Chichester Shows

Never Have I Ever

Jacq and Kas’s boutique restaurant has gone bust, and telling their oldest friends Adaego and her rich husband Tobin that his investment is toast is only the start of the evening. Cash, class, identity and infidelity are all on the menu. As the last of the expensive wine flows, a...

Quiz Rory Bremner

Is Quiz:A) A provocative re-examination of the conviction of Charles Ingram, ‘the Coughing Major’, his wife Diana and accomplices, for duping the world’s most popular TV quiz show, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, out of £1,000,000?B) Another chance to see James Graham’s smash-hit comedy, which premiered at Chichester in...

Fold Our City

It was a hit activity last summer so, come rain or shine, drop into the Theatre and spend some time creating your favourite local landmarks (and people!) to add to our giant 3D map.Join us at this free family event where we will create our wonderful city in a day....

Prologue Meets: James Graham and Daniel Evans

Q) What’s it like to be a playwright?A) Come along and hear from writer and Olivier Award‑winner James Graham, quizzed by director Daniel Evans, on what it’s like dramatising a true story.

Truth & Tails

Three charming stories from the popular Truth & Tails series celebrating difference and encouraging understanding, are brought to life in a new stage show.Based on original stories written by Alice Reeves and illustrated by Phoebe Kirk, Roxy The Raccoon and her three friends work together to make the forest an...

A View from the Bridge

Every man’s got somebody that he loves, heh? But sometimes… there’s too much. You know? There’s too much and it goes where it mustn’t.On the Brooklyn waterfront, where the fierce passions of ancestral Sicily linger, the orphaned Catherine falls for her handsome, newly arrived cousin Rodolfo – an illegal immigrant....

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Comedy Club 4 Kids

Our favourite family-friendly comedy club is back and they're doing what they do best! Getting the best stand-ups, sketch acts and cabaret stars from the international circuit to do their thing for an audience of children and their families… but without the rude bits! It’s just like a normal comedy...

A View from the Bridge Tour and Tea

Get more than a glimpse behind the scenes (check out the props, costumes and set of A View from the Bridge) in this exclusive Friends tour of the Festival Theatre before enjoying a delicious cream tea.

Shakespeare and Me: Judi Dench in Conversation with Brendan O’Hea

Join the inimitable and beloved Judi Dench in conversation with friend, actor and director Brendan O’Hea to celebrate the publication of their new book Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays The Rent.Judi will walk us through her love letter to the nation’s greatest playwright, all brightened by her signature mischievous sense...

A Voyage Round My Father

BAFTA and Golden Globe nominee Rupert Everett stars in John Mortimer’s celebrated autobiographical play.Growing up in the shadow of a brilliant and eccentric barrister, a man whose tea-time conversation could take in music hall, adultery, evolution, the ridiculous inconvenience of sex, Shakespeare and the importance of avoiding anything heroic in...

Life of Pi

Based on the best-selling book by Yann Martel, the five-star hit show comes to Chichester. Winner of five Olivier Awards including Best New Play, and three Tony Awards! After conquering the West End and Broadway, the five star ‘theatrical phenomenon’ (Telegraph) embarks on its biggest adventure yet.Jaw-dropping visuals and world-class...

The Merchant of Venice 1936

Ambition, power and political unrest explode onto the stage in The Merchant of Venice 1936, direct from the RSC. Starring Tracy-Ann Oberman (Fiddler on the Roof Festival 2017, EastEnders, Doctor Who) as Shylock, Shakespeare’s classic is transported to 1930s Britain in this ‘striking and impactful’ (Guardian) new production that ‘makes...

Mosquitoes

Alice is a scientist. She lives in Geneva. As the Large Hadron Collider starts up in 2008, she is on the brink of the most exciting work of her life. Jenny is her sister. She lives in Luton. She spends a lot of time Googling. When tragedy throws them together,...

Fizz & Feminism

Be part of the conversation.Our hit discussion series looks at ways we can all move towards gender equality. Inclusive and welcoming, everyone is invited to listen, speak, and learn from each other.Plus everyone gets a free glass of fizz - bonus!Here's what's coming up...

The Three Billy Goats Gruff

Following a hugely successful run at the Unicorn Theatre last Easter, Stiles and Drewe’s joyful hit musical The Three Billy Goats Gruff arrives in Chichester for a strictly limited run. Don’t miss out!Baby, Middle and Big are three very hungry goats, and there is absolutely no grass left to eat on their side of the...

Liza Pulman & Joe Stilgoe: A Couple of Swells

Fascinating Aida’s Liza Pulman teams up with acclaimed musician and singer, Joe Stilgoe, in a vibrant and entertaining evening of classic songs and wit, virtuoso piano playing and exquisite vocals. Liza and Joe collaborated during lockdown on the beautiful Memphis In June and Bye Bye Blackbird, resulting in many requests...

