The Woodville Studio, The Woodville, Gravesend

Join the indomitable wife of Sir John Franklin, the 19th Century polar explorer, who disappeared in the frozen Arctic.   The ships, HMS Terror and HMS Erebus, departed Gravesham in 1845 to explore the last unnavigated labyrinth of the Northwest passage.  A journey to the top of the world from which they would never return.

Discover the truth behind the myth.

A 50 minute whirlwind of adventure and escapades, with a formidable Victorian force of nature, whose passion for the truth played a significant part in Arctic discovery.

Be prepared to be shocked, stupefied and sprung into action!

Directed by Aidan Dooley
Play on Words Theatre

Formed in 1990 by Aidan Dooley & Miriam Cooper and is based in Rochester, Kent. The company has produced: ‘Prostitutes Only Marry in May’ (formerly Sister Queens) tours of N. Ireland, UK, and Scotland; Tom Crean - Antarctic Explorer (2001-25) also known as (Discovering Antarctica), touring Ireland, UK, Australia, USA including a Fringe First @ The Edinburgh Festival; Galway Girl and Melody for Medway Fuse Festival. It toured Ireland in 2011-2013 with: Our Last Chieftain - O’Sullivan Beara. 

It is an associated theatre company with Canterbury Christ Church University.

Paul Greengrass Cinema, The Woodville, Gravesend

NT Live screening - Inter Alia a new play by Suzie Miller 

Oscar-nominated Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl, Saltburn) is Jessica in the much-anticipated next play from the team behind Prima Facie. 

Jessica Parks is a smart Crown Court Judge at the top of her career. Behind the robe, she is a karaoke fiend, a loving wife and a supportive parent. When an event threatens to throw her life completely off balance, can she hold her family upright? 

Writer Suzie Miller and director Justin Martin reunite following their global phenomenon Prima Facie, with this searing examination of modern motherhood and masculinity.

The Three Daws Public House, Gravesend

In 1878, the paddle steamer Princess Alice set sail from Gravesend with 800 day-trippers. A live band was playing, and people had enjoyed a sunny day at pleasure gardens or on the South coast.

By nightfall, over 600 lives were lost in one of Britain’s worst maritime disasters — a story almost forgotten.

The Forgotten Dead brings this history vividly to life through immersive performance, live music, and a striking installation along Gravesend’s quayside. But this isn’t just a play— it’s an experience. Arrive, grab a drink, enjoy complimentary snacks, and let the live band set the mood before the performance begins. Then step into scenes of remembrance where history and storytelling come alive around you.

Join us in honouring the past while sharing an evening of connection, atmosphere, and powerful performance.

Tickets just £2 (+bf)

This project is a Co-Commission Project funded and supported by Creative Estuary. The Forgotten Dead is also made possible by the Heritage Lottery Fund, Gravesham Borough Council, and the Charles Burnett Memorial Fund. Huge thanks to all funders.

The Three Daws Public House, Gravesend

In 1878, the paddle steamer Princess Alice set sail from Gravesend with 800 day-trippers. A live band was playing, and people had enjoyed a sunny day at pleasure gardens or on the South coast.

By nightfall, over 600 lives were lost in one of Britain’s worst maritime disasters — a story almost forgotten.

The Forgotten Dead brings this history vividly to life through immersive performance, live music, and a striking installation along Gravesend’s quayside. But this isn’t just a play— it’s an experience. Arrive, grab a drink, enjoy complimentary snacks, and let the live band set the mood before the performance begins. Then step into scenes of remembrance where history and storytelling come alive around you.

Join us in honouring the past while sharing an evening of connection, atmosphere, and powerful performance.

Tickets just £2 (+bf)

This project is a Co-Commission Project funded and supported by Creative Estuary. The Forgotten Dead is also made possible by the Heritage Lottery Fund, Gravesham Borough Council, and the Charles Burnett Memorial Fund. Huge thanks to all funders.

The Three Daws Public House, Gravesend

In 1878, the paddle steamer Princess Alice set sail from Gravesend with 800 day-trippers. A live band was playing, and people had enjoyed a sunny day at pleasure gardens or on the South coast.

By nightfall, over 600 lives were lost in one of Britain’s worst maritime disasters — a story almost forgotten.

