Joanne has spent years working towards a life on stage. Neptune arrives there effortlessly. As their paths continue to cross, comparison turns corrosive and envy becomes obsession. In this psychologically driven solo performance, Joanne confronts the trauma, class barriers and survival instincts shaping her ambition. An intimate and unflinching exploration of burnout, neurodivergence and what it costs to pursue a creative life while carrying what remains unhealed.

Instagram @lockdownprojections AND @jealousyplaybyrih

14+, Content Warning: Swearing and Depiction of an Autistic Meltdown

Matthew Mckew suffered a head injury 5 years ago and his recovery through stand up comedy has been described as a "tour de force" by One4Review and 'comedy gold" by the Isle of Wight County Press. The show explores the build up to and aftermath of a serious concussion that effectively ended Matthew's journalism career. Packed with off the cuff "hilarious" (Canterbury Courier) crowd work with his "cheeky chappy" persona (Youngish Perspective, Edinburgh), Matthew delivers an upbeat reflection on all that has changed for him - including his opinion on cats.

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Age Restrictions: 16 and over advised, contains swearing.

Five writers. Five stories. One very haunted evening.

Step into the darkness this Halloween for Live & Spooky, Flame Tree Publishing’s first ever Scratch Night. Expect five brand-new ten-minute tales of horror, the supernatural, folk terror and gothic unease, brought to life on stage at The Etcetera Theatre.
From things that lurk in the shadows to things that should never have been summoned, these short stories are designed to unsettle, surprise and send a shiver down your spine. Fresh from the page and onto the stage, this is new writing at its most frightening.
Come for the stories. Stay for the scares.

 @flametreepress (all socials) / @flametreebooktok (TikTok)

Age: +18

‘Welcome to Stools Studios, you are invited on a VIP tour through our TV channels. Wow aren't you lucky! We've got channels for everyone. 'Monday Kitchen Mornings' for the foodies, 'Mike's Magic' for the horny ones and 'Island of Love' for the romantics. The list goes on! Strap in and strap on as The Three Stools take you on a journey of silliness, satire and general stooliness.’

Instagram: three_stools

Warnings: 

Audience participation, Scenes of a sexual nature, Strong language/swearing, eating. Age restriction: 16+

It’s the return of SKETCHBURN: the sketches of tomorrow, today!

A ragtag group of comedy writers, directors and performers present works-in-progress of their latest sketch comedy films − curated by Hari Kanth (SNL UK, Horrible Science). The aim: to bring the feedback loop of live comedy to filmed comedy sketches, at every stage of the process:

• 📚 Readings: staged readings of brand-new sketch scripts

• 🎬 Rough cuts: screenings of rough cuts fresh from the edit

• 🍿 Showcase: screenings of finished sketches, ready to go!

As well as listening out for what makes you laugh, there’ll be space for more direct feedback too – so you can help us decide which bits to keep and which bits to burn forever 🔥

Serious Billy Productions presents SLUTS DIE FIRST, a brand-new hour of sketch comedy debuting at this year’s Camden Horror Fest. The all-female ensemble is back and this time, they’re out for blood.

 With characters spanning from accused witches of the 1600s to the true-crime-obsessed girlies of today, expect classic horror homage with a sickeningly modern twist. 

 Serious Billy Productions was founded by sister writing duo Alice and Lucy Walder. They’re joined by longtime collaborators Zoe Monforte and Rosie Wood (Leicester Square Comedian of the Year Finalist 2025), who have been with the company since the beginning. 

 This follows their sold-out sketch show ‘Love You, Bye!’ at the Camden Fringe (2025), and their original comedy play ‘I’d Like a Job Please’, which made waves at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2024. North West End UK called them ‘a talented young company with something to say’ — and they’ve got plenty more to say, whether you like it or not.

Directed by: Anna Roberts 

Cast: Zoe Monforte, Alice Walder, Lucy Walder, Rosie Wood

SOCIALS @serious__billy

 Age guidance: 16+

Trigger and content warning: Death, blood, gore, pregnancy, murder, offensive language, sexual themes

Mother There Art Thou follows oddball siblings Charlie and Murphy, who don't remember a world outside their remote home. They are strictly governed by "The Rules", but when their mother meets an untimely demise, the siblings must figure out which parts of their reality to keep and which to break.

Writer Thomas Kirby was awarded the WriteForTheStage Prize for New Writing for this play at the Greater Manchester Fringe Festival in 2022. This production is fully restaged for its London debut.

Director Olivia Cole first gained prominence in Germany as lead director of Shakespeare Reloaded, and later as the Artistic Director of Berlin Open Theatre. Her Berlin-based productions made multiple tours to the Edinburgh Fringe and the RSC Dell Summer Stage. In London, her work has been performed at Riverside Studios, Pleasance Theatre, Theatreship, and the White Bear Theatre. Her most recent credits include Fun at Parties (Theatre Verlängertes Wohnzimmer Berlin / theSpace UK Edinburgh) and The Nether (Caryl Churchill Theatre).

@olivia_cole_creative @rswirz @abigail_d.awn @tomkirbymakes

Suggested 12+. Content warnings: References to death and child neglect. There may be gluten products in the performance space, please reach out to us to confirm any ingredients. No fish, egg, or nuts will be present. 

FRUIT SALAD

What happens when you try to measure a life that refuses to fit the numbers?

Fruit Salad is a darkly comic psychological horror solo performance following a young woman whose childhood obsession with food, numbers and rules slowly becomes something far more sinister.

From fruit and calorie counts to beauty, punishment and the impossible mathematics of being “good enough”, she has learned that everything can be measured, and that every number has a consequence.

As childhood memories bleed into the present, her carefully constructed logic begins to unravel, revealing the disturbing cost of trying to calculate your own worth.

A dark, intimate and unsettling exploration of food, femininity, control and the things we learn to believe about our bodies.

Mother There Art Thou follows oddball siblings Charlie and Murphy, who don't remember a world outside their remote home. They are strictly governed by "The Rules", but when their mother meets an untimely demise, the siblings must figure out which parts of their reality to keep and which to break.

Writer Thomas Kirby was awarded the WriteForTheStage Prize for New Writing for this play at the Greater Manchester Fringe Festival in 2022. This production is fully restaged for its London debut.

Director Olivia Cole first gained prominence in Germany as lead director of Shakespeare Reloaded, and later as the Artistic Director of Berlin Open Theatre. Her Berlin-based productions made multiple tours to the Edinburgh Fringe and the RSC Dell Summer Stage. In London, her work has been performed at Riverside Studios, Pleasance Theatre, Theatreship, and the White Bear Theatre. Her most recent credits include Fun at Parties (Theatre Verlängertes Wohnzimmer Berlin / theSpace UK Edinburgh) and The Nether (Caryl Churchill Theatre).

@olivia_cole_creative @rswirz @abigail_d.awn @tomkirbymakes

Suggested 12+. Content warnings: References to death and child neglect. There may be gluten products in the performance space, please reach out to us to confirm any ingredients. No fish, egg, or nuts will be present. 

Serious Billy Productions presents SLUTS DIE FIRST, a brand-new hour of sketch comedy debuting at this year’s Camden Horror Fest. The all-female ensemble is back and this time, they’re out for blood.

 With characters spanning from accused witches of the 1600s to the true-crime-obsessed girlies of today, expect classic horror homage with a sickeningly modern twist. 

 Serious Billy Productions was founded by sister writing duo Alice and Lucy Walder. They’re joined by longtime collaborators Zoe Monforte and Rosie Wood (Leicester Square Comedian of the Year Finalist 2025), who have been with the company since the beginning. 

 This follows their sold-out sketch show ‘Love You, Bye!’ at the Camden Fringe (2025), and their original comedy play ‘I’d Like a Job Please’, which made waves at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2024. North West End UK called them ‘a talented young company with something to say’ — and they’ve got plenty more to say, whether you like it or not.

Directed by: Anna Roberts 

Cast: Zoe Monforte, Alice Walder, Lucy Walder, Rosie Wood

SOCIALS @serious__billy

 Age guidance: 16+

Trigger and content warning: Death, blood, gore, pregnancy, murder, offensive language, sexual themes

FRUIT SALAD

What happens when you try to measure a life that refuses to fit the numbers?Fruit Salad is a darkly comic psychological horror solo performance following a young woman whose childhood obsession with food, numbers and rules slowly becomes something far more sinister.From fruit and calorie counts to beauty, punishment and the impossible mathematics of being “good enough”, she has learned that everything can be measured, and that every number has a consequence.As childhood memories bleed into the present, her carefully constructed logic begins to unravel, revealing the disturbing cost of trying to calculate your own worth.

A dark, intimate and unsettling exploration of food, femininity, control and the things we learn to believe about our bodies.

Socials: @ioana_acting and @feneru_productions

Age: 16+

TW: eating disorders, death discussion, suicidal ideation, miscarriage, curse words 

FOUR YEARS. FOURBIDDEN FILMS. ONE HORRIBLE NIGHT.

This Halloween, VIDEO NASTIES crawls back into Camden for its fourth annual celebration of cinema that polite society would rather you didn’t see.

Horror. Gore. Sex. Sci-fi. Black comedy. Transgression. Bad taste. Absolutely no good intentions.

Inspired by Britain’s infamous Video Nasties panic, we celebrate the filmmakers still willing to make dangerous, provocative and gloriously disreputable genre cinema. Expect an international programme of new independent films, monstrous discoveries, awards, trailers from the damned and assorted atrocities curated by The Master.

For one horrible night, the Etcetera Theatre becomes the home of the FOURBIDDEN.

GET SICK WHILE SEATS LAST.

Age restriction: 16+

Instagram: @vidnasties

Is it really your mother tongue if the words get stuck in your throat? My Mother Tongue Wants To Disown Me is a dramatic comedy, one woman show about a Romanian girl 'Madalina' and the strained relationship with her culture and mother. Most immigrants struggle with how the success of assimilating often means the loss of part of their identity.

As Madalina tries to erase certain parts of herself by changing her name and only speaking English she ends up in a heated argument with her mom; exactly those where you regret everything you say. But as Madalina decides to look more into her culture because of a school assignment she starts finding photos and letters from stories her mum never told her. 

This is a play about the deep nostalgia we all feel for home despite not being very connected to it. 

Age recommendation: 16+

Duration: 60 minutes

Price: £11

Languages: English, Romanian

Countries: Romania, Austria, UK

Show accessibility: None

Content warnings: Swearing, references to miscarriage , alcohol, death

Cast & Creatives

Director: Saphira Wing
Performer: Briana Croitoru
Writer: Briana Croitoru 

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Proud Mary is a love letter to an immigrant’s ever-complex relationship with her own immigrant mother, evaluating their journey from Korea to Canada. Mary attempts to bridge the gap between mothers and daughters across cultures, languages, eras, distance, and egos. With an amalgamation of different performative elements aiming to strike a deep chord in both the funny bone and the heart.

It will incorporate elements of Korean tradition, grief, communication, food, and language as you meet people in Mary’s life - including Mary’s mother - throughout the different points in her experience. We enter her mom’s celebration of life and it becomes the space where Mary can reflect upon all of the ways she was raised; how her mother was, and who her mother was. As per Korean tradition, she presents three offerings to help guide the spirit into the next life - food, money, and shoes - with each offering, its purpose uncovers a specific aspect of their relationship with the foundational, unattainable endeavour to simply make mom proud.

There will be music, physical storytelling, singing, a little audience participation, and a lot of silliness to be had. The vision is that people, who have the privilege of having a mother figure in their lives, will leave the theatre texting or calling them.

Age recommendation: All Ages

Duration: 50 minutes

Price: £15

Languages: English, Korean

Countries: Korea, Canada

Show accessibility: None

Content warnings: swearing, flashing lights, loud noises

Cast & Creatives

Performer: MJ Lee
Writer: MJ Lee 

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Chop-chop! is a one-woman Spanglish show packed with energy, physical comedy and bilingual whimsy. Performer Andrea Holland bounces between English and Spanish personas in a hilariously relatable inner conflict, inspired by her own bicultural roots.

English wants to send an email. Spanish would rather sing, dance, cook, and flow with life, chasing the perfect tortilla recipe, like mamá used to make. Cue an all-out war between toxic productivity and procrastination, served up with satire and cheeky cultural stereotyping. At its heart, Chop-chop! is a celebration of the beautiful mess of bilingual minds, and a reminder to love every part of ourselves, contradictions and all.

Expect audience interaction, sudden dance breaks, strong accents, and a whole lot of zest and effervescence. It's silly. It's heartfelt. Es una locura. It might even make you hungry...

Join the battle between the emotional and rational sides of the brain, Spanish versus English... or is it the other way round?

Age recommendation: 12+

Duration: 60 minutes

Price: £15

Languages: English, Spanish

Countries: Spain, Brazil, UK

Show accessibility: None

Content warnings: Audience Interaction, some mild swearing

Cast & Creatives

Director: Giovanna Koyama
Performer and Writer: Andrea Holland 
Associate Director and Light Designer: Helena Benot
Assistant Producer: Fernanda Pedroso
Photos by: Pau Ros
Video by: Robin Matzner  

Reviews

★★★★★ 'Had the audience in hysterics for the full 60 minutes' — Green Room Reviews
★★★★ 'Full of life, energy and fun' — Pink Prince Theatre                                                                                                                      
'Un acto de autodescubrimiento.' - La Tundra Revista

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As World War III erupts under bizarre circumstances, the Cricket World Cup is cancelled. Now the only thing on quintessential British couch potato Woodrow MacGuffin's mind is: "How do I bring it back?!" Propelled out of his Anglophone comfort zone, Woody must navigate a discombobulating world of languages and cultures he doesn't understand to get the cricket back up and running, preferably without being blown to smithereens... As the war rages on, our hero races against the clock across the globe. Dr. Strangelove meets Marty Supreme (If Marty were Mr Bean..) in this absurd, action-packed solo comedy. 

Age recommendation: 12+

Duration: 45 minutes

Price: £12.50

Languages: English, French, Mandarin, Norwegian, Spanish, Urdu, Zulu

Countries: France, Norway, Pakistan, South Africa, Sweden, UK

Show accessibility: None

Content warnings: N/A

Cast & Creatives

Cultural and Creative Consultants: Miren Patel, Duccio Baldasseroni, Chloé Bertrand, Sikander Sukhera, Jonathan Guy Lewis

Lighting Design: Daniel Yazdani

Special Thanks: Rhiannon Shaw, May Lopez, Katy Schutte, Paul Stone, Hanna Krogh Stone 

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https://www.instagram.com/bringbackthecricket/

Is it really your mother tongue if the words get stuck in your throat? My Mother Tongue Wants To Disown Me is a dramatic comedy, one woman show about a Romanian girl 'Madalina' and the strained relationship with her culture and mother. Most immigrants struggle with how the success of assimilating often means the loss of part of their identity.

As Madalina tries to erase certain parts of herself by changing her name and only speaking English she ends up in a heated argument with her mom; exactly those where you regret everything you say. But as Madalina decides to look more into her culture because of a school assignment she starts finding photos and letters from stories her mum never told her. 

This is a play about the deep nostalgia we all feel for home despite not being very connected to it. 

Age recommendation: 16+

Duration: 60 minutes

Price: £11

Languages: English, Romanian

Countries: Romania, Austria, UK

Show accessibility: None

Content warnings: Swearing, references to miscarriage , alcohol, death

Cast & Creatives

Director: Saphira Wing
Performer: Briana Croitoru
Writer: Briana Croitoru 

Briana_24b

Proud Mary is a love letter to an immigrant’s ever-complex relationship with her own immigrant mother, evaluating their journey from Korea to Canada. Mary attempts to bridge the gap between mothers and daughters across cultures, languages, eras, distance, and egos. With an amalgamation of different performative elements aiming to strike a deep chord in both the funny bone and the heart.

It will incorporate elements of Korean tradition, grief, communication, food, and language as you meet people in Mary’s life - including Mary’s mother - throughout the different points in her experience. We enter her mom’s celebration of life and it becomes the space where Mary can reflect upon all of the ways she was raised; how her mother was, and who her mother was. As per Korean tradition, she presents three offerings to help guide the spirit into the next life - food, money, and shoes - with each offering, its purpose uncovers a specific aspect of their relationship with the foundational, unattainable endeavour to simply make mom proud.

There will be music, physical storytelling, singing, a little audience participation, and a lot of silliness to be had. The vision is that people, who have the privilege of having a mother figure in their lives, will leave the theatre texting or calling them.

Age recommendation: All Ages

Duration: 50 minutes

Price: £15

Languages: English, Korean

Countries: Korea, Canada

Show accessibility: None

Content warnings: swearing, flashing lights, loud noises

Cast & Creatives

Performer: MJ Lee
Writer: MJ Lee 

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Chop-chop! is a one-woman Spanglish show packed with energy, physical comedy and bilingual whimsy. Performer Andrea Holland bounces between English and Spanish personas in a hilariously relatable inner conflict, inspired by her own bicultural roots.

English wants to send an email. Spanish would rather sing, dance, cook, and flow with life, chasing the perfect tortilla recipe, like mamá used to make. Cue an all-out war between toxic productivity and procrastination, served up with satire and cheeky cultural stereotyping. At its heart, Chop-chop! is a celebration of the beautiful mess of bilingual minds, and a reminder to love every part of ourselves, contradictions and all.

Expect audience interaction, sudden dance breaks, strong accents, and a whole lot of zest and effervescence. It's silly. It's heartfelt. Es una locura. It might even make you hungry...

Join the battle between the emotional and rational sides of the brain, Spanish versus English... or is it the other way round?

Age recommendation: 12+

Duration: 60 minutes

Price: £15

Languages: English, Spanish

Countries: Spain, Brazil, UK

Show accessibility: None

Content warnings: Audience Interaction, some mild swearing

Cast & Creatives

Director: Giovanna Koyama
Performer and Writer: Andrea Holland 
Associate Director and Light Designer: Helena Benot
Assistant Producer: Fernanda Pedroso
Photos by: Pau Ros
Video by: Robin Matzner  

Reviews

★★★★★ 'Had the audience in hysterics for the full 60 minutes' — Green Room Reviews
★★★★ 'Full of life, energy and fun' — Pink Prince Theatre                                                                                                                      
'Un acto de autodescubrimiento.' - La Tundra Revista

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The Juniper Tree - A psychedelic journey into the mad world of folk.

A satyrical, unapologetically absurd interpretation of the Brothers Grimm' fairytale The Juniper Tree. A dark, funny, and reflective take on the classic story about greed, grief, cannibalism, reincarnation and revenge. A nihilist narcissist stepmother, a rich naive dad, and a shy sensitive stepsister live through the tragedy of their young boy who is murdered. The boy reincarnates in form of a bird and sings the story of his tragedy to a vain goldsmith, a neurotic shoemaker, and an enlightened miller, in hope to get the courage to reunite with his family again. The reality and fantasy world blend together through experimental music, characters who live on different timelines, and a crossover of stories, including The Red Shoes, by Hans Christian Andersen. A cabaret style comedic performance, danced, and sung, where a new 'Juniper Tree' is born. 

