178 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.
A Billy Fury Meets Elvis Presley Theatre Production The Golden Oldies Rock N Roll Show
5 Dec 2026 – 24 Apr 2027
Sheppey Little Theatre (Sheerness)
An Evening of Clairvoyance with Psychic Medium Craig Morris
20 Mar 2027 – 16 May 2027
The Avenue Theatre (Sittingbourne)
An Evening with Sir David Jason
1 Nov 2026 – 17 Oct 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
An Inspector Calls
14 Mar 2027 – 18 Mar 2028
Assembly Hall Theatre (Tunbridge Wells)
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)
BetMGM Premier League Darts
1 Apr 2027 – 8 Apr 2027
Brighton Centre
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 – 9 Sept 2027
Royal Pavilion (Brighton)
Dan Schreiber – This Changes Everything
21 Nov 2026 – 2 May 2027
Komedia Brighton
Dick Whittington – Panto Auditions
21 Jan 2027 – 19 Sept 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)
Farningham WI
5 Nov 2026 – 4 Nov 2027
Farningham Village Hall (Dartford)
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
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
Housing Advice Drop In
5 Nov 2026 – 24 Jun 2027
Whitstable Umbrella Community Support centre
Hudson & Hudson Magicians: Married at First Sleight
6 Nov 2026 – 19 Sept 2027
The Alexander Centre (Faversham)
INDUSTRY SUNDAY
8 Nov 2026 – 2 May 2027
Revolution 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
Jingle Balls
27 Nov 2026 – 27 Nov 2027
Assembly Hall Theatre (Tunbridge Wells)
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
KARAOKE
8 Nov 2026 – 2 May 2027
Revolution 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
3 Nov 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)
NOT! The Shadows – The Early Years
13 Mar 2027 – 8 May 2027
The Avenue Theatre (Sittingbourne)
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
Out of Chaos
30 Nov 2026 – 25 Apr 2027
The Alexander Centre (Faversham)
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)
Paul Young: Songs and Stories tour
1 Apr 2027
The Granville Theatre (Ramsgate)
Police Hub
4 Nov 2026 – 27 Dec 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
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
Tiny Tim’s Stand Up Adventure
13 Nov 2026 – 13 Nov 2027
The Alexander Centre (Faversham)
Tom Allen - Totally
4 Nov 2026 – 4 Nov 2027
Assembly Hall Theatre (Tunbridge Wells)
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)
Viva Neil Diamond with Bob Drury
7 Nov 2026 – 8 May 2027
Sarah Thorne Theatre (Broadstairs)
Viva Neil Diamond with Bob Drury
7 Nov 2026 – 8 May 2027
Sarah Thorne Theatre (Broadstairs)
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)
Queen’s Greatest Hits with The Bohemians
2 Apr 2027
Royal Hippodrome Theatre (Eastbourne)
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
Wild Women Live: There’s A Reason They Call It Mother Nature
6 Apr 2027
Assembly Hall Theatre (Tunbridge Wells)
Al Murray - All You Need is Guv!
7 Apr 2027
Assembly Hall Theatre (Tunbridge Wells)
Aurie Styla: Maverick
7 Apr 2027
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
Mellors, Coco - Grenade
7 Apr 2027
Resident Music (Brighton)
The Kimberleys
8 Apr 2027
Rosslyn Court (Margate)
Spirit Chasers - Booth Museum
9 Apr 2027
Royal Pavilion (Brighton)
Troy Hawke: Never Stop, Never Change!
9 Apr 2027
Assembly Hall Theatre (Tunbridge Wells)
Blingo – Hip Hop Bingo
10 Apr 2027
Royal Hippodrome Theatre (Eastbourne)
House of Fun
10 Apr 2027
Assembly Hall Theatre (Tunbridge Wells)
Loi 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
Can You Catch A Serial Killer?
15 Apr 2027
Assembly Hall Theatre (Tunbridge Wells)
Carl Hutchinson: Fine Whine
15 Apr 2027
The Forge Comedy Club (Brighton)
Dianne & Vito: Back in Business
15 Apr 2027
The Marlowe Theatre (Canterbury)
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)
Snow White: P*ssed Up Panto
16 Apr 2027
Assembly Hall Theatre (Tunbridge Wells)
The FM Songbook
16 Apr 2027
Royal Hippodrome Theatre (Eastbourne)
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
Queen of the Night – A Tribute to Whitney Houston
17 Apr 2027 – 3 Nov 2027
Brighton Centre
Spiers & Boden
17 Apr 2027
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
Stuart Michael – The Psychic Medium
17 Apr 2027
Royal Hippodrome Theatre (Eastbourne)
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)
Julian Clary: Fully Dilated
22 Apr 2027
Assembly Hall Theatre (Tunbridge Wells)
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)
Carl Hutchinson: Fine Whine
23 Apr 2027
The Marlowe Theatre (Canterbury)
Country Superstars
23 Apr 2027
The Granville Theatre (Ramsgate)
Met Opera 2026-27: Otello
23 Apr 2027
Vue Cinema Thanet - Westwood Cross
The Amy Experience
23 Apr 2027
Dreamland Margate
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
The Grateful Dudes
24 Apr 2027
Lewes Con Club
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
26 Apr 2027
Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts (Brighton)
University of Sussex Drama Finalists Performance Festival 2024
26 Apr 2027
Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts (Brighton)
Just For One Day: The Live Aid Musical
27 Apr 2027 – 1 May 2027
The Marlowe Theatre (Canterbury)
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)
Scott Bennett - Stuff
29 Apr 2027
Assembly Hall Theatre (Tunbridge Wells)
Biscuit of Destiny
30 Apr 2027
Komedia Brighton
