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Chichester Festival Theatre

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In Person: Oaklands Park, CHICHESTER, West Sussex, PO19 6AP
Phone: 01243 781312

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Hey! Christmas Tree
From:07-12-2024
To:29-12-2024
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Enchanting, funny and heart-warming, this festive story about the importance of finding friendship and somewhere to call home, was created especially for Chichester Festival Theatre by Michael Morpurgo.
Inspired by Michael Morpurgo’s book of poems My Heart Was a Tree, and written for the stage by Vicki Berwick, with music and lyrics by Eamonn O’Dwyer, it’s a perfect first festive theatre trip for 3 to 7 year olds.

Hey! Christmas Tree
From:07-12-2024
To:29-12-2024
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Hey, Christmas Tree!


Enchanting, funny and heart-warming, this festive story about the importance of finding friendship and somewhere to call home, is being created especially for CFT.

Perfect for ages 3 - 7

Approximately 1 Hour

Cinderella
From:17-12-2024
To:31-12-2024
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Transport yourself into a spellbinding new retelling of this classic folk tale, full of wonder and delight. Meet a wicked stepfamily, a handsome prince in search of a wife and a missing slipper… But wait: there are also three magical dresses, a wish-giving tree, and help for Cinderella from a very unexpected source.

Packed with thrilling theatricality and delightful comedy, Cinderella is written by Philip Wilson (Grimm Tales), with original live music and songs by Jason Carr, and directed by Jon Pashley (CFYT’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream).

Chichester Festival Youth Theatre follows five-star versions of Sleeping Beauty, Pinocchio and The Jungle Book with another festive feast of magical storytelling.

Cinderella
From:17-12-2024
To:31-12-2024
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Cinderella


Transport yourself into a spellbinding new retelling of this classic folk tale, full of wonder and delight.

Meet a wicked stepfamily, a handsome prince in search of a wife and a missing slipper...

But wait: there are also three magical dresses, a wish-giving tree, and help for Cinderella from an unexpected source.

Age 7+

Approximately 2 Hours 20 mins

Sancho & Me
From:09-01-2025
To:10-01-2025
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Paterson Joseph performs an enthralling account of one man’s remarkable life. Part-biography and part-dramatised readings from Paterson’s acclaimed novel The Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho. This unmissable evening of storytelling uses Sancho's compositions and original music by co-creator, composer and musician Ben Park.

Approximately 2 Hours

The Pirates of Penzance
From:09-01-2025
To:11-01-2025
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The chemistry between Gilbert’s words and Sullivan’s music creates a special magic. For their brilliant, funny and touching masterpiece The Pirates of Penzance, Tarantara has assembled a 50 strong company with singers of international repute and the perfect Sullivan-sized orchestra. They will bring to vibrant life Donna Stirrup’s fresh new production conducted by Martin Handley, allowing both Gilbert & Sullivan to speak as richly as they intended.

Judy Carmichael
From:11-01-2025
To:11-01-2025
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Grammy-nominated American pianist and vocalist/songwriter, Judy Carmichael is one of the world’s leading interpreters of stride and swing piano. She keeps a busy world-wide touring schedule bringing her joyful stage presence from Carnegie Hall to Ronnie Scott’s and everywhere in between. Judy’s humour has made her a favourite on radio and TV internationally, including Loose Ends, In Tune, Up All Night, Woman’s Hour and numerous other shows for the BBC

Approximately 1 Hour 50 mins

BBC CO - Celebrating Film Music
From:17-01-2025
To:17-01-2025
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Lights, cameras… and a very British kind of action! Conductor Richard Balcombe, presenter Petroc Trelawny and the BBC Concert Orchestra invite you to a celebration of great British film scores, including classic movie themes by Vaughan Williams and Arthur Bliss, and melodies that you know and love – 633 Squadron, The Dam Busters, and Walton’s stirring Spitfire Prelude. Expect big tunes, great stories and glorious nostalgia at Friday Night is Music Night, broadcast live on BBC Radio 3.

