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EASTBOURNE THEATRES We are thrilled to be able to present to you highlights of our live theatre programme for 2021. More exciting shows to be confirmed. WELCOME BACK! BOX OFFICE 01323 412000 2021 www.eastbournetheatres.co.uk HIGHLIGHTS
CONGRESS THEATRE
Mon 18 – Sat 23 January
Mischief Theatre’s multi award-winning international Mon - Sat 7.30pm
Thu & Sat 2.30pm
smash hit comedy The Play That Goes Wrong is returning
to Eastbourne, following previous sell-out successes. TICKETS
£22 - £35
The Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society are putting on a 1920s murder Contact Box office
mystery, but as the title suggests, everything that can go wrong… does! for details or visit
As the accident prone thesps battle on against all the odds to reach their eastbournetheatres.co.uk
final curtain call, hilarious results ensue!
Hailed “a gut-busting hit” by the New York Times, The Play That Goes
Wrong, now in its sixth year in the West End, has won a host of celebrity
endorsements from the likes of Joanna Lumley “We laughed until the
tears ran down our faces, it has to be seen” to Ant & Dec “The funniest
show we’ve seen! If you can get a ticket, go!”
Don’t miss this brilliantly funny comedy that’s guaranteed to leave you
aching with laughter!
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Sat 13 February
AN EVENING WITH KEVIN
& JOANNE CLIFTON
Join the siblings for a glimpse into their dancing
lives, they will sing songs, share stories and
perform some favourite Ballroom and Latin
dances with their professional partners.
Tickets £27 - £37
VIP Tickets £72 (Limited availability)
Tue 4 May
10CC
The legendary band are back on the road
performing the hits which have singled them
out as one of the most inventive, and influential,
bands in the history of popular music.
Tickets £35.50 - £38.50
Tues 18 & Wed 19 May
ROMESH RANGANATHAN:
THE CYNICS MIXTAPE
Romesh is back with his most brutally honest
show yet! Fresh from his TV adventures he's
putting showbiz aside to deliver a carefully
curated selection of all the things he has
found unacceptable since the last tour.
Tickets £25
Fri 9 July
JANE McDONALD
A fantastic live band, backing singers and a
new line-up of songs, Jane’s Let the Light In
tour promises to be the best one yet.
Tickets £35 - £50
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CONGRESS THEATRE
Fri 26 March – Sat 3 April
The international smash hit musical SIX is coming Tue & Thu 8pm
Wed & Fri 6pm & 8.30pm
to Eastbourne! Sat 4pm & 8pm
Sun 4pm
Multi award-winning, with a spectacularly successful sound-track
storming charts across the globe, this sell-out Tudor take-off has TICKETS
‘an incredibly strong and powerful message. Boundary-pushing, £22 - £40
genre-redefining’ (The Australian) and is ‘pure entertainment’ Contact Box office
(The New York Times). for details or visit
eastbournetheatres.co.uk
From Tudor Queens to Pop Princesses, the six wives of Henry VIII take
to the mic to tell their tales, remixing five hundred years of historical
heartbreak into an 80-minute celebration of 21st century girl power.
These Queens may have green sleeves but their lipstick is rebellious red.
Think you know the rhyme, think again...
Divorced. Beheaded. LIVE!
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CONGRESS THEATRE
Tue 10 - Sat 14 August
‘I LAUGHED. I CRIED. I ROCKED!’ JACK BLACK
Get ready to stick it to the man, because Andrew Lloyd Tue - Sat 7.30pm
Wed, Thu & Sat 2.30pm
Webber’s West End and Broadway hit musical School
of Rock is coming to rock out at the Congress Theatre! TICKETS
£25.50 - £49.50
School of Rock is the global hit musical based on the iconic movie Contact Box office
that starred Jack Black. Wannabe rock star Dewey Finn is cast out for details or visit
by his dive-bar bandmates and finds himself in desperate need of eastbournetheatres.co.uk
cash. Posing as a substitute music teacher at an elite prep school, he
exposes his students to the rock gods he idolises, transforming them
into a mind-blowing rock band.
Featuring 14 new songs from Andrew Lloyd Webber, all the original
songs from the movie, and a band of insanely talented kids that play
live every show, School of Rock will warm your heart and blow you
away in equal measure.
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Sat 10 July
STRICTLY PRESENTS:
THE POWER OF DANCE
Starring the sequin-clad Strictly professional
dancers Janette Manrara, Dianne Buswell,
Amy Dowden and Neil Jones - together with
two very special guests to be announced.
Tickets £37 - £47
Fri 10 September
ROB BRYDON -
A NIGHT OF SONGS & LAUGHTER
Featuring a sensational live band, this is Rob
Brydon's personal musical journey with a hugely
entertaining and brilliantly unexpected selection
of songs and hilarious tales from his distant
and recent past.
Tickets £39
Sat 25 September
JON RICHARDSON:
THE KNITWIT
The critically acclaimed comedian is back
on tour and sharing his foremost concerns
on life since his last tour, and let’s face it
there are a few!
Tickets £25
Sat 9 October
RHOD GILBERT:
THE BOOK OF JOHN
It has been a while, but the Welsh comedian
is back! This show sees Rhod as funny as ever,
but like never before. Raw, personal and brutally
honest; no more lies, no more nonsense.
