ON SALE NOW: BRAND NEW SHOWS FOR 2023!

Just when you thought we were done announcing shows, we go and do this...

Musicals, comedy, and classical concerts to knock your socks off... The best of the West End is on route to the Cornwall Playhouse!

Musicals

Kicking off the stellar line-up is Take That’s Greatest Days. Formerly known as The Band and written by Tim Firth (who brought Gary Barlow to Hall for Cornwall in 2022), the musical follows five Take That obsessed friends in the 1990s, who reunite over 20 years later to see their favourite band one last time. Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of Take That’s first ever UK Number 1 single Pray, this heart-warming and hilarious story of love, loss and laughter coincides with the Summer 2023 release of the official movie inspired by this musical.

Timeless love story The Bodyguard is next on the agenda starring Pussycat Doll Melody Thornton as Rachel Marron. Rediscover this classic with an irresistible soundtrack and a thrilling love story.

Immerse yourself in the complex tale of The Everly Brothers with Walk Right Back a concert-based musical tribute featuring their greatest hits.

Finally for musicals, That’ll Be the Day returns to Truro with their toe-tapping Rock ‘n’ Roll show, taking you on a journey from the 50s to 80s, with uncanny impressions of your favourite stars.

Live Music Highlights

2023 brings a jam-packed schedule of classical talent, opera, and live music favourites to the Cornwall Playhouse stage.

Enjoy orchestral music with some of the UK’s finest ensembles as London Mozart Players, Carousel Chamber Music Ensemble, and Manchester Camerata visit, following the success of the BBC Proms concert in 2022.

Welsh National Opera present Leonard Bernstein’s Candide, a thrilling tale spiralling from 18th-century France into 20th-century post-war America. Sit tight through a fantastical and chaotic world of castles, skyscrapers, earthquakes, and Amazonian jungles, where societies are rife with inequality and families displaced by war. Combining the best of Broadway with classical Opera, dance and animation, this story remains as relevant now as when it was first written in 1759.

Rediscover the timeless and hilarious light opera The Mikado. Originally set in Japan, Sasha Regan’s all-male remake stages this complex love story in Soho, London in the 1970’s.

Rock legends Hawkwind bring their legendary brand of rock to Truro.

And that wasn’t enough, experience a sensational line-up of live music from brass favourites Black Dyke Band, Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, and the best of the UK’s tribute acts, as they perform memorable songs from Fleetwood Mac, Pink Floyd, Neil Diamond, Luther Vandross, Bruce Springsteen and ELO, plus Lost in Music – a sensational live disco covering hits from the 70s.

Family Highlights

There's plenty to do for young theatregoers in 2023 too. Having already announced Peter Pan as our 2023 Christmas show (it’s never too early to start planning!) plus the already-announced Fireman Sam and Hey Duggee is Dragons and Mythical Beasts.

From the makes of Dinosaur World Live, enter a magical world with this brand-new interactive show for all the family! Unravel dark secrets and come face to face with magnificent monsters, unique unicorns, and familiar favourites like the Tooth Fairy. Just beware of the dragon…

Comedy

See the star of the UK’s most streamed Netflix comedy of 2021 as Jimmy Carr: Terribly Funny 2.0 arrives on our stage. Be warned, it’s not a show for the faint hearted.

Documentary and Spoken Word

Following his 2022 sell-out tour, Steve Backshall’s ‘Ocean’ explores the mysteries of the deep and our connection with this underwater world.

Alan Fletcher, the star of TV hit Neighbours, reflects on his time as Ramsay Street’s most famous doctor, Karl Kennedy, in his intimate live show: The Doctor Will See You Now.