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*Due to unforeseen circumstances, this show has been postponed until further notice*

Dame Julie Andrews is widely regarded as one of the Stage and Screen’s most legendary performers with a career spanning over...

THE HISTORY OF ROCK is a celebration of ROCK music through the decades.

A jaw dropping night transporting you through the golden ages of ROCK! Featuring the music of artists such as Led Zeppelin, Cream, Guns n Roses, AC/DC, Queen and many more.

Rediscover the seeds of ROCK & ROLL in the 1950s, the birth...

Join us for the first of our biography film season, starting with the legendary creative rock artist, the great, late DAVID BOWIE.

Known for his consistent metamorphosis in both his persona and his music, from Space Oddity to the Thin White Duke to the ground-breaking Ziggy Stardust, Bowie inspired generations...

A runaway couple (Academy award winner, Helen Mirren and Golden Globe winner, Donald Sutherland) head out on an unforgettable adventure in their faithful old RV, they call The Leisure Seeker. 

The road trip provides revelations, recapturing their passion for life and their love for each other.

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Make it a night to remember with the energetic and stylish tribute to the timeless music of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons.

With their incredible four part harmonies and roof raising falsetto, Bye Bye Baby will take you on a musical journey celebrating the greatest hits including Big Girls Don’t Cry, Walk...

Making a welcome return to Chequer Mead this Spring is the legends of Irish music and song, The Fureys. 

Renowned for their hit songs, I will love you, When you were sweet 16, The Green fields of France, The old man, Red rose café, From Clare to here, Her father didn’t like me anyway, Leaving Nancy and...

Don't miss this rootin', tootin' musical classic!

The everso fabulous Doris Day stars as the hip-crackin’, gun-totin’, suede outfit-rockin’ hot-headed tomboy, Calamity Jane in this 1953 hit musical.  High-stepping numbers, award-winning hits and some of the most famous slap-stick comedy known...

In the second film of our biography season, we explore the extraordinary life of the planet’s most famous scientist, Stephen Hawking.

Made with unique access to Hawking’s private life, this is an intimate and moving journey from an absolute inspirational figure head for some of the greatest scientific discoveries,...

Ten years after the original Mamma Mia, we return to the magical Greek Island of Kalokairi, to an all-new original musical based on the songs of ABBA.

On the brink of motherhood, and Sophie is unsure about how she’s going to cope, but her mother’s past might give her some pointers…

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Sing for a Cure returns to Chequer Mead for their fourth show… 'This is ME!'.

Performing songs from many different genres, the principal singers will be accompanied by their band and featuring the new Sing for a Cure Choir formed especially for this show!

Sing for a Cure's mission is to raise...

Immersion Theatre are thrilled to present a brand new, larger-than-life musical adaptation of the much-loved classic, Pinocchio!

Based on the fantastical children’s book, this magical story leaps off the page and onto the stage in this high energy re-telling of Pinocchio’s extraordinary adventures.

Packed...

Notoriously known for having a fiercely private life, the Hollywood icon, Marilyn Monroe invented a public persona that still blazes brightly even over fifty years after her death.

In the third of our biography season, the documentary brings to life never-before-seen personal papers, diaries and letter with some...

An Evening with John Illsley about the Life and Times of Dire Straits

Alongside Mark Knopfler, John Illsley was a founder member of the notorious band Dire Straits from 1977 until 1995, where they sold over 120 million albums and toured extensively across the world.

The evening will showcase some classics...

On August 16th 2017, commemorating the 40th anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley, acclaimed singer-songwriter, Elio Pace premiered a very special, intimate and completely unique concert honouring his childhood musical idol.

Elio's personal and heartfelt performance featured many Elvis Presley classics as...

The Conchord Big Band return to Chequer Mead with an afternoon concert of great music, instrumentals and songs from the era - When Swing was King.

Including the songs of Sinatra, Ella, Nat King Cole and the sounds of Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman and many more.

This is a charity concert...

The final documentary of our biography season investigates the fascinating world Formula One racing driver Ayrton Senna, three times F1 winner before his tragic death at age 34.

Spanning a decade of Senna’s career, the occasionally ruthless, utterly humble, devotedly spiritual Brazilian was renowned for being...

Now in its 33rd glorious year, The Phantom of the Opera continues to mesmerise and entrance audiences and still remains one of the most famous and breath-taking musicals ever performed.

Chequer Mead is organising a theatre trip to Her Majesty’s Theatre this Spring, giving you the opportunity to see the second longest...

Don the Pink Lady jackets and gel up those quiffs, it's time to get singing!

Here’s your chance to become a Pink Lady or a T-Bird as dressing...

This Spring, we are delighted to welcome the ferocious talents of:

MATT FORDE is a renowned political satirist, his comedy show Unspun with Matt Forde is now its fourth series and has been nominated for numerous awards.  Matt’s clever witticisms have shone through on shows like Mock the Week, Rory Bremner’s...

*Tickets go on sale on 15th March 2019*

Cora Theatre Arts  present their modern day display and choreographic presentation.

