London, 1918.

When wartime hysteria pillories Oscar Wilde's Salomé for corrupting the nation with homosexuality, Robert Ross – the late author’s literary executor, devoted friend, and "first boy" (or so he believes) – is once again made to defend the legacy he sacrificed his life to protect. As courtroom circus shatters the memories he has spent decades curating, the line between devotion and delusion begins to blur.

This is a story about saints who are canonised by love and fools who sacrificed themselves for it.

Oxford New Writing Festival 2025 Runner-Up Best Play.

CONTENT WARNINGS: Distressing or potentially triggering themes, Scenes of a sexual nature, Strong language/swearing, References to Victorian homophobia, misogyny, war, death, bereavement, grooming, mental illness and unhealthy relationships.

A chair. A mentor. A handful of songs.
From Rome to New York, Los Angeles to London, The Seat of Me is an intimate solo performance that journeys through memory, migration, and the search for belonging. Blending autobiographical storytelling with fragments of Edith Piaf's music, Giulia A. Cryan reflects on artistic ambition, first love, and the moments that shape who we become.

Raw, funny, and deeply personal, The Seat of Me asks a simple but powerful question: what happens when we finally sit with our past so we can stand in our life?

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Age: 15+

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In the stormy summer of 1816, Lord Byron invites famed poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, his lover Mary and her stepsister Claire to holiday with him and his physician, John Polidori. One night, Byron proposes that they each write a ghost story to pass the time. Two years later, “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley is published. This play imagines what the conversations had on that pivotal night might have sounded like…

A dramedy set over one night in a flat-share kitchen. It's a foolish game of hide and seek between two masters of disguise, where neither player can hide from the other, and neither quite wants to be found.

Instagram: @k.q.hq / Website: kqhq.net

Age Restrictions: 14+

Content warnings: Strong language, sexual references, mature themes. 

In the stormy summer of 1816, Lord Byron invites famed poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, his lover Mary and her stepsister Claire to holiday with him and his physician, John Polidori. One night, Byron proposes that they each write a ghost story to pass the time. Two years later, “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley is published. This play imagines what the conversations had on that pivotal night might have sounded like…

Set behind a small-town Texas bar, Lone Star follows a swaggering Vietnam veteran, his devoted younger brother, and a late-night drinking session that gradually spins into something far messier than idle storytelling. What begins as a rowdy, funny portrait of small-town life turns into a cascade of awkward revelations, bruised egos, and unexpected complications that keep shifting the ground beneath the characters' feet.

IG: johnny24.b, kyleborg2002, pschwaab, daniel.vickers

Recommended for ages 15+. Contains strong language, alcohol use, mature themes, sexual references, and discussions of war-related trauma

Ten years after Sarah Sinclair’s fall, her family gather in her childhood bedroom for her 28th birthday. Sarah is still there, suspended between life and death, while her mother, aunt, brother, nurse and childhood best friend circle around the question nobody wants to answer: who gets to pull the plug?

Set in an old Surrey family home, Just Fall Over is a darkly comic play about grief, class, denial, family performance, and the brutal awkwardness of saying the wrong thing at the worst possible time.

For fans of Inside No. 9, Fleabag, and family gatherings where everyone is pretending not to hate each other.

Socials:
Instagram: @sixpeopleaway

Optional extra material:
Review: ★★★★ - A Youngish Perspective
Website/Linktree: https://linktr.ee/sixpeopleaway6

Age restriction:

15+

Content / trigger warnings:
Themes of coma, life support, suicide, death and dying, grief, family conflict, emotional distress, alcohol use, drug use, strong language, and dark humour around illness and bereavement.

Set behind a small-town Texas bar, Lone Star follows a swaggering Vietnam veteran, his devoted younger brother, and a late-night drinking session that gradually spins into something far messier than idle storytelling. What begins as a rowdy, funny portrait of small-town life turns into a cascade of awkward revelations, bruised egos, and unexpected complications that keep shifting the ground beneath the characters' feet.

IG: johnny24.b, kyleborg2002, pschwaab, daniel.vickers

Recommended for ages 15+. Contains strong language, alcohol use, mature themes, sexual references, and discussions of war-related trauma

Harrie's workday ends like any other... until her journey home takes a sudden, unthinkable turn. In the following days, she's swept into a system of police reports, questions and courtrooms-demanding clarity from a memory that isn't there.
Not just a story about trauma; it's a darkly-comic odyssey through the absurd machinery of justice, where truth is
slippery and certainty feels out of reach. When reality hits like a shower of shit, sometimes the only thing left to fight for is your version of the story: whether it can be proven or not.

Based on true events.

16+ Restriction. Contains distressing or potentially triggering themes, Strong language/swearing Discussion of sexual violence, discussion of substance misuse, discussions of mental health.

Set behind a small-town Texas bar, Lone Star follows a swaggering Vietnam veteran, his devoted younger brother, and a late-night drinking session that gradually spins into something far messier than idle storytelling. What begins as a rowdy, funny portrait of small-town life turns into a cascade of awkward revelations, bruised egos, and unexpected complications that keep shifting the ground beneath the characters' feet.

IG: johnny24.b, kyleborg2002, pschwaab, daniel.vickers

Recommended for ages 15+. Contains strong language, alcohol use, mature themes, sexual references, and discussions of war-related trauma

Harrie's workday ends like any other... until her journey home takes a sudden, unthinkable turn. In the following days, she's swept into a system of police reports, questions and courtrooms-demanding clarity from a memory that isn't there.
Not just a story about trauma; it's a darkly-comic odyssey through the absurd machinery of justice, where truth is
slippery and certainty feels out of reach. When reality hits like a shower of shit, sometimes the only thing left to fight for is your version of the story: whether it can be proven or not.

Based on true events.

16+ Restriction. Contains distressing or potentially triggering themes, Strong language/swearing Discussion of sexual violence, discussion of substance misuse, discussions of mental health.

Age restriction 12+Content warning: domestic abuse/violence, racism, stalking, sudden loud noises, shouting/swearing, animal death

An engaging drama of disguise, adventure, and conspiracy set between London and Paris, during the height of the French Revolution in 1792. Combining drama and humour, this is a production of pure escapism and suspense.
In 1792, at the height of the French Revolution, in Paris, aristocrats destined for the Guillotine, begin to be rescued, by a mysterious figure, who always eludes capture. This rescuer can never be found or identified, except by little slips of paper featuring the image of a small English flower, the Scarlet Pimpernel.
Meanwhile, in London, Sir Percy Blakeney; who is widely known to be the leader of London fashion, and a carefree, whimsical fop, marries Marguerite, a beautiful, intelligent French actress and friend of the revolutionary government in France, while Citizen Chauvelin, an agent of the French government, arrives in London, seeking the identity of the mysterious Scarlet Pimpernel.
This theatre production combines adventure, and humour, and in a fast-moving, entertaining period drama based on the novel by Baroness Orczy and including wider historical and cultural research of the time. It features a stunning collection of roles for all actors involved.

Once upon a time, two characters’ worlds were turned upside down by an invisible force called “the audience”. What happened next? Well, that is up to you... In this family-friendly improvised musical comedy, you decide it all: the hero, the villain, the quest and even the happily-ever-after. Expect show-stopping musical theatre numbers, laugh-out-loud lyrics and a wildly unpredictable adventure.

Age restrictions: 5+

Trigger and content warnings: audience participation

Ophelia. Daughter of Claudius. Sister of Laertes. Lover of Hamlet's. The property of Shakespeare. Grasping flowers in her palms begging someone would listen. Now we are listening.

Ophelia reclaims the voice of Shakespeare’s most silenced character, this is her testimony, telling the story of a young woman caught between love, loyalty, and betrayal in a world determined to define her. As she navigates trauma and family expectations, Ophelia fights to reclaim her narrative and find strength amid chaos.

Age restriction - 15

Trigger warnings - domestic violence and assault 

Humankind is often arrogant and self-centred, understanding others solely through their own perspective. We yearn for unity, yet overlook a fundamental truth: two whirlpools can only merge when both their direction and velocity satisfy exacting conditions.

Tonight, the light in the rented flat's bathroom flickered out. That loving couple seemed to be arguing about something. The man insisted he loved her deeply, yet to her, it felt otherwise. I knew that woman must love him profoundly, but why couldn't he sense it? I saw two whirlpools beside the drain, spinning and spinning, yet they simply wouldn't merge...

The audience witnesses their quarrel, their wounds, their bloodshed, yet cannot simply judge right from wrong. Here, love is both tender and razor-sharp.

Through intensely concentrated spatial storytelling, we aim to immerse the audience within an emotional vortex, prompting a profound re-examination of ‘relationships’.

Event Details

Genre: Theatre

Duration: 40 mins

Price: £14

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Suitable for ages: 18+

See venue page for accessibility information.

Winnie is dying (slowly – which is the worst way to go). She is despondent, miserable and fed up. She has isolated herself from her friends and family, but she is not alone. Eliza is the new top-model robot companion-carer, who looks after Winnie. Through God, pain, and Love Island, the two attempt to understand each other. These are two (sort of) beings who are desperate to love and be loved, in whatever form that takes. ‘Sick Dog’ asks questions about what it means to be human, the acceptance of death in a world that fears it and our future as maybe not the only creatures with the capacity to love.

The inaugural immersive theatre/performance art prequel from doctor, actor, playwright and performance artist Roopak K Khara invites curious audiences to interfere with the nuances and archaic specialisms of the Mental Health Act, as unravelled in real time with an entity some refer to as God. Society deems psychiatrists to be arbiters of social justice so this show challenges you to see how things pan out when the tables are turned. You will be invited to make some uncomfortable, human, and ruthless observations!

Event Details

Genre: Theatre

Duration: 60 mins

Price: £15

Social Media

Instagram dr.roopak.khara

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Suicide, mental health, abuse

Suitable for ages: 18+

World premiere

See venue page for accessibility information.

"What happens when the mask you wear online becomes the person you can’t escape in real life?"

"And What happens your online persona causes a collision in your physical reality and your family?"

"What are you going to do if that triggers the issues you've been ignoring for years?"

Cho is a university student living a double life. To his father in South Korea, he is a dedicated son on the verge of graduation. To his thousands of anonymous subscribers, he is a rising far-right provocateur.

With his father arriving in London for their first meeting in 15 years, Cho’s carefully curated world begins to fracture. When a "doxing" attack exposes his identity during a live stream, the digital vitriol spills into the physical world. Stalked, threatened, and cornered, Cho must navigate a collapsing web of lies before his father discovers the truth.

Blending autobiographical elements with a gripping fictional narrative, Language of Joe and Cho is an intense one-actor exploration of digital radicalisation, familial duty, and the violent collision between our online personas and physical reality.

Event Details

Genre: Theatre

Duration: 60 mins

Price: £12

Social Media

Instagram theatredockers

Information

Strong Language, Family Abuse, Political Extremism, Stalking.

Suitable for ages: 16 and over

World premiere

See venue page for accessibility information.

Can a chance encounter ignite a friendship that transcends the trials and tribulations of life, love, and loss?

To Capture the Wildlife is a musical about grief, young love, and navigating the pain of life and death. Struggling after the tragic loss of her mother, Morgan has a chance meeting with a mysterious girl in a graveyard. Soon, they begin to meet there every week and grow closer.

Set in a graveyard with a two-person cast, this intimate, emotional show follows Morgan and the Girl as they share their joys, pains and struggles. With a track list of evocative original songs, To Capture the Wildlife illustrates how hope and young love stand strong in the face of grief and disillusionment with the modern world: beauty can be found in the small moments and places where you least expect it.

“Profound, intricate, and deeply captivating” (5 stars, Durham Palatinate)

To Capture the Wildlife opened to critical acclaim in February 2026 at Durham Drama Festival and makes its London premiere as part of Camden Fringe.

Event Details

Genre: Theatre

Duration: 50 mins

Price: £9

Social Media

Facebook: profile.php?id=61589425197400

Instagram tocapturethewildlife

Information

Grief, Death

Suitable for ages: 12 and over

See venue page for accessibility information.

"What happens when the mask you wear online becomes the person you can’t escape in real life?"

"And What happens your online persona causes a collision in your physical reality and your family?"

"What are you going to do if that triggers the issues you've been ignoring for years?"

Cho is a university student living a double life. To his father in South Korea, he is a dedicated son on the verge of graduation. To his thousands of anonymous subscribers, he is a rising far-right provocateur.

With his father arriving in London for their first meeting in 15 years, Cho’s carefully curated world begins to fracture. When a "doxing" attack exposes his identity during a live stream, the digital vitriol spills into the physical world. Stalked, threatened, and cornered, Cho must navigate a collapsing web of lies before his father discovers the truth.

Blending autobiographical elements with a gripping fictional narrative, Language of Joe and Cho is an intense one-actor exploration of digital radicalisation, familial duty, and the violent collision between our online personas and physical reality.

Event Details

Genre: Theatre

Duration: 60 mins

Price: £12

Social Media

Instagram theatredockers

Information

Strong Language, Family Abuse, Political Extremism, Stalking.

Suitable for ages: 16 and over

World premiere

See venue page for accessibility information.

Humankind is often arrogant and self-centred, understanding others solely through their own perspective. We yearn for unity, yet overlook a fundamental truth: two whirlpools can only merge when both their direction and velocity satisfy exacting conditions.

Tonight, the light in the rented flat's bathroom flickered out. That loving couple seemed to be arguing about something. The man insisted he loved her deeply, yet to her, it felt otherwise. I knew that woman must love him profoundly, but why couldn't he sense it? I saw two whirlpools beside the drain, spinning and spinning, yet they simply wouldn't merge...

The audience witnesses their quarrel, their wounds, their bloodshed, yet cannot simply judge right from wrong. Here, love is both tender and razor-sharp.

Through intensely concentrated spatial storytelling, we aim to immerse the audience within an emotional vortex, prompting a profound re-examination of ‘relationships’.

Event Details

Genre: Theatre

Duration: 40 mins

Price: £14

Social Media

Information

Suitable for ages: 18+

See venue page for accessibility information.

Welcome to Newport, a picture-perfect slice of suburbia where appearances are everything, and the Newport Village Garden Club, a community of housewives, fiercely rules the town. At the centre of it all are the Wilders, a young, glamorous couple with a deadly secret who seem to have it all.

