Theatre around Basildon
56 upcoming events
Get theatre around Basildon in your weekly roundup.
See it on a mapVenues at a glanceTheatre around Basildon covers the whole spectrum: new writing, reinvented classics, café-théâtre, one-person shows and the big stages. We bring together what's on so you can find your next night out.
The dates and venues are kept current every day, so all that's left is to book.
Events — theatre around Basildon
Tue13
Tuesday 13 October
Thu15
Thursday 15 October
Fri16
Friday 16 October
Sat17
Saturday 17 October
Later
Sun 18 · 2 PMFree
✂️Workshop🎭Theatre
Voices Amplified: Crafting Our Own Narrative
The White House
Mon 19 · 6:15 PMFree
🗣️Talk🎭Theatre
The Disappearing Man - Director's Talk
Queen's Theatre Hornchurch
Tue 20
🎭Theatre
By Royal Appointment
Chelmsford Theatre
Fri 23 · 7:30 PM
🎭Theatre
Of Mice and Men
Chelmsford Theatre
Fri 23 · 9:45 PM£8
🎭Theatre
The Disappearing Man - Theatre Club Buffet
Queen's Theatre Hornchurch
Sat 24 · 1:30 PMFree
🎭Theatre
The Disappearing Man - Touch Tour
Queen's Theatre Hornchurch
Sun 25 · 7:30 PM
🎶Singer-songwriter🎭Theatre
John Barrowman
Towngate Theatre
Wed 28£25.50
🎭Theatre
The Great British Bake Off Musical
Palace Theatre
Thu 29 · 10 AM£6
🎭Theatre
The Disappearing Man — Theatre Club Meet and Greet
Queen's Theatre Hornchurch
Thu 29 · 7:30 PM£15–24
🎭Theatre
We Will Rock You Young@Part
Towngate Theatre
Sun 1 · 4 PM£12
🎭Theatre
Frankenstein - A radio play styled performance
Lumiere Cinema
Thu 5 · 7:30 PM£26–30
🎭Theatre
Psychic Sally
Queen's Theatre Hornchurch
Fri 6 · 2 PM£1–5
🎭Theatre
Outer Limits - Robin Hood Rehearsal Observation
Queen's Theatre Hornchurch
Fri 6 · 7:30 PM£27.50–29.50
✨Cabaret💋Burlesque
An Evening of Burlesque
Towngate Theatre
Sat 7 · 2:30 PM£10–26
🎭Theatre🎲Improv
Locomotive For Murder: The Improvised Whodunnit
Queen's Theatre Hornchurch
Sat 7 · 6 PM£20–50
🎭Theatre
Out of Time
CEME Campus
Sun 8 · 7:30 PM
🎭Theatre🎤Stand-up
Sh!tfaced Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet
Chelmsford Theatre
Mon 9 Nov
🎭Theatre
The Other Side of Murder
Palace Theatre
Mon 9 Nov
🎭Theatre😂Comedy
The Other Side Of Murder
Cliffs Pavilion
Mon 9 Nov · 8 PM£12
🎭Theatre
The College Players present A Pain In The Neck
Queen's Theatre Hornchurch
Tue 10 Nov
🎭Theatre
Rent
Chelmsford Theatre
Tue 10 Nov · 7:30 PM£15–21
🎭Theatre
A Christmas Carol
Towngate Theatre
Thu 12 Nov · 7 PM
🎭Theatre
That'll Be Christmas
Central Theatre
Thu 12 Nov · 7:30 PM£25–27
🎭Theatre🎲Improv
Murder, She Didn't Write
Towngate Theatre
Mon 16 Nov
🎭Theatre🕺Musical
High Society
The Orchard
Tue 17 Nov
🎭Theatre🕺Musical
High Society
Orchard Theatre
Tue 17 Nov
🎭Theatre🕺Musical
Six - The Musical
Cliffs Pavilion
Tue 17 Nov · 2 PM£1–5
🎭Theatre
Outer Limits - Robin Hood Technical Observation
Queen's Theatre Hornchurch
Wed 18 Nov · 6:30 PM£14
🎭Theatre🎪Kids' show
Robin Hood
Queen's Theatre Hornchurch
Wed 18 Nov · 6:30 PM£1–56
🎭Panto🤝Volunteering
Give the gift of Panto!
