Maybe Tomorrow
Etcetera Theatre
This powerful new play follows two Lebanese sisters, Yara and Mina, who advocate for change in Lebanon. When the 2019 revolution begins, their frustration is turned into action. However, as the year passes, the fire of the revolution wanes, and the country descends further into crisis. This draws a chasm between the sisters and ignites a heated discussion about identity, colonialism, and corruption. On August 4th, 2020, the port explosion rips through their living room, changing everything. The play is both a love letter and a ‘fuck you’ to Lebanon: a dichotomy that every Lebanese person has felt. We don’t know what to feel, but we know it is all valid. A percentage of ticket sales will go to Migrant Workers’ Action, an organisation that supports displaced migrant workers in Lebanon and fights to abolish the Kafala system.
____ in Loss
The Libra Theatre Cafe
A giant clock stands silently in this space aloof, and desolate it is a miracle, yet it bears pressures never meant for it until the moment it collapses, people remember— perhaps time, too, is worth questioning In the last watch repair shop someone treats time as power someone tells lies flawlessly someone trades life for reward someone is drawn into the scheme, unable to escape they are all hidden within the conspiracy of time as sunlight falls and shadows fade, people seem to have lost something “When time falls out of control, who has the right to redefine it?”
CHICKEN DROPPING
Etcetera Theatre
“A cozy, decent kitchen of your dreams, a perfect breakfast, and a war of chickens.” Yifei and Ming lead a meticulously ordered life in their Qingdao beachfront apartment, watching their neighbour’s chickens engage in a brutal, feathery feud from behind a spotless window. To Ming, a school teacher, the violence is background noise to be ignored; to Yifei, a bank clerk, this war is a market to be exploited, as free-range eggs begin to arrive at their doorstep. As the couple argue and scheme over this unexpected windfall, the boundary between outside and inside begins to collapse. Chickens invade their home, littering the living room with droppings. Chicken Dropping is a biting absurdist comedy about those who treat tragedy as opportunity, until the blood and filth of what they’ve monetised crash through their own kitchen window. When the world turns into a battlefield, how long can you keep your own kitchen clean?
Once An Actress
Rosemary Branch Theatre
This is a powerful, intimate one-woman theatre experience that blurs the line between performance and reality. Raw, witty, and deeply human, the show takes audiences behind the curtain of an actress’s life—where ambition collides with sacrifice, love, rejection, resilience, and survival. Through compelling storytelling, sharp humour, and moments of aching vulnerability, it explores what it truly means to chase a dream in an industry that rarely shows mercy. It reflects on identity, womanhood, and the quiet strength required to keep showing up when the spotlight fades. Honest and unfiltered, the production speaks to artists, dreamers, and anyone who has ever had to reinvent themselves. This is not just a performance—it is a confession, a reckoning, and a celebration of persistence. It invites audiences to laugh, reflect, and recognise themselves in a story that feels both deeply personal and universally true.
The Other 41
Etcetera Theatre
The story of coping with loss in an STI Clinic. No one likes an STI Clinic, no one dislikes them more than Will Stevens. But as he sits waiting for his results at 4 am all he's trying to do is be positive. A new play, in development for over a year coming to the stage.
The Middle of The Street
Barons Court Theatre
Who we are gets built and remade within four walls, shaped by staircases, door slams, kettles boiling, stains on sofas, glasses smashed, tense dinner tables, non-communal communal bathrooms, bedroom floors, and the turning of a key. The Middle of the Street follows how houses are haunted by their memories. What makes a house a home, and when does a home become a house again? From falling in love in the doorway, to loss of identity in the bathroom, every memory has a home. Across generations and lifetimes, everything held in this house is shown when the lights flicker on. With its poetic voice and physical theatre elements, The Middle of The Street will appeal to fans of unconventional theatre and anyone looking for a little slice of home. University of Warwick alumni, Daisy Murphy and Emma Joy Stockton, are the co-founders of Happy Now Theatre and are thrilled to be putting on their first play as a theatre company, since forming at the beginning of this year. Happy Now have staged multiple successful musical theatre concerts in London, using their love of musicals and cabarets to make an entry into the London theatre scene. Now with The Middle of The Street, Happy Now are getting to create original work and push into a new theatrical space.
