“Fear used to be simple, a public information film, a government leaflet, a shark. Job done. Then someone upgraded the system.  The only thing to fear is fear itself. A comedy"

Instagram @stevevertigo / stevevertigo.com
+16 Age restriction - fear, swearing and adult themes

'10A: The Fitting Room' follows Liz: a ‘full-time feminist and part-time bra fitter’.  

Based on my personal story, Liz defines herself as a raging feminist.  Somewhere between fitting first bras and nursing bras, she ends up in an abusive relationship. That was definitely not on her bingo list. 

The lingerie fitting room is an exclusively female space, and through meeting and helping other women, Liz redefines her iden-titty.  It's feminist, and despite the heavy themes- a little cheeky. Come take a peek behind the curtain!

@10a_thefittingroom

18+, adult themes of domestic violence, swearing and potential partial nudity

'10A: The Fitting Room' follows Liz: a ‘full-time feminist and part-time bra fitter’.  

Based on my personal story, Liz defines herself as a raging feminist.  Somewhere between fitting first bras and nursing bras, she ends up in an abusive relationship. That was definitely not on her bingo list. 

The lingerie fitting room is an exclusively female space, and through meeting and helping other women, Liz redefines her iden-titty.  It's feminist, and despite the heavy themes- a little cheeky. Come take a peek behind the curtain!

@10a_thefittingroom

18+, adult themes of domestic violence, swearing and potential partial nudity

As seen at Edinburgh Fringe, award-winning magic show Wish returns to Etcetera Theatre!

The show delivers everything you expect from world-class magic: mind-reading, impossible objects, and highly interactive illusions; while introducing unique magical effects from ancient Chinese, never seen outside of China.

"Fantastic Show" - Northamptonshire Magicians' Club

"Utterly Entertaining" - UCL Magic Society

A feel-good and captivating show, the show offers an evening of laughter, storytelling, and unforgettable magic audiences won’t have seen before and anywhere else.

Age restrictions: 12 and above.

Bags is a live music performance by Alternative Hip-Hop/R&B artist Semwanga. Semwanga has performed across the country including The Purple Turtle, the O2 Forum and The Ned but this headline show will be exploring new songs and sounds in a stripped back performance that asks the simple question… what’s in your bag? 

Socials: IG - @semwangaaa, Tiktok - @semwangaa

Content warnigs: Explicit language

Little Lord Fondleroy is a saccharine nightmare in velvet and lace, whose cherubic curls and perfect manners provide foolproof cover for his constant yearnings - primarily for poetry, pleasure, head boys and complete theatrical chaos.In this riotous hour, whirl through a formative annus eroticus at Flippitts Darstardly Boarding School for Badly Behaved Boys, where forbidden desires flourish amidst a sadistic culture of cruelty cultivated by prefects and masters alike. Here, Fondleroy discovers that masculinity and Empire are stitched together by caning, cunning and carefully repressed desire.

Can he retain his innocent charm and boyish over-generosity while the forces around him attempt to stamp all that soppy, frilly, froppy feeling out of him?

 @blueeyedhag

Age restrictions: 16+
trigger and content warnings- blood, classism, reference to physical/sexual violence

Little Lord Fondleroy is a saccharine nightmare in velvet and lace, whose cherubic curls and perfect manners provide foolproof cover for his constant yearnings - primarily for poetry, pleasure, head boys and complete theatrical chaos.In this riotous hour, whirl through a formative annus eroticus at Flippitts Darstardly Boarding School for Badly Behaved Boys, where forbidden desires flourish amidst a sadistic culture of cruelty cultivated by prefects and masters alike. Here, Fondleroy discovers that masculinity and Empire are stitched together by caning, cunning and carefully repressed desire.

Can he retain his innocent charm and boyish over-generosity while the forces around him attempt to stamp all that soppy, frilly, froppy feeling out of him?

 @blueeyedhag

Written & Performed by Jordana Belaiche

Age restrictions: 16+
trigger and content warnings- blood, classism, reference to physical/sexual violence

Whoever Has Ears To Hear is a dramatic recital of the Gospel of Mark, performed entirely from memory by dynamic South London-based spoken word artist, storyteller and actor Errol McGlashan.

Many people know individual verses, parables and miracles from Mark, but few have heard the complete Gospel performed live from beginning to end.

Well here's your chance.

Fresh from a 10-performance run at this years Edinburgh Fringe, Errol brings this powerful 90-minute solo performance to the Etcetera Theatre for one night only.

Whoever Has Ears To Hear... “The greatest story ever told.”

Suitable for ages 12+.

CONTENT WARNINGS

Contains references to illness, demonic possession, violence, crucifixion and death.

3.2.1. Hold Me On Stage

“I was never taught how to be seen.”

After its world premiere at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, 3.2.1. Hold Me On Stage comes to London.

Daphne Bell is trapped inside a colourful claw machine, surrounded by stuffed toys and one impossible desire: to be chosen.

Blending musical theatre, physical performance and dark humour, this 40-minute solo show transforms audition anxiety into a playful yet unsettling exploration of visibility, inadequacy and the exhausting need to prove that you deserve a place on stage.

As the machine keeps playing and the claw keeps choosing, Daphne begins to question what happens when your sense of worth depends on being picked by someone else.

What if no one chooses you?
Do you still stay on stage?

Written and performed by Selin Bakan, supervised by Taner Rumeli, and produced by Stüdyo Kolektif.

