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Chichester Festival Theatre

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In Person: Oaklands Park, CHICHESTER, West Sussex, PO19 6AP
Phone: 01243 781312
Online: www.cft.org.uk/whats-on [?]
Email: box.office@cft.org.uk

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What's On Highlights

It Walks Around The House At Night
From:03-02-2026
To:07-02-2026
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When an out-of-work actor takes a job playing a ghost at an old countryside manor, he expects a few cheap scares but soon uncovers something far more frightening.

Joe is barely scraping a living working in a bar. So, when a rich handsome stranger offers him an unusual but well-paid gig, he can’t say no. But the role turns chillingly real, as Joe begins to suspect something else is lurking in the shadows.

It Walks Around The House At Night takes the audience on five spooky night-time walks with Joe - but is something following?

A haunted house story for a new era, brought to life with haunting tricks, chilling twists, and a generous dose of dark humour.

A theatrical horror - where the stage is set… for terror.

Approximately 1 Hour 30 mins

Le Gateau Chocolat: Musicals Mayhem
From:13-02-2026
To:14-02-2026
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Serving Do-Re-Mi with Hi-La-Ri-Tea

Imagine a Music Box, a Chocolate Box, and a Dress-Up Box all collide and burst into life… their name would be Le Gateau Chocolat!

Your favourite Black, bearded, and bass singing drag icon is finally returning to Chichester, with a Valentine’s special full of musical theatre madness, singalong and more.

Expect mountains of laughs, a stream of nostalgia, and a tug at the heartstrings as Le Gateau Chocolat crams every single musical you know and love into an hour of high kicks, high drag and high glamour.

Approximately 1 Hour

The Koala Who Could
From:17-02-2026
To:22-02-2026
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Based on the bestselling picture book about taking a chance. An empowering and chuckle-out-loud story about embracing change — whether we like it or not. ‘In a wonderful place, at the breaking of dawn, where the breezes were soft and the sunshine was warm, a place where the creatures ran wild and played free... A Koala called Kevin clung to a tree.’

Join Kevin, King of the staying-still-kings, and his friends kangaroo and wombat in an Australian Outback adventure, as they learn that ‘life can be great when you try something new!’

Based on the award-winning book by Rachel Bright and Jim Field published by Hachette Children’s Group, this brand-new stage adaptation is directed by Emma Earle (Oi Frog & Friends!), with music and lyrics by Eamonn O’Dwyer (The Lion Inside and CFT’s Hey! Christmas Tree).

Approximately 1 Hour

The BFG
From:09-03-2026
To:11-04-2026
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Gather your chiddlers to see Roald Dahl’s unforgettable story come to life this spring. This magical new adaptation by Tom Wells (The Kitchen Sink, Jumpers For Goalposts) is directed by former CFT Artistic Director, current RSC Co-Artistic Director Daniel Evans, whose Chichester productions included Quiz, South Pacific and Our Generation.

Get in early and secure your tickets for our Festival 2026 opener.

One extraordinary night, a young orphan named Sophie is snatched by a giant and taken far away to Giant Country. There she learns that human-eating giants are guzzling ‘norphans’ the world over. But she soon discovers that her new friend, the BFG, is different – he’s a dream-catching, snozzcumber-munching gentle soul who refuses to eat humans.

While other giants terrorise the world, the BFG ignites Sophie’s imagination, and they devise a daring plan to save children everywhere. In the end, the smallest human bean and the gentlest giant prove that a dream can change the world.

John Leader plays the BFG; his previous theatre credits include Merry Wives of Windsor and The School for Scandal for the RSC, Wuthering Heights, Peter Pan and War Horse at the National Theatre, A Monster Calls at The Old Vic and The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe at the Bridge Theatre.

Approximately 1 Hour 50 mins

Gianni Schicchi (or Where There’s A Will)
From:11-03-2026
To:12-03-2026
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OperaUpClose returns to the Minerva with a brilliantly subversive and satirical take on Puccini’s enduringly popular family farce. A modern twist on a classic set to delight both opera lovers and curious newcomers alike.

Directed by award winning PJ Harris, rising stars Dan D’Souza and Ceferina Penny lead a stellar cast of opera singers and players in a new English version by Hannah Kumari, re-orchestrated by Vahan Salorian.

Puccini’s comic masterpiece comes roaring into the 21st century, in a modern day ‘whodunnit’ challenging a world where everyone is out for themselves.

Every performance will feature creative captioning as part of the production design.

Approximately 1 Hour 15 mins

To find out what else is happening at Chichester Festival Theatre, visit their website here.
Transport

Chichester Station is a 20 minute walk from the theatre, with regular direct links to London Victoria, Brighton, Portsmouth, Southampton, and Gatwick Airport. Trains to London Waterloo connect at nearby Havant. Call 08457 484950 for timetables and other details or visit nationalrail.co.uk.

Parking

Northgate Car Park (PO19 6AA) is a 900-space pay and display car park next to the Theatre which charges from 8am until 8pm Monday - Saturday and 10am until 5pm on Sundays.

Matinee days are particularly busy so please allow plenty of time.

Cafe

The Café in the Festival Theatre is a great spot for a light lunch or a good coffee, and also serves freshly made sandwiches, salads, delicious cakes, and a range of hot and cold drinks.

Opening times: Monday to Saturday from 10am until the end of the interval of the evening performance. On non-performance days The Café closes at 5pm.

Restaurant

The Brasserie on the ground floor of the Minerva Theatre is open for pre-show dining in new stylish and elegant surroundings. The restaurant serves a contemporary British menu using local and seasonal ingredients as well as an excellent choice of wines.

Opening times: 12.30pm - 2.30pm on matinee days and from 5.30pm for evening performances.

Bar

The Minerva Bar upstairs provides a more relaxed atmosphere, and offers both main meals and lighter food options.

Opening times: Open 90 minutes before performances.

Access Info

For detailed access information please visit the theatre's access page: www.cft.org.uk/your-visit/access

Chichester Festival Theatre is one of the UK’s flagship theatres, renowned for the exceptionally high standard of its productions as well as its work with the community and young people. Situated in a cathedral city in West Sussex between the South Downs and the sea, the Festival Theatre’s bold thrust stage design makes it one of England’s most striking playhouses – equally suited to epic drama and musicals. Its studio theatre, the Minerva, is particularly noted for premieres of new work alongside intimate revivals.

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