Welcome
Matt Rogers. 1971 - 2025
Dear Everyman Patrons, Friends and Supporters,
It is with a heavy heart that I dedicate my introduction to our summer season to Matt Rogers, who passed away recently following a 3 year battle with Leukemia.
Matt has been part of the Everyman Theatre family for 22 years and served as our Theatre Manager for 15 of those years. He was extraordinarily dedicated to delivering the best possible care to our staff and everyone who visited the Everyman each and every week. Matt had a very calm and reassuring presence here and the outpouring of grief from our staff has been very humbling to witness.
The concepts of service and duty, which seem somehow outmoded these days, were not to Matt. He served this theatre with passion and instilled a duty of care within his team, meaning our guests received the best possible service, our shows went up on time and everyone was treated with courtesy and respect. He gave more time to the theatre than we could ever expect, and his dedication to the Everyman will always be remembered.
Matt was also devoted to his family. We all extend our best wishes to his teenage daughter and will try and support his family as best we can.
On your next visit to the theatre we hope that you will benefit from the legacy of Matt’s dedication to our guests and will experience the best possible evening at the theatre. Please share a thought for those staff members who not only lost a colleague, but for some, the very best of friends. Matt believed in the old theatre cliché that the show must go on. In his memory we will make sure that it does and look forward to seeing you very soon at the Everyman Theatre.
Sincerely,
Mark Goucher, Chief Executive
@EverymanTheatreCheltenham
@EverymanChelt
@EverymanChelt
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Eat at the Everyman
Café Everyman
The Everyman's Café is open from 9:30am to 5:00pm, Monday to Saturday serving brunch, lunch and light bites from 10am.
To book a café table come and see us, or email: catering@everymantheatre.org.uk
Private Events
Are you looking for a space to hold a meeting, community group or celebration? We can cater bespoke events for groups up to 50 people in our private dining spaces.
Please email: Millie.Bell@everymantheatre.org.uk
Brand New Supper Club Menu
From May, you’ll be able to find more delicious options for your pre-show meal. Choose from the Prix Fix menu for £25 for two courses, £28 for three courses, or treat yourself to some dishes from our delicious A la carte menu. Our monthly menu can be viewed here: everymantheatre.org.uk/visit/food
To book email: catering@everymanthetre.org.uk or call the Box Office on 01242 572 573
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Peter James' Picture You Dead
Hot on the heels of the latest instalment of the acclaimed ITV Series Grace, Superintendent Roy Grace is back in a brand-new Peter James stage adaptation and world premiere of the bestselling Picture You Dead.
Starring Strictly Come Dancing winner, presenter and stage actor Ore Oduba (Pretty Woman, The Rocky Horror Show), Fiona Wade, who starred this year in 2:22 A Ghost Story following 12 years in Emmerdale, and with Casualty’s George Rainsford (Call the Midwife, 2:22 A Ghost Story) returning as DSI Roy Grace.
With a total of 20 Sunday Times best sellers to his name, Picture You Dead, the
seventh thrilling stage adaption, cements Peter James’s Grace Series as the most successful modern-day crime stage franchise since Agatha Christie.
Back home in Brighton, DSI Grace investigates a cold case that leads him to the secretive world of fine art, but beneath the respectable veneer lurks a dark underworld of greed, deception and murder.
When an unsuspecting couple buys a potentially long-lost masterpiece from a car boot sale, they discover that their dream find is about to turn into their worst nightmare, and only Grace can stop them from paying the ultimate price.
Tue 27 – Sat 31 May
Evenings: Tue – Sat 7.30pm
Matinees: Thu, Sat 2pm
Tickets from £19 Age guidance 13+
North By Northwest
It would be strange, would it not, if, in a city of seven million people, one man were never mistaken for another...
But that is exactly what happens to Roger Thornhill, reluctant hero of North by Northwest, when a mistimed phone call to his mother lands him smack bang in the middle of a Cold War conspiracy. Now he’s on the run, dodging spies, airplanes and a femme fatale who might not be all she seems.
Theatre legend Emma Rice takes on film legend Alfred Hitchcock in this riotously funny reworking that turns the original thriller on its head. With just six shape-shifting performers, a fabulous ‘50s soundtrack and a LOT of suitcases, this dazzling production plays with the heart, mind and soul. Join us for a night of glamour, romance, jeopardy and a liberal sprinkling of tender truths.
Based on the Turner Entertainment Co. Film North by Northwest
Produced by special arrangement with Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures and Kay & McLean Productions
Tue 3 –Sat 7 June
Evenings: Tue – Sat 7.30pm
Matinees: Thu & Sat 2pm
Captioned: Thu 7.30pm
Rat Pack Live
They defined cool during their Fifties and Sixties Vegas heyday–Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr.
Combining the full sound of big band swing with charisma, panache and swagger, the trio –collectively known as The Rat Pack, had attitude to spare. Rat Pack Live invites you to be part of the gang and features all the patter and razzamatazz of their infamous live shows. So prepare yourself for the UK’s most authentic Rat Pack concert experience...
This brilliant production revives all time favourites such as New York, New York, That’s Amore, My Way, Mr Bojangles and That’s Life.
This is a tribute show and is in no way affiliated with any original artists/estates/management companies or similar shows.
…Earnest?
The Edinburgh Fringe smash-hit …Earnest? arrives at the Everyman Theatre following rave reviews ahead of a West End run.
When a traditional production of Oscar Wilde’s classic play gets underway, everything seems to be going perfectly to plan… that is, until the lead actor fails to arrive on cue and an actual audience member is chosen to star in the show. What follows is a madcap medley of impromptu games and spontaneous solutions as the desperate director does his best to keep this faithful production going.
This one-of-a-kind comedy sensation is completely different, completely chaotic, and completely Wilde every single night. Guaranteed to have you laughing whether you’re sitting in the audience… or performing onstage …Earnest? is perfect for fans of The Play That Goes Wrong and Noises Off!
Mon 9 June
7.30pm
Tickets from £27
EVERYMAN THEATRE MAIN HOUSE
Tue 10 - Wed 11 Jun
7.30pm
Tickets from £23.50
EVERYMAN THEATRE MAIN HOUSE
Walk Right Back: The Everly Brothers’
Story
Immerse yourself in a wave of pure rock and roll nostalgia with Walk Right Back!
Presented by the creators of That'll Be The Day, this show recounts the tale of those two Kentucky Boys who created unparalleled vocal magic - The Everly Brothers.
Brace yourself for a thrilling journey from their roots in Kentucky to their glorious reunion at London's Royal Albert Hall, boasting signature guitar riffs and those unforgettable harmonies. Featuring smash hits like Bye Bye Love, Wake Up Little Susie and All I Have To Do Is Dream, each rendition is performed with infectious energy and captures the heartfelt essence of The Everly Brothers.
The Tux Fizz Xperience
The multi-award-winning band is bringing its unique combination of style, energy, and talent to the big stageand it is a night you will not want to miss.
Get ready to be electrified as this 12-piece show band ignites the stage with live performances of iconic hits from legendary artists, including Prince, Tina Turner, Queen, Adele, Whitney Houston, Elton John, R.E.M, Michael Jackson and many more.
So put on your dancing shoes and get ready to experience the thrill of your favourite songs being given the Tux Fizz treatment; an immersive experience that will ignite your senses and stay with you long after the final note fades away.
The Magic Of The Bee Gees
Direct from the West End. . .
Whether you’re a brother or whether you’re a mother, when the feeling's gone and you can't go on, it's time to put on your dancing shoes, for the night out of the year you have been waiting for, as we celebrate the songs of music royalty, The Bee Gees.
