Members notice – the reviews are in, they say the show is excellent… don’t take the reviews opinion come along and see it for yourself… then join us for the Bar Reception on Tuesday 18th August, in the Bistro Bar in the Winter Garden after the show…
THE SMASH HIT, TOE-TAPPING FEELGOOD COMEDY
Eastbourne Theatre’s summer production returns for 2026 with Richard Harris’ warm and witty tap-dancing comedy, Stepping Out, bringing joy and laughter to the Devonshire Park Theatre stage this summer for an extended run.
Mavis Turner runs a weekly tap class in a draughty church hall for a group of enthusiastic but decidedly amateur dancers. Among them are the shy, the anxious, the outspoken and the over-confident and each with their own reasons for being there.
As the class prepares for a public charity performance, tensions rise, friendships form and hidden talents emerge. Under Mavis’s patient guidance, what starts as a series of missteps and mishaps, gradually transforms into something quite special.
Strictly Come Dancing’s Karen Hauer takes on the role of Mavis Turner joined by Lucy Benjamin (Eastenders, Detectorists) as Vera, they are joined by Wendy Mae Brown as Rose, Sophie-Louise Dann as Dorothy, Felicity Duncan as Mrs Fraser, Kerry Enright as Sylivia, Devon Elise Johnson as Lynne, Carli Norris as Maxine, Ben stock as Geoffrey and Laura Tyrer as Andy.
Directed once again by Chris Jordan from the team behind previous summer productions including The Invisible Man, The Play What I Wrote, The Hound of the Baskervilles, and many more.
Tap your troubles away at the Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne this August.
Wendy Mae Brown as Rose
Sophie-Louise Dann as Dorothy
Felicity Duncan as Mrs Fraser
Kerry Enright as Sylivia
Devon Elise Johnson as Lynne
Carli Norris as Maxine
Ben stock as Geoffrey
Laura Tyrer as Andy
Audio Description will be available on Friday 21st August @ 7:30, Saturday 22nd August @ 2:30, Friday 28th August @ 7:30 & Saturday 29th August @ 2:30.
