Name: Karen Hauer and Gorka Marquez: Speakeasy
Start: 2025-03-30T19:30:00
Location: Marlowe Theatre

Get ready for a cultural spectacular at The Marlowe Theatre this March! From Jazz Emu's musical extravaganza 'Knight Fever' to the avant-garde dance performance 'Dragons' by Eun-Me Ahn Dance Company, there's something for everyone. Witness the historical drama 'A Man for All Seasons', the comedic brilliance of 'The Shark is Broken', and the iconic musical 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'. With tribute performances from Ben Portsmouth as Elvis and Jason Donovan celebrating his illustrious career, the stage is set for unforgettable performances. And, don't miss the dance sensations Giovanni Pernice, Karen Hauer, and Gorka Marquez lighting up the floor.

March Marlowe Marvels: A Diverse Celebration of Arts and Culture

March through May 2025 promises to be an extraordinary season at the Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury, UK. With a diverse array of performances, including Jason Donovan's vibrant tour, the sizzling dance showcase of Karen Hauer and Gorka Marquez, and a dynamic revival of 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang,' audiences are in for a treat. Whether you're a fan of musicals, orchestral brilliance, or ballet's timeless elegance, this season encapsulates the heart of performing arts, promising unforgettable experiences for all.

A Kaleidoscope of Culture: Unveiling Marlowe Theatre's Spectacular Line-Up

The Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury is set to host a stunning variety of performances throughout March and April 2025. From the legendary Ben Portsmouth's Elvis tribute to the enchanting ballet of Giovanni Pernice and the musical magic of Jason Donovan, there's something for everyone. Dance enthusiasts can look forward to Karen Hauer and Gorka Marquez's Speakeasy, and families will enjoy the classic Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. This season promises to be a vibrant celebration of music, dance, and theater, reaching a crescendo with orchestral performances and Shakespeare-inspired productions.

A Cultural Extravaganza: Unmissable Performances at The Marlowe Theatre

Karen Hauer

Gorka Márquez

The Marlowe Theatre

The groundbreaking festival of hip hop dance theatre from around the world and around the corner is coming back to Canterbury!

Based at Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London since 2004, prepare to be blown away by high-energy, world-class performances from celebrated poppers, lockers, b-boys and b-girls.

Get ready for: Olivier Award-winning TRAPLORD, exploring masculinity and mental health and challenging racial stereotypes of Black men, Femme Fatale (France/ Mexico/ South Korea), a mesmerising female trio, trailblazing ILL-Abilities (Netherlands/Brazil), an all-star crew of differently abled b-boys. Plus incredible local talent.

Breakin’ Convention

Marlowe Theatre

Beethoven’s Fourth Piano Concerto is a masterpiece. Opening with the solo piano with no orchestral introduction, it’s a deeply intimate work that remains one of the composer’s best loved. Tonight, we hear it in the hands of Alim Beisembayev, winner of the prestigious Leeds International Piano Competition in 2021.

Brahms’s magnificent First Symphony was many years in the making. And it may never have seen the light of day without the support and friendship of Robert Schumann and his wife Clara – an article by Robert Schumann launched Brahms’s composing career when the three first met, and they soon became devoted friends. The symphony is a 45-minute journey through all the poetry and power an orchestra can conjure.

Philharmonia Orchestra: Alim Beisembayev plays Beethoven

The year is 1943 and we’re losing the war. Luckily, we’re about to gamble all our futures on a stolen corpse.

Singin’ in the Rain meets Strangers on a Train, Operation Mincemeat is the fast-paced, hilarious and unbelievable true story of the twisted secret mission that won us World War II.

Bursting at the seams with the kind of chaos you couldn’t invent, the question is: how did a dead body, a fake love letter, and (of all people) Ian Fleming come together to wrong-foot Hitler?

Operation Mincemeat

Priscilla Queen of the Desert is back with a dazzling, brand new 30th anniversary tour production.

The musical comedy sensation follows three friends on a hilarious and heartwarming road trip across the Australian Outback to stage the show of a lifetime, in a joyous celebration of unity, love, and being unapologetically yourself. Starring Adèle Anderson (Fascinating Aïda) as Bernadette, Kevin Clifton (Strictly Come Dancing, Chicago) as Tick/Mitzi, Nick Hayes (Groundhog Day, Remembrance Monday) as Felicia/Adam, and Peter Duncan (Hairspray, Pretender) as Bob/Preacher, this production is bolder and more fabulous than ever.