CREDITS

Writer & Performer: Selin Bakan
Supervisor: Taner Rumeli
Translator: Esra Kaptan
Lighting Designer: Ece Su Öztürk
Photography & Video: Yusuf Esencan
Vocal Coach: Selmin Artemiz
Set Coordinator: Dilek Bakan
Poster Designer: Beste Babacan

Production assistant: Hatice Boynukara

Executive Producer: Stüdyo Kolektif
“Masal” Composition: Vassilis Papadopoulos
“Masal” Piano: Damla Yılmaz
“Masal” Cello: Şirin Vatan
“Masal” Lyrics: Selmin Artemiz

IG @holdmeonstage @studyo.kolektif @selinbakan0 @tanerrumeli

12+  Contains themes of mental health and emotional distress

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

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

Cinematic Erotica Meets Group Sex Therapy.An award-winning erotic documentary and live experience.
Watch trailer here: www.unshamedmovie.com

In this 90-minute show, Marc, a sex therapist turned porn producer, recounts how he helps clients heal through sexual fantasies.

But before telling their stories, he tells his own. 

When he first met Koldo, a brutish, dominant porn star, he felt compelled to be on screen too.
To be seen. To be desired. To be bound. 

From there, the documentary unfolds through six client-inspired stories, exploring fantasies that will make our cancel culture cringe.

Halfway through the show, willing participants can join Marc on stage, choose from a collection of toys and accessories, and explore their own fantasies in real time.

Part performance, part therapeutic inquiry, part cultural experiment, 

together we create a space where hidden parts of ourselves can be met with love.

In these spaces, magic happens.

Ticket typesAs an audience member, you can observe or come up to the stage and participate. 

Ticket prices are different, so if you buy a participatory ticket you will be invited to come on stage.
What you do there is up to you.


Age: 18+ 
This film contains explicit sexual content, including gay sexual imagery, and explores themes of power, desire, and sexual expression. Intended for adult audiences (18+).

https://www.instagram.com/unshamedmovie/
https://x.com/marc_unshamed

"I'm making a decision. I'm changing things. This is it"

Three old friends in their mid-twenties. One remarkable day. For Ted, Danny and Charlotte, it's time to seize control. A day trip through the parks and raves and cafes of South London, where life is what you make it.

The rapid-fire words of renowned performance poet and playwright Kae Tempest paint a picture of lives less ordinary in his acclaimed play about life, love and losing your mind.

A Workhouse Production

written by: kae tempest

produced by: workhouse productions

directed by: emily rodrigues

charlotte: caitlin florence-rose

danny: eman dare

ted: freddie farrell

set design: anna cecilia

set assistant: lara wilson & lara daly

projection: leila ufer

lighting: mimi browne

sound design: ryan nicholas & oscar mangini

costume source & design: lara wilson & workhouse productions

cover photography: paul farrell

Trigger/Content Warnings:

- strong language

- simulated drug & alcohol use

- mention of death

- adult themes

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.

"I'm making a decision. I'm changing things. This is it"

Three old friends in their mid-twenties. One remarkable day. For Ted, Danny and Charlotte, it's time to seize control. A day trip through the parks and raves and cafes of South London, where life is what you make it.

The rapid-fire words of renowned performance poet and playwright Kae Tempest paint a picture of lives less ordinary in his acclaimed play about life, love and losing your mind.

A Workhouse Production

directed by:

Emily Rodrigues

starring:

Caitlin Florence-Rose

Eman Dare

Freddie Farrell

Trigger/Content Warnings:

- strong language

- simulated drug & alcohol use

- mention of death

- adult themes

Two Man Theatre Company presents

Nothing and nobody will stop Roy Tunt from spotting his wild birds. On a stormy December morning on England's desolate east coast, Roy is on a very special mission: to record all 567 species on the British List.

With conditions perfect for spotting the rare and beautiful Sociable Plover, Roy sequesters himself in a bird-spotter's hide on a flooded stretch of marshland. Armed with a packed lunch and a framed photograph of his ex-wife, he watches and waits.

But might he have other plans? And who is the tall, dark and handsome stranger battling through the flood waters towards him?

All will be revealed inside the hide...

The Sociable Plover is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd. on behalf of Samuel French Ltd.

Age Guidance
14+ (Mild Violence)

Socials
Instagram – 2_man_theatre

As seen at Edinburgh Fringe, award-winning magic show Wish returns to Etcetera Theatre!

The show delivers everything you expect from world-class magic: mind-reading, impossible objects, and highly interactive illusions; while introducing unique magical effects from ancient Chinese, never seen outside of China.

"Fantastic Show" - Northamptonshire Magicians' Club

"Utterly Entertaining" - UCL Magic Society

A feel-good and captivating show, the show offers an evening of laughter, storytelling, and unforgettable magic audiences won’t have seen before and anywhere else.

Age restrictions: 12 and above.

Penelope is 24 years old. She spends most of her life in her tiny bedroom and fears pretty much everything. As existential anxieties begin to mount, functioning as an adult human being starts to seem impossible – particularly with the introduction of her unwanted, fiendish new roommate: Claire.

Dealing with some heavy topics but in a fluffy, lighthearted way, this show offers the audience a collective sigh of relief in the mess of life that we hope will stick with you.

Two Man Theatre Company presents

Nothing and nobody will stop Roy Tunt from spotting his wild birds. On a stormy December morning on England's desolate east coast, Roy is on a very special mission: to record all 567 species on the British List.

With conditions perfect for spotting the rare and beautiful Sociable Plover, Roy sequesters himself in a bird-spotter's hide on a flooded stretch of marshland. Armed with a packed lunch and a framed photograph of his ex-wife, he watches and waits.

But might he have other plans? And who is the tall, dark and handsome stranger battling through the flood waters towards him?

All will be revealed inside the hide...

The Sociable Plover is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd. on behalf of Samuel French Ltd.

Age Guidance
14+ (Mild Violence)

Socials
Instagram – 2_man_theatre

Two Man Theatre Company presents

Nothing and nobody will stop Roy Tunt from spotting his wild birds. On a stormy December morning on England's desolate east coast, Roy is on a very special mission: to record all 567 species on the British List.