Approximately 2 Hours 20 mins

CFT Lates: Comedy Night
From:17-01-2025
To:17-01-2025
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CFT Lates: Comedy Night

We have two fantastic acts, plus comedy compere Paul Cox, so strap in for a punchline-tastic evening.

The Life and Times of Jelly Roll Morton
From:18-01-2025
To:18-01-2025
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Ferdinand Lamothe, self-proclaimed inventor of jazz, celebrated pianist and band-leader from New Orleans lived the most extraordinary life. Feted and neglected, celebrated and scorned, loved and despised, he lived on the edge of the edgy world that characterised life in early 20th century America. This is his story, narrated by three actors to the music of Jelly Roll performed by a seven-piece band featuring Big House with guests Lana-May Hodge, Don Manson, Mark Swindall and Gabriel Garrick.

Approximately 2 Hours 20 mins

Omid Djalili
From:18-01-2025
To:18-01-2025
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The Persian Comedy Powerhouse performs his critically acclaimed new show Namaste, where Omid peacefully bows to his inner anger and unleashes a torrent of comedic vitriol upon the current state of this dangerously messed up planet. No government gets a green card. No tyrant avoids a take down. No audience member leaves the theatre with an ounce of laughter left in them… You have been warned.

Approximately 2 Hours

Summer 1954
From:21-01-2025
To:25-01-2025
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The atmosphere at The Beauregard Private Hotel, Bournemouth, is marked by a blend of repressed emotions and post-war gentility. Each of the staff and guests has their own reason for seeking the solace of quiet anonymity, but trying to hide from the social and cultural change sweeping over the country is proving impossible.

Meanwhile, in the heart of the Midlands, the end of the school term brings to a climax the intrigues, deceptions and lies in the lives of its teachers. The ensuing implosion of classicist Andrew Crocker Harris’s career triggers the collapse of his marriage

Approximately 2 Hours 30 mins

Judie Tzuke
From:24-01-2025
To:24-01-2025
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An intimate evening of beautifully crafted songs with old favourites and songs from Judie’s acclaimed new album, Jude The Unsinkable. Judie will be joined by T.I.G.Y, comprising of Bailey Tzuke and Matt Racher, alongside her long-time guitarist Chaz Thorogood and friends. One of the UK’s finest Singer/Songwriters, Judie is known all over the world for her timeless song, Stay With Me Till Dawn. Judie will be showing once again what an extraordinary artist she is!

A Man for All Seasons
From:28-01-2025
To:01-02-2025
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Martin Shaw stars as Sir Thomas More – scholar, ambassador, Lord Chancellor and friend to King Henry VIII. Above all, he is a man of integrity, loved by the common people and his own family.

When Henry demands a divorce from Catherine of Aragon, clearing the way for him to marry Anne Boleyn, the staunchly Catholic Thomas is forced to choose between his loyalty and his own conscience, committing an incredible act of defiance for which he eventually pays the ultimate price…

The Gruffalo
From:04-02-2025
To:05-02-2025
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Join Mouse on a daring adventure through the deep, dark wood in this magical, musical adaptation of the classic picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.

Mouse meets the cunning Fox, the eccentric Owl and the spirited Snake. Will the story of the terrifying Gruffalo save Mouse from ending up as dinner for these hungry creatures? After all, there’s no such thing as a Gruffalo – is there?

Approximately 0 Hour 55 mins

SIX
From:04-02-2025
To:08-02-2025
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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.

Approximately 1 Hour 20 mins

Paradise Lost
From:06-02-2025
To:07-02-2025
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Paradise Lost

A one man staging of Milton’s epic poem Paradise Lost and not like whatever came into your head when you read the first bit of that sentence. Combining theatre, comedy and movement, this is a journey through the story of the creation of everything, condensed into 75 minutes.

Approximately 1 Hour 15 mins

Riders to the Sea
From:11-02-2025
To:11-02-2025
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Riders to the Sea

Award-winning chamber opera company OperaUpClose bring their inimitable style to the Minerva for the first time.

