Marlowe Theatre offers an exciting range of performances, events and creative activities across three spaces.

We are one of the country’s most successful regional theatres. Since opening in 2011, we have welcomed the best touring productions and national companies to our stages.

You can see the best in world-class performances in The Theatre; experience bold and challenging new theatre, music and comedy in The Studio; and celebrate Canterbury’s stories and storytellers in The Kit.

The Studio

Our Studio offers audiences an exciting and eclectic mix of theatre, gigs and comedy. Our drama programme features bold and challenging work by some of this country’s most exciting theatre artists. Theatre companies that regularly perform in The Studio include Paines Plough, Vamos Theatre Company and The Paper Birds Theatre Company.