Submerged - Canterbury Christ Church University with Anna Phoebe
Tickets - Adult £20 - Under 25 - £10
Venue - Deal Castle
Experience an immersive promenade
performance in the atmospheric basement chambers of Deal Castle, once part of
Henry VIII’s coastal defence. Staff and students from ...
Submerged - Canterbury Christ Church University with Anna Phoebe
Tickets - Adult £20 - Under 25 - £10
Venue - Deal Castle
Experience an immersive promenade
performance in the atmospheric basement chambers of Deal Castle, once part of
Henry VIII’s coastal defence. Staff and students from ...
Deal’s Historic Walking Tour - Learn about Deal's colourful history
Tickets: Adult £10 Under 25 £5
Venue - Meet at Deal Pier Entrance
Join local tour guide and character George Chittenden as he plunges you into Deal’s colourful history: from the arrival of the Romans, the treacherous Goodwin Sands, castle...
Marvel at the beauty of the bassoon, brought thrillingly to life in the hands of a new generation of professional musicians. Their programme of popular cla...
Tickets - Adult - £10 (includes a glass of wine) Under 25 - £5
Venue - Linden Hall Studio, Deal
Celebrate the launch of ten days of world-class music and arts in Deal at this exciting opening. Linden Hall Studio is the perfect space for getting...
The bright, airy St George’s Church will suit the brilliant sound of this 15-strong wind orchestra in Mozart’s lively 50 minute Serenade No.10 in B flat major, K.361/370a...
Marion Leeper - Storyteller - Love Stories for the Earth
Tickets - Adult £8 - Child £6
Venue - The Cleary Hall, Landmark Centre, Deal
Children will enjoy exploring Marion's amazing story mat and joining in with stories about the extraordinary world we share. Love Stories for the Earth lures childre...
Coastlines - An Oratorio of Gulls - Luke Styles Composer Hazel Gould Librettist
Tickets - Adult £5 - Child free
Venue - Maison Dieu (Dover Town Hall), Dover
This world premiere by composer Luke Styles (DMA Artistic Director) and librettist Hazel Gould is performed by local favourites the White Cliffs Symphonic Winds, alongs...
Four young virtuoso musicians from the top French orchestra, the Orchestre de Paris, come together as Quartet Page Blanche. Their unusual combination of violin, viola, cello a...
The Smeds and the Smoos - Becca Townsley Workshop Leader and Peter Cook Percussion
Tickets - Adult £8 Child £6
Venue - The Astor Theatre, Deal
Children can throw themselves into this dance workshop inspired by Julia Donaldson’s book The Smeds and the Smoos. Led by Becca Townsley of Loop Dance, whose workshop on The Koala wh...
The Smeds and the Smoos - Becca Townsley Workshop Leader and Peter Cook Percussion
Tickets - Adult £8 Child £6
Venue - The Astor Theatre, Deal
Children can throw themselves into this dance workshop inspired by Julia Donaldson’s book The Smeds and the Smoos. Led by Becca Townsley of Loop Dance, whose workshop on The Koala wh...
Counterpoise - A Night with Joséphine - Cassiopeia Berkeley-Agyepong writer/performer Yshani Perinpanayagam composer/arranger
Tickets - Adult £24 Under 25 £12
Venue - The Astor Theatre, Deal
An evening of two halves – three classic and influential silent films from the 1920s, with newly composed scores by Jean Hasse and Luke Styles, set the scene for the extraordina...
This inventive British pianist, who composes and champions new work, gives a lunchtime concert of piano suites by Bach and Webern along with a new suit...
LENsemble Vilnius - Rusne Mataityte Violin Ulijona Pugaciukaite- Mažeikiene Violin Dovile Juozapaitiene Viola Edmundas Kulikauskas Cello Albina Šikšniute Piano
Tickets - Adult £25 Under 25 £12.50
Venue - Trinity Church, Union Road, Deal
This lively Lithuanian chamber ensemble, comprising some of the best solo and chamber musicians in the Baltic, presents a full-length programme that include...
Award-winning Italian pianist Filippo Tenisci takes time out from recording a double album of Wagner and Liszt transcriptions, to play some of these t...
The Nazi Mind - Laurence Rees in conversation with Gavin Esler
Tickets - Adult £13 Under 25 £6.50
Venue - The Astor Theatre, Deal
Broadcaster and author Gavin Esler interviews historian and Bafta-winning film-maker Laurence Rees about his book The Nazi Mind – 12 Warnings from History. This ground-breakin...
Deal’s Historic Walking Tour - Learn about Deal's colourful history
Tickets: Adult £10 Under 25 £5
Venue - Meet at Deal Pier Entrance
Join local tour guide and character George Chittenden as he plunges you into Deal’s colourful history: from the arrival of the Romans, the treacherous Goodwin Sands, castle...
