Some of It Might Be True
Etcetera Theatre
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.
Call Me When You Get This
The Libra Theatre Cafe
Two women meet by chance and fall deeply in love. There is only one problem: an ocean between them. Call Me When You Get This explores what it means to build a relationship when every moment together is borrowed time. Tender, funny and quietly devastating, Call Me When You Get This follows a South African woman and a British woman whose relationship unfolds across countries, cultures and time zones. Told through a non-linear structure, the play pieces together moments from across the lifespan of their relationship. Rather than following a traditional chronology, the audience encounters a mosaic of memories: first meetings, final conversations, ordinary moments and life-changing decisions. As the clock begins counting down from the moment each visit starts, the play asks a simple but impossible question: How do you build a future with someone you always leave behind?
Skinned
Etcetera Theatre
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”.
The Improv Musical
The Courtyard Theatre
The Improv Musical is a fully-improvised musical where the show is in your hands! Our host leads the audiences through a “cheerocracy,” a democracy where the loudest cheers win, the audience suggests a setting, title and two characters for our wonderful cast and live band to bring to life onstage. All scenes and songs in our show are fully improvised, with our cast and band staying onstage for the whole show, ensuring that there is absolutely no conferring! Half-way through our show, the audience regains power to cheer-off plot suggestions and song genres to see in the next scene and song. We are a show for all audiences that will bring laughter, fun and sometimes a little chaos to the stage for all to enjoy! Unlike other Improv shows, our cast works not only with the audience, but also a live band to create a show that is full of laughs, funky music, and leaving the audience wanting to come back every day and see what else they can do!
GREYJOY
The Libra Theatre Cafe
Fake exam. Real unprepared actors. What could go wrong? An out-of-work actor and a trainee doctor walk in to a featureless hospital room. Across 90 minutes and 10 medical exams, the pair make a discovery that changes the course of their lives. Guest starring different actors every night, what happens when the show does go wrong? And what does everyone else do about it? GREYJOY is the second project from award-winning actor and playwright Becca Harper. Described as "intricate and thoughtful", GREYJOY explores grief, healthcare and being a young carer with sensitivity and comedic flair. No two performances are ever the same.
What’s Next?
Etcetera Theatre
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.
A Cup of Tea with George Eliot
Barons Court Theatre
Join Victorian author, George Eliot, for a cup of tea and a piece of cake in this one-woman show that celebrates her life, her world and her work. Complimentary cup of tea and cake provided.
Brother Country
Hen & Chickens Theatre
Baseball with hotdogs, two clown brothers, and a sick mother. Follow this rollicking ranch romp across America as Lit and Robbie rob trains, pledge allegiance, and do whatever it takes to save everything they ever thought about loving. After being banned from American theaters, and now on the run in London, the clown duo ANTIFA pilots a show you’ll #neverforget.
Windchimes
Hen & Chickens Theatre
“If I disappeared now I’m not sure anyone would call out for me... ” When two people cross paths every season at a garden party and laughing together helps escape the dull family small talk, subtle cracks in reality start to appear. Their growing connection brings into question who they are, the choices they make and the possibility that the garden knows more about them than they do.
Tim Swanton: Bear The Load
Aces and Eights
So-called comedian Tim Swanton presents his breakout comedy special - a gut-busting appreciation of the struggles we all face in life, from love for Legoland to running over old ladies (with shopping trolleys). A show of stand-up comedy and theatre meshed together that looks at what it means not just to be a stand-up comedian, but a performer, and what happens when it's just not possible to bear the load any longer.
ADvsHD
Rosemary Branch Theatre
Alice and Bea are that kind of sisters that tell each other everything. Or at least they used to be. They used to be many things, before Bea moved abroad and interrupted contact almost entirely 2 years ago. Like polar opposites of the ADHD brain. That's the only thing they certainly still are. Now Bea is back, and Alice doesn't really know how to feel about it. She demands to know why Bea left, but Bea is very determined not to tell her. And she's also very determined to annoyingly take over Alice's space with all her backflips and her handstands; all the while stopping Alice from zoning out and wasting away in her room. Will they rekindle their friendship, or will they loose each other for good? Join us for this snappy, sarcastic deeply relatable play about sisterhood and change.