Age recommendation: 12+

Duration: 60 minutes

Price: £12

Languages: English

Show accessibility: None

Content warnings: Themes of violence

Cast & Creatives

Cast:

The Stepsister: Éilís Susannah Rooney
The Stepmother: Buddleia Maslen
The Dad: Chris Knight
The Goldsmith: Chris Knight
The Narrator: Elfie Frieda
The Miller: Eva Scott
The Shoemaker: Éilís Susannah Rooney
The Bird: Delilah Tahiri
The Bird's Shadow: Saskia Laroque
The Bird Catcher: Cristina Cinotto

Puppetry: Eddie White, Lakshmi Maslen, Sakina Barker
Music: Ellis Berwick, Eva Scott, Gilles Antoine Casey
Costume & Set design: Rosa Varlow, Cristina Cinotto, Marta Paula, Lakshmi Maslen, Jocelyn Trevena
Playwright: Marta Paula

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Artivistic performance originally created to commemorate the UN International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and Girls. The piece draws an analogy from the scientific fact that butterflies lack a physical voice, linking this to how trauma silences parts of the human body that share a physical similarity with butterfly anatomy.

The narrative follows a woman and her therapist on a regressive journey into childhood to uncover a secret retained within the flesh. Together, they trigger a metamorphosis, reclaiming power from pain as they liberate their own voices; a psychomagic act achieved when other women listen to the protagonist within the sound of her silence. Following this immersive experience, the company Hilanderas offers a Q&A and a workshop based on Roy Hart to release energies absorbed during the performance. This project, which holds a strong social responsibility with art created from a gender perspective, will also offer a programme detailing the process and how to join this creative community.

Age recommendation: 14+

Duration: 45 minutes

Price: £15

Languages: Latin American Spanish, English Surtitles

Countries: Argentina, Chile, UK

Show accessibility: None

Content warnings: This performance addresses sensitive themes of gender-based violence, trauma, and childhood abuse. Audiences may leave the auditorium if needed.

Cast & Creatives

Script and traslation: Susana Leon and Stephanie Prieto  
Production: Hilanderas Arts Community
Director: Stephanie Prieto 
Asistant Direction: Andrea Holland
Performers: Stephanie Prieto, Esmeralda Sears
Record and Sound design: Valentina Infante, Guillermo Quinteros
Music: Angela Acuna
Visual art: Viny Nugere and Andrea Florentin 

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As World War III erupts under bizarre circumstances, the Cricket World Cup is cancelled. Now the only thing on quintessential British couch potato Woodrow MacGuffin's mind is: "How do I bring it back?!" Propelled out of his Anglophone comfort zone, Woody must navigate a discombobulating world of languages and cultures he doesn't understand to get the cricket back up and running, preferably without being blown to smithereens... As the war rages on, our hero races against the clock across the globe. Dr. Strangelove meets Marty Supreme (If Marty were Mr Bean..) in this absurd, action-packed solo comedy. 

Age recommendation: 12+

Duration: 45 minutes

Price: £12.50

Languages: English, French, Mandarin, Norwegian, Spanish, Urdu, Zulu

Countries: France, Norway, Pakistan, South Africa, Sweden, UK

Show accessibility: None

Content warnings: N/A

Cast & Creatives

Cultural and Creative Consultants: Miren Patel, Duccio Baldasseroni, Chloé Bertrand, Sikander Sukhera, Jonathan Guy Lewis

Lighting Design: Daniel Yazdani

Special Thanks: Rhiannon Shaw, May Lopez, Katy Schutte, Paul Stone, Hanna Krogh Stone 

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cameronkroghstone

https://www.instagram.com/bringbackthecricket/

Content Warning: Flashing lights, sudden loud noises

Is it really your mother tongue if the words get stuck in your throat? My Mother Tongue Wants To Disown Me is a dramatic comedy, one woman show about a Romanian girl 'Madalina' and the strained relationship with her culture and mother. Most immigrants struggle with how the success of assimilating often means the loss of part of their identity.

As Madalina tries to erase certain parts of herself by changing her name and only speaking English she ends up in a heated argument with her mom; exactly those where you regret everything you say. But as Madalina decides to look more into her culture because of a school assignment she starts finding photos and letters from stories her mum never told her. 

This is a play about the deep nostalgia we all feel for home despite not being very connected to it. 

Age recommendation: 16+

Duration: 60 minutes

Price: £11

Languages: English, Romanian

Countries: Romania, Austria, UK

Show accessibility: None

Content warnings: Swearing, references to miscarriage , alcohol, death

Cast & Creatives

Director: Saphira Wing
Performer: Briana Croitoru
Writer: Briana Croitoru 

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A punchy, bodily piece on the gap between outer world and inner experience in a highly sensitive child. At the edge of reality and absurdity – the world highly sensitive people live in every day.

A single performer shifts between identities and uses light, sound, body and voice to externalise internal hell. A 6-year-old-child – Kiddi – is shown through the body of a 45-year-old woman. Feel the experience of high sensitivity and see the world through the eyes of 6-year-old Kiddi.

Act I is entirely subjective. It's bodily, distorted, immersive. It's an inner reality of Kiddi.

Act II switches into an objective, observational register. The actress changes appearance on stage and becomes a neutral external narrator. The same events are retold objectively – what has actually happened.

The play does not ask 'Were the parents good or bad?' but 'What happens when an insufficiently attuned environment meets a highly sensitive nervous system.'

Age recommendation: 14+

Duration: 40 minutes

Price: £12

Languages: English

Countries: United Kingdom

Show accessibility: None

Content warnings: Sudden loud noises, flashing lights.

Cast & Creatives

Director: Nadia Larina
Performer: Nadia Larina
Writer: Nadia Larina 

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nadialarinaofficial

crowdfunder.co.uk/p/sensitive-is-not-crazy

House of Shame is an electric show about the dirty things women are told to keep to themselves. Framed by the experience of growing up as a girl in Brazil, the show is, ultimately, a collective experiment in raw vulnerability. Join in for a liberating journey through a messy, irreverent, tropical ritual of soap and sweat.

*You can expect cringy memories, ass-shaking and slutty nuns.

Created by Renata Garcia and Mariana Pereira

Age recommendation: 16+

Duration: 60 minutes

Price: £12

Languages: English, Portuguese

Countries: Brazil

Show accessibility: None

Content warnings: References to alcohol, sex & sexual abuse.

Cast & Creatives

Co-creator: Renata Garcia
Co-creator: Mariana Pereira
Performer: Renata Garcia  

Reviews

'A perfect blanket of unsettling, funny and crushingly honest. Renata draws every shameful memory to the surface, yet wraps it in a strange, reassuring, comforting blanket, reminding you we're all just as weird as each other.' - Audience response

'This is one of those plays that you just can't wait to talk about as soon as you leave' - Audience response

'The ability to make the audience go from laughter to being able to hear a pin drop is phenomenal' - Audience response

'It helf my delicate heart in its hands, washed it, and returned it to me fuller and kinder to myself than it had been before' - Audience response 

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As World War III erupts under bizarre circumstances, the Cricket World Cup is cancelled. Now the only thing on quintessential British couch potato Woodrow MacGuffin's mind is: "How do I bring it back?!" Propelled out of his Anglophone comfort zone, Woody must navigate a discombobulating world of languages and cultures he doesn't understand to get the cricket back up and running, preferably without being blown to smithereens... As the war rages on, our hero races against the clock across the globe. Dr. Strangelove meets Marty Supreme (If Marty were Mr Bean..) in this absurd, action-packed solo comedy. 

Age recommendation: 12+

Duration: 45 minutes

Price: £12.50

Languages: English, French, Mandarin, Norwegian, Spanish, Urdu, Zulu

Countries: France, Norway, Pakistan, South Africa, Sweden, UK

Show accessibility: None

Content warnings: N/A

Cast & Creatives

Writer / Performer: Cameron Krogh Stone
Cultural and Creative Consultants: Chloé Bertrand, Sikander Sukhera, Miren Patel, Jonathan Guy Lewis

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cameronkroghstone

cameronkroghstone.com/einherjarproductions

Four women. Four real stories of violence. One Medusa waiting to be heard.
A Journalist who controls everything except her painful past. A Wife trying to get pregnant so she no longer has to fake orgasms. A Stripper with a psychology degree whose life splinters from a night they said wasn’t violence. A Witness who swallows her silence until it begins to consume her body. And Medusa extracts the truth hidden within their stories. The truth they are too afraid to tell even to themselves.
Drawing on the myth of Medusa and blending physical theatre, ritual, original music, and sign language, the performance explores how sexual trauma settles in the body, reshapes everyday life, and survives in silence.
A theatrical ritual where real women’s testimonies meet an ancient myth — and trauma, at last, finds its voice.

ast & Creatives

Devised and directed by: Tatsiana Popova, Yana Alekseenko, Alana Ivory, Nadzeya Sheibak
Performers: Tatsiana Popova, Yana Alekseenko, Alana Ivory, Nela Agrenich, Sonia Rosa
Composers: Pavel Sheibak, Raman Sauchuk
Visual designer:Maciej Miecznikowski
Translator: Alisa Kisel
PJM interpreter: Sonia Rosa 

Reviews

'A dramatic cry against silence. It was not just a play, but a ritual of mourning, fury, and remembrance.' - Audience response

'There was no room for comfort here – only confrontation.' - Audience response

'It wasn’t an artificially created script. It was taken from real life and brought to the stage in a truly powerful way.' - Audience response

'After this performance, I wanted to hug every woman even more than before.' - Audience response

'I can never fully understand this experience from my own perspective, but I was able to feel it through empathy and witness it on stage.' - Audience response 

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Four women. Four real stories of violence. One Medusa waiting to be heard.
A Journalist who controls everything except her painful past. A Wife trying to get pregnant so she no longer has to fake orgasms. A Stripper with a psychology degree whose life splinters from a night they said wasn’t violence. A Witness who swallows her silence until it begins to consume her body. And Medusa extracts the truth hidden within their stories. The truth they are too afraid to tell even to themselves.
Drawing on the myth of Medusa and blending physical theatre, ritual, original music, and sign language, the performance explores how sexual trauma settles in the body, reshapes everyday life, and survives in silence.
A theatrical ritual where real women’s testimonies meet an ancient myth — and trauma, at last, finds its voice.

ast & Creatives

Devised and directed by: Tatsiana Popova, Yana Alekseenko, Alana Ivory, Nadzeya Sheibak
Performers: Tatsiana Popova, Yana Alekseenko, Alana Ivory, Nela Agrenich, Sonia Rosa
Composers: Pavel Sheibak, Raman Sauchuk
Visual designer:Maciej Miecznikowski
Translator: Alisa Kisel
PJM interpreter: Sonia Rosa 

Reviews

'A dramatic cry against silence. It was not just a play, but a ritual of mourning, fury, and remembrance.' - Audience response

'There was no room for comfort here – only confrontation.' - Audience response

'It wasn’t an artificially created script. It was taken from real life and brought to the stage in a truly powerful way.' - Audience response

'After this performance, I wanted to hug every woman even more than before.' - Audience response

'I can never fully understand this experience from my own perspective, but I was able to feel it through empathy and witness it on stage.' - Audience response 

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House of Shame is an electric show about the dirty things women are told to keep to themselves. Framed by the experience of growing up as a girl in Brazil, the show is, ultimately, a collective experiment in raw vulnerability. Join in for a liberating journey through a messy, irreverent, tropical ritual of soap and sweat.

*You can expect cringy memories, ass-shaking and slutty nuns.

Created by Renata Garcia and Mariana Pereira

Age recommendation: 16+

Duration: 60 minutes

Price: £12

Languages: English, Portuguese

Countries: Brazil

Show accessibility: None

Content warnings: References to alcohol, sex & sexual abuse.

Cast & Creatives

Co-creator: Renata Garcia
Co-creator: Mariana Pereira
Performer: Renata Garcia  

Reviews

'A perfect blanket of unsettling, funny and crushingly honest. Renata draws every shameful memory to the surface, yet wraps it in a strange, reassuring, comforting blanket, reminding you we're all just as weird as each other.' - Audience response

'This is one of those plays that you just can't wait to talk about as soon as you leave' - Audience response

'The ability to make the audience go from laughter to being able to hear a pin drop is phenomenal' - Audience response

'It helf my delicate heart in its hands, washed it, and returned it to me fuller and kinder to myself than it had been before' - Audience response 

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"Fuck me... We will rock and aam... roll?"

World-famous superstar Spectacle arrives in front of their fans to perform the greatest gig of all time.
Spectacle is a rock god, your wet daydream, an A-minor-virtuoso, the wit of every backstage, a casanova, the guitar hero that every man dreams to be, an all-time celebrity, a c*m-s****ing d**k head...

Spectacle is a solo piece by Finnish comedian Minttu-Maaria Makkonen combining contemporary clowning, drag and character comedy. It explores the imagery of stardom and fandom, and masculine charisma in a feminine body. What is a rock dream without the music?

Age recommendation: 16+

Duration: 55 minutes

Price: £10

Languages: English, Finnish

Countries: Finland

Show accessibility: -

Content warnings: nudity, swearing, flashing lights

Cast & Creatives

Spectacle: Minttu-Maaria Makkonen
Dramaturgy: Anna Korolainen Crevier and Minttu-Maaria Makkonen
Sound design: Tuomas Viiliäinen
Visual design: Ines Masanti
Scenography: working group
Production: HIT Helsinki 

Reviews

'What a super show! Rhythm, charisma... Everything was great!' - Audience Response

'That was Minttu’s best character so far!' - Audience Response

'I have to say I am amazed about the talent of the performer... I admire how she was present with herself and the audience. Witty, topical jokes and good situation comedy.' - Audience Response

'It was wonderful to be able to laugh so fully and freely and to enjoy the safe environment you created, where you can experience uncertainty and excitement.' - Audience Response

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In Devour, Lady Wentworth blends personal experience with mischevious storytelling to challenge the social norms we’re taught to swallow without question. With a bold feminist voice, she digs into the complicated realities of sex work, highlighting both the limits it can impose and the unexpected freedoms it can offer.

Inspired by the sultry style of Nigella Lawson and served with a side of full-bodied kink, Devour invites you into a kitchen unlike any other. Expect creamy innuendo, a whisper of whipped cream, and the ever-silent, latex-clad presence of a loyal gimp. Together, we stir the pot on desire, dismantle the stigma around fetish and kink, and bring you recipes spiced with humour, heart, and a healthy dollop of subversion.

This isn’t just food porn- it’s an unfiltered feast for the curious and the courageous. Through laughs, suggestive connotations, and lashings of chocolate spread, Devour celebrates the delicious diversity of human appetite.

So pull up a stool, loosen your inhibitions - tuck in!

Age recommendation: 18+

Duration: 55 minutes

Price: £14

Languages: English, Italian

Countries: Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland

Show accessibility: Captions

Content warnings: Adult themed, references to domestic abuse.

Cast & Creatives

Creative Director: Lady Wentworth
Culinary Assistance: Gimpy

Reviews

'...the big plus is the stage presence from Lady Wentworth herself, she occupies the whole darn thing with a sultry passion...! - EdFringe 

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Thisisladywentworth

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"Fuck me... We will rock and aam... roll?"

World-famous superstar Spectacle arrives in front of their fans to perform the greatest gig of all time.
Spectacle is a rock god, your wet daydream, an A-minor-virtuoso, the wit of every backstage, a casanova, the guitar hero that every man dreams to be, an all-time celebrity, a c*m-s****ing d**k head...

Spectacle is a solo piece by Finnish comedian Minttu-Maaria Makkonen combining contemporary clowning, drag and character comedy. It explores the imagery of stardom and fandom, and masculine charisma in a feminine body. What is a rock dream without the music?

Age recommendation: 16+

Duration: 55 minutes

Price: £10

Languages: English, Finnish

Countries: Finland

Show accessibility: -

Content warnings: nudity, swearing, flashing lights

Cast & Creatives

Spectacle: Minttu-Maaria Makkonen
Dramaturgy: Anna Korolainen Crevier and Minttu-Maaria Makkonen
Sound design: Tuomas Viiliäinen
Visual design: Ines Masanti
Scenography: working group
Production: HIT Helsinki 

Reviews

'What a super show! Rhythm, charisma... Everything was great!' - Audience Response

'That was Minttu’s best character so far!' - Audience Response

'I have to say I am amazed about the talent of the performer... I admire how she was present with herself and the audience. Witty, topical jokes and good situation comedy.' - Audience Response

'It was wonderful to be able to laugh so fully and freely and to enjoy the safe environment you created, where you can experience uncertainty and excitement.' - Audience Response

More info

minttumma hithelsinki

minttumaariamakkonen.com

hithelsinki.com

Four women. Four real stories of violence. One Medusa waiting to be heard.
A Journalist who controls everything except her painful past. A Wife trying to get pregnant so she no longer has to fake orgasms. A Stripper with a psychology degree whose life splinters from a night they said wasn’t violence. A Witness who swallows her silence until it begins to consume her body. And Medusa extracts the truth hidden within their stories. The truth they are too afraid to tell even to themselves.
Drawing on the myth of Medusa and blending physical theatre, ritual, original music, and sign language, the performance explores how sexual trauma settles in the body, reshapes everyday life, and survives in silence.
A theatrical ritual where real women’s testimonies meet an ancient myth — and trauma, at last, finds its voice.

ast & Creatives

Devised and directed by: Tatsiana Popova, Yana Alekseenko, Alana Ivory, Nadzeya Sheibak
Performers: Tatsiana Popova, Yana Alekseenko, Alana Ivory, Nela Agrenich, Sonia Rosa
Composers: Pavel Sheibak, Raman Sauchuk
Visual designer:Maciej Miecznikowski
Translator: Alisa Kisel
PJM interpreter: Sonia Rosa 

Reviews

'A dramatic cry against silence. It was not just a play, but a ritual of mourning, fury, and remembrance.' - Audience response

'There was no room for comfort here – only confrontation.' - Audience response

'It wasn’t an artificially created script. It was taken from real life and brought to the stage in a truly powerful way.' - Audience response

'After this performance, I wanted to hug every woman even more than before.' - Audience response

'I can never fully understand this experience from my own perspective, but I was able to feel it through empathy and witness it on stage.' - Audience response 

More info

NODOstage.community nodostage

House of Shame is an electric show about the dirty things women are told to keep to themselves. Framed by the experience of growing up as a girl in Brazil, the show is, ultimately, a collective experiment in raw vulnerability. Join in for a liberating journey through a messy, irreverent, tropical ritual of soap and sweat.

*You can expect cringy memories, ass-shaking and slutty nuns.

Created by Renata Garcia and Mariana Pereira

Age recommendation: 16+

Duration: 60 minutes

Price: £12

Languages: English, Portuguese

Countries: Brazil

Show accessibility: None

Content warnings: References to alcohol, sex & sexual abuse.