Dregs
The Libra Theatre Cafe
Embark on a riotous journey with Fisch and Neck, two lost souls rummaging through the spiritual rubbish heap of life. This darkly comedic spectacle, brimming with clownish antics, exposes the underbelly of capitalism and greed. From the ethereal realm of discarded objects, our misfit duo grapples with the ethical, moral, and biological implications of our modern world. Through laughter and confusion, they challenge us to question the essence of humanity that has brought us to this chaotic, disjointed, and violent era. A provocative and entertaining exploration of the good, bad, and ugly sides of existence.
Static Lives
Hen & Chickens Theatre
Adam, a social media moderator, witnesses a man kill himself on a livestream. Haunted by his numb reaction, he spirals into a reckoning with his own desensitisation. On a night out with his oldest friend, Ben, they confront brutal questions: what if we’re not the good people we desperately hoped we were? At what point does that begin to affect our relationships with each other? This fearless new writing grapples with a defining modern insecurity: in a world where tragedy is constant and compassion fades, how do we hold on to our humanity?
latch
The Courtyard Theatre
Latch is a play about three girls, one night and no parents. Sienna, Minnie and Jess recount the stories that shaped them and the strange rules of girlhood, but as the night spirals and they no longer feel safe, buried tensions surface. Darkly funny and unflinchingly honest, Latch explores friendship, girlhood, and what young women learn about danger before they even realise it.
You Smell Like a Cat Under the Sun
Rosemary Branch Theatre
My name is Min. I work in a perfume shop. My life is full of repetition and numbness, and the world grows thinner and more tasteless every day, like a bowl of watered-down wartime soup. Sometimes I feel like I’ve drifted up to the ceiling, but I am still functioning. I still joke with my colleague Alex. Until one day, everyone’s face becomes the same. Something isn’t right! This strange face blindness gets me into awkward and hilarious situations, but it also makes me notice people in other ways, their accents, the way they speak, and the scent of their perfume on their skin. Smells begin to bring me back. You Smell Like a Cat Under the Sun is a sensory theatre experience exploring dissociation through light humour, live music, and scent. A story about losing the world, and slowly finding your way back.
Tim O’Hare: Maybe I Am The Problem
Camden Comedy Club
Tim has spent his life always on the outside looking in. Growing up in suburban Brisbane, he never felt comfortable with his peers, his romantic partners or with his country. After finally escaping to the UK in 2024, Tim is starting to ponder that maybe it's him that's the problem after all.
And Kill Him in the Shell
Canal Cafe Theatre
And Kill Him in the Shell is a double bill night at the theatre Exploring Identity, deception, alienation, and the material value of time. The evening is composed of two shows: Mt Glorious, a one-man play in the style of Baby Reindeer or Andrew Scott's production of Vanya - and The Small Hours, a three-hander dark comedy set in the lounge-room of your average, dingy London flatshare. Throughout the night, the two plays engage in a dialogue that beckons the questions, why do we keep ourselves alone? Who wears the burden of action when tragedy strikes? And, why do we strive for our own destruction?
Jellied Eels
Lion & Unicorn Theatre
“I don’t care about the shop. Or winning. I just need you. I just need my brother” John Jelleby has spent his whole life behind the counter, stubbornly preserving the family business as the world outside changes beyond recognition. His younger brother Jerry, glass half full and full of hopeless ideas, is determined to keep the shop going, and one day visiting Japan. What begins as ordinary shop talk slowly unravels into something far more revealing. As times goes by and the shutters creep closer to closing forever, tradition, loyalty and resentment simmer just beneath the surface. Old wounds, buried secrets and unspoken disappointments bubble up. Humour clashes with heartbreak as they circle the truth about family, responsibility and the cost of staying put. The fate of the Jelleby legacy rests on one final chance of survival... keeping an egg balanced on a spoon. Set in a heightened world, that teeters between absurdity and emotional truth, Jellied Eels follows the Jelleby brothers as they wrestle with an ever changing world. Raw, funny and quietly devastating, a story about heritage, masculinity and the difficult question of whether some traditions are worth holding onto. Come visit The Jelleby’s for nothing you need and everything you don’t.
