Brighton Theatre Tickets | Shows & What's On

Brighton is one of the UK’s best-known and loved seaside resorts and in 2017 was hailed as the “happiest place to live in the UK” according to a nationwide survey. The city has launched the careers of many artists; it’s where rock band The Kooks formed, and the site of ABBAs 1974 Eurovision win. As for Brighton theatre, the town is home to the second largest fringe festival in the UK after Edinburgh. Every May, Brighton becomes ‘Fringe City’ and plays hosts to an array of different events, from live theatre and music, to craft fairs, a children’s parade and exhibitions. Its many performance venues include the Theatre Royal Brighton, a popular destination for touring shows.

Calamity Jane

The whip-crackin' screen-to-stage, brand-new musical is heading on tour. Based on the 1953 film, this new show stars multi-award-winning West End actress, Carrie Hope Fletcher (Heathers, Les Miserables) and features classic songs such as "The Deadwood Stage", "The Black Hills of Dakota", "Just Blew in from the Windy City" and more. Audiences will be in for a stunning few hours of entertainment with one of the most dazzling theatre shows in Brighton.

Elektra

Hollywood royalty comes to Brighton! Academy Award-winner Brie Larson leads a star-studded cast, including Stockard Channing and Patrick Vaill, in this major revival of Sophokles’ tragedy. Haunted by her father's assassination, grief-stricken Elektra seeks revenge - and survival at any cost. When her long-lost brother Orestes returns, Elektra urges him to act. But to what end…? The shows in Brighton are a strictly limited run ahead of the London transfer, so book now - it’d be a tragedy to miss it.