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Enjoy a feast of events this year to include a new solo Kathakali performance, full company Kathakali performances, an exhibition of Kathakali costumes, Mohiniattam and Kararipayattu preformances, workshops and more .....

 

TOUR DATES

TO BOOK TICKETS please contact the promoters directly by clicking on the link below. 

MAY

9th  MAY

DORCHESTER ARTS - CORN EXCHANGE,

High Street, 

DORCHESTER, 

Dorset.

DT1 1HF. 

EVENT: WORKSHOP & SOLO PERFORMANCE

Kathakali drama workshop & a solo performance of the new Kathakali story.     

TEL: 01305 266926,

www.dorchesterarts.org.uk

Book tickets for 9 May 2026

 

14th MAY

WESTBURY ARTS CENTRE

Foxcovert Road

Shenley Wood

MILTON KEYNES

Buckinghamshire

MK5 6AA

EVENT:  WORKSHOP: 

Kathakali costume conservation Master Class. V&A Guest speaker. 

TEL 01908 501214,

www.westburyartscentre.org.uk

Book tickets for 14 May 2026

 

15th  MAY

CARDINAL HEENAN HIGH SCHOOL

Honey`s Green Lane

LIVERPOOL. 

Merseyside

L12 9HZ.

EVENT: WORKSHOP: 

Kathakali drama workshop                                  

TEL: 07923437885,

www.lmhs.uk

Book tickets for 15 May 2026 - please contact by phone. 

 

16th  MAY

CARDINAL HEENAN HIGH SCHOOL

Honey`s Green Lane

LIVERPOOL. 

Merseyside

L12 9HZ.

EVENT: SOLO PERFORMANCE: 

Kathakali solo performance of the new story. 

TEL: 07923437885, 

www.lmhs.uk

Book tickets for 16 May 2026

 

SEPTEMBER 2026

EXHIBITION

23rd September to 7th November 2026.

MILTON KEYNES MUSEUM

McConnell Drive

off H2 Millers Way

Wolverton

MILTON KEYNES.

Buckinghamshire

MK12 5EL

EVENT: EXHIBITION: 

A stunning exhibition of Kathakali, Mohiniattam and Kalaripayattu costumes, photographs  and traditional Kerala dress. 

TEL: 01908 316222,

www.miltonkeynesmuseum.org.uk

Book tickets for exhibition

 

OCTOBER 2026

FULL KATHAKALI COMPANY PERFORMANCES.

9th OCTOBER

CARDINAL HEENAN HIGH SCHOOL

Honey`s Green Lane

LIVERPOOL. 

Merseyside

L12 9HZ.

EVENT:  WORKSHOP: 

Kalaripayattu workshop. 

www.lmhs.uk

Book tickets for 9 October 2026

 

10th OCTOBER

CARDINAL HEENAN HIGH SCHOOL

Honey`s Green Lane

LIVERPOOL.

Merseyside

L12 9HZ.

EVENT: PERFORMANCE: 

Full company Kathakali performance,

Kalaripayattu workshop & performance,

Mohiniattam performance. 

www.lmhs.uk

Book tickets for 10th October 

 

10th OCTOBER

MILTON KEYNES MUSEUM

McConnell Drive

Wolverton

MILTON KEYNES. 

Buckinghamshire

MK12 5EL    

EVENT: ACTIVITY: 

An afternoon with Ed Arts learning about the art, culture & people of Kerala. 

TEL 01908 316222, 

www.miltonkeynesmuseum.org.uk

 

14th  OCTOBER

LIGHTHOUSE THEATRE

21Kignland Rd

POOLE

Dorset

BH15 1UG  

EVENT: PERFORMANCE: 

Full company Kathakali performance.

TEL: 01202 280000, 

www.lighthousepoole.co.uk

Book tickets for 14 October 2026

 

15th OCTOBER

DORCHESTER ARTS - CORN EXCHANGE

High Street

DORCHESTER.

Dorset.

DT1 1HF. 

EVENT:  PERFORMANCE:

Full company KATHAKALI performance. 

TEL: 01305 266926

www.dorchesterarts.org.uk

 

17th OCTOBER

MILTON KEYNES MUSEUM

McConnell Drive

Wolverton

MILTON KEYNES. 

Buckinghamshire

MK12 5EL             

EVENT: ACTIVITY: 

An afternoon with KALARIPYATTU, discover the history and background this ancient Martial Art.  

TEL 01908 316222

www.miltonkeynesmuseum.org.uk

 

23rd OCTOBER

THE CURVE,

William St

SLOUGH

Berkshire

SL1 1XY                                                                                     

EVENT: PERFORMANCE:

Full company Kathakali performance

TEL: 01753 303035, 

www.curvevenue.uk

Book tickets

 

24th OCTOBER

THE BOX ARTS CLUB

Arts Central Studio

20 Burners Lane, Kiln Farm

MILTON KEYNES.

Buckinghamshire

MK11 3HB

EVENT: PERFORMANCE: 

Full company Kathakali performance

Mohiniattam performance

Kalaripayattu performance. 

TEL 01980 635908

www.artsgatewaymk.org
 

 

25th OCTOBER

GARRICK STUDIO THEATRE

Castle Dyke

LICHFIELD.

Staffordshire

WS13 6HR

EVENT:  PERFORMANCE:

Full company Kathakali performance. 