Threads of May
Etcetera Theatre
“I am a remarkable woman - always was, though none of you seemed to think so.” May Morris steps out from the shadow of her father William Morris in an actor-musician odyssey from Isabella Javor. THREADS OF MAY weaves together live music and storytelling to stitch together the intricate life of the woman who designed some of the most iconic Arts and Crafts patterns. The play traverses her journey from her bohemian childhood, stepping up to continue her father’s legacy managing the embroidery department of Morris & Co, to her later years falling in love with her gardener Mary Lobb. A blend of original music and feminist history, THREADS OF MAY is a vivid tapestry of legacy, politics, and hidden queer love.
Habanera After Dark
The Courtyard Theatre
Step into a bold and immersive evening of show tunes, opera, and theatre sprinkled with Burlesque. Blending iconic numbers from Carmen with musical theatre inspired by the spirit of classic cabaret, this fully staged production takes you on a seamless journey through love in all its forms - from the spark of first infatuation to the ache of heartbreak. Led by a compelling female protagonist and guided by a charismatic Emcee in true cabaret tradition, the performance unfolds around you. Passionate, daring, and emotionally rich, the show fuses opera with musical theatre to create something truly unique.
UDHAM
Camden People's Theatre
UDHAM! Survivor – Charmer – Revolutionary This quirky one man show follows Udham Singh's astonishing journey from orphan boy through life as a Hollywood extra, a spy an underwear salesman to the act he is best known for – the assassination of Sir Michael O'Dwyer in Caxton Hall, London. Twenty One years earlier, on April 13th 1919, Sir Michael O'Dwyer, then Lieutenant Governor of the Punjab, ordered his troops to open fire on 20,000 innocent men, women and children confined in a walled garden. Udham Singh survived the horrors of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre but, he vowed revenge. With integrity, originality and humour, Udham! brings the legend of India's renowned revolutionary, Udham Singh to this one man adaptation.
Off and On
Bridewell Theatre
All aboard for a side-splitting farcical ride. It's the 1980s. The Leeds sleeper train is pulling out of Kings Cross and one very unfortunate junior minister is on board, clutching his resignation speech with absolutely no idea that his career is about to go spectacularly off the rails. Travelling with the hapless minister is his domineering wife, a furious rail executive, a lovesick catering manager, a flamboyant train manager, and a Yorkshire honeymooning couple three whiskies in. A reckless late-night fling with a conductor triggers a hilarious chain of mistaken identities, slamming doors, faked deaths and frantic cover-ups that spiral wildly out of control. Explosive, outrageous and silly, Off and On is a high-speed comedy that sends classic farce hurtling into the modern age. Off and On is a brand-new farce by Ben Cawood, brought to life by Right Track Theatre - a company of early career artists celebrating the glorious chaos of farce with a fresh take. Come catch our debut performances before we take our production on tour around train stations in England. Get your tickets, it's going to be a bumpy ride! Running time: 85 minutes Age guidance: 12+ for best enjoyment Contains mild innuendo.
Little Swimmers
The London Art Bar
Little Swimmers is a darkly funny hybrid of theatre, stand-up, and storytelling about one man’s hilariously messy quest to become a father. Battling his own body, a bewildered urologist, and an embarrassing admiration for Tom Cruise, he spirals through fertility clinics, panic, and moments of unnecessary humiliation. What starts as a simple plan to have a baby quickly turns into a chaotic obsession involving babies, spiralling self-doubt, and a growing suspicion that everyone around him became an adult years ago. As the pressure builds, so does his desperation to hold onto control, dignity, and the last scraps of his shrinking masculinity. Absurd, personal, and painfully honest, Little Swimmers is a show about failing bodies, fragile egos, and the strange stories we tell ourselves when life doesn’t go to plan. A funny, raw, and slightly unhinged look at modern manhood, growing up, and what happens when your swimmers refuse to cooperate. Laugh. Wince. Squirm.
