EM FORSTER THEATRE
April 2026
Live Performance in the Heart of Tonbridge
Listings
THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR
Saturday 14th – Sunday 15th March | Tickets: £14 Age: 1+
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show has been dazzling audiences around the globe for over ten years, faithfully bringing Eric Carle’s timeless classics to the stage.
Alongside The Very Hungry Caterpillar, the show features three other Eric Carle stories Brown Bear, Brown Bear, 10 Little Rubber Ducks and The Very Busy Spider. These beloved tales are brought to life by a captivating cast of storytellers, sweeping original music, and stunning puppetry.
THE GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF MUSICAL
Wednesday 1st – Saturday 4th April – Tickets: £19 – £24
This Easter, LAMPS return with a heart-warming celebration of all things baking with The Great British Bake Off Musical. This stage adaptation of the popular television show features a group of amateur bakers competing in the famous tent. Follow their journeys of self-discovery, friendships, rivalries and challenges they face throughout the competition. Moments of sincerity and emotion are combined with the light-heartedness of the famous TV show and accompanied by witty songs with plenty of heart.Don’t miss this uplifting show, complete with soggy bottoms and showstoppers. On your marks, get set, BOOK!
HADESTOWN: TEEN EDITION
Thursday 9th – Saturday 11th April– Tickets: £18 – £20
This Easter, see the haunting and beautiful folk opera Hadestown: Teen Edition performed by The Talentz Musical Theatre Company. The show follows two intertwining love stories. That of young Orpheus and his mythical quest to overcome Hades and regain the favour of his one true love, Eurydice, and that of immortal King Hades and lady Persephone. Set to a jazz inflected score, this show invites you on a hell-raising journey to the underworld and back.
NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: ALL MY SONS
Thursday 23rd April 7.00pm – Tickets £16, £14 Students
Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) and Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Hard Truths) feature in a five-star, triumphantly acclaimed new production of Arthur Miller’s classic play, from visionary director Ivo Van Hove (A View from the Bridge). One family, the heart of the American dream. When wartime delivers profits for Joe, it comes at a price when his partner is charged with criminal manufacturing deals, and his eldest son goes missing in action. Will peacetime bring peace of mind, or will he be confronted by the consequence of his actions? Filmed live from the West End, Paapa Essiedu (I May Destroy You), Tom Glynn-Carney (House of the Dragon), and Hayley Squires (I, Daniel Blake) also feature in this disturbingly prescient play.
TONBRIDGE SUPER-COMEDY NIGHT
Friday 24th April 7.30pm – Tickets: £15
Join us for the same great comedy night, but bigger! We are excited to welcome big names in Comedy to the stage here. Headlining will be Lucy Porter, Hal Cruttenden and compere for the evening is James Dowdeswell. This is an unmissable night of comedy on our main stage.
ROLLERCOASTER
Saturday 25th April 7.00pm – Tickets: £15
Ultra-modern pop-punk juggling! Surrounded by a huge inflatable blue structure and accompanied by electro beats composed of distorted rollercoaster sounds, Peden shares his cutting-edge tricks inspired by corkscrews, adrenalin, and high-tech seatbelts. The show features a 4-meter transparent tube making balls spiral around Wes’ body, contemporary spinning plate rituals, epic 3-ball disco juggling, and invisible seatbelts providing the safety to perform some of the most difficult juggling ever done on stage!
MY LIFE WITH KENNETH WILLIAMS
Thursday 30th April 7.30pm – Tickets: £22, £19 students
David Benson burst onto the theatre scene in 1996 with Think No Evil Of Us: My Life With Kenneth Williams. Critics, audiences and close friends of Williams were unanimous in their praise of this show that took the Edinburgh Fringe by storm. Thirty years on, and in celebration of Kenneth Williams’ 100th Birthday, David Benson revisits his now legendary portrait of the much-missed Carry On star in this new version of the show, giving an impeccable and unsparing portrayal of the tormented comic genius.
Age 12+
Venue Box Office
EM Forster Theatre 01732 304241
Tonbridge School
Book online: www.emftheatre.com
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