Join us for this breath-taking concert spectacular, including all your favourite songs, including Night Fever, Stayin’ Alive, More Than a Woman and many more!
Ensuring the Gibb brothers’ incredible legacy of classic hit songs is well and truly stayin’ alive!
This is a tribute show and is no way affiliated with any original artists/estates/ management companies or similar shows.
Thu 12 Jun
7.30pm
Tickets from £25
EVERYMAN THEATRE MAIN HOUSE Fri 13 Jun
7.30pm
Tickets from £25
EVERYMAN THEATRE MAIN HOUSE Sat 14 Jun 7.30pm
Tickets from £27
EVERYMAN THEATRE MAIN HOUSE
ANNE REID CAROLINE QUENTIN
JAMES
DREYFUS JAMES WILBY
By Royal Appointment
The late Queen Elizabeth II was famous for her discretion. She never said anything in public that could ruffle the lightest of feathers. But she had one way of expressing what she really thought – through her wardrobe.
By Royal Appointment is a funny, poignant and celebratory new play about the kind of power that only a Queen can wield – she charms the world through coats and admonishes her family through a carefully chosen hat.
But the Queen herself is uninterested in fashion, her look is managed by her Designer, her Milliner and most powerful of all, her Dresser who was a working-class girl who goes from advising the Queen on the colour of her lipsticks to the real power behind the throne. But the Dresser, like all royal favourites is living on borrowed time.
By Royal Appointment is a behind the scenes peek into the world of our most popular monarch and the image she presented to the world. Starring national treasure Anne Reid as The Queen, doyen of stage and screen Caroline Quentin as The Dresser, with Olivier awardwinning James Dreyfus as The Milliner and Merchant Ivory and Poldark legendary James Wilby as The Designer. The new play is written by Daisy Goodwin who created the hit ITV series Victoria and directed by former Artistic Director of Shakespeare’s Globe, Dominic Dromgoole.
"Goodwin's dialogue crackles with wit - a natural storyteller"
The Times
Tue 17 –Sat 21 June
Evenings: Tue – Sat 7.30pm
Matinees: Thu & Sat 2pm
Caroline Quentin
James Dreyfus James Wilby
Anne Reid
Join The Everyman Theatre's Community Choirs!
Everyvoice is a network of community choirs for all ages, led by Caroline Mander.
Members range from 5 to 95 years old; all local people who sing, perform, build friendships, and have fun!
Join Us
Terms are 10 weeks (x 3 a year) and cost £75 per term. Discretionary bursaries available.
For more info or to register, email everyvoice@everymantheatre.org.uk or call 01242 572573 Fre
Adult Community Choirs
Early Birds: Weds 10am – 11am @ The Everyman Theatre (Matchams)
Happy Harmonies: Weds 5.45pm – 6.45pm @ The Isbourne Centre
Seven O’Clock Sounds: Currently full
Laughter and Lyrics: Friday 10:00 – 11:00am @ The Everyman Theatre (Matchams)
Children and Young People's Choir
For ages 5 – 14, covering contemporary music and musical theatre!
Fresh Sounds: Thursday 10am – 11am @ The Everyman Theatre (Matchams)
Just Between Ourselves
Five birthdays.
Two unhappy marriages.
One possessive mother.
It's 1976. Dennis tinkers in his garage, cheerfully indifferent to his wife Vera's impending breakdown. Marjorie hovers in the background, making tea and finding fault. Neil has planned a birthday surprise for his wife, but Pam doesn't share his enthusiasm, preoccupied by frustrations of her own.
In perhaps his most emotionally charged play, Alan Ayckbourn masterfully evokes a world of hidden tensions and suppressed hostility. He skilfully navigates the tightrope between comedy and tragedy,
Tue 8 - Sat 12 Jul
Evenings: Tue – Sat 7.30pm
Matinees: Thu & Sat 2pm
guiding us towards a hilarious yet chilling finale.
An Olivier and Tony Award-winning playwright, Alan Ayckbourn's ninety plays have been produced worldwide. Notable successes include The Norman Conquests, Relatively Speaking, Bedroom Farce, A Chorus of Disapproval, and Communicating Doors.
Following successful tours of Absent Friends (2015) and Absurd Person Singular (2020-21), Alan Ayckbourn's 1976 masterclass in suburban comedy and heartbreak will form the centrepiece of London Classic Theatre's 25th Anniversary celebrations.
Tickets from £15
EVERYMAN THEATRE MAIN HOUSE
Chuckl. Presents Cheltenham XL Comedy Club featuring Tom Davis
Chuckl. proudly presents the magnificent Tom Davis, Terry Alderton, Jack Skipper and Suzy Bennett
Tom Davis is best known for hit shows King Gary, The Curse, Live at the Apollo and Murder in Successville, as well as his hugely popular podcast Wolf and Owl with Romesh Ranganathan, which has received critical acclaim and sold out live shows. Tom is also known for his stand out performance in Wonka and multiple appearances on A League of Their Own, The Ranganation, Judge Romesh, and Action Team.
Tom can be seen performing up and down the country to sell-out audiences.
Dad’s Army Radio Show
Two actors, two microphones, over twenty-five charactersand lots of sound effects!
Three episodes of the popular sitcom - adapted for radio for the very first time - are hilariously and lovingly enacted on stage by two master performers - complete with sound effects, vintage music and all your favourite Perry and Croft characters and catchphrases. As seen on Dad's Army: The Animations (UKTV Gold), David Benson (Goodnight Sweetheart and One Man, Two Guvnors) and Jack Lane (Wisdom of a Fool and 7 Days) will transport you right back to Walmington.
‘Benson and Lane’s two-man Army are a comedy force to be reckoned with.’
***** Radio Times
The Simon & Garfunkel Story
Few shows have experienced the phenomenal global success of The Simon & Garfunkel Story, with multiple sold-out shows in over 50-countries worldwide and over 20 headline performances in London’s West End, including multiple appearances at the worldfamous London Palladium.
Using huge projection photos and original film footage, the international hit show tells the story of the origins and meteoric rise of Simon & Garfunkel blended together seamlessly with a full live band performing all the hits, including Mrs Robinson, Cecilia, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Homeward Bound and many more.
Sat 28 June
7.30pm
Tickets from £29
EVERYMAN THEATRE MAIN HOUSE
Mon 7 July 7.30pm
Tickets from £22
EVERYMAN THEATRE MAIN HOUSE
Wed 16 Jul
7.30pm
Tickets from £27
EVERYMAN THEATRE MAIN HOUSE
An Audience With John Cleese
Spend an evening in the company of the legendary comic John Cleese…
A man who continues to make us laugh, rock the boat, inspire, and shake things up.
Some of John’s life highlights are attending Cambridge University to read Law; being a member of the university's legendary Footlights group, where he wrote and performed in comedy reviews such as Cambridge Circus, which toured internationally and went on to spawn so many other comedy classics, such as I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again, Monty Pythons’s Flying Circus and the Monty Python film with Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones and Michael Palin.
And let’s not forget one of the funniest series ever, that John and then-wife Connie Booth collaborated in, the legendary television series Fawlty Towers.
Mon 14 - Tue 15 Jul
Evenings: 7.30pm
Tickets from £34
EVERYMAN THEATRE MAIN HOUSE
King Arthur
Camelot is in trouble. King Arthur knows that if he doesn’t turn things around, this civilisation will be forgotten and known as nothing more than a dull time in British history. But when three hapless squires approach him about changing that legacy… a legend is born.