With conditions perfect for spotting the rare and beautiful Sociable Plover, Roy sequesters himself in a bird-spotter's hide on a flooded stretch of marshland. Armed with a packed lunch and a framed photograph of his ex-wife, he watches and waits.

But might he have other plans? And who is the tall, dark and handsome stranger battling through the flood waters towards him?

All will be revealed inside the hide...

The Sociable Plover is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd. on behalf of Samuel French Ltd.

Age Guidance
14+ (Mild Violence)

Socials
Instagram – 2_man_theatre

Two Man Theatre Company presents

Nothing and nobody will stop Roy Tunt from spotting his wild birds. On a stormy December morning on England's desolate east coast, Roy is on a very special mission: to record all 567 species on the British List.

With conditions perfect for spotting the rare and beautiful Sociable Plover, Roy sequesters himself in a bird-spotter's hide on a flooded stretch of marshland. Armed with a packed lunch and a framed photograph of his ex-wife, he watches and waits.

But might he have other plans? And who is the tall, dark and handsome stranger battling through the flood waters towards him?

All will be revealed inside the hide...

The Sociable Plover is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd. on behalf of Samuel French Ltd.

Age Guidance
14+ (Mild Violence)

Socials
Instagram – 2_man_theatre

A new work of comedic historical fiction. The American Revolutionary war has been waging for several years with no end in sight. Sweet Victory, follows an American and British soldier as they spend the last days of the American Revolutionary War in the forests of New York...tolerating each other. Although they share the same name, John Smith and John Thomas couldn't be more different, but right now they only have each other. 

Good People Good Theatre Co. presents the brand comedy, Sweet Victory, written and directed by Elise Marra. The play stars Emma Wilkinson Wright (The Last Days of Liz Truss) and Mikkie-dené Le Roux (Black Mirror). Art Design by Lily Rose Marra, Stage Manager Jessie Diepeveen

SOCIALS : @goodpeople.goodtheatre 

AGE RESTRICTIONS : Advised for 12 and above (no trigger or content warnings)

A new work of comedic historical fiction. The American Revolutionary war has been waging for several years with no end in sight. Sweet Victory, follows an American and British soldier as they spend the last days of the American Revolutionary War in the forests of New York...tolerating each other. Although they share the same name, John Smith and John Thomas couldn't be more different, but right now they only have each other. 

Good People Good Theatre Co. presents the brand comedy, Sweet Victory, written and directed by Elise Marra. The play stars Emma Wilkinson Wright (The Last Days of Liz Truss) and Mikkie-dené Le Roux (Black Mirror). Art Design by Lily Rose Marra, Stage Manager Jessie Diepeveen

SOCIALS : @goodpeople.goodtheatre 

AGE RESTRICTIONS : Advised for 12 and above (no trigger or content warnings)

An hour of new work by emerging playwrights Isabel Margolis Brodsky, Eliana Hood, Faye Stainton, Jessica Steans-Gail, Solveig Nuin Stephens, and Izzy Van Houzen, with producer/dramaturg Erin Murray Quinlan.

16+, contains swearing and material concerning violence and disordered eating. 

Ready to play ‘The “How Are You?” Game’? It’s not that difficult a question! Right?

Contestant Andy battles through classic gameshow rounds and everyday life, desperate to win the big prize. Can he avoid feeling like a loser? Will he even make it to the end of the game before everything falls apart?

‘The “How Are You?” Game’ is a comedic, emotional look at mental wellbeing and how we communicate our feelings, written by Robin Taylor (Two Pints of Lager And A Packet of Crisps, My Family) and directed by Chris Neels.

Fun challenges! Celebrity guests! A mystery box potentially full of emotional trauma! This show sort of has some of those things.

Are you playing the game?

https://www.instagram.com/thehowareyougame

18+ Strong language. Sexual themes. References to suicidal ideation. Discussions of LGBTQ+ identity.

Ready to play ‘The “How Are You?” Game’? It’s not that difficult a question! Right?

Contestant Andy battles through classic gameshow rounds and everyday life, desperate to win the big prize. Can he avoid feeling like a loser? Will he even make it to the end of the game before everything falls apart?

‘The “How Are You?” Game’ is a comedic, emotional look at mental wellbeing and how we communicate our feelings, written by Robin Taylor (Two Pints of Lager And A Packet of Crisps, My Family) and directed by Chris Neels.

Fun challenges! Celebrity guests! A mystery box potentially full of emotional trauma! This show sort of has some of those things.

Are you playing the game?

https://www.instagram.com/thehowareyougame

18+ Strong language. Sexual themes. References to suicidal ideation. Discussions of LGBTQ+ identity.

Ready to play ‘The “How Are You?” Game’? It’s not that difficult a question! Right?

Contestant Andy battles through classic gameshow rounds and everyday life, desperate to win the big prize. Can he avoid feeling like a loser? Will he even make it to the end of the game before everything falls apart?

‘The “How Are You?” Game’ is a comedic, emotional look at mental wellbeing and how we communicate our feelings, written by Robin Taylor (Two Pints of Lager And A Packet of Crisps, My Family) and directed by Chris Neels.

Fun challenges! Celebrity guests! A mystery box potentially full of emotional trauma! This show sort of has some of those things.

Are you playing the game?

https://www.instagram.com/thehowareyougame

18+ Strong language. Sexual themes. References to suicidal ideation. Discussions of LGBTQ+ identity.

Fresh from a sell out 4 star run at Edinburgh festival former dominatrix , comedian and bastard daughter of baron Frankenfurter (RIP Tim) brings Sex! With Becky Fury to the Etcetera Theatre. 