Cast & Creatives

Co-creator: Renata Garcia
Co-creator: Mariana Pereira
Performer: Renata Garcia  

Reviews

'A perfect blanket of unsettling, funny and crushingly honest. Renata draws every shameful memory to the surface, yet wraps it in a strange, reassuring, comforting blanket, reminding you we're all just as weird as each other.' - Audience response

'This is one of those plays that you just can't wait to talk about as soon as you leave' - Audience response

'The ability to make the audience go from laughter to being able to hear a pin drop is phenomenal' - Audience response

'It helf my delicate heart in its hands, washed it, and returned it to me fuller and kinder to myself than it had been before' - Audience response 

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houseofshame.production renatagarcia.mps mariana.pereira78

Four women. Four real stories of violence. One Medusa waiting to be heard.
A Journalist who controls everything except her painful past. A Wife trying to get pregnant so she no longer has to fake orgasms. A Stripper with a psychology degree whose life splinters from a night they said wasn’t violence. A Witness who swallows her silence until it begins to consume her body. And Medusa extracts the truth hidden within their stories. The truth they are too afraid to tell even to themselves.
Drawing on the myth of Medusa and blending physical theatre, ritual, original music, and sign language, the performance explores how sexual trauma settles in the body, reshapes everyday life, and survives in silence.
A theatrical ritual where real women’s testimonies meet an ancient myth — and trauma, at last, finds its voice.

ast & Creatives

Devised and directed by: Tatsiana Popova, Yana Alekseenko, Alana Ivory, Nadzeya Sheibak
Performers: Tatsiana Popova, Yana Alekseenko, Alana Ivory, Nela Agrenich, Sonia Rosa
Composers: Pavel Sheibak, Raman Sauchuk
Visual designer:Maciej Miecznikowski
Translator: Alisa Kisel
PJM interpreter: Sonia Rosa 

Reviews

'A dramatic cry against silence. It was not just a play, but a ritual of mourning, fury, and remembrance.' - Audience response

'There was no room for comfort here – only confrontation.' - Audience response

'It wasn’t an artificially created script. It was taken from real life and brought to the stage in a truly powerful way.' - Audience response

'After this performance, I wanted to hug every woman even more than before.' - Audience response

'I can never fully understand this experience from my own perspective, but I was able to feel it through empathy and witness it on stage.' - Audience response 

More info

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The Seat of Me is an intimate autobiographical solo performance written and performed by Giulia A.Cryan. Through storytelling, music, and minimalist staging, the piece follows one woman's journey across Rome, New York, Los Angeles, and London, exploring identity, migration, and the search for belonging.

Drawing on personal experiences,  The Seat of Me reflects on artistic ambition, first love, family, and the moments that shape who we become. Fragments of Edith Piaf's music weave through the performance, creating a poetic dialogue between memory and self-discovery.

Funny, moving, and deeply personal, the show invites audiences to reflect on their own stories and asks a simple but powerful question: what happens when we finally sit with our past so we can stand in our lives?

Written from the perspective of a British-Italian artist living between cultures, the piece celebrates the complexity of belonging and the universal search for a place to call home.

Age recommendation: 14+

Duration: 50 minutes

Price: £10

Languages: English

Countries: UK, Italy

Show accessibility: None

Content warnings: None

Cast & Creatives

Writer: Giulia A.Cryan 

Performer: Giulia A.Cryan 

Produced by Iter Pictures 

Reviews

★★★★ 'What works immediately is the precision of the storytelling.' - YupVoted

★★★★ 'Perfectly Entwined Passion with Theatre.' - OVATION RADIO 

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giuliaasquinocryan

Four women. Four real stories of violence. One Medusa waiting to be heard.
A Journalist who controls everything except her painful past. A Wife trying to get pregnant so she no longer has to fake orgasms. A Stripper with a psychology degree whose life splinters from a night they said wasn’t violence. A Witness who swallows her silence until it begins to consume her body. And Medusa extracts the truth hidden within their stories. The truth they are too afraid to tell even to themselves.
Drawing on the myth of Medusa and blending physical theatre, ritual, original music, and sign language, the performance explores how sexual trauma settles in the body, reshapes everyday life, and survives in silence.
A theatrical ritual where real women’s testimonies meet an ancient myth — and trauma, at last, finds its voice.

ast & Creatives

Devised and directed by: Tatsiana Popova, Yana Alekseenko, Alana Ivory, Nadzeya Sheibak
Performers: Tatsiana Popova, Yana Alekseenko, Alana Ivory, Nela Agrenich, Sonia Rosa
Composers: Pavel Sheibak, Raman Sauchuk
Visual designer:Maciej Miecznikowski
Translator: Alisa Kisel
PJM interpreter: Sonia Rosa 

Reviews

'A dramatic cry against silence. It was not just a play, but a ritual of mourning, fury, and remembrance.' - Audience response

'There was no room for comfort here – only confrontation.' - Audience response

'It wasn’t an artificially created script. It was taken from real life and brought to the stage in a truly powerful way.' - Audience response

'After this performance, I wanted to hug every woman even more than before.' - Audience response

'I can never fully understand this experience from my own perspective, but I was able to feel it through empathy and witness it on stage.' - Audience response 

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A punchy, bodily piece on the gap between outer world and inner experience in a highly sensitive child. At the edge of reality and absurdity – the world highly sensitive people live in every day.

A single performer shifts between identities and uses light, sound, body and voice to externalise internal hell. A 6-year-old-child – Kiddi – is shown through the body of a 45-year-old woman. Feel the experience of high sensitivity and see the world through the eyes of 6-year-old Kiddi.

Act I is entirely subjective. It's bodily, distorted, immersive. It's an inner reality of Kiddi.

Act II switches into an objective, observational register. The actress changes appearance on stage and becomes a neutral external narrator. The same events are retold objectively – what has actually happened.

The play does not ask 'Were the parents good or bad?' but 'What happens when an insufficiently attuned environment meets a highly sensitive nervous system.'

Age recommendation: 14+

Duration: 40 minutes

Price: £12

Languages: English

Countries: United Kingdom

Show accessibility: None

Content warnings: Sudden loud noises, flashing lights.

Cast & Creatives

Director: Nadia Larina
Performer: Nadia Larina
Writer: Nadia Larina 

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In Devour, Lady Wentworth blends personal experience with mischevious storytelling to challenge the social norms we’re taught to swallow without question. With a bold feminist voice, she digs into the complicated realities of sex work, highlighting both the limits it can impose and the unexpected freedoms it can offer.

Inspired by the sultry style of Nigella Lawson and served with a side of full-bodied kink, Devour invites you into a kitchen unlike any other. Expect creamy innuendo, a whisper of whipped cream, and the ever-silent, latex-clad presence of a loyal gimp. Together, we stir the pot on desire, dismantle the stigma around fetish and kink, and bring you recipes spiced with humour, heart, and a healthy dollop of subversion.

This isn’t just food porn- it’s an unfiltered feast for the curious and the courageous. Through laughs, suggestive connotations, and lashings of chocolate spread, Devour celebrates the delicious diversity of human appetite.

So pull up a stool, loosen your inhibitions - tuck in!

Age recommendation: 18+

Duration: 55 minutes

Price: £14

Languages: English, Italian

Countries: Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland

Show accessibility: Captions

Content warnings: Adult themed, references to domestic abuse.

Cast & Creatives

Creative Director: Lady Wentworth
Culinary Assistance: Gimpy

Reviews

'...the big plus is the stage presence from Lady Wentworth herself, she occupies the whole darn thing with a sultry passion...! - EdFringe 

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Thisisladywentworth

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The Ugly Duckling has grown up, glown up, and they're doing great. Thriving, in fact. Join them for an evening celebrating their flawless life.

Beneath Still Waters is a solo performance developed during an artist residency at WOMB, Mexico City, 2024. The show blends storytelling, original music, and absurd comedy, using the familiar narrative of the ugly duckling to explore themes around identity, validation and beauty ideals.

Rebecka Öberg (they/them) is a Swedish performer and theatre maker based in London. Their work spans theatre, film and radio, with a focus on comedy, devising and interactive performance. They co-created the award-winning Why I am an Avocado (Best Comedy, Greater Manchester Fringe 2021) and have worked with BBC Proms and Radio 3 through the BBC Open Music scheme.

They have trained at Rose Bruford College, Real Escuela Superior de Arte Dramático, Upright Citizens Brigade and Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.

The Seat of Me is an intimate autobiographical solo performance written and performed by Giulia A.Cryan. Through storytelling, music, and minimalist staging, the piece follows one woman's journey across Rome, New York, Los Angeles, and London, exploring identity, migration, and the search for belonging.

Drawing on personal experiences,  The Seat of Me reflects on artistic ambition, first love, family, and the moments that shape who we become. Fragments of Edith Piaf's music weave through the performance, creating a poetic dialogue between memory and self-discovery.

Funny, moving, and deeply personal, the show invites audiences to reflect on their own stories and asks a simple but powerful question: what happens when we finally sit with our past so we can stand in our lives?

Written from the perspective of a British-Italian artist living between cultures, the piece celebrates the complexity of belonging and the universal search for a place to call home.

Age recommendation: 14+

Duration: 50 minutes

Price: £10

Languages: English

Countries: UK, Italy

Show accessibility: None

Content warnings: None

Cast & Creatives

Writer: Giulia A.Cryan 

Performer: Giulia A.Cryan 

Produced by Iter Pictures 

Reviews

★★★★ 'What works immediately is the precision of the storytelling.' - YupVoted

★★★★ 'Perfectly Entwined Passion with Theatre.' - OVATION RADIO 

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giuliaasquinocryan

The apocalypse is here. Deep underground, within a doomsday bunker, we find three strangers thrown together through the apparent tides of war. The paranoia of their deepest fear keeps them from leaving. Keeping them alone, scared.

So, they did the only reasonable thing: became a family. Followed the prototypical norms. Made a schedule. Made it all routine. Day after day they repeat as if on a loop, robotic and unhuman. Until. . . it begins to slip.

Slowly but surely they begin to devolve. Routine becomes ritual. Each motion dedicated to the shrine of their unwavering survival. Their need to ever live presses and deforms their lives into simple patterns. The family, which once held itself together through that repeated motion, begins to break apart unwinding the bandage fabric that held them together.

Come unwrap these mysteries and the paranoia that dwells beneath the surface.

Age recommendation: 12+

Duration: 45 minutes

Price: £11

Languages: English, Non-Verbal

Show accessibility: None

Content warnings: Mentions of violence, physical reference to guns. Loud noises, high pitched ringing sound and sirens

Cast & Creatives

Director: Kylie Williams
Performers and Devisers: Kylie Williams, Hector Berenger, Hollie Milne 
Sound Design: Hollie Milne

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Stark_ish_

The Ugly Duckling has grown up, glown up, and they're doing great. Thriving, in fact. Join them for an evening celebrating their flawless life.

Beneath Still Waters is a solo performance developed during an artist residency at WOMB, Mexico City, 2024. The show blends storytelling, original music, and absurd comedy, using the familiar narrative of the ugly duckling to explore themes around identity, validation and beauty ideals.

Rebecka Öberg (they/them) is a Swedish performer and theatre maker based in London. Their work spans theatre, film and radio, with a focus on comedy, devising and interactive performance. They co-created the award-winning Why I am an Avocado (Best Comedy, Greater Manchester Fringe 2021) and have worked with BBC Proms and Radio 3 through the BBC Open Music scheme.

They have trained at Rose Bruford College, Real Escuela Superior de Arte Dramático, Upright Citizens Brigade and Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.

The Seat of Me is an intimate autobiographical solo performance written and performed by Giulia A.Cryan. Through storytelling, music, and minimalist staging, the piece follows one woman's journey across Rome, New York, Los Angeles, and London, exploring identity, migration, and the search for belonging.

Drawing on personal experiences,  The Seat of Me reflects on artistic ambition, first love, family, and the moments that shape who we become. Fragments of Edith Piaf's music weave through the performance, creating a poetic dialogue between memory and self-discovery.

Funny, moving, and deeply personal, the show invites audiences to reflect on their own stories and asks a simple but powerful question: what happens when we finally sit with our past so we can stand in our lives?

Written from the perspective of a British-Italian artist living between cultures, the piece celebrates the complexity of belonging and the universal search for a place to call home.

Age recommendation: 14+

Duration: 50 minutes

Price: £10

Languages: English

Countries: UK, Italy

Show accessibility: None

Content warnings: None

Cast & Creatives

Writer: Giulia A.Cryan 

Performer: Giulia A.Cryan 

Produced by Iter Pictures 

Reviews

★★★★ 'What works immediately is the precision of the storytelling.' - YupVoted

★★★★ 'Perfectly Entwined Passion with Theatre.' - OVATION RADIO 

More info

giuliaasquinocryan

The apocalypse is here. Deep underground, within a doomsday bunker, we find three strangers thrown together through the apparent tides of war. The paranoia of their deepest fear keeps them from leaving. Keeping them alone, scared.

So, they did the only reasonable thing: became a family. Followed the prototypical norms. Made a schedule. Made it all routine. Day after day they repeat as if on a loop, robotic and unhuman. Until. . . it begins to slip.

Slowly but surely they begin to devolve. Routine becomes ritual. Each motion dedicated to the shrine of their unwavering survival. Their need to ever live presses and deforms their lives into simple patterns. The family, which once held itself together through that repeated motion, begins to break apart unwinding the bandage fabric that held them together.

Come unwrap these mysteries and the paranoia that dwells beneath the surface.

Age recommendation: 12+

Duration: 45 minutes

Price: £11

Languages: English, Non-Verbal

Show accessibility: None

Content warnings: Mentions of violence, physical reference to guns. Loud noises, high pitched ringing sound and sirens

Cast & Creatives

Director: Kylie Williams
Performers and Devisers: Kylie Williams, Hector Berenger, Hollie Milne 
Sound Design: Hollie Milne

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Stark_ish_

Artivistic performance originally created to commemorate the UN International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and Girls. The piece draws an analogy from the scientific fact that butterflies lack a physical voice, linking this to how trauma silences parts of the human body that share a physical similarity with butterfly anatomy.

The narrative follows a woman and her therapist on a regressive journey into childhood to uncover a secret retained within the flesh. Together, they trigger a metamorphosis, reclaiming power from pain as they liberate their own voices; a psychomagic act achieved when other women listen to the protagonist within the sound of her silence. Following this immersive experience, the company Hilanderas offers a Q&A and a workshop based on Roy Hart to release energies absorbed during the performance. This project, which holds a strong social responsibility with art created from a gender perspective, will also offer a programme detailing the process and how to join this creative community.

Age recommendation: 14+

Duration: 45 minutes

Price: £15

Languages: Latin American Spanish, English Surtitles

Countries: Argentina, Chile, UK

Show accessibility: None

Content warnings: This performance addresses sensitive themes of gender-based violence, trauma, and childhood abuse. Audiences may leave the auditorium if needed.

Cast & Creatives

Script and traslation: Susana Leon and Stephanie Prieto  
Production: Hilanderas Arts Community
Director: Stephanie Prieto 
Asistant Direction: Andrea Holland
Performers: Stephanie Prieto, Esmeralda Sears
Record and Sound design: Valentina Infante, Guillermo Quinteros
Music: Angela Acuna
Visual art: Viny Nugere and Andrea Florentin 

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The Seat of Me is an intimate autobiographical solo performance written and performed by Giulia A.Cryan. Through storytelling, music, and minimalist staging, the piece follows one woman's journey across Rome, New York, Los Angeles, and London, exploring identity, migration, and the search for belonging.

Drawing on personal experiences,  The Seat of Me reflects on artistic ambition, first love, family, and the moments that shape who we become. Fragments of Edith Piaf's music weave through the performance, creating a poetic dialogue between memory and self-discovery.

Funny, moving, and deeply personal, the show invites audiences to reflect on their own stories and asks a simple but powerful question: what happens when we finally sit with our past so we can stand in our lives?

Written from the perspective of a British-Italian artist living between cultures, the piece celebrates the complexity of belonging and the universal search for a place to call home.

Age recommendation: 14+

Duration: 50 minutes

Price: £10

Languages: English

Countries: UK, Italy

Show accessibility: None

Content warnings: None

Cast & Creatives

Writer: Giulia A.Cryan 

Performer: Giulia A.Cryan 

Produced by Iter Pictures 

Reviews

★★★★ 'What works immediately is the precision of the storytelling.' - YupVoted

★★★★ 'Perfectly Entwined Passion with Theatre.' - OVATION RADIO 

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giuliaasquinocryan

Trained to dance in chains, a body forgets how to move once unshackled.

LIBERATING: She Dances (in Chains) is a visceral physical theatre work about discipline, masking and the paradox of agency within constraint. Through chains, masks, movement and multilingual text, the piece moves through the roles a woman is taught to inhabit: daughter, student, friend, citizen, worker, lover, mother and more.

It sketches a world of internalised surveillance and self-regulation, where external command slides into voluntary compliance, social scripts become muscle memory, and performance hardens into habit. With chains, masks and the body as its image field, the work asks: when conduct is measured from within, what might freedom be?

She dances in chains. She chooses to. At least she thinks so.

Age recommendation: 16+

Duration: 50 minutes

Price: £12

Languages: Cantonese, English, Mandarin

Countries: China, Chile, Poland, UK

Show accessibility: None

Content warnings: Contains chains, masks, physical restraint, intense movement, swearing, themes of gendered control, self-surveillance, and emotional distress.

Cast & Creatives

Created, Produced and Performed by Xiaoyao Luo

The Cast
SHE: Xiaoyao Luo
THEM: Kuba Pawełczak & Wenqi Yu

Movement Director: Rebeca Pereira
Original Music: Wenshan Yu
Sound Designer: Lois Qi
Lighting Designer: Melody Mengyun Liu
Visual Designer: Chaoying Lin
Assistant Producer: Inini Xinyi Yin
Marketing & Photographer: Ruidi Zhu
Film & Videographer: Dana Peiyi Wang

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The apocalypse is here. Deep underground, within a doomsday bunker, we find three strangers thrown together through the apparent tides of war. The paranoia of their deepest fear keeps them from leaving. Keeping them alone, scared.

So, they did the only reasonable thing: became a family. Followed the prototypical norms. Made a schedule. Made it all routine. Day after day they repeat as if on a loop, robotic and unhuman. Until. . . it begins to slip.

Slowly but surely they begin to devolve. Routine becomes ritual. Each motion dedicated to the shrine of their unwavering survival. Their need to ever live presses and deforms their lives into simple patterns. The family, which once held itself together through that repeated motion, begins to break apart unwinding the bandage fabric that held them together.

Come unwrap these mysteries and the paranoia that dwells beneath the surface.

Age recommendation: 12+

Duration: 45 minutes

Price: £11

Languages: English, Non-Verbal

Show accessibility: None

Content warnings: Mentions of violence, physical reference to guns. Loud noises, high pitched ringing sound and sirens

Cast & Creatives

Director: Kylie Williams
Performers and Devisers: Kylie Williams, Hector Berenger, Hollie Milne 
Sound Design: Hollie Milne

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Trained to dance in chains, a body forgets how to move once unshackled.

LIBERATING: She Dances (in Chains) is a visceral physical theatre work about discipline, masking and the paradox of agency within constraint. Through chains, masks, movement and multilingual text, the piece moves through the roles a woman is taught to inhabit: daughter, student, friend, citizen, worker, lover, mother and more.