But when one of them begins to question their most... unconventional hobby, their carefully balanced marriage starts to unravel, spiralling into chaos that threatens to pull everyone down with it.

As suspicions grow and nosy neighbours begin to close in, the Wilders must navigate love, betrayal, and loyalty while trying to stay one step ahead of a storm that could expose everything.

Event Details

Genre: Theatre

Duration: 60 mins

Price: £10

Social Media

Instagram wilderatfringe

Information

Contains mentions and depictions of murder, bullying, violence, suicide & domestic violence.

Suitable for ages: 14 and over

See venue page for accessibility information.

Accessibility Rider

Can a chance encounter ignite a friendship that transcends the trials and tribulations of life, love, and loss?

To Capture the Wildlife is a musical about grief, young love, and navigating the pain of life and death. Struggling after the tragic loss of her mother, Morgan has a chance meeting with a mysterious girl in a graveyard. Soon, they begin to meet there every week and grow closer.

Set in a graveyard with a two-person cast, this intimate, emotional show follows Morgan and the Girl as they share their joys, pains and struggles. With a track list of evocative original songs, To Capture the Wildlife illustrates how hope and young love stand strong in the face of grief and disillusionment with the modern world: beauty can be found in the small moments and places where you least expect it.

“Profound, intricate, and deeply captivating” (5 stars, Durham Palatinate)

To Capture the Wildlife opened to critical acclaim in February 2026 at Durham Drama Festival and makes its London premiere as part of Camden Fringe.

Event Details

Genre: Theatre

Duration: 50 mins

Price: £9

Social Media

Facebook: profile.php?id=61589425197400

Instagram tocapturethewildlife

Information

Grief, Death

Suitable for ages: 12 and over

See venue page for accessibility information.

Winnie is dying (slowly – which is the worst way to go). She is despondent, miserable and fed up. She has isolated herself from her friends and family, but she is not alone. Eliza is the new top-model robot companion-carer, who looks after Winnie. Through God, pain, and Love Island, the two attempt to understand each other. These are two (sort of) beings who are desperate to love and be loved, in whatever form that takes. ‘Sick Dog’ asks questions about what it means to be human, the acceptance of death in a world that fears it and our future as maybe not the only creatures with the capacity to love.

Who needs therapy when you've got a best friend? Meet two best pals, Jo and Izzy, whose romantic endeavours are as disastrous as their morals are questionable. At least their hearts are in the right place, most of the time. Watch the duo of codependent flatmates as they attempt live, laugh, love their way through the confusing loneliness of being in their twenties.

Event Details

Genre: Theatre

Duration: 50 mins, 55 mins

Price: £12

Social Media

Web: thecoastcompany.com

Instagram the_coastcompany

Information

CW: Strong Language, Nudity, Mentions of Sex, Drugs, Alcohol, Violence, Crime

Suitable for ages: 16 and over

World premiere

See venue page for accessibility information.

Welcome to Newport, a picture-perfect slice of suburbia where appearances are everything, and the Newport Village Garden Club, a community of housewives, fiercely rules the town. At the centre of it all are the Wilders, a young, glamorous couple with a deadly secret who seem to have it all.

But when one of them begins to question their most... unconventional hobby, their carefully balanced marriage starts to unravel, spiralling into chaos that threatens to pull everyone down with it.

As suspicions grow and nosy neighbours begin to close in, the Wilders must navigate love, betrayal, and loyalty while trying to stay one step ahead of a storm that could expose everything.

Event Details

Genre: Theatre

Duration: 60 mins

Price: £10

Social Media

Instagram wilderatfringe

Information

Contains mentions and depictions of murder, bullying, violence, suicide & domestic violence.

Suitable for ages: 14 and over

See venue page for accessibility information.

Accessibility Rider

During a drug-induced haze, Evie posts a shocking picture to her company’s social media, destroying the carefully curated persona she’s built online. As the lies begin to reveal themselves, a misstep into an animal rights activist meeting & a pig saving mission forces her to face the lie that has been holding her captive.

Event Details

Genre: Theatre

Duration: 40 mins

Price: £12

Social Media

Instagram theuglytruthproductions

Information

Eating Disorders, Drug Use, Mental Health & Trauma, Strong Language, Animal Cruelty (References), Flashing Lights

Suitable for ages: 16 and over

World premiere

See venue page for accessibility information.

Winnie is dying (slowly – which is the worst way to go). She is despondent, miserable and fed up. She has isolated herself from her friends and family, but she is not alone. Eliza is the new top-model robot companion-carer, who looks after Winnie. Through God, pain, and Love Island, the two attempt to understand each other. These are two (sort of) beings who are desperate to love and be loved, in whatever form that takes. ‘Sick Dog’ asks questions about what it means to be human, the acceptance of death in a world that fears it and our future as maybe not the only creatures with the capacity to love.

Juliet - a frantic, spicy and out-there woman - is moving into what she thinks is her new flat when she finds a random man, Alex - who is neat, collected and nerdy - already moving into it. Which one of them does the flat actually belong to, and is that even the most important question? Through their differences they fight, laugh and fall in love with each other. This story questions what happens when you meet the person you were not expecting to be ‘the one’? It’s a story about life surprising you in every way. We follow Alex and Juliet at the beginning, and at the end of their love, but will it actually be the end?

Event Details

Genre: Theatre

Duration: 60 mins

Price: £13

Social Media

Instagram Hello.goodbye2026

Information

Suitable for ages: 14 and over

See venue page for accessibility information.

Who needs therapy when you've got a best friend? Meet two best pals, Jo and Izzy, whose romantic endeavours are as disastrous as their morals are questionable. At least their hearts are in the right place, most of the time. Watch the duo of codependent flatmates as they attempt live, laugh, love their way through the confusing loneliness of being in their twenties.

Event Details

Genre: Theatre

Duration: 50 mins, 55 mins

Price: £12

Social Media

Web: thecoastcompany.com

Instagram the_coastcompany

Information

CW: Strong Language, Nudity, Mentions of Sex, Drugs, Alcohol, Violence, Crime

Suitable for ages: 16 and over

World premiere

See venue page for accessibility information.

Friends. Comrades. Enemies...

Caillte Lighthouse. The coast of Angus, North Sea, just after WW1.
Follow Mac and Morgan, two experienced keepers and their training of James, before things occur that question their loyalty, friendship and ultimately, their sanity. LIGHTHOUSE is a gripping piece that delves into the human psyche of trust, paranoia and greed with stylish, well-placed humour, jeopardy, suspense and a stellar cast.
Listed by The Herald as one of the Top 20 Must-See Shows of EdFringe 2022, LIGHTHOUSE will take you on a 55 minute journey to hell and back like no other.

‘Rock solid performances and a great sense of atmosphere go a long way to illuminate this new murder mystery thriller. Boasting simple effects which add greatly to the dread-filled atmosphere’
★★★★ The Scotsman

...real friends help you move a body.
An award winning black comedy about two inept Irish criminals who have dreams of pulling off a heist far beyond their minimal abilities. They plan to enlist the help of a local crime boss with a fearsome reputation for violence. What could possibly go wrong? Well, more or less everything.
Ambition, folly, violence, murder, revenge and... redemption? Friends Help You Move is a dark comedy thriller in one act written by John Ward.

Winnie is dying (slowly – which is the worst way to go). She is despondent, miserable and fed up. She has isolated herself from her friends and family, but she is not alone. Eliza is the new top-model robot companion-carer, who looks after Winnie. Through God, pain, and Love Island, the two attempt to understand each other. These are two (sort of) beings who are desperate to love and be loved, in whatever form that takes. ‘Sick Dog’ asks questions about what it means to be human, the acceptance of death in a world that fears it and our future as maybe not the only creatures with the capacity to love.

Juliet - a frantic, spicy and out-there woman - is moving into what she thinks is her new flat when she finds a random man, Alex - who is neat, collected and nerdy - already moving into it. Which one of them does the flat actually belong to, and is that even the most important question? Through their differences they fight, laugh and fall in love with each other. This story questions what happens when you meet the person you were not expecting to be ‘the one’? It’s a story about life surprising you in every way. We follow Alex and Juliet at the beginning, and at the end of their love, but will it actually be the end?

Event Details

Genre: Theatre

Duration: 60 mins

Price: £13

Social Media

Instagram Hello.goodbye2026

Information

Suitable for ages: 14 and over

See venue page for accessibility information.

Who needs therapy when you've got a best friend? Meet two best pals, Jo and Izzy, whose romantic endeavours are as disastrous as their morals are questionable. At least their hearts are in the right place, most of the time. Watch the duo of codependent flatmates as they attempt live, laugh, love their way through the confusing loneliness of being in their twenties.

Event Details

Genre: Theatre

Duration: 50 mins, 55 mins

Price: £12

Social Media

Web: thecoastcompany.com

Instagram the_coastcompany

Information

CW: Strong Language, Nudity, Mentions of Sex, Drugs, Alcohol, Violence, Crime

Suitable for ages: 16 and over

World premiere

See venue page for accessibility information.

Friends. Comrades. Enemies...

Caillte Lighthouse. The coast of Angus, North Sea, just after WW1.
Follow Mac and Morgan, two experienced keepers and their training of James, before things occur that question their loyalty, friendship and ultimately, their sanity. LIGHTHOUSE is a gripping piece that delves into the human psyche of trust, paranoia and greed with stylish, well-placed humour, jeopardy, suspense and a stellar cast.
Listed by The Herald as one of the Top 20 Must-See Shows of EdFringe 2022, LIGHTHOUSE will take you on a 55 minute journey to hell and back like no other.

‘Rock solid performances and a great sense of atmosphere go a long way to illuminate this new murder mystery thriller. Boasting simple effects which add greatly to the dread-filled atmosphere’
★★★★ The Scotsman

...real friends help you move a body.
An award winning black comedy about two inept Irish criminals who have dreams of pulling off a heist far beyond their minimal abilities. They plan to enlist the help of a local crime boss with a fearsome reputation for violence. What could possibly go wrong? Well, more or less everything.
Ambition, folly, violence, murder, revenge and... redemption? Friends Help You Move is a dark comedy thriller in one act written by John Ward.

“I used to be seventeen.”

Lucy, Cara and Faye, three freshly graduated university students are getting ready for their final night out together before they all go their separate ways into the adult world.
A night like any other, that will leave the girls changed for good.
A story about growing up, the power of choices, and the fact that nothing ever stays the same.

A brand new Irish play which speaks to the challenges that come with the bridge to adulthood. ‘Getting Ready’ shines a light on the culture of female friendships, the question of permanence of youth vs the impending nostalgia that comes with getting older. While being told through a modern lens, this story still manages to resonate with all those who have crossed this space before, resulting in a universal story for all ages to enjoy.
A play full of humour and heart, ‘Getting Ready’ is bound to leave audiences reminiscence of a time that once was, and hopeful for a time yet to come.

Event Details

Genre: Theatre

Duration: 50 mins

Price: £10

Social Media

Instagram Gettingreadyplay

TikTok: @gettingreadyplay

Information

Suitable for ages: 16 and over

See venue page for accessibility information.

...real friends help you move a body.
An award winning black comedy about two inept Irish criminals who have dreams of pulling off a heist far beyond their minimal abilities. They plan to enlist the help of a local crime boss with a fearsome reputation for violence. What could possibly go wrong? Well, more or less everything.
Ambition, folly, violence, murder, revenge and... redemption? Friends Help You Move is a dark comedy thriller in one act written by John Ward.

After debuting at the Lambeth Fringe in 2024 Abigail is finally coming back at the Camden Fringe. Abigail is a one-act monologue play by Nelma Vapaa-Jää that reimagines the relationship between Abigail Williams and John Proctor from Arthur Miller's The Crucible. The play offers a raw and unflinching exploration of Abigail's inner world. Through a series of confessions, reflections, and justifications, Abigail confronts the complex emotions and traumatic experiences that shaped her actions during the Salem witch trials. The play delves deep into themes of power, fear, love, and sexual assault, challenging both historical and contemporary perceptions of victims and perpetrators.
Abigail invites the audience to reconsider how stories of sexual violence are told and understood, both in the past and today. The play highlights the ongoing struggle for victims to have their voices heard and their pain acknowledged in a world that often prefers to dismiss or vilify them.

Nelma Vapaa-Jää, the creator and performer of Abigail, is a 28-year-old actor from Finland. Nelma graduated from the MFA Acting International course from East 15 Acting School in 2024. She is currently based in London and representing herself. She wants to create art that touches you and makes you think. Finland has a strong theater tradition and there are 73 professional theaters in Finland. Nelma draws from both Finnish and English traditions when creating theatre.

Friends. Comrades. Enemies...

Caillte Lighthouse. The coast of Angus, North Sea, just after WW1.
Follow Mac and Morgan, two experienced keepers and their training of James, before things occur that question their loyalty, friendship and ultimately, their sanity. LIGHTHOUSE is a gripping piece that delves into the human psyche of trust, paranoia and greed with stylish, well-placed humour, jeopardy, suspense and a stellar cast.
Listed by The Herald as one of the Top 20 Must-See Shows of EdFringe 2022, LIGHTHOUSE will take you on a 55 minute journey to hell and back like no other.

‘Rock solid performances and a great sense of atmosphere go a long way to illuminate this new murder mystery thriller. Boasting simple effects which add greatly to the dread-filled atmosphere’
★★★★ The Scotsman

...real friends help you move a body.
An award winning black comedy about two inept Irish criminals who have dreams of pulling off a heist far beyond their minimal abilities. They plan to enlist the help of a local crime boss with a fearsome reputation for violence. What could possibly go wrong? Well, more or less everything.
Ambition, folly, violence, murder, revenge and... redemption? Friends Help You Move is a dark comedy thriller in one act written by John Ward.

“I used to be seventeen.”

Lucy, Cara and Faye, three freshly graduated university students are getting ready for their final night out together before they all go their separate ways into the adult world.
A night like any other, that will leave the girls changed for good.
A story about growing up, the power of choices, and the fact that nothing ever stays the same.

A brand new Irish play which speaks to the challenges that come with the bridge to adulthood. ‘Getting Ready’ shines a light on the culture of female friendships, the question of permanence of youth vs the impending nostalgia that comes with getting older. While being told through a modern lens, this story still manages to resonate with all those who have crossed this space before, resulting in a universal story for all ages to enjoy.
A play full of humour and heart, ‘Getting Ready’ is bound to leave audiences reminiscence of a time that once was, and hopeful for a time yet to come.

