Theatre at Cheltenham Playhouse
Looking for theatre in Cheltenham? Cheltenham Playhouse hosts an exciting programme of live theatre, from classic plays and contemporary drama to touring productions and new writing. Discover local theatre companies, visiting performers, and engaging stage performances in one of Cheltenham’s most intimate theatre venues.
The Water Babies
University of Gloucestershire Performing Arts students present a musical adaptation of Charles Kingsley’s seminal Victorian children’s novel, full of watery wonder!
Pic n Mix
A showcase of songs, poems and monologues.
A Marriage of Two Minds
Two by Two present a new play about love, tea and books. A couple look back at the beginning of their relationship, and as they do, characters from their reading step in and out of their lives, questioning the nature of love, of family, and of what…
Mystery at Murderingham Manor
A brand new comedy from The Natural Ones, 'Mystery at Murderingham Manor' follows world renowned detective Harold Parsons, fresh from The Case of the Colchester Cabbage Murders, as he finally solves the mysterious death of Sir Toby A Corpse at…
Queer Eyes on Queer Lives
An exciting anthology of three new plays from local playwright Louis Davenport, one of which is hot off the heels at a sold out night at the Bristol Old Vic! Who Killed Karl Heinrich Ulrichs?“Absurdist, comedic and thought-provoking.
A Terrible, Horrible, Monstrous, Terrific, Man-Eating Musical
"Look there's something in the water..." Join composer/ lyricist Luke Crichton for an original musical adaptation of the legendary shark movie, that inspired so much in its wake, including him.
Zoe
Wild child and party animal Zoe, finds herself somewhere she never expected; in a retirement complex in Tenerife.Days pass in a medicated haze where water aerobics is the only highlight.
In Our Broken Hours
Two hander play exploring the role-reversal which takes place when addiction reshapes a family. An alcoholic father is visited by his daughter; an event which forces them both to confront long-held uncomfortable truths.
The Willow Tree Chronicles
University of Gloucestershire Drama and Performance Practice students present their final performance, devised and created by the cast with Karen Benjamin.
Mr Burns, a post electric play
This play is set in the very near future. Then 7 years after that. Then 75 years after that. Armageddon has come and gone. The world is in ruins.