
KENTISH PLAYERS
Producing Musical Theatre For Local Audiences






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The Kentish Players are one of Medway’s leading musical theatre companies. Founded in 1914, this long running theatre company produces one major production a year, playing to packed houses and rave reviews.
Rock Of Ages
It’s the tail end of the big, bad 1980s in Hollywood, and the party has been raging hard. Aqua Net, Lycra, lace and liquor flow freely at one of the Sunset Strip’s last legendary venues, a place where sex machine Stacee Jaxx takes the stage and scantily clad groupies line up to turn their fantasies into reality.
Amidst the madness, aspiring rock star (and resident toilet cleaner) Drew longs to take the stage as the next big thing (and longs for small-town girl Sherri, fresh off the bus from Kansas with stars in her eyes). But the rock ’n’ roll fairy tale is about to end when German developers sweep into town with plans to turn the fabled Strip into just another capitalist strip mall.
Can Drew, Sherri and the gang save the strip – and themselves – before it’s too late? Only the music of hit bands Styx, Journey, Bon Jovi, Whitesnake and more hold the answer.
Tickets: £20.00
Book 8 tickets or more for the same performance and get £1 off each ticket
Please note this production has an audience age restriction of 14+ due to mild adult themes.
Venue: Central Theatre, Chatham
Thu 26 Jun 2025 at 7:30pm
Fri 27 Jun 2025 at 7:30pm
Sat 28 Jun 2025 at 7:30pm

Our Charity for 2025 is the Heart of Kent Hospice
A little information about the Hospice
Care when and where you need it
We understand that terminal illness can turn lives upside-down. Not only the life of the person who is ill, but also the lives all those who care about them.
The colleagues in our Hospice team are experts in enabling people to live as well as possible with their illness. At the same time, we help people come to terms with what is happening: We find out what matters to them and help them maintain their identity and dignity until the end of their lives, however long that may be. Our care also embraces everyone who is important to them.
For further information about this wonderful charity, please check out their website: https://www.hokh.org/
The Kentish Players will be raising money for the charity by organising fundraising events throughout the year and at the theatre during show week for Rock of Ages The Musical at the Central Theatre, Chatham, 26th – 28th June 2025.

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