The Forgotten Dead brings this history vividly to life through immersive performance, live music, and a striking installation along Gravesend’s quayside. But this isn’t just a play— it’s an experience. Arrive, grab a drink, enjoy complimentary snacks, and let the live band set the mood before the performance begins. Then step into scenes of remembrance where history and storytelling come alive around you.

Join us in honouring the past while sharing an evening of connection, atmosphere, and powerful performance.

Tickets just £2 (+bf)

This project is a Co-Commission Project funded and supported by Creative Estuary. The Forgotten Dead is also made possible by the Heritage Lottery Fund, Gravesham Borough Council, and the Charles Burnett Memorial Fund. Huge thanks to all funders.

The Three Daws Public House, Gravesend

In 1878, the paddle steamer Princess Alice set sail from Gravesend with 800 day-trippers. A live band was playing, and people had enjoyed a sunny day at pleasure gardens or on the South coast.

By nightfall, over 600 lives were lost in one of Britain’s worst maritime disasters — a story almost forgotten.

The Forgotten Dead brings this history vividly to life through immersive performance, live music, and a striking installation along Gravesend’s quayside. But this isn’t just a play— it’s an experience. Arrive, grab a drink, enjoy complimentary snacks, and let the live band set the mood before the performance begins. Then step into scenes of remembrance where history and storytelling come alive around you.

Join us in honouring the past while sharing an evening of connection, atmosphere, and powerful performance.

Tickets just £2 (+bf)

This project is a Co-Commission Project funded and supported by Creative Estuary. The Forgotten Dead is also made possible by the Heritage Lottery Fund, Gravesham Borough Council, and the Charles Burnett Memorial Fund. Huge thanks to all funders.

The Three Daws Public House, Gravesend

In 1878, the paddle steamer Princess Alice set sail from Gravesend with 800 day-trippers. A live band was playing, and people had enjoyed a sunny day at pleasure gardens or on the South coast.

By nightfall, over 600 lives were lost in one of Britain’s worst maritime disasters — a story almost forgotten.

The Forgotten Dead brings this history vividly to life through immersive performance, live music, and a striking installation along Gravesend’s quayside. But this isn’t just a play— it’s an experience. Arrive, grab a drink, enjoy complimentary snacks, and let the live band set the mood before the performance begins. Then step into scenes of remembrance where history and storytelling come alive around you.

Join us in honouring the past while sharing an evening of connection, atmosphere, and powerful performance.

Tickets just £2 (+bf)

This project is a Co-Commission Project funded and supported by Creative Estuary. The Forgotten Dead is also made possible by the Heritage Lottery Fund, Gravesham Borough Council, and the Charles Burnett Memorial Fund. Huge thanks to all funders.

St Mary's, Church St, Higham, Nr Rochester, ME3 7LS

It is a truth universally acknowledged... That the audience is always right!

This Summer, to celebrate Jane Austen's 250th anniversary year, we are hitting the road with productions of both Emma and Pride & Prejudice. But which will you choose?

That's right. Ahead of each show we will ask our audience to show, by way of applause, their preference for either Pride & Prejudice or Emma. ​

Elizabeth Bennet or Emma Woodhouse? Longbourn or Hartfield? Mr Darcy or Mr Knightley?

You decide!
Whichever show you choose you can expect a stunning one-act adaptation of one of Austen's most treasured works packed with rivalries, regrets and, of course, plenty of romance!

Written by Jane Austen
Directed by Sarah Slator & Chloe Bond
Adapted by Ethan Taylor
Music by Simon Stallard

This performance will take place indoors.

• Running time: Approximately 85 minutes

• What3Words Location: singer.kings.polite

• Parking: There is limited parking close to the venue.

• Toilets: There are limited toilets at this venue.

• Seating Provided: Yes.

• Food and Drink: Refreshments will be available before the performance.

• Dogs: No dogs other than guide dogs will be admitted to this performance.

• Wheelchair User Access: There are two small steps that lead into the church. If you have any access requirements before your visit, please contact the Box Office via email or phone (07981 227790) ahead of the performance date.

• Latecomers: Will not be admitted.

