Theatre Royal Brighton Announces New Season Lineup

Theatre Royal Brighton's new season goes on sale next week - priority booking will open on Monday 18 March and general sale is Thursday 21 March.

The new What's On Guide is packed with top quality entertainment - from dazzling musicals to gripping dramas, you will be spoilt for choice. Musical lovers will be pleased to hear the new season hosts an array of smash hit productions including Green Day's American Idiot, Avenue Q, Little Miss Sunshine and Hair. Theatre Royal Brighton are also delighted to welcome back Priscilla Queen of the Desert for Christmas 2019!

Families will love David Baddiel's ANiMALCOLM, Tom Gates Live on Stage! and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, which will be presented by Brighton Theatre Group. Drama lovers can enjoy Glengarry Glen Ross, Rotterdam, The Girl on the Train and The Mousetrap.

Click here to browse the full What's On April - July 2019 Guide online and see listings below.

ANiMALCOLM

A vibrant, energetic and gloriously funny musical from the award winning Story Pocket Theatre. ANiMALCOLM combines physical theatre, puppetry and the company's outstanding storytelling style to bring David Baddiel's magical and wonderfully comic story to the stage.

THU 4 & FRI 5 APR

THU & FRI 2PM & 6PM

ROTTERDAM

Following a critically acclaimed West End run, Jon Brittain's Rotterdam is embarking on a UK tour. A bittersweet comedy about gender, sexuality and being a long way from home from the writer and co-creator of Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho, and writer of What Would Spock Do? and The Sexual Awakening of Peter Mayo.

MON 8 - WED 10 APR

MON - WED 7.30PM

WED MAT 2.30PM

AMERICAN IDIOT

Following two critically acclaimed West End runs and a sell out UK Tour, Green Day's explosive rock musical American Idiot returns to mark the show's 10th anniversary and the 15th anniversary of the Grammy Award winning original album. Starring Waterloo Road's Tom Milner, 2013 X Factor finalist Luke Friend and 2016 X Factor finalist Sam Lavery.

TUE 16 - SAT 20 APR

TUE - THU 7.45PM

FRI 5PM & 8.30PM

SAT 4PM & 8PM

GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS

After its sell out run in the West End wowing critics and audiences alike, this darkly funny production of Glengarry Glen Ross is coming to Brighton. Well loved and acclaimed TV and stage stars Nigel Harman and Mark Benton are the deal chasing cut throat salesmen in this 'razor-sharp' revival.

MON 22 - SAT 27 APR

MON - SAT 7.45PM

THU & SAT MATS 2.30PM

AVENUE Q

Following a smash hit run in 2012, the fur-lariously laugh out loud musical is back by popular demand. Catch up with all your favourite (and unforgettable) characters on a downtown New York street trying to make sense of life's burning issues - like what do you do with a BA in English? How do you find your purpose? And is the internet really just for....nevermind.

TUE 4 - SAT 8 JUN

TUE - THU & SAT 7.45PM

FRI 5PM & 8.30PM

SAT MAT 2.30PM

LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE

Based on the Oscar-winning film, Little Miss Sunshine is a new musical comedy from Tony Award winners James Lapine (Into the Woods) and William Finn (25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee). This European premiere cast includes two time Olivier Award nominee Paul Keating (Little Shop of Horrors, The Full Monty) and Gabriel Vick (Les Misérables, EastEnders) with further casting to be announced.

TUE 11 - SAT 15 JUN

TUE - SAT 7.45PM

THU & SAT MATS 2.30PM

THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN

Adapted from Paula Hawkins' novel - an international phenomenon selling over twenty million copies worldwide, this gripping new play will keep you guessing until the final moment. Starring Samantha Womack and Oliver Farnworth.

MON 17 - SAT 22 JUN

MON - SAT 7.45PM

THU & SAT MATS 2.30PM

THE MOUSETRAP

The Mousetrap has become the longest running show of any kind in the world by keeping audiences on the edge of their seat in this masterful whodunit by the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie. Experience the mystery and suspense of one of Agatha Christie's greatest plays. Starring Gwyneth Strong (Only Fools and Horses, EastEnders).

MON 1 - SAT 6 JUL

MON - SAT 7.45PM

THU & SAT MATS 2.30PM

HAIR THE MUSICAL

Direct from a sell out London run, the award winning 50th anniversary production of the legendary rock musical Hair bursts on stage in full psychedelic glory, starring Dancing on Ice winner Jake Quickenden and Daisy Wood-Davis (Hollyoaks). Adored for its Grammy award winning score featuring hits such as Aquarius and Let the Sun Shine In.

Ages 14+. Contains some nudity.

MON 8 - SAT 13 JUL

MON - SAT 7.45PM

THU & SAT MATS 2.30PM

STONES IN HIS POCKETS

Often hysterically funny, thought provoking and witty, this wonderful comedy has won numerous awards including both the Olivier and Evening Standard Awards for Best New Comedy. Just two talented actors brilliantly bring to life a multitude of extraordinary characters, ranging from the spoilt American starlet to the English director and the village old timer.

MON 29 JUL - SAT 3 AUG