Teaming up with one of UK theatre’s best comedy writers and directors, John Nicholson
Thu 17 – Sat 19 Jul
Evenings: Thu – Sat 7pm Sat 2pm
(The Time Machine), award-winning funny men Le Navet Bete (Treasure Island, The Three Musketeers, Dracula: The Bloody Truth) come to the Everyman for the first time with a brand-new laugh-out-loud comedy for the whole family, this hilarious retelling of the Arthurian legends will have audiences crying with laughter and becoming part of the legend themselves!
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Sense and Sensibility
Celebrate Jane Austen’s 250th birthday with us at the Everyman Theatre!
Travel back in time to Regency England to celebrate Jane Austen’s 250th birthday with this fresh, new adaptation of her classic novel Sense and Sensibility. It’s the story of the Dashwood sisters Elinor and Marianne, forced to leave their beloved home in Sussex and relocate to rural Worcestershire, where they navigate a new life and a series of romantic encounters.
Populated with Austen’s well-loved characters – the reserved Edward Ferrars, gentlemanly Colonel Brandon, unbelievably handsome John Willoughby and many more – the Worcester Repertory Company’s fast-paced and fun adaptation remains true to the original story while adding the occasional quirk and twist!
If you have any sense, you’ll join us for some light-hearted fun and frivolity at the Everyman Theatre this summer.
Wed 23
– Sat 26 Jul
Evenings: Wed – Sat 7.30pm
Matinees: Thu & Sat 2pm
Tickets from £17
EVERYMAN THEATRE MAIN HOUSE
Murder By Misadventure
Inspired by reality, fueled by fiction, driven by murder. Harry Kent and Paul Riggs and may be a successful crime writing team, but personally they couldn't be more different. Harold has invested his fortune wisely and lives with his glamorous wife in a apartment overlooking the Sussex coast, Paul however has spent all his money on women and booze and is badly in debt. Have they got one more perfect murder plot in them, them? One more blockbuster hit? Their longtime partnership is put to the test when one of them wants out. As their professional relationship turns sour, the lines between fact and fiction blur, and a real-life murder plot unfolds. Will their years of crafting intricate whodunits help them get away with the perfect crime and provide a plot twist to die for?
“This edge-of-the-seat thriller keeps the heart racing to the bitter end. A sure-fire winner!"
The Stage
“The last-scene denouement turns every available table, until you are left giddy with bewilderment ...”
Evening Standard
Tue 29 Jul
– Sat 2nd Aug
Evenings: Tue – Sat 7.30pm
Matinees: Thu & Sat 2pm
Tickets from £15
EVERYMAN THEATRE MAIN HOUSE
Wilko: Love and Death and Rock ‘n’ Roll
In 2012, Wilko Johnson, the iconic rock star and founder of legendary Essex band Dr Feelgood, was told he had inoperable cancer and a year to live.
Refusing all treatment, he decided to spend his last months living meaningfully: seeing the people, places and things which meant most to him during his remarkable life. Then, a miracle happened…
A mixture of words, rock ‘n’ roll, and quotes from the man himself, Wilko: Love and Death and Rock ‘n’ Roll tells the amazing, uplifting true story of Wilko, the Canvey Island legend. A play with live music, which transfered to Southwark Playhouse Borough following critical and audience acclaim in its initial run at Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch in 2023.
“An incredible night out. Highly recommended"
“A stonking star turn...Johnson Willis is wonderful”
The Guardian
Tue 5
– Sat 9 Aug
Evenings: Tue – Sat 7.30pm
Matinees: Thu & Sat 2pm
Tickets from £19
EVERYMAN THEATRE MAIN HOUSE
The Princess Proms
Calling all Princesses & Princes, we invite you to an enchanting concert singing the magical themes from your favourite Princess movies.
Performing the magical music of
• Frozen
• Wicked
• Moana
• The Little Mermaid
• Beauty and The Beast
• The Greatest Showman and many more.
Age Guidance: 3+
Go Your Own Way: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac
From the Adelphi Theatre in London’s West End, Go Your Own Way is a Global smash hit spellbinding show featuring the music from the legendary multiple Grammy Award Winning Fleetwood Mac.
Their rock 'n' roll legacy is beautifully performed by a highly talented and acclaimed ensemble of musicians who will take audiences on a powerful journey through their incredible song book. With hits including Dreams, Don’t Stop, Everywhere, Rhiannon, The Chain, Little Lies, Big Love and many more.
"Absolutely phenomenal in every single way, the attention to detail is uncanny. Every Mac fan must see this show” BBC Sheffield
An Evening with Marilyn
What does it mean to be a sex symbol? Is she looking for a husband? And what really happened with the president?
An Evening with Marilyn is a laugh-out-loud, immersive, comedic and heartfelt tribute to Hollywood's most iconic blonde Bombshell! This brilliantly funny, one-woman show with her sensational live band, takes you on a journey through the life of the silver screen's brightest star.
A celebration of the golden era, we tell the stories, sing the songs and try to answer the burning questions of the day with an honest, funny and captivating performance.
An Evening with Marilyn is everything you want from a close-up experience, in an evening with the star. A tribute to a global icon!
Tue 12 Aug
1.30pm & 4pm
Tickets from £26
EVERYMAN THEATRE MAIN HOUSE
Wed 13 Aug
7.30pm
Tickets from £27
EVERYMAN THEATRE MAIN HOUSE
Sat 16 Aug
7.30pm
Tickets from £27
EVERYMAN THEATRE MAIN HOUSE
Joel Dommett: Happy Idiot New Dawn Fades
Joel returns to his stand-up roots with a brand-new show. With glamorous tales from behind the camera and less glamorous anecdotes of firsttime fatherhood.
As presenter of Saturday night smash-hit The Masked Singer, ITV2’s I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here: Extra Camp, BBC’s reboot of Survivor, the hugely popular quiz show In With A Shout and the front man of the National Television Awards, Joel has also hosted BBC’s Live at the Apollo and co-hosts hit podcast, Never Have I Ever with his wife, Hannah.
‘Excellent storytelling comic’
The Guardian
Age guidance: 14+
Chuckl. Presents Cheltenham XL Comedy Club featuring Gary Delaney
Chuckl. proudly presents the brilliant Gary Delaney as well as three incredible support acts.
As seen on Live at the Apollo, Mock The Week, Richard Osman’s House of Games, The Unbelievable Truth (BBC R4)
With over 100 million views on YouTube and 20.4 million views on TikTok, Gary is one of the UK’s most quotable oneliner comics.
A double Sony Award winner and Chortle nominee, he has also written for 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, A League of Their Own, and The Royal Variety Performance.
Age guidance: 14+
The story of four ordinary lads who, inspired by the punk revolution of 1970s Manchester, came together to form one of the most influential bands of all time, Joy Division.
A spellbinding journey of love, passion, grief and music, drawing inspiration from the enigmatic lyrics of Ian Curtis, with a soundtrack featuring iconic hits of the late 1970’s UK music scene.
PLUS, join us before the show to see a collection of Joy Division Equipment and Ephemera, featuring original Joy Division and Martin Hannett equipment, vinyls and posters as well as a replica of Ian Curtis’s famous Vox Phantom VI Special Guitar.
Sun 14 Sep
7.30pm
Tickets from £29
EVERYMAN THEATRE MAIN HOUSE
Sun 28 Sep 7.30pm
Tickets from £29
EVERYMAN THEATRE MAIN HOUSE
Tue 30 Sep – Wed 1 Oct 7.30pm
Tickets from £31.50
EVERYMAN THEATRE MAIN HOUSE
The Talented Mr Ripley
"I never wanted to murder anyone. It was necessary."
