Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story

8 May 2026 - 9 May 2026

ABOUT

“PURE UNADULTERATED FUN” Daily Telegraph 

“THE SHOW YOU’LL NEVER FORGET” Daily Mail

SEEN BY OVER 22 MILLION PEOPLE WORLDWIDE

This sensational multi award-winning West End show first opened in 1989 and has been thrilling audiences around the world ever since. Now it triumphantly returns to The Hawth as part of its 2025/26 UK Tour.

Forget feel good, Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story is FEEL GREAT! Experience the drama, passion and excitement as a multi-talented cast of actor-musicians tell Buddy Holly’s story, from his Texas rockabilly beginnings to international stardom and his legendary final performance at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa, before his tragic death at the age of just 22.

Featuring two terrific hours of the greatest songs ever written, including That’ll Be The Day, Oh Boy, Rave On, La Bamba, Chantilly Lace, Johnny B. Goode, Raining In My Heart, Everyday, Shout and many many more, this show is just Peggy Sue-perb! 

Book now for the most successful Rock & Roll Musical of all time!

“IT’S BUDDY BRILLIANT” The Sun

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Photograhy credit: Hamish Gill 

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ABOUT THE VENUE

The Hawth offers one of the liveliest and most diverse programmes of arts and performance in the south east. The Hawth plays host to artists, musicians, dancers and performers from around the world, from household names and West End shows to artists presenting new performances, theatre, comedy, music and dance.

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The Hawth Hawth Avenue, Crawley RH10 6YZ T:01293 553636

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Hawth Avenue, Crawley

RH10 6YZ

T:01293 553636

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