Marlowe Theatre

A theatre opened on St Margaret's Street, Canterbury shortly before World War I but was converted to the Central Picture Cinema in the 1920s. That building reopened as The Marlowe Theatre in 1949, originally for amateur dramatics, and then repertory. After financial difficulties in 1981, it was demolished the following year to make way for the Marlowe Arcade of Whitefriars Shopping Centre.

The Marlowe's second home, in The Friars, was built in 1933, by Oscar Deutsch's Odeon Cinema business as the Friars Cinema. On 11 May 1944 the film A Canterbury Tale received its world premiere there. The cinema was renamed the Odeon in 1955.

During the late 1970s and early 1980s Canterbury Odeon hosted a number of major acts, including The Cure{{cite web

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The building was purchased and renovated by Canterbury City Council, at a cost of £2.35 million, and opened as the second Marlowe Theatre in July 1984.

The theatre lacked capacity for major touring works and the long rake of seating was less suitable for theatre than cinema. It closed for redevelopment on 22 March 2009.{{cite web|title=Our History|url=http://www.marlowetheatre.com/page/3102/Our-history|website=Marlowe Theatre|access-date=25 August 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150920214925/http://www.marlowetheatre.com/page/3102/Our-history|archive-date=20 September 2015}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2011/oct/02/marlowe-theatre-canterbury-review|first=Rowan|last=Moore|title=Marlowe theatre – review|date=1 October 2011|website=The Guardian|access-date=3 August 2022|archive-date=14 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151014090644/http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2011/oct/02/marlowe-theatre-canterbury-review|url-status=live}}

The Muse of Poetry statue outside the building references Christopher Marlowe as the Muses' darling, surrounded by characters from his plays. It was relocated to stand outside the Marlowe Theatre in 1993 and unveiled by Ian McKellen.{{cite web|title=Christopher Marlowe|url=http://www.marlowetheatre.com/page/3170/Christopher-Marlowe|website=Marlowe Theatre|access-date=25 August 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011230221/http://marlowetheatre.com/page/3170/Christopher-Marlowe|archive-date=11 October 2011}}{{cite web|title=Kitty Marlowe – the Marlowe Memorial|website=The Marlowe Society|url=http://www.marlowe-society.org/marlowe/view/memorial.html|accessdate=6 September 2016|archive-date=13 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160813190029/http://www.marlowe-society.org/marlowe/view/memorial.html|url-status=live}}

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Canterbury City Council was advised moving would cost more than redeveloping on the existing site and in 2005, approved a new Marlowe Theatre. It appointed Keith Williams architect for the project.{{citation | title =Architect chosen for city theatre | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/6426273.stm | date = 2007-03-07 | publisher = BBC | access-date = 24 April 2007 | archive-date = 9 March 2007 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070309130831/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/6426273.stm | url-status = live }}.

2008 budget cost was £25.6 million, of which £17 million was to come from the council. The scheme provided additional parking spaces for people with disabilities and a landscaped walk by the River Stour. Construction began in 2009 and the Earl of Wessex opened this third Marlowe Theatre on 4 October 2011.{{cite web|title=Marlowe Theatre|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-15156229|website=BBC News Kent|access-date=25 August 2015|date=4 October 2011|archive-date=25 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925233708/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-15156229|url-status=live}}

Building works, unusually for a theatre, came in within budget, whilst The Guardian welcomed its sensible, thoughtful and competent architecture.

In 2014, a bronze statue of pantomime dame and comedian Dave Lee was unveiled outside the Marlowe Theatre. He had performed over a thousand times there.{{cite web|title=Bronze statue of panto legend Dave Lee unveiled outside the Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury...|first=Lowri|last=Chant|url=http://www.kentonline.co.uk/canterbury/news/dave-lee---to-be-16676/|publisher=Kent Online|date=2 May 2014|accessdate=10 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311034814/http://www.kentonline.co.uk/canterbury/news/dave-lee---to-be-16676/|archive-date=11 March 2016|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}