Dead Effing Rebels
Barons Court Theatre
The brand new Theatre of Cowards debuts Sylvia Gardner’s fantastical satire of the corporate world: a phantasmagoric, absurd extravaganza of bastardised masculinity. Following Mister, Andrew, David, Frank, and Mark, ‘Dead Effing Rebels’ delves into every aspect of power and control, swaying between the backstage of a drag show and a sterile conference room, revolution and sadomasochism. As financial tensions come to a head, the company begins to sweat; professional, clown-white masks give way to contemporary insecurity. In line with the Cowards’ moniker, ‘the new art of the weird’, this show is born of transsexuality and amusement, a series of observations from a once-man exploring the many structures of masculinity; directed by Sylvia Gardner and assisted by Mika Trench, tech designed and operated by Bryony Curley, featuring Kian Standbridge, Ivy Harper, Rufus Brierley, Icarus Gilbert, and Ben Oliver.
Scaleno
The Libra Theatre Cafe
A woman onstage. One body. Three voices that refuse to agree. SCALENO – One Body, Three Voices is a bilingual solo performance exploring identity, language, and the difficulty of staying present. Performed in Italian, raw Neapolitan dialect, and English, the piece unfolds as an internal confrontation between a neutral self, a biting alter ego shaped by origin and class, and an artificial intelligence speaking British English through an onstage smart speaker. Language is not explained or softened. It collides. Surtitles are used selectively, allowing meaning to emerge without erasing difference. Structured around breath, geometry, and everyday rituals, SCALENO moves through themes of migration, queer desire, shame, and the pressure to conform. There is no healing arc, no neat resolution. Just coexistence inside a body that does not adapt. An intimate, low-tech, high-intensity performance for audiences willing to listen.
Firebrand: A New Queer Musical
The Water Rats
A sapphic swordswoman. A drag queen duke. A queer Versailles. Julie arrives at court seeking justice and instead finds an unexpected romance and an unlikely community. 'Firebrand' is a new queer musical about an old queer struggle between living authentically and the safety of conforming. Inspired by true events, this heartfelt show is perfect for fans of 'Fun Home', 'La Cage Aux Folles', and 'Bridgerton'. 'Firebrand' is a developmental workshop written by Merilee Ettia and Robbie Hébert, presenting Act 1 in a semi-staged concert format. Water Rats is an 18+ venue and ID may be required upon entrance.
Gammelstad
Hen & Chickens Theatre
“Sometimes being brave isn’t all fighting and standing up to them; sometimes it’s just knowing and carrying on." One cottage, two families, four seasons, seven years. It’s 1860, in the cold, lonely north of Sweden. Birgitta and her brother Bror arrive at their family’s cottage in the ‘church town’ of Gammelstad, seeking refuge from the harsh climate of their family life. Between cold, dark winter days and sweet, bright summer times, Birgitta and Bror battle to forge their own identities. A new, one-act, coming-of-age play, Gammelstad explores the power of chosen family and celebrates the unique strength of sibling bonds.
We Wild Things
SHAKEFEST @Old Red Lion
"Have you really never seen a man? . . .Would you like to?" Mira has never met a man. Cal has never left The Island. Shipwrecked alone in this magical, solitary place, Mira convinces Cal to help her escape in exchange for her teaching him about the world outside. As they begin to understand each other, something strong and dangerous grows between them. But after a decade apart, that something is broken and the island is crumbling around them. Inspired by William Shakespeare's The Tempest, WE WILD THINGS explores the cost of losing the people who define you. This feminist, lyrical play examines the relationship between desire and power, between men and women, and between the world we live in and the way we treat it. WE WILD THINGS was developed with the support of the Royal Court Theatre.
Musings of a Serial Dieter
The Courtyard Theatre
Alison takes you down the rabbit hole of being a Serial Dieter. Enduring the purgatory of never being content, she explores the food confusion, stirring in a mixed medium of music and mayhem. Served with a fat dollop of humour.
The Little Woman in My Head Must Die
Upstairs at the Gatehouse
'The Little Woman In My Head Must Die' is a playful, absurdist comedy following an ambitious and pragmatic 30-something woman, Emmeline, who’s on a desperate mission to banish her unbelievably annoying, should-be-long-gone childhood imaginary friend. Unfortunately for Emmeline, she won’t go without a fight. Her imaginary friend offers her a deal - she will leave, but only if Emmeline agrees to revisit her past. For fans of the sisterly mischievousness in 'Fleabag' and the wacky theatricality of fringe shows like 'Weer' - this is the Millennial’s 'Christmas Carol', with glitter.