This is a Rocky Horror inspired mistress class in comic story telling , featuring liberatory insights into the intimacies of human sexuality, our weird and wonderful kinks and fucking Nazis in the ass.
If this show doesn’t save the world, then Becky will at least make you belly laugh and inspire you to be more adventurous in bed.

“Our host, comedian Becky Fury is a very funny, charismatic, engaging and dare I say it, sexy performer.” On the mic ****
“Blew me away with her comic ingenuity” Lancaster Guardian ****
“Finest schticks of comedy dynamite to be found for love or money “ Scotsgay

insta @becky_fury 
TikTok @becky_fury 

At the end of a summer holiday, an eccentric child delights in watching villains from Cruella DeVil to Dick Dastardly. But nothing can prepare him for the scariest villain of all...reality. Along his journey, he faces trials and tribulations of classism & violence, which brings him to the conclusion that he himself may well be a villain too. With no alternative, he creates a machine that breaks down cruel reality and mixes it with manageable fiction, leading to a finale most… villainous! Packed with songs such as: Be Prepared (The Lion King), Rogues Are We (Holy Musical Batman) & Stay With Me (Into The Woods).

Instagram - inmt_avillainiouscabaret

WARNINGS: 16+ Audience participation, contains distressing or potentially triggering themes, scenes of sexual violence, scenes of violence, strobe lighting, strong language/swearing.

Halfway Home (5* The Wee Review) follows the Crighton family, Freddie, an aspiring policeman, and his fiancée, Laura, a nurse working in a strained healthcare system. Everything seems to be going for the young couple until Davie, Freddie’s brother, is released from prison with nowhere to go. Attempting to reconnect the family, Davie is taken in, however his dark past of alcohol addiction casts a shadow over the couples’ suburban dreams. Worldviews collide, hard truths are told, and secrets are revealed. Can the past be put to rest and will these three characters ever live the conventional family life they all want?

Instagram - @deliverance_theatre

      TikTok - @deliverancetok

Facebook - Deliverance Theatre

16+, depictions of addiction, swearing, mention of domestic violence, use of alcohol

Halfway Home (5* The Wee Review) follows the Crighton family, Freddie, an aspiring policeman, and his fiancée, Laura, a nurse working in a strained healthcare system. Everything seems to be going for the young couple until Davie, Freddie’s brother, is released from prison with nowhere to go. Attempting to reconnect the family, Davie is taken in, however his dark past of alcohol addiction casts a shadow over the couples’ suburban dreams. Worldviews collide, hard truths are told, and secrets are revealed. Can the past be put to rest and will these three characters ever live the conventional family life they all want?

Instagram - @deliverance_theatre

      TikTok - @deliverancetok

Facebook - Deliverance Theatre

16+, depictions of addiction, swearing, mention of domestic violence, use of alcohol

In October 1962 cold war tensions are at an all time high between the USA and the USSR. A situation is developing in Cuba and the US Government is more determined than ever to defeat Communism. A young CIA Agent has an idea. Pro Wrestling. More specifically - a pro wrestling match between an all American wrestling hero and a Russian bear. Wrestling Legend Orville Studebaker might think his life can't get any worse but if he has to fight this bear, it might.

Kayfabe is the second one act play written by Richard Wright. Wright's first played to sell out crowds and great reviews at the Edinburgh Fringe 2026. This rehearsal reading will see actors tackle this play for the first time reading from scripts in hands and will include an introduction by the writer. Scratch that new writing itch and see a play come to life for the first time. "Wright's skilled writing leaves room for humour and hope" Student News

instagram - richardwrightdoart

18+ age restriction

Halfway Home (5* The Wee Review) follows the Crighton family, Freddie, an aspiring policeman, and his fiancée, Laura, a nurse working in a strained healthcare system. Everything seems to be going for the young couple until Davie, Freddie’s brother, is released from prison with nowhere to go. Attempting to reconnect the family, Davie is taken in, however his dark past of alcohol addiction casts a shadow over the couples’ suburban dreams. Worldviews collide, hard truths are told, and secrets are revealed. Can the past be put to rest and will these three characters ever live the conventional family life they all want?

Instagram - @deliverance_theatre

      TikTok - @deliverancetok

Facebook - Deliverance Theatre

16+, depictions of addiction, swearing, mention of domestic violence, use of alcohol

Is it a tragedy? Is it a comedy? Three Italians tackle Shakespeare's most known tragedy filling it with humour and explosiveness. Flips, tap dance, singing, raving... 45 minutes of pure entrainment. One night only.

Socials: @bruniswanntheatrecompany

Age: 12+
Trigger warning: flashing lights

Following their sold-out Brighton Fringe run, Magpie have arrived in London armed with their debut sketch show. Join them for an hour of  whacky characters, quick-fire sketches and some groovy tunes.  Who do you trust in a moment of crisis? The trained emergency services... or a pair of newly qualified, spectacularly underprepared Designated Fire Wardens? The second one, obviously. They have high-vis jackets. And whistles.
Seriously, this is not a drill.
Straight from Soho Theatre’s Character Comedy Lab and off the back of sold-out performances in Brighton and London, this is an unmissable debut hour of sketches from the ‘ridiculously talented’ (EdFringe Review) duo, Alannah and Phoenix, named by Chortle as ‘one to watch’. 

@magpie.comedy

14+, strong language 

Following back-to-back sell-out runs at the 2025 and 2026 Edinburgh Fringe, dark historian Andrew Johnston (Alternative Ulstours) takes his hit Terror Talk on the road!

‘Scotland’s grave robbers’ William Burke and William Hare weren’t Scottish – and didn’t rob graves. Born and raised in the north of Ireland, they were the first modern serial killers, predating Jack the Ripper by decades.

Discover the reality behind the infamous pair. Track their journey from contrasting Ulster origins to the sinister Edinburgh slayings of 1828, when they teamed up to supply unscrupulous anatomists with murdered corpses during the body snatching era.