Event Details

Genre: Theatre

Duration: 50 mins

Price: £10

Social Media

Instagram Gettingreadyplay

TikTok: @gettingreadyplay

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Suitable for ages: 16 and over

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After debuting at the Lambeth Fringe in 2024 Abigail is finally coming back at the Camden Fringe. Abigail is a one-act monologue play by Nelma Vapaa-Jää that reimagines the relationship between Abigail Williams and John Proctor from Arthur Miller's The Crucible. The play offers a raw and unflinching exploration of Abigail's inner world. Through a series of confessions, reflections, and justifications, Abigail confronts the complex emotions and traumatic experiences that shaped her actions during the Salem witch trials. The play delves deep into themes of power, fear, love, and sexual assault, challenging both historical and contemporary perceptions of victims and perpetrators.
Abigail invites the audience to reconsider how stories of sexual violence are told and understood, both in the past and today. The play highlights the ongoing struggle for victims to have their voices heard and their pain acknowledged in a world that often prefers to dismiss or vilify them.

Nelma Vapaa-Jää, the creator and performer of Abigail, is a 28-year-old actor from Finland. Nelma graduated from the MFA Acting International course from East 15 Acting School in 2024. She is currently based in London and representing herself. She wants to create art that touches you and makes you think. Finland has a strong theater tradition and there are 73 professional theaters in Finland. Nelma draws from both Finnish and English traditions when creating theatre.

Theodore has known since he was a little gay boy that he was born for stardom - it was only a matter of waiting until that day arrived. After a surprise encounter with his ex-boyfriend, Theodore is confronted with the crashing truth that maybe he is not destined to become the star he thought he would.

THEODORE IS A STAR is a queer tragicomedy about attachment trauma, Clapham Daddies, Catholic guilt, shagging Michelangelo, Miley Cyrus, growing older as a gay person, and the fear of truly being seen.

Event Details

Genre: Play

Duration: 50 mins

Price: £10

Social Media

Instagram pgbrennan

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Strong language, themes of a sexual nature

Suitable for ages: 16 and over

World premiere

See venue page for accessibility information.

Accessibility Rider

Friends. Comrades. Enemies...

Caillte Lighthouse. The coast of Angus, North Sea, just after WW1.
Follow Mac and Morgan, two experienced keepers and their training of James, before things occur that question their loyalty, friendship and ultimately, their sanity. LIGHTHOUSE is a gripping piece that delves into the human psyche of trust, paranoia and greed with stylish, well-placed humour, jeopardy, suspense and a stellar cast.
Listed by The Herald as one of the Top 20 Must-See Shows of EdFringe 2022, LIGHTHOUSE will take you on a 55 minute journey to hell and back like no other.

‘Rock solid performances and a great sense of atmosphere go a long way to illuminate this new murder mystery thriller. Boasting simple effects which add greatly to the dread-filled atmosphere’
★★★★ The Scotsman

“I used to be seventeen.”

Lucy, Cara and Faye, three freshly graduated university students are getting ready for their final night out together before they all go their separate ways into the adult world.
A night like any other, that will leave the girls changed for good.
A story about growing up, the power of choices, and the fact that nothing ever stays the same.

A brand new Irish play which speaks to the challenges that come with the bridge to adulthood. ‘Getting Ready’ shines a light on the culture of female friendships, the question of permanence of youth vs the impending nostalgia that comes with getting older. While being told through a modern lens, this story still manages to resonate with all those who have crossed this space before, resulting in a universal story for all ages to enjoy.
A play full of humour and heart, ‘Getting Ready’ is bound to leave audiences reminiscence of a time that once was, and hopeful for a time yet to come.

Event Details

Genre: Theatre

Duration: 50 mins

Price: £10

Social Media

Instagram Gettingreadyplay

TikTok: @gettingreadyplay

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Suitable for ages: 16 and over

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During a drug-induced haze, Evie posts a shocking picture to her company’s social media, destroying the carefully curated persona she’s built online. As the lies begin to reveal themselves, a misstep into an animal rights activist meeting & a pig saving mission forces her to face the lie that has been holding her captive.

Event Details

Genre: Theatre

Duration: 40 mins

Price: £12

Social Media

Instagram theuglytruthproductions

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Eating Disorders, Drug Use, Mental Health & Trauma, Strong Language, Animal Cruelty (References), Flashing Lights

Suitable for ages: 16 and over

World premiere

See venue page for accessibility information.

A woman reports a sexual assault.

Within an hour, her story no longer belongs to her.

Skinned is a solo performance set in an interrogation room, where one woman’s testimony is picked apart and returned to her, changed. As inconsistencies are identified, her position begins to shift. Victim becomes suspect. Suspect becomes perpetrator.

Blending live performance with an immersive recorded soundscape, Skinned interrogates the pressure to become the “perfect victim” - coherent, consistent, and easy to believe - and exposes the cost for those who fail to meet it.

What survives isn’t always the truth...

Co-written and co-directed by Aoife Parr and Kirsten Grinstead, Skinned is the new work from the team behind Anatomy of Pain (Brighton Fringe, FUSE International Festival, Edinburgh Fringe), described as “heart-wrenchingly beautiful and painfully relevant” and “brave, tight... damn good - a crusade as much as a play”.

Event Details

Genre: Theatre

Duration: 60 mins

Price: £10

Social Media

Web: www.aoifeparr.com

Instagram skinned.the.play

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This performance contains references to sexual assault, strong language, psychological distress, simulated blood, and fl

Suitable for ages: 16 and over

World premiere

See venue page for accessibility information.

One rejection too much has thrown a once passionate, promising actress into a complete mental breakdown. Sophia, an Italian, London based actress just got the news from her agent, that the role she considered her "saving grace", nearly guaranteed to her, was given to another colleague. When at the height of her self pity she receives an unexpected phone call from her grandmother, which is the last thing she wants at the moment but exactly what she desperately needs.

Event Details

Genre: Theatre

Duration: 30 mins

Price: £15

Social Media

Information

There is only mild use of adult language.

Suitable for ages: 16 and over

World premiere

See venue page for accessibility information

Theodore has known since he was a little gay boy that he was born for stardom - it was only a matter of waiting until that day arrived. After a surprise encounter with his ex-boyfriend, Theodore is confronted with the crashing truth that maybe he is not destined to become the star he thought he would.

THEODORE IS A STAR is a queer tragicomedy about attachment trauma, Clapham Daddies, Catholic guilt, shagging Michelangelo, Miley Cyrus, growing older as a gay person, and the fear of truly being seen.

Event Details

Genre: Play

Duration: 50 mins

Price: £10

Social Media

Instagram pgbrennan

Information

Strong language, themes of a sexual nature

Suitable for ages: 16 and over

World premiere

See venue page for accessibility information.

Accessibility Rider

“I used to be seventeen.”

Lucy, Cara and Faye, three freshly graduated university students are getting ready for their final night out together before they all go their separate ways into the adult world.
A night like any other, that will leave the girls changed for good.
A story about growing up, the power of choices, and the fact that nothing ever stays the same.

A brand new Irish play which speaks to the challenges that come with the bridge to adulthood. ‘Getting Ready’ shines a light on the culture of female friendships, the question of permanence of youth vs the impending nostalgia that comes with getting older. While being told through a modern lens, this story still manages to resonate with all those who have crossed this space before, resulting in a universal story for all ages to enjoy.
A play full of humour and heart, ‘Getting Ready’ is bound to leave audiences reminiscence of a time that once was, and hopeful for a time yet to come.

Event Details

Genre: Theatre

Duration: 50 mins

Price: £10

Social Media

Instagram Gettingreadyplay

TikTok: @gettingreadyplay

Information

Suitable for ages: 16 and over

See venue page for accessibility information.

A woman reports a sexual assault.

Within an hour, her story no longer belongs to her.

Skinned is a solo performance set in an interrogation room, where one woman’s testimony is picked apart and returned to her, changed. As inconsistencies are identified, her position begins to shift. Victim becomes suspect. Suspect becomes perpetrator.

Blending live performance with an immersive recorded soundscape, Skinned interrogates the pressure to become the “perfect victim” - coherent, consistent, and easy to believe - and exposes the cost for those who fail to meet it.

What survives isn’t always the truth...

Co-written and co-directed by Aoife Parr and Kirsten Grinstead, Skinned is the new work from the team behind Anatomy of Pain (Brighton Fringe, FUSE International Festival, Edinburgh Fringe), described as “heart-wrenchingly beautiful and painfully relevant” and “brave, tight... damn good - a crusade as much as a play”.

Event Details

Genre: Theatre

Duration: 60 mins

Price: £10

Social Media

Web: www.aoifeparr.com

Instagram skinned.the.play

Information

This performance contains references to sexual assault, strong language, psychological distress, simulated blood, and fl

Suitable for ages: 16 and over

World premiere

See venue page for accessibility information.

One rejection too much has thrown a once passionate, promising actress into a complete mental breakdown. Sophia, an Italian, London based actress just got the news from her agent, that the role she considered her "saving grace", nearly guaranteed to her, was given to another colleague. When at the height of her self pity she receives an unexpected phone call from her grandmother, which is the last thing she wants at the moment but exactly what she desperately needs.

Event Details

Genre: Theatre

Duration: 30 mins

Price: £15

Social Media

Information

There is only mild use of adult language.

Suitable for ages: 16 and over

World premiere

See venue page for accessibility information

Welcome to Newport, a picture-perfect slice of suburbia where appearances are everything, and the Newport Village Garden Club, a community of housewives, fiercely rules the town. At the centre of it all are the Wilders, a young, glamorous couple with a deadly secret who seem to have it all.

But when one of them begins to question their most... unconventional hobby, their carefully balanced marriage starts to unravel, spiralling into chaos that threatens to pull everyone down with it.

As suspicions grow and nosy neighbours begin to close in, the Wilders must navigate love, betrayal, and loyalty while trying to stay one step ahead of a storm that could expose everything.

Event Details

Genre: Theatre

Duration: 60 mins

Price: £10

Social Media

Instagram wilderatfringe

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Contains mentions and depictions of murder, bullying, violence, suicide & domestic violence.

Suitable for ages: 14 and over

See venue page for accessibility information.

Accessibility Rider

Theodore has known since he was a little gay boy that he was born for stardom - it was only a matter of waiting until that day arrived. After a surprise encounter with his ex-boyfriend, Theodore is confronted with the crashing truth that maybe he is not destined to become the star he thought he would.

THEODORE IS A STAR is a queer tragicomedy about attachment trauma, Clapham Daddies, Catholic guilt, shagging Michelangelo, Miley Cyrus, growing older as a gay person, and the fear of truly being seen.

Event Details

Genre: Play

Duration: 50 mins

Price: £10

Social Media

Instagram pgbrennan

Information

Strong language, themes of a sexual nature

Suitable for ages: 16 and over

World premiere

See venue page for accessibility information.

Accessibility Rider

'I wasn’t there yet, you see. So, I’m relying on, I’m orienting myself around fable. I’m trying to work out, from fable - Is that the word? - the scene.'

I, the Boar is a new piece of writing that reimagines the Adonis story from Ovid’s Metamorphoses in the modern world. The play follows a young man whose inner life begins to fracture as the demands placed on his body become increasingly brutal. At times comic, poetic and highly physical, the play brings moments of tenderness alongside ritualised encounters of power and violence, and the boundary between human, animal and symbol slowly begins to erode.

“The Death of Hundun” is a solo performance inspired by a parable by the ancient Chinese philosopher Zhuangzi, in which Hundun—an undivided whole, without orifices, embodying a wisdom beyond ordinary understanding—dies after seven apertures are forcibly carved into his body. This production reimagines the myth as a contemporary psychological allegory: a person who has “seen through everything” is driven to the brink as her inner world collapses into disillusionment.

The story follows a woman living with depression, trapped in a reality defined by pain. Refusing to surrender, she hurls herself toward one promise after another—love, career, family, freedom, faith, and ultimately reason—believing each might offer salvation. Yet every hope is raised only to be shattered, leaving her face to face with the limits of endurance and the nearness of death.

Blending a text-rich, emotionally charged monologue with highly physical performance, the piece delivers a visceral theatrical experience. It asks: when all systems of meaning fail, can one still go on living? And if suffering offers no resolution, might we learn to make space for what resists explanation?

Event Details

Genre: Theatre

Duration: 60 mins

Price: £12

Social Media

Information

Suitable for ages: 18+

World premiere

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Close Friends is a timely new PowerPoint show exploring intimacy, honesty and authenticity in the age of social media. Based on a decade of Instagram Story archives, this fun and thought-provoking piece of storytelling seeks to explore topical questions around the ways we're trained to present ourselves and how we all #relate.

Underpinning a tale of failing in the visual arts - from growing up with an Artist parent to undertaking an Art History degree, overcoming teenage image issues and stagnating in a social media career - comes a deeper discussion around the ways we depict ourselves in misguided quests for closeness.

Making a case for unfiltered oversharing as opposed to curating a flawless persona, seeking connection over 'engagement' and ditching 'likes' for love, this hour of honest confession abandons attempts to paint a perfect picture in favour of telling a true story.

Event Details

Genre: New Writing

Duration: 60 mins

Price: £7

Social Media

Instagram foggystoriesss

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CW: Discussion of eating disorders / body image

Suitable for ages: 18+

World premiere

See venue page for accessibility information.

Welcome to Newport, a picture-perfect slice of suburbia where appearances are everything, and the Newport Village Garden Club, a community of housewives, fiercely rules the town. At the centre of it all are the Wilders, a young, glamorous couple with a deadly secret who seem to have it all.

But when one of them begins to question their most... unconventional hobby, their carefully balanced marriage starts to unravel, spiralling into chaos that threatens to pull everyone down with it.

As suspicions grow and nosy neighbours begin to close in, the Wilders must navigate love, betrayal, and loyalty while trying to stay one step ahead of a storm that could expose everything.

Event Details

Genre: Theatre

Duration: 60 mins

Price: £10

Social Media

Instagram wilderatfringe

Information

Contains mentions and depictions of murder, bullying, violence, suicide & domestic violence.

Suitable for ages: 14 and over

See venue page for accessibility information.

