Whats On Theatre Guide

A highly energetic tribute show that follows in the footsteps of the award winning girl band, Little Mix.

This iconic 5-star rated show has live vocals and is full of commercial pop-video choreography.

Suitable for kids, tweens, teens and adults alike, The Little Mix Show brings the full pop concert experience...

Celebrating the incredible music of Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton and Cream.

Voodoo Room are a stunning high energy power trio, with its members having played with Steve Winwood, Massive Attack, Arthur Brown, Fish, Thunder, Lulu etc.

This is not a pantomime dress up tribute act - simply great musicians performing...

Here is another opportunity to put on your dancing shoes, as Andre Rieu invites you to watch his spectacular annual concert from his hometown of Maastricht.

These concerts attract fans from all corners of the globe with the medieval town square transformed into a spectacular backdrop
for unforgettable concerts...

From the creators of Horrible Histories, comes the hilarious comedy telling the story of Shakespeare’s ‘Lost Years’! 

When hopeless lute player Bill Shakespeare leaves his family and home to follow his dream in London, he encounters murderous Kings, crazed spies, lost loves and a plot to blow up Queen...

Based on a real life memoir from 1978, Liverpool...

What starts as a vibrant affair between the eccentric Academy Award winning femme fatale actress Gloria Grahame and her much younger lover, Peter Turner, grows into a deeper relationship as he becomes the only person Gloria can turn to for comfort.

A Comprehensive re-enactment of Queens Greatest Hits.

Internationally renowned Queen Tribute band, The Bohemians, take you on a high energy roller coaster ride of a concert, featuring  the back catalogue of one of the world’s most popular and iconic rock acts of all time.

So many fabulous hits to be covered...

Known for venting his spleen in unguarded “off camera” rants, JONATHAN PIE will be trying out his work in progress show as he headlines the Comedy Gala this Autumn. The frustrated News reporter is the brainchild of Tom Walker, who brought the character to life 4 years ago when he became an internet sensation when he...

There are tribute bands and then there are tribute bands… With members who have worked with the likes of David Bowie, Janet Jackson, Jon Bon Jovi, Brian Adams and Keith Emerson, and who have performed on Broadway and in the Royal Albert Hall, The Floyd Effect isn’t just a bunch of enthusiasts who love the music...

On Tuesday 10 September, award-winning and bestselling author Margaret Atwood publishes worldwide her highly anticipated new novel – The Testaments – a sequel to her most celebrated work, The Handmaids Tale.

In a unique live event on this momentous date, cinema audiences will be treated to an evening in conversation...

Early 18th century. England is at war with the French. Nevertheless, duck racing and pineapple eating are thriving. 

A frail Queen Anne (Olivia Colman) occupies the throne and her close friend Lady Sarah Churchill (Rachel Weisz) governs the country in her place while tending to Annes ill health and mercurial...

See the hilarious, award-winning, one-woman show that inspired the BBCs hit TV series Fleabag, broadcast live to cinemas from Londons West End. 

Written and performed by Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag, Killing Eve) and directed by Vicky Jones, Fleabag is a rip-roaring look at some sort of woman living her sort of...

The Drifters are back on tour in the UK with a brand-new show performing all their classic hits from the last six decades. 

The legendary group have previously been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, listed among the greatest artists of all time by Rolling Stone magazine and have produced an incredible...

Rock n Roll Paradise is celebrating their10th year on the road with their 2019 Lost Legends Tour.

As the show continues to grow and to change, they will be bringing to the stage an amazing number of tributes to the icons of rock and roll over the years.

Backed by the dynamic Paradise Band, the Legends will include...

Welcome to the launch of The Battle of Britain Film Festival.

The schedule for the day will be as follows:

9:15am - Film screening of Spitfire: Inspiration of a Nation (PG)

This film is an epic tale of determination, vision and courage. It is the story of an aeroplane that was...

One of Verdi's most popular works is being performed for the first time on the unique Bregenz lake stage in Austria.