As a result of 2020's COVID-19 pandemic the theatre closed and its youth activities moved online. Consultation began on 30 redundancies, but in 2020 the situations were secured by a £3 million grant from the UK Government's Culture Recovery Fund. Further funding to assist with lockdown included £326,000 in public donations; £49,500 from the Heritage Lottery Fund, and £15,000 from the Architectural Heritage Fund. The latter two grants supported the theatre's youth activities.{{Cite web|url=https://marlowetheatre.com/blog/keeping-you-safe-faq/|title=£3 million boost for our theatre|website=Marlowe Theatre|date=6 November 2020|access-date=29 July 2022|archive-date=22 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122195439/https://marlowetheatre.com/blog/keeping-you-safe-faq/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://marlowetheatre.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/MarloweTheatre-FinanceReport-2021_Signed.pdf|date=2021|access-date=2022-07-29|title=2021 Annual Report|website=Marlowe Theatre|archive-date=29 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220729235828/https://marlowetheatre.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/MarloweTheatre-FinanceReport-2021_Signed.pdf|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-england-kent-53525906/page/2|title=Thirty jobs at risk at Marlowe Theatre - Coronavirus: South East live updates|date=2020-07-29|last=Massey |first=Lizzie|website=BBC News|access-date=29 July 2022|archive-date=29 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220729235315/https://www.bbc.com/news/live/uk-england-kent-53525906|url-status=live}}

To give the impression of an audience whilst the auditorium was closed, Whitstable artist Ben Dickson created 50 portrait cut-outs of famous people associated with Kent and placed them in the empty seats. When shows restarted, those seats were required for real people. The two dimensional Marlowe Flatmates were evicted and sold to raise funds for the theatre.{{Cite web|date=2021-06-08|first=Brad|last=Harper|title=Kent's biggest theatre reopens after 448 days|url=https://www.kentonline.co.uk/canterbury/news/boss-of-kents-biggest-theatre-exhilarated-ahead-of-reopen-248598/|access-date=2022-08-05|website=Kent Online|language=en|archive-date=19 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211119110815/https://www.kentonline.co.uk/canterbury/news/boss-of-kents-biggest-theatre-exhilarated-ahead-of-reopen-248598/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |title=The Marlowe Flatmates :: The Horsebridge |url=https://thehorsebridge.org.uk/archive/archive-exhibitions/marlowe-flatmates |access-date=2022-08-05 |website=The Horsebridge |archive-date=5 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805182210/https://thehorsebridge.org.uk/archive/archive-exhibitions/marlowe-flatmates |url-status=live }}

The Marlowe's 1,200 seat auditorium has balconies, a flytower and orchestra pit. The complex also includes a separate 150 seat performance space; hospitality outlets; rehearsal and backstage facilities, and a three level foyer.

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When built, the landmark, pointed flytower was the city centre's second tallest structure, after Canterbury Cathedral. It is faced in a stainless steel mesh in front of aluminium panels. The secondary chamber is raised above entrance level and differentiated by oxidised copper cladding.

The distinctive, colonnade facade comprises individual six tonne, polished, reconstituted stone columns, some incorporating concealed downpipes, and a precast concrete soffit.

Regular visiting companies include Projekt Europa; Glyndebourne Opera; Matthew Bourne; The Philharmonia Orchestra, and The Royal Shakespeare Company.{{Cite web|url=https://marlowetheatre.com/about/what-we-do/|website=Marlowe Theatre|title=What we do|access-date=28 July 2022|archive-date=18 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220718141908/https://marlowetheatre.com/about/what-we-do/|url-status=live}}

