The Theatre Royal Winchester has a beautiful 400 seat venue, rich in history but fully attuned to the 21st century, presenting a dynamic programme of the highest quality drama, music, dance, comedy, children’s theatre and pantomime.

They present up to 200 performances per year and welcome over 70,000 visitors. In addition, over 300 young people per week from around the district participate in workshops, youth theatre and dance.

Winchester Hat Fair, one of the country’s most longstanding and exciting annual street festivals, is also part of the Theatre Royal programme. Its unique combination of small and large scale open air performance attracts audiences from far and wide and performers from all over the world.