205 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.
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)
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
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
Auditions galore!
1 Dec 2026 – 27 Jul 2027
The Arden Theatre (Faversham)
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
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)
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
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)
Chris McCausland: Waffle
18 Jan 2027 – 19 Jan 2028
Assembly Hall Theatre (Tunbridge Wells)
Citizens Advice
4 Nov 2026 – 21 Apr 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
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)
DAVE CHAWNER: DRY HUMOUR (FREE!)
1 Nov 2026 – 23 May 2027
Caroline of Brunswick (Brighton)
Dick Whittington – Panto Auditions
21 Jan 2027 – 19 Sept 2027
Playhouse Theatre Whitstable
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 – 4 Jul 2027
Komedia Brighton
Emilie Harmony Art Show
1 Nov 2026 – 24 Apr 2027
Electric Palace Hastings
Fisher Social Club
7 Nov 2026 – 24 May 2027
Whitstable Umbrella Community Support centre
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
Growing up at Charleston
1 Nov 2026 – 7 Mar 2027
Charleston (Lewes)
Hadestown
31 Oct 2026 – 27 Jun 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Hamilton
1 Nov 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
Inala
1 Nov 2026 – 2 Aug 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)
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
2 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
Jingle Balls
27 Nov 2026 – 27 Nov 2027
Assembly Hall Theatre (Tunbridge Wells)
Joe Black’s Kleines Kabarett
31 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
Komedia New Comedy Award
17 Jan 2027 – 10 Feb 2027
Komedia Brighton
Les Misérables
1 Nov 2026 – 13 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Life Writing 2027
11 Jan 2027 – 25 Mar 2027
Charleston (Lewes)
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)
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!
31 Oct 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
Moulin Rouge! The Musical
31 Oct 2026 – 3 Jul 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Mrs Smith – 123, Eyes on Me!
1 Feb 2027 – 13 Feb 2027
The Alexander Centre (Faversham)
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
Oh, Mary!
31 Oct 2026 – 5 Jun 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Olga Koch: Fat Tom Cruise
5 Nov 2026 – 19 May 2027
Komedia 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)
Paranormal Activity
31 Oct 2026 – 27 Feb 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Paul Smith
25 Nov 2026 – 4 Sept 2027
Brighton Centre
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
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)
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
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)
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 Guilty
18 Jan 2027 – 3 Apr 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
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 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
15 Jan 2027 – 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
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 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)
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)
Exhibition On Screen – Renoir & Love
2 Feb 2027 – 7 Feb 2027
Hailsham Pavilion
RBO Cinema Season 2026-27: Götterdämmerung
2 Feb 2027
Vue Cinema Thanet - Westwood Cross
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)
The Man Who Was Magic
3 Feb 2027
Assembly Hall Theatre (Tunbridge Wells)
Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour
4 Feb 2027
Assembly Hall Theatre (Tunbridge Wells)
Lost Voice Guy – ‘The Cerebral Palsy Puppet’
4 Feb 2027
Komedia Brighton
Rockwater Comedy Night in the Pub with James Ellis, Dinesh Nathan & Friends
4 Feb 2027
Rockwater Hove
Pierre Novellie: Okay, One More Then Bedtime
5 Feb 2027
The Old Market (Hove)
Susan Calman: Tall Tales
5 Feb 2027
Assembly Hall Theatre (Tunbridge Wells)
Susan Calman: Tall Tales
6 Feb 2027
The Granville Theatre (Ramsgate)
Royal Ballet & Opera: Götterdämmerung
7 Feb 2027
Quarterhouse (Folkestone)
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
Hamza Yassin: My Life Behind the Lens
10 Feb 2027
Assembly Hall Theatre (Tunbridge Wells)
Game Is Her Middle Name: The Life and Music of Betty Davis
11 Feb 2027
Resident Music (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)
Witness to History: Sir Trevor McDonald Live
11 Feb 2027
Assembly Hall Theatre (Tunbridge Wells)
Dr Friday’s ‘PARTNERS IN CRIME’
12 Feb 2027
The Avenue Theatre (Sittingbourne)
Jasmin Vardimon Company: Lullaby
12 Feb 2027 – 13 Feb 2027
The Marlowe Theatre (Canterbury)
Strictly Come Dancing The Live Tour 2027
12 Feb 2027 – 14 Feb 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
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
SUPER BOWL LXI
14 Feb 2027
Ballin' Maidstone (Kent)
Little Dancer
15 Feb 2027 – 27 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Work in Theatre Course
15 Feb 2027 – 19 Feb 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)
Greg Freeman
18 Feb 2027
Green Door Store (Brighton)
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)
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
Michael Starring Ben
21 Feb 2027
Brighton Centre
National Theatre Live: The Motive and The Cue
21 Feb 2027
Quarterhouse (Folkestone)
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
Harry Enfield and No Chums
23 Feb 2027
Assembly Hall Theatre (Tunbridge Wells)
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)
Royal Ballet and Opera: Così fan tutte
23 Feb 2027
Showcase Cinema de Lux Bluewater (Greenhithe)
The Popinjay Cavalier
23 Feb 2027 – 13 Jun 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Ballroom Blitz
24 Feb 2027
The Granville Theatre (Ramsgate)
The Eternal Shame of Sue Perkins
24 Feb 2027
Assembly Hall Theatre (Tunbridge Wells)
The Original Harlem Globetrotters
24 Feb 2027
Brighton Centre
An Evening with Nigel Owens, MBE
25 Feb 2027
Assembly Hall Theatre (Tunbridge Wells)
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)
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
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)
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)
Daniel Martinez Flamenco Company: Al Compas Del Querer - Flamenco
28 Feb 2027
The Old Market (Hove)
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
The Makings of a Murderer: Fatal Mistake
28 Feb 2027
Assembly Hall Theatre (Tunbridge Wells)