THEODORE IS A STAR
Etcetera 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.
Cut The Tapes
The Libra Theatre Cafe
A new play written by Megan Peck follows two friends trying to film a self tape against all odds. Questionable sides, janky set ups, shitty boyfriends, and the worst of all, having to sing a pop cut. Will they make their deadline? Or will someone go full Britney and shave their head on stage? Who knows!
Biscuits for Breakfast by Gareth Farr
The Courtyard Theatre
In a world where getting by can feel like survival, Biscuits for Breakfast tells a quietly powerful story of two people navigating love, pride and the reality of going without. This honest and deeply human play explores what happens behind closed doors when money is tight and choices are limited. With warmth, humour and unflinching truth, Gareth Farr’s writing shines a light on food poverty, relationships under pressure and the small acts of care that keep us going. Raw, tender and painfully relatable, this is a story that reminds us how close any of us can be to the edge and how connection can be the thing that pulls us back. Partnership Information Kaleidoscope Collective Arts is proud to be partnering with Hackney Foodbank alongside this production to help raise awareness of the play’s themes of food poverty and financial hardship. Through this partnership, we will donate a non-perishable food item for every ticket sold and encourage audiences to bring canned or non-perishable food donations to the performance. Creative Team Director/Producer Georgia Grace Gavin Co-Producer Jon-Luke Goodman Set & Costume Designer Sabina Pieroni Stage Manager / Show Operator Alex Williams Lighting Designer Daniel Yazdani Sound Designer Alexander Tonkiss Assistant Set Designer Chakriya Chhout
CLUB MISTERO
Theatro Technis
Step into the dangerous but dazzling world of CLUB MISTERO, set in 1920s New York, a thrilling murder mystery that combines glitz, glam and suspense. In the heart of a speakeasy, surrounded by deception and secrets, a murder unravels a web of betrayal, revenge and power. As tension’s rise, the line between friend and foe is blurred- and everyone is a suspect. With sharp dialogue, unexpected twists and a dynamic cast CLUB MISTERO is a gripping theatre experience that will keep you guessing until the end. Who will survive the night? Described as “Genuinely Brilliant” and perfect for all ages- A NEWLY ACCLAIMED, NOT TO BE MISSED, PERFORMANCE!
Doing Really Well, Actually!
Lion & Unicorn Theatre
It’s 17 days, 22 hours and 13 minutes until the big day. The prosecco is flowing at Janine Edwards’ Bridal and Prom Dress Emporium. Connie, Em and Lou wait eagerly for their friend to find the dress of her dreams. Problem is... the bride-to-be is nowhere to be seen. To make matters worse, Lou’s just quit smoking, Em is heartbroken and Connie’s been invited by mistake... Bridesmaids meets Fleabag - a fast-paced, wine-soaked exploration of choice and modern womanhood.
Murder on the Allotment
The Cockpit
Small Boats. Small Minds. Someone is bound to lose the plot. 17-year-old asylum seeker Karwan survived the Channel, but can he survive middle England? After being handed an allotment plot in the provinces, he finds himself trapped in a petty turf war with a bunch of “boring old age pensioners” who aren’t exactly rolling out the welcome mat. As polite masks slip, age-old prejudices take root and war breaks out over who truly belongs. Featuring eleven original songs, and inspired by real-life stories from teenage asylum seekers, this funny and provocative debut exposes the absurdities of bigotry at work in the UK.
Baby Brain
Bridewell Theatre
A new play about motherhood, giving birth, postpartum psychosis and stand-up comedy! A new mother, Cass, tackles her mental health crisis, with dark humour, bright wit, brutal honesty and dreams of becoming a comic. A ‘slightly true story’ starring BAFTA winner Kimberley Nixon (C4’s Fresh Meat, Wild Child, Under Salt Marsh).