The presentation honours the forgotten victims, while exposing the fates of Burke and Hare, their complicit partners and their anti-Irish paymaster, Dr Robert Knox.

Unearth the facts in an informative and entertaining hour of true crime that saw Andrew shortlisted as Stand Out Performer at the 2026 Spookies (Horror at the Fringe Awards).

“Andrew’s engaging and darkly humorous talk grabs you from the get-go” – Curated by Lauren

“Johnston is an incredible storyteller... with a complete respect for the subject matter... feels less like a lecture and more like a conversation with a friend” – Theatre Muse UK

“We think we know Burke and Hare. After Andrew Johnston, you’ll think again” – Edinburgh Reporter

In the bloodiest instalment of his hit Terror Talks series, dark historian Andrew Johnston (Alternative Ulstours) takes a startling new look at history’s most elusive serial killer – Jack the Ripper.

Belfast played a surprisingly intense role during 1888’s ‘Autumn of Terror’. Hysterical press coverage of the slayings in London led to horrific copycat attacks in Ulster, with vengeful Irish mobs targeting alleged ‘Rippers’.

Amidst this, a fugitive Englishman was arrested, charged and imprisoned in Belfast on suspicion of being ‘Jack’. The compelling case of William John Foster – dubbed Belfast’s ‘man with the knives’ – unfolded between the fourth and fifth canonical Ripper murders.

Did Belfast have the Whitechapel fiend in custody, and did local authorities let him slip through their fingers?

Andrew’s entertaining lecture will also shine a flashlight on a suspect with family ties to a venerated unionist politician, as well as exploring Belfast’s links to a potential Royal ‘Ripper’.

Following back-to-back sell-out runs at the 2025 and 2026 Edinburgh Fringe, dark historian Andrew Johnston (Alternative Ulstours) takes his hit Terror Talk on the road!

‘Scotland’s grave robbers’ William Burke and William Hare weren’t Scottish – and didn’t rob graves. Born and raised in the north of Ireland, they were the first modern serial killers, predating Jack the Ripper by decades.

Discover the reality behind the infamous pair. Track their journey from contrasting Ulster origins to the sinister Edinburgh slayings of 1828, when they teamed up to supply unscrupulous anatomists with murdered corpses during the body snatching era.

The presentation honours the forgotten victims, while exposing the fates of Burke and Hare, their complicit partners and their anti-Irish paymaster, Dr Robert Knox.

Unearth the facts in an informative and entertaining hour of true crime that saw Andrew shortlisted as Stand Out Performer at the 2026 Spookies (Horror at the Fringe Awards).

“Andrew’s engaging and darkly humorous talk grabs you from the get-go” – Curated by Lauren

“Johnston is an incredible storyteller... with a complete respect for the subject matter... feels less like a lecture and more like a conversation with a friend” – Theatre Muse UK

“We think we know Burke and Hare. After Andrew Johnston, you’ll think again” – Edinburgh Reporter

In the bloodiest instalment of his hit Terror Talks series, dark historian Andrew Johnston (Alternative Ulstours) takes a startling new look at history’s most elusive serial killer – Jack the Ripper.

Belfast played a surprisingly intense role during 1888’s ‘Autumn of Terror’. Hysterical press coverage of the slayings in London led to horrific copycat attacks in Ulster, with vengeful Irish mobs targeting alleged ‘Rippers’.

Amidst this, a fugitive Englishman was arrested, charged and imprisoned in Belfast on suspicion of being ‘Jack’. The compelling case of William John Foster – dubbed Belfast’s ‘man with the knives’ – unfolded between the fourth and fifth canonical Ripper murders.

Did Belfast have the Whitechapel fiend in custody, and did local authorities let him slip through their fingers?

Andrew’s entertaining lecture will also shine a flashlight on a suspect with family ties to a venerated unionist politician, as well as exploring Belfast’s links to a potential Royal ‘Ripper’.

Following back-to-back sell-out runs at the 2025 and 2026 Edinburgh Fringe, dark historian Andrew Johnston (Alternative Ulstours) takes his hit Terror Talk on the road!

‘Scotland’s grave robbers’ William Burke and William Hare weren’t Scottish – and didn’t rob graves. Born and raised in the north of Ireland, they were the first modern serial killers, predating Jack the Ripper by decades.

Discover the reality behind the infamous pair. Track their journey from contrasting Ulster origins to the sinister Edinburgh slayings of 1828, when they teamed up to supply unscrupulous anatomists with murdered corpses during the body snatching era.

The presentation honours the forgotten victims, while exposing the fates of Burke and Hare, their complicit partners and their anti-Irish paymaster, Dr Robert Knox.

Unearth the facts in an informative and entertaining hour of true crime that saw Andrew shortlisted as Stand Out Performer at the 2026 Spookies (Horror at the Fringe Awards).

“Andrew’s engaging and darkly humorous talk grabs you from the get-go” – Curated by Lauren

“Johnston is an incredible storyteller... with a complete respect for the subject matter... feels less like a lecture and more like a conversation with a friend” – Theatre Muse UK

“We think we know Burke and Hare. After Andrew Johnston, you’ll think again” – Edinburgh Reporter

In the bloodiest instalment of his hit Terror Talks series, dark historian Andrew Johnston (Alternative Ulstours) takes a startling new look at history’s most elusive serial killer – Jack the Ripper.

Belfast played a surprisingly intense role during 1888’s ‘Autumn of Terror’. Hysterical press coverage of the slayings in London led to horrific copycat attacks in Ulster, with vengeful Irish mobs targeting alleged ‘Rippers’.

