Carlisle Carnivale ***CANCELLED***
Created by Eden Arts, the team behind Winter Droving, Carlisle Carnivale brings some of the spirit and traditions of the long-running Penrith event into a new celebration created for Carlisle. WHAT TO EXPECT Mr Wilson’s Second Liners, LUXE, Dulce Duca, Logy Logan, Nula Hula, Paper Doll Militia, Good Mojo, Stephen Dunn, Matrix Circus and Ant […]
Swan Lake
Imperial Classical Ballet brings Swan Lake, with live orchestral accompaniment, to The Sands Centre, Carlisle, on Sunday 1 November 2026 at 7.30pm.
Alligator Tears
1960. Springvillehavenfieldtown, Florida. The dawn of the Space Race. Joan Jones seems to have it made, but wouldn’t you know it, there’s something missing – and she’ll be damned if she knows what it is. UNTIL… One day she encounters Curtis Curtis, to the locals an undesirable, and to a disgraced cosmoscientist, a target. This […]
Belle Voix
Get ready for a high-energy, feel-good night that will have you singing along and dancing in your seat from start to finish. Belle Voix bring you the very best of Motown Classics and Northern Soul Anthems, delivered with powerhouse vocals, stunning harmonies and an electric stage presence. Starring Sandy Smith, Sophie Mairi and Briony Gunn, […]
Carlisle Community Concert: Remember March, The Ides Of March Remember ***POSTPONED***
James Hurrell and John Davies explore the volatile relationship between Brutus and Cassius in Shakespeare’s most accessible text: Julius Caesar.
And… Curtain
The Pantaloons: Twelfth Night
“Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them!” Get in a fight. Cross-dress. Throw on some yellow stockings. Love can make you do the funniest things…! Family-friendly fun with live music and audience participation. The show will begin at 7pm. Take a picnic and something to sit on!
The Pantaloons: The (almost) Complete History of Britain
Mud, blood and stiff upper-lips! Have you ever wanted to see the life of Henry VIII told as a romantic comedy or the tale of the Spanish Armada reimagined as a light operetta? Probably not. But that won’t stop The Pantaloons retelling great moments from the country’s past in a variety of surprising genres! Featuring […]
The Pantaloons: The Hound of the Baskervilles
How can one show possibly contain so much action and adventure? Elementary, my dear! Will detective duo Holmes and Watson discover the deadly secret of the Baskerville family curse before it strikes again? Or are they barking up the wrong tree? Find out in this delightfully inventive show that will have you yelping with excitement […]
The Dumb Waiter
The Dumb Waiter at The John Peel Theatre, Wigton Harold Pinter’s classic one-act play. Gus and Ben are on the job, waiting and listening. Into the waiting silence rattles the dumb waiter with extraordinary demands for dishes they cannot supply – and who is operating the dumb waiter in an empty house? In a while […]
