Counterpoise – A Night with Joséphine

A sensational evening of film, dance and singing that captures the spirit of 1920s’ Paris and the extraordinary story of Joséphine Baker.

Event details

Sunday, 6 July

7:00 pm

The Astor Theatre

Stanhope Road, Deal, CT14 6AB

• Theatrical, Film & Art

Nick Dear and Larushka Ivan-Zadeh in Conversation

Award-winning playwright and screenwriter, Nick Dear shares insights into his film Eroica with one of the UK’s most widely-read film critics, Larushka Ivan-Zadeh.

Event details

Monday, 7 July

3:00 pm

The Astor Theatre

Stanhope Road, Deal, CT14 6AB

• Literature
• Theatrical, Film & Art

Film – Eroica

Eroica, ‘the day that changed music forever’, is a BBC television film dramatising the first performance of Beethoven's Third Symphony, the Eroica.

Event details

Monday, 7 July

4:00 pm

The Astor Theatre

Stanhope Road, Deal, CT14 6AB

• Theatrical, Film & Art

Festival ExhibitionFree

This group exhibition of selected artists invited to respond to the 2025 festival’s Coastlines theme will be on show throughout the festival on Tuesday - Saturday.

Event details

Tuesday, 8 July

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Linden Hall Studio

32 St George’s Road, Deal, CT14 6BA

• Theatrical, Film & Art

Magic Lantern Workshop

A unique opportunity to get hands-on experience with a traditional magic lantern machine under the expert guidance of two international film historians.

Event details

Tuesday, 8 July

11:00 am

Kent Museum of the Moving Image

41 Stanhope Road, Deal, CT14 6AD

• Theatrical, Film & Art

Magic Lantern Performance

This performance thrillingly brings to life the early cinema as pioneered by the Victorians with early film “projectors”.

Event details

Tuesday, 8 July

Sold Out

5:30 pm

Kent Museum of the Moving Image

41 Stanhope Road, Deal, CT14 6AD

• Theatrical, Film & Art

Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night with Changeling Theatre

Join us for Changeling Theatre’s ever-popular performance at the Deal Festival, which features Twelfth Night, Shakespeare’s bittersweet romantic comedy.

Event details

Tuesday, 8 July

7:30 pm

St George’s Church Gardens

High Street, Deal, CT14 6BA (behind the Church)

• Theatrical, Film & Art

Deal’s Historic Walking Tour

Join local tour guide and character George Chittenden as he plunges you into Deal’s colourful history. Book early as George always sells out!

Event details

Wednesday, 9 July

Sold Out

10:30 am

Meet at Deal Pier entrance

Beach Street, Deal, CT14 6HY

• Theatrical, Film & Art

Film – A Late Quartet

This 2012 film about a world-renowned string quartet after its cellist Peter Mitchell (Walken) is diagnosed with Parkinson's disease is inspired by Beethoven's music.

Event details

Wednesday, 9 July

5:00 pm

Linden Hall Studio

32 St George’s Road, Deal, CT14 6BA

• Theatrical, Film & Art

Hiding in Plain Sight: an architectural walk from Dover to Deal

A gorgeous ramble over the White Cliffs, this architecture walk from Dover to Deal is led by architect and writer Charles Holland. Update: This event has had to be cancelled due to unavoidable circumstances. We hope to schedule it in a future festival.

Event details

Thursday, 10 July

Cancelled

10:30 am

Meet in front of the Royal Cinque Ports Yacht Club

4-5 Waterloo Crescent, Dover CT16 1LA

• Theatrical, Film & Art

Black Eyed Susan

Robert Poulter’s ingenious new model theatre is the setting for this classic play, capturing Deal landmarks and using music from Jonathan Blewitt’s 1829 score.

Event details

Thursday, 10 July

2:30 pm

Kent Museum of the Moving Image

41 Stanhope Road, Deal, CT14 6AD

• Theatrical, Film & Art

Film – Searching for Sugar Man

Searching for Sugar Man, is a 2012 documentary about two fans in South Africa tracing the fate of a legendary American musician, Sixto Rodriguez.

Event details

Thursday, 10 July

5:00 pm

Linden Hall Studio

32 St George’s Road, Deal, CT14 6BA

• Theatrical, Film & Art

Black Eyed Susan

Robert Poulter’s ingenious new model theatre is the setting for this classic play, capturing Deal landmarks and using music from Jonathan Blewitt’s 1829 score.

Event details

Thursday, 10 July

5:00 pm

Kent Museum of the Moving Image

41 Stanhope Road, Deal, CT14 6AD

• Theatrical, Film & Art

The Elixir of Love by Gaetano Donizetti

After a hugely successful Magic Flute in 2024’s festival, this inspiring company will return to Sandwich with Donizetti’s sun-kissed comedy The Elixir of Love.

Event details

Thursday, 10 July

7:30 pm

St Mary's Arts Centre

59 Strand Street, Sandwich, CT13 9HN

• Classical Music
• Theatrical, Film & Art

Pilgrimage – Sound InstallationFree

The launch of this immersive 360° sound installation. Experience the myriad, and unexpected, sounds of a wild walk along the coast path from Deal to Dover.

Event details

Friday, 11 July

5:00 pm

Hollingworth Hall, Landmark Centre

129 High Street, Deal, CT14 6BB

• Theatrical, Film & Art

Pilgrimage – Sound InstallationFree

Experience the myriad, and unexpected, sounds of a wild walk along the coast path from Deal to Dover as captured in this immersive 360° sound installation.

Event details

Saturday, 12 July

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Hollingworth Hall, Landmark Centre

129 High Street, Deal, CT14 6BB

• Theatrical, Film & Art

Pirie Poke – Human Croquet

A breathtaking and unique performance by this Czech circus duo who transform their bodies into a game of human croquet, complete with mallets and balls.

Event details

Saturday, 12 July

10:00 am

Walmer Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club

Archery Square, Walmer, CT14 7HP

• Families & Young People
• Theatrical, Film & Art

Pirie Poke – Human Croquet

A breathtaking and unique performance by this Czech circus duo who transform their bodies into a game of human croquet, complete with mallets and balls, followed by a workshop.

Event details

Saturday, 12 July

11:15 am

Walmer Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club

Archery Square, Walmer, CT14 7HP

• Families & Young People
• Theatrical, Film & Art

Pilgrimage – Sound InstallationFree

Experience the myriad, and unexpected, sounds of a wild walk along the coast path from Deal to Dover as captured in this immersive 360° sound installation.

Event details

Sunday, 13 July

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Hollingworth Hall, Landmark Centre

129 High Street, Deal, CT14 6BB

• Theatrical, Film & Art