It sketches a world of internalised surveillance and self-regulation, where external command slides into voluntary compliance, social scripts become muscle memory, and performance hardens into habit. With chains, masks and the body as its image field, the work asks: when conduct is measured from within, what might freedom be?

She dances in chains. She chooses to. At least she thinks so.

Age recommendation: 16+

Duration: 50 minutes

Price: £12

Languages: Cantonese, English, Mandarin

Countries: China, Chile, Poland, UK

Show accessibility: None

Content warnings: Contains chains, masks, physical restraint, intense movement, swearing, themes of gendered control, self-surveillance, and emotional distress.

Cast & Creatives

Created, Produced and Performed by Xiaoyao Luo

The Cast
SHE: Xiaoyao Luo
THEM: Kuba Pawełczak & Wenqi Yu

Movement Director: Rebeca Pereira
Original Music: Wenshan Yu
Sound Designer: Lois Qi
Lighting Designer: Melody Mengyun Liu
Visual Designer: Chaoying Lin
Assistant Producer: Inini Xinyi Yin
Marketing & Photographer: Ruidi Zhu
Film & Videographer: Dana Peiyi Wang

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What happens when the world's most famous woman finally comes face to face with her creator? Marilyn/God is a darkly comic, surreal new play that imagines an impossible encounter between Marilyn Monroe and God. Blending wit with poignant reflection, it explores the price of fame, the search for identity, and the tension between public myth and private truth. Through sharp dialogue and unexpected humour, the play asks who Marilyn really was beyond the image the world created, and whether redemption, understanding, or simply honesty is possible in the afterlife. Bold, funny, and thought-provoking, Marilyn/God offers a fresh theatrical perspective on one of history's most enduring icons.

Age recommendation: 16+

Duration: 60 minutes

Price: £20

Languages: English, Romanian

Countries: Romania, UK

Show accessibility: None

Content warnings: Themes of death, discussion of suicide, mental health themes, depictions of god, addiction, substance misuse, strong language, sexism, misogyny

What happens when the world's most famous woman finally comes face to face with her creator? Marilyn/God is a darkly comic, surreal new play that imagines an impossible encounter between Marilyn Monroe and God. Blending wit with poignant reflection, it explores the price of fame, the search for identity, and the tension between public myth and private truth. Through sharp dialogue and unexpected humour, the play asks who Marilyn really was beyond the image the world created, and whether redemption, understanding, or simply honesty is possible in the afterlife. Bold, funny, and thought-provoking, Marilyn/God offers a fresh theatrical perspective on one of history's most enduring icons.

Age recommendation: 16+

Duration: 60 minutes

Price: £20

Languages: English, Romanian

Countries: Romania, UK

Show accessibility: None

Content warnings: Themes of death, discussion of suicide, mental health themes, depictions of god, addiction, substance misuse, strong language, sexism, misogyny

A romantic drama with sci-fi elements, A Memory of Love follows a scientist who journeys inside his wife's memories through an experimental procedure designed to wake her from an unconscious state. With time running out, he searches the defining moments of their relationship in search of a memory powerful enough to bring her back.

Set within an intercultural love story between an American man and a Mexican woman living in London, the piece explores the beauty, complexity, and fragility of romantic love. Through an intimate and emotionally grounded theatrical style, A Memory of Love examines memory, identity, distance, and the question of whether love alone can overcome the forces that pull us apart.

Age recommendation: 16+

Duration: 60 minutes

Price: £14

Languages: English

Countries: Mexico

Show accessibility: None

Content warnings: References to suicide

Cast & Creatives

Director: Oscar Alexander 
Performers: Oscar Alexander & Andrea Somerville
Writer: Oscar Alexander 

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The Ugly Duckling has grown up, glown up, and they're doing great. Thriving, in fact. Join them for an evening celebrating their flawless life.

Beneath Still Waters is a solo performance developed during an artist residency at WOMB, Mexico City, 2024. The show blends storytelling, original music, and absurd comedy, using the familiar narrative of the ugly duckling to explore themes around identity, validation and beauty ideals.

Rebecka Öberg (they/them) is a Swedish performer and theatre maker based in London. Their work spans theatre, film and radio, with a focus on comedy, devising and interactive performance. They co-created the award-winning Why I am an Avocado (Best Comedy, Greater Manchester Fringe 2021) and have worked with BBC Proms and Radio 3 through the BBC Open Music scheme.

They have trained at Rose Bruford College, Real Escuela Superior de Arte Dramático, Upright Citizens Brigade and Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.

What happens when the world's most famous woman finally comes face to face with her creator? Marilyn/God is a darkly comic, surreal new play that imagines an impossible encounter between Marilyn Monroe and God. Blending wit with poignant reflection, it explores the price of fame, the search for identity, and the tension between public myth and private truth. Through sharp dialogue and unexpected humour, the play asks who Marilyn really was beyond the image the world created, and whether redemption, understanding, or simply honesty is possible in the afterlife. Bold, funny, and thought-provoking, Marilyn/God offers a fresh theatrical perspective on one of history's most enduring icons.

Age recommendation: 16+

Duration: 60 minutes

Price: £20

Languages: English, Romanian

Countries: Romania, UK

Show accessibility: None

Content warnings: Themes of death, discussion of suicide, mental health themes, depictions of god, addiction, substance misuse, strong language, sexism, misogyny

Trained to dance in chains, a body forgets how to move once unshackled.

LIBERATING: She Dances (in Chains) is a visceral physical theatre work about discipline, masking and the paradox of agency within constraint. Through chains, masks, movement and multilingual text, the piece moves through the roles a woman is taught to inhabit: daughter, student, friend, citizen, worker, lover, mother and more.

It sketches a world of internalised surveillance and self-regulation, where external command slides into voluntary compliance, social scripts become muscle memory, and performance hardens into habit. With chains, masks and the body as its image field, the work asks: when conduct is measured from within, what might freedom be?

She dances in chains. She chooses to. At least she thinks so.

Age recommendation: 16+

Duration: 50 minutes

Price: £12

Languages: Cantonese, English, Mandarin

Countries: China, Chile, Poland, UK

Show accessibility: None

Content warnings: Contains chains, masks, physical restraint, intense movement, swearing, themes of gendered control, self-surveillance, and emotional distress.

Cast & Creatives

Created, Produced and Performed by Xiaoyao Luo

The Cast
SHE: Xiaoyao Luo
THEM: Kuba Pawełczak & Wenqi Yu

Movement Director: Rebeca Pereira
Original Music: Wenshan Yu
Sound Designer: Lois Qi
Lighting Designer: Melody Mengyun Liu
Visual Designer: Chaoying Lin
Assistant Producer: Inini Xinyi Yin
Marketing & Photographer: Ruidi Zhu
Film & Videographer: Dana Peiyi Wang

More info

liberating.zzlz luoxiaoyaoxy

What happens when the world's most famous woman finally comes face to face with her creator? Marilyn/God is a darkly comic, surreal new play that imagines an impossible encounter between Marilyn Monroe and God. Blending wit with poignant reflection, it explores the price of fame, the search for identity, and the tension between public myth and private truth. Through sharp dialogue and unexpected humour, the play asks who Marilyn really was beyond the image the world created, and whether redemption, understanding, or simply honesty is possible in the afterlife. Bold, funny, and thought-provoking, Marilyn/God offers a fresh theatrical perspective on one of history's most enduring icons.

Age recommendation: 16+

Duration: 60 minutes

Price: £20

Languages: English, Romanian

Countries: Romania, UK

Show accessibility: None

Content warnings: Themes of death, discussion of suicide, mental health themes, depictions of god, addiction, substance misuse, strong language, sexism, misogyny

Marie Pichon is both a clown and a sculptor.

Her latest creation, Mortelle, comes to life before our very eyes and is entrusted with a particularly delicate mission: to share the story of Marie's journey alongside her mother, who died from Motor Neurone Disease.

But how do you confront MND and death on stage without killing the mood? Almost impossible. The mood itself is in rather fragile health...

Given the choice, Mortelle would much rather be lounging on a shelf with her fellow sculpture friends. But beneath her gold tutu beats the heart of a clown. And clowns don't escape their destiny.

So, Mortelle rises to the challenge. Her metal clown nose polished for battle, she marches into the fray armed with poetry, humour and a great deal of courage.

Mortelle is a French solo-clown show produced by PSYCHEdelight, an award-winning theatre company using clowning to share human journeys that connect us all.

Performed in French, without subtitles. 

Age recommendation: 10+

Duration: 50 minutes

Price: £15

Languages: French

Countries: France

Show accessibility: None

Content warnings: Reference to illness and death

Cast & Creatives

Clown Performer & Co-creator: Marie Pichon Varin

Director & Co-creator: Sophie Besse 

Reviews

 ★★★★★ 'We need more theatre companies that challenge us. Thank you, PSYCHEdelight, for providing a safe space for us to laugh, weep and sing. Cathartic and unforgettable.'- Fringe Review on Unforgettable: An Alzheimer's Cabaret!, Winner of Best Cabaret Award at Brighton Fringe 2026  

★★★★★ 'Beautiful in both its poetic and physical language, Mohand & Peter is a triumph'. - There Ought To Be Clowns (about Mohand & Peter)

 ★★★★ - 'A genial two-hander' - The Stage (about Mohand & Peter)

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How about songs with stand up comedy? A Taiwanese actor chasing her musical theatre dream. Like many other actors, she struggles with the challenges of life until one day she realizes that she doesn’t have to prove her worth. We’re not chasing it. We are the thing itself. 

Age recommendation: 10+

Duration: 50 minutes

Price: £18

Languages: English

Countries: UK

Show accessibility: None

Content warnings: None

Cast & Creatives

Actor: Yu-Ting Chen 
Pianist: Gigi Kuo
Writer: Yu-Ting Chen
Composer: Multiple composers   

A punchy, bodily piece on the gap between outer world and inner experience in a highly sensitive child. At the edge of reality and absurdity – the world highly sensitive people live in every day.

A single performer shifts between identities and uses light, sound, body and voice to externalise internal hell. A 6-year-old-child – Kiddi – is shown through the body of a 45-year-old woman. Feel the experience of high sensitivity and see the world through the eyes of 6-year-old Kiddi.

Act I is entirely subjective. It's bodily, distorted, immersive. It's an inner reality of Kiddi.

Act II switches into an objective, observational register. The actress changes appearance on stage and becomes a neutral external narrator. The same events are retold objectively – what has actually happened.

The play does not ask 'Were the parents good or bad?' but 'What happens when an insufficiently attuned environment meets a highly sensitive nervous system.'

Age recommendation: 14+

Duration: 40 minutes

Price: £12

Languages: English

Countries: United Kingdom

Show accessibility: None

Content warnings: Sudden loud noises, flashing lights.

Cast & Creatives

Director: Nadia Larina
Performer: Nadia Larina
Writer: Nadia Larina 

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Marie Pichon is both a clown and a sculptor.

Her latest creation, Mortelle, comes to life before our very eyes and is entrusted with a particularly delicate mission: to share the story of Marie's journey alongside her mother, who died from Motor Neurone Disease.

But how do you confront MND and death on stage without killing the mood? Almost impossible. The mood itself is in rather fragile health...

Given the choice, Mortelle would much rather be lounging on a shelf with her fellow sculpture friends. But beneath her gold tutu beats the heart of a clown. And clowns don't escape their destiny.

So, Mortelle rises to the challenge. Her metal clown nose polished for battle, she marches into the fray armed with poetry, humour and a great deal of courage.

Mortelle is a French solo-clown show produced by PSYCHEdelight, an award-winning theatre company using clowning to share human journeys that connect us all.

Performed in French, without subtitles. 

Age recommendation: 10+

Duration: 50 minutes

Price: £15

Languages: French

Countries: France

Show accessibility: None

Content warnings: Reference to illness and death

Cast & Creatives

Clown Performer & Co-creator: Marie Pichon Varin

Director & Co-creator: Sophie Besse 

Reviews

 ★★★★★ 'We need more theatre companies that challenge us. Thank you, PSYCHEdelight, for providing a safe space for us to laugh, weep and sing. Cathartic and unforgettable.'- Fringe Review on Unforgettable: An Alzheimer's Cabaret!, Winner of Best Cabaret Award at Brighton Fringe 2026  

★★★★★ 'Beautiful in both its poetic and physical language, Mohand & Peter is a triumph'. - There Ought To Be Clowns (about Mohand & Peter)

 ★★★★ - 'A genial two-hander' - The Stage (about Mohand & Peter)

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https://www.psychedelight.org/mortelle

L.A.'s underground hit has landed in London: Slideshow brings together storytellers, poets, comedians, musicians and more, all speaking their truth with their own slides up on the big screen to prove it. "Shockingly honest stories," cheers the Los Angeles Times, "Downright magical, uncomfortable, and anarchic."

Content warnings: Age 16 and over recommended (some language & adult content)

L.A.'s underground hit has landed in London: Slideshow brings together storytellers, poets, comedians, musicians and more, all speaking their truth with their own slides up on the big screen to prove it. "Shockingly honest stories," cheers the Los Angeles Times, "Downright magical, uncomfortable, and anarchic."

Content warnings: Age 16 and over recommended (some language & adult content)

Set against the backdrop of contemporary Paris, Pinned is a bilingual, intimate story that delves into the complexities of love, purpose, and the search for belonging. Claire, an academic from New Zealand finishing her social anthropology master's in Paris, meets Léo, a disillusioned Parisian cellist caught in the slipstream of her own life. The two women form a bond that challenges them both to confront who they are and what they want from their futures. Written in both English and French, Pinned challenges our preconceptions about what it means to love someone and what it means to allow ourselves to be undone by someone else.

Age recommendation: 14+

Duration: 60 minutes

Price: £15

Languages: English, French

Countries: Australia, Canada, Ireland, France, New Zealand, UK

Show accessibility: English and French Surtitles

Content warnings: Mature language, references to alcohol and sex

Cast & Creatives

Director: Mia Leahy
Producer: Stuart McDougall & Alchemy Theatre
Performers: Anthea Freya Hill, Marie Gouault
Original Composition & Live Performance: Angèle Decreux
Writer: Anthea Freya Hill
Intimacy Director: Nathalie Allison
Dramaturg and Script Editor: Bree Turner
Script Development: Bree Turner, Marie Gouault, Sören Philippo, Alchemy Theatre Director’s Lab
Subtitles: Samiha Hunt

Reviews

'I think it was my favourite piece of English-language theatre that I’ve seen in Paris. The writing was incredible, I think it’s so relatable to the expat experience.' - Audience response

'It captured me from the first moment and I stayed that way through the whole show... I now want to have a romance with a girl in Paris!' - Audience response

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Wide Awake is an experimental theatre piece using movement and storytelling to explore how emotions impact the body and have the potential to dictate the course of our lives.

Inspired by Bessel van der Kolk's groundbreaking book The Body Keeps the Score, Wide Awake is created and performed by RADA graduates Helen Percival and Gen Labuschagne.

Genevieve Labuschagne is an actor and trained dancer with extensive experience in choreography and physical theatre and Helen Percival is an actor, writer and published poet.

The piece draws on their own personal explorations of how life experiences and societal expectations can become lodged in the body and then inform how we move through the world. From utmost joy, to deep shame and sadness, Wide Awake invites audiences to embrace the full spectrum of their emotional capacity and as a result to live and feel more deeply.

Age recommendation: 16+

Duration: 50 minutes

Price: £12

Languages: English

Countries: UK

Show accessibility: None

Content warnings: None

Cast & Creatives

Creators and Performers: Gen Labuschagne and Helen Percival

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What brings you to London?

Set in a small café beneath the city’s ever-changing skies, The Café follows four people living under different circumstances as they gather over coffee, uncertainty and the quiet pressure of London life. As money, visas and confidence begin to run out, they become one another’s temporary shelter, sharing food, laughter and fear while searching for a place to belong.

This new piece of writing explores the human need for connection, asking what home can mean when it is no longer nearby, and who gets to feel safe in a city that is always moving.

Age recommendation: All Ages

Duration: 60 minutes

Price: £10

Languages: Chinese, English, Farsi, Portuguese

Countries: Brazil, China, Iran, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA

Show accessibility: None

Content warnings: References to displacement & emotional distress

Cast & Creatives

Writer: Roccia Zhang  
Director: Siyao Wu  

Cast: Gus Teodosio, Max Wright, Nana Kim, Roxana Shirazi

Creative Producer: Jiho Park

Assistant Producer: Phil Gellhorn

Stage Manager: Faye Qian

Marketing Manager: Diana Arushanian

Set & Costume Designer: Jae You

Assistant Set & Costume Designer : Min Kim

Lighting Designer: Jason Ahn

Sound Designer: Vivi Kosanovich

Graphic Designer: HaeJin Lee

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'From the War of the Roses to the War of the Poppies, it's really all about what they live on: the land. It's the land we all want.'

One woman. One hour. One story. Ten characters. 

A dark comedy about petty neighbours going violent. It's hard to maintain peace when your house sits on an old battlefield where history seems only to be repeating. It's even harder when your neighbour is... We'll let Margaret explain. 

This unique, bold and bonkers, fast-paced play takes you on a journey of increasingly questionable decisions. 

Through the collaboration of an all-female, international LAMDA alumni creative team, we bring you One Man's Land. 

Writer/ Performer: Josie Rose Embleton
Director: Esther Fernández Guerra
Associate Director: Tara Jamora Oppen
Producers: Priya Basra, Glerren Bangalan
Set Design by Martha Ma
Sound Design by Tara Jamora Oppen
Lighting Design by EJ Walker 

Instagram - @onemanslandplay 

Content warnings: Swearing, themes of violence, death, war, and murder

Set against the backdrop of contemporary Paris, Pinned is a bilingual, intimate story that delves into the complexities of love, purpose, and the search for belonging. Claire, an academic from New Zealand finishing her social anthropology master's in Paris, meets Léo, a disillusioned Parisian cellist caught in the slipstream of her own life. The two women form a bond that challenges them both to confront who they are and what they want from their futures. Written in both English and French, Pinned challenges our preconceptions about what it means to love someone and what it means to allow ourselves to be undone by someone else.

Age recommendation: 14+

Duration: 60 minutes

Price: £15

Languages: English, French

Countries: Australia, Canada, Ireland, France, New Zealand, UK

Show accessibility: English and French Surtitles

Content warnings: Mature language, references to alcohol and sex

Cast & Creatives

Director: Mia Leahy
Producer: Stuart McDougall & Alchemy Theatre
Performers: Anthea Freya Hill, Marie Gouault
Original Composition & Live Performance: Angèle Decreux
Writer: Anthea Freya Hill
Intimacy Director: Nathalie Allison
Dramaturg and Script Editor: Bree Turner
Script Development: Bree Turner, Marie Gouault, Sören Philippo, Alchemy Theatre Director’s Lab
Subtitles: Samiha Hunt

Reviews

'I think it was my favourite piece of English-language theatre that I’ve seen in Paris. The writing was incredible, I think it’s so relatable to the expat experience.' - Audience response

'It captured me from the first moment and I stayed that way through the whole show... I now want to have a romance with a girl in Paris!' - Audience response

More info

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What brings you to London?