Weaving together live performance, projection and recorded sound to create an intimate, visceral tale of family, grief and love’s enduring power, Riders to the Sea follows a family in an ancient fishing community haunted by the grief of losing nearly all of their male members at sea. As matriarch Maurya and her daughters try to carry on with their lives, remaining son Bartley finds himself drawn back home, setting off a chain of seemingly inevitable events.

A cast of opera singers and instrumentalists will have equal agency as storytellers, enabling intense and direct musical storytelling.

Approximately 1 Hour 5 mins

Pride & Prejudice* (*sort of)
From:11-02-2025
To:15-02-2025
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Direct from its triumph in the West End where it won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy, and the Evening Standard Award, Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) returns to Chichester. A unique and audacious retelling of Jane Austen’s most iconic love story.

Men, money and microphones will be fought over in this irreverent but affectionate adaptation where the stakes couldn’t be higher when it comes to romance.

This multi award-winning production features a string of pop classics including Young Hearts Run Free, Will You Love Me Tomorrow and You’re So Vain.

Approximately 2 Hours 15 mins

Lemn Sissay
From:12-02-2025
To:12-02-2025
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Spend an evening with a master of the spoken word, BAFTA nominated author, activist, performer and Sunday Times number one bestseller, Lemn Sissay OBE as he takes to the stage with this brand-new show.

With live readings from his books, Lemn will unravel some of the original stories behind the poems, and how they have been used in people’s lives and his own. Expect the unexpected. A night bursting with light to stave off the dark.

Approximately 1 Hour

The Littlest Yak
From:17-02-2025
To:22-02-2025
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This musical adaptation of the award-winning children’s book will delight audiences young and old with beautiful puppets, catchy tunes and an uplifting tale of self-acceptance for all the family.

Gertie is great at being The Littlest Yak, with the curliest, whirliest wool and the grippiest of hooves for clip-clopping up cliffs. Only, Gertie doesn’t want to be the littlest. She’s in a rush to grow up and be just like the big yaks. But what if there are some things that only a Gertie can do?

Approximately 0 Hour 45 mins

Dinosaur World Live
From:20-02-2025
To:23-02-2025
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Dare to experience the dangers and delights of Dinosaur World Live in this roarsome interactive show for all the family! Grab your compass and join our intrepid explorer across uncharted territories to discover a pre-historic world of astonishing (and remarkably life-like) dinosaurs. Meet a host of impressive creatures, including every child’s favourite flesh-eating giant, the Tyrannosaurus Rex, a Triceratops, Giraffatitan, Microraptor and Segnosaurus.

A special meet and greet after the show offers all our brave explorers the chance to make a new dinosaur friend.

Approximately 1 Hour 5 mins

Driftwood
From:25-02-2025
To:01-03-2025
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Driftwood

An inspiring story about hope, love and belonging.

From the company that produced hit shows Peak Stuff and How Not To Drown.

Two brothers on a beach need to figure out what to do with their dad – but the sea has other ideas. Mark and Tiny walk the shore of Seaton Carew in the North East. Their dad is dying, and their town is crumbling. Family rifts and political divides try to pull them apart, while a figure made of driftwood stalks the shore at night.

Approximately 1 Hour 20 mins

The Girl on the Train
From:25-02-2025
To:01-03-2025
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The thriller that gripped the world.

Rachel Watson longs for a different life.

Her only escape is the perfect couple she watches through the train window every day, happy and in love. Or so it appears. When Rachel learns that the woman she’s been secretly watching has suddenly disappeared, she finds herself as a witness and even a suspect in a thrilling mystery in which she will face bigger revelations than she could ever have anticipated.

CFT Lates: Brent Would's Got Wood
From:28-02-2025
To:28-02-2025
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CFT Lates: Brent Would's Got Wood

Brent Would, as seen on BBC3, E4 and winner of The Gold Rush Season 4, brings improv, comedy, clown & music... Strap in & strap on for a spicy drag king cabaret romp & come on a journey with Bas Vegas's - barrow boy - Brent Would!

