The ShowRoom Spring 2026
We actively seek artists and companies whose practice is innovative and exploratory in form and content.
Through collaboration and partnership, we seek to produce and present a programme of extraordinary work which questions and develops arts practice in the 21st Century and presents opportunities for audiences to experience this work at every stage of its development.
Spring 2026, at a glance
- 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? - Victoria Melody
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. - Paula Varjack
Nine Sixteenths – Thu 26th Feb | Full £8 | Conc £5 | Age 16+ | In 2004, in the SuperBowl halftime show finale, 23 year old Justin Timberlake ripped off 37 year old Janet Jackson’s top. Her breast was exposed on screen for nine sixteenths of a second. A pop icon and role model for many black women, and an outspoken ally for the LGBTQ community, the moment derailed Jackson’s career for many years, while Timberlake’s thrived. - Joe Wells & Abigoliah Schamaun
Look After Your Knees – Thu 5th Mar | Age 16+ | Charity Event. Neurodivergent Moments. A live book reading and discussion from 2 neurodivergent comedians; Abigoliah Schamaun (as seen on Celebrity Pointless) and Joe Wells (“one of my favourite comics” – Frankie Boyle). Celebrate those moments in your life where your brain works differently to other brains. Neurotypicals welcome too. - mapdance 2026
MAPDANCE 2026 – Thu 30th Apr | Age 15+ | mapdance brings together bold new works and exciting reimagining’s from leading and emerging contemporary choreographers. This year’s programme features commissions from Luca Silvestrini, Cathy Waller and Amy Morvell, alongside a vibrant restaging of Yukiko Masui’s For Seasons. Expect a fresh blend of dance theatre, rapid athleticism, intricate lyrical movement and a generous dose of humour. - 3Fall Dance 2026
3Fall Dance 2026 – Thu 7th May | Age 15+ | Join 3Fall Dance, the University’s undergraduate touring company, for their much-anticipated 2025/26 Spring Tour, celebrating over twenty years of vibrant, not-for-profit contemporary dance.
Other Events
Inter(Act)
Inter(ACT) is a day-long festival curated by the University of Chichester’s Theatre Department. Showcasing the final-year work of BA (Hons) Theatre, Drama, Theatre & Directing, and Acting students, it features solo performances, directed pieces, workshops, and installations. Part of Chichester Fringe, InterACT celebrates emerging talent and bold, innovative theatre.
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