TEL 01543 412121

www.lichfieldgarrick.com

 

28th, 29th, 30th  OCTOBER

MILTON KEYNES MUSEUM

McConnell Drive

Wolverton

MILTON KEYNES

Buckinghamshire

MK12 5EL. 

EVENT: PERFORMANCE: 

Three days of Kathakali full company performances.

TEL 01908 316222

www.miltonkeynesmuseum.org.uk

Book tickets for 28, 29, 30 October 2026

 

NOVEMBER 2026

4th   NOVEMBER

EXETER PHOENIX

Bradnich Place

Gandy St       

EXETER

Devon

EX4 3LS                                                                        

EVENT: PERFORMANCE: 

Kathakali full company performance. 

TEL; 01392 667080

www.phoenixarts.co.uk

Book ticket for 4 November 2026

 

7th  NOVEMBER

THE PHOENIX ARTS

Station Rd

BORDON

Hampshire

GU35 0LR.

EVENT: PERFORMANCE: 

Kathakali full company performance.

TEL: 01420 472664

www.phoenixarts.co.uk

Book tickets

 

10th NOVEMBER

MAYFLOWER STUDIO THEATRE

Above Bar St

SOUTHAMPTON.

Hampshire

SO14 7BJ.

EVENT: PERFORMANCE: 

Kathakali full company performance.

TEL: 02380 711811, 

www.mayflower.org.uk

Book tickets

 

THANK YOU

Thank you to all the promoters and sponsors who have kindly supported and funded this tour. 

Without their generous support these rare and exciting events would not have beed possible. 

 

                                                   

 

                                    

                                

                        

 

                                                 

 

 MORE INFORMATION

 

A NEW SOLO KATHAKALI PERFORMANCE

MAKING HISTORY -  for the first time ever, popular Keralan music of G Devarajan master, Vayalar, and P Bhaskaran master, has been adapted into classical Kathakali to tell a story.

This story, ceated and performed by Kalamandalam Vijayakumar, highlights the horror of violence. It is a tribute to a young woman and the brutal murder of her husband in Kashmir last year. It follows her story from the happiness of her honeymoon to the tragic loss of her husband.

The story illustrates that each one of us has a choice in what we do - be caring and compassionate or evil and cruel. 

 

EXHIBITION

23rd September to 7th November 2026.

MILTON KEYNES MUSEUM

A colourful, and informative, exhibition of Kathakali, Mohiniattam, Bharathanatyam, and Kalaripayattu costumes, the traditional dress of Kerala, and photographs. Supported by performances and workshops.

"A Celebration of the art, culture and people of Kerala, southern India". 

 

PERFORMANCES 

Experience the ancient arts of Kerala come alive through Kathakali, Mohiniattam, and Kalaripayattu, performed by experts from Kerala. 

Discover the  graceful movements of Mohiniattam, once performed in the temples and palaces of Kerala. Experience the original Martial Art of Kerala, Kalaripayattu, that was used to train warriors centuries ago. Explore the powerful, emotional and visual storytelling techniques of Kathakali expressed through 4,000 year old gestures, characters and powerful storytelling. . 

WORKSHOPS

Discover ancient techniques that have been retained by Kathakali and Kalaripayattu experts over the centuries.  Appreciate how knowledge and heritage travels when people migrate and take their culture with them. 

MASK MAKING WORKSHOPS

Let you imagination run free as you create a mask based on the traditional face makeup designs used in Kathakali.

 

FULL COMPANY KATHAKALI TOUR 2026 - PERFORMANCES.

A full company of highly experienced Kathakali artists, including actors and musicians from Kerala, join The Kala Chethena Kathakali Company to celebrate the remarkable culture, heritage, and storytelling of Kathakali. 

We welcome people  to see the elaborate makeup process, view the costumes and meet the artists, prior to the Kathakali performance.

[Please check with the promoter when booking your tickets.]

Discover a Kathakali story, performed by international artists, that illustrates how the communities of today face the same problems as people did centuires ago.

Experience how love and devotion is expressed through drama to highlight the power of compassion and human kindness.

The stunning costumes and make up are brought to life through characters representing who we are, our dreams, fears, family relationships, and the impact we are having on this planet.     

Kathakakli is one of the most incredible forms of theatre in the world, as characters, transformed beyond recognition, tell their powerful and emotional stories. 

Kathakali makes you think, and makes you feel, as deep human relationships are exposed through theatre, taking the audience on a journey into how society interacts, succeeds, and fails.  

TO BOOK TICKETS. 

Please contact the venues directly. 

A CELEBRATION

A celebration of the arts, culture and people of Kerala, southern India, is made possible by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, thanks to The National Lottery Heritage Fund players, we have been able to celebrate the ancient heritage of Kerala, within the wider community. 

 

THANK YOU

Thank you to all the promoters and sponsors who have kindly supported and funded our work. 

Without their generous support these rare and exciting events would not have beed possible. 

 

                                                   

 

                                    

                                

                        

 

                                                 

 

                                

            

DATES COMPLETED

APRIL

11th  APRIL

PHOENIX ARTS

BORDON. 

Hampshire

GU35 0LR.

EVENT: WORKSHOP

Kathakali drama and mask making workshop.

TEL: 01420 472664,

www.phoenixarts.co.uk