There may be trouble ahead,
But while there’s moonlight, and music,
And love, and romance…
Let’s face the music and dance
You’re invited to the musical equivalent of the finest vintage champagne. Effervescent, elegant and exhilarating, Top Hat is a heady romantic cocktail laced with sparklingly witty dialogue, stunning choreography, lavish sets and gorgeous costumes. Irving Berlin’s irresistible score includes some of Hollywood’s greatest songs, the immortal Cheek to Cheek, Let’s Face the Music and Dance, Top Hat White Tie and Tails and Puttin’ on the Ritz.
When Broadway star Jerry Travers arrives in London to open a new show, he crosses paths with model Dale Tremont, whose beauty sleep is rudely interrupted by Jerry tap dancing in the hotel suite above hers. Instantly smitten, Jerry vows to abandon his bachelor life to win her – but the path of true love never does run smooth. Especially since Dale has mistaken Jerry for his hapless producer Horace, who’s trying to avoid the wrath of his formidable wife Madge, and Dale’s own fiery Italian admirer is planning a trip to Venice for her to showcase his couture gowns…
Phillip Attmore & Lucy St. Louis in TOP HAT at Chichester Festival Theatre Photo Johan Persson_07413
Lucy St. Louis (as Dale) & Phillip Attmore (as Jerry) in TOP HAT at Chichester Festival Theatre Photo Johan Persson_07887-Edit
James Clyde, Clive Carter & Alex Gibson-Giorgio in TOP HAT at Chichester Festival Theatre Photo Johan Persson_09191-Edit
Members of the company in TOP HAT at Chichester Festival Theatre Photo Johan Persson_05651-Edit
Sally Ann Triplett, Jeremy Batt & company in TOP HAT at Chichester Festival Theatre Photo Johan Persson_06010-Edit
Based on the classic 1935 film which starred Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, the stage adaptation’s West End premiere won the 2013 Olivier Award for Best New Musical and the Evening Standard Award for Best Night Out. Acclaimed American director and choreographer Kathleen Marshall, whose Tony and Olivier Award-winning production of Anything Goes recently wowed audiences and critics in London and on television, comes to the UK to stage this brand-new production.
Music and Lyrics by Irving Berlin
Based on RKO’s Motion Picture
Adapted for the stage by Matthew White & Howard Jacques
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Age guidance: 8+ (no under 2s). Please note that all under-16s must be seated with an adult aged 18 or above.
Warnings: May contain flashing/strobe lights
Start time:
Tue – Sat 7.30pm
Thu, Sat 2.30pm
Running Time: Approximately 2 hours and 40 minutes (including 1 interval)
Access Performances
British Sign Language (BSL) performance: 13 November 2025, 7.30pm
Captioned performance: 14 November 2025, 7.30pm
Audio Described performance: 15 November 2025, 2.30pm
Touch Tour: 15 November 2025, 1.15pm
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16-30
£8 off selected seats (limited availability), Tue – Thu.UNDER 16S
£5 off selected seats, Tue – Thu.
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