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D a v i d K a s t , M a n a g i n g D i re c t o r
J A N
Thu 1
F E B
Thu 19
Fri 20
S at 21
S un 22
S at 28
M A R
S un 1
Thu 5
Fri 6
S at 7
8 - 22
Wed 25
A P R
Thu 2 & Fri 3
S at 4
S un 5
S at 11
S at 18
Wed 22
Fri 24
Thu 30 MAY
Fri 1 & S at 2
S at 2
S un 3
2.00pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 6.30pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 2.00pm 3.00pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 2.30pm 1.30pm & 6.00pm
Spotlight (IOW ) Ltd - Dick Whittington
Sugar Pie Honey Bunch
Tom Davis - Spudgun
Beyond the Barricade
Spotlight Show
Henning Wehn - Acid Wehn
Choose George - celebrating George Michael
Matt Forde - Defying Calamity
The West End Tenors
A Night of A Thousand Freddies 2026
Island Dance, Drama and Music Festival
Uk ranian National Opera - Madama Butter fly
The Great British Bake O ff Musical
The Great British Bake O ff Musical
The Great British Bake O ff Musical
Jack Up The ‘60s with The Zoots
Laurence Knight ’s The Bowie Experience
Wham! The Show starring Jake Quickenden
The Fureys Farewell Tour
Cur tain Call Creative - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Cur tain Call Creative - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Cur tain Call Creative - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Cur tain Call Creative - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
sugar pie honey bunch tribute to the motown Legends
Thu 19 Februar y 7.30pm
The only American tribute show celebrating the music of the Four Tops and other legendary Motown artists touring the UK. Vocal group S o u l
S aT i S fac T i o n brings the Motown magic back to the stage in a live concert with powerful vocals, splendid harmonies and high stepping dance routines!
DiSclaiMER: This show is a tribute, concept style show and not affiliated or endorsed by any original artistes/ estates/ management Promoter reserves the right to alter the programme at any given time
Tickets £29
spotLight (iow) Ltd dick whittington
Thu 1 Januar y 2.00pm
T h i s r a g s t o r i c h e s p a n t o m i m e spec tacular delivers all the ingredients that families love: magical stor ytelling, dazzling costumes, eye -popping dance routines, toe tapping music and plenty of audience par ticipation.
Tickets £27 Adult, £25 Seniors, £22 Under-16, £20 2-4 yrs
tom davis spudgun 2026 tour
Fri 20 Februar y 7.30pm
Tom Davis is back on the road, firing out his freshly cooked obser vations on life's hot topics. Get ready – this one's fully loaded! R E CO M M E N D E D 14+
“ You’ll be unable to resist the undiluted app eal of D avis’s deliver y and stage p ersona.” - The Times
Tickets £27
beyond the barricade
S at 21 Februar y 7.30pm
The uK’s longest running Musical Theatre concer t Tour is back! Two hours of the best of Broadway and the West End, with songs from The Phantom of The opera, Jesus christ Superstar, West Side Story, The lion King, Blood Brothers, Miss Saigon and many more, and a spectacular finale from, of course, les Miserables!
Tickets £30.50
henning wehn - acid wehn
S at 28 Februar y 7.30pm award- deser ving German comedy ambassador Henning Wehn takes an unbiased look at climate change, a topic sure to delight audiences. after all, ever yone loves talk ing about the weather. Rain or shine, all will be fine. or maybe it won’t. Who k nows?!
Tickets £29.50
choose george
ceLebrating george michaeL
S un 1 March 8.00pm
now in its third year, cHooSE GEoRGE celebrating George Michael continues to amaze fans throughout the uK and Europe. The show features early Wham! hits right through to George Michael’s later songs, all per formed per fec tly by the incomparable Steve Mitchell.
Tickets £33.50
matt forde - defying caLamity
Thu 5 March 7.30pm
in his biggest live tour to date leading political comedian Matt forde (Royal Variety Per formance, Spitting image, HiGnfY, British Scandal) finds positivity in life despite all the evidence to the contrar y in politics and his own health. R E CO M M
Tickets £27
the west end tenors
Fri 6 March 7.30pm
leading men from london’s West End combine in a powerhouse of vocal talent. after selling out arenas across Europe, THE WEST EnD TEnoRS embark on their first uK tour. celebrating the greatest triumphs of musical theatre and film, their spine -tingling vocals are not to be missed, leaving audiences breathless from star t to finish.
a night of a thousand freddies 2026
S at 7 March 7.30pm
This internationally renowned tribute band have played on the same bill as the legendar y Queen guitarist Brian May! The Bohemians promise to take you on an elec trifying rollercoaster ride covering all the hits from the early ‘70s masterpieces to the catchy pop of the ‘80s and the rock anthems of the early ‘90s - the closest thing you can get to the real thing!
