What's On

A murder mystery like no other…

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Starring national favourites Jason Durr (Heartbeat, Casualty), Susie Blake (Victoria Wood’s As Seen On TV, Coronation Street), Max Bowden, best known for his role as Ben Mitchell in EastEnders, and Katie McGlynn (Waterloo Road,Coronation Street, Hollyoaks).

A killer night out!

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From the writer of Murder in the Dark comes a deliciously twisted crime caper like no other.

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It’s New Year’s Eve in a quiet corner of Kent and a killer is in the house…

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We meet Jonny ‘The Cyclops’-the notorious gangster, his glamorous wife, his trigger-happy sidekick, his mum—who’s seeing things, her very jittery carer, plus a vicar who’s hiding something and a nervous burglar dressed as a clown.

Throw in a suitcase full of cash, a stash of deadly weapons, and one infamous unsolved murder… What could possibly go wrong?

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Join us for a murder mystery with a difference. One house. Seven suspects and a Murder at Midnight…

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Written by acclaimed writer Torben Betts and produced by the award-winning Original Theatre (Birdsong, Murder In The Dark, The Mirror Crack’d) Murder At Midnight is a gripping murder mystery filled with twists, chilling suspense and wickedly dark humour–guaranteed to keep you guessing until the final stroke of midnight.

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At Royal & Derngate Theatre, Northampton from 16-21 February. 

Tickets here. 

This ultimate feel-good rom-com, based on the award-winning film starring Reese Witherspoon, follows Elle Woods on her transformation from ‘It Girl’ fashionista to legal ace at Harvard Law School, all in the name of love. Elle must prove she is more than blonde ambition, swap the changing rooms for the courtroom and learn that ‘being true to yourself never goes out of style.’

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Amber Davies said, “I'm absolutely thrilled to be playing the iconic role of Elle Woods in ROYO and Curve's new production of Legally Blonde. As a huge fan of the film and the musical, this part is the role of a lifetime, and I am honoured to be stepping into Elle’s perfect heels. I have always wanted to work with the incredible theatrical mind that is Nikolai Foster, and I am so excited to hit the road again and bring Laurence O'Keefe's incredible score back to the UK! Get ready, Harvard... This is gonna be just like senior year, except for funner!”

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A new production of the smash-hit musical comedy Legally Blonde The Musical comes to Milton Keynes Theatre from Tue 10 – Sat 14 March and Waterside Theatre Aylesbury from 6-10 October. 

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Tickets to all venues are avaiable here. 

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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 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!

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. 

The World Premiere of Top Gs Like Me, a brand new play by Samson Hawkins runs from 23 February to 7 March at Northampton’s Royal & Derngate, as part of the theatre’s Made in Northampton season. The biting comic satire interrogating the influence of online culture and the pull of toxic masculinity will take place in the venue’s Derngate auditorium which will be transformed into a skatepark with audiences seated in the round.

The groundbreaking new play threads satirical humour through the story of a group of rudderless young adults, diving headfirst into the influence of online culture, the pull of toxic masculinity, and the search for identity in the digital age. It centres on the sometimes dangerous, coercive, relationships that young people can have with digital algorithms and with influential figures who curry ideological favour with people on the cusp of adulthood, getting to them via the quick endorphins and short-cut culture of poisonous social media. 

 

The cast includes Fanta Barrie (The Ministry of Lesbian Affairs), Emily Coates (Ladhood), Danny Hatchard (EastEnders), Daniel Rainford (The Mousetrap), Finn Samuels (Twisted! The Musical) and David Schaal (The Inbetweeners).

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Jesse Jones, Artistic Director, Royal & Derngate, Northampton said: “Samson’s bitingly funny play doesn’t pull any punches. It is provocative and painfully funny, bringing the addictive and dark world of social media shorts and reels onto the stage. I am so excited to work with this incredible creative team and cast to smash this inherently theatrical world out of our screens and into three dimensions, encouraging our audience to ask how the algorithm is affecting us all.”

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Aidan’s lost. His best mate’s starting uni, his mum can’t get out of bed, and his new side hustle has questionable legality. Meanwhile, he’s stacking shelves at the supermarket wondering if this is all he’s cut out for. He’s got hobbies – hanging out at the skate park and doomscrolling his days away.

