This event is part of our Cheltenham Fringe Festival 2025, and will be taking place in our Auditorium.
Cheltenham Playhouse's resident improvised comedy group, Comic Sans Script, are back this year at the Cheltenham Fringe. They've put together their A-Team to perform their unique brand of completely made-up-on-the-spot comedy. Think Whose Line is it Anyway? but live, right there in front of your eyes...
As ever, we cannot tell you what is in the show because it's based entirely on your suggestions. However, based on their previous shows and last year's epic Fringe performance it'll be a frenzy of ad-libbed antics, makeshift mirth, and unprepared uproar. We look forward to seeing you there at this fun-for-all-the-family event!
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...
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...
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...
Part of our season of fundraising performances celebrating 80 Years of Theatre at the Cheltenham Playhouse. Gather your team and test your knowledge with the Playhouse Quiz. Will you be the one to claim victory and go home with the prize? Tickets are limited so please buy in advance to avoid disappointment. Maximum teams of 6. All proceeds will go to the Cheltenham Playhouse 80 for 80 fundrais...
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...
Deep Red 18 Italy | 1975 | 127 minutes DIRECTED BY Dario Argento STARRING David Hemmings | Daria Nicolodi 12th May MONDAY 19:30 AUDITORIUM Dario Argento established himself in the 1970s as Il Duce of giallo , a stylised form of Italian horror drenched in blood. many international actors were featured and dubbed into Italian. In Deep Red the star is British actor, David Hemmings, who had starred...
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...
Part of our season of fundraising performances celebrating 80 Years of Theatre at the Cheltenham Playhouse. Comic Sans Script presents: Whose Trophy is it Anyway – 3! Following the unrivalled success of 'Whose Trophy is it Anyway – 1 and 2, our intrepid comedy teams return from their intense mountain training retreats with new games, new challenges and a thirst to take home the comedy crown. If...
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 ...
Ammonite 15 UK | 2020 | 117 minutes DIRECTED BY Francis Lee STARRING Kate Winslet | Saoirse Ronan | Gemma Jones 19th May 2025 MONDAY 19:30 GREEN ROOM Mary Anning was a 19th-century palaeontologist who made some important and celebrated discoveries around Lyme Regis. As a working-class woman, her work was air-brushed out of scientific history and recognition came only after her death. Almost not...