Set in a small café beneath the city’s ever-changing skies, The Café follows four people living under different circumstances as they gather over coffee, uncertainty and the quiet pressure of London life. As money, visas and confidence begin to run out, they become one another’s temporary shelter, sharing food, laughter and fear while searching for a place to belong.

This new piece of writing explores the human need for connection, asking what home can mean when it is no longer nearby, and who gets to feel safe in a city that is always moving.

Age recommendation: All Ages

Duration: 60 minutes

Price: £10

Languages: Chinese, English, Farsi, Portuguese

Countries: Brazil, China, Iran, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA

Show accessibility: None

Content warnings: References to displacement & emotional distress

Cast & Creatives

Writer: Roccia Zhang  
Director: Siyao Wu  

Cast: Gus Teodosio, Max Wright, Nana Kim, Roxana Shirazi

Creative Producer: Jiho Park

Assistant Producer: Phil Gellhorn

Stage Manager: Faye Qian

Marketing Manager: Diana Arushanian

Set & Costume Designer: Jae You

Assistant Set & Costume Designer : Min Kim

Lighting Designer: Jason Ahn

Sound Designer: Vivi Kosanovich

Graphic Designer: HaeJin Lee

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What brings you to London?

Set in a small café beneath the city’s ever-changing skies, The Café follows four people living under different circumstances as they gather over coffee, uncertainty and the quiet pressure of London life. As money, visas and confidence begin to run out, they become one another’s temporary shelter, sharing food, laughter and fear while searching for a place to belong.

This new piece of writing explores the human need for connection, asking what home can mean when it is no longer nearby, and who gets to feel safe in a city that is always moving.

Age recommendation: All Ages

Duration: 60 minutes

Price: £10

Languages: Chinese, English, Farsi, Portuguese

Countries: Brazil, China, Iran, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA

Show accessibility: None

Content warnings: References to displacement & emotional distress

Cast & Creatives

Writer: Roccia Zhang  
Director: Siyao Wu  

Cast: Gus Teodosio, Max Wright, Nana Kim, Roxana Shirazi

Creative Producer: Jiho Park

Assistant Producer: Phil Gellhorn

Stage Manager: Faye Qian

Marketing Manager: Diana Arushanian

Set & Costume Designer: Jae You

Assistant Set & Costume Designer : Min Kim

Lighting Designer: Jason Ahn

Sound Designer: Vivi Kosanovich

Graphic Designer: HaeJin Lee

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Playwright J Ivanel Johnson (Canada) and Ben Anadolu (UK) tackle homelessness in big cities.

They raise some questions we would rather ignore, avoid and run away from. But how long and how far can we run away from these uncomfortable questions? They have a habbit of catching up with us when we least expect it.

Should we stop and think and confront the issue there and then? Which is the easy way out? How can we get away from it?

In Public Address, (J Ivanel Johnson) challenges us; do we really listen to what we hear? Do we really see what we look at? What might we miss when we don't pay enough attention?

In The Window, (Ben Anadolu) takes us back to that famous meeting between Alexander the Great and Diogenes all those years ago. Has it really changed that much or are we only reliving the same scene with different actors in a new setting?

Age recommendation: 12+

Duration: 30 minutes

Price: £10

Languages: English

Countries: UK

Show accessibility: None

Content warnings: None

Cast & Creatives

Playwright: J Ivanel Johnson
Playwright/Producer/Director: Ben Anadolu 

1-PUBLIC ADDRESS

NINA= LAURA MORLAND
PA/TANNOY= STEVE SAXBY
RICH/GREG/PETE THE SECURITY GUARD/MAN IN RAINCOAT= JACOB TRENERRY
BELINDA/MONA/CINDY= KATIE FRANCES
DOROTHY/JUDY/WENDY=OYEKO HANSON
LICIA/HESTER  = ALISON MEDINA

LICIA/HESTER  = ALISON MEDINA


2- THE WINDOW

NARRATOR= KATIE FRANCES
WOMAN= LAURA MORLAND

stage manager= TRINIDAD PRIETO

sound: LUCIAN GAUTEL

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Playwright J Ivanel Johnson (Canada) and Ben Anadolu (UK) tackle homelessness in big cities.

They raise some questions we would rather ignore, avoid and run away from. But how long and how far can we run away from these uncomfortable questions? They have a habbit of catching up with us when we least expect it.

Should we stop and think and confront the issue there and then? Which is the easy way out? How can we get away from it?

In Public Address, (J Ivanel Johnson) challenges us; do we really listen to what we hear? Do we really see what we look at? What might we miss when we don't pay enough attention?

In The Window, (Ben Anadolu) takes us back to that famous meeting between Alexander the Great and Diogenes all those years ago. Has it really changed that much or are we only reliving the same scene with different actors in a new setting?

Age recommendation: 12+

Duration: 30 minutes

Price: £10

Languages: English

Countries: UK

Show accessibility: None

Content warnings: None

Cast & Creatives

Playwright: J Ivanel Johnson
Playwright/Producer/Director: Ben Anadolu 

1-PUBLIC ADDRESS

NINA= LAURA MORLAND
PA/TANNOY= STEVE SAXBY
RICH/GREG/PETE THE SECURITY GUARD/MAN IN RAINCOAT= JACOB TRENERRY
BELINDA/MONA/CINDY= KATIE FRANCES
DOROTHY/JUDY/WENDY=OYEKO HANSON
LICIA/HESTER  = ALISON MEDINA

LICIA/HESTER  = ALISON MEDINA


2- THE WINDOW

NARRATOR= KATIE FRANCES
WOMAN= LAURA MORLAND

stage manager= TRINIDAD PRIETO

sound: LUCIAN GAUTEL

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A punchy, bodily piece on the gap between outer world and inner experience in a highly sensitive child. At the edge of reality and absurdity – the world highly sensitive people live in every day.

A single performer shifts between identities and uses light, sound, body and voice to externalise internal hell. A 6-year-old-child – Kiddi – is shown through the body of a 45-year-old woman. Feel the experience of high sensitivity and see the world through the eyes of 6-year-old Kiddi.

Act I is entirely subjective. It's bodily, distorted, immersive. It's an inner reality of Kiddi.

Act II switches into an objective, observational register. The actress changes appearance on stage and becomes a neutral external narrator. The same events are retold objectively – what has actually happened.

The play does not ask 'Were the parents good or bad?' but 'What happens when an insufficiently attuned environment meets a highly sensitive nervous system.'

Age recommendation: 14+

Duration: 40 minutes

Price: £12

Languages: English

Countries: United Kingdom

Show accessibility: None

Content warnings: Sudden loud noises, flashing lights.

Cast & Creatives

Director: Nadia Larina
Performer: Nadia Larina
Writer: Nadia Larina 

More info

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At dawn, the nation of the Gummy Bears declares war against the nation of the Dinosaurs. There will be a battle, and the gummies will prepare for war, and the dinosaurs will win the fight. But even if the outcome is tragically obvious the question remains: what makes the candies so obstinate? The Gummy Bears' Great War is an object theatre show that takes place on a table, with real candies, small lights and few spectators; an existential tragicomedy about our search for meaning. 'A midget gem of a show' (Telegraph).

Democracy is hard work. It demands patience, complexity and the willingness to live with those who think differently. Fascism, on the other hand, promises something far more appealing: certainty, simplicity and quick solutions. Inspired by Michela Murgia's acclaimed political satire, How to Become a Fascist (a practical manual) is a dark Brechtian cabaret with live music, original songs and razor-sharp humour. Disguised as a motivational seminar, it uses irony, paradox and dark humor to reveal how authoritarianism takes root not through force, but through persuasion. As laughter turns into complicity, the audience is invited to recognise the seductive mechanisms that shape consensus, rewrite language and manufacture enemies. The ghosts of the past no longer haunt history; they speak our language, live next door and sometimes sound uncomfortably like ourselves. Stay until the end for the Fascistometer, a final test you may not want to pass. 

Age recommendation: 14+

Duration: 60 minutes

Price: £12

Languages: English, Italian

Countries: Italy, UK

Show accessibility: None

Content warnings: Strong language

Cast & Creatives

Director: Valentina Cognatti
Performers: Perla Ambrosini & Andrea Marano
Original score: Marco Quircio 
Inspired by "Istruzioni per diventare fascisti" by Michela Murgia

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Performance Poet, Alice d’Lumiere, is an experienced writer and comedienne; however for someone working as a communicator she is, like many British people, embarrassingly monolingual. In 2023 Alice was invited to take her Transgender themed show ‘Speaking Out and Fitting In!’ to Le Printemps Anglophone Festival in Avignon, where despite performing a solo work in English, she found herself unable to even order a coffee in French!

The Literal Translation is her playful, silly, but absurdly honest response to this failure; a piece about late life learning, shifting identity, non-conforming voices and romanticizing the exotic.
For Alice’s last show she learned opera to overcome a childhood fear of singing, this time her challenge is speaking in another language. Will Alice learn her Aller from her Avoir, or must she resort to dance?
A bilingual, autobiographical show combining gender-fluid prose, verse, comedy and song with some foolhardy attempts at actual French!

Age recommendation: 16+

Duration: 60 minutes

Price: £8

Languages: English, French

Countries: France, UK

Show accessibility: None

Content warnings: Contains some mild swearing

Cast & Creatives

Writer / Performer: Alice d'Lumiere
Movement Director: Angelica Bangs 
Composer: Tina Gooding 
Translation Consultant: Katy Salmon

Production: Supported using public funding by the NationalLottery through Arts Council England

Reviews

‘A show that, for me, had two main strengths. The first is the voice itself... second point is kindness. It’s a show created with care and compassion.’ – BritishTheatre.com ★★★★

‘Playful, kind, occasionally bawdy, but always considerate... Alice d'Lumiere wears their contradictions and complexity with verve and style.’ - Oxford Daily Info

'Pure entertainment and inspiring on many levels!' - Audience response 

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Told in reverse, Parallel Bruising is a bittersweet movement piece that traces a relationship back to where it began, exploring everything left unsaid. As physical expression illuminates the thoughts and feelings they never shared, abstraction transforms into realism, revealing how unspoken emotions quietly shape love. By journeying from emotional disconnection to the intimacy of new love, the piece invites audiences to reflect on the words we leave unspoken, the truths we hide, and how communication, or the lack of it, can shape the course of a relationship. 

Age recommendation: 16+

Duration: 50 minutes

Price: £9

Languages: English

Countries: Poland, Singapore, The Bahamas, United States

Show accessibility: None

Content warnings: None

Cast & Creatives

Writer: Clarissa Liaw
Director: Eric Moll
Movement Director: Kuba Pawełczak
Cast: Clarissa Liaw & Aaron Munnings
Sound designer: Khairul Kamsani
Lighting designer: Khairul Kamsani
Marketing designer: Jomel Goh

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At dawn, the nation of the Gummy Bears declares war against the nation of the Dinosaurs. There will be a battle, and the gummies will prepare for war, and the dinosaurs will win the fight. But even if the outcome is tragically obvious the question remains: what makes the candies so obstinate? The Gummy Bears' Great War is an object theatre show that takes place on a table, with real candies, small lights and few spectators; an existential tragicomedy about our search for meaning. 'A midget gem of a show' (Telegraph).

Democracy is hard work. It demands patience, complexity and the willingness to live with those who think differently. Fascism, on the other hand, promises something far more appealing: certainty, simplicity and quick solutions. Inspired by Michela Murgia's acclaimed political satire, How to Become a Fascist (a practical manual) is a dark Brechtian cabaret with live music, original songs and razor-sharp humour. Disguised as a motivational seminar, it uses irony, paradox and dark humor to reveal how authoritarianism takes root not through force, but through persuasion. As laughter turns into complicity, the audience is invited to recognise the seductive mechanisms that shape consensus, rewrite language and manufacture enemies. The ghosts of the past no longer haunt history; they speak our language, live next door and sometimes sound uncomfortably like ourselves. Stay until the end for the Fascistometer, a final test you may not want to pass. 

Age recommendation: 14+

Duration: 60 minutes

Price: £12

Languages: English, Italian

Countries: Italy, UK

Show accessibility: None

Content warnings: Strong language

Cast & Creatives

Director: Valentina Cognatti
Performers: Perla Ambrosini & Andrea Marano
Original score: Marco Quircio 
Inspired by "Istruzioni per diventare fascisti" by Michela Murgia

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Artivistic performance originally created to commemorate the UN International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and Girls. The piece draws an analogy from the scientific fact that butterflies lack a physical voice, linking this to how trauma silences parts of the human body that share a physical similarity with butterfly anatomy.

The narrative follows a woman and her therapist on a regressive journey into childhood to uncover a secret retained within the flesh. Together, they trigger a metamorphosis, reclaiming power from pain as they liberate their own voices; a psychomagic act achieved when other women listen to the protagonist within the sound of her silence. Following this immersive experience, the company Hilanderas offers a Q&A and a workshop based on Roy Hart to release energies absorbed during the performance. This project, which holds a strong social responsibility with art created from a gender perspective, will also offer a programme detailing the process and how to join this creative community.

Age recommendation: 14+

Duration: 45 minutes

Price: £15

Languages: Latin American Spanish, English Surtitles

Countries: Argentina, Chile, UK

Show accessibility: None

Content warnings: This performance addresses sensitive themes of gender-based violence, trauma, and childhood abuse. Audiences may leave the auditorium if needed.

Cast & Creatives

Script and traslation: Susana Leon and Stephanie Prieto  
Production: Hilanderas Arts Community
Director: Stephanie Prieto 
Asistant Direction: Andrea Holland
Performers: Stephanie Prieto, Esmeralda Sears
Record and Sound design: Valentina Infante, Guillermo Quinteros
Music: Angela Acuna
Visual art: Viny Nugere and Andrea Florentin 

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Told in reverse, Parallel Bruising is a bittersweet movement piece that traces a relationship back to where it began, exploring everything left unsaid. As physical expression illuminates the thoughts and feelings they never shared, abstraction transforms into realism, revealing how unspoken emotions quietly shape love. By journeying from emotional disconnection to the intimacy of new love, the piece invites audiences to reflect on the words we leave unspoken, the truths we hide, and how communication, or the lack of it, can shape the course of a relationship. 

Age recommendation: 16+

Duration: 50 minutes

Price: £9

Languages: English

Countries: Poland, Singapore, The Bahamas, United States

Show accessibility: None

Content warnings: None

Cast & Creatives

Writer: Clarissa Liaw
Director: Eric Moll
Movement Director: Kuba Pawełczak
Cast: Clarissa Liaw & Aaron Munnings
Sound designer: Khairul Kamsani
Lighting designer: Khairul Kamsani
Marketing designer: Jomel Goh

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A romantic drama with sci-fi elements, A Memory of Love follows a scientist who journeys inside his wife's memories through an experimental procedure designed to wake her from an unconscious state. With time running out, he searches the defining moments of their relationship in search of a memory powerful enough to bring her back.

Set within an intercultural love story between an American man and a Mexican woman living in London, the piece explores the beauty, complexity, and fragility of romantic love. Through an intimate and emotionally grounded theatrical style, A Memory of Love examines memory, identity, distance, and the question of whether love alone can overcome the forces that pull us apart.

Age recommendation: 16+

Duration: 60 minutes

Price: £14

Languages: English

Countries: Mexico

Show accessibility: None

Content warnings: References to suicide

Cast & Creatives

Director: Oscar Alexander 
Performers: Oscar Alexander & Andrea Somerville
Writer: Oscar Alexander 

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At dawn, the nation of the Gummy Bears declares war against the nation of the Dinosaurs. There will be a battle, and the gummies will prepare for war, and the dinosaurs will win the fight. But even if the outcome is tragically obvious the question remains: what makes the candies so obstinate? The Gummy Bears' Great War is an object theatre show that takes place on a table, with real candies, small lights and few spectators; an existential tragicomedy about our search for meaning. 'A midget gem of a show' (Telegraph).

Meet Blip Blarp—galactic overachiever and full-time romantic disaster. She lands on Earth with one goal: conquer the planet and produce 1,000 offspring. There’s just one problem—dating humans. Thrown into the chaos of modern romance—thirst traps, mixed signals, and situationships—Blip learns that seduction is far harder than invasion. Planetary domination? Easy. Getting a text back? Impossible. Blending sharp comedy, burlesque flair, and sci-fi absurdity, this bold spectacle skewers swipe culture and the universal ache to be chosen. Sexy, brainy, and delightfully unhinged, it’s proof that whether you have tentacles or Tinder, longing is universal.

Playwright J Ivanel Johnson (Canada) and Ben Anadolu (UK) tackle homelessness in big cities.

They raise some questions we would rather ignore, avoid and run away from. But how long and how far can we run away from these uncomfortable questions? They have a habbit of catching up with us when we least expect it.

Should we stop and think and confront the issue there and then? Which is the easy way out? How can we get away from it?

In Public Address, (J Ivanel Johnson) challenges us; do we really listen to what we hear? Do we really see what we look at? What might we miss when we don't pay enough attention?

In The Window, (Ben Anadolu) takes us back to that famous meeting between Alexander the Great and Diogenes all those years ago. Has it really changed that much or are we only reliving the same scene with different actors in a new setting?

Age recommendation: 12+

Duration: 30 minutes

Price: £10

Languages: English

Countries: UK

Show accessibility: None

Content warnings: None

Cast & Creatives

Playwright: J Ivanel Johnson
Playwright/Producer/Director: Ben Anadolu 

1-PUBLIC ADDRESS

NINA= LAURA MORLAND
PA/TANNOY= STEVE SAXBY
RICH/GREG/PETE THE SECURITY GUARD/MAN IN RAINCOAT= JACOB TRENERRY
BELINDA/MONA/CINDY= KATIE FRANCES
DOROTHY/JUDY/WENDY=OYEKO HANSON
LICIA/HESTER  = ALISON MEDINA

LICIA/HESTER  = ALISON MEDINA


2- THE WINDOW

NARRATOR= KATIE FRANCES
WOMAN= LAURA MORLAND

stage manager= TRINIDAD PRIETO

sound: LUCIAN GAUTEL

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Playwright J Ivanel Johnson (Canada) and Ben Anadolu (UK) tackle homelessness in big cities.

They raise some questions we would rather ignore, avoid and run away from. But how long and how far can we run away from these uncomfortable questions? They have a habbit of catching up with us when we least expect it.

Should we stop and think and confront the issue there and then? Which is the easy way out? How can we get away from it?

In Public Address, (J Ivanel Johnson) challenges us; do we really listen to what we hear? Do we really see what we look at? What might we miss when we don't pay enough attention?

In The Window, (Ben Anadolu) takes us back to that famous meeting between Alexander the Great and Diogenes all those years ago. Has it really changed that much or are we only reliving the same scene with different actors in a new setting?

