Peter Andre, Nigel Havers, Jason Manford and Chris McCausland among star-studded new season at Chesterfield Winding Wheel

Starry, starry nights are in store for audiences at Chesterfield’s showpiece arts venue.

The new year of entertainment at the Winding Wheel gets off to a great start on January 10 with a talk by Harry Redknapp. Enjoy a night of football stories and feel-good moments from his career of patrolling the touchlines to King of the Jungle on I’m a Celebrity….Get Me Out Of Here.

Peter Andre in The Very Best of Frankie Valli which tours to Chesterfield's Winding Wheel on March 14, 2026 (photo: Steve Gregson)placeholder image
Peter Andre in The Very Best of Frankie Valli which tours to Chesterfield's Winding Wheel on March 14, 2026 (photo: Steve Gregson)

Leading comedian Jason Manford brings his new live show, A Manford All Seasons, to Chesterfield on January 23. It’s on course to be a sell-out with only a few tickets remaining.

Cheryl Fergison, who played Heather Trott in EastEnders, heads the cast of The Life Of Riley which includes an on-screen appearance by Katie Price. Serious laughter combines with serious issues in the story of a family trying to cope with life including a diagnosis of autism for their youngest son. The Life Of Riley runs at the Winding Wheel Theatre on February 19.

Pop star Peter Andre stars in The Very Best of Frankie Valli which is touring to Chesterfield on March 14. This show is a high-pitched celebration of how four lads from New Jersey who began singing under a street lamp became one of the biggest-selling groups of all time.

Alfie Moore, the star of Radio 4 comedy It’s A Fair Cop, will offer the antidote to the breakdown of law and order, fake news and the price of baked beans in his live show Apocalypse Now, which will be hosted at the Winding Wheel on March 21.

TV comedian and Strictly Come Dancing 2024 winner Chris McCausland is back on tour with his show Yonks which visits Chesterfield for the third time on March 27. Limited tickets remain on sale.

Nigel Havers will share behind the scenes gossip and his tales of triumph and (disaster) in his entertaining trot through five decades in showbiz. Join him on a night of laughter, nostalgia and charm at the Winding Wheel on March 28.

Jason Fox from television’s SAS: Who Dares Wins brings his new live show – Embrace The Chaos – to Chesterfield on April 9. He will describe his close brushes with enemy gunmen, terrorist bomb makers and cartel leaders, while revealing his strategies for surviving — and thriving — in environments as life-threatening as the Arctic Circle and Afghan badlands.

For tickets, go to www.chesterfieldtheatre.co.uk or call 01246 345222.

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