Manford’s Comedy Club

Saturday 4 May
Saturday 22 June (Festival on The Close)
Saturday 20 July
Saturday 21 September
Saturday 23 November

We bring award-winning live stand-up comedy to Rugby! Every show has a different line-up of four top comedians, all chosen by Jason Manford!

The Bubble Show

Tuesday 28th May 2024
2:30PM

Join Mr. Bubbles with his extraordinary soap bubbles in all shapes and sizes! The Bubble Show is a unique blend of magic, storytelling, science and bubble art!

Macready

Wednesday 29 May 2024
7:30PM

Shanghai Shakespeare together with Macready Theatre in support of Hope4 presents Macready.
A solo show based on the Journal of William Charles Macready.

MACBETH: Ralph Fiennes & Indira Varma

Thursday 30 May 2024
7PM

Tony and BAFTA Award winner Ralph Fiennes and Olivier Award winner Indira Varma star in a brand-new ‘full-voltage visceral’ (★★★★ Daily Telegraph) production of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth. This critically acclaimed staging of Macbeth will be unmissable on the big screen.

Rugby School Department of Theatre and Performing Arts presents
Scripted Showcase

Monday 10th and Tuesday 11th June 2024
7:30PM

Rugby School Year 10 iGCSE students present a night of monologues in preparation for their forthcoming examination.

Bring Your Own Baby Comedy Club

Tuesday 2nd July 2024
12:30PM

Join us for an afternoon of hilarious comedy, where you can relax and have a good laugh at the best comedians in the UK, without needing childcare!

Pizza & Jazz

2024

Friday 5th July
Friday 20th September

Tuck in to a delicious gourmet pizza whilst enjoying live music by candlelight in the Macready Theatre Foyer.

Macready Fringe Preview

Friday 26th July – Tuesday 30th July

Experience new talent before it transfers to the world famous Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Featuring Theatre, Comedy and Family Shows, it has something for everyone.

Launching 19 April

Gin and Jive in The Foyer

2024 Dates

Friday 19th July
Friday 1st November

Put on your dancing shoes for a social evening of jive dancing and gin tasting.

Sip and Paint

Friday 16 August
Saturday 19 October
Friday 13 December

Macready Theatre foyer hosts a memorable night out. Glass in one hand and a brush in the other, delight in an evening of fun and creativity!

Shock Horror: A Ghost Story

Monday 28 & Tuesday 29 October

A nightmare is about to break free… Herbert grew up in the Metropol. The eerie old cinema was his playground and prison – but what lurked in the Metropol’s darkness?Inspired by classic theatre ghost stories and cinema’s greatest frights, Shock Horror is full of shivers, shrieks and shocking revelations.