This electrifying new stage adaptation of The Talented Mr. Ripley brings Patricia Highsmith’s iconic psychological thriller to life like never before. With razor-sharp dialogue, simmering tension, and a dangerously charismatic antihero, this gripping production will pull you into Ripley’s intoxicating world—where nothing is quite as it seems.
Tom Ripley is a nobody—scraping by in New York, forging signatures, telling little white lies—until a chance encounter changes everything. When a wealthy stranger offers him an all-expenses-paid trip to Italy to bring home his wayward son, Dickie Greenleaf, Tom leaps at the opportunity.
But in the sun-drenched glamour of 1950s Italy, surrounded by shimmering waters and whispered secrets, Tom is seduced by the life Dickie leads—the freedom, the wealth, the effortless charm. Fascination turns to obsession, and as his grip tightens on Dickie’s world, the lines between truth and deception begin to blur. What starts as an innocent opportunity spirals into a chilling game of lies, identity theft, and murder.
Thu 4 – Sat 13 Sep
Evenings: Mon – Sat 7.30pm
Matinees: Thu & Sat 2pm
Being Mr Wickham
Mr Wickham is ready to set the record straight.
Celebrating the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen's birth, Adrian Lukis, who starred in the renowned BBC TV adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, returns to the role of Mr Wickham.
Join Pride and Prejudice’s most roguish gentleman, George Wickham, on the eve of his sixtieth birthday, to lift the sheets on what exactly happened thirty years on from where we left him… And discover his own version of some very famous literary events.
What really happened with Darcy…?
What did he feel about Lizzie…?
Mon 15 – Wed 17 Sep
Evenings: 7.30pm
What happened at Waterloo? Not to mention Byron…
Coming to London direct from a hit-run in New York. From the award-winning Original Theatre (The Interview, Murder In The Dark, Agatha Christie’s The Mirror Crack’d, Alan Bennett’s The Habit of Art).
****
‘A fine one-man show’ The Sunday Times
****
‘A requiem for a rogue’ The Daily Mail
Aled Jones: Full Circle Cirque: The Greatest Show - Reimagined
Cirque explodes into 2025 with a brand-new show – bolder, braver and more breathtaking than ever before!
Get ready for a dazzling fusion of musical theatre and jaw-dropping circus acts, taking the original Circus meets Musical Theatre spectacle to thrilling new heights.
Experience iconic West End showstoppers paired with awe-inspiring circus acts showcasing their breathtaking feats of agility.
This all-new production promises to transport you on a vibrant, kaleidoscopic journey bursting with colour, energy, and excitement.
Featuring stunning vocalists and worldclass circus performers, this family-friendly extravaganza is a must-see for 2025!
Prepare to hear Aled Jones as you’ve never heard him before.
He was the boy treble who captivated the world with his angelic voice. Selling over seven million albums, Aled was the original, classical crossover star. His recording of Walking in the Air, from the animated film The Snowman, firmly established him as a household name and he has become an integral part of the nation's festivities.
He is an award-winning television broadcaster and radio presenter who’s interviewed hundreds of A-List stars over the years. He heads up BBC’s Songs of Praise and his own Saturday and Sunday morning shows on Classic FM.
Now, after 40 years in the business, he’s looking back on a remarkable career with a one-man show, that will feature never-before-heard music, tales from the decades and for the first time, his story told in his own words. It's time to come Full Circle
Thu 18 – Fri 19 Sep
7pm
Tickets from £34
EVERYMAN THEATRE MAIN HOUSE Sat 20 Sep 7.30pm
Tickets from £34
EVERYMAN THEATRE MAIN HOUSE
Murder At Midnight
A Torben Betts thriller starring national favourites Jason Durr (Heartbeat, Casualty) & Susie Blake (Victoria Wood’s as Seen on TV, Coronation Street).
Following the smash-hit success of Murder in the Dark, Torben Betts returns with a night to die for…
It’s New Year’s Eve in rural Kent, and Jonny 'The Cyclops' has decided to throw a party.
But amidst the drinking, music, and fireworks exploding overhead, a twisted trail of destruction emerges.
As midnight looms, tarot cards foretell doom, police lights flash in the distance, and a killer is in the house.
Everyone’s hiding something—but who’s telling the truth?
From the mind of acclaimed writer Torben Betts and produced by the award-winning Original Theatre, who brought you the smash hit productions of Birdsong, Murder in The Dark and Agatha Christie’s The Mirror Crack’d, Murder at Midnight blends razor-sharp wit with chilling suspense. It will keep you guessing until the final stroke of midnight.
Praise for Murder In The Dark
Varsity
‘A play that you won't want to miss one second of’
Southend Theatre Scene
Tue 23
– Sat 27 Sept
Evenings: Tue – Sat 7.30pm
Matinees: Thu & Sat 2pm
Tickets from £15
EVERYMAN THEATRE MAIN HOUSE
Imperial Classical Ballet
The Imperial Classical Ballet returns to the Everyman Theatre with three timeless classics
The Nutcracker
The premiere of The Nutcracker transformed classical ballet into a fairy tale. It became one of Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky’s most famous compositions and one of the most popular ballets in the world.
Featuring a timeless score from this gifted composer, The Nutcracker is a renowned ballet classic presenting, as it does, evocative music and exquisite dance.
Sleeping Beauty
Princess Aurora is cursed at her christening by the evil Carabosse to prick her finger one day on a spindle and die.
Thanks to the timely intervention of the Lilac Fairy, she doesn’t die but sleeps for a hundred years.
This ravishing production of Sleeping Beauty shimmers like an exquisite dream.
Swan Lake
With its instantly recognizable music and a timeless story of good versus evil, Swan Lake is the greatest of romantic ballets, featuring an evocative score by the prolific composer Tchaikovsky.
Swan Lake is a ballet classic with haunting music and exquisite dance. It has captured the imagination of many generations, and its fairy-tale mystery and romance continue to fascinate audiences worldwide.
Thu 2 Oct
7.30pm
Tickets from £40
EVERYMAN THEATRE MAIN HOUSE
Fri 3 Oct
7.30pm
Tickets from £40
EVERYMAN THEATRE MAIN HOUSE
Sat 4 Oct
2pm & 7.30pm
Tickets from £40
EVERYMAN THEATRE MAIN HOUSE
Dragged To The Musicals
Get ready for a Night at the Musicals like you’ve never seen before!
Dragged to the Musicals - all the eleganza-extravaganza of the West End combined with the fierce and fabulous world of Drag! A night of sassy showstoppers, where the divas are anything but dull! If you can’t handle the ‘T’, then sashay away 'cos the dolls are really gonna slay! 100% LIVE VOCALS – Absolutely no lip sync battles on this stage. Just unbelievable vocal talent, sprinkled with sass.
Whether you live for Les Mis, cheer for Mamma Mia, or you’re crazy for Kinky Boots, there is something for everyone in this ultimate twist on a classic night at the theatre.
Age guidance: 13+
Sun 21 Sep 7.30pm
Tickets from £31
EVERYMAN THEATRE MAIN HOUSE
Eddie Izzard
Performs Shakespeare’s Hamlet
Ardal O’Hanlon: Not Himself
TICKETS SELLING FAST TICKETS SELLING FAST
Direct from her critically acclaimed, triple-extended New York, Chicago and London solo performances of Shakespeare’s Hamlet.
Nominated for New York’s: Drama League’s Distinguished Performance Award and Outer Critic’s Circle Outstanding Solo Performance Award.
Akin to the original performances of Hamlet, Eddie will perform on the blank canvas of a bare stage, letting Shakespeare’s words and pure storytelling take the spotlight.