The venue has hosted John Surman and his LP Morning Glory was recorded in the first theatre in 1973.{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/2377102-Morning-Glory-2-Featuring-John-Surman-John-Marshall-Terje-Rypdal-Chris-Laurence-John-Taylor-2-Malcol|title=Morning Glory Featuring John Surman, John Marshall, Terje Rypdal, Chris Laurence, John Taylor, Malcolm Griffiths - Morning Glory|website=Discogs|access-date=28 July 2022|archive-date=28 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220728024511/https://www.discogs.com/release/2377102-Morning-Glory-2-Featuring-John-Surman-John-Marshall-Terje-Rypdal-Chris-Laurence-John-Taylor-2-Malcol|url-status=live}} Other performers have included Elvis Costello,{{Cite web|url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/shows/canterbury-theatre/elvis-costello-and-the-imposters-13-revolvers-tour_4943|title=Elvis Costello and The Imposters! - '13 Revolvers Tour (Closed June 23, 2013) | Canterbury | reviews, cast and info | WhatsOnStage|website=Whats on Stage|access-date=28 July 2022|archive-date=28 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220728024513/https://www.whatsonstage.com/shows/canterbury-theatre/elvis-costello-and-the-imposters-13-revolvers-tour_4943|url-status=live}} Van Morrison,{{cite web|title=Last remaining tickets for Van Morrison at the Marlowe Theatre|url=http://www.kentcricket.co.uk/news/last-remaining-tickets-for-van-morrison-at-the-marlowe-theatre|website=Kent County Cricket Club|access-date=25 August 2015|date=10 October 2012|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304091729/http://www.kentcricket.co.uk/news/last-remaining-tickets-for-van-morrison-at-the-marlowe-theatre|url-status=live}} Ray Davies,{{Cite web |url=https://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/amp/this-is-where-i-belong-a60049/ |website=Kent Online|title=Review: Ray Davies Marlowe |date=3 October 2012 |access-date=28 July 2022 |archive-date=28 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220728024514/https://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/amp/this-is-where-i-belong-a60049/ |url-status=live }} Suzanne Vega,{{Cite web|url=https://www.45worlds.com/live/artist/suzanne-vega|title=Suzanne Vega - Live Music - Gigography|website=45 Worlds|access-date=28 July 2022|archive-date=28 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220728024526/https://www.45worlds.com/live/artist/suzanne-vega|url-status=live}} Kate Rusby,{{Cite web|website=Kent Online|first=Kathryn|last=Tye|title=A Nightingale Sings|date=2013-10-11|access-date=2022-08-04|url=https://www.kentonline.co.uk/whats-on/news/amp/folk-star-kate-rusby-to-7319/|archive-date=7 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220807082708/https://www.kentonline.co.uk/whats-on/news/amp/folk-star-kate-rusby-to-7319/|url-status=live}} Richard Thompson,{{Cite web|url=http://www.folkinthebarn.co.uk/Whatsnewinfo.aspx?id=278|title=Richard Thompson|website=Folk in the Barn|access-date=28 July 2022|archive-date=28 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728103033/http://folkinthebarn.co.uk/WhatsnewInfo.aspx?id=278|url-status=live}} José González,{{Cite web |url=https://www.kentonline.co.uk/canterbury/news/amp/rock-and-symphony-provide-good-m-a41972/|website=Kent Online|title=Rock and symphony provide good mix for festival |date=5 August 2008 |access-date=28 July 2022 |archive-date=28 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220728024514/https://www.kentonline.co.uk/canterbury/news/amp/rock-and-symphony-provide-good-m-a41972/ |url-status=live }} Don McLean,{{cite web|title=An Evening with Don McLean |publisher=Marlowe Theatre |url=http://www.marlowetheatre.com/archive.asp?id=502 |access-date=29 May 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071211071352/http://www.marlowetheatre.com/archive.asp?id=502 |archive-date=11 December 2007 }} and Fairport Convention.{{cite web

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In 2014, it was announced the Marlowe would become a producing house, focussed on new writing, supported by a £23,000 grant from Arts Council England.{{cite web|last=Hemley|first=Matthew|url=http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/2014/07/marlowe-theatre-become-producing-house-first-time/|title=Marlowe Theatre to become a Producing House for First Time|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811221921/http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/2014/07/marlowe-theatre-become-producing-house-first-time/ |archive-date=11 August 2014 |website=The Stage|date=2014-07-31}}

The Marlowe runs theatre workshops for young people at a 12th century, former priests hospital in nearby Stour Street.{{cite web |title=The Marlowe Youth Theatre |url=http://www.marlowetheatre.com/page/3021/The-Marlowe-Youth-Theatre-8-21yrs |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921022114/http://www.marlowetheatre.com/page/3021/The-Marlowe-Youth-Theatre-8-21yrs |archive-date=21 September 2015 |access-date=25 August 2015 |website=Marlowe Theatre}}

