Up Next Festival 2026

25 Mar 2026 - 28 Mar 2026

Unity Theatre

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Up Next Festival is back for it’s fifth year running and Unity Theatre have an incredible line-up of local artists bringing work in progress pieces to their stages.

Join them for a week of performance, workshops, networking and celebrating creativity at Unity.

The Full Festival Lineup

Wednesday 25th March

Bember | 7pm

Saint Jason | 8:30pm

Thursday 26th March

Triple Bill  Featuring: Muddle, My Little Brother Wasn’t Born to be Brainwashed & Ukpahiu | 6:30pm

PaintStripper | 8:45pm

Friday 27th March

Flying (Play reading) | 1pm

Silent Protest 2.0?? (Guided Walk) | 3:15pm

Friday Double Bill Featuring Beep Beep and Spinster | 6pm 

Friday Double Bill Featuring Compost the Cabaret and Do it yourself | 7:30pm

Friday Double Bill Featuring Thumb Ducks and My Dead Nans Box Room | 9pm

Saturday 28th March

Box of Tricks Workshop |  11am

Mother/Daughter (Reading) | 1:30pm

Silent Protest 2.0?? (Guided Walk) | 3:15pm

Brick | 4pm

Mr Chubba Chubba | 5:30pm

KNICKERBOCKER GLORY | 7pm

Talking Head Twice | 8:30pm