 

As he’s lapping up the algorithm, “Hugo Bang” appears with the promise to help Aidan become the alpha he was born to be. Will Hugo Bang help Aidan get his life back on track, or will he lead Aidan to a darker, more dangerous place?

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Tickets for Top G's like me can be found here. 

The producers of THE CHOIR OF MAN, the Olivier award-nominated international smash hit musical that thrills audiences night after night in London’s West End, are delighted to announce the show’s inaugural UK Tour for 2026. Embarking on a major 38-week tour, the production will come to Milton Keynes Theatre from Tue 26 - Sat 30 May, Waterside Aylesbury 1-5 September and Derngate Theatre, Northampton 6-10 October.

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THE CHOIR OF MAN is the best trip to your local you'll ever have. Here, a cast of nine (extra)ordinary guys combine beautiful harmonies and foot-stomping sing-alongs with world-class tap dance and soulful storytelling.

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Featuring hits from artists such as Queen, Luther Vandross, Sia, Paul Simon, Adele, Guns & Roses, Avicii and Katy Perry, to name but a few, this uplifting celebration of community and friendship offers something for everyone - including free beer! This is feel-good, foot-stomping entertainment so good you’ll want to come back and see it again and again.

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Nic Doodson, Creator and Director, says: “It’s a huge moment for us to launch THE CHOIR OF MAN’s very first UK national tour. It’s incredible to see how far the show has come from our start at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2017 and now, after four years in London’s West End, Olivier Award recognition, and multiple tours across Europe, Australia, and our fourth U.S. national tour in 2026, it feels incredibly special to finally be taking the show on the road at home. Bringing our pub to audiences across the UK has always been a dream.”

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THE CHOIR OF MAN is created by Nic Doodson and Andrew Kay and has previously played three sold-out seasons at the Sydney Opera House and multiple sold-out US and European tours. THE CHOIR OF MAN’s West End journey at the Arts Theatre began in 2021, where it has enjoyed over 1000 performances with many sold-out shows and an Olivier award nomination for ‘Best Entertainment or Comedy Play’.

Today new cast members for the 2026 UK tour of the critically acclaimed, smash hit, supernatural thriller 2:22 - A Ghost Story (arriving in Aylesbury Mon 8 – Sat 13 Jun) have been announced. James Bye who played the role of Martin Fowler in EastEnders for over ten years, will play Sam, Natalie Casey (Hollyoaks; Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps) will play Lauren, Gary Lucy (Hollyoaks, The Bill, EastEnders) will play Ben and Shvorne Marks - currently playing Lauren in the UK tour, will change roles and play Jenny.

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James Bye said: ‘I’m over the moon to be joining 2:22 – A Ghost Story as Sam. It’s such a clever, brilliantly written show, and I can’t wait to get started.’

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Natalie Casey said: ‘I’m thrilled to be tingling spines and facing existential fears up and down these fair isles as Lauren in the chilling, modern classic; 2.22.’

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Gary Lucy said: ‘I’m genuinely excited to be joining 2:22 A Ghost Story. It’s such a sharp, brilliant show — the kind that keeps you and the audience guessing right to the end.’

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Shvorne Marks said: ‘I’m so excited to play Jenny - It’s not often you get to play two great roles in the same show! I have absolutely loved playing Lauren and I still enjoy coming to work everyday - so I’m really happy my journey with 2:22 isn’t over yet.’

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2:22 is written by award-winning writer Danny Robins, creator of the hit BBC podcast and TV series Uncanny, and is directed by Matthew Dunster; it’s an adrenaline-filled night where secrets emerge and ghosts may or may not appear…

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What do you believe? And do you dare discover the truth?

“THERE’S SOMETHING IN OUR HOUSE. I HEAR IT EVERY NIGHT, AT THE SAME TIME"

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Jenny believes her new home is haunted, but her husband Sam isn’t having any of it. They argue with their first dinner guests, old friend Lauren and new partner Ben. Can the dead really walk again? Belief and scepticism clash, but something feels strange and frightening, and that something is getting closer, so they’re going to stay up... until 2:22... and then they’ll know.

If you are brave enough...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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