Accessibility Rider

An improvised comedy show performed by a select group of professional silly people. There will be mischief, horseplay, and if we're lucky, some high-spirited shenanigans! This lineup of cheeky delights include London locals Phil Whelans & David Reed along with Canadian comedienne, Lindsay Mullan. Join us for 60 minutes of hilarious improvised storytelling based on suggestions from the audience.

Event Details

Genre: Comedy

Duration: 60 mins

Price: £17

Social Media

Instagram lindsomullo

Information

Suitable for ages: 18+

See venue page for accessibility information.

'I wasn’t there yet, you see. So, I’m relying on, I’m orienting myself around fable. I’m trying to work out, from fable - Is that the word? - the scene.'

I, the Boar is a new piece of writing that reimagines the Adonis story from Ovid’s Metamorphoses in the modern world. The play follows a young man whose inner life begins to fracture as the demands placed on his body become increasingly brutal. At times comic, poetic and highly physical, the play brings moments of tenderness alongside ritualised encounters of power and violence, and the boundary between human, animal and symbol slowly begins to erode.

“The Death of Hundun” is a solo performance inspired by a parable by the ancient Chinese philosopher Zhuangzi, in which Hundun—an undivided whole, without orifices, embodying a wisdom beyond ordinary understanding—dies after seven apertures are forcibly carved into his body. This production reimagines the myth as a contemporary psychological allegory: a person who has “seen through everything” is driven to the brink as her inner world collapses into disillusionment.

The story follows a woman living with depression, trapped in a reality defined by pain. Refusing to surrender, she hurls herself toward one promise after another—love, career, family, freedom, faith, and ultimately reason—believing each might offer salvation. Yet every hope is raised only to be shattered, leaving her face to face with the limits of endurance and the nearness of death.

Blending a text-rich, emotionally charged monologue with highly physical performance, the piece delivers a visceral theatrical experience. It asks: when all systems of meaning fail, can one still go on living? And if suffering offers no resolution, might we learn to make space for what resists explanation?

Event Details

Genre: Theatre

Duration: 60 mins

Price: £12

Social Media

Information

Suitable for ages: 18+

World premiere

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A struggling actor is caught up in a plot to help a woman grieving her mother, by posing as a psychic medium. What begins as a matter of goodwill quickly turns into a deeply troubled and darkly hilarious role play that continues for far longer than anybody expected.

Following a sold out Northern performance at the acclaimed Lawrence Batley Theatre and a successful London debut at The Hen and Chickens Theatre; Righton Productions and Thomas Carruthers (Longlisted for the 2023 Victoria Woody Comedy Prize) bring this new and original northern dark comedy one man show for its Fringe debut for Camden Fringe 2026.

"Alan Bennett meets David Lynch... A hilarious, uplifting and moving piece of theatre." - PHILLIP STOKES, Winner of Fringe Review Outstanding Theatre Award and Culturally Important Playwright

"4 STARS - A shockingly funny dark comedy... Carruthers constructs a compelling narrative. There is something timeless about his crosshatch of psychological thrillers." -JAMIAS VU PRODUCTIONS

Genre: Play

Duration: 60 mins

Price: £9

Facebook: RightonProductions

Instagram righton_productions

TikTok: @rightonproductions

TRIGGER WARNINGS - The play deals with responses to grief

Suitable for ages: 16 and over

Gabriel is a man of our times. He does a nondescript job in IT that will likely be displaced soon, but it does for now. Half French, half English, his psyche is trapped somewhere in the middle of the English Channel and drifting out to sea. He has strong opinions about bread, coffee, Godard, public transport, and the correct temperature at which to serve Comté.
By any external measure he is absolutely fine. He is not fine. The life he is living and the life he is capable of living are separate, kept apart by an invisible wall of anxiety, guilt and regret.
He is a searcher, seeking guidance in a confusing and hostile world. He needs a guru, a seer, but Gabriel doesn't particularly like people.

One flat, one evening, one not so quiet unravelling. The table is set, the wine is breathing, pull up a chair.

Event Details

Genre: Theatre

Duration: 50 mins

Price: £15

Social Media

Instagram molonok_theatre

Information

Suitable for ages: 18+

World premiere

See venue page for accessibility information.

A Uruguayan model. Diana Spencer. The Doors. Tótem. La Figurita. Montevideo.

The future as longing. Collapse as an inevitable destiny.
“Come on, baby, light my fire.”

An exploration of what we once imagined we would become — and never did.
Between image, memory and fracture, Los años maravillosos moves through the illusion of storytelling and confronts us with what remains when everything we once believed in begins to collapse.

Event Details

Genre: Theatre

Duration: 60 mins

Price: £14

Social Media

Facebook: bearesteatro

Instagram bearesteatro

Information

Suitable for ages: 14 and over

World premiere

See venue page for accessibility information.

'I wasn’t there yet, you see. So, I’m relying on, I’m orienting myself around fable. I’m trying to work out, from fable - Is that the word? - the scene.'

I, the Boar is a new piece of writing that reimagines the Adonis story from Ovid’s Metamorphoses in the modern world. The play follows a young man whose inner life begins to fracture as the demands placed on his body become increasingly brutal. At times comic, poetic and highly physical, the play brings moments of tenderness alongside ritualised encounters of power and violence, and the boundary between human, animal and symbol slowly begins to erode.

“The Death of Hundun” is a solo performance inspired by a parable by the ancient Chinese philosopher Zhuangzi, in which Hundun—an undivided whole, without orifices, embodying a wisdom beyond ordinary understanding—dies after seven apertures are forcibly carved into his body. This production reimagines the myth as a contemporary psychological allegory: a person who has “seen through everything” is driven to the brink as her inner world collapses into disillusionment.

The story follows a woman living with depression, trapped in a reality defined by pain. Refusing to surrender, she hurls herself toward one promise after another—love, career, family, freedom, faith, and ultimately reason—believing each might offer salvation. Yet every hope is raised only to be shattered, leaving her face to face with the limits of endurance and the nearness of death.

Blending a text-rich, emotionally charged monologue with highly physical performance, the piece delivers a visceral theatrical experience. It asks: when all systems of meaning fail, can one still go on living? And if suffering offers no resolution, might we learn to make space for what resists explanation?

Event Details

Genre: Theatre

Duration: 60 mins

Price: £12

Social Media

Information

Suitable for ages: 18+

World premiere

See venue page for accessibility information.

Gabriel is a man of our times. He does a nondescript job in IT that will likely be displaced soon, but it does for now. Half French, half English, his psyche is trapped somewhere in the middle of the English Channel and drifting out to sea. He has strong opinions about bread, coffee, Godard, public transport, and the correct temperature at which to serve Comté.
By any external measure he is absolutely fine. He is not fine. The life he is living and the life he is capable of living are separate, kept apart by an invisible wall of anxiety, guilt and regret.
He is a searcher, seeking guidance in a confusing and hostile world. He needs a guru, a seer, but Gabriel doesn't particularly like people.

One flat, one evening, one not so quiet unravelling. The table is set, the wine is breathing, pull up a chair.

Event Details

Genre: Theatre

Duration: 50 mins

Price: £15

Social Media

Instagram molonok_theatre

Information

Suitable for ages: 18+

World premiere

See venue page for accessibility information.

What if the dinner was the play?

Maria-Rapaz (Tomboy) unfolds around a table, where food is the plot and eating is the dramaturgy. This is not theatre about food — it is theatre through food.

Set between a pristine fine-dining kitchen and the warm chaos of a home kitchen, this work follows two women as they cook, eat, talk, and reveal what often goes unseen.

Drawing on Portuguese family recipes and queer experience, Maria-Rapaz asks: what counts as art? Who gets recognised? And what kinds of knowledge travel when we share a meal? The audience is invited to sit, to taste, and to witness a story about what it means to be sustained — not just fed — in a world that rewards spectacle over care.

Tickets are available at two prices: one includes light bites served as part of the performance (not a full meal), and a lower-priced option is available for audiences who wish to watch without food.
Event Details

Genre: Theatre

Duration: 60 mins

Price: £9

Social Media

Web: joanapereiradacosta.com/

Instagram onthetipofhertongue.jpc

Information

Suitable for ages: 16 and over

World premiere

See venue page for accessibility information.

An improvised comedy show performed by a select group of professional silly people. There will be mischief, horseplay, and if we're lucky, some high-spirited shenanigans! This lineup of cheeky delights include London locals Phil Whelans & David Reed along with Canadian comedienne, Lindsay Mullan. Join us for 60 minutes of hilarious improvised storytelling based on suggestions from the audience.

Event Details

Genre: Comedy

Duration: 60 mins

Price: £17

Social Media

Instagram lindsomullo

Information

Suitable for ages: 18+

See venue page for accessibility information.

Gabriel is a man of our times. He does a nondescript job in IT that will likely be displaced soon, but it does for now. Half French, half English, his psyche is trapped somewhere in the middle of the English Channel and drifting out to sea. He has strong opinions about bread, coffee, Godard, public transport, and the correct temperature at which to serve Comté.
By any external measure he is absolutely fine. He is not fine. The life he is living and the life he is capable of living are separate, kept apart by an invisible wall of anxiety, guilt and regret.
He is a searcher, seeking guidance in a confusing and hostile world. He needs a guru, a seer, but Gabriel doesn't particularly like people.

One flat, one evening, one not so quiet unravelling. The table is set, the wine is breathing, pull up a chair.

Event Details

Genre: Theatre

Duration: 50 mins

Price: £15

Social Media

Instagram molonok_theatre

Information

Suitable for ages: 18+

World premiere

See venue page for accessibility information.

'I wasn’t there yet, you see. So, I’m relying on, I’m orienting myself around fable. I’m trying to work out, from fable - Is that the word? - the scene.'

I, the Boar is a new piece of writing that reimagines the Adonis story from Ovid’s Metamorphoses in the modern world. The play follows a young man whose inner life begins to fracture as the demands placed on his body become increasingly brutal. At times comic, poetic and highly physical, the play brings moments of tenderness alongside ritualised encounters of power and violence, and the boundary between human, animal and symbol slowly begins to erode.

What if the dinner was the play?

Maria-Rapaz (Tomboy) unfolds around a table, where food is the plot and eating is the dramaturgy. This is not theatre about food — it is theatre through food.

Set between a pristine fine-dining kitchen and the warm chaos of a home kitchen, this work follows two women as they cook, eat, talk, and reveal what often goes unseen.

Drawing on Portuguese family recipes and queer experience, Maria-Rapaz asks: what counts as art? Who gets recognised? And what kinds of knowledge travel when we share a meal? The audience is invited to sit, to taste, and to witness a story about what it means to be sustained — not just fed — in a world that rewards spectacle over care.

Tickets are available at two prices: one includes light bites served as part of the performance (not a full meal), and a lower-priced option is available for audiences who wish to watch without food.
Event Details

Genre: Theatre

Duration: 60 mins

Price: £9

Social Media

Web: joanapereiradacosta.com/

Instagram onthetipofhertongue.jpc

Information

Suitable for ages: 16 and over

World premiere

See venue page for accessibility information.

Cast: Sushant Nair as JAY, Alanya Hotchkiss as MAY
Written by: Sushant Nair | Directed by: Geir Thomassen

The year is 2030.

After a painful break-up, Jay hits the reset button on his life—but instead of healing, he spirals into a cycle of rage, isolation, and alcohol dependency. In a world increasingly disconnected by technology, his search for meaningful connection is overshadowed by his own self-destructive habits.

Enter May: a strange and enigmatic new flatmate whose unexpected presence begins to challenge Jay’s worldview. As their uneasy cohabitation unfolds, truths are confronted and emotions unravel.

21 Days is a bold new work exploring how we cope with heartbreak, addiction, and emotional suppression in a world where we humans face the unpredictability of technology. It asks: can logic ever explain the chaos of human emotion?

Review:
★★★1/2 Theatre and Tonic

Event Details

Genre: Theatre

Duration: 60 mins

Price: £15, £12.50

Social Media

Web: https://linktr.ee/21Days_ThePlay

Facebook: 21DaysThePlay

Instagram 21days_theplay

Twitter: 21days_theplay

Bluesky 21days

Threads 21days_theplay

Information

Mental health, Alcohol addiction, Partial nudity, Reference to drugs, Bad language, Flashing lights

Suitable for ages: 16 and over

See venue page for accessibility information.

Gabriel is a man of our times. He does a nondescript job in IT that will likely be displaced soon, but it does for now. Half French, half English, his psyche is trapped somewhere in the middle of the English Channel and drifting out to sea. He has strong opinions about bread, coffee, Godard, public transport, and the correct temperature at which to serve Comté.
By any external measure he is absolutely fine. He is not fine. The life he is living and the life he is capable of living are separate, kept apart by an invisible wall of anxiety, guilt and regret.
He is a searcher, seeking guidance in a confusing and hostile world. He needs a guru, a seer, but Gabriel doesn't particularly like people.

One flat, one evening, one not so quiet unravelling. The table is set, the wine is breathing, pull up a chair.

Event Details

Genre: Theatre

Duration: 50 mins

Price: £15

Social Media

Instagram molonok_theatre

Information

Suitable for ages: 18+

World premiere

See venue page for accessibility information.

A Uruguayan model. Diana Spencer. The Doors. Tótem. La Figurita. Montevideo.

The future as longing. Collapse as an inevitable destiny.
“Come on, baby, light my fire.”

An exploration of what we once imagined we would become — and never did.
Between image, memory and fracture, Los años maravillosos moves through the illusion of storytelling and confronts us with what remains when everything we once believed in begins to collapse.

Event Details

Genre: Theatre

Duration: 60 mins

Price: £14

Social Media

Facebook: bearesteatro

Instagram bearesteatro

Information

Suitable for ages: 14 and over

World premiere

See venue page for accessibility information.

An improvised comedy show performed by a select group of professional silly people. There will be mischief, horseplay, and if we're lucky, some high-spirited shenanigans! This lineup of cheeky delights include London locals Phil Whelans & David Reed along with Canadian comedienne, Lindsay Mullan. Join us for 60 minutes of hilarious improvised storytelling based on suggestions from the audience.

Event Details

Genre: Comedy

Duration: 60 mins

Price: £17

Social Media

Instagram lindsomullo

Information

Suitable for ages: 18+

See venue page for accessibility information.