Imberhorne school presents their annual iDance, showcasing GCSE, Performing Arts and KS3 Dance achievements.

Based on the best-selling novel and directed by Mike Newell, the story begins in 1946 London, with free spirited writer Juliet Ashton who forms a life-changing bond with the mysteriously named literary club that started in Nazi-occupied Guersey. 

Upon her visit, Juliet starts to write a book based on the residents...

Two actors, twenty-five much-loved characters...

Todays event is Dance.

East Grinstead Music and Arts Festival (EGMAF) was formed to encourage and promote Performing Arts throughout the South of England.

Many of their past competitors have gone on to perform professionally in both national and international productions.

Admission is open to all, with...

Todays event is Dance.

East Grinstead Music and Arts Festival (EGMAF) was formed to encourage and promote Performing Arts throughout the South of England. Many of their past competitors have gone on to perform professionally in both national and international productions.

Admission is open to all,...

He rode Barry Sheen’s bike to qualify for the world champion, filled various sports personalities’ rooms with live frogs and jumped hire cars from second floor car parks in Daytona Beach. He’s been visited by “Beadles About” and locked up in a Hong Kong jail for blowing up a brothel.

The life and times...

Direct from a weeklong run in London’s West End at the Vaudeville Theatre, a SOLD OUT Worldwide tour and standing ovations at every performance, The Simon & Garfunkel Story is back!

Using a huge projection screen, the show features 1960s photos and film footage whilst a full live band perform all their hits...

Todays event is Dance.

East Grinstead Music and Arts Festival (EGMAF) was formed to encourage and promote Performing Arts throughout the South of England. Many of their past competitors have gone on to perform professionally in both national and international productions.

Admission is open to all,...

Todays event is Dance.

East Grinstead Music and Arts Festival (EGMAF) was formed to encourage and promote Performing Arts throughout the South of England.  Many of their past competitors have gone on to perform professionally in both national and international productions.

Admission is open to...

Coppélia is a captivating story of an eccentric toymaker and his beloved doll, which appeals to audiences of all ages.  The colourful costumes, lively characters and beautiful music from Delibes all combine to create a magical and comical classic that warms and entertains from start to finish. Coppélia is guaranteed...

With the stars of children's TV we're all off to 'Treasure Island'!  Aaargh!

From the producers of the Chequer Mead annual pantomime...with crazy characters, all your favourite songs and a swashbuckling story on the seven seas - laughter, adventure and pirates await in a show perfect for children...

Come into the forest; Dare to change your state of mind...

Rosalind is banished, wrestling with her heart and her head. With her cousin by her side, she journeys to a world of exile where barriers are broken down and all can discover their deeper selves.

Director Kimberley Sykes (Dido, Queen of Carthage)...

Following 60 sold out shows last year, “The Count of Cornwall” is back again with his unique style of comedy.

Join us for a memorable evening of hysterical nonsense, as we take a peek into the circus lurking deep within the mind of, probably the greatest, comic storyteller ever to grace the stage. Jethro beguiles ...

Based on Ian McEwan's best-selling novel.

England, 1962 and a young couple from drastically different backgrounds meet and begin what seems to be an idyllic romantic courtship.  But their differences with the issues of sexual freedom and societal pressure lead to an awkward and fateful wedding night.

Film...

Todays event is Dance.

East Grinstead Music and Arts Festival (EGMAF) was formed to encourage and promote Performing Arts throughout the South of England.  Many of their past competitors have gone on to perform professionally in both national and international productions.

Admission is open to...

Todays event is Dance.

East Grinstead Music and Arts Festival (EGMAF) was formed to encourage and promote Performing Arts throughout the South of England.  Many of their past competitors have gone on to perform professionally in both national and international productions.

Admission is open to...

Having decided to ‘outsource’ their retirement to the less expensive and seemingly exotic India, a group of British retirees take up residence in what they are led to believe is a newly restored Marigold Hotel.

Though the new environment is less luxurious than imagined, they are forever transformed by their shared...

Jeremy Vine is one of the UKs most successful broadcasters. In more than thirty years at the BBC, he has presented Newsnight, Panorama, Crimewatch, Eggheads and Points of View — as well as his daily Jeremy Vine Show on BBC Radio 2, the UKs most listened-to radio news programme.

He has been shot at in Croatia and...

Speech and Drama and the Singing events are both being held today.

East Grinstead Music and Arts Festival (EGMAF) was formed to encourage and promote Performing Arts throughout the South of England.  Many of their past competitors have gone on to perform professionally in both national and international...

Speech and Drama and Singing are both being held today.

East Grinstead Music and Arts Festival (EGMAF) was formed to encourage and promote Performing Arts throughout the South of England. Many of their past competitors have gone on to perform professionally in both national and international productions.

Admission...

Rod Campbell’s best-selling ‘lift-the-flap’ book has delighted generations of young readers since it was first published in 1982.

The timeless chaildren's classic book will be brought to the stage in a production that will delight all those who have read the book (both young and old) as it unfolds with...

Todays event is Speech and Drama.