Tickets £29.50
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CONGRESS THEATRE
Wed 13 – Sun 17 October
Enter a world of magic and fantasy as Disney’s classic Wed - Sat 7.30pm
Thu & Sat 2.30pm
movie Bedknobs & Broomsticks makes its world Sun 1pm & 5pm
premiere as an exciting new stage musical. TICKETS
With original songs by the legendary Sherman Brothers (Mary Poppins, From £27
The Jungle Book, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang), including Portobello Road, Contact Box office
The Age Of Not Believing, The Beautiful Briny and new music and lyrics for details or visit
by Neil Bartram and book by Brian Hill; Bedknobs & Broomsticks will be eastbournetheatres.co.uk
brought to life by award-winning theatre-makers Candice Edmunds
EARLY BOOKING
and Jamie Harrison.
OFFER!
When the three orphaned Rawlins children are reluctantly evacuated
from wartime London to live with the mysterious Eglantine Price, they
have no idea what adventures lie ahead. Upon discovering Eglantine to
be a trainee witch, they join forces to search for a secret spell that will
defeat the enemy once and for all. Armed with an enchanted bedknob, a
bewitched broomstick and a magical flying bed, they encounter surprising
new friendships on their journey from Portobello Road to the depths of the
beautiful briny sea.
This magical new musical flies into Eastbourne for one-week only so book
your tickets today! It’s time to start believing.
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CONGRESS
DEVONSHIRETHEATRE
PARK THEATRE
Tue
Monday
19 – 17
Sat–23
Saturday
October22 February
Meet Jenna, a waitress and expert pie-maker who dreams Tue - Sat 7.30pm
Thu & Sat 2.30pm
of some happiness in her life. When a hot new doctor
arrives in town, life gets complicated. With the support of TICKETS
£20 - £45.50
her workmates Becky and Dawn, Jenna overcomes the
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challenges she faces and finds that laughter, love and for details or visit
friendship can provide the perfect recipe for happiness. eastbournetheatres.co.uk
Brought to life by a ground-breaking, female-led creative team, this
“warm, witty, wise and hilarious” (Express) hit features “one of the
best scores in years” (The Stage) by the Grammy award-winning Sara
Bareilles (Love Song, Brave) a book by acclaimed screenwriter Jessie
Nelson (I Am Sam) and direction by Tony® Award-winner Diane Paulus
(Pippin, Finding Neverland). Please note: Photographs
of US Tour and West End
Having received standing ovations night after night in London’s West productions. Casting for the
UK Tour to be announced.
End and on Broadway, Waitress is “the real deal” (Independent) musical Waitress deals with some
comedy “made from the finest ingredients” (Time Out). adult content and themes
so discretion is advised for
Book now and get your tickets to this “joyously life-affirming celebration parents bringing children
of love and friendship” (Express). under age 13.
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Thu 28 – Sat 30 October
SWAN LAKE,
SLEEPING BEAUTY
& THE NUTCRACKER
Featuring a live orchestra with over 30
musicians and an exquisite company of dancers
performing three vibrant and enchanting ballets.
Tickets £32 - £38
Sat 13 November
THE GREATEST
LOVE OF ALL:
A TRIBUTE TO WHITNEY HOUSTON
Whitney’s musical legacy is brought to life
by Belinda Davids in this critically acclaimed
tribute show.
Tickets £32.50 - £35.50
Mon 29 November
JIMMY CARR:
TERRIBLY FUNNY
If you’re looking for politically correct comedy
this probably isn’t the show for you. You’ve
been warned now go buy a ticket!
Tickets £31.50
Sat 4 December
JOHN BISHOP:
RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW
This will be John’s eighth stand up show and it is
shaping up to be his best yet, he can’t wait to be
back on the road again!
Tickets £37.50
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CONGRESS
DEVONSHIRETHEATRE
Tue
Tuesday
7 – Sat
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The smash-hit 90s movie My Best Friend’s Wedding is Tue - Sat 7.30pm
Thu & Sat 2.30pm
now a brand new musical comedy and you’re invited!
TICKETS
Starring Alexandra Burke (The Bodyguard, Chicago, Sister Act), with
From £17
book by Ronald Bass (My Best Friend’s Wedding, Rain Man, The Joy Luck
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Club) and Jonathan Harvey (Beautiful Thing, Gimme Gimme Gimme, for details or visit
Coronation Street), My Best Friend’s Wedding features some of the eastbournetheatres.co.uk
most iconic songs ever written by the legendary Burt Bacharach and
Hal David.
Fiery food critic Julianne Potter has always turned her nose up at
romance. It’s the reason she broke up with her sweetheart Michael
O’Neal. When she hears he’s about to be married, she vows to win
him back for good, but with perfect Kimmy in the way, it’s not as easy
as she first thought. Can she derail her best friend’s wedding in time
and keep Michael all for herself?
Join us to watch it all unfold as this wickedly funny musical rom com
is brought to life in a new stage production.
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TueDecember
10 10 - Sat 142021
August
– 9 January 2022
Eastbourne Theatre's 20th pantomime production! Various Times
Various Times
TICKETS
It might have been postponed for a year but pantomime TICKETS
From £14.50
is coming back! Expect plenty of songs, comedy and £25.50
Contact-Box £49.50
office
family fun at this traditional pantomime spectacular. for detailsBox
Contact or visit
office
eastbournetheatres.co.uk
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Sleeping Beauty tells the story of the beautiful princess who is cursed eastbournetheatres.co.uk
by the evil Carabosse to sleep for 100 years and can only be awoken
by true love’s kiss.
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IT WOULD BE
CRIMINAL
TO MISS IT
MON 14 - SAT 19 FEB 2022
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