Marlowe Theatre

Marlowe Theatre
12-13 Sun Street
Canterbury, CT1 2HX
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About

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.

Current Productions

We Will Rock You

Final performance: 13 August 2022

Girl From the North Country

Performances begin: 16 August 2022

Performances begin: 30 August 2022

Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo - Le Lac des Cygnes (Swan Lake Act II)/Pas de Deux or modern work to be announced/Vivaldi Suite/Raymonda's Wedding

Performances begin: 19 September 2022

Jon Richardson - The Knitwit

Stand-Up Comedy

One Night Only: 22 September 2022

Performances begin: 30 September 2022

Pam Ayres - Who Are You Calling Vermin?

One Night Only: 06 November 2022

Performances begin: 15 November 2022

The Commitments

Performances begin: 16 January 2023

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Performances begin: 17 January 2023

Performances begin: 24 January 2023

Giovanni Pernice - Made in Italy

One Night Only: 16 February 2023

Performances begin: 18 February 2023

Fisherman's Friends - The Musical

Performances begin: 21 February 2023

Henning Wehn - It'll All Come Out in the Wash!

Stand-Up Comedy

One Night Only: 05 March 2023

Strictly Ballroom - The Musical

Performances begin: 13 March 2023

Johannes Radebe - Freedom Unleashed

Performances begin: 17 May 2023

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Performances begin: 24 May 2023