“An impressive, sweeping performance.” The Telegraph “Eddie Izzard’s Hamlet is spectacular.” Dame Judi Dench
Age guidance: 12+
Sun 12 Oct 7.30pm
Tickets from £39
EVERYMAN THEATRE MAIN HOUSE
After an alarming experience at the supermarket, Ardal reflects on who he is as a man and a comedian. He examines his ethnic and religious background and thinks twice about the very core of his identity as a voice of reason. Is everything a big lie? With no major trauma of his own to draw on for material, apart from the drag of getting older, he also turns his gaze outwards at the joys and follies of contemporary life. Towel Animals? A.I.? Chair Yoga? Cauliflower as a main course? Yes. Yes. Yes. No current idiocy is left un-examined. With a highly developed sense of the ridiculous and proper comedy bones, NOT HIMSELF is a testament to the healing power of humour. And the joy of jokes.
Sun 19 Oct
7.30pm
Tickets from £30
EVERYMAN THEATRE MAIN HOUSE
Friends! The Musical Parody
Get ready for non-stop laughs with your favourite Friends. FRIENDS! The Musical Parody, the hit New York and Las Vegas sensation, is a sidesplitting musical comedy packed with iconic moments from all ten seasons of the beloved television series. Featuring an entirely original musical score, the show follows the escapades of the world’s most famous group of twenty-somethings.
From the Producers of Hairspray and the Director of The Full Monty, this humorous take on the beloved TV show blends iconic moments with laugh out loud comedy. Join Rachel, Ross, Monica, Chandler, Joey, and Phoebe—as they navigate love, friendship, and life's ups and downs in 1990's New York City.
Whether you're in a love triangle, trying to make it as an actor, or just can’t quit your day job, you’ll be laughing, crying, and quoting your favourite lines all night long!
Warning: May cause spontaneous PIVOT-ing.
'Smart, funny and moving.' BroadwayWorld.com
'It made our day, our week, our month, and even our year!.'
E-News, New York
'It will make you laugh so much your face will hurt, your eyes will tear, and you’ll be ready to come back and see it all over again.' TheatreLife.com
Tue 7 – Sat 11 Oct Times: Tue – Thu 7.30pm Fri 5pm & 8pm Sat 2pm & 7.30pm
Tickets from £24
Age guidance: 13+
Blood Brothers
Written by Willy Russell,
the legendary Blood Brothers tells the captivating and moving tale of twins who, separated at birth, grow up on opposite sides of the tracks, only to meet again with fateful consequences.
Few musicals have received quite such acclaim as the multi-award-winning Blood Brothers The production ran for more than 10,000 performances in London’s West End, one of only four musicals ever to achieve that milestone. The superb score includes Bright New Day, Marilyn Monroe and the emotionally charged hit Tell Me It’s Not True.
'Exhilarating. One of the best musicals ever written.' Sunday Times
'A triumphant evening...Unmissable and unbeatable.' The Spectator
Tue 14 – Sat 18 Oct
Evenings: Tue – Sat 7.30pm
Matinees: Wed, Thu & Sat 2pm
Tickets from £24
EVERYMAN THEATRE MAIN HOUSE
KEVIN CLIFTON AND STACEY DOOLEY
The Hit Play by DANNY ROBINS
Directed by MATTHEW DUNSTER & GABRIEL VEGA WEISSMAN
2:22 A Ghost Story
Following seven West End seasons, a record-breaking UK and Ireland tour and thirty productions across the globe, the stage phenomenon 2:22 A Ghost Story now comes to Cheltenham.
Winner of BEST NEW PLAY at the WhatsOnStage Awards, , Kevin Clifton (Strictly Come Dancing, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, Chicago) and Stacey Dooley (TV presenter and Strictly winner) star as fictional couple Sam and Jenny in this edge-of-yourseat supernatural thriller. Dooley reprises her role from her stage debut in the 2024 West End production, with Clifton joining her in venues across the country throughout 2025.
Written by Danny Robins, creator of the hit BBC podcasts Uncanny and The Battersea Poltergeist, 2:22 A Ghost Story comes fresh from recordbreaking seasons at five West End theatres with a host of acclaimed star performances. It’s a brilliantly funny and adrenaline-filled night where secrets emerge and ghosts may or may not appear…What do you believe? And do you dare discover the truth?
“THERE’S SOMETHING IN OUR HOUSE. I HEAR IT EVERY NIGHT, AT THE SAME TIME"
Jenny believes her new home is haunted, but her husband Sam isn’t having any of it. They argue with their first dinner guests, old friend Lauren and new partner Ben. Can the dead really walk again? Belief and scepticism clash, but something feels strange and frightening, and that something is getting closer, so they’re going to stay up… until 2:22… and then they’ll know.
'A modern classic.'
Mon 20 – Sat 25 Oct
Evenings: Mon – Sat 7.30pm Thu & Sat 2pm
'Danny Robins’s gripping ghost story.'
Tickets from £22
Age Guidance: 13+
EVERYMAN THEATRE MAIN HOUSE
Guys And Dolls
Frank Loesser's celebrated musical comedy about rolling the dice and falling in love under the bright lights of Broadway.
Guys And Dolls is an oddball romantic comedy. Gambler Nathan Detroit tries to find the cash to set up the biggest craps game in town while the authorities breathe down his neck; meanwhile, his girlfriend, nightclub performer Adelaide, laments that they've been engaged for 14 years.
Nathan turns to fellow gambler Sky Masterson for the dough, but Sky ends up chasing the straight-laced missionary Sarah Brown.
Guys And Dolls takes us from the heart of Times Square to the cafes of Havana, Cuba, and even into the sewers of the City, but eventually everyone ends up right where they belong.
Frank Loesser's brassy, immortal score makes Guys And Dolls a crowd pleaser.
Tue 28 Oct – Sat 1 Nov
Evenings: Tue – Sat 7.30pm Thu & Sat 2pm
Tickets from £19
EVERYMAN THEATRE MAIN HOUSE
Paul Merton & Suki Webster’s Improv Show
Following critically acclaimed seasons in London and Edinburgh, Paul Merton and Suki Webster, two of the UK’s leading improvisers, present an evening of wonderfully unscripted cutting-edge comedy.
Expect a show full of fast, fabulously funny improvised games, scenes, stories, and laugh-out-loud surrealism as these two masters of Comedy Improv join forces with their very special guests to create cascades of laughter and joyful silliness.
“Some of the most experienced improvisers around… always impressive” British Theatre Guide
“This show absolutely delivers the big laughs… hilariously absurd.” Broadway Baby
Sun 2 Nov
7.30pm
Tickets from £30
EVERYMAN THEATRE MAIN HOUSE
Ross Noble: Cranium of Curiosities
Roll up, roll up! Or use a more conventional form of transport to get to the show. It’s entirely your choice. Unless you accidentally become trapped in a barrel*.
If that happens, find an incline and start rolling to see the only Ross Noble!
He is the Wizard of Waffle, The Rambler Royale, The Noodlers’ Noodler, and he’s back live on stage to tour a tornado of tangents. What the show will be about is anybody’s guess, but that’s all part of the fun when you look inside his Cranium of Curiosities
*We strongly advise trying not to get trapped in a barrel before or during the performance. Despite the expression “barrel of laughs,” it may impede your enjoyment of the show.
Sun 9 Nov 7.30pm
Tickets from £34
EVERYMAN THEATRE MAIN HOUSE
Stewart Lee vs. The Man-Wulf
Stewart Lee ("The world's greatest living stand-up comedian" The Times), is in danger of being left behind.