Featuring several of opera’s best-known arias, Rigoletto is the unforgettable tale of a sacrifice and revenge; of a father’s rage and a daughter’s shame.

Directed and designed by Philip...

Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep star in Spielbergs thrilling drama about the unlikely partnership between the first female publisher of a major American newspaper and a hard-driving editor of The Washington Post.

Overcoming their differences, they risk their careers – and their possible freedom- as they work together to...

Rod Campbell’s best-selling ‘lift-the-flap’ book has delighted generations of young readers for decades, and now the timeless children’s classic will be brought to live, on stage!

This production will delight all those who have read the book (both young and old) as it unfolds with child-engaging puppets,...

The Bon Jovi Experience are the worlds first and finest tribute to the great Bon Jovi and are the worlds ONLY tribute to have been requested by and to have performed live on stage with Jon Bon Jovi himself. They are also the only tribute to have been featured on the official Bon Jovi website.

” Have you seen this...

Matthew Goodgame once again unites West End Stars in the fight against Dementia by raising awareness and support for The Alzheimer's Society.

He will be bringing the 'razzle dazzle' of the West End back to East Grinstead, for an afternoon with the Stars!

Joining Matthew are West End Stars: 

Jason...

Featuring a Tony Award-winning performance from host of the The Late Late Show, James Corden, the hilarious West End and Broadway hit One Man, Two Guvnors returns to cinemas to mark National Theatre Live’s 10th birthday.

Fired...

Chekhov's tragicomedy in a bittersweet, multi-disciplinary new adaptation. Isolated and seemingly beyond help, the weary inhabitants of one country household plunge head over heels in lust when a beautiful stranger arrives.

As the owner announces the estate sale for his own gain, the strains of repression and a...

One day Monty found a book, "Inventions very rare.

Create yourself a Monster friend, but only if you dare!"

From the creators of Aliens Love Underpants, this brand new show follows the inventions of Monty as he creates some whacky inventions and incredible monsters.  

Only one problem,...

*Tickets go on sale on 27th August*

The International Dance Teachers’ Association is a leading dance qualifications awarding body and membership association for professional dance teachers.

This show is for the South East Classical Performance Awards.

This ticket...

50 Years after his debut, Plácido Domingo returns to Arena Di Verona.

With an illustrious career spanning five decades: over 150 stage roles, 11 Grammy Awards and his iconic performances alongside Luciano Pavarotti and José Carreras as one of the Three Tenors, the legendary Plácido Domingo continues to astound audiences...

*It is with great sadness to hear about the passing of Joe Longthorne. We offer our condolences to his family and friends at this sad time. All tickets holders will be contacted by the Box Office for refunds.*

TV and recording star Joe Longthorne returns to Chequer Mead with his sensational new show....

After his two sell-out comedy/cooking shows, George returns with his brand new show about making food on the move!

In his laugh out-loud comedy show, George demonstrates how to (amongst other things) to cook with an engine, get the most from a car battery and even utilise the sunroof!

He’ll demonstrate ways...

This quick witted and touching comedy focuses on Prudence (Tracy Shaw- Coronation Street) and Bruce (Sam Lupton – Wicked) who with the help of their psychiatrists, meet through an online ad, but their date doesn’t go as planned.  Bruce is highly emotional and likes to cry a lot.  Prudence doesn’t think men...

He's back...viral sensation and star of BBC Radio, James Phelan presents a unique magical prank show that is both jaw dropping and laugh out loud funny! 

Troublemaker is a mind-blowing rollercoaster filled with mystery and hilarity – from mind-reading outrageous confessions from members of the audience,...

Octogenarian Earl Stone (Clint Eastwood) is broke and alone and facing foreclosure of his business when he is offered a job that simply requires him to drive. 

Easy enough, but, unbeknownst to Earl, he's just signed on as a drug courier for a Mexican cartel. He does well -- so well, in fact, that his cargo...