Noises Off

Direct from the West End, one of the greatest British comedies ever written embarks on a major UK tour.Michael Frayn’s celebrated play serves up a riotous double bill, a play within a play.Hurtling along at breakneck speed, Noises Off follows the on and offstage antics of a touring theatre company...

Michael Morpurgo: Carnival of the Animals

Join celebrated children’s author Michael Morpurgo with cellist Clare O’Connell for an unforgettable performance in celebration of the natural world.Based on his collection of poems, inspired by the spectacular music of French composer Camille Saint-Saëns, you’ll hear animals speak in their own voices, full of humour and energy, about their...

Chris McCausland

You might have seen him on Scared of the Dark, Would I Lie to You, Have I Got News for You, The Royal Variety Performance, QI, Blankety Blank, The Last Leg, and tons more as well. He’s been called an “overnight success” – even though he’s been doing this for...

Children's Concerts

Southern Pro Musica returns with this perfect introduction to live music played by a full professional orchestra.This hour-long concert features musical classics such as Rossini’s William Tell Overture, Offenbach’s Can-Can and much more, including audience participation compered by the brilliant musical magician Neil Henry and conducted by Jonathan Willcocks

Gyles Brandreth

He’s back – and he’s unstoppable. Gyles Brandreth just can’t stop talking. The jumper-loving This Morning star, who keeps popping up on Pointless, QI, Would I Lie To You?, Sunday Brunch and The One Show, has been burbling and babbling since he was a baby, and in his hilarious new...

Fisherman's Friends

"All roads lead to The Fisherman's Friends!" So said that doyen of musical cool Jo Whiley on the BBC's Glastonbury coverage this year just after the boys had sung their Cornish hearts out on the Avalon Stage to rapturous applause from a packed crowd.And who can argue? Last year they...

Ovation Rock Show

The best local young musicians return to the Minerva for the Ovation Rock Show, an evening of live music featuring children and young people (ages 8-18) from local schools, Chichester Music Academy and Ovation Music.Ovation Music is a Chichester-based charity providing music sessions and live performance opportunities to children and...

You are the sun

HurlyBurly Theatre return to Chichester with this very first opera for babies and grownups that explores the magic of nature. Combining the joy of gentle classical singing and sensory play, it is an invitation to see beauty in the smallest things and to let plants be our guides. We’ll conjure...

The Circle

Jane Asher (Alfie, Deep End) plays Lady Kitty, a society beauty who notoriously abandoned her stuffy husband Clive (Clive Francis, The Crown), and eloped with the handsome Lord Porteous (Nicholas Le Prevost, Shakespeare in Love, Testament of Youth).Thirty years later, love’s young dream has descended into non-stop squabbling… Meanwhile their...

2:22 A Ghost Story

Winner of Best New Play at the WhatsOnStage Awards, this edge-of-your-seat, supernatural thriller that has taken the West End by storm now comes to Chichester.Jenny believes her new home is haunted, but her husband Sam isn’t having any of it. They argue with their first dinner guests, old friend Lauren...

We Aren't Kids Anymore

We Aren’t Kids Anymore explores the collision of artistic expression and the realities of growing up. This new theatrical song cycle was born of Drew Gasparini’s journey forging a creative path and navigating the world at large, and his desire to offer empathy and hope.BA (Hons) Musical Theatre (Music), directed...

Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World

This ‘pop-fuelled, upbeat’ (The Times) hit musical, based on the book by Suffragette relative Kate Pankhurst and adapted by Chris Bush (Standing at the Sky’s Edge), comes from one of the producers of SIX.Join our inquisitive heroine Jade as she breaks away from her class to take a peek at...

We're Going on a Bear Hunt

See the smash-hit production of We’re Going on a Bear Hunt at CFT, as it returns vividly and noisily in director Sally Cookson’s fun-filled adaptation set to Benji Bower’s versatile lively score.Join our intrepid family of adventurers and their musical dog on a quest to find a bear; as they...

Peak Stuff

One performer and three stories about young people’s relationship with stuff...Alice is done with fast fashion. Ben can’t stop buying trainers. And Charlie just wants to sell out...one organ at a time. Peak Stuff presents three fast-paced, funny, f***ed-up stories, taking a deep-dive into consumer culture. In an age of...

Drop the Dead Donkey: The Reawakening!

BREAKING NEWS: 30 years since the launch of the trailblazing, smash-hit TV series, the Globelink News team are back, and now live on stage for the very first time.Starring the original cast members Susannah Doyle, Robert Duncan, Ingrid Lacey, Neil Pearson, Jeff Rawle, Stephen Tompkinson and Victoria Wicks, the iconic...