Across the Channel - Hoda Jahanpour cello and DMA Young Artist in Association and Vitas Li piano
Tickets - Adult £15 Under 25 £7.50 DMA Friend £13
Venue - Trinity Church, Union Road, Deal
This lunchtime recital is another opportunity to enjoy the talent of our Young Artist in Association, Hoda Jahanpour, as she partners with her friend, t...
Journalist, author, broadcaster and local resident, Sarah Gristwood’s latest book – an anthology of diary entries by women throughout history – is filled with unexpected...
Tickets - Adult £13 (includes a glass of wine) Under 25 £6.50
Venue - Linden Hall Studio, Deal
Directed by Yaron Silberman and starring Christopher Walken and Philip Seymour Hoffman, this 2012 film about a world -renowned string quartet is insp...
Described by The Guardian as ‘the finest instrumental duo on the traditional scene’, Spiers & Boden first rocketed onto the music scene in 2001, quickly winning a clutch o...
Hiding in Plain Sight - An architectural walk from Dover to Deal
Tickets - Adult £18 Under 25 £9
Venue - Meet in front of the Royal Cinque Ports Yacht Club, 4-5 Waterloo Crescent, Dover CT16 1LA by 10.20am. The walk ends at approximately 4.00pm at the Pier Cafe, Deal
Winner of the Young Classical Artists Trust (YCAT) International Auditions in 2023, Charlotte was named Classic FM rising star in 2024 and performs today...
A Bird in Winter - Louise Doughty in conversation with Christopher Cook
Tickets - Adults £13 Under 25 £6.50
Venue - The Astor Theatre, Deal
Louise Doughty talks to culture writer and broadcaster Christopher Cook about her most recent novel A Bird in Winter. Best-known for her atmospheric London thriller Apple T...
Venue - The Lighthouse, 50 The Strand, Walmer, Deal
Tipped as a rising talent by Jazz Wise, Maddy Coombs is one of the most exciting young musicians to have emerged from leading jazz educators Tomorrow’s W...
Solis Ensemble - Fiona Winning viola Tristin Gurney violin and Tim Gill cello
Tickets - Adult £15 Under 25 £7.50 DMA Friend £13
Venue - St George's Church, Deal
Three of the UK’s most outstanding orchestral, chamber and solo musicians have come together as Solis Ensemble. End your week with their inspiring lunchti...
Lunchtime Concert - Players of One World Orchestra
Tickets - Adult £5 Child FREE
Venue - Charlton Church, St Alphege Road, Dover
Join musicians from One World Orchestra, a ground-breaking professional ensemble drawing its players from diverse musical traditions. They will perform music and s...
Hear John Suchet talk about his new book In Search of Beethoven, a deeply personal account of Suchet's relationship with the great composer. Suchet charts a journey from Bee...
A breathtaking and unique performance by this Czech circus duo who transform their bodies into a game of human croquet, complete with mallets and ba...
A breathtaking and unique performance by this Czech circus duo who transform their bodies into a game of human croquet, complete with mallets and ba...
Coastlines - Sea Stories - Norma Winstone Trio and DMA Creative Jazz Orchestra
Tickets - Adult £17 Under 25 £8.50 DMA Friend £15
Venue - The Astor Theatre, Deal
For our third and final new performance created specifically around the festival theme of Coastlines, we’re delighted to present a lunchtime performance by the...
After their sell-out Deal performance in 2024, this joyful gang of singers returns with a community singing workshop open to all. Shower singers, football fans, anyone w...
Venue - St Mary's Parish Church, Walmer, Deal CT14 7QA
Welcome back to Chaps Choir, a male voice choir like no other. Their joy-inducing, heart-string-pulling repertoire has been delighting audiences around the ...
Young musicians from our learning projects and bursaries perform a range of pieces of their choice inspired by the festival’s Coastlines theme, showcasing their talent and commitmen...
Tomorrow's Warriors Big Band - Axel Kaner-Lidstrom band leader
Tickets - Adult £25 Under 25 £12.50
Venue - St George's Church, Deal
The festival goes out with a bang! The Tomorrow’s Warriors’ Big Band goes back to the golden era of swing, when band leaders like Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway and Loui...
The wonderful Giles Shenton (Old Herbaceous, Three Men in a Boat) returns to the Astor with a new play bringing to life one of Shakespeare's greatest comic creations.
One of the most respected and renowned guitarists in music history, Albert Lee has worked with The Everly Brothers, Eric Clapton, Emmylou Harris and The Crickets over his long and illustrious career.