Fort Gardens, Gravesend

HAMLET - "Though this be madness, yet there is method in’t!”

Join the critically-acclaimed Pantaloons Theatre Company as they put on a frantic disposition to tackle Shakespeare’s greatest tragedy in their own anarchic style.

When he discovers that his uncle has murdered his father, married his mother and traitorously taken the crown of Denmark there’s only one course of action for Hamlet: feign madness, frequently monologue and take swift revenge. But outrageous fortune has other plans for the poor Prince of Denmark...

With live music, audience interaction, brevity-boosting abridgements, comic turns and tragic twists there’s only one question: To be there, or to be square?

“If Shakespeare chose a modern company to perform his work then it would undoubtedly be The Pantaloons.” (North West End)

Bring your fold up chairs / cushions / blankets, a snack bar will be open in the gardens.

Nurstead Court, Meopham

Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare
“If this were played upon a stage now, I could condemn it as an improbable fiction.”

Love, relationships and mistaken identity. Twelfth Night is Shakespeare’s bittersweet romantic comedy where no-one is quite who they seem. Shipwrecked on an unknown shore, Viola is separated from her twin brother Sebastian. She thinks he’s dead. He thinks she’s dead. And everyone else has no idea which one’s which.

Viola embraces a secret new identity by disguising herself as a boy to work for the Duke Orsino. She falls in love with him, but he’s already in love with Olivia. Olivia then falls for Viola thinking she’s Sebastian. Who’s who? Who’s in love with who? Confusion, misdemeanour and farce abound in this fast-paced comedy full of gender and sexual ambiguity, where none of the characters really know what’s going on!

Twelfth Night promises to be a highly entertaining show, with outstanding performances and amazing new music performed by Changeling’s talented and versatile cast.

“If music be the food of love, play on.”

About Changeling
Changeling Theatre produces high quality, entertaining theatre in non-traditional locations for community audiences across the southeast and beyond. Productions range from re-interpretations of Shakespeare and modern classics to working with new writers and composers to create innovative new theatre.

Transaction fee’s & terms and conditions apply to all tickets, refunds will only be administered on cancellation of a performance prior to commencement. All refunds will be handled by the The Woodville Box Office

Please Note: Tickets must be booked in advance, there will be no walk-up tickets available.

As this is an outdoor production please be prepared for a variety of weather conditions, please bring your own chairs and picnics. Gazebos are not permitted.

Doors will open from 6pm.

Paul Greengrass Cinema, The Woodville, Gravesend

A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams, directed by Benedict Andrews

Gillian Anderson (Sex Education), Vanessa Kirby (The Crown), and Ben Foster (Lone Survivor) lead the cast in Tennessee Williams’ timeless masterpiece, returning to cinemas. As Blanche’s fragile world crumbles, she turns to her sister Stella for solace – but her downward spiral brings her face to face with the brutal, unforgiving Stanley Kowalski.

From visionary director Benedict Andrews, this acclaimed production was filmed live during a sold-out run at the Young Vic Theatre in 2014.

St George’s Arts Centre, St George’s Arts Centre, Gravesend

Our new programme of monthly creative workshops for adults to learn new skills, enhance existing ones or rekindle the love of an old hobby.

Meet, Learn, Create, Enjoy

Each month we offer you a different activity to try which hopefully you will want to continue with at home.

The workshops are designed to bring people together, learn skills, have fun and connect with each other. We aim for the sessions to be relaxed, friendly and offer a space where people’s creativity can flow. All are welcome (ages 18+ only) with no specific level of skill required.

Workshops last approx. 1.5-2 hours

 June: Acting – An Introduction with Evelyn Craven

'Acting- An Introduction’, is an opportunity to learn and explore the fundamentals of Acting as a Craft; Whether you’ve always been interested in what it takes to be an Actor, want to build your confidence and communication skills or are interested in pursuing professional training in the future. You will learn how to start to create your own characters, feel confident in front of an audience and delve into scripts. 

The Workshop is taught by Evelyn Craven. Evelyn is a professional working actress who trained at Drama Studio London. She has worked on screen (most recently ’The Physician II’ to be released in Dec 25), in commercials and on stage. She is passionate about sharing her love for performance in her teaching and believes that the skills you can learn in Acting can be applicable to so many areas of your lives: whether that be boosting confidence in job interviews, helping manage public speaking anxiety or simply finding new ways to be creative!

