MARLOWE THEATRE, CANTERBURY

Current and forthcoming what's on, shows and events at Canterbury's Marlowe Theatre including venue details, location, news and links. Information is also included for other spaces at this location including; Studio

Completely rebuilt re-opening Oct 4th 2011. The main auditorium has seating for 1200, set over three levels with an orchestra pit that can accommodate up to 80 musicians. A second smaller performance space, The Marlowe Studio, will, for the first time, accommodate alternative, community and educational projects and produce and present new work, in partnership with local and regional arts organisations. Winner of the 2015 My Theatre Matters! Most Welcoming Theatre Award - South East.

You can also check out the iUKTDb Marlowe Theatre (Canterbury) archive with 1,389 shows listed from Tuesday, 6th August 1996 up to Saturday, 2nd November 2024.

What's on at Marlowe Theatre

War Horse at Canterbury
Tue 22nd October 2024 to Sat 2nd November 2024.
Play

Nish Kumar - Nish, Don't Kill My Vibe at Canterbury
Wed 6th November 2024.
Comedy

John Bishop - Back At It at Canterbury
Sun 10th November 2024.
Comedy

Come from Away at Canterbury
Tue 12th November 2024 to Sun 17th November 2024.
Musical

Beauty and the Beast at Canterbury
Fri 22nd November 2024 to Wed 8th January 2025.
Panto

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at Canterbury
Wed 22nd January 2025 to Sun 2nd February 2025.
Musical

Dear Evan Hansen at Canterbury
Tue 4th February 2025 to Sat 8th February 2025.
Musical

Jack Dee - Small World at Canterbury
Wed 12th February 2025.
Comedy

Chris McCausland - Yonks! at Canterbury
Fri 14th February 2025.
Comedy

Milton Jones - Ha!Milton at Canterbury
Sun 2nd March 2025.
Comedy

The Shark is Broken at Canterbury
Tue 11th March 2025 to Sat 15th March 2025.
Play

Harry Hill - New Bits and Greatest Hits at Canterbury
Sun 23rd March 2025.
Comedy

Giovanni Pernice - The Last Dance at Canterbury
Wed 26th March 2025 to Thu 27th March 2025.
Dance or ballet

Karen Hauer and Gorka Marquez - Speakeasy at Canterbury
Sun 30th March 2025.
Dance or ballet

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at Canterbury
Tue 1st April 2025 to Sat 12th April 2025.
Musical

Only Fools and Horses at Canterbury
Mon 14th April 2025 to Sat 19th April 2025.
Musical

Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake at Canterbury
Tue 29th April 2025 to Sat 3rd May 2025.
Dance or ballet

Nikita Kuzmin - Midnight Dancer at Canterbury
Wed 21st May 2025.
Dance or ballet

Calamity Jane at Canterbury
Tue 27th May 2025 to Sat 31st May 2025.
Musical

Kinky Boots at Canterbury
Tue 10th June 2025 to Sat 14th June 2025.
Musical

The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe at Canterbury
Tue 15th July 2025 to Sat 19th July 2025.
Kids show

Josh Widdicombe - Not My Cup of Tea at Canterbury
Sun 14th September 2025.
Comedy

Rhod Gilbert - Rhod Gilbert and the Giant Grapefruit at Canterbury
Fri 3rd October 2025.
Comedy

Tina - The Tina Turner Musical at Canterbury
Tue 28th October 2025 to Sat 8th November 2025.
Musical

Chris McCausland - Yonks! at Canterbury
Thu 15th January 2026.
Comedy