Priscilla Queen of the Desert

The ultimate tribute to Fleetwood Mac - unforgettable music.

Coming to Canterbury in May 2026 is a celebration of Fleetwood Mac’s sound.

Personally endorsed by Fleetwood Mac founding member Mick Fleetwood, Rumours of Fleetwood Mac is a stunning tribute to one of rock and roll’s most remarkable groups.

Rumours of Fleetwood Mac

A bona fide British musical legend.

After building his reputation as part of Squeeze, in 1987, Jools formed The Jools Holland Big Band which gradually metamorphosed into the current 19-piece Jools Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra.

The rhythm and blues phenomenon returns to Canterbury featuring special guest star Roachford and guest vocalists Ruby Turner, Louise Marshall and Sumudu Jayatilaka.

Jools Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra

Boundary-breaking and genre-defying, these modern-day warriors of rock are back with a brand-new set.

Boundary-breaking and genre-defying, the London Symphonic Rock Orchestra return to the UK with a brand new set. Performing legendary anthems with breathtaking scale and intensity, fusing the majestic power of the symphony orchestra with the rebellious energy of rock.

Since 2018, the London Symphonic Rock Orchestra has been tearing up world stages with strings that shred and drums that detonate. Delivering epic, reorchestrated hits from Queen, Led Zeppelin, Metallica, Guns N’ Roses, AC/DC, Black Sabbath, Fleetwood Mac and more…

London Symphonic Rock Orchestra

From the BAFTA Award-winning co-creator of Yes, Minister and Yes, Prime Minister, Jonathan Lynn, comes the long-awaited final chapter of British political satire and it is as cunning, cutting, and catastrophically funny as ever.

Jim Hacker is back – older, but perhaps not wiser, and still utterly baffled by the real world. Hoping for a quiet retirement at the tranquil Hacker College, Oxford, Jim instead finds himself facing the ultimate modern crisis: cancelled by the college committee.

Enter the delightfully devious Sir Humphrey Appleby, Latin phrases, and well-timed obstruction. Can Humphrey outmanoeuvre the meddling students, the Fellowship, and reality itself? Or is it finally time to say, “I’m Sorry, Prime Minister…”?

I'm Sorry, Prime Minister

trictly Come Dancing finalist and fan favourite Nikita Kuzmin takes centre stage in the explosive new production Supernova, coming to Canterbury in 2026.

Created in collaboration with world-renowned choreographer and BAFTA award recipient Jason Gilkison, and presented by international dance sensation Burn the Floor, Supernova is fuelled by the firepower of world-class performers and creatives from across the globe.

Expect an evening of electrifying entertainment where artistry meets innovation, and Nikita’s trademark charm, power and charisma shine brighter than ever.

Nikita Kuzmin: Supernova

You can bet your bottom dollar you’ll love it!

The smash-hit West End production of Annie, the world’s favourite family musical, comes to Canterbury for one week only.

Set in 1930s New York, brave young Annie is forced to live a life of misery at Miss Hannigan’s orphanage. Her luck soon changes when she’s chosen to spend a fairytale Christmas with famous billionaire, Oliver Warbucks. Meanwhile, spiteful Miss Hannigan has other ideas and hatches a plan to spoil Annie’s search for her true family…

Annie

Boublil and Schönberg’s legendary musical is reborn.

The spectacular new production of Miss Saigon is embarking on a major national tour. The soaring score features hit songs including; The Heat is On in Saigon, The Movie in My Mind, Last Night of the World and The American Dream.

In the last days of the Vietnam War, 17 year-old Kim is forced to work in a Saigon bar run by a notorious character known as The Engineer. There she meets and falls in love with an American GI named Chris but they are torn apart by the fall of Saigon. For 3 years Kim goes on an epic journey of survival to find her way back to Chris, who has no idea he’s fathered a son.

Miss Saigon

The "Greatest British Sitcom of all time" (Radio Times) is back – this time on stage!

Written by John Cleese & Connie Booth

50 years since it first graced our TV screens, Fawlty Towers is now a brand-new stage play adapted by comedy legend John Cleese and directed by Caroline Jay Ranger.

Fresh from a SOLD-OUT West End season! This laugh-out-loud production was universally acclaimed by every London and national critic, selling out every single performance during its record-breaking West-End run.

Fawlty Towers the Play

Mamba, Salsa, Charleston, Foxtrot, Salsa the night away with our electrifying cast of world class dance talent, vocalists and musicians.

Karen Hauer and Gorka Marquez: Speakeasy

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