Cornershop Showdown
Camden Comedy Club
Jake Yapp hosts Britain’s brightest new game show for 1976! It's a gleefully shambolic game show set in a 1970s corner shop where one lucky audience member could win a two-hour holiday for four in North Luton! ’Funny and smart in ways this paragraph cannot possibly convey’ - CHARLIE BROOKER
Please Don’t Die?
Camden People's Theatre
After the death of a close friend, twenty-two-year-old Evie appoints herself a trainee death doula at her cousin’s eccentric Death Café—guiding strangers through their final days with music, glitter, and questionable advice. But as she plans “perfect” deaths for others, Evie discovers that grief doesn’t follow a script—and neither does dying. Funny, tender, and chaotically musical, Please Don’t Die is a one-woman show about love, denial, and the delicate balance of being there at the end.
BEATS + STRINGS – Soul Renaissance
Hen & Chickens Theatre
Enjoy an evening of R&B and Soul music performed by a trio of Kansas City's best. DJ - D. Dot Professor Violin - K'Tina Cello - RMJ Music Beats + Strings: Soul Renaissance is a unique live music experience set in a sultry nightclub aesthetic. Leave your troubles at the door and take in their dynamic playlist of soul favorites performed with acoustic strings, electronic vibes and percussive beats.
Bad Champagne
Canal Cafe Theatre
Bad Champagne by Jared Appleton is a two-couple chamber play that unfolds over the course of a single charged evening: a dinner between Morgan and his fiancée Maeby, and Morgan's ex-girlfriend Phoebe and her new partner Alby. The play is intimate in scale — four characters, a mirror, an armchair, a coffee table — but expansive in what it explores. Now Morgan is engaged to Maeby, a therapist, and Phoebe is with Alby, a self-made and self-satisfied entrepreneur. The dinner is Maeby's idea, framed as a gesture of closure and maturity. As the evening progresses, it becomes clear that everyone arrived with a private agenda.
Kerfuffle presents Scenes from a Hat, with Hats!
The Water Rats
Kerfuffle take audience suggestions to journey into the delightful and unexpected world of short form improv; be prepared for unique characters, surprising storylines and a whole bunch of fun! Oh and there will be hats. Lots of hats. Do you like hats? There will be hats. “Kerfuffle bring improv joy to your night! A fantastically fun blend of improvised games, scenes, stories and characters all performed with a fun playful energy in one big party of improv.” Steve Roe, Director of Hoopla
Moving Hamlet
Barons Court Theatre
What does it take to finally act? Moving Hamlet is a solo performance tracing Shakespeare's most tormented prince through five monologues, physical theatre and music. A Hamlet that ends not in tragedy — but at the moment of decision.
Bug Hotel
Aces and Eights
Welcome to the Bug Hotel. A fast-moving hour of stand-up from the Lovebugs Comedy collective. Your Night Manager, Kieran Dee (G&B Comedy 2026 All Stars winner), guides your short stay through travel mishaps, cultural misunderstandings and the indignities of hotel workplace life. Each show introduces you to five comedians, with no two shows the same. Check in for laughs. Check out the staff and guests. North London's finest hospitality awaits. Questionable service is included.
SYNCING
Lion & Unicorn Theatre
It's 2002. Justin Timberlake has just announced his departure from NSYNC, leaving the four remaining members - Lance, Joey, JC, and Chris - scrambling to keep the boyband together. With their frosted tips fading and egos bruised, these four friends must figure out who they are when the spotlight moves on. In this uproarious parody, the boyz are forced to confront their talent, friendship, and very existence. SYNCING is for anyone who wants to laugh and reconnect with the chaotic, unfiltered time of the noughties. If you love clowning, queer-coded comedy, and leaving the theatre a little sillier than you came in, then SYNCING is for you! SYNCING premiered to a sold-out show in February and was selected as a contender in SketchFest in March.
