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SUMMER SEASON 2025

WED 9TH - SAT 12TH APRIL

THE DROWSY CHAPERONE

THURS 3RD APRIL 7.00PM

NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: DR. STRANGELOVE

Seven-time BAFTA Award-winner Steve Coogan plays four roles in the world premiere stage adaptation of Stanley Kubrick’s comedy masterpiece.

When a rogue U.S. General triggers a nuclear attack, a surreal race takes place, seeing the Government and one eccentric scientist scramble to avert global destruction.

Evening Standard

Daily Express

The Stage

Tickets: £16, £14 student | Cert 15

THURS 17TH - SAT 19TH APRIL

INTO THE WOODS

The Great Gatsby meets Fawlty Towers in this show within a show. LAMPS return with this loving send-up of the Jazz age musical featuring one show-stopping song and dance number after another.

Tickets: £19 - £24

The Talentz Musical Theatre Company bring you an enchanting and touching tale where everyone’s favourite storybook characters are brought together in a rare modern classic.

Tickets: £17 - £20

THURS 24TH APRIL 7.00PM

WICKED SING-ALONG

Unleash your inner Elphaba or Glinda and get ready for an evening of theatrical magic, all for a great cause supporting the Hospices of Hope.

Tickets: £12, £9 concessions | Cert PG

SAT 26TH APRIL 2.00PM

NICK SHARRATT’S PICTURE BOOK DRAWALONG

He’ll be taking a look at some of his favourite books, showing you how to create characters like Tracy Beaker and Timothy Pope, sharing ways to invent your own crazy creatures and giving loads of top tips as you draw along with him.

Bring pencils, paper and something to lean on and expect plenty of chances to join in.

Tickets: £12 | Age 4+

FRI 25TH APRIL, FRI 16TH

MAY, FRI 13TH JUNE

TONBRIDGE COMEDY NIGHT

We welcome three of the best comedians on the circuit, and these monthly nights are always popular. Be sure to check our website for the full line up.

Tickets: £14 | Age: 16+

FRI 2ND MAY 7.30PM

MAY DAY CONCERT

Concert Band, Junior Strings, School Orchestra, Vocal Groups and the Percussion Ensemble present an evening ranging from Vaughan Williams and Holst, Strauss, Tchaikovsky and James Bond themes.

Tickets: Free, please book

FRI 9TH MAY 7.30PM

CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT

Featuring music by Borodin, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Haydn and Gershwin.

Tickets: Free, please book

TUES 20TH - THURS 22ND MAY

JOSEPH K (THE TRIAL)

Tonbridge School presents Joseph K performed by Year 12 students.

This update of Franz Kafka’s novel The Trial is adapted by Tom Basden (Fresh Meat, Plebs and Here We Go) in his trademark darkly comic style.

Set in 21st century London, this is Kafka for the digital age. Joseph K is a suave banker whose life starts to unravel on his 30th birthday when his sushi delivery is intercepted and he is arrested.

Tickets: £6, £2 concessions Age guidance 14+

3.00PM

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

Join this four-strong troupe of actors for a bicycle-powered, outdoor production of Shakespeare’s ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ like you’ve never seen before.

Tickets: £17 to £22, £4.50 under 12s

THURS 5TH JUNE 7.00PM

NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE

Gillian Anderson (Sex Education), Vanessa Kirby (The Crown), and Ben Foster (Lone Survivor) lead the cast in Tennessee Williams’ timeless masterpiece. Cert 15.

Tickets: £16, £14 student

SAT 7TH JUNE 1.30PM & 3.00PM

PUFFLING PERCY

Percy is a puffling with a fear of flying and when his flock migrates south, Percy is left behind! An uplifting children’s show about true friendship and trusting your instincts.

Tickets: £12 | Age: 4 - 11

FRI 20TH JUNE 7.30PM

ALLAN BUNNEY

CONCERT

Tonbridge School’s Head of Strings Emma Blanco, and Head of Keyboard Marcus Andrews, perform solo repertoire before joining forces for Cesar Franck’s monumental Sonata for Violin and Piano.