Amidst this, a fugitive Englishman was arrested, charged and imprisoned in Belfast on suspicion of being ‘Jack’. The compelling case of William John Foster – dubbed Belfast’s ‘man with the knives’ – unfolded between the fourth and fifth canonical Ripper murders.

Did Belfast have the Whitechapel fiend in custody, and did local authorities let him slip through their fingers?

Andrew’s entertaining lecture will also shine a flashlight on a suspect with family ties to a venerated unionist politician, as well as exploring Belfast’s links to a potential Royal ‘Ripper’.

A man who speaks in verse is either trying to sell you something or hide a body.

It’s 7pm and rehearsal is finished for the day. A janitor alone on stage finds himself possessed by minor Shakespearean characters unhappy with their lot in the original plays. No longer waiting in the wings, they begin to ask the question: can you achieve true agency when your life has been written already?

And so I thought my thought was free,

But shackled so, how can it be?

Understudy No. 5 is a monologue cycle of possession and inversion - the perfect show for clowns, philosophers, and Shakespeare nerds alike. Across one hour, Fifth Folio Theatre’s debut production uncovers the stories taking place behind the scenes of the plays we know all too well.

If a jest be infinite, it hath no end. If it hath no end, there is no time for the laughter to begin. Argal, an infinite jest is entirely unfunny.

Written and performed by Hadrian Conyngham

Directed by Warren Rusher

Movement Coordination by Dan Hardwell

Presented by Fifth Folio Theatre

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Reviews for Understudy No. 5

"Shakespeare must hand his crown to Conyngham." - The Reviews Hub ⭐⭐⭐⭐

"It’s a rare and joyous thing to see a creative riff on Shakespeare’s plays that is not only deeply invested in their stories but shows just as much appreciation for the language in which they are told." - Arts Review Hub ⭐⭐⭐⭐

"Understudy No. 5 is an intelligent, playful and unusually thoughtful encounter with Shakespeare, strengthened by a committed solo performance from Conyngham." - Theatre Life ⭐⭐⭐⭐

“Laughter erupts from a glance alone…Physicality textures every moment; with Dan Hardwell as Movement Coordinator, the production blurs the line between mind and body in Hadrian’s psychophysical performance.” - Elementary WhatsOn

instagram.com/fifthfolio

Recommended 14+ at audience's discretion. Content warnings: dementia, panic attacks, death.

A man who speaks in verse is either trying to sell you something or hide a body.

It’s 7pm and rehearsal is finished for the day. A janitor alone on stage finds himself possessed by minor Shakespearean characters unhappy with their lot in the original plays. No longer waiting in the wings, they begin to ask the question: can you achieve true agency when your life has been written already?

And so I thought my thought was free,

But shackled so, how can it be?

Understudy No. 5 is a monologue cycle of possession and inversion - the perfect show for clowns, philosophers, and Shakespeare nerds alike. Across one hour, Fifth Folio Theatre’s debut production uncovers the stories taking place behind the scenes of the plays we know all too well.

If a jest be infinite, it hath no end. If it hath no end, there is no time for the laughter to begin. Argal, an infinite jest is entirely unfunny.

Written and performed by Hadrian Conyngham

Directed by Warren Rusher

Movement Coordination by Dan Hardwell

Presented by Fifth Folio Theatre

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Reviews for Understudy No. 5

"Shakespeare must hand his crown to Conyngham." - The Reviews Hub ⭐⭐⭐⭐

"It’s a rare and joyous thing to see a creative riff on Shakespeare’s plays that is not only deeply invested in their stories but shows just as much appreciation for the language in which they are told." - Arts Review Hub ⭐⭐⭐⭐

"Understudy No. 5 is an intelligent, playful and unusually thoughtful encounter with Shakespeare, strengthened by a committed solo performance from Conyngham." - Theatre Life ⭐⭐⭐⭐

“Laughter erupts from a glance alone…Physicality textures every moment; with Dan Hardwell as Movement Coordinator, the production blurs the line between mind and body in Hadrian’s psychophysical performance.” - Elementary WhatsOn

instagram.com/fifthfolio

Recommended 14+ at audience's discretion. Content warnings: dementia, panic attacks, death.

'Are we gay Scrooge?'

Meet Adam and Steve. A perfect gay couple. They love each other, love their new house and love voting for Reform UK. While painting and decorating their just-bought paradise, they notice something's off. Loud noises, screams and oat milk cartons popping up. Moving through parrot paintings, Farage-themed Ouija Boards and protest slogans they realise they’re not alone.

Something has been woken up and is ready to spread its woke agenda.

Our Ghost Drinks Matcha is a dark comedy that handles the themes of performative politics, codependency and comfortability within marginalized communities.

This play is inspired by the earlier this year released polls that Reform UK is the most-supported party by gay and bisexual men. Within the play we are given a look within two of those gay men and what drives them to their political decisions. Facing their woke ghost they will have to face the ghosts of their past, forced to question their own beliefs and each other's motivations. Are they staying on their path or changing course? 

IG: Our Ghost Drinks Matcha @ghostdrinksmatcha

16+, physical abuse, death, grief, sexual suggestions, racism,  discrimination(transphobia, queerphobia, misogyny, ableism)

'Are we gay Scrooge?'

Meet Adam and Steve. A perfect gay couple. They love each other, love their new house and love voting for Reform UK. While painting and decorating their just-bought paradise, they notice something's off. Loud noises, screams and oat milk cartons popping up. Moving through parrot paintings, Farage-themed Ouija Boards and protest slogans they realise they’re not alone.

Something has been woken up and is ready to spread its woke agenda.

Our Ghost Drinks Matcha is a dark comedy that handles the themes of performative politics, codependency and comfortability within marginalized communities.