The Marlowe's pantomimes have featured Dave Lee, Natalie Imbruglia,{{cite web|title=Panto Archive|url=http://perfectblend.net/reference/pantoarchive.htm|website=The Perfect Blend|access-date=28 August 2015|archive-date=28 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150628235950/http://perfectblend.net/reference/pantoarchive.htm|url-status=live}} Martine McCutcheon,{{cite web|title=Cinderella|url=http://www.uktw.co.uk/archive/Canterbury/Marlowe-Theatre/Panto/Cinderella/L1452578420/|website=UK Theatre Web|publisher=RMJIold|access-date=28 August 2015|archive-date=11 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811235920/http://www.uktw.co.uk/archive/Canterbury/Marlowe-Theatre/Panto/Cinderella/L1452578420/|url-status=live}} Danniella Westbrook,{{Cite web|url=http://www.lewiscollins.info/S29.html|title=The official Lewis Collins Fansite - Beauty and the Beast page|website=Lewis Collins|access-date=28 July 2022|archive-date=5 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505222346/http://lewiscollins.info/S29.html|url-status=live}} Shaun Williamson,{{Cite web|website=Kent Online|first=Angela|last=Cole|url=https://www.kentonline.co.uk/whats-on/news/amp/canterbury-barry-from-eastenders-maidstone-shaun-williamson-panto-at-the-marlowe-135695/ |title=Curtain up on panto season starts with Peter Pan |date=22 November 2017 |access-date=28 July 2022 |archive-date=28 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220728024514/https://www.kentonline.co.uk/whats-on/news/amp/canterbury-barry-from-eastenders-maidstone-shaun-williamson-panto-at-the-marlowe-135695/ |url-status=live }} Daniel MacPherson,{{Cite web |website=Kent Online|url=https://www.kentonline.co.uk/canterbury/news/amp/panto-stars-switch-on-citys-chr-a964/ |title=Panto stars switch on city's Christmas lights |date=22 November 2001 |access-date=28 July 2022 |archive-date=28 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220728024514/https://www.kentonline.co.uk/canterbury/news/amp/panto-stars-switch-on-citys-chr-a964/ |url-status=live }} Lewis Collins, Emma Barton,{{Cite web |url=https://www.kentonline.co.uk/canterbury/news/amp/panto-role-is-dream-come-true-fo-a41217/ |title=Panto role is dream come true for EastEnders' Emma |date=23 July 2008 |access-date=28 July 2022 |archive-date=28 July 2022 |website=Kent Online|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220728024514/https://www.kentonline.co.uk/canterbury/news/amp/panto-role-is-dream-come-true-fo-a41217/ |url-status=live }} Adrian Edmondson,{{Cite web |website=Kent Online|first=Chris|last=Britcher|url=https://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/amp/kent-panto-stars-from-years-gone-by-195762/ |title=Kent panto stars from years gone by |date=22 December 2018 |access-date=28 July 2022 |archive-date=28 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220728024514/https://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/amp/kent-panto-stars-from-years-gone-by-195762/ |url-status=live }} John Thompson,{{Cite web |website=Kent Online|url=https://www.kentonline.co.uk/canterbury/news/amp/cast-warm-up-for-marlowe-panto-r-a79963/ |title=Marlowe panto |date=18 November 2010 |access-date=28 July 2022 |archive-date=28 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220728024514/https://www.kentonline.co.uk/canterbury/news/amp/cast-warm-up-for-marlowe-panto-r-a79963/ |url-status=live }} John Partridge,{{Cite web |website=Kent Online|url=https://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/amp/a-charmed-life-a69410/ |title=Marlowe pantomime |date=28 November 2011 |access-date=28 July 2022 |archive-date=28 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220728024535/https://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/amp/a-charmed-life-a69410/ |url-status=live }} Toyah Willcox,{{Cite web|date=2012-11-25|url=https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/story/2012-11-25/its-panto-season-oh-yes-it-is/|title=It's Panto season - oh yes it is!|website=ITV News|access-date=28 July 2022|archive-date=26 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121126132839/http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/story/2012-11-25/its-panto-season-oh-yes-it-is/|url-status=live}} Samantha Womack,{{cite news|last1=Claridge|first1=Alex|title=Soap star Samantha Womack signs up for a leading role in Canterbury panto|url=http://www.kentonline.co.uk/canterbury/news/eastenders-star-to-appear-in-223/|access-date=28 August 2015|work=Kent Online|publisher=KM Group|date=5 May 2012|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304080114/http://www.kentonline.co.uk/canterbury/news/eastenders-star-to-appear-in-223/|url-status=live}} Rita Simons{{cite news|first=Alex|last=Claridge|title=EastEnders star Rita Simons, aka Roxy Mitchell, to star in Snow White at Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury|url=http://www.kentonline.co.uk/canterbury/news/eastenders-roxy-mitchell-takes-starring-36706|publisher=KM Group|date=11 May 2015|access-date=12 January 2016|archive-date=24 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151124071634/http://www.kentonline.co.uk/canterbury/news/eastenders-roxy-mitchell-takes-starring-36706|url-status=live}} and Gareth Gates.{{cite news|title=Pop star Gareth Gates to appear in Marlowe Theatre pantomime|url=http://www.canterburytimes.co.uk/Pop-star-Gareth-Gates-appear-Marlowe-Theatre/story-15859545-detail/story.html|access-date=28 August 2015|work=Canterbury Times|publisher=Local World|date=19 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923200353/http://www.canterburytimes.co.uk/Pop-star-Gareth-Gates-appear-Marlowe-Theatre/story-15859545-detail/story.html|archive-date=23 September 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}} The Marlowe's resident dame, Ben Roddy, has won the award for Best Dame at the Pantomime Awards twice, once in 2018{{cite web | url=https://www.britishtheatreguide.info/news/the-great-british-pantomime-aw-9146 | title=Theatre news: The Great British Pantomime Awards 2018 }} and again in 2024.{{cite web | url=https://pantomimeassociation.co.uk/the-uk-pantomime-association-announces-the-winners-ofthe-pantomime-awards-2024-in-association-with-stagecoach/ | title=The UK Pantomime Association announces the winners of The Pantomime Awards 2024 in association with Stagecoach | date=19 June 2024 }}

