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  1. Production photo from Peter Pan. A young girl with dark curly hair wearing a grey dressing gown over a puffy skirt with grey slippers is holding onto a bed frame. There is a teddy lying on the bed. She looks to be running around it and is smiling. Behind her is a smaller boy in a navy blue dressing gown who is looking at her and smiling. There are small white houses on the floor around them and a white window, wardrobe, drawers and shelves can be seen in the background.
    23 November 2023

    20 Years of Christmas Tradition

    This year, CFYT celebrate their 20th anniversary of bringing joy to the Festival Theatre stage over Christmas.
  2. A woman in a rainbow dress shouts to the left. Two people in colourful clothing (woolly jumpers, braces, gloves and hat) with curly goat horns attached, peep out from the 'mountains' behind.
    1 December 2023

    The Three Billy Goats Gruff in rehearsals

  3. Images of a baby in a Ho ho Ho onesie being held by a smiling woman and a lady having a drink of fizz with Christmas lights in the background incased in golden lights and sparkles.
    2 November 2023

    Christmas is coming to CFT

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  1. The Band of HM Royal Marines stand on the Festival Theatre Stage dressed in red military jackets, facing out front. Behind them are five blue-lit Christmas Trees.
    Festival Theatre

    Christmas Concerts

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    More info about Christmas Concerts Limited
  2. A dark green jungle scene, with light coming through the branches of a tree, creating a beautiful dappled effect, and lush ferns and plants. A girl stands with her back towards us, hands on her hips. She has long dark hair, and is wearing a dark sleeveless top, shorts and boots.
    Festival Theatre

    The Jungle Book

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    More info about The Jungle Book Book now
  3. A fair haired man in yellow short trousers with red braces, blue woolly jumper, blue gloves and blue woolly hat with curly goat horns attached, has a man on his back, also in yellow trousers, with a red jumper, red woolly hat with goat horns and mittens. They’re both raising their left arms. In between the legs of the fair haired man, on the floor, is a woman in the same yellow trousers and a white patterned jumper, gloves and hat with small goat horns. Behind them is a wall of grey rock.
    Minerva Theatre

    The Three Billy Goats Gruff

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    More info about The Three Billy Goats Gruff Book now

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Help us to Light a Spark

Our new fundraising campaign, Light a Spark aims to provide first experiences of the theatre with as many members of our community as possible. Watch the video to find out more here.


A sunny day, two people stood facing the camera smiling, Frankie is wearing a checked blue shirt and has her hair in a pony tail, George is wearing a black jumper.