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Roll up, roll up to see panto join the circus, and be swept away by a pantomime spectacular that’s just right! For five weeks only, join comedian, TV and musical theatre star Brian Conley as Milton Keynes Theatre is transformed into a sensational circus, where everything is possible, and anything could (and will) happen!

Brian will be joined on-stage by his daughter, Lucy Conley, who stars as Goldilocks along with a spectacular cast including renowned dame David Robbins as Dame Betty Barnum, panto villain Gary Milner as The Evil Ringmaster, magician Phil Hitchcock as the Magical Mysterioso, and direct from Zippo’s Circus - The Timbuktu Tumblers.

This festive extravaganza is packed with riotous comedy, extraordinary special effects, and hair-raising stunts!

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Goldilocks’ circus is under threat from an evil rival circus owner and, with the help of their madcap circus friends, they’re battling to rescue their Big Top from ruin. Will they succeed? All seems lost, until three brilliant bears join the gang…

Goldilocks and the Three Bears is at Milton Keynes Theatre from 6 December to 11 January. Tickets here. 

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The first-ever UK and Ireland tour of TINA – The Tina Turner Musical, comes to Milton Keynes Theatre direct from the West End from Tue 27 Jan - Sat 7 Feb 2026.

 

The producers of the hit production, TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL, are delighted to be bringing the first-ever UK and Ireland tour of the West End smash to Milton Keynes Theatre from Tue 27 January 2026. 

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The cast will be led by Elle Ma-Kinga N’Zuzi and Jochebel Ohene, who will share the iconic role of Tina Turner, alongside David King-Yombo as Ike Turner.

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TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL is the story of legendary artist Tina Turner, the twelve-time Grammy Award-winning Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll. Set to the pulse-pounding soundtrack of her iconic hits, including The Best, What’s Love Got To Do With It?, Private Dancer and River Deep, Mountain High, the musical is an inspiring true story of a woman who dared to dream fiercely, shatter barriers and defy the bounds of age, gender, and race to conquer the world against all odds.

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Directed by Phyllida Lloyd and written by Olivier Award and Pulitzer Prize-winner Katori Hall, with Frank Ketelaar and Kees Prins. TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL is produced by Stage Entertainment, Joop van den Ende and Tali Pelman, in association with Tina Turner. TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL is dedicated to the memory of Tina Turner, who sadly passed away in May 2023.

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TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL - Tickets available to buy now. 

The smash hit romantic musical comedy WAITRESS will return to tour the UK and Ireland, including performances at Milton Keynes Theatre from Tue 22 – Sat 26 Sep 2026. 

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WAITRESS is based on the 2007 movie written by Adrienne Shelly. Music and lyrics are written by GRAMMY award-winning, singer-songwriter sensation Sara Bareilles. With a book by Jessie Nelson, direction by Tony-award winner Diane Paulus and choreography by Lorin Latarro, Waitress has garnered multiple awards and nominations in both America and the UK, receiving acclaim from both audiences and critics alike.

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WAITRESS tells the story of Jenna, an expert pie maker in a small town, who dreams of a way out of her loveless marriage. A baking contest in a nearby county and the town’s new doctor may offer her a chance at a new life, while her fellow waitresses offer their own recipes to happiness. But Jenna must find the courage and strength within herself to rebuild her life. This beautiful musical celebrates friendship, motherhood, and the magic of a well-made pie.

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Music and Lyrics by Grammy Award-winner Sara Bareilles

Tickets available now. 

In the last days of the Vietnam War, 17-year-old Kim is forced to work in a Saigon bar run by a notorious character known as The Engineer. There, she meets and falls in love with an American GI named Chris, but they are torn apart by the fall of Saigon. For 3 years, Kim goes on an epic journey of survival to find her way back to Chris, who has no idea he fathered a son.

Since its London premiere in 1989, Cameron Mackintosh’s original production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg’s epic musical MISS SAIGON became one of the
most successful musicals in history. 

The soaring musical score features the hits songs; The Heat is On in Saigon, The Movie in My Mind, Last Night of the World and The American Dream. September 2024 marked 35
years since the show’s opening in the West End.

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Tickets here. 

The ‘Greatest British Sitcom of All Time’ (Radio Times) is back – this time on stage in Milton Keynes Theatre from 28 April. 

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50 years since it first graced our TV screens, Fawlty Towers is now a brand-new stage play adapted by comedy legend John Cleese and directed by Caroline Jay Ranger.

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Fresh from a sold-out West End season! This laugh-out-loud production was universally acclaimed by every London and national critic, selling out every single performance during its record-breaking West End run.

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Join Basil (Danny Bayne), the delightfully bumbling Major (Paul Nicholas) and Polly (Joanne Clifton) and an 18-strong cast as they bring to life all your favourite moments from the show’s unforgettable twelve episodes. With sharp wit, chaos, and calamity at every turn, this is the comedy event of the year!

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Secure your tickets now and relive the madness of Fawlty Towers live on stage. It’s a staycation you’ll never forget!

