203 shows, exhibitions and performances in East Sussex
This month, a vibrant mix of art, comedy, and culture descends upon East Sussex, with something for every curious mind to explore.
100% SPICY TAKES
2 Nov 2026 – 4 May 2027
Caroline of Brunswick (Brighton)
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)
Age is a Stage
2 Nov 2026 – 19 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
An Evening with Sir David Jason
1 Nov 2026 – 17 Oct 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Auditions galore!
1 Dec 2026 – 27 Jul 2027
The Arden Theatre (Faversham)
Back To The Future The Musical
3 Nov 2026 – 21 Aug 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Backstage Tours
2 Nov 2026 – 27 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Billy Fury Meets Elvis
5 Dec 2026 – 24 Apr 2027
Sheppey Little Theatre (Sheerness)
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
BONGOS FEBRUARY 2027
1 Feb 2027
The Casino Rooms Nightclub & Events Venue (Rochester)
Book to Film Club
21 Dec 2026 – 19 Apr 2027
Depot (Lewes)
Brighton Dome Backstage Tours
27 Nov 2026 – 12 Feb 2027
Brighton Dome
Brighton Museum & Art Gallery
2 Nov 2026 – 21 Mar 2027
Royal Pavilion (Brighton)
Burlesque The Musical
3 Nov 2026 – 8 May 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Cabaret
2 Nov 2026 – 18 Sept 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
CATS
10 Nov 2026 – 5 Jun 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Chris McCausland: Waffle
18 Jan 2027 – 19 Jan 2028
Assembly Hall Theatre (Tunbridge Wells)
Citizens Advice
4 Nov 2026 – 23 Jun 2027
Whitstable Umbrella Community Support centre
Comedy Club
13 Nov 2026 – 19 Nov 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Comic Boom Comedy Club
26 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)
Dick Whittington - Panto Auditions
21 Jan 2027 – 21 Aug 2027
Playhouse Theatre Whitstable
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 – 4 Jul 2027
Komedia Brighton
Emilie Harmony Art Show
1 Nov 2026 – 24 Apr 2027
Electric Palace Hastings
Facilitator Training Course – Call out!
21 Jan 2027 – 15 Jul 2027
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
FORESHORE
2 Nov 2026 – 28 Feb 2027
Hastings Contemporary
Fourteen Again
21 Nov 2026 – 27 Feb 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Funny Women Live in Brighton
28 Nov 2026 – 27 Nov 2027
Komedia Brighton
Golden Oldies
5 Dec 2026 – 4 Dec 2027
Sheppey Little Theatre (Sheerness)
Growing up at Charleston
2 Nov 2026 – 7 Mar 2027
Charleston (Lewes)
Hadestown
2 Nov 2026 – 27 Jun 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Hamilton
2 Nov 2026 – 13 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Harriet Kemsley: Floozy
2 Nov 2026 – 24 Feb 2027
Where Else? (Margate)
Harry Enfield and No Chums
2 Nov 2026 – 16 Apr 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Heathers the Musical
24 Nov 2026 – 1 May 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Hudson & Hudson Magicians: Married at First Sleight
6 Nov 2026 – 19 Sept 2027
The Alexander Centre (Faversham)
INPRINT 2027
14 Jan 2027 – 7 Feb 2027
The Horsebridge Arts Centre (Whitstable)
inPRINT Open Show
14 Jan 2027 – 7 Feb 2027
The Horsebridge Arts Centre (Whitstable)
Jaja's African Hair Braiding
29 Jan 2027 – 27 Feb 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Jenine Marsh: New Wishes
18 Oct 2026 – 31 May 2027
De La Warr Pavilion (Bexhill-on-Sea)
Jersey Boys
21 Nov 2026 – 24 Jul 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
JIM E. BROWN
1 Nov 2026 – 9 Mar 2027
Komedia Brighton
Jim White + Ben De La Cour
1 Nov 2026 – 4 May 2027
Komedia Brighton
Joe Black’s Kleines Kabarett
31 Oct 2026 – 3 Feb 2027
Komedia 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)
Komedia Comedy Club
30 Oct 2026 – 21 Aug 2027
Komedia Brighton
Komedia New Comedy Award
17 Jan 2027 – 10 Feb 2027
Komedia Brighton
Legally Blonde
15 Dec 2026 – 9 Apr 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Les Misérables
2 Nov 2026 – 13 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Life Writing 2027
11 Jan 2027 – 25 Mar 2027
Charleston (Lewes)
Living Monuments: A Discovery of the Pavilion Elms
21 Oct 2026 – 21 Oct 2027
Royal Pavilion (Brighton)
Luke O’Hara: The Cards We Are Dealt
1 Nov 2026 – 10 Mar 2027
Komedia Brighton
Mad Bloomsbury
4 Nov 2026 – 11 Apr 2027
Charleston (Lewes)
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!