This play is inspired by the earlier this year released polls that Reform UK is the most-supported party by gay and bisexual men. Within the play we are given a look within two of those gay men and what drives them to their political decisions. Facing their woke ghost they will have to face the ghosts of their past, forced to question their own beliefs and each other's motivations. Are they staying on their path or changing course? 

IG: Our Ghost Drinks Matcha @ghostdrinksmatcha

16+, physical abuse, death, grief, sexual suggestions, racism,  discrimination(transphobia, queerphobia, misogyny, ableism)

'Are we gay Scrooge?'

Meet Adam and Steve. A perfect gay couple. They love each other, love their new house and love voting for Reform UK. While painting and decorating their just-bought paradise, they notice something's off. Loud noises, screams and oat milk cartons popping up. Moving through parrot paintings, Farage-themed Ouija Boards and protest slogans they realise they’re not alone.

Something has been woken up and is ready to spread its woke agenda.

Our Ghost Drinks Matcha is a dark comedy that handles the themes of performative politics, codependency and comfortability within marginalized communities.

This play is inspired by the earlier this year released polls that Reform UK is the most-supported party by gay and bisexual men. Within the play we are given a look within two of those gay men and what drives them to their political decisions. Facing their woke ghost they will have to face the ghosts of their past, forced to question their own beliefs and each other's motivations. Are they staying on their path or changing course? 

IG: Our Ghost Drinks Matcha @ghostdrinksmatcha

16+, physical abuse, death, grief, sexual suggestions, racism,  discrimination(transphobia, queerphobia, misogyny, ableism)

What happens when survival becomes a performance?

We are taken into Dijana world of intolerable suffering, resilience, and unwavering hope as she strives to find her place in life. Forced to navigate circumstances that continually test her strength (and/or sanity), Dijana discovers what it means to survive when going after your dreams leads to your demise.

Raw, moving and deeply human -  this startling play explores the masks we wear, the battles others cannot see, and the courage it takes to keep going when life refuses to make things easy.

Step into Dijana’s world and experience a story of survival, identity and hope that asks: how much of ourselves do we perform just to survive?

Lucy Kirkwood’s play is"…both brutal and surreal, as Dijana escapes from a detention center and retreats into an Alice in Wonderland world."(The Guardian)

Instagram: @theatrecollection FB: @vsobchak

Age restriction: from 14 years old. Swearing and sexual content. No nudity.

When the storm comes, where is the way out?

Inspired by documented cases of domestic violence, Women in the Storm is a feminist solo performance exploring the hidden barriers that can make escaping an abusive relationship so difficult.

Through a fictional woman's story shaped by real cases and testimonies, the performance traces her journey from love to control, from violence to resistance, and from seeking help to fighting for a way out. As she tries to leave, she finds herself caught between family expectations, social pressure, financial dependence, barriers to divorce, the struggle to prove abuse, and a legal system she desperately needs to protect her.

Blending monologue, physical theatre and documentary material, Women in the Storm asks us to look beyond the question, “when the storm comes, where is the way out?” and instead confront what can stand in the way when someone tries to leave safely.

Because escaping violence should not mean gambling with your life.

The performance draws on documented cases and social realities. Its characters and central narrative are fictionalised for the stage.

Content Warning: This performance contains depictions of domestic violence, emotional and physical abuse, and medical trauma, including references to injury, threats, and systemic injustice. Viewer discretion is advised.

A solo performance by Arina Yang.

Playwright & Performer: Arina (Yutong Yang)
Sound Design: Ganey Ganyu Zhang
Voice Performer: D’Jordelle Wright-Auguiste
Tech Operator: Yi Cheng
Props & Set Design: Jade Jiayu Liu

Instagram: @women.in.the.storm

What happens when survival becomes a performance?

We are taken into Dijana world of intolerable suffering, resilience, and unwavering hope as she strives to find her place in life. Forced to navigate circumstances that continually test her strength (and/or sanity), Dijana discovers what it means to survive when going after your dreams leads to your demise.

Raw, moving and deeply human -  this startling play explores the masks we wear, the battles others cannot see, and the courage it takes to keep going when life refuses to make things easy.

Step into Dijana’s world and experience a story of survival, identity and hope that asks: how much of ourselves do we perform just to survive?

Lucy Kirkwood’s play is"…both brutal and surreal, as Dijana escapes from a detention center and retreats into an Alice in Wonderland world."(The Guardian)

Instagram: @theatrecollection FB: @vsobchak

Age restriction: from 14 years old. Swearing and sexual content. No nudity.

BRONSON is a powerful one-man theatrical exploration inspired by the extraordinary public persona and life surrounding one of Britain’s most notorious prisoners.

Performed by Francis Saunders and directed by Sean Broughton, the production takes the audience inside a world of confinement, violence, humour, identity and survival.

Moving between characters and states of mind, the performance explores the man behind the mythology and asks a much bigger question: when someone spends decades inside an institution, where does the individual end and the character created by that institution begin?

Raw, physical and at times darkly funny, BRONSON is not presented as a factual biography. It is a piece of theatre inspired by themes of imprisonment, isolation, masculinity, institutionalisation and the human need to be seen.

CREATIVE TEAM

Performed by Francis Saunders
Directed by Sean Broughton
Assistant Director Dean Stalham
Producer Jo Morgan
Music De Crâne
Sound Jules Deering

AGE RESTRICTION
16+

Originally performed at Ventnor Fringe in 2024, On Air… comes to London in a newly reimagined production. Set during a live radio broadcast, an ambitious young presenter lands the opportunity of a lifetime, only to find the studio is far from what it seems. As the pressure mounts and the show starts to spiral out of control, a gripping psychological drama unfolds. The audience is left questioning, far would you go to stay in control?

16+

Trigger and content warnings: Strong language, psychological distress, themes and misogyny and sexism, mentions of self harm and suicide, and mild violence.

