Kirkgate is an entertainment and cultural venue at the heart of the lively community of Cockermouth, Cumbria.
We celebrate our local talent and heritage, and bring top quality professional entertainment to our town and many other communities across the area to the west of the Lake District National Park.
Whether you enjoy films on a big screen, live music, theatre, exhibitions, shows for children and families or community events, Kirkgate has something for everyone. Our quirky character makes us a special venue for weddings, parties, festivals and conferences.
Our vision is to ensure that creative talent is valued, developed and supported, with opportunities for all to actively enjoy the arts, local heritage and community life as well as being thoroughly entertained!
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The Invite (15)
14th October 2026 2:00pm (Doors open at 1:00 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
Joe and Angela's marriage is on thin ice. When they invite their enigmatic upstairs neighbours for a dinner party, the night spirals into unexpected places. Have they reignited the spark or lit the match that burns it all down?. It seems that the chance to watch a genuinely funny and uncommonly intelligent comedy for adults is an invite we have ...
Fake @ Whitehaven Library – Arts Out West
15th October 2026 7:00pm (Doors open at 6:30 pm)
Whitehaven Library
It's pretty, but is it art? Through magic, comedy and storytelling,Chris Cookshares the story of a faker so skilled he had to forge his way to freedom, an artist so talented he may himself be a fraud, a magician whose promise conceals a lie, and a mysterious figure who may not even exist. A story only a magician could tell. ...
CADS present ‘The 39 Steps’
16th October 2026 7:30pm (Doors open at 6:30 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
Alfred Hitchcock’s classic spy thriller, THE 39 STEPS, brilliantly and hilariously recreated for the stage as the smash hit Olivier and Tony Award Winning Comedy, took the West End and Broadway by storm.Havingdelightedover 3 million people worldwide with its quintessentially plucky spirit and dashing sense of fun, it's now available to enjoy and laugh out loud in Cockermouth!. Follow the ...
Fake @ The Hill Village Hall – Arts Out West
16th October 2026 7:30pm (Doors open at 7:00 pm)
The Hill Village Hall, Millom
It's pretty, but is it art? Through magic, comedy and storytelling,Chris Cookshares the story of a faker so skilled he had to forge his way to freedom, an artist so talented he may himself be a fraud, a magician whose promise conceals a lie, and a mysterious figure who may not even exist. A story only a magician could tell. ...