Brent takes you from being wooed by him to being at one with him. This Essex lad’s love of music has led him to write some original sexy pieces and he will even improvise some for you, using your suggestions and interactions. And if you’re dead lucky you can win a date with the man himself. Score! Willing participants only – consent is sexy…just like you!

Persephone
From:04-03-2025
To:04-03-2025
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Persephone: A Tale of the Seasons

A gentle sensory exploration of the seasons, perfect for babies and toddlers.

Hear a robin chirp a merry tune, as it gets colder. Hop through the meadow with a bunny, watching the flowers bloom. Fly through the summer with a colourful butterfly, feeling the heat of the sun on your face. See the leaves change colour and fall to the ground as a hedgehog snuffles through the undergrowth.

Approximately 0 Hour 45 mins

Fisherman's Friends
From:05-03-2025
To:05-03-2025
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The group of old friends first came together in a sitting room in Port Isaac late in 1990, since then there have been ten albums, a BBC Folk Award, a best selling book, TV documentary and prestigious performances from Hyde Park Proms in the Park and 80,000 rugby fans at Twickenham... all while holding down day jobs. Expect a trademark catch of sea shanties and maritime work songs from a repertoire of almost 200 titles as the Fisherman’s Friends return to sing for their supper.

Approximately 2 Hours 30 mins

BBC CO with Katie Derham
From:07-03-2025
To:07-03-2025
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There’s something for everyone in BBC Radio 3’s Friday Night is Music Night live from Chichester Festival Theatre!

Join the BBC Concert Orchestra, presenter Katie Derham and guests for an evening of popular favourites and unforgettable tunes for the BBC’s popular, long-running radio show. More details to be announced.

Approximately 2 Hours 20 mins

CFT Lates: Backroom Gig
From:28-03-2025
To:28-03-2025
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CFT Lates: Backroom Gig

A night of live and original music, hosted by The Backroom Chichester. We're excited to announce Irrelevant Elephant plus support, with further details to be announced soon!

Transport

Chichester Station is a 20 minute walk from the theatre, with regular direct links to London Victoria, Brighton, Portsmouth, Southampton, and Gatwick Airport. Trains to London Waterloo connect at nearby Havant. Call 08457 484950 for timetables and other details or visit nationalrail.co.uk.

Parking

Northgate Car Park (PO19 6AA) is a 900-space pay and display car park next to the Theatre which charges from 8am until 8pm Monday - Saturday and 10am until 5pm on Sundays.

Matinee days are particularly busy so please allow plenty of time.

Cafe

The Café in the Festival Theatre is a great spot for a light lunch or a good coffee, and also serves freshly made sandwiches, salads, delicious cakes, and a range of hot and cold drinks.

Opening times: Monday to Saturday from 10am until the end of the interval of the evening performance. On non-performance days The Café closes at 5pm.

Restaurant

The Brasserie on the ground floor of the Minerva Theatre is open for pre-show dining in new stylish and elegant surroundings. The restaurant serves a contemporary British menu using local and seasonal ingredients as well as an excellent choice of wines.

Opening times: 12.30pm - 2.30pm on matinee days and from 5.30pm for evening performances.

Bar

The Minerva Bar & Grill upstairs provides a more relaxed atmosphere, and offers both main meals and lighter food options.

Opening times: Open 90 minutes before performances.

Access Info

For detailed access information please visit the theatre's access page: www.cft.org.uk/your-visit/access

Chichester Festival Theatre is one of the UK’s flagship theatres, renowned for the exceptionally high standard of its productions as well as its work with the community and young people. Situated in a cathedral city in West Sussex between the South Downs and the sea, the Festival Theatre’s bold thrust stage design makes it one of England’s most striking playhouses – equally suited to epic drama and musicals. Its studio theatre, the Minerva, is particularly noted for premieres of new work alongside intimate revivals.

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