Wing It Productions 

https://www.instagram.com/wing.itproductions/

Writer: Louise Kings

https://www.instagram.com/louise_kings/

Director: Moses Gale 

https://www.instagram.com/moses.gale/

ACTORS

Louise Kings

https://www.instagram.com/louise_kings/

Cas Macgregor

https://www.instagram.com/cas_m96_p2/

Originally performed at Ventnor Fringe in 2024, On Air… comes to London in a newly reimagined production. Set during a live radio broadcast, an ambitious young presenter lands the opportunity of a lifetime, only to find the studio is far from what it seems. As the pressure mounts and the show starts to spiral out of control, a gripping psychological drama unfolds. The audience is left questioning, far would you go to stay in control?

16+

Trigger and content warnings: Strong language, psychological distress, themes and misogyny and sexism, and mild violence

Wing It Productions 

https://www.instagram.com/wing.itproductions/

Writer: Louise Kings

https://www.instagram.com/louise_kings/

Director: Moses Gale 

https://www.instagram.com/moses.gale/

ACTORS

Louise Kings

https://www.instagram.com/louise_kings/

Cas Macgregor

https://www.instagram.com/cas_m96_p2/

I wonder what happens on a date with Death? Some talk about a white light or a tunnel. Imagine it. Perfect brightness, like looking into the sun. But my mind doesn’t work that way. It always picks and picks and looks and picks and what if the tunnel is black? What if it has beady red eyes? What if it has long sharp teeth? What if it has been waiting all this time to eat me alive so that other things can then eat me too? A girl is a haunted house - the horror of being a woman.

I wonder what happens on a date with Death? Some talk about a white light or a tunnel. Imagine it. Perfect brightness, like looking into the sun. But my mind doesn’t work that way. It always picks and picks and looks and picks and what if the tunnel is black? What if it has beady red eyes? What if it has long sharp teeth? What if it has been waiting all this time to eat me alive so that other things can then eat me too? A girl is a haunted house - the horror of being a woman.

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

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

When the storm comes, where is the way out?

Inspired by documented cases of domestic violence, Women in the Storm is a feminist solo performance exploring the hidden barriers that can make escaping an abusive relationship so difficult.

Through a fictional woman's story shaped by real cases and testimonies, the performance traces her journey from love to control, from violence to resistance, and from seeking help to fighting for a way out. As she tries to leave, she finds herself caught between family expectations, social pressure, financial dependence, barriers to divorce, the struggle to prove abuse, and a legal system she desperately needs to protect her.

Blending monologue, physical theatre and documentary material, Women in the Storm asks us to look beyond the question, “when the storm comes, where is the way out?” and instead confront what can stand in the way when someone tries to leave safely.

Because escaping violence should not mean gambling with your life.

The performance draws on documented cases and social realities. Its characters and central narrative are fictionalised for the stage.

Content Warning: This performance contains depictions of domestic violence, emotional and physical abuse, and medical trauma, including references to injury, threats, and systemic injustice. Viewer discretion is advised.

A solo performance by Arina Yang.

Playwright & Performer: Arina (Yutong Yang)
Sound Design: Ganey Ganyu Zhang
Voice Performer: D’Jordelle Wright-Auguiste
Tech Operator: Yi Cheng
Props & Set Design: Jade Jiayu Liu

Instagram: @women.in.the.storm

Five writers. Five stories. One very haunted evening.

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

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

Age: +18

FRUIT SALAD

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

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

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

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

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

FRUIT SALAD

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

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

Socials: @ioana_acting and @feneru_productions

Age: 16+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Instagram: @achybits_productions

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

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

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

Instagram: @achybits_productions

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

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

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

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

Instagram: @achybits_productions

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

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

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

Instagram: @achybits_productions

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

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

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

London Creative Singing presents Diva Singing Course Showcase

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

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

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

11 December · 18:30
Etcetera Theatre

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

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

https://www.instagram.com/london_creative_singing

No age restrictions

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

@pleaseinvitemetoyourparty

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

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

@pleaseinvitemetoyourparty

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

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

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

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

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

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

Age restrictions: NO UNDER 13

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

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

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

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

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

Age restrictions: NO UNDER 13

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

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

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

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

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

Age restrictions: NO UNDER 13

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

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

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

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

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

Age restrictions: NO UNDER 13

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

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

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

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

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

Age restrictions: NO UNDER 13

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

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

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

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

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

Age restrictions: NO UNDER 13

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

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

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

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

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

Age restrictions: NO UNDER 13

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

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

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

“Why isn’t this guy famous?”

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

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

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

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

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

“Why isn’t this guy famous?”

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

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

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

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

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

“Why isn’t this guy famous?”

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

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

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

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls… 

We have once again gathered to celebrate some esteemed individuals, opulent outfits, charismatic hosts, and bathe in the golden glow of our stardom.

…lords and ladies, lads and ladesses, husbands and their wives…

What makes a lady? What makes a gentleman? What makes me think there’s more to those questions?

…to those with body hair, and those without…

We are here to deliver to you a loud, brash, and at times, overly apologetic performance, which intertwines physical theatre, postdramatic performance, clowning and stand-up, in an unholy marriage of distasteful bigotry. 

…welcome to those with a pretty face, and those with a…face…

While other hosts allow you to settle into your seats, there is no fourth wall with us. You are our audience, and we are your jesters; there’s no hiding from the truth.

…to those who are ashamed, and those who want to be shamed…

Anyway, enough with our brilliant blurb! Strap yourselves in, sit down next to someone you fear watches you sleep, and start your engines. 

…Vroom Vroom.

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Age: 16+

Content Warnings: Loud music, partial nudity, audience participation. Depictions of: Violence, sex, misogyny, sexual assault, transphobia. Mentions of: Suicide/death.

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