Tickets: Free, please book

WED 18TH - FRI 20TH JUNE

PETER PAN

Tonbridge School presents a funny and moving version of this much-loved classic tale.

1940 and London is a city of echoes. Wendy, John, and Michael Darling have learned to live in a world where childhood slips through their fingers like whispers.

But one night, as the wind howls through broken windows, a shadow moves against the moonlight. A boy appears—grinning, ageless, impossible.

Tickets: £6, £2 concessions

WED 16TH & THURS 17TH JULY

Join Spot and his friends for this interactive show with catchy songs, dancing and lots of interactive party games. This is going to be the best birthday party ever!

Tickets: £14 | Age: 2+

FRIDAY 27TH JUNE 7.30PM

BALLET CENTRAL

Ballet Central returns in 2025 with a brand-new programme of classical ballet and contemporary performed by Central School of Ballet’s graduating cohort.

The evening features Frederick Ashton’s majestic Foyer de Danse, staged for the first time in over 90 years, new commissions from world-renowned Hip Hop dancer Dickson Mbi and award-winning theatre and dance duo, Thick and Tight, and Kristen McNally’s modern ballet.

Tickets: £18, £13 dance school groups

THURS 7TH AUG 9.00PM

AVENGERS: ENDGAME

With the universe in ruins due to the efforts of the Mad Titan, Thanos, the Avengers must assemble once more in order to undo his actions and restore balance to the universe.

Grab your chair and a picnic and join us for this action-packed movie. Doors open at 8pm

Tickets: £16 - £19 | Cert 12a

OUTDOOR SCREENING

FRI 8TH AUG 9.00PM

MAMMA MIA!

HERE WE GO AGAIN

Preparing for the grand reopening of the Hotel Bella Donna Sophie learns more about her mother’s past. She is more like her mother than she ever realised before.

Grab your friends and something to sit on and enjoy this sequel to Mamma Mia! Featuring all your favourite ABBA songs. Doors open at 8pm.

Tickets: £16 - £19 | Cert PG

SUMMER SEASON 2025

PERFORMANCES

National Theatre Live:

Dr. Strangelove

The Drowsy Chaperone

Into The Woods

Wicked Sing-Along

Tonbridge Comedy Night

Nick Sharratt’s Picture Book

Drawalong

May Day Concert

Chamber Music Concert

2nd Year IGCSE Music

Performances Evening

Tonbridge Comedy Night

Joseph K (The Trial)

Much Ado About Nothing

National Theatre Live:

A Streetcar Named Desire

Novi Scholars Concert

Puffling Percy

Tonbridge Comedy Night

Peter Pan

Allan Bunney Concert

Ballet Central

THEATRE MUSIC

FAMILY

EM Forster Theatre Thursday 3rd April

EM Forster Theatre

Wednesday 9th – Saturday 12th April

EM Forster Theatre Thursday 17th – Saturday 19th April

EM Forster Theatre Thursday 24th April

EM Forster Studio Friday 25th April

EM Forster Theatre Saturday 26th April

Chapel of St Augustine Friday 2nd May

Recital Room Friday 9th May

Recital Room Wednesday 14th May

EM Forster Studio Friday 16th May

EM Forster Theatre

Tuesday 20th – Thursday 22nd May

Library Gardens Sunday 25th May

EM Forster Theatre Thursday 5th June

Recital Room Friday 6th June

EM Forster Studio Saturday 7th June

EM Forster Studio Friday 13th June

EM Forster Theatre Wednesday 18th – Friday 20th June

Recital Room Friday 20th June

EM Forster Theatre Friday 27th June

Leavers Concert Big School Friday 4th July

Spot’s Birthday Party

Avengers: Endgame

EM Forster Theatre Wednesday 16th – Thursday 17th July

Outdoor Screening Thursday 7th August

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again Outdoor Screening Friday 8th August

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