Man with a Movie Camera U USSR | 1929 | 68 minutes DIRECTED BY Dziga Vertov STARRING Mikhail Kaufman | Elizaveta Svilova 6 October 2025 MONDAY 19:30 GREEN ROOM Vertov directs a silent classic documenting the lives of residents and workers in a typical day from dawn till dusk. Made shortly before the dead hand of control curbed imagination of Soviet cinema, this 'city symphony' takes the format ...

CODS return to the Playhouse in 2025 with tales of love and bank robbery in the compelling adventures of Bonnie and Clyde! When Bonnie and Clyde meet, their mutual cravings for excitement and fame immediately set them on a mission to chase their dreams. Their bold and reckless behavior turns the young lovers' thrilling adventure into a downward spiral, putting themselves and their loved ones in...

Peeping Tom 15 UK | 1960 | 101 minutes DIRECTED BY Michael Powell STARRING Karlheinz B ö hm | Anna Massey | Moira Shearer 13 October MONDAY 19:30 Green Room Another man with a movie camera, but with murderous intent! Michael Powell is best known for his collaboration with Emeric Pressburger in making such films as The Red Shoes (1948). Peeping Tom is much darker, but also features Moira Shearer...

This show is part of a Season of Fundraising at the Green Room Bar! For more information, or to see our other Season of Fundraising shows, click here . Drama, tragedy, passion, humour: opera has it all! Join Da Capo as they have fun exploring all these aspects and more, with a varied programme including some of the best known arias, duets and ensemble pieces of all time. The evening will include...

A Clockwork Orange 18 UK/USA | 1971 | 136 minutes DIRECTED BY Stanley Kubrick STARRING Malcolm McDowell | Patrick Magee | Michael Bates 20 October 2025 MONDAY 19:30 AUDITORIUM Another highly controversial film - even banned by its own director, shortly after release, only to re-emerge after Kubrick's death in 1999. Adapted from the 1962 novel by Anthony Burgess, it chronicles the lives of Alex ...

The Snake Davis Gareth Moulton Duo is an established act. The pair reckon The Playhouse is the ideal venue for them - classy and intimate. Often at opposite ends of the globe playing huge venues with ‘big acts’ they’d SO rather be here, together. Mellow music infused with 80s pop, classic rock, soul, folk and original pieces. Snake - One of the most in-demand rock jazz and soul sax players in the...

From a bolshy child with a Welsh-speaking budgie to National Treasure, Janet Street-Porter's life has always been colourful. As a broadcaster, television executive and newspaper editor she was at the forefront of some of Britain's most enduring cultural moments. Now she finds herself with a senior railcard and 4 ex-husbands. The nation's favourite pissed-off pensioner brings comedy, tragedy and g...

Welcome to Howlers at the Playhouse, the home of great comedy in Cheltenham. Every month at Howlers we bring you the very best in stand-up with top notch line-ups from the UK and beyond! This month, Linsey Santaro, Cerys Nelmes, and two acts TBC complete the line up for the October Club Show. At Howlers we are serious about our comedy. With some of the brightest new talent appearing on stage a...

21st Century Abba: Bringing the music of Abba to a new generation! Returning to the Cheltenham Playhouse on the, after sell-out performancesin 2024! Remember the days of sequins, flares and platform boots? Remember the songs you know and love: Waterloo, Mamma Mia, Take a Chance on Me, Super Trouper and many, many more? Want to be taken back to a time when the airwaves were filled with Agnetha a...

DRACULA DOUBLE BILL 27 October 2025 MONDAY 19:30 GREEN ROOM Dracula PG USA | 1931 75 minutes DIRECTED BY Todd Browning & Karl Freund STARRING Bela Lugosi as Dracula Dracula's Daughter PG USA | 1936 | 71 minutes DIRECTED BY Lambert Hillyer STARRING Gloria Holden as Dracula's daughter No need to recap the Dracula story, but this is the original with Bela Lugosi in the title role. Released by U...