The people’s favourite and one of Britain’s greatest ever comedians, JIM DAVIDSON OBE telling it ‘like it is’.

Are you fed up with this PC world we now find ourselves in? Well, come and see Jim’s brand-new and outrageous show.

Enough is enough, It’s time to fight back!

Please note that the...

Having had a hugely successful sell-out show in 2018, the Lipstick on Your Collar gang return to step back in time to the golden era of pop music!

Running from the birth of Rock n’ Roll through to the Beat Group sounds of the British Invasion and beyond, the evening is packed with over forty hits from the likes of...

Join Vienna Festival Ballet on a magical journey with their unmissable production of Snow White.

World premiere choreography propels this timeless fairytale and answers the question; who is the fairest one of all?

Based on the traditional Grimm brothers’ story, this ballet incorporates all the important elements...

The course of true love never did run smooth...

A feuding fairy King and Queen of the forest meddle with the love lives of mortals creating love triangles, mistaken identities and transformations, with hilarious and dark consequences.

Shakespeares most famous romantic comedy, filmed live in front of an audience,...

With stunning dance routines and featuring classic songs of MOTOWN, SOUL and the 70's through to the present day Mission Blue have established a style and quality that sets them apart from many other groups. Enjoy hits from the Four Tops, Supremes, Barry White, Aretha Franklin, Luther Van Dross, Chaka Khan, Tina Turner...

The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by author/illustrator Eric Carle has delighted generations of readers since it was first published in 1969 selling more than 43 million copies worldwide.

Eric’s well-known books captivated readers with his iconic colourful hand-painted tissue paper collage illustrations and distinctively...

The London Klezmer Quartet is a dynamic group of performers whose deep understanding of klezmer, the celebratory and soulful music of Eastern European Jews, is reflected in exuberant, passionate and accomplished performances that captivate audiences of all ages and backgrounds.

The group plays old and new traditional...

This is an adaptation of the memoir of the same title, relaying the true story of the best-selling celebrity biographer, and friend to cats, Lee Israel (played by Melissa McCarthy). 

In the 70s & 80s, Israel made her living profiling the likes of Katharine Hepburn, Tallulah Bankhead, Estée Lauder and journalist...

Hailed as ‘a tradition in himself’, Andy Irvine is one of the great Irish singers who really gets to the soul of what Ireland is about!

A musician, a singer and a songwriter, Andy has been at the helm of legendary bands like Sweeney’s Men in the mid-60s and has been a world music pioneer and an icon for traditional...

'Coruscating live performer specialising in lacerating topical gags' THE INDEPENDENT


“It was 24th June 2016 and I found myself contemplating a supermarket meal deal. I only wanted a sandwich and I only...

Journey through the history of great anthems by some of the greatest female vocalists.

This is Europe’s only full live touring show that is a fitting tribute to the world’s greatest female rock legends.  

From Stevie Nicks to Pink, Cher to Patti Smith, Alanis Morissette to Blondie, the show will...

*Tickets go on sale on 1st July*

HG Performing Arts are delighted to bring their new show "Wild Thing!" to Chequer Mead for the first time.

Join Alice down the rabbit hole in her magical adventures through Wonderland in this brand-new staging of Lewis Carrolls family favourite, Alice In Wonderland. Come and join the tea party and meet the Mad Hatter, The White Rabbit, Cheshire Cat and the Queen of Hearts plus many more exciting colourful characters.  

This...

Follow the yellow brick road and discover all the wonders of Oz…

Join Dorothy, the Scarecrow, Tinman, and Lion, (and yes Toto too) as they seek the Wonderful Wizard to find that there's no place like home, in this full-length ballet adaptation of the iconic magical tale.  

Set to a classical score...

Following their smash hit sell-out shows of Shrek the Musical earlier this year, COS Musical Theatre will be bringing its hugely popular Centre Stage production to Chequer Mead for the first time, having near sell-out runs in 2016 and 2017.

