Malvern Theatres

    The Festival Theatre, now known as Malvern Theatres, is a theatre complex on Grange Road in Malvern, Worcestershire, England. Malvern Theatres, housed in the Winter Gardens complex in the town centre of Great Malvern, has been a provincial centre for the arts since 1885. The theatre became known for its George Bernard Shaw productions in the 1930s and from 1977 onwards, along with the works of Edward Elgar. Up until 1965, 19 different plays of Shaw were produced at the Malvern Festival Theatre, and six premiered here,[1] including The Apple Cart at the opening Malvern Festival in 1929, Geneva, a Fancied Page of History in Three Acts in August 1938 and In Good King Charles’s Golden Days in August 1939.

    Over its history the theatre and festival has closed several times, including during World War II, in the early 1960s, in the early 1970s, and in the late 1990s when a new complex was built with an 850-seat Festival Theatre, a Forum Theatre, a 400-seat cinema, and a bar and restaurant.

     

    Upcoming events at The Malvern Theatres

    Buddy

    The Buddy Holly Story

    Malvern Theatres

    9 Sep 2025 - 13 Sep 2025

    The Buddy Holly Story is back with another timeless rock ‘n’ roll show

    Ghost Stories

    An award-winning supernatural thriller

    Malvern Theatres

    22 Jul 2025 - 26 Jul 2025

    Ghost Stories - direct from the West End

    Friends the Musical

    New UK Tour

    Malvern Theatres

    25 Nov 2025 - 29 Nov 2025

    Friends the Musical - brand new show on tour

    2:22 A Ghost Story

    An award-winning supernatural thriller

    Malvern Theatres

    22 Sep 2025 - 27 Sep 2025

    Jenny believes her new home is haunted, but her husband Sam isn't having any of it. They argue with their first dinner guests, old friend Lauren and new partner Ben. Can the dead really walk again?

    Cruel Intentions – The 90s Musical

    Based on the iconic film and inspired by Les Liaisons Dangereuses, it’s packed with ‘90s pop classics

    Malvern Theatres

    29 Apr 2025 - 3 May 2025

    Based on the iconic film and inspired by Les Liaisons Dangereuses, it’s packed with ‘90s pop classics

    Six

    Divorced. Beheaded. Live!

    Cliffs Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea

    18 Nov 2025 - 22 Nov 2025

    From Tudor Queens to Pop Princesses, the six wives of Henry VIII take to the...

    Lions and Tigers and Bears

    with Gordon Buchanan

    Malvern Theatres

    25 Feb 2025

    Award winning wildlife photographer and filmmaker Gordon Buchanan will hit the road in 2025 with...

    UK Pink Floyd Experience

    Celebrating 50 Years of Dark Side Of The Moon

    Malvern Theatres

    10 May 2025

    Celebrating 50 years since the release of their iconic album The Dark Side of The...
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