Welcome to the Herne Bay Little Theatre
A jewel in the crown of Herne Bay’s artistic scene for over 40 years – the Little Theatre promises a great night out with something to entertain everyone. Each year our six productions vary, aiming to include all genres of authors with dramas, comedies and thrillers.
Our sell-out December panto has a cast of both young and old who perform to the delight of members and visitors. Occasional visiting performers add variety to the entertainment on offer.
Our comfortable,72-seater theatre has air-conditioning, audio hearing system and wheelchair access. The Green Room offers pre-performance and interval drinks and ice cream.
Absurd Person Singular
by Alan Ayckbourn
Meet three couples in their three kitchens on the Christmas Eves of three successive years.
Running like a dark thread through the wild comedy of behind the scenes disasters at Christmas parties is the story of the advance of one of the couples to material prosperity and independence and the decline of the others.
8th-13th June 2026, 7:30pm
Tickets £12
This production contains scenes depicting attempted suicide.
Notes from a Small Island
by Bill Bryson
adapted for the stage by Tim Whitnall
It’s 1973, and a young man from Des Moines, Iowa, has arrived on the ferry at Dover. He intends to conquer the whole of the island, like Caesar attempted before him. But Caesar didn’t have to deal with counterpanes, kippers, Cadbury’s Curly Wurlies, or Mrs Smegma the landlady’s eccentric house rules.
As Bill travels the length and breadth of Britain, through villages with names like Titsey and Little Dribbling, something strange starts to happen. Can it be true? Is he really starting to feel at home?
Bill Bryson’s smash-hit memoir Notes from a Small Island spent three years in The Sunday Times bestseller list, sold over two million copies, and was voted the book which best represents the UK. Tim Whitnall’s hilarious stage adaptation was first produced at the Watermill Theatre, Newbury, in 2023.
27th July – 1st August 2026, 7:30pm
Matinée performance 1st August, 2.30pm
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