DEAR ENGLAND PERFORMANCES KICK-OFF AT MILTON KEYNES THEATRE  FROM TUE 20 – SAT 24 JAN 2026

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It’s time to change the game.  The country that gave the world football has since delivered a painful pattern of loss. The England men’s team has the worst track record for penalties in the world, and manager Gareth Southgate knows he needs to open his mind and face up to the years of hurt to take team and country back to the promised land. 

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DAVID STURZAKER WILL PLAY GARETH SOUTHGATE AND
STAGE AND SCREEN ACTRESS SAMANTHA WOMACK WILL PLAY PIPPA GRANGE IN THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED NATIONAL TOUR OF JAMES GRAHAM’S OLIVIER AWARD-WINNING PLAY.

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Actor David Sturzaker who will play the role of Gareth Southgate said: "I'm thrilled to be taking on the role of Gareth Southgate. It's a great responsibility and an honour to be playing him. He’s been an inspiring figurehead for many, rebuilding a team, and the country’s self-belief at what is possible, on and off, the football pitch. This is one of the aspects of the play that resonates most for me - the ability of football, and sport in general, to extend its reach beyond the game, to unite us and inspire us in our lives beyond the sport itself.  It's also hugely exciting to be involved in a production that has already been such a hit in London and Salford. I'm looking forward to taking Dear England on tour across the country, giving many more people the opportunity to see this fantastic show.”

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Actress, Samantha Womack, who will play the role of Pippa Grange said: "I am so excited to be returning to the stage to perform in Dear England.  It's a wonderful piece of theatre - entertaining and thought-provoking as well as incredibly staged. She fundamentally changed the culture and, in turn, the course of sporting history by teaching the squad to embrace their fears and she's an extremely inspiring role to take on."

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Wanna see it? Get a ticket now.  

Could this BE any more exciting?! The UK & Ireland tour of FRIENDS! The Musical Parody will be entertaining audiences at Milton Keynes Theatre from Tue 13 - Sat 17 Jan 2026.

 

Mark Goucher, Matthew Gale, and Oskar Eiriksson, in association with The Barn Theatre Cirencester, present the 2025/26 UK and Ireland tour of FRIENDS! The Musical Parody. The side-splitting musical comedy is packed with iconic moments from all 10 seasons of the beloved television series.

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The iconic characters will be played by Enzo Benvenuti  as Ross, Alicia Belgrade as Monica, Daniel Parkinson as Chandler, Eva Hope as Rachel, Ronnie Burden as Joey, Amelia Atherton as Phoebe and Edward Leigh as Gunther, Tom Selleck and Paolo. 

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If you laugh at Pivot! then this is the show for you and bring your friends. Tickets here. 

Mark Goucher and Iwan Lewis, Bob Benton, Clive Hayley and Gavin Kalin present The Barn Theatre Production of I’M SORRY, PRIME MINISTER.  A new comedy written and directed by Jonathan Lynn and co-directed by Michael Gyngell.

 

I’m Sorry, Prime Minister will embark on a major UK tour following its West End run, including performances at Milton Keynes Theatre from Tue 30 Jun - Sat 4 Jul 2026.

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This is the final chapter of Yes, Minister, written by BAFTA Award-winning Jonathan Lynn, which sees ex-Prime Minister Jim Hacker and Sir Humphry Appleby in their old age, facing up to life in their retirement. 

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Casting for the tour will be announced soon.

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From the BAFTA Award-winning co-creator of Yes, Minister and Yes, Prime Minister, Jonathan Lynn, comes the long-awaited final chapter of British political satire — and it is as cutting and catastrophically funny as ever.

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 Jim Hacker is back — older, but perhaps not wiser, and still utterly baffled by the real world. Hoping for a quiet retirement from Government as the master of Hacker College, Oxford, Jim instead finds himself facing the ultimate modern crisis: cancelled by the college committee. Enter Sir Humphrey Appleby (played by the acclaimed Clive Francis), who has lost none of his love for bureaucracy, Latin phrases, and well-timed obstruction.

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Can Humphrey and Jim outmanoeuvre the hostile students, the Fellows, and reality itself? Or is it finally time to say, "I’m Sorry, Prime Minister..."? Brimming with razor-sharp wit, nostalgic brilliance, and more double-speak than a press briefing, this is political comedy at its most timeless — and timely.

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Yes Minister is a British television comedy series written by Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn. Comprising three seven-episode series, it was first transmitted on BBC2 from 1980 to 1984. A sequel, Yes, Prime Minister, ran for 16 episodes from 1986 to 1988.

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Set principally in the private office of a British cabinet minister in the fictional Department of Administrative Affairs in Whitehall, Yes Minister follows the ministerial career of Jim Hacker, played by Paul Eddington. His various struggles to formulate and enact policy or effect departmental changes are opposed by the British Civil Service, in particular his Permanent Secretary, Sir Humphrey Appleby, played by Nigel Hawthorne. The series received several BAFTAs and in 2004 was voted sixth in the Britain's Best Sitcom poll. It was the favourite television programme for fans across the political spectrum, most notably of the then Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Margaret Thatcher.

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Performances run at Milton Keynes Theatre from Tue 30 Jun - Sat 4 Jul 2026. Tickets are available now. 

