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  1. Performers wearing casual clothes rehearse in a studio. The room is crowded with smaller groups forming, talking and laughing together. In the centre, four performers stand facing one another in two lines. The two women facing the camera are laughing and smiling with animated expressions.
    10 April 2025

    New rehearsal images, videos and all things Festival 2025

    The opening of Festival 2025 is approaching fast, and here's a summary of the latest news.
  2. 3 April 2025

    The Government Inspector - designing a playground for the actors

  3. We're looking up at the listed Festival Theatre building, a brutalist design, against a clear blue summer's evening sky. The theatre appears to be lit by late afternoon sun and appears almost gold in colour.
    11 April 2025

    Easter Opening Hours

What's on

  1. A bright red background with a black and white photo of a man's head peeking out from the side. He has an inquisitive, suspicious expression and comedy glasses, moustache and beard drawn over the image in thick black marker.
    Festival Theatre

    The Government Inspector

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    More info about The Government Inspector Book now
  2. A man stands looking over a wide country landscape, with sunrise illuminating the scenery. Seen from behind, the man's arms are raised in exultation, and he wears a rucksack on his back. A flowery meadow in the foreground slopes away to green fields, woods and distant hills, and the sun is burning away the clouds and remnants of stars; it's an uplifting, rural scene.
    Minerva Theatre

    The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

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    More info about The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry Book now
  3. A graphic illustration of skyscrapers in shades of blue with a dark background. On top of the buildings, yellow text reads 'Irving Berlin's Top Hat The Musical'. The 'O' is represented by a top hat with a couple in glamorous Hollywood costumes dancing elegantly in hold.
    Festival Theatre

    Top Hat

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    More info about Top Hat Book now

See more of what's in store...

All aboard the CFT Theatre Bus! 

Our free Theatre Bus returns bigger and better for Festival 2025 - with a shuttle direct from the train station to CFT (and back!) every Saturday matinee. Find out times and locations, and discover all about the Theatre Bus here.

A smiling man is sat on a busy bus.