2 Nov 2026 – 13 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Michael Akadiri: Don’t Call Me Uncle!
1 Nov 2026 – 19 May 2027
Komedia Brighton
Michael Starring Ben
19 Nov 2026 – 21 Oct 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
National Theatre Connections Auditions
7 Nov 2026 – 2 May 2027
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
Oh, Mary!
2 Nov 2026 – 5 Jun 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Olga Koch: Fat Tom Cruise
5 Nov 2026 – 19 May 2027
Komedia Brighton
Oliver!
2 Nov 2026 – 14 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Olivia Sterling
2 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
Open Call 2027
31 Oct 2026 – 29 Mar 2027
Kellie Miller Arts Gallery (Brighton)
Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical
2 Nov 2026 – 1 May 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Outside
1 Nov 2026 – 31 Mar 2027
De La Warr Pavilion (Bexhill-on-Sea)
Paranormal Activity
2 Nov 2026 – 27 Feb 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Party where we all pretend to be ants
6 Nov 2026 – 1 Oct 2027
Where Else? (Margate)
Paul Smith
25 Nov 2026 – 4 Sept 2027
Brighton Centre
Phil Wang: UH OH
6 Nov 2026 – 21 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Police Hub
4 Nov 2026 – 28 Jun 2027
Whitstable Umbrella Community Support centre
Prof Alice Roberts - From Cell to Civilisation
4 Nov 2026 – 28 Feb 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Queen by Candlelight
4 Nov 2026 – 6 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Queen of the Night - A Tribute to Whitney Houston
14 Nov 2026 – 29 May 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
QUEENZ: Battle of the Divas!
10 Nov 2026 – 17 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Quentin Bell
2 Nov 2026 – 7 Mar 2027
Charleston (Lewes)
RBO Encore 2026-27: Cosi Fan Tutte
1 Feb 2027 – 26 Feb 2027
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
Reece Kidd – 1 Irishman in Brighton
12 Nov 2026 – 19 May 2027
Komedia Brighton
RENT
2 Nov 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)
Sounds Of The 60s Live - Hosted By Tony Blackburn OBE
12 Nov 2026 – 22 Sept 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Sunday Family Funday
8 Nov 2026 – 14 Feb 2027
Ballin' Maidstone (Kent)
The Alternative Comedy Show
27 Jan 2027 – 10 Mar 2027
The Marlowe Theatre (Canterbury)
The Biba Look: Photography and Fashion
27 Oct 2026 – 21 Mar 2027
Royal Pavilion (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 Illegal Eagles
2 Nov 2026 – 23 Apr 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 Ravilious Collection
3 Nov 2026 – 30 Jul 2027
Towner (Eastbourne)
The Seagull
15 Jan 2027 – 10 Apr 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
The Vortex – Open Auditions
9 Dec 2026 – 27 Aug 2027
Playhouse Theatre Whitstable
Tinky Winky: My Story
2 Nov 2026 – 7 Feb 2027
Komedia Brighton
Tiny Tim’s Stand Up Adventure
13 Nov 2026 – 13 Nov 2027
The Alexander Centre (Faversham)
Tom Lawrinson - Speak of the Devil
2 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)
Tschabalala Self: Seated
1 Nov 2026 – 31 Mar 2027
De La Warr Pavilion (Bexhill-on-Sea)
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)
Wild About You
18 Jan 2027 – 10 Apr 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Agatha Christie's The Hollow
2 Feb 2027 – 6 Feb 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
By Royal Appointment
2 Feb 2027 – 6 Feb 2027
The Marlowe Theatre (Canterbury)
