Returning to the Cheltenham Playhouse in 2025, after sell-out performances in 2024!
23rd September 2025
4th March 2025
Stylish Jazz to Vintage Swing
The fabulous, Swing from Paris are a quartet of Violin (Fenner Curtis), guitars
(Andy Bowen and Sam Hughes) and double bass, (Tomasz Williams).
Inspired by the great swing bands - from Benny Goodman, Charlie Christian
and Artie Shaw to Django Reinhardt, Stéphane Grappelli and the master of
tango, Astor Piazzolla their Parisian-flavoured jazz and gypsy swing has been
delighting audiences wherever they perform.
Theatre Studio returns in Easter half-term 2025 celebrating 40 years of the drama school with their production of Everybody's Talking About Jamie: Teen Edition! Jamie New is sixteen and lives on a council estate in Sheffield. Jamie doesn't quite fit in. Jamie is terrified about the future. Jamie is going to be a sensation. Supported by his brilliant, loving mum and surrounded by his friends, Jam...
Matt Nolan Creative has joined forces with Theatre Studio to bring you a sensational production of Six: Teen Edition! Tickets selling exceptionally fast - book early to avoid disappointment! Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived! From Tudor Queens to Pop Icons, the SIX wives of Henry VIII take the mic to remix five hundred years of historical heartbreak into a Euphoric Celebratio...
Early Bird tickets are now on sale, giving an automatic ticket price of £19 until the end of January 2025! Oasiis: The Ultimate Oasis Tribute Band. Bringing the iconic sound and spirit of Oasis to life on stage. Since since 2003. Oasiis have been and still are one of the most authentic tributes to the legendary UK rock band of the 90’s. The Bar will be open from 6:45pm, the show will start at 7...
Go beyond the curtains and backstage at The Cheltenham Playhouse and learn how theatre productions are brought to life at this historic building. Matt Nolan will guide you through all the backstage areas, and you will learn about the operations of the theatre whilst exploring the buildings' interesting past. Fancy a dip into the history of the old Montpellier baths? Well, you'll even see the rema...
Quadrophenia 15 UK | 1979 | 120 minutes DIRECTED BY Franc Roddam STARRING Phil Daniels | Ray Winstone | Leslie Ash 7th April 2025 MONDAY 19:30 AUDITORIUM Quadrophenia , above all else, does a fantastic job of evoking a time (1964), a place (England) and a cultural phenomenon (Mods & Rockers). The plot revolves around a young man struggling to find his way in the world on the one hand, and on th...
Gloucestershire Schools Poetry Slam Final Like gladiators to the coliseum, these young poets come to wage a battle of words ... but in a nice way. Some may fall, though some will emerge victorious and go home with a nice trophy and no detentions for a week. The Gloucestershire Poetry Slam Final is a culmination of months of workshops around Gloucestershire Schools carried out by former Poet Laure...
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, Sally-Anne Hayward, Laura Lexx, Danny Deegan and one act TBC complete the line up for the April Club Show. At Howlers we are serious about our comedy. With some of the brightest new talent appearin...
Early Bird tickets are now on sale, giving an automatic discount of 10% off until the 5th of February 2025! West Coast Eagles are one of the most authentic tributes to the Eagles. Formed from dedicated professionals they will bring to you great songs such as Hotel California, New Kid in Town, Lying Eyes, Desperado to name but a few. The evening will be filled will all of the Eagles masterpieces...
Thought Control are pleased to bring their Tribute to Pink Floyd to the Cheltenham Playhouse. We present over two hours of classic songs with an unforgettable spectacle of sound and light. On stage, we will carefully recreate all-time classics such as "Another Brick In The Wall", “Money”, "Comfortably Numb" and "Wish You Were Here", along with epics such as"Echoes" and "Shine On You Crazy Diamond...
Fear Eats the Soul 12A Germany | 1974 | 93 minutes DIRECTED Rainer Werner Fassbinder STARRING Brigitte Mira | El Hedi ben Salem 28th April 2025 MONDAY 19:30 AUDITORIUM In the ABC of Cinema, we've reached F for Fassbinder, a dominant force in 1970s German cinema. Fear Eats the Soul , portraying the lot of migrant workers in Munich and the racism that pursues them, still resonates today. Immigrat...