The workshop is suitable for anybody and everybody, and she looks forward to helping you find the fun in Performance. 

The Workshop will take place in the St George’s Arts Centre in the main gallery which will be closed to the public (apart from café customers using the toilet facilities).

Ages 18+ only

Workshops must be booked in advance.

Gravesend and District Theatre Guild, The Guild Theatre, Vale Road, Northfleet, DA11 8BZ

Gravesend and District Theatre Guild (registered charity: 1112523) present the hysterical romp, The Crown Jewels. Written by Simon Nye (Men Behaving Badly), The Crown Jewels re-tells the scarcely believable but true story of Colonel Thomas Blood who decided to steal the Crown Jewels in plain sight from the Tower of London in 1671. 

Full of smutty humour, inuendo, slapstick comedy and ridiculousness, it makes for a light-hearted fun night at a local community theatre. 

The production forms part of the Kent Drama Association Festival and will be adjudicated on the Friday Night.

Tickets available direct from the Guild’s website

Please note, this production contains adult humour and is not suitable for children. 

Gravesend and District Theatre Guild, The Guild Theatre, Vale Road, Northfleet, DA11 8BZ

Gravesend and District Theatre Guild (registered charity: 1112523) present the hysterical romp, The Crown Jewels. Written by Simon Nye (Men Behaving Badly), The Crown Jewels re-tells the scarcely believable but true story of Colonel Thomas Blood who decided to steal the Crown Jewels in plain sight from the Tower of London in 1671. 

Full of smutty humour, inuendo, slapstick comedy and ridiculousness, it makes for a light-hearted fun night at a local community theatre. 

The production forms part of the Kent Drama Association Festival and will be adjudicated on the Friday Night.

Tickets available direct from the Guild’s website

Please note, this production contains adult humour and is not suitable for children. 

Gravesend and District Theatre Guild, The Guild Theatre, Vale Road, Northfleet, DA11 8BZ

Gravesend and District Theatre Guild (registered charity: 1112523) present the hysterical romp, The Crown Jewels. Written by Simon Nye (Men Behaving Badly), The Crown Jewels re-tells the scarcely believable but true story of Colonel Thomas Blood who decided to steal the Crown Jewels in plain sight from the Tower of London in 1671. 

Full of smutty humour, inuendo, slapstick comedy and ridiculousness, it makes for a light-hearted fun night at a local community theatre. 

The production forms part of the Kent Drama Association Festival and will be adjudicated on the Friday Night.

Tickets available direct from the Guild’s website

Please note, this production contains adult humour and is not suitable for children. 

The Woodville Studio, Woodville Place, Gravesend, DA12 1DD

Dr. Strangelove 
co-adapted by Armando Iannucci 
co-adapted and directed by Sean Foley 

Seven-time BAFTA Award-winner Steve Coogan plays four roles in the world premiere stage adaptation of Stanley Kubrick’s comedy masterpiece Dr. Strangelove. This explosively funny satire, about a rogue U.S General who triggers a nuclear attack, is led by a world-renowned creative team including Emmy Award-winner Armando Iannucci and Olivier Award-winner Sean Foley.

Age restriction 15

‘Steve Coogan is stellar’ Independent 

‘Coogan displays boundless energy and impeccable comic timing’ The Stage 

‘A masterful recreation of sublime comic acting’ Broadway World 

‘Sean Foley maintains the tension and the comedy throughout with remarkable nimbleness’ Daily Express 

‘Coogan is terrific, making each of Seller’s roles his own’ Financial Times

The Woodville Studio, Woodville Place, Gravesend, DA12 1DD

I’d always fancied myself as a bit of a Sinatra and that song, at a moment like that.Well, it just doesn’t get much more perfect, does it?”

Join Arthur and Jane, at the beginning, as they tell us their story. Connected by the music of Frank Sinatra, this intimate, humorous and deeply moving love story explores the effects of Alzheimer’s disease and the transformative power of music in our lives.