RBO Cinema Season 2026-27: Götterdämmerung
2 Feb 2027
Vue Cinema Thanet - Westwood Cross
Ed Byrne: No Dramas
3 Feb 2027
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
John Proctor is the Villain
3 Feb 2027 – 24 Apr 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
RBO Live 2026-27: Gotterdammerung
3 Feb 2027
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
RBO: Götterdämmerung (Opera)
3 Feb 2027
Depot (Lewes)
A Question of Consent
4 Feb 2027
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
Lost Voice Guy – ‘The Cerebral Palsy Puppet’
4 Feb 2027
Komedia Brighton
Pierre Novellie: Okay, One More Then Bedtime
5 Feb 2027
The Old Market (Hove)
Swing That Music – Down for the Count
5 Feb 2027
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
Joanne McNally: Pinotphile
6 Feb 2027
Brighton Dome
RBO Encore 2026-27: Gotterdammerung
8 Feb 2027 – 9 Feb 2027
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
The Simon & Garfunkel Story
8 Feb 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
An Evening with The Fast Show
9 Feb 2027
The Marlowe Theatre (Canterbury)
Jason Fox – Embrace the Chaos
9 Feb 2027
Assembly Hall Theatre (Tunbridge Wells)
John-Luke Roberts: What I Talk About When I Run About, Talking
9 Feb 2027
Komedia Brighton
Lee Peart: It’s Not You, It’s Lee
9 Feb 2027 – 19 May 2027
Komedia Brighton
Game Is Her Middle Name: The Life and Music of Betty Davis
11 Feb 2027
Resident Music (Brighton)
Ray O'Leary: I Can See O'Leary Now The Ray Has Gone
11 Feb 2027
The Forge Comedy Club (Brighton)
Warwick, Dionne - What the World Needs Now : Messages of Love and Hope (But No Advice, 'Cause No One Listens Anyway)
11 Feb 2027
Resident Music (Brighton)
Dr Friday’s ‘PARTNERS IN CRIME’
12 Feb 2027
The Avenue Theatre (Sittingbourne)
Funny Rabbit: Andrew White
12 Feb 2027
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
Jasmin Vardimon Company: Lullaby
12 Feb 2027 – 13 Feb 2027
The Marlowe Theatre (Canterbury)
Mrs Smith – 123, Eyes on Me!
12 Feb 2027 – 13 Feb 2027
The Alexander Centre (Faversham)
Strictly Come Dancing The Live Tour 2027
12 Feb 2027 – 14 Feb 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Treasure Island
12 Feb 2027 – 13 Feb 2027
The Avenue Theatre (Sittingbourne)
Breaking the Waves
13 Feb 2027 – 25 Feb 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
EXPLORING WILD CLAY
13 Feb 2027
Hastings Contemporary
Sky Full of Stars - A Tribute to Coldplay
13 Feb 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
The Story of the Bayeux Tapestry: Unravelling the Norman Conquest
13 Feb 2027
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
Seann Walsh: This is Torture
14 Feb 2027
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
The Timeless Songs of Barbra Streisand
14 Feb 2027
The Alexander Centre (Faversham)
Little Dancer
15 Feb 2027 – 27 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Katzeye - The Tribute Experience
16 Feb 2027
The Granville Theatre (Ramsgate)
The Eternal Shame of Sue Perkins
16 Feb 2027
The Marlowe Theatre (Canterbury)
What's Love Got To Do With It? - The Ultimate Tribute to Tina Turner
17 Feb 2027
The Marlowe Theatre (Canterbury)
Hard Light
18 Feb 2027
Resident Music (Brighton)
Red Richardson: Premium Economy Tour
18 Feb 2027
Komedia Brighton
Witness to History: Sir Trevor McDonald Live
18 Feb 2027
The Marlowe Theatre (Canterbury)
Romesh Ranganathan: Will Change Your Life
19 Feb 2027 – 20 Feb 2027
The Marlowe Theatre (Canterbury)