TRAPPED is a powerful one-woman psychological drama exploring the manipulation and emotional impact of grooming. Through storytelling and physical performance, a single performer brings eight different characters to life, each with distinct voices and physicalities, revealing the complex dynamics of the relationships that shaped her past.
As memories unfold, the boundaries between trust and manipulation begin to blur. With minimalistic staging and limited props, the production focuses on the performer’s transformation between characters, drawing the audience into an intimate exploration of vulnerability, influence, and the lasting psychological impact of manipulation.

Directed by Sowmya Maheswaran

Event Details

Genre: Play

Duration: 50 mins

Price: £15

Social Media

Instagram dollykanithi

TikTok: @dollykanithi

Twitter: dollykanithi

Threads dollykanithi

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Trigger and content warnings - Sexual grooming, manipulation, violence, swearing

Suitable for ages: 18+

World premiere

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During a drug-induced haze, Evie posts a shocking picture to her company’s social media, destroying the carefully curated persona she’s built online. As the lies begin to reveal themselves, a misstep into an animal rights activist meeting & a pig saving mission forces her to face the lie that has been holding her captive.

Event Details

Genre: Theatre

Duration: 40 mins

Price: £12

Social Media

Instagram theuglytruthproductions

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Eating Disorders, Drug Use, Mental Health & Trauma, Strong Language, Animal Cruelty (References), Flashing Lights

Suitable for ages: 16 and over

World premiere

See venue page for accessibility information.

“A cozy, decent kitchen of your dreams, a perfect breakfast, and a war of chickens.”

Yifei and Ming lead a meticulously ordered life in their Qingdao beachfront apartment, watching their neighbour’s chickens engage in a brutal, feathery feud from behind a spotless window. To Ming, a school teacher, the violence is background noise to be ignored; to Yifei, a bank clerk, this war is a market to be exploited, as free-range eggs begin to arrive at their doorstep.

As the couple argue and scheme over this unexpected windfall, the boundary between outside and inside begins to collapse. Chickens invade their home, littering the living room with droppings.

Chicken Dropping is a biting absurdist comedy about those who treat tragedy as opportunity, until the blood and filth of what they’ve monetised crash through their own kitchen window.

When the world turns into a battlefield, how long can you keep your own kitchen clean?

Event Details

Genre: Theatre

Duration: 50 mins

Price: £10

Social Media

Information

Suitable for ages: 16 and over

World premiere

See venue page for accessibility information.

The story of coping with loss in an STI Clinic.

No one likes an STI Clinic, no one dislikes them more than Will Stevens. But as he sits waiting for his results at 4 am all he's trying to do is be positive.

A new play, in development for over a year coming to the stage.

Event Details

Genre: Theatre

Duration: 60 mins

Price: £10

Social Media

Instagram the_other41

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Mentions of death

Suitable for ages: 15+

See venue page for accessibility information.

A Uruguayan model. Diana Spencer. The Doors. Tótem. La Figurita. Montevideo.

The future as longing. Collapse as an inevitable destiny.
“Come on, baby, light my fire.”

An exploration of what we once imagined we would become — and never did.
Between image, memory and fracture, Los años maravillosos moves through the illusion of storytelling and confronts us with what remains when everything we once believed in begins to collapse.

Event Details

Genre: Theatre

Duration: 60 mins

Price: £14

Social Media

Facebook: bearesteatro

Instagram bearesteatro

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Suitable for ages: 14 and over

World premiere

See venue page for accessibility information.

TRAPPED is a powerful one-woman psychological drama exploring the manipulation and emotional impact of grooming. Through storytelling and physical performance, a single performer brings eight different characters to life, each with distinct voices and physicalities, revealing the complex dynamics of the relationships that shaped her past.
As memories unfold, the boundaries between trust and manipulation begin to blur. With minimalistic staging and limited props, the production focuses on the performer’s transformation between characters, drawing the audience into an intimate exploration of vulnerability, influence, and the lasting psychological impact of manipulation.

Event Details

Genre: Play

Duration: 50 mins

Price: £15

Social Media

Instagram dollykanithi

TikTok: @dollykanithi

Twitter: dollykanithi

Threads dollykanithi

Information

Trigger and content warnings - Sexual grooming, manipulation, violence, swearing

Suitable for ages: 18+

World premiere

See venue page for accessibility information.

This powerful new play follows two Lebanese sisters, Yara and Mina, who advocate for change in Lebanon. When the 2019 revolution begins, their frustration is turned into action. However, as the year passes, the fire of the revolution wanes, and the country descends further into crisis. This draws a chasm between the sisters and ignites a heated discussion about identity, colonialism, and corruption.

On August 4th, 2020, the port explosion rips through their living room, changing everything. The play is both a love letter and a ‘fuck you’ to Lebanon: a dichotomy that every Lebanese person has felt. We don’t know what to feel, but we know it is all valid.

A percentage of ticket sales will go to Migrant Workers’ Action, an organisation that supports displaced migrant workers in Lebanon and fights to abolish the Kafala system.

Event Details

Genre: Theatre

Duration: 60 mins

Price: £12

Social Media

Instagram maybetomorrowplay

TikTok: @maybetomorrowplay

Information

Trigger warnings: war, death, sounds of explosions, swearing

Suitable for ages: 14 and over

World premiere

See venue page for accessibility information.

Accessibility Rider

“A cozy, decent kitchen of your dreams, a perfect breakfast, and a war of chickens.”

Yifei and Ming lead a meticulously ordered life in their Qingdao beachfront apartment, watching their neighbour’s chickens engage in a brutal, feathery feud from behind a spotless window. To Ming, a school teacher, the violence is background noise to be ignored; to Yifei, a bank clerk, this war is a market to be exploited, as free-range eggs begin to arrive at their doorstep.

As the couple argue and scheme over this unexpected windfall, the boundary between outside and inside begins to collapse. Chickens invade their home, littering the living room with droppings.

Chicken Dropping is a biting absurdist comedy about those who treat tragedy as opportunity, until the blood and filth of what they’ve monetised crash through their own kitchen window.

When the world turns into a battlefield, how long can you keep your own kitchen clean?

Event Details

Genre: Theatre

Duration: 50 mins

Price: £10

Social Media

Information

Suitable for ages: 16 and over

World premiere

See venue page for accessibility information.

The story of coping with loss in an STI Clinic.

No one likes an STI Clinic, no one dislikes them more than Will Stevens. But as he sits waiting for his results at 4 am all he's trying to do is be positive.

A new play, in development for over a year coming to the stage.

Event Details

Genre: Theatre

Duration: 60 mins

Price: £10

Social Media

Instagram the_other41

Information

Mentions of death

Suitable for ages: 15+

See venue page for accessibility information.

“I am a remarkable woman - always was, though none of you seemed to think so.”

May Morris steps out from the shadow of her father William Morris in an actor-musician odyssey from Isabella Javor. THREADS OF MAY weaves together live music and storytelling to stitch together the intricate life of the woman who designed some of the most iconic Arts and Crafts patterns.
The play traverses her journey from her bohemian childhood, stepping up to continue her father’s legacy managing the embroidery department of Morris & Co, to her later years falling in love with her gardener Mary Lobb.
A blend of original music and feminist history, THREADS OF MAY is a vivid tapestry of legacy, politics, and hidden queer love.

Event Details

Genre: Theatre

Duration: 50 mins

Price: £15

Social Media

Web: isabellajavor.com

Instagram threadsofmay

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Suitable for ages: 12 and over

World premiere

See venue page for accessibility information.

This powerful new play follows two Lebanese sisters, Yara and Mina, who advocate for change in Lebanon. When the 2019 revolution begins, their frustration is turned into action. However, as the year passes, the fire of the revolution wanes, and the country descends further into crisis. This draws a chasm between the sisters and ignites a heated discussion about identity, colonialism, and corruption.

On August 4th, 2020, the port explosion rips through their living room, changing everything. The play is both a love letter and a ‘fuck you’ to Lebanon: a dichotomy that every Lebanese person has felt. We don’t know what to feel, but we know it is all valid.

A percentage of ticket sales will go to Migrant Workers’ Action, an organisation that supports displaced migrant workers in Lebanon and fights to abolish the Kafala system.

Event Details

Genre: Theatre

Duration: 60 mins

Price: £12

Social Media

Instagram maybetomorrowplay

TikTok: @maybetomorrowplay

Information

Trigger warnings: war, death, sounds of explosions, swearing

Suitable for ages: 14 and over

World premiere

See venue page for accessibility information.

Accessibility Rider

Each year, New Jersey’s premier theme park draws thousands of thrill-seekers to Fright Fest – an after-sunset immersive haunting experience. This spooktacular event invites the Jersey Turnpike’s finest aspiring scare performers to come out of the woodwork and into the limelight! By late August, the casting notice is out, and in the hands of old souls who have scared before and fledglings, who are just starting their creepy careers. Regardless of experience, they all share one common desire: to be the most spine-chilling monster of them all. But, when technical difficulties threaten to halt auditions, the ‘boogey they/thems’ are determined that the scare must go on! With humour, heart, and a healthy dose of chaos, this one-act play offers a tribute to the (seasonal) unsung heroes of America's theme parks. Will you scream? Or just be left afraid of the dark?

Event Details

Genre: Comedy

Duration: 60 mins

Price: £5

Social Media

Instagram frightfestplay

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This performance will include times of total darkness and jump scares.

Suitable for ages: 14 and over

World premiere

See venue page for accessibility information.

Liam is sick. Matthew is sick of him. Trapped in a run down flat in Belfast, dying of AIDs, Liam depends on Matthew for everything. He rants and rambles, desperate for release or entertainment. Matthew, meanwhile, finds his patience wearing thin. Liam is no angel, and Matthew is no martyr.

Funded by the Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Club, this irreverent dark comedy traps the audience with the characters in a claustrophobia of illness, caregiving and resentment. One scene, one set, spanning one endless argument: every beat of the frustration and the building tension is felt in real time. Balancing raw humour with intense emotion, this two-hander confronts sickness, shame and guilt through a distinctly Irish humour.

Rooted in the real historical context of both the Troubles and the AIDs crisis, the play sheds new light on overlooked perspectives. With biting dialogue and unbroken narrative, Giving Out offers an unflinching, immersive theatrical experience which is as funny as it is devastating.

Event Details

Genre: New Writing

Duration: 60 mins

Price: £15

Social Media

Information

TW: Suicide, Death and/or dying, Homophobia, Terminal Illness

Suitable for ages: 16 and over

See venue page for accessibility information.

This powerful new play follows two Lebanese sisters, Yara and Mina, who advocate for change in Lebanon. When the 2019 revolution begins, their frustration is turned into action. However, as the year passes, the fire of the revolution wanes, and the country descends further into crisis. This draws a chasm between the sisters and ignites a heated discussion about identity, colonialism, and corruption.

On August 4th, 2020, the port explosion rips through their living room, changing everything. The play is both a love letter and a ‘fuck you’ to Lebanon: a dichotomy that every Lebanese person has felt. We don’t know what to feel, but we know it is all valid.

A percentage of ticket sales will go to Migrant Workers’ Action, an organisation that supports displaced migrant workers in Lebanon and fights to abolish the Kafala system.

Event Details

Genre: Theatre

Duration: 60 mins

Price: £12

Social Media

Instagram maybetomorrowplay

TikTok: @maybetomorrowplay

Information

Trigger warnings: war, death, sounds of explosions, swearing

Suitable for ages: 14 and over

World premiere

See venue page for accessibility information.

Accessibility Rider

An estranged father and son spend the night together. A casual remark exposes a family secret that turns into a reckoning about absence, blame and grief. An intimate, real-time two-hander exploring identity, parenthood and the weight of the past.

As dawn approaches, nothing will be the same for either of them again.

Event Details

Genre: New Writing

Duration: 60 mins

Price: £10

Social Media

Web: www.timeisnowplay.com

Information

Contains themes of grief & child bereavement

Suitable for ages: 18+

World premiere

See venue page for accessibility information.

This powerful new play follows two Lebanese sisters, Yara and Mina, who advocate for change in Lebanon. When the 2019 revolution begins, their frustration is turned into action. However, as the year passes, the fire of the revolution wanes, and the country descends further into crisis. This draws a chasm between the sisters and ignites a heated discussion about identity, colonialism, and corruption.

On August 4th, 2020, the port explosion rips through their living room, changing everything. The play is both a love letter and a ‘fuck you’ to Lebanon: a dichotomy that every Lebanese person has felt. We don’t know what to feel, but we know it is all valid.

A percentage of ticket sales will go to Migrant Workers’ Action, an organisation that supports displaced migrant workers in Lebanon and fights to abolish the Kafala system.

Event Details

Genre: Theatre

Duration: 60 mins

Price: £12

Social Media

Instagram maybetomorrowplay

TikTok: @maybetomorrowplay

Information

Trigger warnings: war, death, sounds of explosions, swearing

Suitable for ages: 14 and over

World premiere

See venue page for accessibility information.

Accessibility Rider

Liam is sick. Matthew is sick of him. Trapped in a run down flat in Belfast, dying of AIDs, Liam depends on Matthew for everything. He rants and rambles, desperate for release or entertainment. Matthew, meanwhile, finds his patience wearing thin. Liam is no angel, and Matthew is no martyr.

Funded by the Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Club, this irreverent dark comedy traps the audience with the characters in a claustrophobia of illness, caregiving and resentment. One scene, one set, spanning one endless argument: every beat of the frustration and the building tension is felt in real time. Balancing raw humour with intense emotion, this two-hander confronts sickness, shame and guilt through a distinctly Irish humour.

Rooted in the real historical context of both the Troubles and the AIDs crisis, the play sheds new light on overlooked perspectives. With biting dialogue and unbroken narrative, Giving Out offers an unflinching, immersive theatrical experience which is as funny as it is devastating.

Event Details

Genre: New Writing

Duration: 60 mins

Price: £15

Social Media

Information

TW: Suicide, Death and/or dying, Homophobia, Terminal Illness

Suitable for ages: 16 and over

See venue page for accessibility information.

How far would you go to survive? What would you be willing to sacrifice to do what's right? Arriving in Australia in 1883, an Irish outcast lies and cheats her way to freedom. When she witnesses the devastation being wrought upon First Nations People, everything changes; she gives up her life for theirs. Then she betrays them to feed them. A true story about a morally complex woman, trapped with limited means.
Does history have to repeat itself, or can it be our greatest reminder to do better? A one-woman-show by Georgia Nicholas.