Tickets £28, £26 Concs
S unday 8 – 22 March
Tickets £26.50
ukranian nationaL operamadama butterfLy
Wed 25 March 7.30pm
Set in Japan at the turn of the last centur y, Madama Butter fly is the stor y of a doomed love affair bet ween an american naval officer and his young Japanese bride whose self-sacrifice and defiance of her family leads to tragedy.
Tickets £44, Seniors/U 16s £41, Friends £41
jack up the ‘60s with the zoots
S at 11 April 7.30pm
Get ready to twist and shout as The Zoots bring their sensational six ties show to the isle of Wight for one unforgettable night!
isLand savoyards present the great british bake off musicaL
Thurs 2 & Fri 3 April 7.30pm, Sat 4 April 2.00pm & S un 5 April 3.00pm
With catchy original songs, larger-thanlife characters and plenty of laughter, this delicious musical is a treat for Bake off fans and theatre lovers alike!
Tickets £23, Child £19
Laurence knight’s the bowie experience
S at 18 April 7.30pm
The World no 1 David Bowie Tribute ac t! Per forming " The Thin White Duke" since 1997, the band tour to huge critical acclaim and are the only tribute ac t to have featured on David Bowie's official website during his lifetime.
Tickets £25.50
Tickets £30, £25 Wheelchair or Carer
wham! the show starring jake Quickenden
Wed 22 April 7.30pm
X-factor and T V icon Jake Quickenden stars in the ultimate par ty tribute to Wham! and George Michael.
featuring some of Wham’s biggest hits of the ‘80s like freedom, club Tropicana, i’m Your Man and Wake Me up Before You Go-Go, all the way through the stunning back catalogue of George Michael such as faith, careless Whisper, fastlove and Don’t let The Sun Go Down on Me, this promises to be the best night out of the year!
With a cast of West End per formers, join us for a non-stop hit-tastic romp through the catalogues of one of the nation’s most loved ‘80s Boy Bands, and the absolute icon that is George Michael!
Tickets £38, £34 concs, Meet & Greet £70
the fureys fareweLL tour
Fri 24 April 7.30pm
The fureys farewell Tour, and last ever show on the isle of Wight.
Tickets £32 aLL ticket prices incLude a booking fee
curtain caLL creative present ian fleming’s chitty chitty bang bang
Thu 30 April & Fri 1 May 7.30pm, S at 2 May 2.30pm & 7.30pm, Sun 3 May 1.30pm & 6.00pm
This May Bank Holiday, buck le up and take flight as cur tain call creative proudly present the isle of Wight ’s most fantasmagorical musical adventure chitty chitty Bang Bang!
NB This is local show, not a touring produc tion.
Tickets £23, £19 child , For Group rates please contact our Box Office
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shankLin theatre tours spring 2026
Tues 17 Feb, Tue 3 Mar & Thu 23 Apr 1.30pm
Would you like to explore behind the scenes of Shank lin Theatre and discover its rich histor y? Join us on a tour of the Theatre to discover fascinating fac ts and stories. The tour star ts with a shor t histor y video and a chance to be on the stage itself!
Tickets £10 Book online or contact our Box Office for further details
Sw e e ts h o p
Why not visit our Sweetshop in the foyer, open before shows and during intervals for those hard-to-resist treats!
I c e C r ea m
We sell Marshfield farm ice cream in lots of delicious flavours in our auditorium during the inter val.
theatr e ba r
our downstairs Theatre Bar is open before shows and during inter vals, ser ving a range of beers, wines and spirits plus tea, coffee and soft drinks. Why not pre - order your inter val drinks to avoid the queue!
G I v e t h e G I f t o f t h e at r e !
CO N D I T I O N S O F S A L E
Please Note: NO refunds given on tickets unless the show is cancelled.
Normally no exchange of tickets is permitted but where it may be possible there will be a charge of £2 per ticket. Original tickets must be returned at time of exchange. Lost tickets are subjec t to a charge of £2 per ticket.
Please ensure when purchasing tickets that you have the correct performance, date and time selected before completing the transaction. There is a £1.50 charge on each order to post tickets to you. Shanklin Theatre cannot accept any responsibility for tickets lost in the post. Postal bookings may be paid by cheque made payable to ‘Shanklin Theatre Limited’. (Do not send cash) Please enclose an SAE if you would like your tickets posted to you
A D D I T I O N A L I N F O R M AT I O N
The Management reser ves the right to:
a) Refuse admission of the ticket holder to the premises
b) Refuse entr y of and use on the premises of any camera or any form of audio or visual recording equipment
c) Request the ticket holder to leave the premises and to take any appropriate measure to enforce such request.
d) Delay latecomers until a suitable break or interval in the performance/event. Re-admission is not normally permitted during a performance.
e) Make any changes whatsoever in the per formance/event owing to any unforeseen or unavoidable cause.
f ) Cancel or abandon the per formance/event for reasons beyond its control without notice and without being liable to pay any person compensation or damage whatsoever other than, at the management’s discretion, a possible percentage or maximum refund to the ticket holder of the value of the ticket
