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Outside
1 Nov 2026 – 31 Mar 2027
De La Warr Pavilion (Bexhill-on-Sea)
Palace Theatre Tour
16 Nov 2026 – 11 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Paranormal Activity
31 Oct 2026 – 27 Feb 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Paul Smith
25 Nov 2026 – 4 Sept 2027
Brighton Centre
Peter Blake: Alphabets, Letters & Numbers
26 Oct 2026 – 3 Jan 2027
De La Warr Pavilion (Bexhill-on-Sea)
Phantom of the Opera
31 Oct 2026 – 13 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Phil Wang: UH OH
6 Nov 2026 – 21 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Pinocchio
28 Nov 2026 – 3 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Playing With Your Eyes by Alma Haser
27 Oct 2026 – 18 Jan 2027
Royal Pavilion (Brighton)
Police Hub
4 Nov 2026 – 29 Dec 2027
Whitstable Umbrella Community Support centre
Potted Panto
6 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Prem Sahib: Chamber
1 Nov 2026 – 3 Jan 2027
De La Warr Pavilion (Bexhill-on-Sea)
Queen by Candlelight
4 Nov 2026 – 6 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Queen of the Night - A Tribute to Whitney Houston
31 Oct 2026 – 29 May 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
QUEENZ: Battle of the Divas!
10 Nov 2026 – 17 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Quentin Bell
1 Nov 2026 – 7 Mar 2027
Charleston (Lewes)
RENT
31 Oct 2026 – 29 May 2027
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
Romesh Ranganathan Will Change Your Life
8 Nov 2026 – 3 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Simon Brodkin: Unleashed
6 Nov 2026 – 20 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Sophie McCartney - Queenage Dirtbag
25 Nov 2026 – 25 Nov 2027
Assembly Hall Theatre (Tunbridge Wells)
Sophie’s Surprise Christmas Party
13 Nov 2026 – 10 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Speculations
31 Oct 2026 – 17 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
The Biba Look: Photography and Fashion
27 Oct 2026 – 21 Mar 2027
Royal Pavilion (Brighton)
The Book of Mormon
31 Oct 2026 – 23 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
The Cherry Orchard
31 Oct 2026 – 9 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
The Choir of Man
10 Dec 2026 – 7 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
The Comedy Store
28 Nov 2026 – 27 Nov 2027
Dreamland Margate
The Horne Section: Six Absolute Helmets
15 Nov 2026 – 7 Mar 2027
The Marlowe Theatre (Canterbury)
The Illegal Eagles
2 Nov 2026 – 23 Apr 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
The Lives of Others
31 Oct 2026 – 9 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
The Michael Portillo Show
16 Nov 2026 – 7 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
The Mousetrap
31 Oct 2026 – 26 Jun 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
The Night Sky Show
21 Nov 2026 – 14 Feb 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
The Vortex – Open Auditions
9 Dec 2026 – 27 Aug 2027
Playhouse Theatre Whitstable
Titanique
31 Oct 2026 – 3 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Tom Allen - Totally
4 Nov 2026 – 4 Nov 2027
Assembly Hall Theatre (Tunbridge Wells)
Tom Lawrinson: Speak of the Devil
4 Nov 2026 – 20 Apr 2027
Where Else? (Margate)
Trinity Encore Play Script Readers Autumn 26 – Summer 27
2 Nov 2026 – 22 Mar 2027
Trinity Theatre (Royal Tunbridge Wells)
Venue History Tour
15 Nov 2026 – 23 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Venue Tour
31 Oct 2026 – 11 Dec 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Viva Neil Diamond with Bob Drury
31 Oct 2026 – 8 May 2027
Sarah Thorne Theatre (Broadstairs)
Where are all the Lesbians?
27 Oct 2026 – 28 Feb 2027
Royal Pavilion (Brighton)
Where are the lesbians? Searching for lesbian lives in museums
27 Oct 2026 – 28 Feb 2027
Royal Pavilion (Brighton)
Whitstable Artists' Forum
5 Nov 2026 – 14 Jan 2027
The Horsebridge Arts Centre (Whitstable)
Young Carers. Big Voices. A Fairer Future.
