WINTER SEASON 2026/27 AT CHICHESTER FESTIVAL THEATRE
This Winter, Chichester Festival Theatre is the place to see some of the country's most exciting touring theatre, music, comedy and dance.
From James Graham's Olivier Award-winning Best New Play Punch and the cult phenomenon turned smash-hit musical Heathers, to imaginative looks at three fascinating trios: the comedians Tommy Cooper, Bob Monkhouse and Eric Morecambe in The Last Laugh, and Labour politicians Roy Jenkins, Denis Healey and Tony Crosland in The Gang of Three both direct from London runs there's a wealth of unforgettable stories. A gripping new production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time featuring Joe McFadden and Charlie Brooks sits alongside Noël Coward's celebrated comedy Present Laughter starring Tracy-Ann Oberman, James Dreyfus and Adrian Lukis.
More beloved novels come to the stage with Dickens classic A Tale of Two Cities and Khaled Hosseini's acclaimed A Thousand Splendid Suns, while Jane Asher, Matthew Cottle, David Robb and Samantha Womack evoke the fashion choices of the late Queen in By Royal Appointment, and Giovanna Fletcher returns in the tense thriller Before I Go To Sleep.
At the heart of the Christmas programme is Peter Pan: A Musical Adventure, brought to life by Chichester Festival Youth Theatre, and the return of Hey! Christmas Tree, alongside our much-loved Santas Grotto and Christmas Concerts. Enchanting ballet The Nutcracker rounds off the festive season in magical style.
An outstanding programme of one-night events includes Dame Judi Dench, Sir Derek Jacobi, The Archers Live at 75 and Sara Pascoe.
The Winter season follows the final shows of Festival 2026, created specially for our stages: A Midsummer Nights Dream relocates Shakespeares exuberant comedy to 1990s Sussex, where rave culture collides with magic on the South Downs; while in the MinervaTheatre, Antigone Exits brings Greek tragedy blazing into the present day. Meanwhile, our newest venue, The Nest, continues to buzz with a vibrant year-round programme.
BOOKING INFORMATION
Priority booking for Champions and Friends of Chichester Festival Theatre opens:
Saturday 5 September from 9am (online and by booking form only)
Tuesday 8 September from 10am (phone and in person)
Groups and schools booking opens:
Thursday 10 September from 9am
Public booking opens:
Saturday 12 September from 9am (online only)
Tuesday 15 September from 10am (phone and in person)
Box Office 01243 781312; online cft.org.uk
PROLOGUE: £5 tickets for 16 30s
An allocation of tickets priced at just £5 is available for 16 to 30 year olds for many