This year’s Centre Stage is The Sound of Musicals, a collection of...

Join the ConChord Big Band and singer for a wonderful afternoon of Big Band music as they return for another exciting show, in aid of good causes.

Compered by the always interesting and amusing Mr Roger Hind, this show is guaranteed to get your foot tapping away!

With darkly Gothic sets and costumes, Northern Ballet is resurrecting Bram Stoker’s classic horror story for special LIVE screenings this Halloween.

The haunting tale of passion and immortality is played out through a unique blend of sensuous dancing and gripping theatre - this is ballet with a dramatic bite.

Created...

Hansard; noun.

The official report of all parliamentary debates.

See two-time Olivier Award winners, Lindsay Duncan (Birdman, About Time) and Alex Jennings (The Lady in the Van, The Queen), in this brand-new play by Simon Wood, broadcast live from the National Theatre in London.

Its a summers morning in...

It’s easy to feel angry when mad talking heads and evil officials are looking for any slight difference of opinion to plough open and exploit. We need an everyman to bring people together using the most powerful tool we have: comedy. We need Stephen K Amos. 

He’s on a mission to bring about world peace. Or,...

Sing Loud. Stand Proud. Its Bohemian Rhapsody time!

Join in this foot-stomping celebration of the highs and lows of one of Britains most beloved bands, Queen, their music and their extraordinary lead singer Freddie Mercury, in this fantastically special Sing-Along spectacular!

Defying stereotypes and shattering...

*Tickets go on sale 7th October 2019*

The International Dance Teachers’ Association is a leading dance qualifications awarding body and membership association for professional dance teachers.

The event will run as: 

10.00am ...

After marrying a successful Parisian writer, known commonly as Willy (Dominic West) Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (Keira Knightley) is encouraged by her husband to ghostwrite for him.  

She pens a semi-autobiographical novel about a witty brazen country girl named Claudine, which sparks a bestseller and a cultural...

Amassing more than 900 appearances in the red and white of The Gunners between them, three Arsenal legends are coming to town to talk about their action-packed football careers. . .

Legendary midfielder Ray Parlour – affectionately dubbed “The Romford Pele” by Arsenal supporters; fellow double-winner, left-back...

Christmas simply wouldn’t be Christmas without a visit to 26 Oil Drum Lane to catch up with the nation’s favourite rag-and-bone-men and indulge in some classic, festive misadventures!

Albert and Harold – united by blood, divided over everything else – seem doomed to spend Christmas in each other’s company....

*Tickets go on sale on Monday 15th July*

Caroline Wright School of Dance perform their bi-annual dance show, "Let There Be Dance".

*Tickets go on sale on 18th September*

Nightclub sensation Velma murders her philandering husband, and Chicago’s slickest lawyer, Billy Flynn is set to defend her.  But when Roxie also winds up in prison, Billy takes on her case as well – turning her into a media...

A stage play by Ian Gower and Paul Carpenter adapted from the original TV series by Richard Curtis and Paul Mayhew-Archer.
With kind permission of Tiger Aspect Productions.

Following on from the success of their Vicar of Dibley play production in 2018, Rising Stars Adult Theatre Company are treading the...

A collaboration with Opera della Luna

Live opera, fully staged, sung in English.

French fizz and foolery set to deliciously immortal music – outrageous fun. A talented cast (see website) bring this hilarious farce to life. Prepare for plenty of surprises in Jeff Clarke’s version of the story of the lovely...

Coldplace are a tribute band whose quality and experience on the tribute scene are second to none. In 12 years the band have over 600 gigs under their belts across the length and breadth of the UK and abroad in over twenty different countries worldwide..

The band are firmly established in many of the UK's...

Matthew Warchus directs Andrew Scott (BBC’s Sherlock, Fleabag) in Noël Coward’s provocative comedy Present Laughter. 

As he prepares to embark on an overseas tour, star actor Garry Essendine’s colourful life is in danger of spiralling out of control. Engulfed by an escalating identity crisis as his many...