Brought to life by two actors, we are led through fifty years of Arthur and Jane’s relationship, jumping in and out of memories and experiencing a failing mind as it loses its grip on reality.

This production of In Other Words has been performed at Theatres including The Arcola, The Traverse, The Tron, York Theatre Royal, CAST Doncaster, Carriageworks Leeds and Everyman Cheltenham. It will be touring to New York for a run Off- Broadway in 2025.

The Woodville, Woodville Place, Gravesend, DA12 1DD

Dickens Theatre Company present the Bard’s bloodiest tragedy!

Adapted & Directed by Ryan Philpott, Music by Paul Higgs

This fresh new adaptation of the ‘Scottish Play’ arrives back at The Woodville in 2025. With the infamous Porter acting as narrator, an ensemble of 6 actors create a cauldron of characters, as Macbeth and Lady Macbeth make their perilous descent towards Hell. Set against a back-drop of wars, witchery and treasonous plotting, Shakespeare’s ambitious Macbeth remains ominously relevant in the 21st Century.

“What’s done cannot be undone!”

Dickens Theatre Company has been successfully staging classic English literature texts for the UK stage since 2015.

As part of DTC’s ‘Revision on Tour’ (alongside Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde), this Macbeth entertains and educates… to the bitter end.

Post-matinee Q & A.

★★★★★ “Utterly enthralling!” Fairy Powered Productions

★★★★★ “Without doubt this combines fun, education and history” Apple Radio

“If you are studying Macbeth at GCSE… it all starts with this show. A revelation for my English students.” English Team Leader, Crompton House School

The Woodville, Woodville Place, Gravesend, DA12 1DD

Dickens Theatre Company present the Bard’s bloodiest tragedy!

Adapted & Directed by Ryan Philpott, Music by Paul Higgs

This fresh new adaptation of the ‘Scottish Play’ arrives back at The Woodville in 2025. With the infamous Porter acting as narrator, an ensemble of 6 actors create a cauldron of characters, as Macbeth and Lady Macbeth make their perilous descent towards Hell. Set against a back-drop of wars, witchery and treasonous plotting, Shakespeare’s ambitious Macbeth remains ominously relevant in the 21st Century.

“What’s done cannot be undone!”

Dickens Theatre Company has been successfully staging classic English literature texts for the UK stage since 2015.

As part of DTC’s ‘Revision on Tour’ (alongside Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde), this Macbeth entertains and educates… to the bitter end.

Post-matinee Q & A.

★★★★★ “Utterly enthralling!” Fairy Powered Productions

★★★★★ “Without doubt this combines fun, education and history” Apple Radio

“If you are studying Macbeth at GCSE… it all starts with this show. A revelation for my English students.” English Team Leader, Crompton House School

The Woodville, Woodville Place, Gravesend, DA12 1DD

Dickens Theatre Company present the Bard’s bloodiest tragedy!

Adapted & Directed by Ryan Philpott, Music by Paul Higgs

This fresh new adaptation of the ‘Scottish Play’ arrives back at The Woodville in 2025. With the infamous Porter acting as narrator, an ensemble of 6 actors create a cauldron of characters, as Macbeth and Lady Macbeth make their perilous descent towards Hell. Set against a back-drop of wars, witchery and treasonous plotting, Shakespeare’s ambitious Macbeth remains ominously relevant in the 21st Century.

“What’s done cannot be undone!”

Dickens Theatre Company has been successfully staging classic English literature texts for the UK stage since 2015.

As part of DTC’s ‘Revision on Tour’ (alongside Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde), this Macbeth entertains and educates… to the bitter end.

Post-matinee Q & A.

★★★★★ “Utterly enthralling!” Fairy Powered Productions

★★★★★ “Without doubt this combines fun, education and history” Apple Radio

“If you are studying Macbeth at GCSE… it all starts with this show. A revelation for my English students.” English Team Leader, Crompton House School

The Woodville, Woodville Place, Gravesend, DA12 1DD

Dickens Theatre Company present the Bard’s bloodiest tragedy!

Adapted & Directed by Ryan Philpott, Music by Paul Higgs

This fresh new adaptation of the ‘Scottish Play’ arrives back at The Woodville in 2025. With the infamous Porter acting as narrator, an ensemble of 6 actors create a cauldron of characters, as Macbeth and Lady Macbeth make their perilous descent towards Hell. Set against a back-drop of wars, witchery and treasonous plotting, Shakespeare’s ambitious Macbeth remains ominously relevant in the 21st Century.

