Coming up at The Priory

With around 7 in house productions produced by Priory members each year, plus countless more external organisations hosting events in our spaces, there’s something for everyone to enjoy at The Priory!

We regularly add to our upcoming list as more gets booked into our calendar, so make sure you check back regularly to secure your tickets before they’re gone!


Aladdin
Dec
14
to 31 Dec

Aladdin

Aladdin, a poor boy, has dreams of exploring forgotten lands, flying carpets and falling in love with a beautiful princess and in this traditional family pantomime you can expect all the above and more. Through his adventures, he meets a suspicious and unpleasant Abanaza, a magical Genie and the Spirit of the ring.

Then there is his mum, Widow Twankey, and his brother, Wishee Washee, who are busy creating chaos in the laundry! If only Aladdin could make his fortune, all their dreams could come true... Packed with all of the traditional pantomime ingredients Priory audiences expect, Aladdin features lots of laugh-out-loud comedy, dazzling dance routines, beautiful costumes and plenty of sing along songs!

So hop aboard your magic carpet and join us for music, magic and mayhem. The best fun to be had in Kenilworth this year!

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Simon and Garfunkel Through the Years
Nov
6

Simon and Garfunkel Through the Years

Critically acclaimed as one of the greatest tribute shows anywhere in the world. Simon & Garfunkel Through The Years has toured the globe extensively receiving standing ovations and selling out theatres night after night.

Fronted by Dan Haynes and Pete Richards collectively known as Bookends, the show is a “masterpiece” (BBC Radio) which perfectly recreates the unmistakable sound of Simon & Garfunkel.

Hear many of the hits such as The Sound of Silence, Mrs Robinson, The Boxer and the smash hit Bridge Over Troubled Water - this live concert experience is without doubt, the closest thing to Simon & Garfunkel touring the world today.

“A masterpiece” - BBC Radio | “One of the greatest tribute shows anywhere in the world” – Stuart Cameron, BBC and ITV Broadcaster.

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Me and My Shadow
Oct
29

Me and My Shadow

For one night only, the Priory Theatre is proud to present an evening of vocal dynamics from acclaimed swing, big band and musical theatre duo Me and My Shadow. Join us as Nathan Dowling and Kenny Robinson, bring years of professional experience from the West End and around the world, and light up the stage with their sleek toe-tapping routines. Me and My Shadow (and friends) have created a very special, one-of-a-kind show to fill the auditorium with the dynamic and rousing harmonies of musical theatre. A night not to be missed!

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Wizard of Oz
Oct
27

Wizard of Oz

Presented by Five Star Theatre

Join us for a trip down the yellow brick road this October half-term as we bring you a panto-style version of The Wizard of Oz! All your favourite characters with lots of laughs, fabulous costumes, great songs and plenty of audience participation!

In this hilarious and colourful adventure, you’ll follow Dorothy and Toto to the Emerald City as they encounter the Scarecrow, Tin Man and Cowardly Lion. Make sure you “hiss” and “boo” at the Wicked Witch of the West…and let’s hope the good fairy Glinda can keep her at bay whilst Dorothy and her friends make their way to meet the famous Wizard of Oz! 

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Oct
23

Suitcase Songalogues

Presented by Cadenza Singing Schools Graduate Company & Directed by Joshua Smith

This is the first show that this company has put together and they are so excited to share with you their own stories. Cadenza Graduate Company was created during lockdown to be a place where new theatre graduates could come to, to  create theatre, keep their training up and also to talk through difficult times.

This show is a testament to our time at university and how we have all changed so much to get to where we are now. Following our triumphs and our defeats, the fun and the difficult times. This show touches on the graduates actual lives but told through their favourite way… Through song. A suitcase full of memories, ready to be played out on the stage for you! 

Come and enjoy a night of fun and laughter as we exploit our truths live on stage! Get booking now! 

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Sep
7
to 17 Sep

Wait Until Dark

Directed By Gill Halford

A sinister con man is about to meet his match. He has traced the location of a mysterious doll to the Notting Hill apartment of Sam Henderson and his blind wife, Susy.

Sam has been persuaded by a strange woman to transport the doll from Amsterdam, not knowing that something deadly has been sewn inside.

When the woman is murdered the situation becomes more urgent. The con man convinces Susy that the police have implicated Sam in the woman's murder, and the doll, which she believes is the key to his innocence, is evidence.

She refuses to reveal its location, realising she is the victim of a bizarre charade. A deadly game of cat and mouse ensues but Susy knows the only way to play fair is by her rules, so when darkness falls she turns off all the lights leaving them to manoeuvre in the dark until the game ends.