Mustafa Algiyadi: Your Finest Second Cheapest Wine Please (WIP)
Camden Comedy Club
Mustafa takes the audience through an exploration of modern life: the rules we invent, the lies we tell ourselves, the opinions we pretend to have and why everyone seems slightly irritating. From growing up in Libya to navigating Europe, from second-cheapest wine to identity politics, from body shame to social hypocrisy, this is comedy about belonging, status, desire, resentment and trying to seem like a decent person while quietly losing your mind. Expect crowd work, new material, risky ideas, overthinking and jokes that may never be heard again for very good reasons. Come help shape the next show. WIP = Work in Progress. Some ideas are unfinished. Some are too finished. Some should have stayed in Notes. Mustafa is so darn good because: • Tour support for Reggie Watts and Todd Barry • Featured in “Top Jokes of the Edinburgh Fringe 2024” by The Times and Edinburgh Evening News • Featured in The Guardian, Sunday Post, The Scotsman, and The List UK Critical Reviews: • “The funniest thing in the world.” – Broadway Baby • “Comedic prowess.” – The Voice UK • “Breath of fresh air.” – The Play’s The Thing UK • “Huge presence.” – Phoenix Remix • “Finest traditions of compering.” – Chortle • “Comedy that breaks down boundaries...” – Mumble Audience Reviews: • 5 stars on Google Reviews
Londongrad
The Courtyard Theatre
Keira Palmer is the most hated prime minister in British history. In a desperate bid to save her career, she summons her “trusted” team: ex-best friend home secretary Aisha, cunning chief of staff Leela, and her liability of a foreign secretary Will. The semi-casual COBRA instantly spirals when Will’s best friend (Vladimir Putin) launches a blackmail scheme delivered in emojis. He threatens to leak the scandalous details of his 43rd birthday bash - or sell London to Putin. The situation worsens when the tech billionaire jump into the fray, demanding London is sold to their companies instead. Loyalties vanish quicker than Prince Andrew’s sweat glands as vying spheres of influences are crudely exerted on morally bankrupt puppet politicians - the custodians of London’s future.
Take Care
Hen & Chickens Theatre
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.
Getting Ready
Etcetera Theatre
“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.
Russian Roulette
Rosemary Branch Theatre
"Hallucinatory & Confronting Theatre" - Seen Anything Lately "An arresting piece on body and control" - A Young(ish) Perspective "Beautiful portrayal of the physiological spiral of a victim and their own self sabotage", "Fantastic, deep, clear, well-thought-through, and with enough narrative progression to keep you on th edge of your seat" - Audience reviews Girls are sculpted by foreign hands from the moment they are born, and in the case of this girl, the hands come with the face of a friend. A friend who is beautiful, radiant, powerful, the kind of presence everyone can't help but notice entering a room. She is everything the girl is not. She is a mother, a best friend, a teacher and an enemy with an angelic face. Meanwhile, Girl's body screams fighting to live, but she has been sentenced to a lifetime of silence. Together the three of them start a rather unorthodox game of russian roulette where none of them can win. It is all controlled by a higher power fighting to keep their gaze at the wrong thing. Killjoy Theatre is proud to present Russian Roulette, a deeply personal, abstract depiction of eating disorders and their relationship to systemic misogyny. Note: The performance involves audience participation. We will be asking a certain number of people to volunteer and follow some tasks given to them by the cast. Please be mindful if you do offer to volunteer.