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The Muse of Poetry statue, representing Christopher Marlowe's work, in front of the theatre has been criticised as "Victorian soft porn". A Whitstable resident argued in 2022, the figure stands "unnecessarily naked, except for a titillatingly draped piece of cloth" and has "nothing specifically to do with Christopher Marlowe".{{cite web |website=Kent Online|first=Joe|last=Wright|url=https://www.kentonline.co.uk/canterbury/news/amp/half-naked-statue-like-victorian-soft-porn-269610/ | title=Half-naked statue 'like Victorian soft porn' | date=4 July 2022 | access-date=28 July 2022 | archive-date=13 July 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220713062850/https://www.kentonline.co.uk/canterbury/news/amp/half-naked-statue-like-victorian-soft-porn-269610/ | url-status=live }}

In 2019, a stunt motorbike rider was injured during a matinee show of pantomime Mother Goose. Two of three riders collided as they were spun around a metal cage. The victim was assisted at the scene by doctor, and fellow performer, Ranj Singh before spending 24 hours in hospital.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-sussex-50893723|title=TV doctor helps rider injured in pantomime stunt|date=23 December 2019|website=BBC News|access-date=28 July 2022|archive-date=18 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618152514/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-sussex-50893723|url-status=live}}

The Marlowe Theatre barred Jim Davidson's 2013 tour. Theatre Manager Mark Everett told the Kent Messenger "Jim Davidson believes that I don't like his material, which is true." The entertainer encouraged Canterbury residents to attend his show at Margate or Maidstone.{{cite web | website=Kent Online | url=https://www.kentonline.co.uk/canterbury/news/amp/comic-jim-davidson-barred-from-m-a54273/ | title=Jim Davidson barred | date=3 April 2013 | access-date=28 July 2022 | archive-date=28 July 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220728184244/https://www.kentonline.co.uk/canterbury/news/amp/comic-jim-davidson-barred-from-m-a54273/ | url-status=live }}

• UK Theatre Awards 2022, Workforce Award{{cite web|url=https://www.westendbestfriend.co.uk/news/uk-theatre-award-winners-revealed-in-private-ceremony|title=UK Theatre Award winners revealed in private ceremony|date=2022-10-23|first=Jenny|last=Ell|access-date=2022-10-31|website=West End Best Friend|archive-date=2022-12-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221216174758/https://www.westendbestfriend.co.uk/news/uk-theatre-award-winners-revealed-in-private-ceremony}}
• The Stage Awards 2022, UK Theatre of the Year
• UK Theatre Awards 2015, Most Welcoming Theatre in the South East
• UK Theatre Awards 2012, for Achievement in Marketing{{Cite web|title=CHIEF EXECUTIVE CANDIDATE BRIEFING DOCUMENT|access-date=2022-08-01|website=Marlowe Theatre|url=https://marlowetheatre.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/canterbury-draft13March.pdf|archive-date=2 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220802220537/https://marlowetheatre.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/canterbury-draft13March.pdf|url-status=live}}

• Civic Trust Award, 2013{{Cite web|url=https://www.civictrustawards.org.uk/benet/schemes/the-new-marlowe-theatre|access-date=2022-08-02|title=The New Marlowe Theatre | Civic Trust Awards|website=Civic Trust Awards|archive-date=3 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220803062413/https://www.civictrustawards.org.uk/benet/schemes/the-new-marlowe-theatre|url-status=live}}
• RIBA Downland Award, 2012{{Cite web|website=Keith Williams Architects|access-date=2022-08-02|url=http://www.keithwilliamsarchitects.com/directors/awards/|title=Awards|archive-date=3 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220803033736/http://www.keithwilliamsarchitects.com/directors/awards/|url-status=live}}

• The Pantomime Awards 2022, Best Pantomime over 900 seats {{Cite web |date=2022-04-21 |title=Winners announced for The Pantomime Awards |url=https://pantomimeassociation.co.uk/winners-announced-for-the-pantomime-awards/ |access-date=2022-08-05 |website=The UK Pantomime Association |language=en-GB |archive-date=21 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220421072043/https://pantomimeassociation.co.uk/winners-announced-for-the-pantomime-awards/ |url-status=live }}

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