27 Oct 2026 – 10 Jan 2027
Royal Pavilion (Brighton)
Shen Yun
3 Jan 2027 – 5 Jan 2027
Brighton Centre
James Phelan: The Man Who Was Magic
4 Jan 2027 – 2 May 2027
Komedia Brighton
Komedia New Comedy Award
7 Jan 2027 – 28 May 2027
Komedia Brighton
Li Jin Hao & Pravanya Pillay WIP
7 Jan 2027
Komedia Brighton
PIGEON
7 Jan 2027
The Drill Shed (Margate)
Shane Daniel Byrne: Baby This Time
7 Jan 2027 – 7 Jul 2027
Komedia Brighton
Jack and the Beanstalk
8 Jan 2027 – 30 Jan 2027
Oasthouse Theatre (Gillingham)
The Celine Experience
8 Jan 2027
The Granville Theatre (Ramsgate)
The Magic of The Bee Gees
9 Jan 2027
The Granville Theatre (Ramsgate)
The Night Sky Show, A Sky Full of Hope
9 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Life Writing 2027
11 Jan 2027 – 25 Mar 2027
Charleston (Lewes)
Go Your Own Way - The Fleetwood Mac Legacy
12 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
It's A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Tribute Spectacular
13 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
inPRINT Open Show
14 Jan 2027 – 7 Feb 2027
The Horsebridge Arts Centre (Whitstable)
inPRINT open show submission
14 Jan 2027 – 7 Feb 2027
The Horsebridge Arts Centre (Whitstable)
Knight, Suge - Your Pain Is My Joy
14 Jan 2027
Resident Music (Brighton)
Punk '77 : The Year and Music That Revolutionized Rock
14 Jan 2027
Resident Music (Brighton)
Romeo and Juliet
14 Jan 2027 – 24 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Stephen Lynch: The Me Tour
14 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
myndstate: deep breath
15 Jan 2027
Komedia Brighton
Regency Ball 2027 Friday Night Soiree
15 Jan 2027
Royal Pavilion (Brighton)
Regency Ball 2027 The Regent's Package (full weekend)
15 Jan 2027 – 17 Jan 2027
Royal Pavilion (Brighton)
The Marvellous Magic Show
15 Jan 2027
The Alexander Centre (Faversham)
The Ravilious Collection
15 Jan 2027 – 30 Jul 2027
Towner (Eastbourne)
The Seagull
15 Jan 2027 – 10 Apr 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Regency Ball 2027 Saturday Grand Regency Ball
16 Jan 2027
Royal Pavilion (Brighton)
Amy Twigg - Milk, Bread, Teeth
18 Jan 2027
Resident Music (Brighton)
Chris McCausland: Waffle
18 Jan 2027 – 19 Jan 2028
Assembly Hall Theatre (Tunbridge Wells)
Macbeth
18 Jan 2027 – 19 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
The Guilty
18 Jan 2027 – 3 Apr 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Wild About You
18 Jan 2027 – 10 Apr 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Exhibition on Screen: Renoir & Love
19 Jan 2027 – 22 Jan 2027
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
Exhibition on Screen: Renoir & Love
19 Jan 2027
Quarterhouse (Folkestone)
Dick Whittington – Panto Auditions
21 Jan 2027 – 19 Sept 2027
Playhouse Theatre Whitstable
Finch, Jennifer - Shooting Up and Making Out
21 Jan 2027
Resident Music (Brighton)
Ronnie, Reggie and Me
21 Jan 2027
The Granville Theatre (Ramsgate)
Sam Eley is Basil Crumbwick: Soul Sewage
21 Jan 2027
Komedia Brighton
Varna International Ballet - Brighton
21 Jan 2027 – 23 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
History Sessions: The History of Whitstable
22 Jan 2027
The Horsebridge Arts Centre (Whitstable)
Man In The Mirror
22 Jan 2027
Assembly Hall Theatre (Tunbridge Wells)
Snow White And The Seven Inches
22 Jan 2027 – 23 Jan 2027
The Granville Theatre (Ramsgate)
Catseye, the ultimate Katseye tribute experience
23 Jan 2027
Dreamland Margate
Manifest Love: Live with Roxie Nafousi
24 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Rob Newman: 21st Century Survival Guide
24 Jan 2027
Komedia Brighton
RBO Cinema Season 2026-27: La Fanciulla Del West
25 Jan 2027
Vue Cinema Thanet - Westwood Cross
Ronnie, Reggie & Me
25 Jan 2027
Assembly Hall Theatre (Tunbridge Wells)
Helen Bauer & Thor Stenhaug WIP
26 Jan 2027
Komedia Brighton
Patrick Monahan: I’m Not a Terrorist – I’m Freddie Mercury
26 Jan 2027 – 2 May 2027
Komedia Brighton
RBO: La Fanciulla del West (MET Opera)
26 Jan 2027
Depot (Lewes)
Royal Ballet & Opera: La Fanciulla del West
26 Jan 2027
Quarterhouse (Folkestone)
Strangers on a Train
26 Jan 2027 – 30 Jan 2027
The Marlowe Theatre (Canterbury)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
26 Jan 2027
Assembly Hall Theatre (Tunbridge Wells)
Gary Delaney: Gary On Laughing
27 Jan 2027
Assembly Hall Theatre (Tunbridge Wells)
The Alternative Comedy Show
27 Jan 2027
The Marlowe Theatre (Canterbury)
Jack Whitehall
28 Jan 2027 – 29 Jan 2027
Brighton Centre
Luke Wright: Yes
28 Jan 2027
Komedia Brighton
Queen of the Night: A Tribute to Whitney Houston
28 Jan 2027
Central Theatre (Chatham)
Queenz Battle of the Divas!
28 Jan 2027
Assembly Hall Theatre (Tunbridge Wells)
Sh!t Theatre: EVITA TOO
28 Jan 2027 – 29 Jan 2027
Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts (Brighton)
A Tribute to The Carpenters
29 Jan 2027
The Granville Theatre (Ramsgate)
Blackout
29 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
De La Roar Comedy Club
29 Jan 2027
De La Warr Pavilion (Bexhill-on-Sea)
Jaja's African Hair Braiding
29 Jan 2027 – 27 Feb 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Sing The Musicals
29 Jan 2027
Assembly Hall Theatre (Tunbridge Wells)
Mark Watson with Elaine Fellows + Graeme Collard
30 Jan 2027
The Old Market (Hove)
Mark Simmons & Friends
31 Jan 2027
Komedia Brighton
