Chichester Festival Theatre

Say It Again, Sorry's The Importance of Being...Earnest? returns to Southampton

...Earnest?: Southampton audience members to take centre stage in madcap adaptat...

Matilda Bailes (Ruth), Nell Barlow (Kathy) and Angus Imrie (Tommy) in Never Let Me Go is at Chichester Festival Theatre. Picture Hugo Glendinning

Review | Adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go at Chichester Festival T...

The ensemble of Come From Away. Picture by Craig Sugden

Review | Come From Away at Chichester Festival Theatre: 'It's a 10/10 from me'

Tricia Paoluccio as Dolly Parton and Steven Webb as Kevin in Here You Come Again. Picture by Hugo Glendinning

New musical for this country megastar is 'fitting tribute to a living legend' | ...

Jasper Talbot as Mick Jagger, Brenock O'Connor as Keith Richards in Redlands at Chichester Festival Theatre. Photo by Ikin Yum

Review | 'Feel good, uplifting and humorous': Rolling Stones play at CFT

Cian Eagle-Service (Oliver) with Jamie Birkett (Mrs Sowerberry) in Oliver! at Chichester Festival Theatre. Photo by Johan Persson

Review | Oliver! at Chichester Festival Theatre: 'The CFT has done it again'

Melissa Milcote (Rhianna Dorris) and Young Alexander (Louisa Binder) in Coram Boy at Chichester Festival Theatre from May 24-June 15, 2024. Photo by Manuel Harlan

"One for fans of Dickens": Coram Boy at Chichester Festival Theatre | Review

James Corrigan (George Boleyn), Lucy-Phelps (Mary Boleyn), Freya-Mavor (Anne Boleyn) in CFT's The Other Boleyn Girl. Photo: Stephen Cummiskey

Review | CFT's season opener, The Other Boleyn Girl

Drop The Dead Donkey is at Chichester Festival Theatre from February 20-24, 2024. Picture by Manuel Harlan

"An entertaining evening": Drop The Dead Donkey at CFT | Review

Fiona Wade (Jenny), Jay McGuiness (Ben), Vera Chok (Lauren) in 2.22 - A Ghost Sory. Photo by Johan Persson

"I did not see the twists coming": 2:22 A Ghost Story at CFT | Review

Noises Off. Photo by Pamela Raith

Review | Noises Off at Chichester Festival Theatre: "Comfortingly familiar"

CFYT's production of The Jungle Book is at Chichester Festival Theatre from December 16-31, 2023. Picture by Johan Persson

Review | The Jungle Book at Chichester Festival Theatre: "CFYT are a class act"

Richard Parker the tiger and puppeteers in Life of Pi. Photo by Johan Persson

Review | Life of Pi at Chichester Festival Theatre: "Didn't live up to the hype"

Jonathan Slinger and Kirsty Bushell in A View From The Bridge at Chichester Festival Theatre, October 2023. Picture by The Other Richard

"Bleak but beautiful": A View From The Bridge at CFT | Review

The Sound of Music, Chichester Festival Theatre (photo by Manuel Harlan)

Review | "West End-worthy": The Sound of Music at Chichester Festival Theatre

Rakie Ayola and Jack Benjamin in Mom, How Did You Meet The Beatles? At Minerva Theatre, Chichester, June/July 2023. Picture by The Other Richard

Review | Mom, How Did You Meet The Beatles? at Minerva Theatre, Chichester

Most productions at the Chichester Festival Theatre and the Minerva find themselves somewhere on a sliding scale.

James Butler

The Vortex is at Chichester Festival Theatre from April 28-May 20, 2023. Production photos by Helen Murray

Review | Noel Coward's classic The Vortex at Chichester Festival Theatre

Bugsy Malone is at CFT from February 15-19, 2023. Picture by Pamela Raith

Review | Bugsy Malone revisited at Chichester Festival Theatre

Ian McKellen and John Bishop in Mother Goose, at Chichester Festival Theatre from February 7-11, 2023. Picture by Manuel Harlan

Review | Mother Goose at CFT: with John Bishop and Ian McKellen

The company of Girl From The North Country, at Chichester Festival Theatre in January, 2023. Picture by Johan Persson

Review | Bob Dylan musical Girl From the North Country at CFT

The cast of The Lavender Hill Mob, at Chichester Festival Theatre from January 10-14, 2023. Picture by Hugo Glendinning

Review | The Lavender Hill Mob at Chichester Festival Theatre

Milena Harrison (Mole), Spencer Dixon (Ratty), Jack Keane (Toad) & Alfie Ayling (Badger) in Chichester Festival Youth Theatre’s The Wind in the Willows. Photo by Manuel Harlan

Review | The Wind in The Willows at Chichester Festival Theatre

Six is at Chichester Festival theatre from November 22-27, 2022

Review | West End hit Six at Chichester Festival Theatre

The Famous Five by Enid Blyton adapted for Stage in a New Musical at Chichester Festival Theatre. Picture by The Other Richard

Review | The Famous Five: A New Musical at Chichester Festival Theatre

Marc Elliott (Andy) & Jenna Russell (Susan) in Woman in Mind at Chichester Festival Theatre. Photo by Johan Persson

Review | Woman in Mind at Chichester Festival Theatre: 'Well worth a visit'

Mrs Warren's Profession - Rose Quentin & Caroline Quentin

Chichester Festival Theatre winter season unveiled

Sing Yer Heart Out For The Lads at Minerva Theatre, Chichester. Samuel Armfield, Makir Ahmed and Rob Compton. Photo by Helen Murray

Review | Sing Yer Heart Out For The Lads, Minerva Theatre, Chichester

I have often waxed lyrical about the joy of having the Chichester Festival Theatre on our doorstep.

