Chichester Festival Theatre

Chichester Festival Theatre
Oaklands Park
Chichester, PO19 6AP
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See also Minerva Studio. [Each summer a musical beats at the heart of the Festival, surrounded by world premieres as well as brand-new productions of classic dramas and comedies, all of the highest quality. Set in the beautiful surroundings of Oaklands Park, Chichester Festival Theatre is one of the UK's flagship theatres and has an enviable reputation for excellence.

Current Productions

Murder on the Orient Express

Final performance: 04 June 2022

The Southbury Child

Performances begin: 13 June 2022

Performances begin: 11 July 2022

The Rascally Diner

One Night Only: 16 July 2022

Performances begin: 23 September 2022

The Famous Five: A New Musical

Performances begin: 21 October 2022

Tim Peake: My Journey to Space

One Night Only: 19 November 2022

The Wind in the Willows

Performances begin: 17 December 2022

Past Productions

The Taxidermist's Daughter
Play
Closed: 30 April 2022
Private Peaceful
Play
Closed: 05 March 2022
The Hug
Family/Kids
One Night Only: 27 February 2022
Two Cigarettes in the Dark
Play
Closed: 26 February 2022
Doubt - A Parable
Play
Closed: 26 February 2022
The Play What I Wrote
Play
Closed: 12 February 2022
Doubt
Play
Closed: 05 February 2022
Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World
Musical
Closed: 16 January 2022
The Nutcracker
Dance/Ballet
Closed: 09 January 2022
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Pinocchio
Family/Kids
Closed: 01 January 2022
Christmas Concerts
Concert/Event
Closed: 11 December 2021
The Good Life
Play
Closed: 04 December 2021
Glyes Brandreth and Susie Dent - Something Rhymes with Purple
Concert/Event
One Night Only: 28 November 2021
BBC Concert Orchestra - Family Concert
Concert/Event
One Night Only: 27 November 2021
BBC Concert Orchestra
Concert/Event
One Night Only: 26 November 2021
Omid Djalili - The Good Times Tour
Stand-Up Comedy
One Night Only: 22 November 2021
Private Lives
Play
Closed: 20 November 2021
Rob Brydon - A Night of Songs & Laughter
Cabaret
One Night Only: 14 November 2021
Elegie
Concert/Event
One Night Only: 12 November 2021
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Poirot and More, A Retrospective
Concert/Event
Closed: 10 November 2021
Russell Kane
Stand-Up Comedy
One Night Only: 08 November 2021
East is East - The 25th Anniversary Production
Play
Closed: 06 November 2021
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The Long Song
Play
Closed: 23 October 2021
Pavel Kolesnikov
Concert/Event
One Night Only: 23 September 2021
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South Pacific
Musical
Closed: 04 September 2021
The Lion Inside
One Night Only: 09 August 2021
Kate Mosse - An Extra Pair of Hands
Concert/Event
One Night Only: 10 June 2021
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Concerts in the Park
Concert/Event
Closed: 06 June 2021
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Family Fun in the Park
Concert/Event
Closed: 05 June 2021
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Crave
Film/Television
Closed: 29 May 2021
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Facing the Music - Sheila Hancock
Film/Television
One Night Only: 24 March 2021
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Celebrating Sondheim
Film/Television
One Night Only: 22 March 2021
Omid Djalili - The Good Times Tour
One Night Only: 21 March 2021
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Facing the Music - Philip Quast
Film/Television
One Night Only: 17 March 2021
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Facing the Music - Giles Terera
Film/Television
One Night Only: 10 March 2021
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Facing the Music - Imelda Staunton
Film/Television
One Night Only: 03 March 2021
Benefactors
Play
Closed: 27 February 2021
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Facing the Music - Patricia Routledge
Film/Television
One Night Only: 27 February 2021
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Pinocchio
Family/Kids
Closed: 02 January 2021
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A Merry Little Christmas Celebration
Concert/Event
Closed: 23 December 2020
Barely Methodical Troupe - Shift
Closed: 28 November 2020
Facing the Music - Michael Ball
Concert/Event