Age recommendation: 12+

Duration: 30 minutes

Price: £10

Languages: English

Countries: UK

Show accessibility: None

Content warnings: None

Cast & Creatives

Playwright: J Ivanel Johnson
Playwright/Producer/Director: Ben Anadolu 

1-PUBLIC ADDRESS

NINA= LAURA MORLAND
PA/TANNOY= STEVE SAXBY
RICH/GREG/PETE THE SECURITY GUARD/MAN IN RAINCOAT= JACOB TRENERRY
BELINDA/MONA/CINDY= KATIE FRANCES
DOROTHY/JUDY/WENDY=OYEKO HANSON
LICIA/HESTER  = ALISON MEDINA

LICIA/HESTER  = ALISON MEDINA


2- THE WINDOW

NARRATOR= KATIE FRANCES
WOMAN= LAURA MORLAND

stage manager= TRINIDAD PRIETO

sound: LUCIAN GAUTEL

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Five women orbiting their own personal crises collide across a season of dinner parties that lay bare the struggles of modern femininity. Five voices. Five ways of navigating the world. One truth: we are all desperate to be seen, and terrified of what that might reveal. This is the courage of being a woman. This is Opia.

Contemporary, unapologetically feminine- and unusually administered...'see' you there!

Age recommendation: 18+

Duration: 60 minutes

Price: £15

Languages: English

Countries: England, Germany, India, Jamaica, The Netherlands, Nigeria, USA

Show accessibility: None

Content warnings: References to AI & Deepfakes, Child abuse, Infertility, Mental Health. May contain offensive language and flashing lights.

Cast & Creatives

Produced by Roopak K Khara 

Reviews

'Inventive, humorous and intelligent' - Audience response to previous r-wave productions

'Poetic and beautiful' - Audience response to previous r-wave productions  

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At dawn, the nation of the Gummy Bears declares war against the nation of the Dinosaurs. There will be a battle, and the gummies will prepare for war, and the dinosaurs will win the fight. But even if the outcome is tragically obvious the question remains: what makes the candies so obstinate? The Gummy Bears' Great War is an object theatre show that takes place on a table, with real candies, small lights and few spectators; an existential tragicomedy about our search for meaning. 'A midget gem of a show' (Telegraph).

Men Don't Blush is an award-winning Anglo-Spanish one-man show combining physical theatre, clown and text. Mischievous, inventive and moving, it invites audiences into a surreal world of imagination to explore masculinity, vulnerability and identity.

While making gazpacho at home, Ignacio is unexpectedly drawn into a world where reality and imagination blur. Along the way, he encounters a flamboyant spirit guide, a charismatic self-help guru and a clown whose confidence is quietly falling apart.

Co-created by Spanish artist Jose Parra and award-winning British director Jamie Wood. 

Meet Blip Blarp—galactic overachiever and full-time romantic disaster. She lands on Earth with one goal: conquer the planet and produce 1,000 offspring. There’s just one problem—dating humans. Thrown into the chaos of modern romance—thirst traps, mixed signals, and situationships—Blip learns that seduction is far harder than invasion. Planetary domination? Easy. Getting a text back? Impossible. Blending sharp comedy, burlesque flair, and sci-fi absurdity, this bold spectacle skewers swipe culture and the universal ache to be chosen. Sexy, brainy, and delightfully unhinged, it’s proof that whether you have tentacles or Tinder, longing is universal.

Told in reverse, Parallel Bruising is a bittersweet movement piece that traces a relationship back to where it began, exploring everything left unsaid. As physical expression illuminates the thoughts and feelings they never shared, abstraction transforms into realism, revealing how unspoken emotions quietly shape love. By journeying from emotional disconnection to the intimacy of new love, the piece invites audiences to reflect on the words we leave unspoken, the truths we hide, and how communication, or the lack of it, can shape the course of a relationship. 

Age recommendation: 16+

Duration: 50 minutes

Price: £9

Languages: English

Countries: Poland, Singapore, The Bahamas, United States

Show accessibility: None

Content warnings: None

Cast & Creatives

Writer: Clarissa Liaw
Director: Eric Moll
Movement Director: Kuba Pawełczak
Cast: Clarissa Liaw & Aaron Munnings
Sound designer: Khairul Kamsani
Lighting designer: Khairul Kamsani
Marketing designer: Jomel Goh

More info

Gremblebee_productions Clarissalxy

Five women orbiting their own personal crises collide across a season of dinner parties that lay bare the struggles of modern femininity. Five voices. Five ways of navigating the world. One truth: we are all desperate to be seen, and terrified of what that might reveal. This is the courage of being a woman. This is Opia.

Contemporary, unapologetically feminine- and unusually administered...'see' you there!

Age recommendation: 18+

Duration: 60 minutes

Price: £15

Languages: English

Countries: England, Germany, India, Jamaica, The Netherlands, Nigeria, USA

Show accessibility: None

Content warnings: References to AI & Deepfakes, Child abuse, Infertility, Mental Health. May contain offensive language and flashing lights.

Cast & Creatives

Produced by Roopak K Khara 

Reviews

'Inventive, humorous and intelligent' - Audience response to previous r-wave productions

'Poetic and beautiful' - Audience response to previous r-wave productions  

More info

r_waveproductions dr.roopak.khara

Men Don't Blush is an award-winning Anglo-Spanish one-man show combining physical theatre, clown and text. Mischievous, inventive and moving, it invites audiences into a surreal world of imagination to explore masculinity, vulnerability and identity.

While making gazpacho at home, Ignacio is unexpectedly drawn into a world where reality and imagination blur. Along the way, he encounters a flamboyant spirit guide, a charismatic self-help guru and a clown whose confidence is quietly falling apart.

Co-created by Spanish artist Jose Parra and award-winning British director Jamie Wood. 

At dawn, the nation of the Gummy Bears declares war against the nation of the Dinosaurs. There will be a battle, and the gummies will prepare for war, and the dinosaurs will win the fight. But even if the outcome is tragically obvious the question remains: what makes the candies so obstinate? The Gummy Bears' Great War is an object theatre show that takes place on a table, with real candies, small lights and few spectators; an existential tragicomedy about our search for meaning. 'A midget gem of a show' (Telegraph).

A romantic drama with sci-fi elements, A Memory of Love follows a scientist who journeys inside his wife's memories through an experimental procedure designed to wake her from an unconscious state. With time running out, he searches the defining moments of their relationship in search of a memory powerful enough to bring her back.

Set within an intercultural love story between an American man and a Mexican woman living in London, the piece explores the beauty, complexity, and fragility of romantic love. Through an intimate and emotionally grounded theatrical style, A Memory of Love examines memory, identity, distance, and the question of whether love alone can overcome the forces that pull us apart.

Age recommendation: 16+

Duration: 60 minutes

Price: £14

Languages: English

Countries: Mexico

Show accessibility: None

Content warnings: References to suicide

Cast & Creatives

Director: Oscar Alexander 
Performers: Oscar Alexander & Andrea Somerville
Writer: Oscar Alexander 

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The day is broke; be wary, look about. The odds are stacked against young Romeo and Juliet. Everyone makes mistakes, some are more fatal than others. Love can’t always save you, or her, or them, or anyone. But it matters. It matters worlds. It matters seas and stars and blood and breath. A pacy, pulsy thriller from 1597.

From Achy Bits Productions (past reviews : ★★★★ The Derek Awards, ★★★★ Reviewsgate) 

Age rating: 12+, contains: death, violence, suicide, sexual themes

Instagram: @achybits_productions

Conflict, confessions and inconvenient truths. Left on Read is an evening of brand new monologues, duologues and spoken word pieces presented by up and coming actors, writers and directors. Join us as we peek behind the curtain and explore all the things that go unsaid and unheard.

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Recommended 12+/ adult themes 

The day is broke; be wary, look about. The odds are stacked against young Romeo and Juliet. Everyone makes mistakes, some are more fatal than others. Love can’t always save you, or her, or them, or anyone. But it matters. It matters worlds. It matters seas and stars and blood and breath. A pacy, pulsy thriller from 1597.

From Achy Bits Productions (past reviews : ★★★★ The Derek Awards, ★★★★ Reviewsgate) 

Age rating: 12+, contains: death, violence, suicide, sexual themes

Instagram: @achybits_productions

Celebrating its 10th year Sweeties is back at the Etcetera Theatre with their bite sized pieces of drama brought to you by a group of talented emerging professional actors creating and sharing fantastic stories for an appreciative audience and specially invited film, television and theatre industry guests.   All profits from the show go to The Neurosciences Research Foundation based at St George's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and St George’s University of London.

The day is broke; be wary, look about. The odds are stacked against young Romeo and Juliet. Everyone makes mistakes, some are more fatal than others. Love can’t always save you, or her, or them, or anyone. But it matters. It matters worlds. It matters seas and stars and blood and breath. A pacy, pulsy thriller from 1597.

From Achy Bits Productions (past reviews : ★★★★ The Derek Awards, ★★★★ Reviewsgate) 

Age rating: 12+, contains: death, violence, suicide, sexual themes

Instagram: @achybits_productions

Histerical is an improvised jaunt through the history that you didn’t learn at school - because it never happened! Anything is possible in this 60-minute show in which we transport you to any historical era your little minds can think of - Regency? Ancient Egypt? Renaissance Italy? That bit between people wearing long wigs and when they started wearing tricorne hats? Literally anything - within the bounds of taste - is up for grabs! 

Instagram @HistericalImprov 
Age restrictions: 18+ for strong language. No trigger or content warnings. 

The day is broke; be wary, look about. The odds are stacked against young Romeo and Juliet. Everyone makes mistakes, some are more fatal than others. Love can’t always save you, or her, or them, or anyone. But it matters. It matters worlds. It matters seas and stars and blood and breath. A pacy, pulsy thriller from 1597.

From Achy Bits Productions (past reviews : ★★★★ The Derek Awards, ★★★★ Reviewsgate) 

Age rating: 12+, contains: death, violence, suicide, sexual themes

Instagram: @achybits_productions

Uncle Josef's Holiday Camp tells the story of a group of western adventure tourists who, in seeking new and unique experiences, decide to take a holiday in a redundant, soviet-era labour camp, somewhere in the Russian Arctic. This is a darkly amusing gig-theatre show, crammed full with evocatively creative ballads featuring original music that borrows freely from the folk traditions of eastern Europe and Catford. The show is based on a musical play written by John Barnes & Jon McCaffrey

***SECOND PERFORMANCE NOW ADDED DUE TO FUR-NOMENAL DEMAND***

Rather than retelling one of the world’s most talked-about true-crime stories, DYPSY! places two unsuspecting whiskered witnesses centre stage. Inspired by acclaimed theatrical parodies such as Titanique and Oh, Mary!, the production reimagines the extraordinary true-crime story through the eyes of Gypsy-Rose Blanchard’s feline companions, Moo Moo and Boo Boo.

Audiences meet Dypsy-Nose Cranchard, her controlling, hyper-protective mother Greedy Cranchard, and her secret online love interest, John Go-to-Nick, as manipulation, suspected fabricated illnesses and theatrical absurdity collide in a fast-paced musical parody packed with camp chaos and parodies inspired by beloved musical theatre classics.

Please note: This is a semi-staged work-in-progress presentation.

AGE RESTRICTION: 14+ Reccomended.

CONTENT/TRIGGER WARNINGS:  Contains strong language, references to abuse, medical abuse and suspected fabricated illnesses, coercive and controlling behaviour, murder and violence, and sexual references. Themes are explored through dark comedy, parody and heightened theatricality and are not intended to cause offence or harm. Audience discretion is advised.

***EXTRA SHOW ADDED DUE TO FUR-NOMENAL DEMAND!***

Rather than retelling one of the world’s most talked-about true-crime stories, DYPSY! places two unsuspecting whiskered witnesses centre stage. Inspired by acclaimed theatrical parodies such as Titanique and Oh, Mary!, the production reimagines the extraordinary true-crime story through the eyes of Gypsy-Rose Blanchard’s feline companions, Moo Moo and Boo Boo.

Audiences meet Dypsy-Nose Cranchard, her controlling, hyper-protective mother Greedy Cranchard, and her secret online love interest, John Go-to-Nick, as manipulation, suspected fabricated illnesses and theatrical absurdity collide in a fast-paced musical parody packed with camp chaos and parodies inspired by beloved musical theatre classics.

Please note: This is a semi-staged work-in-progress presentation.

AGE RESTRICTION: 14+ Reccomended.

CONTENT/TRIGGER WARNINGS:  Contains strong language, references to abuse, medical abuse and suspected fabricated illnesses, coercive and controlling behaviour, murder and violence, and sexual references. Themes are explored through dark comedy, parody and heightened theatricality and are not intended to cause offence or harm. Audience discretion is advised.

***SECOND PERFORMANCE NOW ADDED DUE TO FUR-NOMENAL DEMAND***

UCL Drama Society presents RECLAMATION 2026, in Etcetera Theatre! RECLAMATION is our annual Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) festival, featuring performances exclusively put on by people of colour. A festival about perspectives and lived experiences unique to people of colour, this is a showcase and celebration of voices that often go unrecognized.

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UCL Drama Society presents RECLAMATION 2026, in Etcetera Theatre! RECLAMATION is our annual Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) festival, featuring performances exclusively put on by people of colour. A festival about perspectives and lived experiences unique to people of colour, this is a showcase and celebration of voices that often go unrecognized.

@ucldramasociety and @dramasocfestivals

What happens when your supposed "built-in best friend" becomes someone you can't stand? When Celia loses her phone after a night out, it sets off a chain of small, seemingly inconsequential, events that force Celia and Josie to accept their incompatibility. Beginning as a morning-after comedy of errors, the fuse is lit for the play to slowly develop into the unravelling of sisterhood. Through clashing personalities and different life stages, distance creeps in. This funny and honest play begs the question: how well do we understand the people we love, and what happens when we don't?

Socials: Instagram and Tiktok both @weweresisters

Triggers and Age Rating: Emetophobia, family issues, 14+

What happens when your supposed "built-in best friend" becomes someone you can't stand? When Celia loses her phone after a night out, it sets off a chain of small, seemingly inconsequential, events that force Celia and Josie to accept their incompatibility. Beginning as a morning-after comedy of errors, the fuse is lit for the play to slowly develop into the unravelling of sisterhood. Through clashing personalities and different life stages, distance creeps in. This funny and honest play begs the question: how well do we understand the people we love, and what happens when we don't?

Socials: Instagram and Tiktok both @weweresisters

Triggers and Age Rating: Emetophobia, family issues, 14+

What happens when your supposed "built-in best friend" becomes someone you can't stand? When Celia loses her phone after a night out, it sets off a chain of small, seemingly inconsequential, events that force Celia and Josie to accept their incompatibility. Beginning as a morning-after comedy of errors, the fuse is lit for the play to slowly develop into the unravelling of sisterhood. Through clashing personalities and different life stages, distance creeps in. This funny and honest play begs the question: how well do we understand the people we love, and what happens when we don't?

Socials: Instagram and Tiktok both @weweresisters

Triggers and Age Rating: Emetophobia, family issues, 14+

A Christmas Tradition finally makes it onto stage! A Harry Christmas 2026 is the Christmas event to see. Hosted by Harry Harrison, he discusses the year, meets santa, performs a concert, holds a fashion meeting, does a piece of art all while a gripping story runs in the background. #HarrySavesChristmas

Socials:IG: harrychristmas2026IG(Personal): Harry.but.more.loserTiktok: harrychristmasproduction

Age Restriction: 16+Trigger Warnings: mild threat, bad language

For the last 100 years, Kroga’s people have gone underground for the summer, giving over their land to a summer camp in exchange for a large food offering. When new management takes over the camp, this deal goes wrong, and Kroga must go find answers. But will the new camp boss, Daniel, have them? 

Earnest, silly, and filled with fun, CAMP! is the story of two young people desperate to impress their fathers, who jump at the chance to take up new responsibilities. But they may have bitten off more than they can chew…

Profits from this show will be split between Medical Aid for Palestinians and the Indigenous Arts Collective.

For the last 100 years, Kroga’s people have gone underground for the summer, giving over their land to a summer camp in exchange for a large food offering. When new management takes over the camp, this deal goes wrong, and Kroga must go find answers. But will the new camp boss, Daniel, have them? 

Earnest, silly, and filled with fun, CAMP! is the story of two young people desperate to impress their fathers, who jump at the chance to take up new responsibilities. But they may have bitten off more than they can chew…

Profits from this show will be split between Medical Aid for Palestinians and the Indigenous Arts Collective.

For the last 100 years, Kroga’s people have gone underground for the summer, giving over their land to a summer camp in exchange for a large food offering. When new management takes over the camp, this deal goes wrong, and Kroga must go find answers. But will the new camp boss, Daniel, have them? 

Earnest, silly, and filled with fun, CAMP! is the story of two young people desperate to impress their fathers, who jump at the chance to take up new responsibilities. But they may have bitten off more than they can chew…

Profits from this show will be split between Medical Aid for Palestinians and the Indigenous Arts Collective.

Experience the vocal event of the season. Lovemore, the powerhouse vocalist with unapologetic diva energy, takes you on a soaring journey through pop and soul in this intimate yet explosive one-night-only show. An evening of glamour, vocal prowess, and pure entertainment.

L.A.'s underground hit has landed in London: Slideshow brings together storytellers, poets, comedians, musicians and more, all speaking their truth with their own slides up on the big screen to prove it. "Shockingly honest stories," cheers the Los Angeles Times, "Downright magical, uncomfortable, and anarchic."

Content warnings: Age 16 and over recommended (some language & adult content)

Albert couldn’t keep a woman happy if his life depended on it. Now it actually might. 

Saskia is the best thing that’s ever happened to him. There’s just one problem. Ever since she was young, anyone who’s seriously upset her has ended up dead. 

Illnesses. Car accidents. Sudden heart attacks. 

‘Obviously it’s just a coincidence,’ she says, ‘and it won’t matter for you anyway, will it? Because you’re lovely and you won’t upset me.’

If she was trying to reassure him, it didn’t work. 

How would you behave if you thought keeping your partner happy was a matter of life and death?

Don’t Upset Me is a brand-new psychological comedy written by and starring Doe Wilmann (writer of While We Wait, The Picture of John Gray, and the creator of the Meaningless Problems short story podcast) and directed by Scott Le Crass (Rose, The Olive Boy, Jab, While We Wait).

Praise for Doe Wilmann:

★★★★★ “Most captivating, transforming piece of theatre I've seen in yonks.” – Patrick Strudwick, The i Paper
★★★★ “A remarkably absorbing play.” – Paul Vale, The Stage
★★★★★ “Superb masterpiece.” – Lucy Ashe, author of The Sleeping Beauties

★★★★★ “With writing as good as Wilmann’s, I hesitate to offer a review as my words can never do it justice. My simple advice would be ‘Make time to see this play’” - Paul Wood, Curtain Call Reviews  

Praise for Scott Le Crass:

★★★★★ “Speaking of direction, this is a masterclass… It is perfectly pitched.” – Harry Bower, All That Dazzles

★★★★★ “Under the sensitive and imaginative direction of Scott Le Crass… [the play] glistens even more vividly.” – Broadway Baby

★★★★ “Razor sharp direction from Scott Le Crass, which keeps the audience hooked.” – Greg Stewart, Theatre Weekly

★★★★★ “Scott Le Crass’ direction is crucial here, expertly balancing the story’s emotional depth without sacrificing its forward momentum.” – Beatriz Do O, West End Best Friend

@meaninglesssproblems 

15+, some strong language. Nothing explicit. 