Soft Machine
19 Feb 2027
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
Tap Factory
19 Feb 2027
The Granville Theatre (Ramsgate)
The Butterfly Who Flew Into the Rave
19 Feb 2027 – 20 Feb 2027
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
Iain Lee: Imposter Syndrome
20 Feb 2027
Komedia Brighton
King John
20 Feb 2027 – 11 Apr 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
The Counterfeit Stones
20 Feb 2027
Hailsham Pavilion
An Evening with Jimmy Anderson
21 Feb 2027
The Marlowe Theatre (Canterbury)
Aurie Styla - Maverick
21 Feb 2027
The Granville Theatre (Ramsgate)
Chloe Petts
21 Feb 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
CMC: Pelleas Ensemble
21 Feb 2027
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
Michael Starring Ben
21 Feb 2027
Brighton Centre
The Rachel Parris Songbook
21 Feb 2027
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
The Story of the Bayeux Tapestry
21 Feb 2027
Brighton Dome
Layton Live
22 Feb 2027
The Marlowe Theatre (Canterbury)
RBO Cinema Season 2026-27: Così Fan Tutte
22 Feb 2027
Vue Cinema Thanet - Westwood Cross
Eric Rushton
23 Feb 2027
Komedia Brighton
RBO Live 2026-27: Cosi Fan Tutte
23 Feb 2027
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
RBO: Così fan Tutte (Opera)
23 Feb 2027
Depot (Lewes)
The Horne Section: Six Absolute Helmets
23 Feb 2027
The Marlowe Theatre (Canterbury)
The Popinjay Cavalier
23 Feb 2027 – 13 Jun 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Ballroom Blitz
24 Feb 2027
The Granville Theatre (Ramsgate)
The Original Harlem Globetrotters
24 Feb 2027
Brighton Centre
Abi Clarke: Just Tell Me When It's Over
25 Feb 2027
The Forge Comedy Club (Brighton)
Aurie Styla: Maverick
25 Feb 2027
Quarterhouse (Folkestone)
Patrick Monahan: I’m Not a Terrorist – I’m Freddie Mercury
25 Feb 2027
Komedia Brighton
An Evening of Burlesque
26 Feb 2027
The Granville Theatre (Ramsgate)
Iain Lee – Imposter Syndrome
26 Feb 2027
The Alexander Centre (Faversham)
Josh Pugh: Ha Ha Yeah Sound
26 Feb 2027
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
Sean Collins – Good To Be Here
26 Feb 2027
Komedia Brighton
Spirit Chasers - Preston Manor, February 2027
26 Feb 2027
Royal Pavilion (Brighton)
Tatty Macleod: Things My Mother Did
26 Feb 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
The Blockheads – New Boots and Panties 50th Anniversary
26 Feb 2027
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
An Evening with Sir David Jason
27 Feb 2027 – 28 Feb 2027
The Marlowe Theatre (Canterbury)
Danny Lee Grew – 24K Magic
27 Feb 2027
The Avenue Theatre (Sittingbourne)
G2 Definitive Genesis
27 Feb 2027
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
Paul Foot: The Future
27 Feb 2027
The Old Market (Hove)
Rosie Holt: The Illegal Aliens have Landed!
27 Feb 2027
The Marlowe Theatre (Canterbury)
The Van Morrison Alumni Band: Live in Concert
27 Feb 2027
The Granville Theatre (Ramsgate)
Dance in the Dark
28 Feb 2027
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
Daniel Martinez Flamenco Company: Al Compas Del Querer - Flamenco
28 Feb 2027
The Old Market (Hove)
Jeff Innocent: Leaning In
28 Feb 2027
The Forge Comedy Club (Brighton)
Laura Newman: Ark At She
28 Feb 2027
Komedia Brighton
Royal Ballet & Opera: Così fan tutte
28 Feb 2027
Quarterhouse (Folkestone)
Ted Hill: 110% Weird
28 Feb 2027
Komedia Brighton
The 27th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards
28 Feb 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