Event Details

Genre: New Writing

Duration: 50 mins

Price: £12

Social Media

Facebook: WalkInHerShoesProductions

Instagram walkinhershoes.productions

Information

Content warning: heavily references the colonisation and systemic genocide of the Australian Indigenous Peoples.

Suitable for ages: 16 and over

World premiere

See venue page for accessibility information.

Accessibility Rider

Join best friends and rising comedy stars Abi Sharp and Harsh for a split bill that explores the intersection of Type-A ambition, queer identity, and the chaotic search for love. United by their nerdy neuroses and a spectacular track record of romantic failures, the pair present A Marriage of Inconvenience: a show about the logistical nightmare of modern dating, and their pact to enter a sexless lavender marriage if they're still single by 40. Until then, they're saying "I do" to the next best thing: awkwardly sharing the stage for half an hour each.

Event Details

Genre: Comedy

Duration: 60 mins

Price: £5

Social Media

Web: linktr.ee/a_marriage_of_inconvenience

Information

contains sexual content and strong language

Suitable for ages: 18+

World premiere

See venue page for accessibility information.

An estranged father and son spend the night together. A casual remark exposes a family secret that turns into a reckoning about absence, blame and grief. An intimate, real-time two-hander exploring identity, parenthood and the weight of the past.

As dawn approaches, nothing will be the same for either of them again.

Event Details

Genre: New Writing

Duration: 60 mins

Price: £10

Social Media

Web: www.timeisnowplay.com

Information

Contains themes of grief & child bereavement

Suitable for ages: 18+

World premiere

See venue page for accessibility information.

Liam is sick. Matthew is sick of him. Trapped in a run down flat in Belfast, dying of AIDs, Liam depends on Matthew for everything. He rants and rambles, desperate for release or entertainment. Matthew, meanwhile, finds his patience wearing thin. Liam is no angel, and Matthew is no martyr.

Funded by the Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Club, this irreverent dark comedy traps the audience with the characters in a claustrophobia of illness, caregiving and resentment. One scene, one set, spanning one endless argument: every beat of the frustration and the building tension is felt in real time. Balancing raw humour with intense emotion, this two-hander confronts sickness, shame and guilt through a distinctly Irish humour.

Rooted in the real historical context of both the Troubles and the AIDs crisis, the play sheds new light on overlooked perspectives. With biting dialogue and unbroken narrative, Giving Out offers an unflinching, immersive theatrical experience which is as funny as it is devastating.

Event Details

Genre: New Writing

Duration: 60 mins

Price: £15

Social Media

Information

TW: Suicide, Death and/or dying, Homophobia, Terminal Illness

Suitable for ages: 16 and over

See venue page for accessibility information.

How far would you go to survive? What would you be willing to sacrifice to do what's right? Arriving in Australia in 1883, an Irish outcast lies and cheats her way to freedom. When she witnesses the devastation being wrought upon First Nations People, everything changes; she gives up her life for theirs. Then she betrays them to feed them. A true story about a morally complex woman, trapped with limited means.
Does history have to repeat itself, or can it be our greatest reminder to do better? A one-woman-show by Georgia Nicholas.

Event Details

Genre: New Writing

Duration: 50 mins

Price: £12

Social Media

Facebook: WalkInHerShoesProductions

Instagram walkinhershoes.productions

Information

Content warning: heavily references the colonisation and systemic genocide of the Australian Indigenous Peoples.

Suitable for ages: 16 and over

World premiere

See venue page for accessibility information.

Accessibility Rider

An estranged father and son spend the night together. A casual remark exposes a family secret that turns into a reckoning about absence, blame and grief. An intimate, real-time two-hander exploring identity, parenthood and the weight of the past.

As dawn approaches, nothing will be the same for either of them again.

Event Details

Genre: New Writing

Duration: 60 mins

Price: £10

Social Media

Web: www.timeisnowplay.com

Information

Contains themes of grief & child bereavement

Suitable for ages: 18+

World premiere

See venue page for accessibility information.

"Nothing in life is to be feared; it is only to be understood" (Marie Curie)

Discover the remarkable story of Marie Curie in this faithful and evocative play that celebrates one of the most groundbreaking minds in history.

Performed by Abbe Lee and Mark Stratford, the play takes us on the journey from Marie’s early struggles as a young immigrant scholar to her rise as a pioneering scientist.

We trace the thrill of discovery, see the courage required to challenge convention, and witness Marie’s relentless pursuit of knowledge in a patriarchal world determined to hold her back.

Through moments of love, humour, obsession, and triumph, the play reveals the sheer strength and heart behind the unstoppable genius who - with the help of her husband Pierre - changed science and the world forever.

Join us for this inspiring and intimate theatrical experience.

Event Details

Genre: Theatre

Duration: 80 mins

Price: £12

Social Media

Web: stratfordproductions.co.uk

Facebook: stratfordproductions

Instagram stratfordproductions

Twitter: stratfordprods

Information

Suitable for ages: 12 and over

See venue page for accessibility information.

A backstage breakup between tango partners spirals into total chaos when Roxana ends her relationship with Mateo five minutes before their performance. Their argument erupts onto the stage, where Gianpiero, an eccentric “artistic genius” of a director (and allegedly a descendant of Julius Caesar), decides to transform the disaster into his greatest masterpiece.
He casts Mateo as a werewolf, Roxana as a swan, and begins manipulating them in front of a live audience.
What follows is a gloriously unhinged collision of Argentine tango, carefully crafted conspiracies and pure theatrical madness, led by a director who bows while the actors call an ambulance. A dark, physical, absurd comedy where even the audience can’t tell what’s scripted anymore.
Consulting Director – Krystian Godlewski

Event Details

Genre: Comedy

Duration: 60 mins

Price: £15

Social Media

Facebook: events/1225320722924243/

Information

Contains strong language, sexual references, sensitive issues and moments of implied violence.

Suitable for ages: 16 and over

World premiere

See venue page for accessibility information.

Accessibility Rider

Poor, poor Aunty Mei - it’s bad enough her daughter’s a spinster and now, a lesbian? Almost 25 AND unmarried, what will the ancestors have to say? (spoiler alert: a lot)

Like all good Chinese parents, Aunty Mei plots and schemes to matchmake her daughter with London’s finest lesbians (could that be you?). Will she survive the culture shock and find a way for their worlds to exist alongside each other?

Charmaine Cheong makes her debut as Aunty Mei in this witty one woman, comedy drama

Event Details

Genre: Comedy

Duration: 60 mins

Price: £15, £16

Social Media

Web: instagram.com/cshenmei

Instagram auntyonstage

Information

Suitable for ages: 16 and over

World premiere

See venue page for accessibility information.

Join best friends and rising comedy stars Abi Sharp and Harsh for a split bill that explores the intersection of Type-A ambition, queer identity, and the chaotic search for love. United by their nerdy neuroses and a spectacular track record of romantic failures, the pair present A Marriage of Inconvenience: a show about the logistical nightmare of modern dating, and their pact to enter a sexless lavender marriage if they're still single by 40. Until then, they're saying "I do" to the next best thing: awkwardly sharing the stage for half an hour each.

Event Details

Genre: Comedy

Duration: 60 mins

Price: £5

Social Media

Web: linktr.ee/a_marriage_of_inconvenience

Information

contains sexual content and strong language

Suitable for ages: 18+

World premiere

See venue page for accessibility information.

An estranged father and son spend the night together. A casual remark exposes a family secret that turns into a reckoning about absence, blame and grief. An intimate, real-time two-hander exploring identity, parenthood and the weight of the past.

As dawn approaches, nothing will be the same for either of them again.

Event Details

Genre: New Writing

Duration: 60 mins

Price: £10

Social Media

Web: www.timeisnowplay.com

Information

Contains themes of grief & child bereavement

Suitable for ages: 18+

World premiere

See venue page for accessibility information.

A backstage breakup between tango partners spirals into total chaos when Roxana ends her relationship with Mateo five minutes before their performance. Their argument erupts onto the stage, where Gianpiero, an eccentric “artistic genius” of a director (and allegedly a descendant of Julius Caesar), decides to transform the disaster into his greatest masterpiece.
He casts Mateo as a werewolf, Roxana as a swan, and begins manipulating them in front of a live audience.
What follows is a gloriously unhinged collision of Argentine tango, carefully crafted conspiracies and pure theatrical madness, led by a director who bows while the actors call an ambulance. A dark, physical, absurd comedy where even the audience can’t tell what’s scripted anymore.
Consulting Director – Krystian Godlewski

Event Details

Genre: Comedy

Duration: 60 mins

Price: £15

Social Media

Facebook: events/1225320722924243/

Information

Contains strong language, sexual references, sensitive issues and moments of implied violence.

Suitable for ages: 16 and over

World premiere

See venue page for accessibility information.

Accessibility Rider

Close Friends is a timely new PowerPoint show exploring intimacy, honesty and authenticity in the age of social media. Based on a decade of Instagram Story archives, this fun and thought-provoking piece of storytelling seeks to explore topical questions around the ways we're trained to present ourselves and how we all #relate.

Underpinning a tale of failing in the visual arts - from growing up with an Artist parent to undertaking an Art History degree, overcoming teenage image issues and stagnating in a social media career - comes a deeper discussion around the ways we depict ourselves in misguided quests for closeness.

Making a case for unfiltered oversharing as opposed to curating a flawless persona, seeking connection over 'engagement' and ditching 'likes' for love, this hour of honest confession abandons attempts to paint a perfect picture in favour of telling a true story.

Event Details

Genre: New Writing

Duration: 60 mins

Price: £7

Social Media

Instagram foggystoriesss

Information

CW: Discussion of eating disorders / body image

Suitable for ages: 18+

World premiere

See venue page for accessibility information.

How far would you go to survive? What would you be willing to sacrifice to do what's right? Arriving in Australia in 1883, an Irish outcast lies and cheats her way to freedom. When she witnesses the devastation being wrought upon First Nations People, everything changes; she gives up her life for theirs. Then she betrays them to feed them. A true story about a morally complex woman, trapped with limited means.
Does history have to repeat itself, or can it be our greatest reminder to do better? A one-woman-show by Georgia Nicholas.

Event Details

Genre: New Writing

Duration: 50 mins

Price: £12

Social Media

Facebook: WalkInHerShoesProductions

Instagram walkinhershoes.productions

Information

Content warning: heavily references the colonisation and systemic genocide of the Australian Indigenous Peoples.

Suitable for ages: 16 and over

World premiere

See venue page for accessibility information.

Accessibility Rider

I'm the Old Strumpet Poet of Brighton. My show is about being old, being sassy and giggly. Older people can do anything - age is freedom.
My poems will make you dribble all over with laughter. One piece is called My Vag is an Erupting Volcano.
If you like the sound of that, come and see me on the 24th August at 1pm at the Etcetera Theatre.

First time, first high, first heartbreak, FIRST ORGASM!

This one woman dramedy takes the audience on an unhinged ride through life's firsts. Told through the manic lens of a girl in the throes of losing her virginity. But much like the journey to self acceptance, nothing is linear.

Told tangent style, this outrageous comedy of errors (my errors), invites you to laugh, cry and cringe along with me, whilst reliving some of life's biggest and most embarrassing moments.

Come lose my V-Plates with me!

Event Details

Genre: Comedy

Duration: 60 mins

Price: £12

Social Media

Instagram ellforeman

Information

Trigger warning, mention of sexual assault. Flashing strobe light.

Suitable for ages: 18+

World premiere

See venue page for accessibility information.

What’s inside Meg’s cool box? And why is she bringing it to a flat viewing?

Four broke friends. One mouldy flat. And the “coming out” no one was prepared for.
Sure, Meg’s been acting strange all summer, but who could have predicted that she turned into a vampire and even brought her lunch!?

Three things unite Gen Z and Millennials: being woke, not being able to afford a house, and an unhealthy obsession with vampires. In a housing crisis this bleak, everyone ends up living with a monster.
So is it really such a big deal?

Event Details

Genre: Theatre

Duration: 60 mins

Price: £12

Social Media

Instagram idkillforthisplace.play

TikTok: @idkillforthisplace.play

Information

Content warnings: strong language, loud noises, references to blood, violence, drug use and horror themes.

Suitable for ages: 16 and over

World premiere

See venue page for accessibility information.

Accessibility Rider

A backstage breakup between tango partners spirals into total chaos when Roxana ends her relationship with Mateo five minutes before their performance. Their argument erupts onto the stage, where Gianpiero, an eccentric “artistic genius” of a director (and allegedly a descendant of Julius Caesar), decides to transform the disaster into his greatest masterpiece.
He casts Mateo as a werewolf, Roxana as a swan, and begins manipulating them in front of a live audience.
What follows is a gloriously unhinged collision of Argentine tango, carefully crafted conspiracies and pure theatrical madness, led by a director who bows while the actors call an ambulance. A dark, physical, absurd comedy where even the audience can’t tell what’s scripted anymore.
Consulting Director – Krystian Godlewski

Event Details

Genre: Comedy

Duration: 60 mins

Price: £15

Social Media

Facebook: events/1225320722924243/

Information

Contains strong language, sexual references, sensitive issues and moments of implied violence.

Suitable for ages: 16 and over

World premiere

See venue page for accessibility information.

Accessibility Rider

What’s inside Meg’s cool box? And why is she bringing it to a flat viewing?

Four broke friends. One mouldy flat. And the “coming out” no one was prepared for.
Sure, Meg’s been acting strange all summer, but who could have predicted that she turned into a vampire and even brought her lunch!?

Three things unite Gen Z and Millennials: being woke, not being able to afford a house, and an unhealthy obsession with vampires. In a housing crisis this bleak, everyone ends up living with a monster.
So is it really such a big deal?

Event Details

Genre: Theatre

Duration: 60 mins

Price: £12

Social Media

Instagram idkillforthisplace.play

TikTok: @idkillforthisplace.play

Information

Content warnings: strong language, loud noises, references to blood, violence, drug use and horror themes.

Suitable for ages: 16 and over

World premiere

See venue page for accessibility information.

Accessibility Rider

What’s inside Meg’s cool box? And why is she bringing it to a flat viewing?

Four broke friends. One mouldy flat. And the “coming out” no one was prepared for.
Sure, Meg’s been acting strange all summer, but who could have predicted that she turned into a vampire and even brought her lunch!?

