147 shows, exhibitions and performances in East Sussex
From seaside spectacle to art-house revelry, East Sussex's vibrant cultural scene is bursting with fresh talent and familiar favourites this April.
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)
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
BEATLES COMPLETE
1 Apr 2027
The Casino Rooms Nightclub & Events Venue (Rochester)
Billy Fury Meets Elvis
5 Dec 2026 – 24 Apr 2027
Sheppey Little Theatre (Sheerness)
Bogan Bingo Bottomless Brunch
7 Nov 2026 – 24 Apr 2027
Komedia Brighton
Book to Film Club
21 Dec 2026 – 19 Apr 2027
Depot (Lewes)
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)
Dan Schreiber – This Changes Everything
21 Nov 2026 – 2 May 2027
Komedia 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
Down the Hatch Comedy Club
1 Nov 2026 – 4 Dec 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)
Folk in the Barn: Gigspanner Big Band
1 Apr 2027
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
Freddie Meredith: Need A Light?
31 Mar 2027
Komedia 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)
Hadestown
2 Nov 2026 – 27 Jun 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
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
Helen Bauer & Thor Stenhaug WIP
26 Jan 2027 – 2 May 2027
Komedia Brighton
Hudson & Hudson Magicians: Married at First Sleight
6 Nov 2026 – 19 Sept 2027
The Alexander Centre (Faversham)
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
Joe Avati – Good Old Days
7 Jan 2027 – 30 May 2027
Komedia Brighton
John Proctor is the Villain
3 Feb 2027 – 24 Apr 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
King John
20 Feb 2027 – 11 Apr 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Komedia Comedy Club
30 Oct 2026 – 21 Aug 2027
Komedia Brighton
Komedia New Comedy Award
7 Jan 2027 – 2 May 2027
Komedia Brighton
Lee Peart: It’s Not You, It’s Lee
7 Jan 2027 – 2 May 2027
Komedia Brighton
Legally Blonde
15 Dec 2026 – 9 Apr 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
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)
Making the Masked Singer
28 Oct 2026 – 6 Jun 2027
Royal Pavilion (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 – 2 May 2027
Komedia Brighton
On Being Ill
4 Nov 2026 – 11 Apr 2027
Charleston (Lewes)
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)
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
Paul Young - Songs and Stories
1 Apr 2027
The Granville Theatre (Ramsgate)
Police Hub
4 Nov 2026 – 28 Jun 2027
Whitstable Umbrella Community Support centre
Premier League Darts
1 Apr 2027
Brighton Centre
Queen of the Night - A Tribute to Whitney Houston
14 Nov 2026 – 29 May 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
RBO Encore 2026-27: Alice's Adventures In Wonderland
29 Mar 2027 – 31 Mar 2027
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
Reece Kidd – 1 Irishman in Brighton
12 Nov 2026 – 2 May 2027
Komedia Brighton
RENT
2 Nov 2026 – 29 May 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Rob Lamberti Presents Perfectly George
25 Nov 2026 – 9 Jul 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Savage
30 Mar 2027 – 3 Apr 2027
The Marlowe Theatre (Canterbury)
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
The Comedy Store
28 Nov 2026 – 27 Nov 2027
Dreamland Margate
The Illegal Eagles
2 Nov 2026 – 23 Apr 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
The Mousetrap
31 Oct 2026 – 26 Jun 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
The Popinjay Cavalier
23 Feb 2027 – 13 Jun 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
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)
Tom Lawrinson: Speak of the Devil
7 Jan 2027 – 2 May 2027
Komedia Brighton
Tony Stockwell – Psychic Medium
24 Mar 2027 – 11 Apr 2027
The Alexander Centre (Faversham)
Tschabalala Self: Seated
1 Nov 2026 – 31 Mar 2027
De La Warr Pavilion (Bexhill-on-Sea)
ULTRA MMA APRIL 2027
1 Apr 2027
The Casino Rooms Nightclub & Events Venue (Rochester)
Wild About You
18 Jan 2027 – 10 Apr 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Drama Finalist Performance Festival
2 Apr 2027 – 4 Apr 2027
Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts (Brighton)
Kemah Bob: Love Child
2 Apr 2027
The Marlowe Theatre (Canterbury)
Met Opera 2026-27: Manon
2 Apr 2027
Vue Cinema Thanet - Westwood Cross
Oh Zeus!