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Jul
20
to 30 Jul

Macbeth

Directed By Stuart Lawson

Macbeth and Banquo, generals in the service of King Duncan of Scotland, are returning victorious from battle when they are hailed by three witches who predict that Macbeth will become Thane of Cawdor and then King of Scotland, whereas Banquo's descendants will be kings.

The first part of the prophecy is soon fulfilled when Duncan rewards Macbeth's loyal service. Encouraged by this, and playing on her husband's ambition, Lady Macbeth persuades him to set out on the path to murder !

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Jun
1
to 11 Jun

Prepare to Meet Thy Tomb

Directed By Mike Brooks

As night falls on Monument House Hotel and Alternative Health Spa, Hecuba Tomb and her niece Drusilla receive a series of unexpected visitors. The uninvited guests are soon snooping around the secret passages of the creepy old mansion and asking too many questions for comfort. Sure enough, one by one they fall victim to violent deaths by devious techniques — no secret panel is unoccupied, no cup of tea untouched and nobody is who they appear to be.

This irresistible combination of spoof and baffling murder mystery, over-the-top characters and shocking plot twists will thrill and delight in equal measure.

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Apr
19

Rapunzel

A Five Star Theatre Production

Get ready! A tangled tale is coming to The Priory Theatre for an Easter pantomime treat...

Join Muddles, Nurse Nelly and Prince Archie as they fight to defeat evil and save Rapunzel from the evil Carrion's tower...watched-over by the magical Fairy Blossom.

Brought to you by the team behind a record-breaking Christmas pantomime season, Rapunzel promises to be a fun-filled family adventure, exploding with hilarious comedy, fabulous costumes and exciting effects.

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Apr
2
to 9 Apr

Mr Bennet's Bride

Directed by Anita Dalton

A prequel to Jane Austen’s novel Pride and Prejudice, the play takes place twenty five years before the novel is set.

James Bennet is the only son of Robert Bennet and has so far resisted all pressure to marry. Robert gives James six months to become engaged to a suitable young woman. The family lawyer sees an opportunity to throw his attractive, but foolish youngest daughter Emily in the way of the young landowner.

Robert’s cousin, Benedict Collins comes to stay to ensure the way is still clear for his son to eventually inherit. James drops the bombshell that he is engaged to Emily, frustrating both Benedict’s desire for his son’s succession and Robert’s desire for a marriage into a suitable family.

Will James realise that he has bound himself for life to the wrong woman? 

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Mar
6

Pop-Up Bowie

The award winning 'Pop-Up Bowie'.

A stunning tribute to David Bowie.

'Pop Up Bowie' performs the greatest hits of David Bowie, from every era of Bowie's career from the 70's through to the nineties and beyond. The front man, Paul Antony, a huge fan of Bowie, accurately portrays the charismatic performance of his hero. Paul's vocal and visual likeness to David is remarkable.

He performs backed by a fantastic band of experienced, pro musicians to provide a pulsating night of pure, authentic Bowie!

In the words of the David Bowie Official Fan Club, 'Amazing'

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Feb
16

Birthday Suite

Directed by Nigel Macbeth

Birthday Suite is a comedy which has toured the UK on several occasions, and has played on and off in Europe for over thirty years.

Take two adjoining hotel suites (The Birthday Suite and the Hookup Suite), add two couples, both on extremely nervous blind dates, contrive that they each somehow meet the wrong partner, and complicate matters with an enthusiastic Italian room waiter whose mission in life is to encourage romance wherever it might spark, and you have the recipe for an evening of chaotic entanglements and unlikely liaisons which constantly teeters on the edge of disaster.

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Dec
15
to 2 Jan

Cinderella

Directed by Mike Brooks

Everyone has a dream but not everyone’s dreams come true. Dreams are like visions that pass through the night.. They can never come true… Or can they?

Cinderella dreams of escaping the life she has fallen into, while Prince Charming dreams that he can escape from the palace and meet someone who will love him for who he is, not simply because he’s the Prince.

Dandini, the Prince’s servant dreams that the Prince will finally meet someone and settle down, Buttons dreams about settling down with Cinderella and being funny! The Ugly Sisters dream about wealth, beauty, never working and men! The Fairy Godmother makes dreams come true.

Join us for a sparkling new version of the most magical tale of them all “Cinderella”, a pantomime with all the classic ingredients you come to expect at the Priory – spectacular scenery and costumes, great comedy, fantastic song and dance routines and bags of audience participation and slapstick fun..

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