East Grinstead Music and Arts Festival (EGMAF) was formed to encourage and promote Performing Arts throughout the South of England.  Many of their past competitors have gone on to perform professionally in both national and international productions.

Admission...

Todays event is Speech and Drama.

East Grinstead Music and Arts Festival (EGMAF) was formed to encourage and promote Performing Arts throughout the South of England.  Many of their past competitors have gone on to perform professionally in both national and international productions.

Admission is...

Broadcast live from The Old Vic in London, Academy Award-winner Sally Field (Steel Magnolias, Brothers & Sisters) and Bill Pullman (The Sinner, Independence Day) star in Arthur Millers blistering drama All My Sons.

America, 1947. Despite hard choices and even harder knocks, Joe and Kate Keller are a success...

The UK’s No.1 and world’s busiest swing and jive band, The Jive Aces present their biggest theatre show to date, the Big Beat Revue.

Featuring special guests, vintage pinup dancing, singing and tapping troupe, The Satin Dollz; The low down baritone sax of Lottie B and the smooth accordion of Grazia Bevilacqua,...

Due to exceptional demand and an array of sold out dates all over the UK, Britains leading one-liner comic extends his brand new 2018 tour with even more dates for 2019, returning to the road with another onslaught of lean, expertly crafted gaggery.

A Mock The Week regular and recent star of the new Live At The Apollo...

In a reimagined 1590, England is a matriarchy.

Baptista Minola is seeking to sell off her son Katherine to the highest bidder. Cue an explosive battle of the sexes in this electrically charged love story.

Justin Audibert (Snow in Midsummer, The Jew of Malta) turns Shakespeare's fierce, energetic comedy of...

This is an authentic tribute to one of the world's greatest bands.

With powerhouse vocals, precise harmonies, tight musicianship and upmost attention to detail, The Upbeat Beatles show with take you on a journey through the Fab Four’s long and winding road from the depths of the Cavern to the Apple roof...

Violetta, the toast of Paris, and Alfredo, from the provinces, fall in love.  But their dreams of bliss are threatened by hypocritical society and then by cruel disease.

New Sussex Opera Chorus return, with Verdi’s magnificent score,...

*This show goes on sale on 2nd February 2019*

Dreamcatcher Productions return to Chequer Mead for their third annual show 'Aftershock'.

All About Eve tells the story of Margo Channing. Legend. True star of the theatre. The spotlight is hers, always has been. But now there’s Eve. Her biggest fan. Young, beautiful Eve. The golden girl, the girl next door. But you know all about Eve…don’t you…?

Lifting the curtain on a world of jealousy...

It’s being called “the greatest 70s show in theatre land” which is no surprise as The Supersonic 70s Show takes you down memory lane with some of the biggest classics, from the towering majesty of Queen, Fleetwood Mac & ELO, through the ‘pin-up pop’ of David Cassidy, David Essex and Donny Osmond whilst foot...

Andrea Levy’s Orange Prize-winning novel Small Island comes to life in an epic new theatre adaptation.

Experience the play in cinemas, filmed live on stage as part of National Theatre Live’s 10th birthday.

Small Island embarks on a journey from Jamaica to Britain, through the Second World War to 1948 –...

King Of Pop is led by the world’s number one Michael Jackson tribute artist ‘Navi’ which alone sets this show above the rest. 

Navi is the only tribute artist ever to be chosen by Michael Jackson himself.  Due to his incredible resemblance to the star, Navi was hired as Michael’s official body...

This is the fifth year that the DMT School will be showcasing their end of year performance, and the first time at Chequer Mead.

This performance will be the Private Class show.

Special ticket offer - when booking Friday night along side either the Saturday or Sunday performance, the tickets become £10.00...

This is the fifth year that the DMT School will be showcasing their end of year performance, and the first time at Chequer Mead.

Saturday 20th will be the Group Class show. Sunday 21st will be the Group Class show, with awards and special guests.

Special ticket offer - when booking Friday night along side...

Now in their 8th successful year, Totally TINA is the longest running tribute to the legendary Queen of Rock and Soul, Tina Turner!

The show focuses on Tina’s live concert career, replicating scenes from various tours over the last 50 years with customised twists and turns created by Tina tribute artist, Justine...

André Rieu’s annual hometown Maastricht concerts attract fans from all corners of the globe. The medieval town square is transformed into a spectacular backdrop for unforgettable concerts filled with humour, fun and emotion for all ages – and, of course, magnificent music.

This year André Rieu invites you to put...

To whom should I complain?

When a young novice nun is compromised by a corrupt official, who offers to save her brother from execution in return for sex, she has no idea where to turn for help. When she threatens to expose him, he tells her that no one would believe her.

Shakespeare wrote this play in...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

Come and join Joe as he takes you on a rollercoaster of Songs and impressions including Shirley Bassey, Tom Jones, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and his incredible impression of Sammy Davis Jr, all delivered with 100% accuracy!...

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...

*Tickets go on sale on Monday 15th July*

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

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

The Military Band 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...

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...