As the holiday season approaches, The Kenton Theatre in Henley-on-Thames is set to host a series of dazzling events that promise to captivate audiences of all ages. From the enchanting ballet of 'The Nutcracker' to the timeless tale of 'A Christmas Carol', this beloved venue will offer a rich tapestry of performances celebrating the magic of Christmas and beyond. With each show bringing something unique to the stage, the Kenton Theatre is the perfect place to create cherished memories this festive season. Let's dive into the heart of these spectacular shows.

Festive Magic and Timeless Classics at The Kenton Theatre

21st Century Abba Pay tribute to this timeless and legendary band. All the hits in one show!

21st Century ABBA

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This fun-filled festive extravaganza is bursting at the seams with all the ingredients audiences have come to expect from our much-loved pantomimes: dazzling costumes, spectacular dance routines, a hilarious script, bags of audience interaction, and maybe even the odd water gun or two!

Snow White

On Christmas Eve, Ebenezer Scrooge is warned by the ghost of his late partner, Jacob Marley, that he will be visited by three Spirits – Christmas Past, Christmas Present and Christmas Yet To Come. Together they whisk Scrooge to the past and his happy boyhood Christmastimes, to the present to meet Tiny Tim at Bob Cratchit’s Christmas feast, and finally to the future and Scrooge’s own miserable grave – all attempting to show him the error of his ways. But will Scrooge wake on Christmas morning a changed man?

A Christmas Carol

This Christmas-inspired show features the same incredible four-part harmonies, and roof raising falsetto associated with one of the most successful groups of all time, but features Christmas favourites alongside some of Valli’s greatest hits.

Bye Bye Baby Christmas Show

The acclaimed David Alacey (Lovejoy & Inspector Alleyn) stars as Frank Sinatra alongside Paul Drakeley (Inside Out – BBC) as Dean Martin. They are joined by former Eastenders star and ITV’s (Central News) “Mr Weather” – Des Coleman as Sammy Davis Jnr in the original Rat Pack show, now celebrating its 25th record breaking year.

The Rat Pack Christmas in Vegas

Yvan Silva’s incredible vocal power and showmanship, along with some of the finest dedicated Queen tribute musicians, deliver an unforgettable show, guaranteed to get you rocking out to Queen’s greatest hits.

Crazy Little Thing Called Queen

You and your loved ones can indulge in spectacular dancing, glorious music and beautiful costumes.

Nutcracker

It really is the most wonderful time of the year, so it’s no surprise that everyone at the North Pole is super-excited as Christmas draws near!

Santa’s Christmas Cracker – The show where every child gets a present from Santa!

Although no one will ever replace Elvis Presley, the 2018 Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Champion has been commended by many who worked with Elvis himself, and was even chosen to portray Elvis in the Blockbuster Movie ‘Bladerunner 2049’.

Elvis – The Ultimate Experience

Macbeth is brought to life by this talented and enthralling story-telling company, igniting the imagination with poetry, sound-scapes, shadows and movement. Faithful to the text and famous Shakespeare characters.

Macbeth by Candlelight

Ralph McTell and Dave Pegg have been friends for more than 50 years.

Ralph McTell & Dave Pegg

Get ready to shimmy and shake your way to a good time! Hairspray is the ultimate feel-good musical packed with laughter, heart, and unforgettable tunes. Join Tracy Turnblad in 1962 Baltimore, as she dances her way into the spotlight and fights for racial integration. This fabulous show is full of show-stopping songs and beat-busting dance routines that will leave you smiling and singing!

Hairspray

Get your dancing shoes at the ready, grab yourself a milkshake and relax – you are in for an evening of back to back hits from the 1950s and 60s!

Lipstick on your Collar

Each night, a rotating cast member will get genuinely spiffingly splifficated and attempt to perform A Midsummer Night’s Dream as you have never seen before. Making for a different show every night, nobody (not even the cast) knows in which direction the show will stumble. Come and get fuddled in the forest with us!

