Robbie Cumming - Canal Boat Stories - Live

Robbie Cumming brings Canal Boat Stories - Live to the Pavilion Theatre on Wednesday 20 January 2027. It's an interactive theatre show of canal-themed storytelling, and as the title suggests, the narrowboat is the thing that holds it all together.

Cumming is known as 'the Canal Man', and he's built a bit of a name for himself around that life. He's a narrowboater, a presenter, an iPhone filmmaker and a guitarist, and he's spent a fair amount of time on screen: he's presented five series of Canal Boat Diaries for BBC Four and the Yesterday channel. He's also put out three self-produced albums, so he's as much a recording artist as he is a TV personality. The show takes that background and puts it on stage, with the canal as the central theme.

He describes the evening as a fun, interactive theatre show of canal-themed escapism, and it's billed as suitable for all ages, so it's one you can bring the whole family along to. The interactive side means it's not just him talking at the audience; there's a bit of back-and-forth involved, and the canal stories are the thread that runs through it. If you've ever wondered what it's actually like to live on a narrowboat, this is a good place to find out.

It runs from 7:30pm to 9:20pm, so it's a full evening's show — 110 minutes in total. Tickets start from £26.25, with a £1.75 transaction fee on top. The Pavilion Theatre is part of Worthing Theatres and Museum on Marine Parade, BN11 3PX.