Marlowe Theatre Review

We went to see a show we booked the box with unrestricted view we go to our box and there's a bloody great big bank of speakers in the way my wife ended up sitting on the stairs to the box for the whole show and still couldn't see all the stage and I could only see the far right of the stage and missed most of the show as it was left or centre stage this was brought to the attention of the staff who very rudely told me there had been no other complaints in the week run of the show and to get on with it.
And to add insult I complained via email through their web site to the head of the Marlowe and didn't even get an answer
My recommendation DON'T GO or don't pay for a box buy the cheapest seats you'll have a better view and don't expect service
oh and the ice cream tastes like fish never did get to the bottom of that one

Good food and good gifts good quality of seats and shows

Enjoye the show to night with boyzlife only thing there is not enough seating in while you are waiting for the doors to open
P Moorcroft hythe

Nice theatre with good views but the seats are far too soft to be comfortable

great theatre and great performances well worth going.

Great local theatre, comfortable seats with good legroom in the front stalls.

Brilliant place to go had a great night. Would highly recommend going to see a show here

Had fantastic seats only trouble I had was I found it fairly cramped as I have knee trouble and the seats were a little on the uncomfortable side.

This was amazing we went to see mother goose and met Dr ranj at the end the cast was very interactive with the crowd and improvised very well would definitely recommend worth it

A fantastic theatre, good views from all seats and a decent acoustic. They have the usual rubbish tribute bands and the like but also some high quality plays and musicians. You need to book well in advance for the better quality showed.

Always love shows here great theatre. This time we saw Frankenstein :-). Recommend Park and Ride into Canterbury.

Has a wide choice of London west end shows that are now put on at the Marlow. Make sure you book your show well in advance as on the day ticket are very rare, if not impossible to get.

A lovely theatre, with lots of fantastic shows, from musicals, to comedy and stage plays. I've also been to a few great drinks receptions here and always found the staff to be helpful and friendly.

A great theatre, even in the slightly "bad" seats you can still see everything with a head tilt

Great modern theatre, with good acoustics, in the heart of historic Canterbury. Check out the comprehensive website to see what's on. Content is diverse and changes frequently. We saw Omid Djalili on this occasion. He was excellent! Use a theatre trip as an excuse to take the opportunity to spend a day in this splendid City.

Great panto yet again... love our yearly family outing

Sarah Millican was amazing and very funny, however we were disappointed with the venue for the following reasons:
Security was non-existent - no one checked bags at all, no-one on doors and no-one checking tickets. That is unforgivable in current times. We saw people with back-packs entering the theatre, they could have contained anything as no-one checked them!
Sound quality poor in stalls
Badges promised by Sarah Millican were not available until nearly everyone had left- staff were not available to hand them out!
There should be a centre aisle as we had to stand up to let people past far too many times - a centre aisle would resolve this rather than people having to access the middle of a row from either end.

We really enjoyed King Charles 111 last evening well done to all

Saw the pantomime - great show, good price & space to sit

Well laid out theatre with good selection of events

Lovely theatre but no ticket check: I went with 3 friends to see John Mayall on 11th November and I was horrified to find that we walked straight into the theatre from the street to our seats without a single ticket check nor security check whatsoever. In view of the need for heightened security in public places, I found this most disconcerting.

A great places to see a lot more shows to see when you keep coming back and always book 2 shows at a time.xxx

Easy to find way around. Good facilities. Excellent show

Great range of entertainment which caters for all the family

Great modern theatre, good shows and Christmas Pantomime.

Really lovely modern theatre. Drinks not too expensive

Saw the annual pantomime, Peter Pan, brilliant show as usual.

A marvellous venue! A fantastic theatre space, which is well run, with varied and brilliant entertainment. Also good food and drink and friendly, helpful staff.

Great venue and in the heart of Canterbury highly recommend this place

A very nice modern theatre in the centre of Canterbury which makes it easy to access whether by car or public transport. Staff are excellent very polite, friendly and helpful. Nice comfortable seating and attractive auditorium.

Great theatre. Comfortable seats. Complete with cafe and restaurant.

A good theatre, just don t expect to see much from the boxes... I ll be sticking to stalls in the future.

Great night out as always near been to the Marlow and had no reason to complain staff and seating have always been top notch

Busy place not enough parking space which is a same apart from that all ok

In spite of assurances to the contrary, my two emails were never responded to, not even after speaking to a member of staff in person; my complaint/enquiry remains unresolved.

Slightly small and lack of leg room but they do service right!

Kept us waiting for the show. Doors didn't open at the advertised time

Love this Theatre. A really excellent choice programme of shows. Something to suit everyone. Really enjoy the Green Room before a show.

Helpful, friendly staff and wonderful entertainment

Kinky Boots at the Marlow Theatre was absolutely brilliant, the only thing that I would say is parking around Canterbury in the evening for theater outings is becoming a real problem, I would leave earlier if using the Duck Lane or the car park behind the Westgate hall as they were both full and so was most others,other than that it's a nice theater.

A fantastic modern theatre delivering West End standards.

Lovely building. Slowly becoming more and more expensive. But always good service overall

One of the finest theatres outside London, modern, spacious, great sight lines and superior acoustics.

There are in fact two stages, the main auditorium holding around 1100 seats and a much smaller room for around 250, roughly, great for comedy nights etc.

It really pays to keep an eye on the upcoming productions' schedule as there are many remarkable talents visiting all year round.

Only disappointment is the size of the cafe/restaurant which is instantly full on any theatre night. Fortunately there are two excellent restaurants (one English and one French) directly in front of the theatre with total seating for 170. The Theatre also has several bars.

There are some great and unique views of the city, with its cathedral-dominated sky-line especially visible from the upper floors (all accessible by lift) so bring a camera!

Enjoy the show!

Good theatre comfortable seats but a long way to middle of a row. Good shows and a fine variety of entertainment. Quite pricy but London quality

Fantastic theatre.. modern with acoustics far better than most west end theatres.. better pieces and big shows too.. bar prices are expensive but you expect that.. always get there early as queue at bar is often long!! Will always use here when big shows come.. great place..

The Marlowe hosts very high grade entertainment of all kinds. It is a new building with modern well designed fixtures and fittings and is situated in the centre of the town of Canterbury.

Amazing show Harry can certainly tell a story . The theatre is fantastic. Think I am going to more shows

Lovely theatre with a combination of local and national shows