What's On

Join Stantonbury Theatre on Friday 6th December 2024 as we celebrate 50 years of entertainment and community usage on the same night that we opened half a century earlier!

With performances from: Carabosse Theatre Company, Company MK, The Living Archive Band, Pepper’s Ghost Theatre Company, Milton Keynes Theatre of Comedy & Wolverton Gilbert & Sullivan Society.

 

The evening will be headlined by Jacqui Dankworth - accompanied by US piano-vocalist, Charlie Wood. Jacqui performs on our humble stage fifty years on from when her parents, Cleo Laine and John Dankworth, opened Stantonbury Theatre with a concert in 1974.

 

 

This concert is sponsored by The Play's The Thing Theatre Company.

Tickets available here

For the first time ever, all of Dolly Parton’s biggest hits are brought together, in Here You Come Again, which comes to Milton Keynes Theatre from Tue 19 – Sat 23 November.

 

Originally written by multi-Emmy award-winning comedy and songwriter Bruce Vilanch with Gabriel Barre (who also directs) and writer and actor Tricia Paoluccio (who co-writes and stars as Dolly). Acclaimed British TV and theatre writer Jonathan Harvey provides additional material for the production's UK run.  Alongside Tricia, West End star Steven Webb plays ‘Kevin’, a 40-year-old, ‘has-been-who-never-was’ comedian in the new musical, joined by Aidan Cutler and Charlotte Elisabeth Yorke. 

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This rollicking and joyful new musical is fully authorised by Dolly herself. Packed with iconic songs like Jolene, 9 to 5, Islands in the Stream, I Will Always Love You, Here You Come Again and more, this lively and touching new musical tells the story of a diehard fan whose imagined version of international icon Dolly Parton gets him through trying times. 

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Kevin has just separated from his long-time boyfriend, Jeremy, an investment banker, and is in quarantine in the attic bedroom of his childhood home in Yorkshire. Surrounded by precious belongings from his youth, he is reunited with a much-loved old record player and his cherished Dolly albums. He remembers the hard times those songs helped him through in the past and counts on them to help him once again. With her wit, humour and charm, Dolly teaches him a whole lot about life, love and how to pull yourself up by your bootstraps… even if your bootstraps don’t have rhinestones!

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Tickets available now! 

A spectacular pantomime is set to sail the seven seas and anchor up in Aylesbury for a swashbuckling Christmas full of galleons of fun!

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Starring Bradley Riches, best known for playing James McEwan in Netflix’s Heartstopper. as well as appearing alongside Sharon Osbourne, David Potts and Louis Walsh on ITV's Celebrity Big Brother 2024, Bradley is flying into the Waterside in good company with panto favourite Andy Collins playing Smee and soapstar Mark Moraghan (Coronation Street, Holby City, Brookside) playing the villainous Captain Hook!

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Join Peter, Smee, Tinker Bell, Emily and Ethyl the Mermaid on a brand-new adventure full of audience interaction, incredible flying effects, giggles galore and…of course, crocodiles!

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After defeating the evil Captain Hook and his pirate crew, life has been pretty uneventful for Peter Pan. But when a stranger arrives in Neverland, he is forced to question his past and face his future. Will Peter ever grow up? Are the rumours true that Hook is back?!

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Further star casting to be announced so look out for updates!

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The Further Adventures of Peter Pan: The Return of Captain Hook promises an action-packed adventure not to be missed. At Waterside Theatre, Aylesbury from 6 December 2024. ​​

Calamity Jane is based on the much-loved Doris Day movie, this foot-stomping new production features all the sure-fire classic songs including The Deadwood Stage (Whip-Crack-Away), The Black Hills of Dakota, Just Blew in from the Windy City, and the Oscar-winning Secret Love.

 

Carrie Hope Fletcher is a three-time WhatsOnStage Best Actress in a Musical winner.  Carrie Hope Fletcher said “Calamity Jane is one of those roles that doesn’t come around all too often. She’s action, romance and comedy all packed into one character, and I can’t wait to take on the challenge of filling her shoes!”

 

Producer Jamie Wilson said “With this new version of Calamity Jane first opening at The Watermill Theatre in 2014, I am delighted to be collaborating with them again to finally bring this wonderful production back to theatres all over the country after a 10-year absence.  We have been waiting for the right moment and artist to step into Calamity's boots and bring this hilarious and joyful musical back to the nation, and we are thrilled that Carrie Hope Fletcher will be leading the company as the iconic Calamity Jane. Carrie is one of the UK’s most talented artists who’s broad fan base will introduce this much beloved musical to audiences across the country.
 