Performances begin: 12 June 2023

The Ocean at the End of the Lane

Performances begin: 25 July 2023

Past Productions

Waitress
Musical
Closed: 06 August 2022
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Dreamgirls
Musical
Closed: 23 July 2022
Victoria Melody - Head Set
Concert/Event
One Night Only: 13 July 2022
Strictly Presents - The Power of Dance
Dance/Ballet
One Night Only: 10 July 2022
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Oti Mabuse - I Am Here
Dance/Ballet
Closed: 02 July 2022
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Lea Salonga - Dream Again Tour
Concert/Event
One Night Only: 29 June 2022
Sarah Millican - Bobby Dazzler
Stand-Up Comedy
One Night Only: 27 June 2022
Billionaire Boy
Family/Kids
Closed: 26 June 2022
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The Cher Show
Musical
Closed: 19 June 2022
Russell Kane - The Essex Variant
Stand-Up Comedy
One Night Only: 06 June 2022
The Osmonds - A New Musical
Musical
Closed: 21 May 2022
The Guilty Feminist
Stand-Up Comedy
One Night Only: 15 May 2022
Barry Humphries - The Man Behind the Mask
Stand-Up Comedy
One Night Only: 13 May 2022
Animal Farm
Play
Closed: 07 May 2022
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School of Rock - The Musical
Musical
Closed: 30 April 2022
Fat Friends - The Musical
Musical
Closed: 16 April 2022
Magic Goes Wrong
Play
Closed: 10 April 2022
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Julian Clary - Born to Mince
Stand-Up Comedy
One Night Only: 02 April 2022
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Remembering the Oscars
Dance/Ballet
Closed: 31 March 2022
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Singin' in the Rain
Musical
Closed: 26 March 2022
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Matthew Bourne's Nutcracker!
Dance/Ballet
Closed: 12 March 2022
Stewart Lee - Snowflake/Tornado
Stand-Up Comedy
One Night Only: 28 February 2022
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The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
Family/Kids
Closed: 19 February 2022
The Dresser
Play
Closed: 05 February 2022
Private Lives
Play
Closed: 22 January 2022
Jack and the Beanstalk
Pantomime
Closed: 09 January 2022
Jake Morrell
Concert/Event
One Night Only: 02 December 2021
White Christmas
Musical
Closed: 20 November 2021
Rhod Gilbert - The Book of John
Stand-Up Comedy
One Night Only: 08 November 2021
Jayde Adams - Jayde Adams' The Ballad of Kylie Jenner's Old Face
Stand-Up Comedy
One Night Only: 31 October 2021
The Comedy of Errors
Play
Closed: 30 October 2021
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Poirot and More, A Retrospective
Concert/Event
One Night Only: 25 October 2021
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Everybody's Talking About Jamie
Musical
Closed: 16 October 2021
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Play
Closed: 09 October 2021
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Heathers - The Musical
Musical
Closed: 02 October 2021
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Derren Brown - Showman
Concert/Event
Closed: 18 September 2021
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Romesh Ranganathan - The Cynic’s Mixtape
Stand-Up Comedy
One Night Only: 05 September 2021
Alan Carr - Not Again, Alan!
Stand-Up Comedy
One Night Only: 04 September 2021
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John Bishop - Warm Up
Stand-Up Comedy
One Night Only: 31 August 2021
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Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Musical
Closed: 29 August 2021
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Grease
Musical
Closed: 14 August 2021
Whitney - Queen of the Night
Concert/Event
One Night Only: 04 August 2021
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The Rocky Horror Show
Musical
Closed: 31 July 2021
Waitress
Musical
Closed: 24 July 2021
Tell Me on a Sunday
Musical
Closed: 24 July 2021
The Play That Goes Wrong
Play
Closed: 18 July 2021
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SIX
Musical
Closed: 27 June 2021
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9 to 5: the Musical
Musical
Closed: 19 June 2021
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Jools Holland and his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra
Concert/Event
Closed: 12 June 2021
Whitney - Queen of the Night
Concert/Event
One Night Only: 16 May 2021
Rich Hall - Rich Hall's Hoedown Deluxe
Stand-Up Comedy
One Night Only: 09 May 2021
The Thinking Drinkers - Pub Quiz
Concert/Event
Closed: 01 May 2021
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Dreamgirls
Musical
Closed: 10 April 2021
Arron Crascall
Stand-Up Comedy
One Night Only: 25 March 2021
Rhys James - Snitch
Stand-Up Comedy
One Night Only: 24 February 2021
The Winter's Tale
Play
Closed: 13 February 2021
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Fascinating Aida - Back In The Saddle
Cabaret
One Night Only: 07 February 2021
Tom Rosenthal - Manhood
One Night Only: 05 February 2021
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The Play That Goes Wrong
Play
Closed: 31 January 2021
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The Sensational 60's Experience
Concert/Event
One Night Only: 16 January 2021
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Nurse Nellie Saves Panto
Pantomime
Closed: 03 January 2021
Jack Dee - Off The Telly
Stand-Up Comedy
One Night Only: 17 December 2020
Flo & Joan - Before the Screaming Starts
One Night Only: 29 November 2020
Belshazzar's Feast
One Night Only: 26 November 2020
White Christmas
Musical
Closed: 21 November 2020
Jack Dee - Off The Telly
Stand-Up Comedy
One Night Only: 11 November 2020
Adam Buxton - Adam Buxton Rambles
One Night Only: 28 October 2020
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Les Miserables
Musical
Closed: 24 October 2020
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Queen Machine Symphonic
Concert/Event
One Night Only: 03 October 2020
Matt Richardson - Imposter
Stand-Up Comedy
One Night Only: 18 September 2020
Simon Munnery - Alan Parker Urban Warrior Farewell Tour
One Night Only: 12 September 2020
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Quiz
Play
Closed: 12 September 2020
The Noise Next Door - Lock-In
One Night Only: 29 July 2020
Lou Sanders - Say Hello To Your New Step-Mummy
One Night Only: 23 July 2020
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Malory Towers
Musical
Closed: 18 July 2020
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Some Mothers Do 'ave 'em
Play
Closed: 20 June 2020
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Once
Musical
Closed: 13 June 2020
Holes
Play
Closed: 30 May 2020
Let's All Dance - The Princess and the Pea
Dance/Ballet
One Night Only: 25 May 2020
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Beautiful - The Carole King Musical
Musical
Closed: 25 April 2020
Matthew Bourne's The Red Shoes
Dance/Ballet
Closed: 11 April 2020
A Monster Calls
Play
Closed: 04 April 2020
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Rhod Gilbert - The Book of John
Stand-Up Comedy
One Night Only: 29 March 2020
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Everybody's Talking About Jamie
Musical
Closed: 28 March 2020
Flo & Joan - Before the Screaming Starts
Cabaret
One Night Only: 20 March 2020
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Cabaret
Musical
Closed: 14 March 2020
Ask Me Anything
Play
Closed: 14 March 2020
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Ghost Stories
Play
Closed: 07 March 2020
Opera Undone - Tosca & La boheme
Opera
Closed: 07 March 2020
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We Will Rock You
Musical
Closed: 29 February 2020
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Peppa Pig - Peppa Pigs Best Day Ever
Family/Kids
Closed: 20 February 2020
Rhys James - Snitch
One Night Only: 20 February 2020
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Fastlove - A Tribute to George Michael
Concert/Event
One Night Only: 17 February 2020
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Russian State Ballet of Siberia's The Nutcracker
Dance/Ballet
One Night Only: 15 February 2020
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Coppelia
Dance/Ballet
One Night Only: 14 February 2020
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Russian State Ballet of Siberia's Sleeping Beauty
Dance/Ballet
One Night Only: 13 February 2020
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Russian State Ballet of Siberia's Swan Lake
Dance/Ballet
Closed: 12 February 2020
As You Like It
Play
Closed: 08 February 2020
Measure for Measure
Play
Closed: 08 February 2020
The Taming of the Shrew
Play
Closed: 08 February 2020