The sensational feel-good musical MAMMA MIA! embarks on a new UK tour visiting Milton Keynes Theatre from Tue 13 - Sat 24 Oct 2026. ​From West End to global phenomenon, MAMMA MIA! is Judy Craymer’s ingenious vision of staging the storytelling magic of ABBA’s timeless songs with a sunny, funny tale of a mother, a daughter and three possible dads unfolding on a Greek island idyll.

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This irresistibly funny show has thrilled audiences all around the world, and now there’s never been a better time to see this unforgettable musical. Whatever age you are, you can’t help but have the time of your life at MAMMA MIA!

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Now in its 27th year, MAMMA MIA! has been seen by over 11 million people and has played over 10,000 performances in London’s West End. The MAMMA MIA! International Tour has visited 42 countries in the past 20 years, performed more than 3,900 shows and has been seen by over 7.7 million people.

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MAMMA MIA! became the 9th longest-running show in Broadway history, where it played a record-breaking run for 14 years and recently returned to Broadway this summer, playing at the Winter Garden Theatre. In 2011, it became the first Western musical ever to be staged in Mandarin in the People’s Republic of China. MAMMA MIA! has been seen live on stage by over 70 million people across the world and has been turned into two record-breaking movies.

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Produced by Judy Craymer, MAMMA MIA! The Movie became the highest-grossing live-action musical film of all time upon its release in 2008.  A second film, MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN, opened in July 2018 and became the most successful live musical movie sequel of all time.

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With music & lyrics by Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus, 

 

​The MAMMA MIA! UK Tour tickets are available now. 

Casting has been announced for the upcoming tour of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of Matilda The Musical, which this year celebrates 15 years on stage. The highly acclaimed musical,  based on Roald Dahl’s beloved book, arrives at Milton Keynes Theatre from Wed 28 Oct 2026.

 

Madison Davis, Mollie Hutton, Olivia Ironmonger and Sanna Kurihara will share the title role of Matilda.  Richard Hurst will play Miss Trunchbull, Tessa Kadler will play Miss Honey, Adam Stafford will play Mr Wormwood, and Rebecca Thornhill will play Mrs Wormwood.

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The internationally renowned musical continues to play to packed houses in the West End at the Cambridge Theatre and has been seen by 12 million people across 100 cities around the world.

 

This anarchic production, about a strong and determined heroine with a vivid imagination, has won over 100 global awards, including 24 for Best Musical.  A film adaptation made by the core creative team received its World Premiere at the London Film Festival in October 2022 and can now be watched on Netflix.

 

Written by Dennis Kelly, with music and lyrics by Tim Minchin and developed and directed by Matthew Warchus, the production is designed by Rob Howell, with choreography by Peter Darling, orchestrations, additional music and musical supervision by Christopher Nightingale, lighting by Hugh Vanstone, sound by Simon Baker and special effects and illusions by Paul Kieve.

 

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Dr Hannibal Lecter will see you now… Come face to face with the chilling cultural phenomenon THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS as it makes its world stageplay premiere in 2026.

 

Based on Thomas Harris’s gripping literary masterpiece, this electrifying new play sets the definitive psychological thriller loose in Milton Keynes Theatre from 28 September.

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When FBI trainee Clarice Starling is sent to interview the psychiatrist and infamous murderer Hannibal Lecter, it’s hoped his brilliant mind will help catch sadistic new serial killer, Buffalo Bill. Another girl is missing, and time is running out. But Dr Lecter has questions of his own, and now Clarice must decide: keep a safe distance, or let Hannibal ‘The Cannibal’ into her head?

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Written by the award-winning Gina Gionfriddo and directed by the acclaimed Nikolai Foster, THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS drips with tension and gets you closer than ever to the iconic thrills and terrifyingly memorable characters of the landmark novel.

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THE CLOCK IS TICKING. HUNT DOWN A TICKET AND BOOK NOW… BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE.

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Please note this production contains scenes of threat, violence and murder, strong language, sexual references and harassment, mutilation and body horror, psychological intensity, childhood trauma and onstage prosthetic human remains.

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Tickets here.

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COMING TO MILTON KEYNES THEATRE FROM FROM TUE 21 JUL 2026

 

Michael Harrison and David Ian are delighted to announce that their smash hit production of the musical ANNIE will embark on a UK and Ireland tour, including performances at Milton Keynes Theatre from Tue 21 – Sat 26 Jul 2026. Casting is to be announced soon.

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Set in 1930s New York during The Great Depression, brave young Annie is forced to live a life of misery and torment at Miss Hannigan’s orphanage. Her luck soon changes when she's chosen to spend a fairytale Christmas with famous billionaire, Oliver Warbucks. Meanwhile, spiteful Miss Hannigan has other ideas and hatches a plan to spoil Annie's search for her true family...

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With its Tony award-winning book and score, this stunning production includes the unforgettable songs ‘It’s the Hard Knock Life’, ‘Easy Street’, ‘I Don’t Need Anything But You’ and ‘Tomorrow’.

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Tickets available now! Don't miss this.