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Kate Butch: Choose Your Own Cabaret
Friday 17 April
Drunk Women Solving Crime
Thursday 23 April

Whats on?

Check out our jam-packed line up, crammed full of familiar favourites, brand new shows, and famous faces we’ve been waiting to welcome to our stage.

Michelle de Swarte: The Afters
Thu 16 Apr 2026, 20:00 PM BST
Comedy
Michelle de Swarte is back with her entourage of trademark razor-sharp wit and no-holds-barred storytelling. After the main event's highs and lows, Michelle wonders what to do after the party. Sh...
Kate Butch: Choose Your Own Cabaret
Fri 17 Apr 2026, 20:00 PM BST
Comedy
Lee Martin for Gag Reflex PresentsHot on the heels of her smash-hit Wuthering Shites tour, is back, covering the UK with her trademark wit, campery and vocal stylings. Join the star of RuPaul&rs...
Imagine Lennon
Sun 19 Apr 2026, 19:30 PM BST
Music
Running time: approx. 2 hours 30 minutes (including interval)Experience an unforgettable and intimate evening celebrating the legacy of John Lennon, brought to life by the internationally acclaimed Ty...
Michelle de Swarte: The Afters
Thu 16 Apr 2026, 20:00 PM BST
Comedy
Michelle de Swarte is back with her entourage of trademark razor-sharp wit and no-holds-barred storytelling. After the main event's highs and lows, Michelle wonders what to do after the party. Sh...
Kate Butch: Choose Your Own Cabaret
Fri 17 Apr 2026, 20:00 PM BST
Comedy
Lee Martin for Gag Reflex PresentsHot on the heels of her smash-hit Wuthering Shites tour, is back, covering the UK with her trademark wit, campery and vocal stylings. Join the star of RuPaul&rs...
Drunk Women Solving Crime
Thu 23 Apr 2026, 20:00 PM BST
Comedy
Hit comedy podcast Drunk Women Solving Crime is back on tour for 2026!After past sell out runs across the UK and the Edinburgh Fringe, hosts Hannah George and Taylor Glenn are taking to the road to re...
Imagine Lennon
Sun 19 Apr 2026, 19:30 PM BST
Music
Running time: approx. 2 hours 30 minutes (including interval)Experience an unforgettable and intimate evening celebrating the legacy of John Lennon, brought to life by the internationally acclaimed Ty...
Fleetwood Bac
Fri 08 May 2026, 19:30 PM BST
Music
Fleetwood Bac were the world’s first and are regarded as the UK’s most authentic Fleetwood Mac Tribute show, raved about by Peter Green’s biographer, and were the firs...
Red Leicester Choir: Celebrating 30 years Of Continuing Protest
Sat 09 May 2026, 15:00 PM BST
Music
Join Red Leicester Choir and fellow Midland's based Campaign Choirs for a concert of stirring songs promoting peace and social justice.Proceeds will go to international and music charities.
58 - The Musical: A Rehearsed Reading
Mon 20 Apr 2026, 15:00 PM BST
Performance
58 – The Musical is a powerful new hybrid theatre production by 81-year-old playwright Jim Green, blending human storytelling with AI-assisted music.Set in 1958 London, it follows Sheila, Fay an...
Play Reading Group
Mon 20 Apr 2026, 18:30 PM BST
Performance
Monday evening: 6.30 -8.30pm What is it? Who’s it for?A weekly, inclusive & informal space to read, study & discuss a play. Theatre history, playwrighting & everything in between. ...
IGC Scratch Night
Thu 30 Apr 2026, 19:30 PM BST
Performance
Join In Good Company and The Y Theatre for a night of new fresh work from artists in the Midlands. One ticket gets you access to a night of new work and the possibility of seeing the beginning of the ...
Cosmic Theatre School present Hadestown: Teen Edition
Sat 02 May 2026, 13:00 PM BST
Family
Step into the world of myth and music with Hadestown: Teen Edition, performed by the talented cast of Cosmic Theatre. This reimagined take on Anaïs Mitchell’s Tony Award-winning musical bri...
Theatretrain Market Harborough presents The Addams Family: School Edition!
Sat 20 Jun 2026, 13:00 PM BST
Family
Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, is all grown up and has a shocking secret that only Gomez knows. She’s fallen in love with a sweet, young man from a respectable family....
Nick Cope Family Show For 2026!
Sat 26 Sep 2026, 11:00 AM BST
Family
Come and join Nick Cope for a delightful fun filled musical hour featuring all your favourite Nick Cope hits and more.Nick has been writing and recording his beautiful and totally unique songs for chi...

New Spring Brochure!

Spring into a sensational season of shows in 2026 crammed with comedy, music, theatre, family shows, and much more. So what are you waiting for? Take a look now!

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