Sh!t-faced Shakespeare®: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

This immersive and fun driven show features Xylobands, lasers, back projection, confetti, and all the biggest hits from Yellow, Hymn For The Weekend, to Paradise and Viva La Vida. Don’t miss this unique show for all fans of Coldplay.

A Head Full Of Coldplay

Equally at home on the classical stage, or starring in musical theatre productions in London West End, his credits include lead roles in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Irving Berlin’s White Christmas.

Aled Jones – Full Circle

Following their successful production of Young Frankenstein last year, the society brings to life the story of Annie, an optimistic orphan searching for her parents during the Great Depression. Her journey takes her from a harsh orphanage run by Miss Hannigan to the home of billionaire Oliver Warbucks. Along the way, Annie’s spirit and determination shine through in well-known songs like Tomorrow and It’s the Hard-Knock Life.

Annie

The first class 5-piece band will bring you classic songs from this golden era when American Folk-pop topped the charts in U.K. and U.S. including ‘You’ve got a Friend’, ‘You make me feel like a natural woman’, ‘American Pie’, ‘Fire and Rain’, ‘Big Yellow Taxi’, ‘River’, ‘Starry Starry Night’, ‘Horse with no Name’, ’Mrs Robinson’, ‘Make it with you’, ‘The Boxer’, ‘California Dreaming’, ‘You’re So Vain’, ‘Woodstock’, ‘Leaving on a Jet Plane’ and more!

Fire, Rain & American Pie

Hold on to your seats as the Kenton Theatre is transformed into a real-life science laboratory and lots of unbelievable “how did they do that!” moments.

The Magic of Science

This is a hilarious spoof of the Dracula story done in glorious panto style and returns to the Kenton after it’s huge success last Halloween!

Dracula the Panto

Join Dantastic and friends on a spooky mission to help ‘Winnie the Witch’ create the perfect potion for Halloween. What magical surprises will they find on their adventure? Expect plenty of singing, dancing, comedy characters, pantomime style slapstick fun and audience interaction.

The Spooktastic Family Show

Scribble and Clipboard have a job to do: sort the recycling. But Scribble keeps finding new things to investigate. What will she discover on the way?

Curious Investigators

Follow aspiring rocker Drew and small-town girl Sherrie in their quest for love and Hollywood stardom amidst the pulsating energy of the Sunset Strip. Rock of Ages transports you back to the heyday of 80’s glam rock where big hair, big dreams, and even bigger hits collide!

Rock of Ages

Twelfth Night is a tale of unrequited love – hilarious and heartbreaking. Shakespeare’s comedy of mistaken identity is a giddy mix of joy, yearning, farce, frolics and debauched revelry.

Henley Players Presents Twelfth Night

Referring to themselves as “a Beatles rock band rather than tribute” (no wigs, costumes or backing tracks!), their extensive repertoire includes the hits, album gems, and songs never performed live by the Beatles themselves.

Dung Beatles

HCT is proud to present their 53rd annual Pantomime. This traditional family show tells the story of Princess Rapunzel with amazingly long hair. She is unaware of her regal heritage having been taken from her parents at birth by the evil Fairy Balding. Dame Bouffante, the Royal hairdresser, and Fairy Berry do all they can to ensure a happy ending for our hero, Bob and the young princess.

Rapunzel

Step into the World of “Tease” – the ultimate burlesque and cabaret experience where sensuality and unadulterated fun collide to create an unforgettable evening.

Tease

Get ready for a dazzling celebration of the most iconic movie musicals ever brought to the big screen! This spectacular live performance will take you on a journey through beloved cult classics and modern favourites, featuring show-stopping numbers from Wicked, Dirty Dancing, Moulin Rouge, Mamma Mia, Grease, Rocky Horror, Hairspray, Chicago, and many more.