Albert couldn’t keep a woman happy if his life depended on it. Now it actually might. 

Saskia is the best thing that’s ever happened to him. There’s just one problem. Ever since she was young, anyone who’s seriously upset her has ended up dead. 

Illnesses. Car accidents. Sudden heart attacks. 

‘Obviously it’s just a coincidence,’ she says, ‘and it won’t matter for you anyway, will it? Because you’re lovely and you won’t upset me.’

If she was trying to reassure him, it didn’t work. 

How would you behave if you thought keeping your partner happy was a matter of life and death?

Don’t Upset Me is a brand-new psychological comedy written by and starring Doe Wilmann (writer of While We Wait, The Picture of John Gray, and the creator of the Meaningless Problems short story podcast) and directed by Scott Le Crass (Rose, The Olive Boy, Jab, While We Wait).

Praise for Doe Wilmann:

★★★★★ “Most captivating, transforming piece of theatre I've seen in yonks.” – Patrick Strudwick, The i Paper
★★★★ “A remarkably absorbing play.” – Paul Vale, The Stage
★★★★★ “Superb masterpiece.” – Lucy Ashe, author of The Sleeping Beauties

★★★★★ “With writing as good as Wilmann’s, I hesitate to offer a review as my words can never do it justice. My simple advice would be ‘Make time to see this play’” - Paul Wood, Curtain Call Reviews  

Praise for Scott Le Crass:

★★★★★ “Speaking of direction, this is a masterclass… It is perfectly pitched.” – Harry Bower, All That Dazzles

★★★★★ “Under the sensitive and imaginative direction of Scott Le Crass… [the play] glistens even more vividly.” – Broadway Baby

★★★★ “Razor sharp direction from Scott Le Crass, which keeps the audience hooked.” – Greg Stewart, Theatre Weekly

★★★★★ “Scott Le Crass’ direction is crucial here, expertly balancing the story’s emotional depth without sacrificing its forward momentum.” – Beatriz Do O, West End Best Friend

@meaninglesssproblems 

15+, some strong language. Nothing explicit. 

London Creative Singing presents Diva Singing Course Showcase

Join us for a special one-off performance celebrating passion, creativity and the joy of singing!

London Creative Singing founder, singer/songwriter, musician and vocal coach Geeta Pearson (Belle Scar) brings together the students completing the Diva Singing Course for an exciting live showcase. Each performer will take to the stage with their own unique interpretation of iconic diva songs, maybe also some originals, putting everything they’ve explored throughout the course into performance.

Come and support these amazing people as they step into the spotlight, express themselves and share their passion with a live audience.

11 December · 18:30
Etcetera Theatre

One night. Unique voices. Lots of beautiful singing. Come and celebrate them!

Amy, Caroline, Jake, Annabelle, Katie, Maria, Charlotte, Leila, Faith and Amit.

https://www.instagram.com/london_creative_singing

No age restrictions

After the preview of a disastrous new amdram play “The Spoon” is cancelled, one of the actors decides to hold the audience captive for an hour to see if they have what it takes to make it into showbiz. Showcasing various characters and short films in the hope of securing stardom, the play follows the desperate attempt of Flora Maxwell to wow the audience, and bag that big Hollywood audition. Is an hour enough to change her life?

@pleaseinvitemetoyourparty

Content/ Trigger Warnings: Strong language, depictions of violence, flashing images

After the preview of a disastrous new amdram play “The Spoon” is cancelled, one of the actors decides to hold the audience captive for an hour to see if they have what it takes to make it into showbiz. Showcasing various characters and short films in the hope of securing stardom, the play follows the desperate attempt of Flora Maxwell to wow the audience, and bag that big Hollywood audition. Is an hour enough to change her life?

@pleaseinvitemetoyourparty

Content/ Trigger Warnings: Strong language, depictions of violence, flashing images

Kahlo was involved in a bus accident, which so seriously injured her that she had to undergo more than 30 medical operations in her lifetime.

Regardless of the degree to which she was suffering, Frida Kahlo always enjoyed the spectacle of herself. She was a playful exhibitionist, a fervid and erotic provocateur dispatching updates from the land of female suffering. It was part of what made her difficult: She forced people to look at her, to share her feelings, when they would prefer to look away.

She was born in a tidy suburb of Mexico City. Until the day Frida was hit by a streetcar—literally, at the age of 18—nothing in her upper-middle-class background would disclose her future: that she would one day become Mexico’s most celebrated painter, a sexy international art megastar and pop icon who would produce unnerving masterpieces that would hang in the world’s major museums. Or that she would “enjoy” a passionate, tumultuous marriage to Mexico’s most famous muralist and womanizer, Diego Rivera and famous Soviet anarchist Leo Trotsky.

“I recommend her to you, not as a husband but as an enthusiastic admirer of her work,” Diego once wrote to Picasso. “Acid and tender, hard as steel and delicate and fine as a butterfly’s wing, lovable as a beautiful smile, and profound and cruel as the bitterness of life.”

When Frida died in 1954 at the age of 47, she was known primarily as Diego Rivera’s exotic little wife. The rise of feminism in the late 1970s brought with it the question, “Hey, where are all the women artists? Where are all the women of colour?” and the answer was the rediscovery of Frida Kahlo.

Age restrictions: NO UNDER 13

Kahlo was involved in a bus accident, which so seriously injured her that she had to undergo more than 30 medical operations in her lifetime.

Regardless of the degree to which she was suffering, Frida Kahlo always enjoyed the spectacle of herself. She was a playful exhibitionist, a fervid and erotic provocateur dispatching updates from the land of female suffering. It was part of what made her difficult: She forced people to look at her, to share her feelings, when they would prefer to look away.

She was born in a tidy suburb of Mexico City. Until the day Frida was hit by a streetcar—literally, at the age of 18—nothing in her upper-middle-class background would disclose her future: that she would one day become Mexico’s most celebrated painter, a sexy international art megastar and pop icon who would produce unnerving masterpieces that would hang in the world’s major museums. Or that she would “enjoy” a passionate, tumultuous marriage to Mexico’s most famous muralist and womanizer, Diego Rivera and famous Soviet anarchist Leo Trotsky.

“I recommend her to you, not as a husband but as an enthusiastic admirer of her work,” Diego once wrote to Picasso. “Acid and tender, hard as steel and delicate and fine as a butterfly’s wing, lovable as a beautiful smile, and profound and cruel as the bitterness of life.”

When Frida died in 1954 at the age of 47, she was known primarily as Diego Rivera’s exotic little wife. The rise of feminism in the late 1970s brought with it the question, “Hey, where are all the women artists? Where are all the women of colour?” and the answer was the rediscovery of Frida Kahlo.

Age restrictions: NO UNDER 13

Kahlo was involved in a bus accident, which so seriously injured her that she had to undergo more than 30 medical operations in her lifetime.

Regardless of the degree to which she was suffering, Frida Kahlo always enjoyed the spectacle of herself. She was a playful exhibitionist, a fervid and erotic provocateur dispatching updates from the land of female suffering. It was part of what made her difficult: She forced people to look at her, to share her feelings, when they would prefer to look away.

She was born in a tidy suburb of Mexico City. Until the day Frida was hit by a streetcar—literally, at the age of 18—nothing in her upper-middle-class background would disclose her future: that she would one day become Mexico’s most celebrated painter, a sexy international art megastar and pop icon who would produce unnerving masterpieces that would hang in the world’s major museums. Or that she would “enjoy” a passionate, tumultuous marriage to Mexico’s most famous muralist and womanizer, Diego Rivera and famous Soviet anarchist Leo Trotsky.

“I recommend her to you, not as a husband but as an enthusiastic admirer of her work,” Diego once wrote to Picasso. “Acid and tender, hard as steel and delicate and fine as a butterfly’s wing, lovable as a beautiful smile, and profound and cruel as the bitterness of life.”

When Frida died in 1954 at the age of 47, she was known primarily as Diego Rivera’s exotic little wife. The rise of feminism in the late 1970s brought with it the question, “Hey, where are all the women artists? Where are all the women of colour?” and the answer was the rediscovery of Frida Kahlo.

Age restrictions: NO UNDER 13

Kahlo was involved in a bus accident, which so seriously injured her that she had to undergo more than 30 medical operations in her lifetime.

Regardless of the degree to which she was suffering, Frida Kahlo always enjoyed the spectacle of herself. She was a playful exhibitionist, a fervid and erotic provocateur dispatching updates from the land of female suffering. It was part of what made her difficult: She forced people to look at her, to share her feelings, when they would prefer to look away.

She was born in a tidy suburb of Mexico City. Until the day Frida was hit by a streetcar—literally, at the age of 18—nothing in her upper-middle-class background would disclose her future: that she would one day become Mexico’s most celebrated painter, a sexy international art megastar and pop icon who would produce unnerving masterpieces that would hang in the world’s major museums. Or that she would “enjoy” a passionate, tumultuous marriage to Mexico’s most famous muralist and womanizer, Diego Rivera and famous Soviet anarchist Leo Trotsky.

“I recommend her to you, not as a husband but as an enthusiastic admirer of her work,” Diego once wrote to Picasso. “Acid and tender, hard as steel and delicate and fine as a butterfly’s wing, lovable as a beautiful smile, and profound and cruel as the bitterness of life.”

When Frida died in 1954 at the age of 47, she was known primarily as Diego Rivera’s exotic little wife. The rise of feminism in the late 1970s brought with it the question, “Hey, where are all the women artists? Where are all the women of colour?” and the answer was the rediscovery of Frida Kahlo.

Age restrictions: NO UNDER 13

Kahlo was involved in a bus accident, which so seriously injured her that she had to undergo more than 30 medical operations in her lifetime.

Regardless of the degree to which she was suffering, Frida Kahlo always enjoyed the spectacle of herself. She was a playful exhibitionist, a fervid and erotic provocateur dispatching updates from the land of female suffering. It was part of what made her difficult: She forced people to look at her, to share her feelings, when they would prefer to look away.

She was born in a tidy suburb of Mexico City. Until the day Frida was hit by a streetcar—literally, at the age of 18—nothing in her upper-middle-class background would disclose her future: that she would one day become Mexico’s most celebrated painter, a sexy international art megastar and pop icon who would produce unnerving masterpieces that would hang in the world’s major museums. Or that she would “enjoy” a passionate, tumultuous marriage to Mexico’s most famous muralist and womanizer, Diego Rivera and famous Soviet anarchist Leo Trotsky.

“I recommend her to you, not as a husband but as an enthusiastic admirer of her work,” Diego once wrote to Picasso. “Acid and tender, hard as steel and delicate and fine as a butterfly’s wing, lovable as a beautiful smile, and profound and cruel as the bitterness of life.”

When Frida died in 1954 at the age of 47, she was known primarily as Diego Rivera’s exotic little wife. The rise of feminism in the late 1970s brought with it the question, “Hey, where are all the women artists? Where are all the women of colour?” and the answer was the rediscovery of Frida Kahlo.

Age restrictions: NO UNDER 13

Doug doesn’t feel right. His head, his brain, feels fuzzy. It almost feels like there is a worm living inside of his head, eating his brain.

That’s because there is.

‘Fifty Ways to Leave Your Brain Worm’ follows Doug as he discovers and desperately tries to rid himself of the parasite that calls his head home. 

The play, written by Pat Coghlan and directed by Raf Solimeno Harris, is an absurdly funny and strangely touching one-man show. The writer-director duo met at the Old Vic Theatre School whilst studying master's degrees in their respective disciplines. After graduating, they kept working together with a sold-out run of an original show, ‘BellEnd’. 

‘It’s all inside your head’.  The doctor said to Doug, 

‘The answer is easy if you take it logically. I’d like to help you in your struggle to be free.'

Content warnings - Swearing, Drug use, Violence, Drinking, 
Age Restriction - 16 +
Written by Pat CoghlanDirected By Raf Solimeno HarrisStarring Philip Bayntun 

Socials- @patcog_

Kahlo was involved in a bus accident, which so seriously injured her that she had to undergo more than 30 medical operations in her lifetime.

Regardless of the degree to which she was suffering, Frida Kahlo always enjoyed the spectacle of herself. She was a playful exhibitionist, a fervid and erotic provocateur dispatching updates from the land of female suffering. It was part of what made her difficult: She forced people to look at her, to share her feelings, when they would prefer to look away.

She was born in a tidy suburb of Mexico City. Until the day Frida was hit by a streetcar—literally, at the age of 18—nothing in her upper-middle-class background would disclose her future: that she would one day become Mexico’s most celebrated painter, a sexy international art megastar and pop icon who would produce unnerving masterpieces that would hang in the world’s major museums. Or that she would “enjoy” a passionate, tumultuous marriage to Mexico’s most famous muralist and womanizer, Diego Rivera and famous Soviet anarchist Leo Trotsky.

“I recommend her to you, not as a husband but as an enthusiastic admirer of her work,” Diego once wrote to Picasso. “Acid and tender, hard as steel and delicate and fine as a butterfly’s wing, lovable as a beautiful smile, and profound and cruel as the bitterness of life.”

When Frida died in 1954 at the age of 47, she was known primarily as Diego Rivera’s exotic little wife. The rise of feminism in the late 1970s brought with it the question, “Hey, where are all the women artists? Where are all the women of colour?” and the answer was the rediscovery of Frida Kahlo.

Age restrictions: NO UNDER 13

Doug doesn’t feel right. His head, his brain, feels fuzzy. It almost feels like there is a worm living inside of his head, eating his brain.

That’s because there is.

‘Fifty Ways to Kill Your Brain Worm’ follows Doug as he discovers and desperately tries to rid himself of the parasite that calls his head home. 

The play, written by Pat Coghlan and directed by Raf Solimeno Harris, is an absurdly funny and strangely touching one-man show. The writer-director duo met at the Old Vic Theatre School whilst studying master's degrees in their respective disciplines. After graduating, they kept working together with a sold-out run of an original show, ‘BellEnd’. 

‘It’s all inside your head’.  The doctor said to Doug, 

‘The answer is easy if you take it logically. I’d like to help you in your struggle to be free. There must be fifty ways to leave your brain worm’

Content warnings - Swearing, Drug use, Violence, Drinking, 
Age Restriction - 16 +
Written by Pat CoghlanDirected By Raf Solimeno HarrisStarring Philip Bayntun 

Socials- @patcog_

Kahlo was involved in a bus accident, which so seriously injured her that she had to undergo more than 30 medical operations in her lifetime.

Regardless of the degree to which she was suffering, Frida Kahlo always enjoyed the spectacle of herself. She was a playful exhibitionist, a fervid and erotic provocateur dispatching updates from the land of female suffering. It was part of what made her difficult: She forced people to look at her, to share her feelings, when they would prefer to look away.

She was born in a tidy suburb of Mexico City. Until the day Frida was hit by a streetcar—literally, at the age of 18—nothing in her upper-middle-class background would disclose her future: that she would one day become Mexico’s most celebrated painter, a sexy international art megastar and pop icon who would produce unnerving masterpieces that would hang in the world’s major museums. Or that she would “enjoy” a passionate, tumultuous marriage to Mexico’s most famous muralist and womanizer, Diego Rivera and famous Soviet anarchist Leo Trotsky.

“I recommend her to you, not as a husband but as an enthusiastic admirer of her work,” Diego once wrote to Picasso. “Acid and tender, hard as steel and delicate and fine as a butterfly’s wing, lovable as a beautiful smile, and profound and cruel as the bitterness of life.”

When Frida died in 1954 at the age of 47, she was known primarily as Diego Rivera’s exotic little wife. The rise of feminism in the late 1970s brought with it the question, “Hey, where are all the women artists? Where are all the women of colour?” and the answer was the rediscovery of Frida Kahlo.

Age restrictions: NO UNDER 13

'Fresh off a sold-out show and being featured in 'Best of the Sketch' at the Toronto Sketch Festival, performing in the Montréal Sketch Festival and being a quarter-finalist in Sketch to the Death with her troupe 'TIK TOK BOOM' whilst in Canada, and having just finished her run as a cast member in London's longest-running sketch show NewsRevue, Siobhán Cran is happy to be back home and bring her first solo sketch show to London!

Minus AI is 100% human. From the ideas, to the writing, to the creating, to the performances. Hell, even the poster is handmade. It's a celebration of the joy that humans create and the silliness we often find ourselves in. And it's a sketch show, so with no scene being over 5 minutes, even fried attention spans will be able to have a great time.

This show promises two things: lots of laughs and absolutely no Artificial Intelligence. Our intelligence is homemade.’

'Fresh off a sold-out show and being featured in 'Best of the Sketch' at the Toronto Sketch Festival, performing in the Montréal Sketch Festival and being a quarter-finalist in Sketch to the Death with her troupe 'TIK TOK BOOM' whilst in Canada, and having just finished her run as a cast member in London's longest-running sketch show NewsRevue, Siobhán Cran is happy to be back home and bring her first solo sketch show to Glasgow International Comedy Festival!
Minus AI is 100% human. From the ideas, to the writing, to the creating, to the performances. Hell, even the poster is handmade. It's a celebration of the joy that humans create and the silliness we often find ourselves in. And it's a sketch show, so with no scene being over 5 minutes, even fried attention spans will be able to have a great time.

This show promises two things: lots of laughs and absolutely no Artificial Intelligence. Our intelligence is homemade. '

siobhan_cran

Ages 14 plus, mild swearing. 

'Fresh off a sold-out show and being featured in 'Best of the Sketch' at the Toronto Sketch Festival, performing in the Montréal Sketch Festival and being a quarter-finalist in Sketch to the Death with her troupe 'TIK TOK BOOM' whilst in Canada, and having just finished her run as a cast member in London's longest-running sketch show NewsRevue, Siobhán Cran is happy to be back home and bring her first solo sketch show to Glasgow International Comedy Festival!
Minus AI is 100% human. From the ideas, to the writing, to the creating, to the performances. Hell, even the poster is handmade. It's a celebration of the joy that humans create and the silliness we often find ourselves in. And it's a sketch show, so with no scene being over 5 minutes, even fried attention spans will be able to have a great time.

This show promises two things: lots of laughs and absolutely no Artificial Intelligence. Our intelligence is homemade. '

siobhan_cran

Ages 14 plus, mild swearing. 

Straight from the Edinburgh Fringe, the SKETCH show that's the BEST show (possibly, subjectively)! As seen on Channel 4, Jack McMinn (Musical Comedy Awards 2025 Runner-up) and Absana Rutherford present a critically acclaimed mix of sketches, cabaret, music and more. Join the Sketch-Off 2026 Semi-finalists for laughs, tears (from laughing), and some surprises along the way (probably more laughs and tears, realistically). Bring tissues regardless.
'Knowing, clever and contemporary wit... the smartness of the writing shines through' (Steve Bennett, Chortle). 'Left a real impact' (Evening Standard). 'Surprised and delighted' (FunnyWomen.com). 'I want to work with [Jack]' (Jon Batiste, 8x Grammy winner). 'Unique and delightful' (DailyInfo.co.uk). 'Incredibly talented' (Brighton Fringe official).