Three things unite Gen Z and Millennials: being woke, not being able to afford a house, and an unhealthy obsession with vampires. In a housing crisis this bleak, everyone ends up living with a monster.
So is it really such a big deal?

Event Details

Genre: Theatre

Duration: 60 mins

Price: £12

Social Media

Instagram idkillforthisplace.play

TikTok: @idkillforthisplace.play

Information

Content warnings: strong language, loud noises, references to blood, violence, drug use and horror themes.

Suitable for ages: 16 and over

World premiere

See venue page for accessibility information.

Accessibility Rider

First time, first high, first heartbreak, FIRST ORGASM!

This one woman dramedy takes the audience on an unhinged ride through life's firsts. Told through the manic lens of a girl in the throes of losing her virginity. But much like the journey to self acceptance, nothing is linear.

Told tangent style, this outrageous comedy of errors (my errors), invites you to laugh, cry and cringe along with me, whilst reliving some of life's biggest and most embarrassing moments.

Come lose my V-Plates with me!

Event Details

Genre: Comedy

Duration: 60 mins

Price: £12

Social Media

Instagram ellforeman

Information

Trigger warning, mention of sexual assault. Flashing strobe light.

Suitable for ages: 18+

World premiere

See venue page for accessibility information.

Who the f*ck is Kerry Katona and what’s she got to do with my mum?

From a Nicaraguan coffee shop, Sophie Lovell nosedives into the merry land of make-believe. Confronted with more facts than fiction, old wounds are revisited as she questions what it means to be Romany.

Written by Lauren Derry, supported by Dan Allum of The Romany Theatre Company. This marks Lauren's writing debut after graduating with an MA in Professional Acting from Drama Studio London last July.

Event Details

Genre: Theatre

Duration: 50 mins

Price: £9

Social Media

Instagram laurenrderry

Information

Trigger warnings: Bereavement, references to abuse (no graphic detail),

Suitable for ages: 16 and over

World premiere

See venue page for accessibility information.

Save the date! It’s Anna’s 50th birthday, and it’s going to be grand.
Only problem is... it’s a year late.
A former professional dancer turned Pilates instructor to the rich and famous, Anna is worn out—from life, motherhood, and a painful breakup. So she decides to give herself the 50th birthday party she deserves—two days before she turns 51.
But this is more than a party.
It’s her chance to reclaim love, connection—and finally stage the one-woman show she’s always dreamed of.
Belated is about big dreams and quiet disappointments. About the moments we begin again—whether by choice or by force. It’s about the gap between the lives we imagined and the ones we’re actually living.
Funny, raw and painfully human, Belated is a celebration of showing up for yourself exactly when it matters most.
And you’re invited.

Event Details

Genre: Theatre

Duration: 60 mins

Price: £13

Social Media

Web: mzarankin.my.canva.site/belated

Instagram lola_fishbein

Information

Contains sexual references

Suitable for ages: 12 and over

World premiere

See venue page for accessibility information.

Save the date! It’s Anna’s 50th birthday, and it’s going to be grand.
Only problem is... it’s a year late.
A former professional dancer turned Pilates instructor to the rich and famous, Anna is worn out—from life, motherhood, and a painful breakup. So she decides to give herself the 50th birthday party she deserves—two days before she turns 51.
But this is more than a party.
It’s her chance to reclaim love, connection—and finally stage the one-woman show she’s always dreamed of.
Belated is about big dreams and quiet disappointments. About the moments we begin again—whether by choice or by force. It’s about the gap between the lives we imagined and the ones we’re actually living.
Funny, raw and painfully human, Belated is a celebration of showing up for yourself exactly when it matters most.
And you’re invited.

Event Details

Genre: Theatre

Duration: 60 mins

Price: £13

Social Media

Web: mzarankin.my.canva.site/belated

Instagram lola_fishbein

Information

Contains sexual references

Suitable for ages: 12 and over

World premiere

See venue page for accessibility information.

She was told she was quiet all her life. Then, Mahala Roberts hit the menopause and discovered her rather LOUD expressive voice. Now, no one can shut her up!

Come and feel the power of that voice and witness her creative explosion, through a collection of scintillating sketches and punchy poems that will tickle your fancies and form a glow worm around your heart. Themes include cringing, dung beetles, crocodiles and so much more.
Come along and feel the lurve.

Mahala Roberts is a psychiatrist and creative. She hit the menopause and had a midlife crisis with a difference. She had a creative explosion and turned it into a one woman show!! She channelled all those weird crazy chaotic menopausal emotions into a warm, quirky and very funny show. Mahala Roberts is a fifty plus woman, who after many years of holding it all in, has decided to let go BIG TIME.

Event Details

Genre: Comedy

Duration: 60 mins

Price: £7.50

Social Media

Instagram mahala_roberts

Information

Show contains one swear word

Suitable for ages: 16 and over

See venue page for accessibility information.

Alison takes you down the rabbit hole of being a Serial Dieter. Enduring the purgatory of never being content, she explores the food confusion, stirring in a mixed medium of music and mayhem. Served with a fat dollop of humour.

Event Details

Genre: Comedy

Duration: 60 mins

Price: £10

Social Media

Web: www.alison-foster.com

Instagram alison.foster.714

Threads alison.foster.714

Information

Suitable for ages: 16 and over

See venue page for accessibility information.

First time, first high, first heartbreak, FIRST ORGASM!

This one woman dramedy takes the audience on an unhinged ride through life's firsts. Told through the manic lens of a girl in the throes of losing her virginity. But much like the journey to self acceptance, nothing is linear.

Told tangent style, this outrageous comedy of errors (my errors), invites you to laugh, cry and cringe along with me, whilst reliving some of life's biggest and most embarrassing moments.

Come lose my V-Plates with me!

Event Details

Genre: Comedy

Duration: 60 mins

Price: £12

Social Media

Instagram ellforeman

Information

Trigger warning, mention of sexual assault. Flashing strobe light.

Suitable for ages: 18+

World premiere

See venue page for accessibility information.

Who the f*ck is Kerry Katona and what’s she got to do with my mum?

From a Nicaraguan coffee shop, Sophie Lovell nosedives into the merry land of make-believe. Confronted with more facts than fiction, old wounds are revisited as she questions what it means to be Romany.

Written by Lauren Derry, supported by Dan Allum of The Romany Theatre Company. This marks Lauren's writing debut after graduating with an MA in Professional Acting from Drama Studio London last July.

Event Details

Genre: Theatre

Duration: 50 mins

Price: £9

Social Media

Instagram laurenrderry

Information

Trigger warnings: Bereavement, references to abuse (no graphic detail),

Suitable for ages: 16 and over

World premiere

See venue page for accessibility information.

“I am a remarkable woman - always was, though none of you seemed to think so.”

May Morris steps out from the shadow of her father William Morris in an actor-musician odyssey from Isabella Javor. THREADS OF MAY weaves together live music and storytelling to stitch together the intricate life of the woman who designed some of the most iconic Arts and Crafts patterns.
The play traverses her journey from her bohemian childhood, stepping up to continue her father’s legacy managing the embroidery department of Morris & Co, to her later years falling in love with her gardener Mary Lobb.
A blend of original music and feminist history, THREADS OF MAY is a vivid tapestry of legacy, politics, and hidden queer love.

Event Details

Genre: Theatre

Duration: 50 mins

Price: £15

Social Media

Web: isabellajavor.com

Instagram threadsofmay

Information

Suitable for ages: 12 and over

World premiere

See venue page for accessibility information.

Echo: Spoke too much and was forever cursed to echo what others say.
Philomela: Tongue severed and could not tell what had been done to her.
Cassandra: A prophetess that no one would believe.
Arachne: Said the wrong thing in the face of the gods.
Helen: Bound to Troy and never allowed to tell her own story.

ECHOES is a one-woman-show about the silencing and loss of the female voice.
Using stories from classical mythology, the play weaves between modern and ancient narratives, as an actress confronts her ironic fear of her own voice, and tries to find out how she can reclaim not only her own voice, but also those of the women whose voices have been suppressed and distorted for centuries by male dominated scholarship.
The show is a comical and confrontational depiction of women's struggles throughout the ages and shows how the female experience echoes through time.

Event Details

Genre: New Writing

Duration: 50 mins

Price: £15

Social Media

Instagram lievedeputter_actor

Information

references to sexual assault; explicit language

Suitable for ages: 14 and over

See venue page for accessibility information.

Floor 87, Office A (disused). Friday. 4:58pm. 5 coworkers. Well, 4 work friends reluctantly following the lead of fire marshal Angie Spratt (authority in title only). It's Angie's world and we're all living in it, and that world is coming to an end (no, really, she says the world is ending). Who can be trusted and what can be lost? And why has Angie packed pyjamas?

An absurdist dark comedy, this show is for any office employee who gets a bit of a weird vibe from their coworkers. Maybe you know a sandwich thief, maybe that one person always hogs the good desk, or maybe Rachel from HR is a doomsday predictionist . And if you don't work in an office this show is sure to have you updating your CV immediately to get in on that irresistible workplace drama.

Fiona has lived in Britain for over a decade. She knows how to navigate racism, bad weather, and overpriced rent. What she doesn't know is how to throw a Chinese New Year that actually feels like one.

When 15-year-old Kailin arrives for the half terms—her first Chinese New Year away from China—Fiona is determined to get it right. The dumplings. The red envelopes. The whole performance of home. But somewhere between the hotel that looks nothing like its photos and a London that no longer feels like hers, something starts to slip. First her composure. Then her pride. Then, piece by piece, her face.

In Winter We Celebrate Spring is a domestic horror laced with dark comedy—a Shirley Jackson-esque story about the quiet violence of trying to belong. No ghosts. No slashers. Just the weight of all the days you forgot to grieve, pressing down until something breaks.

For anyone who has ever tried to recreate a home that no longer exists.

Event Details

Genre: New Writing

Duration: 60 mins

Price: £14

Social Media

Instagram surpasscomet

Twitter: surpasscomet

Information

Suitable for ages: 14 and over

World premiere

See venue page for accessibility information.

Save the date! It’s Anna’s 50th birthday, and it’s going to be grand.
Only problem is... it’s a year late.
A former professional dancer turned Pilates instructor to the rich and famous, Anna is worn out—from life, motherhood, and a painful breakup. So she decides to give herself the 50th birthday party she deserves—two days before she turns 51.
But this is more than a party.
It’s her chance to reclaim love, connection—and finally stage the one-woman show she’s always dreamed of.
Belated is about big dreams and quiet disappointments. About the moments we begin again—whether by choice or by force. It’s about the gap between the lives we imagined and the ones we’re actually living.
Funny, raw and painfully human, Belated is a celebration of showing up for yourself exactly when it matters most.
And you’re invited.

Event Details

Genre: Theatre

Duration: 60 mins

Price: £13

Social Media

Web: mzarankin.my.canva.site/belated

Instagram lola_fishbein

Information

Contains sexual references

Suitable for ages: 12 and over

World premiere

See venue page for accessibility information.

Save the date! It’s Anna’s 50th birthday, and it’s going to be grand.
Only problem is... it’s a year late.
A former professional dancer turned Pilates instructor to the rich and famous, Anna is worn out—from life, motherhood, and a painful breakup. So she decides to give herself the 50th birthday party she deserves—two days before she turns 51.
But this is more than a party.
It’s her chance to reclaim love, connection—and finally stage the one-woman show she’s always dreamed of.
Belated is about big dreams and quiet disappointments. About the moments we begin again—whether by choice or by force. It’s about the gap between the lives we imagined and the ones we’re actually living.
Funny, raw and painfully human, Belated is a celebration of showing up for yourself exactly when it matters most.
And you’re invited.

Event Details

Genre: Theatre

Duration: 60 mins

Price: £13

Social Media

Web: mzarankin.my.canva.site/belated

Instagram lola_fishbein

Information

Contains sexual references

Suitable for ages: 12 and over

World premiere

See venue page for accessibility information.

"GLORY"- praise and admiration earned by doing something impressive. Decent.

A talented footballer and highflying corporate matchmaker, Camilla Cole knows exactly how to place people where they're meant to be. Climbing two ladders is quite the balancing act, but worth it when the goal is so enticing... When a work social turned pub reunion provokes a trip down memory lane, this glimpse into the past reveals holes in Cole's perception of success.

Sarah Louise Hill is the actor and writer of this solo show. Pulling from first hand experience as a female athlete, Hill received scholarships to study a BA in Acting whilst playing Division 1 football at University in the States, and is a recipient of the Irene Ryan Award for 'Best Comedy Performance'.

The Glory Days invites the audience to become fans in the stands, punters in the pub, and a soundboard for Cole's predicament: the search for purpose beyond winning. Through multi-roling, top notch banter, and raw honesty, we see an individual fighting for promotion against her former self. But is the sacrifice worth the glory?

Event Details

Genre: Theatre

Duration: 60 mins

Price: £12.50

Social Media

Web: app.spotlight.com/0456-8940-1156

Instagram theglorydays_play

Information

Suitable for ages: 14 and over

World premiere

See venue page for accessibility information.

Echo: Spoke too much and was forever cursed to echo what others say.
Philomela: Tongue severed and could not tell what had been done to her.
Cassandra: A prophetess that no one would believe.
Arachne: Said the wrong thing in the face of the gods.
Helen: Bound to Troy and never allowed to tell her own story.

ECHOES is a one-woman-show about the silencing and loss of the female voice.
Using stories from classical mythology, the play weaves between modern and ancient narratives, as an actress confronts her ironic fear of her own voice, and tries to find out how she can reclaim not only her own voice, but also those of the women whose voices have been suppressed and distorted for centuries by male dominated scholarship.
The show is a comical and confrontational depiction of women's struggles throughout the ages and shows how the female experience echoes through time.

Event Details

Genre: New Writing

Duration: 50 mins

Price: £15

Social Media

Instagram lievedeputter_actor

Information

references to sexual assault; explicit language

Suitable for ages: 14 and over

See venue page for accessibility information.

Floor 87, Office A (disused). Friday. 4:58pm. 5 coworkers. Well, 4 work friends reluctantly following the lead of fire marshal Angie Spratt (authority in title only). It's Angie's world and we're all living in it, and that world is coming to an end (no, really, she says the world is ending). Who can be trusted and what can be lost? And why has Angie packed pyjamas?