2 Apr 2027 – 3 Apr 2027
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
The Jerseys the UK’s Number One Tribute to FRANKI VALLI and the FOUR SEASONS
2 Apr 2027 – 3 Apr 2027
Sheppey Little Theatre (Sheerness)
East Bridge Chorale – Mendelssohn’s Elijah
3 Apr 2027
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
Mike West
3 Apr 2027
Sarah Thorne Theatre (Broadstairs)
Sophie Duker: Hot Beef Injection
3 Apr 2027
The Old Market (Hove)
Spirit Chasers - The Royal Pavilion
3 Apr 2027
Royal Pavilion (Brighton)
Andrew Ryan: Honest Capacity
4 Apr 2027
The Forge Comedy Club (Brighton)
Emmeline
4 Apr 2027
Sarah Thorne Theatre (Broadstairs)
Jersey Boys
5 Apr 2027 – 10 Apr 2027
The Marlowe Theatre (Canterbury)
JV2 2027
5 Apr 2027
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
John Lydon - I Could Be Wrong, I Could Be Right
6 Apr 2027
The Granville Theatre (Ramsgate)
Strangers on a Train
6 Apr 2027 – 10 Apr 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Aurie Styla: Maverick
7 Apr 2027
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
Mellors, Coco - Grenade
7 Apr 2027
Resident Music (Brighton)
Spirit Chasers - Booth Museum
9 Apr 2027
Royal Pavilion (Brighton)
Troy Hawke
9 Apr 2027
Assembly Hall Theatre (Tunbridge Wells)
Troy Hawke: Never Stop, Never Change!
10 Apr 2027
Brighton Dome
Count Arthur Strong
11 Apr 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Adam Kay: This Is Going To Hurt – 10th Anniversary Tour
12 Apr 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Hand Made Man with Patrick Grant
13 Apr 2027
The Marlowe Theatre (Canterbury)
Dom Joly: Trigger Happy TV 25th Anniversary Tour
14 Apr 2027
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
Johannes Radebe: Finally Home
14 Apr 2027 – 15 Apr 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Carl Hutchinson: Fine Whine
15 Apr 2027
The Forge Comedy Club (Brighton)
Jack Skipper: Nothing Heavy
15 Apr 2027
The Granville Theatre (Ramsgate)
Fabrica x Sussex Contemporary Open Call
16 Apr 2027 – 9 May 2027
Fabrica (Brighton)
Funny Rabbit: Michael Shafar
16 Apr 2027
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
Gluck's Orpheus & Eurydice
16 Apr 2027
The Marlowe Theatre (Canterbury)
Mayfly
16 Apr 2027 – 24 Apr 2027
New Venture Theatre (Brighton)
The Peter Serafinowicz Live Show
16 Apr 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Cirque Alice
17 Apr 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Daniel Foxx: How Lovely
17 Apr 2027
Brighton Dome
Puccini's Tosca
17 Apr 2027
The Marlowe Theatre (Canterbury)
Queen of The Night
17 Apr 2027
Brighton Centre
Spiers & Boden
17 Apr 2027
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
CMC: The Sacconi Quartet at 25
18 Apr 2027
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
Matt Bragg: Stand Up Comic
18 Apr 2027
The Forge Comedy Club (Brighton)
Damien Rice: ‘O’- 25th Anniversary Tour
19 Apr 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Jon Culshaw: Me, Myself & Others
19 Apr 2027
The Marlowe Theatre (Canterbury)
All’s Well That Ends Well
21 Apr 2027 – 24 Apr 2027
The Arden Theatre (Faversham)
English National Ballet: Carmen
22 Apr 2027 – 24 Apr 2027
The Marlowe Theatre (Canterbury)
Kane Brown: Crowd Work King
22 Apr 2027
The Old Market (Hove)
Monica Hsueh: How To Be A Strong Woman In One Hour
22 Apr 2027
Komedia Brighton
RBO Cinema Season 2026-27: Swan Lake
22 Apr 2027
Vue Cinema Thanet - Westwood Cross
RBO Live 2026-27: Swan Lake
22 Apr 2027
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
RBO: Swan Lake (Ballet)
22 Apr 2027 – 25 Apr 2027
Depot (Lewes)
Boyband In The Buff
23 Apr 2027
Assembly Hall Theatre (Tunbridge Wells)
Country Superstars
23 Apr 2027
The Granville Theatre (Ramsgate)
Met Opera 2026-27: Otello
23 Apr 2027
Vue Cinema Thanet - Westwood Cross
The West End Tenors
23 Apr 2027
The Alexander Centre (Faversham)
Boyband In The Buff
24 Apr 2027
The Granville Theatre (Ramsgate)
Can you Catch a Serial Killer?
24 Apr 2027
The Alexander Centre (Faversham)
London Mavericks Netball Super League (2)
24 Apr 2027
Brighton Centre
London Mavericks vs AO Manchester Thunder
24 Apr 2027 – 8 May 2027
Brighton Centre
Shoot From The Hip
24 Apr 2027
Brighton Dome
A Country’s Tale
25 Apr 2027
The Alexander Centre (Faversham)
Royal Ballet & Opera: Swan Lake
25 Apr 2027
Quarterhouse (Folkestone)
SCOTT BENNETT
25 Apr 2027
Dreamland Margate
RBO Encore 2026-27: Swan Lake
26 Apr 2027 – 27 Apr 2027
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
University of Sussex Drama Finalists Performance Festival 2024
26 Apr 2027
Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts (Brighton)
Jubilee tea party with a twist
28 Apr 2027 – 12 May 2027
The Horsebridge Arts Centre (Whitstable)
A Dream Adoption Society: Project Solaris
29 Apr 2027 – 30 Apr 2027
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
Biscuit of Destiny
30 Apr 2027
Komedia Brighton