He's approaching sixty with debilitating health conditions, his TV profile has diminished, and his once BAFTA awardwinning style of stand-up seems obsolete.
In this brand-new show, Lee shares his stage with a toughtalking werewolf comedian from the dark forests of the subconscious who hates humanity. The Man-Wulf lays down a ferocious comedy challenge to the culturally irrelevant and physically enfeebled Lee. Can the beast inside us all be silenced with the silver bullet of Lee's unprecedentedly critically acclaimed style of stand-up?
Mon 17 – Wed 19 Nov 7.30pm
Tickets from £34
EVERYMAN THEATRE MAIN HOUSE
A THRILLING MURDER MYSTERY FEATURING THE NATION’S FAVOURITE DETECTIVE
House of Ghosts
Starring Tom Chambers as Morse
Based on characters by Colin Dexter
Written by Alma Cullen
Directed by Anthony Banks
Inspector Morse: House of Ghosts
A chilling mystery unfolds when a young actress suddenly dies on stage during a performance, and Detective Chief Inspector Morse embarks on a gripping investigation.
What begins as a suspicious death inquiry takes a darker turn when the legendary inspector, together with DS Lewis, uncovers a connection to sinister events in his own past, twenty-five years earlier.
Inspector Morse: House of Ghosts marks the first-ever stage adaptation of the iconic detective. ITV's long-running Inspector Morse has inspired equally beloved spin-offs, Lewis and Endeavour. Starring Tom Chambers (Father Brown, Strictly Come Dancing) as Inspector Morse, this original story written for the stage is a must-see for fans of compelling detective stories and thrilling mysteries.
Tue 4 – Sat 8 Nov
Evenings: Tue – Sat 7.30pm Wed, Thu & Sat 2pm
'The greatest British crime series of all time.'
Tom Chambers
Christmas Carol Goes Wrong
GOD BLESS HELP US, EVERYONE!
The Cornley Amateur Drama Society is back with tidings of chaos and joy, ready to tackle Charles Dickens's classic, A Christmas Carol.
A new production of Christmas Carol Goes Wrong smashes into The Everyman Theatre this November.
Don’t miss this guaranteed Christmas catastrophe from Mischief, the multiaward-winning company behind The Play That Goes Wrong, Peter Pan Goes Wrong and The Comedy About a Bank Robbery
As the Cornley crew hilariously battle miscommunication, delays to their set, actors missing in action and a growing feud over who will play the lead, it’s sure to be a disastrous take on the much-loved classic Christmas story of Ebenezer Scrooge.
Will Cornley finally change their ways, or will their misfortunes wreak havoc with hysterical consequences? Enjoy a festive slice of pure escapism at the worst production in Christmas past, present and yet to come!
Don’t be a Scrooge, book now!
‘The funniest theatre troupe in Britain’
The Telegraph
Tue 11 – Sun 16 Nov
Tue – Sat 7.30pm Thu, Sat & Sun 2pm
Robin Hood And His Merry Men
“Polished, professional and laugh out loud funny” – SoGlos
Get ready for an all-new Christmas adventure in 2025 as the Everyman Theatre proudly presents Gloucestershire’s favourite clown, Tweedy, in Robin Hood and His Merry Men, for the first time ever!
Tweedy is back in Gloucestershire’s biggest, best and most renowned pantomime, along with a cast of returning Everyman favourites in a heartpounding thrill-ride for the entire family. Watch as Robin Hood and his faithful band of outlaws , Little John, Will Scarlet and Friar ‘Tweedy’ Tuck outwit the dastardly Sheriff of Gloucestershire with a sprinkle of pantomime magic, a dash of comedy and plenty of audience participation!
Will Robin Hood triumph, will he win the heart of the heart of the beautiful Maid Marion, and just how is Tweedy going to fit an iron into this story?! Grab your bow and arrow and find out while making magical memories with the entire family.
It’s Robin Hood like you’ve never seen before!
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Christmas in The Irving Studio Theatre
Lost in a lifeboat somewhere in the vast Atlantic, the warmth and spirit of a Dickens Christmas takes on a profound new meaning.
This visually enchanting production weaves together many of Charles Dickens' most cherished winter tales, blending heart-pounding drama, supernatural encounters, magic, and festive cheer into a captivating experience. Whilst navigating perilous circumstances, the timeless themes of redemption, generosity, and hope echo throughout, reminding us all of the power of compassion during the holiday season.
Brought to life by the award-winning Black Hound Productions, this show offers a unique twist on classic Christmas tales, with Black Hounds signature visual charm.
Don’t miss this magical celebration of the season.
Dive into a deep-sea adventure this Christmas with The Little Mermaid!
Desperate for her birthday to arrive, the curious mermaid dreams of exploring the world above the waves. When the day finally comes, she embarks on a journey to discover the fascinating secrets of the shore—but what will she find in the world above?
This magical adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen tale is filled with enchanting folk music and sea shanties that will capture the hearts of children and adults alike.
From the award-winning team behind last year’s The Elves and the Shoemaker, The Little Mermaid brings a fresh, joyful twist to a beloved classic. Join us for an unforgettable adventure under the sea!
To bring you even closer to the adventure, we invite you to bring along a drawing of a fish - no bigger than an A4 page!
4 Dec– 3 Jan
Times: Various, see website
Tickets from £17/15
IRVIN STUDIO THEATRE
28 Nov – 3 Jan
Times: Various, see website
Tickets from £10. Family tickets available
Age: Children aged 3 – 7 and their families
IRVIN STUDIO THEATRE
Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story
SEEN BY OVER 22 MILLION PEOPLE WORLDWIDE
This sensational multi award-winning West End show first opened in 1989 and has been thrilling audiences around the world ever since. Now it triumphantly returns to Cheltenham as part of its 2025/26 UK Tour.
Forget feel good, Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story is FEEL GREAT! Experience the drama, passion and excitement as a multi-talented cast of actor-musicians tell Buddy Holly’s story, from his Texas rockabilly beginnings to international stardom and his legendary final performance at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa, before his tragic death at the age of just 22.
Tue 27 –Sat 31 Jan 2026
Evenings: Tue – Sat 7.30pm Thu & Sat 2pm
Featuring two terrific hours of the greatest songs ever written, including That’ll Be The Day, Oh Boy, Rave On, La Bamba, Chantilly Lace, Johnny B. Goode, Raining In My Heart, Everyday, Shout and many many more, this show is just Peggy Sue-perb!
Book now for the most successful Rock & Roll Musical of all time!
“The show you’ll never forget” Daily Mail
Tickets from £24
EVERYMAN THEATRE MAIN HOUSE
The Very Best of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons
A spectacular highpitched celebration of timeless music from one of the biggest selling groups of all time.
From the streets of New Jersey to the dizzying heights of the West End and Broadway, this incredible music has delighted audiences for over five decades, The Very Best of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons features all your favourite songs including Sherry, My Eyes Adored You, Big Girls Don’t Cry, Can’t Take My Eyes Off You and many more to leave you on a ‘high’ and guarantee you’ll be saying ‘Oh, What A Night!
16 Jan 2026
Eves: 7.30pm
Mats: Thu & Sat 2pm
Tickets from £31.50
MAIN HOUSE
Sherlock Holmes: The Hunt afor Moriarty
Agatha Christie's Death On The Nile
“When you have one of the first brains of Europe up against you, and all the powers of darkness at his back, there are infinite possibilities”
London, 1901. As the British Empire wages war in the name of a Queen whose health is failing, a series of mysterious events reveals a crack in the high corridors of power...