Stunted
Camden People's Theatre
When the person you lean on becomes the person you have to leave behind. A 60-minute two-hander, Stunted follows two housemates who could not be more different—yet somehow, are deeply entwined. What begins as a familiar domestic rhythm reveals itself as something far more fragile: a codependent bond stretched to its breaking point. As one ordinary daybreak unfolds, buried tensions surface and the unspoken rules of their relationship begin to collapse. With humor, tenderness, and bite, the play explores friendship, queerness, womanhood, sexuality, and the relentless mental chatter that accompanies the uneasy transition from our twenties into our thirties. Stunted captures the intimacy of shared space—and the courage it takes to finally step out of it. Christine Fang is a New York-based actor and playwright. Her first play, a solo show exploring themes of filial piety and bullying, was produced in association with East West Players and received its London premiere at the Barons Court Theatre as part of the Voila! Theatre Festival. Stunted marks her first two-hander and was developed with the support of Primary Stages in New York, an Off-Broadway company dedicated to inspiring and producing new work.
Ian Winter Revolution
The Libra Theatre Cafe
It's time for Revolution. Ian Winters brave show is a selection box of satire, irony, characterisation and the surreal blended with one liners. Ian is a comedian unafraid to address and throw stones at Cathedrals and rotten state of politics.
A Very Divine Election
Theatro Technis
This advert is a moral disgrace and so are you if you’re reading it. Vote WEE. Adam Arkell was convinced being promoted to Head of Political Campaigns at notorious advertising agency "The Knife" was a surefire way of securing control in his life, but all he's gained so far are questions. Why is the CEO so disillusioned with her own company? Why do my co-workers act more like gremlins than human beings? And most importantly of all: why are we running the election campaign of a radical anti-advertising party whose only policy is to shut us down?? This horror-comedy is a sinister descent into the cult of symbolism and mindless consumerism.
Dance Again
The Cockpit
Dance Again follows Noa through one night at a music festival — a psychedelic celebration of love and unity that collapses into a massacre. The play explores an unfolding terror attack from the perspective of a brain under the influence of mind-expanding drugs. Told through the distorted lens of LSD and guided by a live DJ who sculpts the atmosphere in real time, the play oscillates between ecstatic peaks and traumatic episodes, fracturing Noa's reality until she can no longer tell trip from truth. All while confronting the vanishing of her partner, her friends, the very idea the dance floor represents. What follows is a reckoning with irreversible loss and the question of whether joy can ever be reclaimed. Based on real events, Dance Again is a love letter to rave and festival culture, and a confrontation with terror choosing it as battlefield — a memorial, a rave, and a refusal. How can you dance again?
Un/filtered
The Water Rats
Dive into a world of unspoken thoughts and hidden desires in this modern twist on Alice Gerstenberg's "Overtones". Journey with two estranged friends as they reunite, their outer selves maintaining civility, while their inner selves reveal brutally honest opinions and secret judgments. Their inner voices will surprise, delight, and shock you, as the truth behind their polished personas is unveiled. It's a raw and riveting exploration of female friendship, rivalry, and the concealed thoughts we all carry. Prepare for an evening of laughter, gasps, and maybe even a bit of self-reflection. This is the theatre at its most revealing and relatable.
Leslie Ewing-Burgesse: Inlesliegation (WIP)
Aces and Eights
Leslie Ewing-Burgesse has had the same email address since she was a teenager. But now there's someone else who seems to genuinely believe her email address is their own. Leslie would love to let them know of their mistake -- she just wants to help! she's stressed about the fact they won't be able to get into any of their online accounts! -- but sadly any attempts to contact them would inevitably lead back to her, so she doesn't know what to do. So... she's started an investigation. “Funny and insightful, she is one to keep an eye on as she inevitably rises through the comedy scene.” - The Only Culture Vulture “This is how cult sensations begin.” - British Comedy Guide
A Goldenberry Cage
Barons Court Theatre
Foul Young Theatre returns with an original piece by Alix Egoroff on the absurd manners of the tongue. Throughout one continuous, bizarre family dinner, deranged by impossible possession and snapping attempts at breaking down the fabulous limits of human connection, A Goldenberry Cage crafts a ludicrous parallel between cannibalism and the vernacular. Described by its director as a "weird collective hallucination", the show keeps Foul Young Theatre's byword of "violently social loud and sexy theatre" with its libertine style and preposterous characters, delving into blame games and compensation, familial horror and satire, all around a table.