*This show has sold out- Call the Box Office to join the waiting list*

Join Jack Dee for an evening of entertainment (food and beverages not included) in his new stand-up tour.

“In these difficult and uncertain times people need hope – a ray of sunshine to brighten...

Heralding the start of Christmas, this annual winter concert with a State Military Band is a hugely popular event.

The Welsh Guards will perform a variety of music and there will be a chance to join in with “community” singing of seasonal songs.

Book early to avoid disappointment and support this very worthy...

Fantasies don't come better than this!

Combining unbeatable circus and acrobatic skills, this unrivalled night of glamour, talent and torsos showcase sizzling new acts, stunt-orientated routines and explosive provocative choreography.

Forbidden Night’s Sexy Circus is guaranteed to get your pulse racing...

Overwhelmed by family obligations and financial worries, George Bailey (James Stewart) contemplates ending his life before his guardian angel, Clarence, intervenes and shows him what his hometown would be like without him.  

Defining all holiday classics, this heartwarming film is the perfect pre-Christmas treat,...

The Christmas Comedy Gala has been a staple event in the festive calendar for years now, and this Decembers is no exception.

This packed out comedy extravaganza is renowned for putting together an envious line-up of top-name comedians as well as up-and-coming comics.

The billing had yet to be confirmed so watch...

Join the Choirpower singers for their annual festive concert in the Pavilion.

The evening will be filled with traditional and popular Christmas music laced with some favourite show songs and some less well-known modern carols.  Audience singalong is encouraged!  Directed by Marion Shuster.

You shall go to the ball next Christmas with the spectacular family pantomime Cinderella.

LP Creatives will be returning to Chequer Mead to bring you another fantastically magical pantomime.

Join Cinders as she goes from rags to riches, outwits her wicked sisters and meets her dashing Prince...

André Rieu is celebrating a landmark birthday and is inviting cinema audiences all over the world to his party! 

70 YEARS YOUNG is André Rieu’s ultimate concert featuring musical highlights chosen by the maestro himself from his illustrious career so far. This unique commemorative celebration will take you...

*This event is open to Premium Club members only until 1st July*

Sailing dangerously close to National Treasure status, one of the most outspoken politicians of our time embarks on her first ever national tour.

Entertaining, enlightening and as controversial as you...

Join Ballet Theatre UK in one of the greatest ballets of all time, Giselle.

A tragically romantic tale of a young girl who falls deeply in love however she would soon be deceived for he was betrothed to another. Through despair and desperation the...

Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Dolly Parton being a Member of the Grand Ole Opry this truly unique show is hosted by Sarah Jayne who has been performing as Dolly Parton for over 25 years and is Europe’s Leading Tribute to the Queen of Country.

Sarah Jayne and Award Winning Vocal Impersonator Andy Crust take...

Come and meet Dorothy as she goes on a magical adventure to the Land Of Oz!

Follow Dorothy as she tries to find her way home. Along the way she makes new friends with the Scarecrow who longs for a brain, the Tin Man who really wants a heart and the very cowardly Lion who is desperate to be brave and have some courage....

Scott Ritchie Productions and KD Theatre Productions are joining forces once again to collaborate on a brand NEW staging of the popular fairy tale, Rapunzel!

This 'Tangled' musical adventure features an original book, music and lyrics, high energy choreography, loveable characters, colourful set and costumes...

Join Ballet Theatre UK as they delve into the romantic world of Jane Austin with their classical adaptation of Sense and Sensibility. 

Following the lives of the Dashwood sisters, this full-length ballet explores the romantic twists and turns of society life in the late 18th century. One is charmed by the goodness...

The Kast off Kinks are actual former members of the legendary band The Kinks, back together playing great music and re-living the good times whilst keeping the songs alive that made The Kinks a household name.

This great line-up features Mick Avory (the original drummer on all the classic hits from...