A thrilling adventure based on the work of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes: The Hunt for Moriarty is a world premiere combining powerful performances, a haunting soundscape and innovative design for an exhilarating theatrical experience.
20 – 24 Jan 2026
Eves: 7.30pm
Mats: Thu & Sat 2pm
Tickets from £15
MAIN HOUSE
Bitter rivals. Buried secrets. A love to die for.
On board a luxurious cruise under the heat of the Egyptian sun, a couple’s idyllic honeymoon is cut short by a brutal murder...
Following the sell-out tours of And Then There Were None and Murder on the Orient Express, Death on the Nile reunites celebrated director Lucy Bailey (Witness for the Prosecution), writer Ken Ludwig and Fiery Angel for the European premiere of a brand-new adaptation of the globally celebrated Agatha Christie story on a nationwide tour.
Uncanny: Fear of the Dark
The first Uncanny live stage show I Know What I Saw was one of the best-selling paranormal shows in theatre history.
Now, Danny Robins and his team of experts are back with a brand-new show with thrillingly new and terrifying real-life stories and witness accounts that will have you utterly gripped. Using a unique backdrop of sound, video projection and theatrical magic, Danny will bring to life accounts of hauntings, apparitions, poltergeists, UFOs and events that seem to defy logical explanation.
3 – 7 Feb 2026
Eves: 7.30pm
Mats: Wed, Thu & Sat 2pm
Tickets from £31.50 MAIN HOUSE
16 – 17 Feb 2026
Eves: 7.30pm
Tickets from £24
MAIN HOUSE
Age Guidance: 12+
Music in the Irving Studio Theatre
Johnny’s effortless vocals have graced the folk-scene since the emergence of Decameron in the early 1970s. Johnny has recorded over fourteen albums including The Winding Stair, Borderland, Edge of Day with writer Laurie Lee, his latest album River of Dreams, and he has just celebrated the 40th Anniversary of the release of Forest & Vale & High Blue Hill – his first album of Gloucestershire songs.
'One of the finest voices in the UK' Q magazine
'A gifted songwriter' Daily Telegraph
'Unquestionably at the top of his game' Acoustic magazine
Wed 11 Jun
8pm
£17
Steve Ashley is one of British folk’s finest singer-songwriters.
His songs have been covered by a legion of folk artists, including Fairport Convention, Anne Briggs, Ralph McTell & Wizz Jones, Show of Hands, Martin Simpson, Phil Beer, O’Hooley & Tidow and St Agnes Fountain.
If you like beautiful songs that are edgy, challenging and compassionate – and sometimes very funny – then don’t miss this performance.
'One of the finest singersongwriters in Britain, if not the entire Englishspeaking world' Melody Maker
The Rotunda Theatre has become one of the main venues at Brighton Fringe and built up a reputation over the years as one its most eclectic and exciting spaces.
Now, working with The Everyman Theatre and other local producers we are popping up in Sandford Park this September to bring you the inaugural Cheltenham and Gloucester Fringe.
Featuring family shows, brand new comedy, music and more in two pop up venues plus The Everyman Theatre, The Cheltenham and Gloucester Fringe includes:
• Thunderstruck – a candlelit string concert through Rock’s greatest hits.
• Haunting in the Arcade – a funny and interactive ghost hunting show.
• The Bubble’s Bubble Show – a magical bubble spectacular.
Plus many more!
Find the full list of shows on our website.
Sat 12 Jul
8pm
£17
19th Sep – 9th Oct
Various Times
Steve Ashley
Johnny Coppin
Cheltenham and Gloucester Fringe
Irving Studio Theatre
The Silence of Snow: The Life of Patrick Hamilton
The true story of the author of The Midnight Bell.
Mark Farrelly (Quentin Crisp: Naked Hope, Howerd's End, Jarman) presents his riveting, kinetic solo show portraying one of the great English writers of the inter-war years.
Patrick Hamilton was a dazzling success in his twenties, producing hit plays Rope (filmed by Hitchcock) Gaslight (which gave us the modern term 'gaslighting'), and classic novels The Midnight Bell, Hangover Square and The Slaves of Solitude
But Hamilton was also an alcoholic, whose wit darkened as his inner and outer worlds collapsed.
Splat!
Splat is a physical comedy about Art and Creativity for ages 3-6.
Set in an artist's studio, the show follows two aspiring artists, one dedicated and serious, the other erratic and messy. The two characters attempt to complete their masterpieces while antagonising each other before realising that they can achieve anything by embracing their opposites and working together.
The show explores themes of collaboration, play, dedication, spontaneity and letting go.
The show features no language and is accessible for deaf audiences.
Little Women
Popular Shropshire based Hotbuckle Productions are bringing their latest adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women to theatres and venues across the country this Summer.
Written in 1868, it has received several movie adaptations as well as television series, plays, radio dramas and musicals. One of the most iconic American novels ever written, it continues to be a source of inspiration due to the exploration of girlhood, family and female ambition.
Presented by Hotbuckle
Fri 23 May
Eve: 7.45pm
£15/£13
Sat 24 May
Eve: 11.30am & 2pm
£12.50
Wed 28 – Sat 31 May
Eves: 7.45pm Sat matinee: 2pm
£15/£13
Irving Studio Theatre
Constellations
One act, two people, multiple universes.
Nick Payne’s modern classic invites us to consider those intimate moments when we make decisions and choices, consciously or unconsciously. Love, consequence, the power of connection and the frailty of existence collide in this thoughtprovoking hour of humovur and heartache.
This show contains strong language, adult themes, and subject matter that some audience members may find distressing or upsetting.
Age Guidance: 15+
Presented by Cheltenham Operatic and Dramatic Society
A Small Enclosed Room
In Alfie’s fantasy world, it’s hard to tell who he is – rockstar, guru, actor, shark. Which version of him is showing up today?
Renowned autistic artists Cian Binchy (The Level, ITV) and Anna Constable (Imposter 22, Royal Court) bend the lines of fantasy, reality and masking, as they try to figure out how to be in the world.
When the person you show to the world is just a mask, what’s underneath? A small enclosed room with a shark. What could go wrong?
“Bursting with energy and joy, thoughtfully crafted and very funny” A Youngish Perspective
Montague Terrace
In the heart of London, an old Victorian terrace harbours the stories of four strangers separated by decades. Amid the rubble of 1944 and the struggles of a pandemic-stricken present, their lives echo across time, watched over by an ancient Plane tree that has witnessed it all.
The lives of Jim, Helena, David, and Sarah are mysteriously interconnected, with their struggles and triumphs resonating across the decades. The narrative weaves between these two timelines, with the ancient tree as a silent observer.
When Vincent Met John
Vincent died in 1890, John died in 1980, both of gunshot wounds to the chest. But imagine what might have happened had the two greatest artists of their time met?
Vincent van Gogh was a nineteenthcentury Dutch PostImpressionist painter who is among the most famous and influential figures in the history of Western art.
John Lennon was an English singer, songwriter, musician, and peace activist who became worldwide famous with The Beatles.
This play takes place at their exact moment of crisis and decision, exploring love, death, art and legacy.
Thu 3 – Sat 5 Jul
Eve: 7.45pm
Mats: Thu & Sat 2pm
£15/£13
Thu 10 Jul
Eve: 7.45pm
£15/£13
Fri 12 - Sat 13 Sep
Eve: 7.45pm
£15/£13
Fri 19 – Sat 20 Sep
Eves: 7.45pm
Mats: Sat 2pm
£15/£13
Irving Studio Theatre
Just Macbeth
Journey to medieval Scotland for this perfect introduction to Shakespeare for audiences young and old.
