• Autumn 2026/ What's On

    What’s On

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    Autumn 2026 Programme

    The ShowRoom has built a reputation for presenting some of the most exciting companies touring on the UK circuit to the South East.

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    This season brings to Chichester, Red Biscuit, OnTheNose Productions, Christopher Brett Bailey, and Action Hero.

    There’s also the Contemporary Arts Research Sharing’s which are free to anyone wishing to engage in discussion around contemporary arts practice, so we hope that you will join us at one of these events this season, as well as an ample programme of Music and Visual Arts in our other sister venues across the University Campus.

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  • Autumn 2026/ Events/ Experience Days/ Student & Graduate Performances/ What's On

    Experience Days

    Theatre BA at The University of Chichester

    The University of Chichester’s Theatre department hosts an exciting range of open days where students can come and explore what the Theatre department has to offer. These range from Discovery Days to Insight Days which include workshops and lesson examples. The Theatre Departments Experience Day is a unique opportunity for students from sixth form and colleges, as well as arts professionals, to come along and see work created by our Third year students. A range of work will be on show, from devised productions to solo performances, as well as some more intimate Theatre experiences.

  • Archived Events/ Spring 2026

    Casey Bailey and CHINA PLATE

    Please Do Not Touch

    Thur 5th Feb | Full £8 | Conc £5 | Age 16+ 

    An extension of Casey’s poetry collection of the same name, Please Do Not Touch follows the story of Mason, an activist who explores historic houses on TikTok to uncover the true stories behind the objects that lie within. After an incident with a Somali Afro comb, he is wrongly imprisoned in a Young Offender Institution. Can he find a way to survive this ordeal and navigate how to keep speaking up when everything is designed to silence him? 

    This show asks important questions about colonial legacy, contested heritage and how stories are told, whilst shining a light on the criminal justice system.

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    Please Do Not Touch has a heart and a brain, it is thoughtfully written, sensitively performed and beautifully staged.

    British Theatre Guide

     One of Birmingham’s best and brightest voices. 

    Vanessa Kinsuule

    Bailey’s gift for the written – and spoken – word  is evident throughout the play, and the moments when poetry comes to the foreground align with moments of freedom, joy and power in Mason’s story.

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    Content to consider:
    Strong language | Mention of suicide | Themes of racism throughout | Intense and emotional content referencing the criminal justice system and incarceration | Young Offender Institution setting | Heritage and colonial issues which may evoke discomfort for example artefacts contested legacy race and justice | References to trauma powerlessness and institutionalisation

    PLEASE NOTE THIS PRODUCTION WILL BE TAKING PLACE IN ONE OF OUR STUDIO SPACES – DS1

     

  • Archived Events/ Spring 2026

    Victoria Melody

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    Trouble, Struggle, Bubble & Squeak

    THU 12th FEB | Full £8 | Conc £5 | AGE 16+ 

    Award-winning theatre maker Victoria Melody joined a historical re-enactment society… because we all deal with divorce in different ways.! Spending weekends as a Musketeer trying to get her head straight, she uncovered the story of a bunch of 17th century radicals called The Diggers and then everything changed.  

    What started out as a personal search for happiness turned into a quest to find the Diggers of today. What she didn’t expect was that they’d be found far from the battlefield, right on her doorstep. Back in modern-day Britain doing her day job, she realised The Diggers never really left. They’re still here, still fighting, making change on their own terms. 

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    By blending storytelling and stand-up, past and present collide in this unexpected tale of high jinks. Alongside a community on the frontline Vic steps from re-enactment into reality, where history isn’t just remembered—it’s made. 

    Directed by Mark Thomas, Trouble, Struggle, Bubble and Squeak celebrates the ordinary people shaping history – then and now. And, like The Diggers, they might leave behind something that will last…if they don’t get caught. 

    A joyful testament to people power and a heartening parable about the possibility of collective action – ★★★★  

    The Guardian

    A hymn to community and solidarity – ★★★★  

    The Stage

    A moving and inspirational comic call to arms – ★★★★ 

    The List

    victoriamelody.com 

    Content to consider:
    References to food poverty and malnutrition | Brief mention of violence and a murder (no graphic detail) | Occasional strong language | Mild sexual innuendo in a short section | Themes around community struggle and social inequality | References to local political conflict and campaigning | Mild peril or tension during historical or environmental protest scenes | Physical reenactment moments that might be loud or sudden | Discussion of the impact of gentrification and development | Reflection on personal stress
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