insideKENT Magazine Issue 87 - June 2019 | Page 60

ARTS+ENTERTAINMENT Kent’s Top 100 ARTS & CULTURE HOTSPOTS CONT. 59. The Marlowe Theatre The Friars, Canterbury CT1 2AS www.marlowetheatre.com The Marlowe re-opened in October 2011 after an extensive rebuild and has since become one of this country’s leading regional theatres and an influential creative voice throughout the region. 60. Trinity Theatre Church Road, Tunbridge Wells TN1 1JP www.trinitytheatre.net Located in the centre of Tunbridge Wells, Trinity Theatre is a vibrant theatre in one of the most beautiful buildings in the region. 61. Hazlitt Theatre 36 Earl Street, Maidstone ME14 1PP www.parkwoodtheatres.co.uk/Hazlitt-Theatre THE MARLOWE THEATRE The Hazlitt Theatre presents an eclectic mix of entertainment for all the family, from the music of Barbara Dickson in concert and The Bowie Experience to the fresh comedy of Reginald D Hunter and Angela Barnes. With two performances spaces and a varied full programme, the Hazlitt Theatre and Exchange Studio offers something for everyone. 62. Theatre Royal Margate Addington Street, Margate CT9 1PW www.theatreroyalmargate.com The theatre’s mission is to offer the communities and artists of East Kent the opportunity to experience, enjoy, take part in and develop high-quality artistic work both inside and outside the theatre building with the strong belief that such activity will nurture skills, build credible aspirations, lift hearts, challenge minds, improve society and produce great new work. TRINITY THEATRE 63. Gulbenkian University of Kent, Canterbury CT2 7NB www.thegulbenkian.co.uk Gulbenkian is the University of Kent’s arts centre offering innovative, engaging and high quality arts activity for the public, staff and students. It provides a key role in delivering the university’s commitment to public engagement and has a particular focus on the creative empowerment of children and young people. GULBENKIAN 60