An absurdist dark comedy, this show is for any office employee who gets a bit of a weird vibe from their coworkers. Maybe you know a sandwich thief, maybe that one person always hogs the good desk, or maybe Rachel from HR is a doomsday predictionist . And if you don't work in an office this show is sure to have you updating your CV immediately to get in on that irresistible workplace drama.

Save the date! It’s Anna’s 50th birthday, and it’s going to be grand.
Only problem is... it’s a year late.
A former professional dancer turned Pilates instructor to the rich and famous, Anna is worn out—from life, motherhood, and a painful breakup. So she decides to give herself the 50th birthday party she deserves—two days before she turns 51.
But this is more than a party.
It’s her chance to reclaim love, connection—and finally stage the one-woman show she’s always dreamed of.
Belated is about big dreams and quiet disappointments. About the moments we begin again—whether by choice or by force. It’s about the gap between the lives we imagined and the ones we’re actually living.
Funny, raw and painfully human, Belated is a celebration of showing up for yourself exactly when it matters most.
And you’re invited.

Event Details

Genre: Theatre

Duration: 60 mins

Price: £13

Social Media

Web: mzarankin.my.canva.site/belated

Instagram lola_fishbein

Information

Contains sexual references

Suitable for ages: 12 and over

World premiere

See venue page for accessibility information.

Save the date! It’s Anna’s 50th birthday, and it’s going to be grand.
Only problem is... it’s a year late.
A former professional dancer turned Pilates instructor to the rich and famous, Anna is worn out—from life, motherhood, and a painful breakup. So she decides to give herself the 50th birthday party she deserves—two days before she turns 51.
But this is more than a party.
It’s her chance to reclaim love, connection—and finally stage the one-woman show she’s always dreamed of.
Belated is about big dreams and quiet disappointments. About the moments we begin again—whether by choice or by force. It’s about the gap between the lives we imagined and the ones we’re actually living.
Funny, raw and painfully human, Belated is a celebration of showing up for yourself exactly when it matters most.
And you’re invited.

Event Details

Genre: Theatre

Duration: 60 mins

Price: £13

Social Media

Web: mzarankin.my.canva.site/belated

Instagram lola_fishbein

Information

Contains sexual references

Suitable for ages: 12 and over

World premiere

See venue page for accessibility information.

"GLORY"- praise and admiration earned by doing something impressive. Decent.

A talented footballer and highflying corporate matchmaker, Camilla Cole knows exactly how to place people where they're meant to be. Climbing two ladders is quite the balancing act, but worth it when the goal is so enticing... When a work social turned pub reunion provokes a trip down memory lane, this glimpse into the past reveals holes in Cole's perception of success.

Sarah Louise Hill is the actor and writer of this solo show. Pulling from first hand experience as a female athlete, Hill received scholarships to study a BA in Acting whilst playing Division 1 football at University in the States, and is a recipient of the Irene Ryan Award for 'Best Comedy Performance'.

The Glory Days invites the audience to become fans in the stands, punters in the pub, and a soundboard for Cole's predicament: the search for purpose beyond winning. Through multi-roling, top notch banter, and raw honesty, we see an individual fighting for promotion against her former self. But is the sacrifice worth the glory?

Event Details

Genre: Theatre

Duration: 60 mins

Price: £12.50

Social Media

Web: app.spotlight.com/0456-8940-1156

Instagram theglorydays_play

Information

Suitable for ages: 14 and over

World premiere

See venue page for accessibility information.

In Our Broken Hours is an intimate one act play about a father living with alcoholism and the adult daughter who finds herself slipping into the role of his carer. Through frantic phone calls, raw monologues and a painful meeting, the play explores a relationship shaped by love, frustration and addiction.

Mack, once charismatic, now drifts between warmth and withdrawal, unable to face the depth of his dependency. When his daughter Emma arrives unexpectedly, both are forced to confront the truths they’ve avoided.

What emerges is a portrait of two people who care deeply about each other but can no longer meet in the middle. A story of responsibility, exhaustion and the quiet heartbreak of watching someone you love slowly disappear.

Starring Simon Ashton, an actor, director and producer whose work spans stage and screen, and Giulia Rose, winner of Best Supporting Actress at the New York International Film Awards and the Oniros Film Awards.

Event Details

Genre: Theatre

Duration: 60 mins

Price: £15

Social Media

Web: falstafftheatrical.carrd.co/

Instagram falstafftheatrical

Information

Trigger/content warning: contains strong language, references to addiction; descriptions of death; deals with grief

Suitable for ages: 18+

See venue page for accessibility information.

Echo: Spoke too much and was forever cursed to echo what others say.
Philomela: Tongue severed and could not tell what had been done to her.
Cassandra: A prophetess that no one would believe.
Arachne: Said the wrong thing in the face of the gods.
Helen: Bound to Troy and never allowed to tell her own story.

ECHOES is a one-woman-show about the silencing and loss of the female voice.
Using stories from classical mythology, the play weaves between modern and ancient narratives, as an actress confronts her ironic fear of her own voice, and tries to find out how she can reclaim not only her own voice, but also those of the women whose voices have been suppressed and distorted for centuries by male dominated scholarship.
The show is a comical and confrontational depiction of women's struggles throughout the ages and shows how the female experience echoes through time.

Event Details

Genre: New Writing

Duration: 50 mins

Price: £15

Social Media

Instagram lievedeputter_actor

Information

references to sexual assault; explicit language

Suitable for ages: 14 and over

See venue page for accessibility information.

Floor 87, Office A (disused). Friday. 4:58pm. 5 coworkers. Well, 4 work friends reluctantly following the lead of fire marshal Angie Spratt (authority in title only). It's Angie's world and we're all living in it, and that world is coming to an end (no, really, she says the world is ending). Who can be trusted and what can be lost? And why has Angie packed pyjamas?

An absurdist dark comedy, this show is for any office employee who gets a bit of a weird vibe from their coworkers. Maybe you know a sandwich thief, maybe that one person always hogs the good desk, or maybe Rachel from HR is a doomsday predictionist . And if you don't work in an office this show is sure to have you updating your CV immediately to get in on that irresistible workplace drama.

Sharp, powerful and packing a comedic punch; a one woman stand up comedy show not to be missed!

Join for an hilarious, brilliantly honest cultural storytelling adventure, filled with charm and camp comedy that lights the room up with relief laughs, curiosity and joy about what it means to be an immigrant twice over in an ever shifting world, a woman navigating the obstacles that overwhelm and a willingness to embrace the changing chapters of life lived authentically.

Audience reactions:

“Provides laugh out loud, relatable and embarrassing anecdotes.”

“An ability to find humour in a personal, challenging situation.”

“Shares the reality of the giving of humour and relatable self deprecation.”

Join for the jokes, stay for the sensational laugh-out-loud humour and shared human experience.

Event Details

Genre: Comedy

Duration: 60 mins

Price: £8

Social Media

Web: beatrixcarlotta.co.uk/

Instagram designedbybc

Information

adult language, political humour

Suitable for ages: 18+

See venue page for accessibility information.

Accessibility Rider

Just Elsie: Mariarch The Musical – A Story of Every Family
​Experience a heartwarming journey following Elsie and her three daughters - Florence, Violet and Sandra. This soaring musical captures a lifetime of resilience and the unbreakable bond of family through the decades.
It celebrates the woman who holds it all together.
Don’t miss this timeless story of legacy and devotion. Because, after all, everyone has an Elsie.

Just Elsie: Mariarch The Musical – A Story of Every Family
​Experience a heartwarming journey following Elsie and her three daughters - Florence, Violet and Sandra. This soaring musical captures a lifetime of resilience and the unbreakable bond of family through the decades.
It celebrates the woman who holds it all together.
Don’t miss this timeless story of legacy and devotion. Because, after all, everyone has an Elsie.

In Our Broken Hours is an intimate one act play about a father living with alcoholism and the adult daughter who finds herself slipping into the role of his carer. Through frantic phone calls, raw monologues and a painful meeting, the play explores a relationship shaped by love, frustration and addiction.

Mack, once charismatic, now drifts between warmth and withdrawal, unable to face the depth of his dependency. When his daughter Emma arrives unexpectedly, both are forced to confront the truths they’ve avoided.

What emerges is a portrait of two people who care deeply about each other but can no longer meet in the middle. A story of responsibility, exhaustion and the quiet heartbreak of watching someone you love slowly disappear.

Starring Simon Ashton, an actor, director and producer whose work spans stage and screen, and Giulia Rose, winner of Best Supporting Actress at the New York International Film Awards and the Oniros Film Awards.

Event Details

Genre: Theatre

Duration: 60 mins

Price: £15

Social Media

Web: falstafftheatrical.carrd.co/

Instagram falstafftheatrical

Information

Trigger/content warning: contains strong language, references to addiction; descriptions of death; deals with grief

Suitable for ages: 18+

See venue page for accessibility information.

Floor 87, Office A (disused). Friday. 4:58pm. 5 coworkers. Well, 4 work friends reluctantly following the lead of fire marshal Angie Spratt (authority in title only). It's Angie's world and we're all living in it, and that world is coming to an end (no, really, she says the world is ending). Who can be trusted and what can be lost? And why has Angie packed pyjamas?

An absurdist dark comedy, this show is for any office employee who gets a bit of a weird vibe from their coworkers. Maybe you know a sandwich thief, maybe that one person always hogs the good desk, or maybe Rachel from HR is a doomsday predictionist . And if you don't work in an office this show is sure to have you updating your CV immediately to get in on that irresistible workplace drama.

Fiona has lived in Britain for over a decade. She knows how to navigate racism, bad weather, and overpriced rent. What she doesn't know is how to throw a Chinese New Year that actually feels like one.

When 15-year-old Kailin arrives for the half terms—her first Chinese New Year away from China—Fiona is determined to get it right. The dumplings. The red envelopes. The whole performance of home. But somewhere between the hotel that looks nothing like its photos and a London that no longer feels like hers, something starts to slip. First her composure. Then her pride. Then, piece by piece, her face.

In Winter We Celebrate Spring is a domestic horror laced with dark comedy—a Shirley Jackson-esque story about the quiet violence of trying to belong. No ghosts. No slashers. Just the weight of all the days you forgot to grieve, pressing down until something breaks.

For anyone who has ever tried to recreate a home that no longer exists.

Event Details

Genre: New Writing

Duration: 60 mins

Price: £14

Social Media

Instagram surpasscomet

Twitter: surpasscomet

Information

Suitable for ages: 14 and over

World premiere

See venue page for accessibility information.

Fiona has lived in Britain for over a decade. She knows how to navigate racism, bad weather, and overpriced rent. What she doesn't know is how to throw a Chinese New Year that actually feels like one.

When 15-year-old Kailin arrives for the half terms—her first Chinese New Year away from China—Fiona is determined to get it right. The dumplings. The red envelopes. The whole performance of home. But somewhere between the hotel that looks nothing like its photos and a London that no longer feels like hers, something starts to slip. First her composure. Then her pride. Then, piece by piece, her face.

In Winter We Celebrate Spring is a domestic horror laced with dark comedy—a Shirley Jackson-esque story about the quiet violence of trying to belong. No ghosts. No slashers. Just the weight of all the days you forgot to grieve, pressing down until something breaks.

For anyone who has ever tried to recreate a home that no longer exists.

Event Details

Genre: New Writing

Duration: 60 mins

Price: £14

Social Media

Instagram surpasscomet

Twitter: surpasscomet

Information

Suitable for ages: 14 and over

World premiere

See venue page for accessibility information.

In Our Broken Hours is an intimate one act play about a father living with alcoholism and the adult daughter who finds herself slipping into the role of his carer. Through frantic phone calls, raw monologues and a painful meeting, the play explores a relationship shaped by love, frustration and addiction.

Mack, once charismatic, now drifts between warmth and withdrawal, unable to face the depth of his dependency. When his daughter Emma arrives unexpectedly, both are forced to confront the truths they’ve avoided.

What emerges is a portrait of two people who care deeply about each other but can no longer meet in the middle. A story of responsibility, exhaustion and the quiet heartbreak of watching someone you love slowly disappear.

Starring Simon Ashton, an actor, director and producer whose work spans stage and screen, and Giulia Rose, winner of Best Supporting Actress at the New York International Film Awards and the Oniros Film Awards.

Event Details

Genre: Theatre

Duration: 60 mins

Price: £15

Social Media

Web: falstafftheatrical.carrd.co/

Instagram falstafftheatrical

Information

Trigger/content warning: contains strong language, references to addiction; descriptions of death; deals with grief

Suitable for ages: 18+

See venue page for accessibility information.

Cast: Geir Thomassen as JOE, Phoebe Alice Ritchie as NORA
Written by: Pendleton King | Directed by: Sushant Nair

Cocaine by Pendleton King is a one-act play, originally published in 1917, that delves into the psychological and emotional turmoil caused by drug addiction. The story has been adapted for the 80s decade, and centres on the character of a former boxer, Joe, once full of potential, whose life spirals downward as he becomes consumed by his addiction to cocaine. He struggles with the overwhelming cravings and the need to escape from reality. Also, caught in the turmoil of growing cocaine addiction is Nora, who wrestles with feelings of love, helplessness, and frustration.

Through these characters, King explores themes of dependency, self-destruction, and the impact of addiction on relationships. King's writing is poignant in its portrayal of the human psyche, and the work is rich in themes of self-deception, moral decay, and the conflict between desire and consequence, making it a powerful commentary on the broader societal issue of drug addiction.

Event Details

Genre: Theatre

Duration: 50 mins

Price: £12.50

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Flashing lights, Partial nudity, Content of sexual nature, Drug addiction, Alcohol consumption, Bad Language

Suitable for ages: 16 and over

See venue page for accessibility information.

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Age restriction & content warnings (mandatory):
18+
Not recommended for audiences with a fear of darkness.

ƎSPÉCIE challenges perception by inviting the audience to see through darkness and experience absence as a form of knowledge. Through a body open to metamorphosis and free from fixed identities, the work explores the unique ability to transform human biology into a scenic event. It is an adventure of life rooted in the surface of the present moment, where the only artifice is presence.

Age restriction & content warnings (mandatory):
18+
Not recommended for audiences with a fear of darkness.

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16+

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Age Restrictions: 16+

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