Early Bird tickets are now on sale, giving an automatic discount of 10% off until the end of November 2024! Celine - A Theatre Tribute Show to Celine Dion Wyrley Music and Promotions presents Celine. This is the Ultimate tribute to Celine Dion. Experience almost 2 hours dedicated to celebrating the fabulous music of the queen herself. Don’t “Think Twice” about booking tickets for this aw...
Early Bird tickets are now on sale, giving an automatic discount of 10% off until the end of January 2025! Entertaining crowds from coast to coast, Steve knight embodies the spirit and energy of the King of Rock 'n' Roll himself - Elvis Presley. With uncanny vocal prowess, dynamic stage presence, and uncanny resemblance, Steve has mesmerized audiences with electrifying performances that transport...
SAVS are back in May 2025 with Rock of Ages! It’s the tail end of the big, bad 1980s in Hollywood, and the party has been raging hard. Aqua Net, Lycra, lace and liquor flow freely at one of the Sunset Strip’s last legendary venues, a place where sex machine Stacee Jaxx takes the stage and scantily clad groupies line up to turn their fantasies into reality. Amidst the madness, aspiring rock star...
Please note this event takes place at St Andrew's Church, Montpellier, not at the Playhouse. Cheltenham Chamber Orchestra Saturday 10 May 2025 at 7.30 pm St Andrew's Church, Montpellier, Cheltenham Conductor: Toby Purser Leader & Violin Soloist: George Ewart Fauré: Masques et Bergamasques, 15' Delibes: Le Roi s'Amuse, 12' John Frith: The Crystal Sea, with solo violin, World Premiere, 10' Poulen...
Sallie Taylor - keeping the memory of Chapel Art alive João Menezes is a Portuguese guitarist and singer who specialises in Brazilian music. He has been performing in the UK and Europe, both solo and with his band, exploring the different rhythms of Brazil like Bossa Nova, Samba Jazz and MPB. Expect an exciting evening with music from Djavan, Tom Jobim, Tim Maia, João Bosco, Gilberto Gil and many...
Due to significant initial demand, an extra performance has been added on the 15th May 2025! PRIMARY SCHOOL ASSEMBLY BANGERS LIVE! Join James for an evening of pure nostalgia, stepping back in time with some joyous singalong tunes to take you back to your Primary School days. You won’t have to sit cross legged on the school hall floor, but you will be encouraged to sing along! As well as the asse...
Slaminal Farm ! The 15th Cheltenham Poetry Festival Slam Playhouse Theatre, Cheltenham, GL53 7HG Saturday 17th May 2025 Tickets £15 Get ready for the bardic battle of the year when 15 of the UK’s most exciting spoken-word artists go head-to-head for the prestigious Cheltenham Poetry Festival Cup and the coveted title of 2025 Slam Champion. Who will win this poetry power struggle and demonstrat...
Part of our season of fundraising performances celebrating 80 Years of Theatre at the Cheltenham Playhouse. Fund raising concert 11 am - 12 pm (no interval) - Robin A Smith (piano/keyboard/vocals). Renditions of some of the world’s most wonderful music and songs. Robin is a fabulous musician and a brilliantly spontaneous performer. Every penny of the ticket sales go to the lovely Playhouse who ...
The University of Gloucestershire presents Pinocchio: Geppetto, the puppet master, longs for a child and is granted his wish by a fairy who brings a wooden puppet to life. In order to become a real boy, however, Pinocchio must prove his worth, and so he sets out on a journey of self-discovery under the guidance of his conscience in the guise of a cricket! Told through musical theatre this piece ...
CFF25: Sonic the Hedgehog the Fanfic the Podcast: The Live Show!
Mon 26 May
CFF25: Sonic the Hedgehog the Fanfic the Podcast: The Live Show! This event is part of our Cheltenham Fringe Festival 2025, and will be taking place in our Green Room bar. Comedian, Eddie O'Keefe, and Sonic the Hedgehog aficionado, LT Fletcher, decided to write the worst possible Sonic fanfiction to ever exist, one chapter at a time, without knowing what the other person had written. The end res...