Just Macbeth! is by far the stupidest version of Shakespeare’s great, big, gory tragedy you might ever see. Our story follows school-aged Andy, Danny and Lisa preparing their homework presentation: an extract featuring the three witches. On concocting their potion, they are transported back to medieval Scotland!
This hilarious and irreverent take on Shakespeare’s classic tragedy will have the audience in stitches!
Age Guidance: 7+
The Complete Works of Jane Austen (abridged) Flight: One Man’s Journey
One newbie and two selfprofessed Janeites, through almost all means imaginable, tackle the entire canon of Jane Austen’s works – in just 80 minutes.
Come along for a fun, funny, and fast-paced romp through the masterpieces of Jane Austen with The Complete Works of Jane Austen, Abridged. Three nimble actors take on all of Austen’s beloved heroines, friends, and love interests—and her incisive social satire—in just 80 minutes.
A big-hearted comedy that will delight Janeites and newcomers alike.
A one-man play, written by Martin Lytton in collaboration with actor Naz Sheikh and Director Jacquie Crago, about identity, resilience, and the power of hope.
The story follows the life of Maneek, a boy raised in a remote village on stilts, shadowed by tigers and governed by a strict, distant father. As Maneek’s world expands - first through the bustling and threatening reality of a city slum, then across oceans to unfamiliar cultures - he battles fear, grapples with love, and pursues a sense of belonging.
Presented by Pricking Thumbs
Tue 23 – Wed 24 Sep
Eves: 7pm
Mats: Wed 2pm
£11/£9.50
Fri 26 – Sat 27 Sep
Eves: 7.45pm
Mats: Sat 2pm
£15/£13
Fri 10 – Sat 11 Oct
Eves: 7.45pm
£15/£13
Seating Plan
Choose your own seat and book online 24 hours a day everymantheatre.org.uk
Savers
Group Savers
Group Discounts are available on selected performances for groups of 10 or more.
Education Savers
Special rates are available for schools and college groups of 10 or more.
For Group and School Bookings call Sally-ann Rhodes on 01242 695574, or email sally-ann.rhodes@ everymantheatre.org.uk
Lap Seats (LS)
Complimentary lap seat tickets available for children under 18 months who will not be occupying their own seat.
Discounts
£3 off price bands 1-2 (on selected performances) for Priority Access Members (£1.50 in Studio Theatre)
£2.00 off price bands 1-3 (on selected performances) for under 16s.
Only one discount or saver is available per ticket and proof of eligibility is required. All discounts and savers are subject to availability.
Please Note: Green seats may have restricted view or restricted legroom.
Information
How to book
The Box Office is open Monday-Saturday for phone bookings 9.30am-6.00pm and in person 9.30am-7.30pm, unless there is no performance, in which case we close at 5.00pm.
We are normally closed on Sundays and Bank Holidays; however when a performance is taking place the Box Office will be open 2 hours beforehand.
Online: everymantheatre.org.uk
By telephone: 01242 572573
Reservations: Reservations will be held for a maximum of 3 working days.
Refunds/Exchanges: We do not refund tickets, (unless the show is cancelled or there is a major change to the production) so please check carefully when booking. We will exchange tickets for another performance of the same production, if available, or, if we have sold out we will offer to resell your tickets; however we offer no guarantee of sale. In both instances 48 hours notice is required and there is a fee of £2.00 per ticket.
Changes: This brochure is correct at time of printing. The Everyman Theatre reserves the right to make alterations to the programme, prices and/or casting.
Late Arrivals: Every effort will be made to admit latecomers as soon as a suitable break occurs, but admission is not guaranteed.
Babies/Toddlers: Theatre visits are not recommended for children under two years, except for shows specifically aimed at children. Children under 12 will not be admitted without a parent or guardian. Booster seats are available in the stalls foyer for younger children.
Parking: The nearest car park is the Regent Arcade multi-storey on Regent St, open from 8.00am-00.30am. Please note: the car park will close to incoming traffic at 8.00pm. Arrive after 5.30pm: £3.00. Arrive before 5.30pm: normal hourly charges apply to your stay. Customers can also pay online for parking before or up to 24 hours after leaving car park at www.cheltenham.gov. uk/parking.
Please note: There is no wheelchair access from the Regent Arcade car park when the Regent Arcade shopping centre is closed.
Outside pantomime season, the suggested coach drop-off and pick-up point is Royal Well Bus Station, but waiting time is limited to 15 minutes.
See www.cheltenham.gov.uk/parking for further details.
Please note: The management reserves the right to ask any ticket holder causing a disturbance to leave the theatre without refund.
Everyman Theatre
Regent Street, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL50 1HQ
Access Facilities
Parking for blue badge holders in Regent Street.
Level access for wheelchairs into the theatre from Regent Street.
Wheelchair spaces are available in the Stalls (ramped access). One wheelchair space is available in the Irving Studio Theatre.
One free ticket (main house only) for the carer of a person with disabilities who cannot attend events unaccompanied. Proof of eligibility in the form of a DLA or PIP certificate is required (except for wheelchair users or the registered blind) when collecting free carer tickets.
Accessible toilets on Stalls level.
Guide/assistance dogs welcome.
Large print brochures available on request
We have an infra-red sound enhancement system in the main auditorium. Using a headset (with or without a hearing aid), you can boost the volume of the performance. Ask our usher at the kiosk for a headset.
Whenever Possible We Offer;
• Audio described performances and touch tours.
• Captioned performances.
• Sign interpreted performances.
• Relaxed performances.
Please see individual performance pages or our website for further information.
18 – 19 Sep
Dragged To The Musicals 21 Sep
Murder At Midnight 23 – 27 Sep
Just Macbeth 23 -24 Sep
The Complete Works of Jane Austen (abridged) 26 - 27 Sep
Chuckl. Presents Cheltenham XL Comedy Club feat. Gary Delaney 28 Sep
New Dawn Fades
30 Sep – 1 Oct
The Imperial Classical Ballets
2 – 4 Oct
Friends: The Musical Parody 7 – 11 Oct
Flight: One Man’s Journey 10 – 11 Oct
Eddie Izzard Performs Shakespeare’s Hamlet Sun 12 Oct
Blood Brothers 14 – 18 Oct
Main House p.35
Main House p.32
Irving Studio Theatre p.57
Irving Studio Theatre p.57
Main House p.27
Main House p.27
Main House p.34
Main House p.36
Irving Studio Theatre p.57
Main House p.35
Main House p.38
Ardal O’Hanlon: Not Himself 19 Oct Main House p.35
2:22 A Ghost Story 20 – 25 Oct Main House p.40
Guys and Dolls
28 Oct – 1 Nov Main House p.42
Paul Merton & Suki Webster’s Improv Show 2 Nov Main House p.43
Inspector Morse: House of Ghosts 4 – 8 Nov
Ross Noble: Cranium of Curiosities 9 Nov
Christmas Carol Goes Wrong 11 – 16 Nov
Stewart Lee vs. The Man-Wulf 17 – 19 Nov
Robin Hood and His Merry Men 28 Nov – 11 Jan
The Little Mermaid 28 Nov – 3 Jan
A Dickens Christmas 4 Dec – 3 Jan
Peter Andre in The Best of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons 16 Jan
Sherlock Holmes: The Hunt For Moriarty 20 – 24 Jan 2026
Death On The Nile 3 – 7 Feb 2026
Uncanny: Fear Of The Dark 16 – 17 Feb 2026
House p.44
House p.43
House p.46
House p.43
House p.48
Theatre p.50
House p.52
House p.52
House p.53
House p.53
