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!
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2021 HIGHLIGHTS
CONGRESS THEATRE Mon 18 – Sat 23 January
Mischief Theatre’s multi award-winning international smash hit comedy The Play That Goes Wrong is returning to Eastbourne, following previous sell-out successes. The Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society are putting on a 1920s murder mystery, but as the title suggests, everything that can go wrong… does! As the accident prone thesps battle on against all the odds to reach their 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! 2 BOX OFFICE 01323 412000 | Prices inclusive of booking fee
Mon - Sat 7.30pm Thu & Sat 2.30pm
TICKETS £22 - £35 Contact Box office for details or visit eastbournetheatres.co.uk
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
Prices inclusive of booking fee | www.eastbournetheatres.co.uk
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CONGRESS THEATRE Fri 26 March – Sat 3 April
The international smash hit musical SIX is coming to Eastbourne! Multi award-winning, with a spectacularly successful sound-track storming charts across the globe, this sell-out Tudor take-off has ‘an incredibly strong and powerful message. Boundary-pushing, genre-redefining’ (The Australian) and is ‘pure entertainment’ (The New York Times). 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! 4 BOX OFFICE 01323 412000 | Prices inclusive of booking fee
Tue & Thu 8pm Wed & Fri 6pm & 8.30pm Sat 4pm & 8pm Sun 4pm
TICKETS £22 - £40 Contact Box office for details or visit eastbournetheatres.co.uk
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 Webber’s West End and Broadway hit musical School of Rock is coming to rock out at the Congress Theatre! School of Rock is the global hit musical based on the iconic movie that starred Jack Black. Wannabe rock star Dewey Finn is cast out by his dive-bar bandmates and finds himself in desperate need of 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.
Tue - Sat 7.30pm Wed, Thu & Sat 2.30pm
TICKETS £25.50 - £49.50 Contact Box office for details or visit eastbournetheatres.co.uk
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. Prices inclusive of booking fee | www.eastbournetheatres.co.uk
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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 movie Bedknobs & Broomsticks makes its world premiere as an exciting new stage musical.
Wed - Sat 7.30pm Thu & Sat 2.30pm Sun 1pm & 5pm
With original songs by the legendary Sherman Brothers (Mary Poppins, The Jungle Book, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang), including Portobello Road, The Age Of Not Believing, The Beautiful Briny and new music and lyrics by Neil Bartram and book by Brian Hill; Bedknobs & Broomsticks will be brought to life by award-winning theatre-makers Candice Edmunds and Jamie Harrison.
From £27
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.
TICKETS Contact Box office for details or visit eastbournetheatres.co.uk
EARLY BOOKING OFFER!
This magical new musical flies into Eastbourne for one-week only so book your tickets today! It’s time to start believing. Prices inclusive of booking fee | www.eastbournetheatres.co.uk
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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 of some happiness in her life. When a hot new doctor arrives in town, life gets complicated. With the support of her workmates Becky and Dawn, Jenna overcomes the challenges she faces and finds that laughter, love and friendship can provide the perfect recipe for happiness. 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). Having received standing ovations night after night in London’s West End and on Broadway, Waitress is “the real deal” (Independent) musical comedy “made from the finest ingredients” (Time Out). Book now and get your tickets to this “joyously life-affirming celebration of love and friendship” (Express). 8 BOX OFFICE 01323 412000 | Prices inclusive of booking fee
Tue - Sat 7.30pm Thu & Sat 2.30pm
TICKETS £20 - £45.50 Contact Box office for details or visit eastbournetheatres.co.uk
Please note: Photographs of US Tour and West End productions. Casting for the UK Tour to be announced. Waitress deals with some adult content and themes so discretion is advised for parents bringing children under age 13.
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
Prices inclusive of booking fee | www.eastbournetheatres.co.uk
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CONGRESS DEVONSHIRETHEATRE PARK THEATRE Tue Tuesday 7 – Sat 2511 – Saturday December 29 February
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The smash-hit 90s movie My Best Friend’s Wedding is now a brand new musical comedy and you’re invited! Starring Alexandra Burke (The Bodyguard, Chicago, Sister Act), with book by Ronald Bass (My Best Friend’s Wedding, Rain Man, The Joy Luck Club) and Jonathan Harvey (Beautiful Thing, Gimme Gimme Gimme, Coronation Street), My Best Friend’s Wedding features some of the 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. 10 BOX OFFICE 01323 412000 | Prices inclusive of booking fee
Tue - Sat 7.30pm Thu & Sat 2.30pm
TICKETS From £17 Contact Box office for details or visit eastbournetheatres.co.uk
DEVONSHIRE THEATRE XXXXXXXXX PARK THEATRE TueDecember 10 10 - Sat 142021 August – 9 January 2022
Eastbourne Theatre's 20th pantomime production! It might have been postponed for a year but pantomime is coming back! Expect plenty of songs, comedy and family fun at this traditional pantomime spectacular. Sleeping Beauty tells the story of the beautiful princess who is cursed by the evil Carabosse to sleep for 100 years and can only be awoken by true love’s kiss.
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TICKETS TICKETS From £14.50
£25.50 £49.50 Contact-Box office for detailsBox or visit Contact office eastbournetheatres.co.uk for details or visit eastbournetheatres.co.uk
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