James George

Charlie Stemp (centre) as Bobby Child & members of the company in Crazy for You at Chichester Festival Theatre

Review | Crazy For You at Chichester Festival Theatre

Tim Peake on the International Space Station. His show My Journey To Space is in his hometown at Chichester Festival Theatre on March 4, 2023. Picture by ESA-NASA

Astronaut Tim Peake to perform extra date of his show in hometown of Chichester

Henry Goodman as Hercule Poirot & Taz Munyaneza as Mary Debenham in Murder on the Orient Express at Chichester Festival Theatre. Photo by Johan Persson

Review | Murder on The Orient Express at Chichester Festival Theatre

The Unfriend (Amanda Abbington, Reece Shearsmith, Frances Barber) at CFT, Festival 2022 Photo by Seamus Ryan

Star names announced at Chichester Festival Theatre’s diamond anniversary season

Michael Morpurgo’s Private Peaceful is at CFT from March 1-5, 2022. Picture by Manuel Harlan

Review | Private Peaceful at the Chichester Festival Theatre: 'If you’re a Morpu...

Tom Hiddleston. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)

Tom Hiddleston cameos in Morecambe and Wise tribute The Play What I Wrote at CFT

Sam Spruell (Father Flynn) and Monica Dolan (Sister Aloysius) in Doubt at Chichester Festival Theatre. Photo by Johan Persson

Review | Doubt: A Parable, at Chichester Festival Theatre: 'A top-notch producti...

Archie Elliott (Pinocchio) and company in Chichester Festival Youth Theatre's Christmas 2020 show, Pinocchio. Photo by Manuel Harlan

Review | Pinocchio at Chichester Festival Theatre: 'Stunning ensemble theatre'

Doña Croll (Marjorie), Hayley Carmichael (Kathleen), Daniel Cerqueira (Harry) and John Mackay (Jack) in Chichester Festival Theatre’s Home, October 2021. Photo by Helen Maybanks

Review | Home at Chichester Festival Theatre

Portsmouth's Kings Theatre will be be taking part in the discount scheme.

How you can get discounted theatre tickets in Portsmouth

Tara Tijani (centre, as July), Perola Congo and Trevor Laird in The Long Song at Chichester Festival Theatre. Photo by Manuel Harlan

Review | The Long Song at Chichester Festival Theatre: 'Well worth the wait'

The company of South Pacific at Chichester Festival Theatre, summer 2021. Picture by Johan Persson

Chichester Festival Theatre gears up for busy winter season of big names

The company of South Pacific at Chichester Festival Theatre, summer 2021. Picture by Johan Persson

Review | South Pacific at Chichester Festival Theatre: 'The performances run gor...

Watching Never Tickle a Tiger at Family Fun in The Park by Chichester Festival Theatre. Picture: Chris Broom

Review | Family Fun in The Park, Oaklands Park, Chichester: ‘Quality children’s ...

South Pacific is the big show in the Chichester Festival Theatre summer season 2020

Chichester Festival Theatre announces summer season shows

Archie Elliott (Pinocchio) and company in CFYT's Christmas 2020 show, Pinocchio. Photo by Manuel Harlan

Pinocchio at Chichester Festival Theatre: 'This company never fails to deliver'

You can go to the theatre, but England played Wales last week in a totally empty 90,000 Wembley Stadium. Picture: Glynn Kirk/Pool via AP)

Our Government hated football fans in the 1980s, and they’ve got the same contem...

Chichester Festival Theatre hosted its outdoor concert on August 31

Chichester Festival Theatre presents Concert in the Park – Review

How theatres have stepped up to help others during COVID-19 pandemic

Ageless Week at Chichester Festival Theatre - Photo Richard Gibbons

Week of digital creativity and community at Chichester Festival Theatre

CFT summer fun (C) Richard Gibbons

Chichester Festival Theatre: " just lovely to see beaming, smiling faces again"

Bohemian Rhapsody at Loxwood

Bohemian Rhapsody offers epic night at Loxwood Drive-In Movies

Hugh Bonneville

Hugh Bonneville: "Lockdown has given me a sense of what matters"

Kate Meets Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss

Chichester Festival Theatre offers online discussion with Steven Moffat and Mark...

Cinema general manager Walter Francisco

Chichester Cinema at New Park eyes up early-autumn reopening

Hugh Bonneville

Hugh Bonneville and Omid Djalili among the stars as live entertainment returns t...

Jonathan Church

Former Chichester Festival Theatre boss sums up the state of play

Daniel Evans, Artistic Director of Chichester Festival Theatre. Photo by Tobias Key

Possibility of Chichester Festival Theatre autumn season now on the horizon

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