 The city 's theatre and concert hall is the Marlowe Theatre named after Christopher Marlowe , who was born in the city in Elizabethan times . He was baptised in the city 's St George 's Church , which was destroyed during the Second World War . The old Marlowe Theatre was located in St Margaret 's Street and housed a repertory theatre . The Gulbenkian Theatre , at the University of Kent , also serves the city , housing also a cinema and café . The Marlowe Theatre was completely rebuilt and reopened in October 2011 . 
