Chichester Festival 2024

Chichester Festival 2024 Chichester Festival Theatre’s Festival 2024 – the first season programmed by new Artistic Director Justin Audibert – has today been announced by Justin and Executive Director Kathy Bourne. Festival 2024 includes seven world premieres, a spectacular summer Read More …

Peak Stuff | Minerva Theatre Chichester | Review

Peak Stuff Minerva Theatre Chichester Director: Neil Bettles Commissioned by ThickSkin and Lawrence Batley TheatreSupported by Shakespeare North Playhouse and Wigan Council A new play by Billie Collins Thursday 15 – 17 February 2024 I emerged from the Minerva Theatre, Read More …

The Three Billy Goats Gruff | Minerva Theatre Chichester | Review

The Three Billy Goats Gruff Minerva Theatre Chichester What a great way to start the build-up to Christmas, and potentially a life long love of live theatre, than with the joyful hit musical The Three Billy Goats Gruff aimed at Read More …

The Inquiry | Minerva Theatre, Chichester | Review

The Inquiry Minerva Theatre, Chichester The final production of Festival 23, currently playing in the intimate Minerva Theatre, is a new drama by Harry Davies.  Harry is an investigative journalist at The Guardian but he has a background in theatre Read More …

Never Have I Ever | Minerva Theatre, Chichester | Review

Never Have I Ever Minerva Theatre, Chichester Friday 1st – Saturday 30th September 2023 A world premiere currently playing at the intimate Minerva Theatre Chichester is Never Have I Ever.  A first play, written in a matter of days, by Read More …

Rock Follies | Minerva Theatre, Chichester | Review

Rock Follies Minerva Theatre, Chichester August 2023 During the 1970s, an era when the nation’s TV viewing was split between a mere three channels, a show spanning only 12 episodes over the period of two years became a television classic. Read More …

Mom, How did you meet the Beatles? | Minerva Theatre, Chichester | Review

Mom, How did you meet the Beatles? Minerva Theatre Chichester June 2023 Written by Adrienne Kennedy and Adam P. KennedyDirected by Diyan Zora Wow! What a play! What a performance! Adrienne Kennedy, renowned New Yorker playwright, is now 91 years Read More …

4000 Miles | Minerva Theatre Chichester | Review

4000 Miles Minerva Theatre, Chichester May 2023 The Minerva opener for Festival 2023 is Amy Herzog’s award-winning play 4000 Miles.  A compassionate, inter-generational snapshot of the unfolding relationship that develops between a grandmother and her grandson.  Directed by Sir Richard Read More …

Theatre South East’s 2022 Favourites

2022! Coming out of the pandemic has been amazing and a welcome relief for theatre employees and everyone who works in the industry, onstage, in the orchestra pits, behind the scenes and in front of house. The lights were lit, Read More …

The Narcissist | Minerva Theatre, Chichester | Review

The Narcissist The Minerva Theatre, Chichester Written by Christopher ShinnDirected by Josh Seymour 26 August – 24 September 2022 This long anticipated play from American playwright Christopher Shinn should have come to the stage in 2020, delayed until now due Read More …