“What’s done cannot be undone!”

Dickens Theatre Company has been successfully staging classic English literature texts for the UK stage since 2015.

As part of DTC’s ‘Revision on Tour’ (alongside Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde), this Macbeth entertains and educates… to the bitter end.

Post-matinee Q & A.

★★★★★ “Utterly enthralling!” Fairy Powered Productions

★★★★★ “Without doubt this combines fun, education and history” Apple Radio

“If you are studying Macbeth at GCSE… it all starts with this show. A revelation for my English students.” English Team Leader, Crompton House School

The Woodville, Woodville Place, Gravesend, DA12 1DD

1888. Victorian London is under attack. Within the thick Fitzrovian fog and dimly lamp-lit streets lurks an evil predator. Unprovoked, a young child is attacked and beaten by a mystery man. Who is this "sneering Satan"? When Gabriel Utterson learns of the mysterious Mr Hyde, he commits his lawyer's logic to the proceedings. Believing Hyde to be blackmailing Jekyll, he vows to bring Hyde to task and solve the mystery. But he must move quickly, before Hyde strikes again.

6 actors take on all the roles in DTC's acclaimed stage adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's Victorian gothic masterpiece.

Adapted & Directed by Ryan Philpott,  Music by Paul Higgs

Calling all English GCSE students and literature lovers!

DTC’s acclaimed production of this Victorian classic arrives back at The Woodville in 2025.’.

Post-matinee Q & A.

★★★★★ “Chilling and delightful” - Morning Star

★★★★★ “A superbly-entertaining way to present classic plays” - The View From The Stalls

The Woodville, Woodville Place, Gravesend, DA12 1DD

1888. Victorian London is under attack. Within the thick Fitzrovian fog and dimly lamp-lit streets lurks an evil predator. Unprovoked, a young child is attacked and beaten by a mystery man. Who is this "sneering Satan"? When Gabriel Utterson learns of the mysterious Mr Hyde, he commits his lawyer's logic to the proceedings. Believing Hyde to be blackmailing Jekyll, he vows to bring Hyde to task and solve the mystery. But he must move quickly, before Hyde strikes again.

6 actors take on all the roles in DTC's acclaimed stage adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's Victorian gothic masterpiece.

Adapted & Directed by Ryan Philpott,  Music by Paul Higgs

Calling all English GCSE students and literature lovers!

DTC’s acclaimed production of this Victorian classic arrives back at The Woodville in 2025.’.

Post-matinee Q & A.

★★★★★ “Chilling and delightful” - Morning Star

★★★★★ “A superbly-entertaining way to present classic plays” - The View From The Stalls

The Paul Greengrass Cinema, The Woodville, Woodville Place, Gravesend, DA12 1DD

A trivial comedy for serious people, Oscar Wilde’s most celebrated work is coming to The Woodville, filmed live at the National Theatre with @NTLive.

Three-time Olivier Award-winner Sharon D Clarke is joined by Ncuti Gatwa (Doctor Who; Sex Education) in this joyful reimagining of Oscar Wilde’s most celebrated comedy. Max Webster (Life of Pi) directs this hilarious story of identity, impersonation, and romance, filmed live from the National Theatre in London.

While assuming the role of a dutiful guardian in the country, Jack lets loose in town under a false identity. Meanwhile, his friend Algy adopts a similar facade. Hoping to impress two eligible ladies, the gentlemen find themselves caught in a web of lies they must carefully navigate. 

Gad's Hill Place, Higham, ME3 7PA

Christmas? A poor excuse for picking a man’s pocket every twenty-fifth of December!” exclaims Ebenezer Scrooge in the opening stave of A Christmas Carol.

For one weekend only join the Dickens Theatre Company in the unique setting of Gad's Hill Place, the former home of Charles Dickens, for their joyously authentic staging of this Victorian classic.

