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  1. Production photograph of Lashana Lynch in Educating Rita. She sits at a wooden desk, wearing a purple short-sleeved blouse with her black curly hair tied up and big hoop earrings. She leans on one hand and holds a green pen in the other, looking out into the distance with a vacant expression. A man can be seen sitting at another desk in the background, out of focus, surrounded by wooden bookshelves full of books.
    8 March 2024

    International Women's Day: ten inspiring stories

  2. A full lawn of people dressed in summer clothes are enjoying drinks, chatting and milling around outside the Festival Theatre. We can see the building clearly in the background against a bright blue summer sky and there are multicoloured flags flying in front of it which say 'Festival 2023' on them.
    23 February 2024

    Planning your Festival experience

  3. 16 February 2024

    Our new Associate Directors, Miranda Cromwell and Hannah Joss

  4. Sketch of a pathway through trees t a building with red sign saying 'The Nest'
    15 February 2024

    Our plans for a new space

  5. Three actors in period clothing from the 1983 production of A Patriot for Me
    30 January 2024

    LGBT+ History Month: “A milestone in the theatre’s history”

  6. Orange background with white text reading Festival 2024 Coming Soon....
    24 January 2024

    Save the date for Festival 2024

  7. A group of eight people, all dresse4d casually, stand smiling at the camera. Behind them through the floor-length windows is glimpsed the side of the Minerva Bar and the corner of Chichester Festival Theatre.
    22 January 2024

    Meet the participants in the Artists Development Programme

  8. Two customers are waiting at the counter in our cafe which is loaded with delicious looking cakes. Behind the counter a staff member is making barista coffees.
    2 January 2024

    Welcome to our warm welcoming spaces

  9. Henry Reeder on the Festival Theatre stage with his family
    22 December 2023

    Henry Reeder wins the 2023 John Hyland Award

  10. 11 December 2023

    Celebrating our 20 year partnership with Rolls-Royce Motor Cars

  11. The outside of the Festival Theatre at night time. The building is lit and there is a blur of people moving around outside.
    11 December 2023

    New Trustee appointments at CFT

  12. A green wheelbarrow on Oaklands Park full of plants ready for planting.
    30 November 2023

    Growing our hedgerow