Meet the fearless, gun slingin' Calamity Jane – biggest mouth in Dakota territory and always up for a fight. She'll charm you hog-eyed though, especially when trying to win the heart of the dashing Lieutenant Gilmartin, or shooting insults at the notorious Wild Bill Hickok. But when the men of Deadwood fall hard for Chicago stage star Adelaid Adams, Calamity struggles to keep her jealousy holstered. Her heart's a thumpin'... but who for?

What are you waiting for, you wild coyotes?  Whip-crack-away!

Tickets available here. 

Experience the joyous story and soaring music as spirited locals and global passengers come together and forge friendships that will stay with them forever. The first female American Airlines captain, the quick-thinking town mayor, the mother of a New York firefighter and the eager local news reporter are among the many real characters caught at the start of the moment that changed the course of history, and whose stories became a true celebration of hope, humanity, and unity.

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You don't have to come far as its coming to Milton Keynes Theatre from 26 November. 

Tickets here. 

Don’t miss this hilarious, fun-filled 2024 panto, Cinderella, with a star-studded cast.

Strictly champion Joanne Clifton will be dazzling as the Fairy Godmother, alongside Cbeebies‘ favourite Andy Day, as Dandini, the Prince’s sidekick. Gordon Cooper and Matt Daines play the hilariously wicked Step Sisters, and are joined by the award-winning comedian Dave Bibby as Buttons, Rodney Vubya as Prince Charming (direct from Frozen, West End) and the wonderfully talented Marcavia McCarthy as Cinderella!

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This spectacular show will be written by Paul Hendy and produced by the award-winning Evolution Productions, the same team behind 2022’s smash-hit, Jack And The Beanstalk, and 2023’s brilliant Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs.

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It’s never too early to book, and with lavish sets, hilarious jokes and fun for the whole family, what’s not to love? So don’t be late for the ball… get your tickets now!

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Cinderella is at Derngate Theatre, Northampton from 6 December 2024. 

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Milton Keynes Theatre announced earlier in the year that fab-u-lous TV judge and musical theatre star Craig Revel Horwood will lead this year’s panto as the dastardly Captain Hook in the strictly sensational pantomime adventure Peter Pan from 6 Dec 2024 to 5 Jan 2025.  Further casting has now been announced with Comedian and Ventriloquist Max Fulham joining the cast as Smee and West End star Ross Carpenter playing the title role of Peter Pan.

 

Comedian and ventriloquist Max Fulham brings a fresh and contemporary twist to a classic art. Max has wowed audiences with his one man show, entertaining thousands of people in theatres across the UK and internationally. On joining the cast of Peter Pan, Max said: “I'm thrilled to be at the wonderful Milton Keynes Theatre for the festive season in this year’s pantomime! Peter Pan is a show I’ve never done before so I’m incredibly excited and I’m delighted to be working with Craig Revel Horwood!”

 

There will be a range of Audio Described, Captioned, BSL interpreted and relaxed performances throughout the season, to find out more head to the access performance page.

 

Join Peter Pan in this high-flying swashbuckling adventure that will include all your favourites from Neverland including Tinker Bell, Wendy, John and Michael Darling. With amazing special effects, stunning sets, beautiful costumes and barrel-loads of laughter, Peter Pan will take your whole family on a magical trip to Never Land like never before!  

 

Peter Pan runs at Milton Keynes Theatre from Fri 6 Dec 2024 until Sun 5 Jan 2025. (Full casting to be announced later in the year.)

Today is going to be a good day. And here’s why…

Meet Evan: an anxious high school kid who wants nothing more than to fit in. The thing is, on his way to fitting in, he didn’t tell the whole truth. And now must give up on a life he never dreamt he’d have. As events spiral and the truth comes out, Evan faces a reckoning with himself and everyone around him.

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Packed with some of the biggest musical theatre songs of the last decade, Dear Evan Hansen has a score by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (Oscar-winning composers for The Greatest Showman), book by Steven Levenson and more awards than can be listed here. Well ok, we’ll mention a few: its Tony® Award for Best Musical, Olivier Award for Best New Musical, Grammy® Award for Best Musical Theater Score… no big deal but the list goes on!

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With direction by Adam Penford (Artistic Director at Nottingham Playhouse), this brand-new production marks the first time that the Broadway and West End phenomenon will tour the UK and Ireland. So wherever you are, #YouWillBeFound, with the Dear Evan Hansen tour coming to the Derngate from 14 January 2025. You don't want to miss this. Tickets here.