Queen's Theatre Hornchurch
Thu 26 Nov · 7 PM£15.50–17.50
🎭Theatre🎪Kids' show
Aladdin
Towngate Theatre
Sat 28 Nov · 12:30 PMFree
🎭Theatre
Robin Hood — Touch Tour
Queen's Theatre Hornchurch
Sun 29 Nov · 7 PM
🎭Theatre
That'll Be Christmas
Cliffs Pavilion
Mon 30 Nov
🎭Theatre
The Mousetrap
Southend Palace Theatre
Tue 1 Dec
🎭Theatre
The Mousetrap
Palace Theatre
Wed 9 Dec · 3 PM
🎭Theatre
Dyad Productions: A Christmas Carol
Chelmsford Theatre
Sat 12 Dec · 10 AM£55
🎪Kids' show🎭Theatre
QYouth Step 1 Autumn 2026
Queen's Theatre Hornchurch
Wed 16 Dec
🎪Kids' show🎭Panto0–15 yrs
The Nutcracker: Magic and Mischief
Southend Palace Theatre
Mon 21 Dec · 7:30 PM£27
🎭Theatre
The Last Days of Disco
Queen's Theatre Hornchurch
Sat 9 Jan · 2:30 PM£26–32
🎭Theatre
Big Girls Don’t Cry
Queen's Theatre Hornchurch
Sun 10 Jan · 7:30 PM£32
🎭Theatre
The Drifters
Queen's Theatre Hornchurch
Fri 15 Jan · 8 PM£26.50
🎭Theatre😂Comedy
Tingled
Towngate Theatre
Tue 19 Jan · 7:30 PM£25–29
🎭Theatre
The Makings of a Murderer: Fatal Mistake with Donal MacIntyre
Queen's Theatre Hornchurch
Tue 26 Jan · 7:30 PM£25–27
🎭Theatre😂Comedy
Dirty Dusting
Towngate Theatre
See also around Basildon
Sat 31 · 3 PM£7–8.86
🏠House🎫Concert
Garage Rewind Halloween Day Party
The Jolly Friar, Basildon
Fri 6 · 7 PM£2.50
🌙Indie🎫Concert
Towngate LIVE!
Towngate Theatre, Basildon
Sat 17
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Southend Symphony Orchestra Autumn Concert
Salvation Army Temple, Benfleet
Fri 23 · 7:30 PM£25
🕺Disco💜Soul / Funk
Uncle Funk Disco Inferno 9 peice disco band!
Mill Arts & Events Centre, Rayleigh
Fri 30 · 8 PMFree
🎫Concert
The Beacon Festival
King John School Theatre, Benfleet
Sun 8 · 7 PM£22.50–27.50
🌙Indie✨Pop
An Evening with Barbara the Band (Special Guest David Woodcock)
Mill Hall, Rayleigh
Wed 14 · 12 PM£19.95
✨Pop🎫Concert
Step back into the 60's with Babette on Wednesday 14TH October for £19.95 and a 3 course meal.
Jimmy Mac's, Canvey Island
Wed 14 · 5:30 PM
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Come and sing Fauré's Requiem
St Clement's Church, Leigh-on-Sea
Wed 14 · 7:30 PM
🎹Blues🎫Concert
Wednesday Blues
The Green Bottle, Leigh-on-Sea
Sat 17 · 7:30 PMFree
🎫Concert
Frankie Roe Live @taproom_leigh
1743 London Rd, Southend-on-Sea
Thu 22 · 7 PM£20.21
🎉Parties
Speed Dating at Hackers in Billericay (Ages 30-50)
Hackers, Billericay
Sat 24 · 2 PM£16.96–22.38
🎉Parties
REMEMBERING FROSTIE
The New Chichester Hotel, Wickford
Sat 7
🎪Street party
Battlesbridge Annual Firework Spectacular
Battlesbridge, Essex
Fri 30 · 10 PM£7.70
🎉Club
Friday Night Halloween Party
Pink Toothbrush, Rayleigh
Sat 17 · 5 PMFree
🎪Street party
Design911 X NUGS - The Ultimate Pit-Stop!