Movie Musicals

Recording just a stone’s throw from each other and guesting on each other’s records, a group of musical legends worked simultaneously to turn out some of the greatest songs of all time.

California Dreams

Following a sensational sell out runs at Edinburgh, Brighton and Adelaide Fringes, Back To Black: The Music Of Amy Winehouse takes you on a moving yet energising journey through the career of a modern legend. This captivating show is delivered in the Night Owl trademark ‘show-umentary’ format giving a fascinating insight into Amy’s sharp rise to fame and stardom.

Back to Black: The Music of Amy Winehouse

Join us as we celebrate a rock line-up like no other headlined by one of the greatest bands of all time!

History of Rock

Dive into the funniest, filthiest, most wickedly fabulous pantomime that’s anything but a fairy tale!

Sleeping with Beauty

Revel in the sparkling wit and delicious mischief of Strauss’ timeless operetta.

Die Fledermaus

It stars some of the finest actor-musicians in the UK whose combined West End credits include Buddy, Lennon, Forbidden Planet and Jailhouse Rock and was endorsed as Britain’s most popular Buddy Holly act when the boys guested on BBC One’s Saturday night live programme, “The One and Only”, hosted by Graham Norton.

Buddy Holly and the Cricketers

When Shakespeare died, he famously left his wife Anne only one thing – the second best bed. This superb one-woman play, full of both humour and pathos, has received great critical acclaim since its premier at the Swan Theatre Worcester in 2012.

Second Best Bed

Now only a secret organisation known as the Ancient Guild of TaleTenders can save the stories – and they need your help…

Roald Dahl and the Imagination Seekers

Packed with dazzling sets, colourful characters, astounding choreography, original music, and heaps of audience participation, this brand-new adaptation sees the adventurous Little Mermaid embark on an unforgettable adventure as the wonders of the sea burst onto the stage in a magical experience that will have audiences of all ages enchanted and enthralled from start to FIN-ish!

Little Mermaid

You won’t have to sit cross legged on the school hall floor, but you will be encouraged to sing along! As well as the assembly bangers, there will be other musical surprises, throwback mashups and comic reflections on growing up in the 90s.

Primary School Assembly Bangers

Totally interactive with his audience and using the Ed Sheeran limited edition guitar with his now world-famous loop station, Jack Bowater live on stage builds, produces and performs, with unerring accuracy, the hits that have placed Ed Sheeran as one of the most relevant songwriters of our time.

Ed Sheeran Songbook Featuring Jack Bowater

Paul Young broke into the big time 40 years ago when No Parlez went to number one and spawned iconic hits like Wherever I Lay My Hat (That’s My Home). More success followed with the number one album The Secret Of Association and the worldwide hit Everytime You Go Away, not forgetting an appearance at Live Aid and more.

From No Parlez to The Secret Of Association – An Intimate Evening With Paul Young

Nick Drake is the most revered and loved of all this country’s singer-songwriters. He has given us timeless songs that shed all the tears of life within their fragile yet perfect lines. He recorded three cherished albums between 1969 and 1972 but was almost entirely unknown in his day. After his tragic death in 1974 aged only 26, his music almost disappeared into obscurity. Now, thanks to a massive resurgence of interest and a worldwide re-evaluation of his genius, Nick Drake has become a national treasure.

Keith James – The Songs of Nick Drake

Audiences will be transported to Taylor’s world as they sing along to timeless classics like “Love Story,” “Blank Space,” and “Shake It Off.” With stunning replica costume changes, captivating storytelling, and incredible dancers, that ensures an unforgettable ‘Eras Tour’ experience for fans of all ages.

The Kenton Theatre

14 - 30 Dec, 2024

Snow White

3 - 5 Jan, 2025

Rapunzel

Jan 10, 2025

Tease

Jan 11, 2025

Movie Musicals

Jan 17, 2025

California Dreams

Dec 18, 2024

21st Century ABBA

14 - 30 Dec, 2024

Snow White

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