@petfoodcomedy, @jackmcminnpiano [Instagram]

16+ - contains bad language, crude humour and adult themes

Experience the vocal event of the season. Lovemore, the powerhouse vocalist with unapologetic diva energy, takes you on a soaring journey through pop and soul in this intimate yet explosive one-night-only show. An evening of glamour, vocal prowess, and pure entertainment.

A new technology turns everyone on earth into a genius. But it doesn’t work in Liverpool.

Almost every human being on earth has a super computer plugged into their brain. Technological leaps that would have taken centuries happen in weeks. All wars and regional conflicts end. Climate change, poverty, Alzheimer’s, these things are solved.

And as the rest of the world leaps forward, Liverpool takes a few comfy steps back. They drop the internet, smash their smart phones, switch off from global affairs and focus on what matters: family, friends, football, music and having a boss time.

Charlie reckons they’ve got the better end of the deal. Until he meets Lola who wants him to discover what he’s missing.

To follow her, he’ll have to leave the greatest city on earth. And becoming a genius might cost him more than he’s willing to lose.

Liverpool Brain is a darkly funny, moving new play about love, belonging, identity, Superlambananas and modern technology, written by Doe Wilmann (writer of While We Wait, The Picture of John Gray, and the creator of the Meaningless Problems short story podcast) and starring Ryan Hurst (Emmerdale, Casualty, and award-winning Polish drama series Londynczycy aka Londoners).

Written by Doe Wilmann. Starring Ryan Hurst.

Praise for Doe Wilmann’s previous and ongoing productions:

★★★★★ “Most captivating, transforming piece of theatre I've seen in yonks.” – Patrick Strudwick, The i Paper
★★★★ “A remarkably absorbing play.” – Paul Vale, The Stage
★★★★★ “Superb masterpiece.” – Lucy Ashe, author of The Sleeping Beauties

★★★★★ “With writing as good as Wilmann’s, I hesitate to offer a review as my words can never do it justice. My simple advice would be ‘Make time to see this play’” - Paul Wood, Curtain Call Reviews  

SOCIALS
@meaninglessproblems

AGE RESTRICTION & CONTENT WARNINGS
16+ [to confirm]. Contains strong language and some descriptions of violence.

A new technology turns everyone on earth into a genius. But it doesn’t work in Liverpool.

Almost every human being on earth has a super computer plugged into their brain. Technological leaps that would have taken centuries happen in weeks. All wars and regional conflicts end. Climate change, poverty, Alzheimer’s, these things are solved.

And as the rest of the world leaps forward, Liverpool takes a few comfy steps back. They drop the internet, smash their smart phones, switch off from global affairs and focus on what matters: family, friends, football, music and having a boss time.

Charlie reckons they’ve got the better end of the deal. Until he meets Lola who wants him to discover what he’s missing.

To follow her, he’ll have to leave the greatest city on earth. And becoming a genius might cost him more than he’s willing to lose.

Liverpool Brain is a darkly funny, moving new play about love, belonging, identity, Superlambananas and modern technology, written by Doe Wilmann (writer of While We Wait, The Picture of John Gray, and the creator of the Meaningless Problems short story podcast) and starring Ryan Hurst (Emmerdale, Casualty, and award-winning Polish drama series Londynczycy aka Londoners).

Written by Doe Wilmann. Starring Ryan Hurst.

Praise for Doe Wilmann’s previous and ongoing productions:

★★★★★ “Most captivating, transforming piece of theatre I've seen in yonks.” – Patrick Strudwick, The i Paper
★★★★ “A remarkably absorbing play.” – Paul Vale, The Stage
★★★★★ “Superb masterpiece.” – Lucy Ashe, author of The Sleeping Beauties

★★★★★ “With writing as good as Wilmann’s, I hesitate to offer a review as my words can never do it justice. My simple advice would be ‘Make time to see this play’” - Paul Wood, Curtain Call Reviews  

SOCIALS
@meaninglessproblems

AGE RESTRICTION & CONTENT WARNINGS
16+ [to confirm]. Contains strong language and some descriptions of violence.

A new technology turns everyone on earth into a genius. But it doesn’t work in Liverpool.

Almost every human being on earth has a super computer plugged into their brain. Technological leaps that would have taken centuries happen in weeks. All wars and regional conflicts end. Climate change, poverty, Alzheimer’s, these things are solved.

And as the rest of the world leaps forward, Liverpool takes a few comfy steps back. They drop the internet, smash their smart phones, switch off from global affairs and focus on what matters: family, friends, football, music and having a boss time.

Charlie reckons they’ve got the better end of the deal. Until he meets Lola who wants him to discover what he’s missing.

To follow her, he’ll have to leave the greatest city on earth. And becoming a genius might cost him more than he’s willing to lose.

Liverpool Brain is a darkly funny, moving new play about love, belonging, identity, Superlambananas and modern technology, written by Doe Wilmann (writer of While We Wait, The Picture of John Gray, and the creator of the Meaningless Problems short story podcast) and starring Ryan Hurst (Emmerdale, Casualty, and award-winning Polish drama series Londynczycy aka Londoners).

Written by Doe Wilmann. Starring Ryan Hurst.

Praise for Doe Wilmann’s previous and ongoing productions:

★★★★★ “Most captivating, transforming piece of theatre I've seen in yonks.” – Patrick Strudwick, The i Paper
★★★★ “A remarkably absorbing play.” – Paul Vale, The Stage
★★★★★ “Superb masterpiece.” – Lucy Ashe, author of The Sleeping Beauties

★★★★★ “With writing as good as Wilmann’s, I hesitate to offer a review as my words can never do it justice. My simple advice would be ‘Make time to see this play’” - Paul Wood, Curtain Call Reviews  

SOCIALS
@meaninglessproblems

AGE RESTRICTION & CONTENT WARNINGS
16+ [to confirm]. Contains strong language and some descriptions of violence.

A new technology turns everyone on earth into a genius. But it doesn’t work in Liverpool.

Almost every human being on earth has a super computer plugged into their brain. Technological leaps that would have taken centuries happen in weeks. All wars and regional conflicts end. Climate change, poverty, Alzheimer’s, these things are solved.

And as the rest of the world leaps forward, Liverpool takes a few comfy steps back. They drop the internet, smash their smart phones, switch off from global affairs and focus on what matters: family, friends, football, music and having a boss time.

Charlie reckons they’ve got the better end of the deal. Until he meets Lola who wants him to discover what he’s missing.

To follow her, he’ll have to leave the greatest city on earth. And becoming a genius might cost him more than he’s willing to lose.

Liverpool Brain is a darkly funny, moving new play about love, belonging, identity, Superlambananas and modern technology, written by Doe Wilmann (writer of While We Wait, The Picture of John Gray, and the creator of the Meaningless Problems short story podcast) and starring Ryan Hurst (Emmerdale, Casualty, and award-winning Polish drama series Londynczycy aka Londoners).

Written by Doe Wilmann. Starring Ryan Hurst.

Praise for Doe Wilmann’s previous and ongoing productions:

★★★★★ “Most captivating, transforming piece of theatre I've seen in yonks.” – Patrick Strudwick, The i Paper
★★★★ “A remarkably absorbing play.” – Paul Vale, The Stage
★★★★★ “Superb masterpiece.” – Lucy Ashe, author of The Sleeping Beauties

★★★★★ “With writing as good as Wilmann’s, I hesitate to offer a review as my words can never do it justice. My simple advice would be ‘Make time to see this play’” - Paul Wood, Curtain Call Reviews  

SOCIALS
@meaninglessproblems

AGE RESTRICTION & CONTENT WARNINGS
16+ [to confirm]. Contains strong language and some descriptions of violence.

After years spent knocking on closed industry doors, Will shared his story online — and audiences decided to kick them open instead.

Millions watched. Hundreds of thousands followed. One question kept appearing:

“Why isn’t this guy famous?”

So Will is finally doing what nobody expected: his debut tour.

Expect a relentless barrage of razor-sharp one-liners, hilarious true stories, and a comedy show about never quite fitting in — a working-class lad who became middle class, a northerner in the south, and a comedian who built his own route when the usual doors stayed shut.

The industry didn’t create this tour. The audience did.

After years spent knocking on closed industry doors, Will shared his story online — and audiences decided to kick them open instead.

Millions watched. Hundreds of thousands followed. One question kept appearing:

“Why isn’t this guy famous?”

So Will is finally doing what nobody expected: his debut tour.

Expect a relentless barrage of razor-sharp one-liners, hilarious true stories, and a comedy show about never quite fitting in — a working-class lad who became middle class, a northerner in the south, and a comedian who built his own route when the usual doors stayed shut.

The industry didn’t create this tour. The audience did.

A new technology turns everyone on earth into a genius. But it doesn’t work in Liverpool.

Almost every human being on earth has a super computer plugged into their brain. Technological leaps that would have taken centuries happen in weeks. All wars and regional conflicts end. Climate change, poverty, Alzheimer’s, these things are solved.

And as the rest of the world leaps forward, Liverpool takes a few comfy steps back. They drop the internet, smash their smart phones, switch off from global affairs and focus on what matters: family, friends, football, music and having a boss time.

Charlie reckons they’ve got the better end of the deal. Until he meets Lola who wants him to discover what he’s missing.

To follow her, he’ll have to leave the greatest city on earth. And becoming a genius might cost him more than he’s willing to lose.

Liverpool Brain is a darkly funny, moving new play about love, belonging, identity, Superlambananas and modern technology, written by Doe Wilmann (writer of While We Wait, The Picture of John Gray, and the creator of the Meaningless Problems short story podcast) and starring Ryan Hurst (Emmerdale, Casualty, and award-winning Polish drama series Londynczycy aka Londoners).

Written by Doe Wilmann. Starring Ryan Hurst.

Praise for Doe Wilmann’s previous and ongoing productions:

★★★★★ “Most captivating, transforming piece of theatre I've seen in yonks.” – Patrick Strudwick, The i Paper
★★★★ “A remarkably absorbing play.” – Paul Vale, The Stage
★★★★★ “Superb masterpiece.” – Lucy Ashe, author of The Sleeping Beauties

★★★★★ “With writing as good as Wilmann’s, I hesitate to offer a review as my words can never do it justice. My simple advice would be ‘Make time to see this play’” - Paul Wood, Curtain Call Reviews  

SOCIALS
@meaninglessproblems

AGE RESTRICTION & CONTENT WARNINGS
16+ [to confirm]. Contains strong language and some descriptions of violence.

After years spent knocking on closed industry doors, Will shared his story online — and audiences decided to kick them open instead.

Millions watched. Hundreds of thousands followed. One question kept appearing:

“Why isn’t this guy famous?”

So Will is finally doing what nobody expected: his debut tour.

Expect a relentless barrage of razor-sharp one-liners, hilarious true stories, and a comedy show about never quite fitting in — a working-class lad who became middle class, a northerner in the south, and a comedian who built his own route when the usual doors stayed shut.

The industry didn’t create this tour. The audience did.

A new technology turns everyone on earth into a genius. But it doesn’t work in Liverpool.

Almost every human being on earth has a super computer plugged into their brain. Technological leaps that would have taken centuries happen in weeks. All wars and regional conflicts end. Climate change, poverty, Alzheimer’s, these things are solved.

And as the rest of the world leaps forward, Liverpool takes a few comfy steps back. They drop the internet, smash their smart phones, switch off from global affairs and focus on what matters: family, friends, football, music and having a boss time.

Charlie reckons they’ve got the better end of the deal. Until he meets Lola who wants him to discover what he’s missing.

To follow her, he’ll have to leave the greatest city on earth. And becoming a genius might cost him more than he’s willing to lose.

Liverpool Brain is a darkly funny, moving new play about love, belonging, identity, Superlambananas and modern technology, written by Doe Wilmann (writer of While We Wait, The Picture of John Gray, and the creator of the Meaningless Problems short story podcast) and starring Ryan Hurst (Emmerdale, Casualty, and award-winning Polish drama series Londynczycy aka Londoners).

Written by Doe Wilmann. Starring Ryan Hurst.

Praise for Doe Wilmann’s previous and ongoing productions:

★★★★★ “Most captivating, transforming piece of theatre I've seen in yonks.” – Patrick Strudwick, The i Paper
★★★★ “A remarkably absorbing play.” – Paul Vale, The Stage
★★★★★ “Superb masterpiece.” – Lucy Ashe, author of The Sleeping Beauties

★★★★★ “With writing as good as Wilmann’s, I hesitate to offer a review as my words can never do it justice. My simple advice would be ‘Make time to see this play’” - Paul Wood, Curtain Call Reviews  

SOCIALS
@meaninglessproblems

AGE RESTRICTION & CONTENT WARNINGS
16+ [to confirm]. Contains strong language and some descriptions of violence.

A new technology turns everyone on earth into a genius. But it doesn’t work in Liverpool.

Almost every human being on earth has a super computer plugged into their brain. Technological leaps that would have taken centuries happen in weeks. All wars and regional conflicts end. Climate change, poverty, Alzheimer’s, these things are solved.

And as the rest of the world leaps forward, Liverpool takes a few comfy steps back. They drop the internet, smash their smart phones, switch off from global affairs and focus on what matters: family, friends, football, music and having a boss time.

Charlie reckons they’ve got the better end of the deal. Until he meets Lola who wants him to discover what he’s missing.

To follow her, he’ll have to leave the greatest city on earth. And becoming a genius might cost him more than he’s willing to lose.

Liverpool Brain is a darkly funny, moving new play about love, belonging, identity, Superlambananas and modern technology, written by Doe Wilmann (writer of While We Wait, The Picture of John Gray, and the creator of the Meaningless Problems short story podcast) and starring Ryan Hurst (Emmerdale, Casualty, and award-winning Polish drama series Londynczycy aka Londoners).

Written by Doe Wilmann. Starring Ryan Hurst.

Praise for Doe Wilmann’s previous and ongoing productions:

★★★★★ “Most captivating, transforming piece of theatre I've seen in yonks.” – Patrick Strudwick, The i Paper
★★★★ “A remarkably absorbing play.” – Paul Vale, The Stage
★★★★★ “Superb masterpiece.” – Lucy Ashe, author of The Sleeping Beauties

★★★★★ “With writing as good as Wilmann’s, I hesitate to offer a review as my words can never do it justice. My simple advice would be ‘Make time to see this play’” - Paul Wood, Curtain Call Reviews  

SOCIALS
@meaninglessproblems

AGE RESTRICTION & CONTENT WARNINGS
16+ [to confirm]. Contains strong language and some descriptions of violence.

A new technology turns everyone on earth into a genius. But it doesn’t work in Liverpool.

Almost every human being on earth has a super computer plugged into their brain. Technological leaps that would have taken centuries happen in weeks. All wars and regional conflicts end. Climate change, poverty, Alzheimer’s, these things are solved.

And as the rest of the world leaps forward, Liverpool takes a few comfy steps back. They drop the internet, smash their smart phones, switch off from global affairs and focus on what matters: family, friends, football, music and having a boss time.

Charlie reckons they’ve got the better end of the deal. Until he meets Lola who wants him to discover what he’s missing.

To follow her, he’ll have to leave the greatest city on earth. And becoming a genius might cost him more than he’s willing to lose.

Liverpool Brain is a darkly funny, moving new play about love, belonging, identity, Superlambananas and modern technology, written by Doe Wilmann (writer of While We Wait, The Picture of John Gray, and the creator of the Meaningless Problems short story podcast) and starring Ryan Hurst (Emmerdale, Casualty, and award-winning Polish drama series Londynczycy aka Londoners).

Written by Doe Wilmann. Starring Ryan Hurst.

Praise for Doe Wilmann’s previous and ongoing productions:

★★★★★ “Most captivating, transforming piece of theatre I've seen in yonks.” – Patrick Strudwick, The i Paper
★★★★ “A remarkably absorbing play.” – Paul Vale, The Stage
★★★★★ “Superb masterpiece.” – Lucy Ashe, author of The Sleeping Beauties

★★★★★ “With writing as good as Wilmann’s, I hesitate to offer a review as my words can never do it justice. My simple advice would be ‘Make time to see this play’” - Paul Wood, Curtain Call Reviews  

SOCIALS
@meaninglessproblems

AGE RESTRICTION & CONTENT WARNINGS
16+ [to confirm]. Contains strong language and some descriptions of violence.

This is a comedy show about risk, for people unsatisfied with how life is going. 

In order for it to work, you must be honest, with me and with yourself.Just think for a moment...

Are you willing to take a risk?

★★★★★ 

"Take a risk. See this show" 

Broadway Baby

The final performances of the critically acclaimed show by multi award nominated comedian Alexander Bennett.

★★★★★ 

"I am speechless... the comedy comes thick and fast during this emotional-risk-taking roller coaster" 

Three Weeks 

Alexander Bennett is a Chortle and Leicester Comedy Festival Award nominee. He is the creator and co-host of the award nominated cult podcast Born Yesterday, which has featured guests such as Phil Wang, John Kearns and Jordan Gray. His solo shows have received rave reviews, been recommended by the British Comedy Guide, featured in The Times Top Jokes of the Edinburgh Fringe multiple times and performed on the West End at London's prestigious Soho Theatre. He has been featured in the Guardian, Observer, Metro and IPaper and has been heard on Virgin Radio, BBC Radio 4 and 5 Live.

★★★★★ 

"Bennett has created a classic for years to come with this show. Take a risk and see it" 

Ed Fringe Review

★★★★ 

"A very unique comedy experience" 

Edinburgh Festivals Magazine 

★★★★ 

"This really is a show that needs you to go in blind but open-minded. Take a risk. I'm sure you’ll have a good time" 

The Voice 

★★★★ 

"Brilliantly moving, hilarious and singular - There’s no getting away from Bennett’s sheer charm, wit, and intrepid courageousness and this show is a wild ride worth undertaking" 

Entertainment Now 

★★★★★ 

"They say that there’s no genius without a touch of madness and Alexander Bennett’s Emotional Daredevil has both in barrels" 

Pepper and Salt 

★★★★ 

"Bennett usurps all expectations, and in doing so establishes himself as a bona fide ‘triple threat’, nailing every aspect of this beautifully crafted box of delights" 

Mumble 

★★★★ 

"Emotional Daredevil delves deep into Bennett’s soul and leaves everyone who views it wiser and more thoughtful than when they walked in" 

Ed Fringe Review 

★★★★ 

"A fascinating dive into an experimental style of comedy and theatre that makes for a unique performance" 

Broadway World

This show is being filmed.

https://www.alexanderbennettcomedian.com/

18+ Only. Show features distressing themes and audience participation.

THIS SHOW IS BEING FILMED, BY BUYING A TICKET YOU ARE CONSENTING TO THAT AND GIVING THE PRODUCTION ALL RIGHTS TO USE OF THE FOOTAGE IN ANY VENTURE GOING FORWARD.

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