Two of Dickens' closest theatrical companions find themselves trapped in the footlights' glare. With the rest of the cast stuck on a train, actress Frances Ternan and Dickens' faithful tour manager George Dolby take on the daunting challenge of portraying over 30 characters! But, who will play Scrooge? 

Tickets are £30 per person and include refreshments on arrival, plus a glimpse of Dicken's study and other ground floor rooms before the performance starts. Please note that access to the house is only possible via stairs and could cause accessibility issues. Visitors park in the school's car park at the back of the house on Crutches Lane.

Gad's Hill Place, Higham, ME3 7PA

Christmas? A poor excuse for picking a man’s pocket every twenty-fifth of December!” exclaims Ebenezer Scrooge in the opening stave of A Christmas Carol.

For one weekend only join the Dickens Theatre Company in the unique setting of Gad's Hill Place, the former home of Charles Dickens, for their joyously authentic staging of this Victorian classic.

Two of Dickens' closest theatrical companions find themselves trapped in the footlights' glare. With the rest of the cast stuck on a train, actress Frances Ternan and Dickens' faithful tour manager George Dolby take on the daunting challenge of portraying over 30 characters! But, who will play Scrooge? 

Tickets are £30 per person and include refreshments on arrival, plus a glimpse of Dicken's study and other ground floor rooms before the performance starts. Please note that access to the house is only possible via stairs and could cause accessibility issues. Visitors park in the school's car park at the back of the house on Crutches Lane.

The Woodville, Woodville Place, Gravesend, DA12 1DD

“Christmas? A poor excuse for picking a man’s pocket every twenty-fifth of December!” exclaims Ebenezer Scrooge in the opening stave of A Christmas Carol.

It’s also an excuse for the DICKENS THEATRE COMPANY to bring you their joyously authentic staging of this Victorian classic to the Second Space.

Two of Dickens’ closest theatrical companions find themselves trapped in the footlights’ glare. With the rest of the cast stuck on a train, actress Frances Ternan and Dickens’ faithful tour manager George Dolby take on the daunting challenge of portraying over 30 characters. But, who will play Scrooge?

***** ‘Simply stunning’ - Morning Star

Recommended for PRIMARY & SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS aged 8+.

The Woodville, Woodville Place, Gravesend, DA12 1DD

“Christmas? A poor excuse for picking a man’s pocket every twenty-fifth of December!” exclaims Ebenezer Scrooge in the opening stave of A Christmas Carol.

It’s also an excuse for the DICKENS THEATRE COMPANY to bring you their joyously authentic staging of this Victorian classic to the Second Space.

Two of Dickens’ closest theatrical companions find themselves trapped in the footlights’ glare. With the rest of the cast stuck on a train, actress Frances Ternan and Dickens’ faithful tour manager George Dolby take on the daunting challenge of portraying over 30 characters. But, who will play Scrooge?

***** ‘Simply stunning’ - Morning Star

Recommended for PRIMARY & SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS aged 8+.

The Woodville, Woodville Place, Gravesend, DA12 1DD

Coram Shakespeare Schools Foundation is proud to present the world’s largest youth drama festival. 

Join us this November for an exhilarating evening of live theatre, featuring a series of unique abridged Shakespeare productions by local schools. 

See Shakespeare’s timeless stories brought to life like never before, and support young people from your community as they take to the stage. 

“Every child in every school ought to have the chance to experience this magical process” – Philip Pullman, author and CSSF patron. 

Coram Shakespeare Schools Foundation is a cultural education charity, transforming lives through the unique power of Shakespeare. Our Festival provides a platform for up to 30,000 young people to express themselves and grow in confidence as they take to a professional stage. These performances are the culmination of months of work in which young people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities have been finding their voice in school rehearsal rooms. 

The Woodville Studio, Woodville Place, Gravesend, DA12 1DD

“Who is this who is coming...”

You are invited to the edge of your seat, on a journey to the darkest corners of the night…

Expert on the so-called supernatural, Edward Dunning is a scholar and a sceptic. But when he crosses paths with the mysterious Mr. Karswell, Dunning's life becomes a waking nightmare.

A chilling new adaptation of M.R. James' classic ghost stories featuring remarkable puppetry and a haunting original soundtrack. Our advice? Don't come alone...

Age recommendation: 12+  It's a spooky show!