One Night Only: 25 November 2020
Joe Stilgoe - Out of the Shed
One Night Only: 25 November 2020
Comedy Night - Russell Kane/Rosie Jones/Charlie Baker
One Night Only: 24 November 2020
The Black Cat Cabaret - Salon des Artistes
Closed: 21 November 2020
Elegie - Rachmaninoff: A Heart In Exile
One Night Only: 18 November 2020
Facing the Music - Sheila Hancock
Concert/Event
One Night Only: 18 November 2020
Comedy Night - Rich Hall/Suzi Ruffell/Andrew Ryan
One Night Only: 17 November 2020
A Night at the Musicals
Closed: 14 November 2020
Frisky and Mannish - PopLab
One Night Only: 12 November 2020
Kate Royal - I'll Tell You How the Sun Rose: A Song for Each Hour of the Day
One Night Only: 11 November 2020
Facing the Music - Janie Dee
Concert/Event
One Night Only: 11 November 2020
Patricia Routledge: Facing the Music - Patricia Routledge in conversation with Edward Seckerson
One Night Only: 11 November 2020
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Crave
Play
Closed: 07 November 2020
Sunday in the Park with Daniel
Concert/Event
One Night Only: 01 November 2020
Assassins
Musical
Closed: 31 October 2020
The Taxidermist's Daughter
Play
Closed: 30 October 2020
Family Fun in the Park
Concert/Event
One Night Only: 31 August 2020
Concert in the Park
Concert/Event
One Night Only: 31 August 2020
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Play
Closed: 20 June 2020
The Life of Galileo
Play
Closed: 16 May 2020
Rich Hall - Rich Hall's Hoedown
Stand-Up Comedy
One Night Only: 19 February 2020
BBC Concert Orchestra - Family Concert
One Night Only: 16 February 2020
A Monster Calls
Play
Closed: 15 February 2020
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My Cousin Rachel
Play
Closed: 01 February 2020
The Strange Tale of Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel
Play
Closed: 25 January 2020
Tarantara! - A Gala Celebration of Gilbert and Sullivan
One Night Only: 25 January 2020
BBC Concert Orchestra - Broadway in Concert
One Night Only: 24 January 2020
BBC Big Band - with Claire Martin: Big Bad Divas
One Night Only: 23 January 2020
United Voices
One Night Only: 22 January 2020
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SIX
Musical
Closed: 19 January 2020
The Bluejays - Rock and Roll Revolution
One Night Only: 11 January 2020
Gandini Juggling - Spring
One Night Only: 10 January 2020
I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue
Concert/Event
One Night Only: 08 January 2020
Sleeping Beauty
Closed: 05 January 2020
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The Wizard of Oz
Musical
Closed: 29 December 2019
Christmas Concerts
Closed: 07 December 2019
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The Lovely Bones
Play
Closed: 30 November 2019
Calendar Girls - The Musical
Musical
Closed: 23 November 2019
The Butterfly Lion
Family/Kids
Closed: 15 November 2019
Prism
Play
Closed: 09 November 2019
Charity Concert
Concert/Event
One Night Only: 27 October 2019
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Macbeth
Play
Closed: 26 October 2019
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Oklahoma!
Musical
Closed: 07 September 2019
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Plenty
Play
Closed: 29 June 2019
Shadowlands
Play
Closed: 25 May 2019
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Rough Crossing
Play
Closed: 16 February 2019
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Trial By Laughter
Play
Closed: 09 February 2019
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The Unreturning
Play
Closed: 09 February 2019
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Art
Play
Closed: 02 February 2019
Wireless Wise
Stand-Up Comedy
One Night Only: 19 January 2019
Sandi Toksvig - National Trevor
Stand-Up Comedy
One Night Only: 18 January 2019
The Nutcracker
Dance/Ballet
Closed: 06 January 2019
Over the Moon
Family/Kids
One Night Only: 04 January 2019
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Sleeping Beauty
Family/Kids
Closed: 30 December 2018
Christmas Concerts
Concert/Event
Closed: 08 December 2018
Bridget Christie - What Now?
Stand-Up Comedy
One Night Only: 08 December 2018
An Evening of Eric and Ern
Stand-Up Comedy
One Night Only: 02 December 2018
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The Nightingales
Play
Closed: 01 December 2018
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Shakespeare in Love
Play
Closed: 24 November 2018