Design911, Hutton
Sun 18 · 2 PM£16.96
🌀Ecstatic dance🧘Wellness
Move into Being - Ecstatic Dance - Sunday afternoons at Strictly Smartz
Strictly Smartz, Southend-on-Sea
Sat 31 · 8 PM£20
💿DJ set
Halloween Singles Party in Shenfield Essex - Over 30's
Hollands Wine Bar, Shenfield
Wed 23 · 2 PM£150
🗣️Talk🏰Heritage
Monuments of the Renaissance (Part 1)
Reading Rooms, Billericay
Tue 13 · 10 AMFree
🗣️Talk🔬Science
Living with Diabetes Day- Essex
Holiday Inn, Basildon
Fri 23 · 7 PM£32.43–43.08
🎬Cinema
The Lost Boys (1987) - Halloween Drive In Movie
Moonbeamers Drive-In Cinema, Billericay
Wed 14 · 12:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk
Designing home cinemas & media rooms. Structured and accredited CPD session
Monitor Audio Experience Centre, Rayleigh
Thu 5 · 7:30 PM£3.96
📚Literature
The Book Nut -Book Club Meet Up
The Book Nut, South Woodham Ferrers
Sun 8 · 11 AMFree
Consumer fair👗Fashion & Design
Crondon Park Wedding Show
Crondon Park, Stock
Tue 10 Nov · 2 PMFree
🗣️Talk
Bradwell Study Day 2026: Listening and Leading - afternoon session
Holy Trinity Church Rayleigh
Tue 13 · 9:30 AMFree
🗣️Talk🤝Volunteering
All Age Carers Strategy Launch Event 2026
Hamptons Sports and Leisure, Great Baddow
Thu 15 · 7:30 PM
🗣️Talk🌱Ecology
Bird Aware Essex Talk
Belfairs Nature Discovery Centre, Leigh on Sea
Sat 24 · 11 AMFree
🪡Crafts👗Fashion & Design
The Diva Blitz- Diwali Edit
The Sandon School
Sat 24 · 1:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk
Dajjal & Ai - Essex
Stanford Jamme Masjid, Stanford-le-Hope
Thu 29 · 6 PMFree
✊🏿Anti-racism🕊️Human rights
Black History Month: Honouring Our Communities.
38 Bowlers Croft, Basildon
Wed 28 · 10:30 AM£12.99
♀️Feminism🌱Ecology
Hanningfield Wild Women Group
Hanningfield Reservoir Visitors Centre, Downham
Wed 21 · 10:30 AM£12.99
♀️Feminism🌱Ecology
Langdon Wild Women Group
Langdon Nature Discovery Park, Basildon
Sat 24 · 7 PM£11.55–22.38
💿DJ set💛Inclusivity
Events By Tasmin: Halloween After Dark — Women’s Halloween Party
Hadleigh Suite
Wed 14 · 10:30 AM£12.99
🌱Ecology🌳Outdoors
Thameside Wild Women Group
Thameside Nature Discovery Park (new), Stanford-Le-Hope
Wed 14 · 10:30 AM£12.99
🌱Ecology🌳Outdoors
Thameside Wild Women Group
Thameside Nature Discovery Park, Stanford-Le-Hope
Sat 24 · 6 PM£16.96
💛Inclusivity
Wild Women: Art Session
Leigh Marina
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Tap what you're into — we'll find the outings around you.
Venues — theatre around Basildon
Towngate Theatre
8 events
Southend Palace Theatre
2 events
Palace Theatre
3 events
Cliffs Pavilion
3 events
Christ Church Hall
1 event
Queen's Theatre Hornchurch
20 events
Chelmsford Theatre
7 events
Lumiere Cinema
1 event
Havering Road Methodist Church Hall
1 event
Glassbox Theatre
1 event
CEME Campus
1 event
Central Theatre
2 events
Frequently asked questions
How many theatre events are there around Basildon?
56 coming up on Oazis.
Where can you catch theatre around Basildon?
Notably Towngate Theatre, Southend Palace Theatre and Palace Theatre. See the full list of venues above.