The Tower Theatre is something genuinely rare: a community-owned arts venue with history in its walls, passion on its stage, and a welcome for absolutely everyone.

Today The Tower Theatre is owned and run by the Folkestone-Hythe Operatic and Dramatic Society (FHODS).

From West End musicals and classic plays to live music, comedy, and touring productions, the programme at The Tower Theatre is as varied as the audiences who fill it. FHODS’s own productions; ambitious, polished, and performed with enormous heart, sit alongside professional touring shows to make sure there’s always something worth coming for.

As a not-for-profit charity, The Tower Theatre depends on the support of its community. Every ticket sold, every membership taken out, every donation made goes directly back into the building, the programme, and the people who make it all happen. If you love what we do, or you’d simply like to help make sure it carries on, there are lots of ways to show your support.

Originally built in 1941 as the Garrison Church of St Mark, this remarkable Grade II listed building has watched over the hills of Shorncliffe, and the people of Folkestone for more than eighty years. Its square brick tower and gothic windows have survived a wartime bombing raid, outlasted an army, and been lovingly transformed into one of the most characterful theatre venues in the south of England.