Steaks and Lesbians
Lion & Unicorn Theatre
The show follows Stevie and River, two best friends living in London. We follow them as they navigate lesbian heartbreak while trying to cook the perfect steak dinner. This new comedy is blended with tender moments of love, heartbreak and friendship. Steaks and Lesbians aims to show the beauty in queer love and friendships. The writer plays on the use of stereotypes, written by a lesbian about lesbians, aiming to give representation in an authentic way, representing the queer community in the way we see around us, not what people think it is.
Currer Ball: The Neighbours
Camden Comedy Club
Something funny's going on next door... A comedy hour about the couple next door. The perfect couple. Except... What were those noises coming through the wall this morning? And who was that knocking on their door in the middle of the night? And what were they really throwing out at the recycling bins? Currer smells a rat, and not just because his flat’s infested. Notting Hill meets Rear Window in a true story packed with jokes and twists. ‘Quite weird, very funny’ – Guardian
Maybe Tomorrow
Etcetera Theatre
This powerful new play follows two Lebanese sisters, Yara and Mina, who advocate for change in Lebanon. When the 2019 revolution begins, their frustration is turned into action. However, as the year passes, the fire of the revolution wanes, and the country descends further into crisis. This draws a chasm between the sisters and ignites a heated discussion about identity, colonialism, and corruption. On August 4th, 2020, the port explosion rips through their living room, changing everything. The play is both a love letter and a ‘fuck you’ to Lebanon: a dichotomy that every Lebanese person has felt. We don’t know what to feel, but we know it is all valid. A percentage of ticket sales will go to Migrant Workers’ Action, an organisation that supports displaced migrant workers in Lebanon and fights to abolish the Kafala system.
Earworm
Camden People's Theatre
Guy, an alternative cabaret artist, is searching for the perfect song to cope with his dying relationship with John, a scholar of queer relationships. As separation looms large, Guy’s soundtrack-heavy brain starts compulsively looking for the perfect breakup song. Seeking the audience's validation, Guy’s inner monologue spills out as everything unravels during a dinner party from hell. Hosting friends for the evening, old frustrations, tensions, and unfulfilled desires all reach a boiling point. Think Abigail’s Party, but with a gay twist With sharp direct address and dry wit, this anti-rom-com explores the unquenched need for validation and the craving for thrill in modern love, particularly in queer relationships.
London Fields
The Courtyard Theatre
London Fields is a gripping two-hander that dives deep into the struggles of identity, belonging, and radicalization. Luka, a migrant, just wants to fit in. After a verbal assault, he becomes obsessed with mastering the language, the culture, everything. But as time goes on, Luka’s desire to fit in pushes him down a dangerous path of extremism. As his relationship with his partner, Paulina, crumbles and she plans to leave with their son, Luka’s world shatters. What happens next is a desperate, tragic decision, showing the high cost of trying to fit in at any cost. Blending sharp humour with raw emotion, London Fields is a haunting look at assimilation, extremism, and the dark edges of identity.
“London, Do We Have A Problem?”
Hen & Chickens Theatre
'London, do we have a problem?' is the inevitable question that all residents of the city find themselves asking, because at this rate, the bad luck feels personal. This sketch-comedy and improv show, based off genuine events, pokes fun at what it means to be a Londoner in 2026, demonstrating the realities of the student experience (because if we don’t laugh we'll cry). Follow four university students, who've relocated from opposite ends of the country, as they navigate living together in The Big Smoke. This brand new show is brought to you by Sent West, a theatre company consisting of four female Drama School Graduates, slowly but surely completing their mission of correcting the false narrative that ‘women aren’t funny’, following a run of sold-out shows across small venues in London. Join us on this adventure and you’ll either relate, find solace, or finally understand why our generation is riddled with so much anxiety! It’s just like ‘Sex and the City’, only less chic, and set during a post-Covid cost-of-living crisis, with a combined £200k of student debt. On second thought, maybe ‘The Hunger Games’ is a more accurate comparison...
Downward Spiral: The Benji’s Mind Show
The Libra Theatre Cafe
Downward Spiral: The Benji’s Mind Show is an absurd solo comedy that takes place inside the mind of a young man named Benji. In this late-night talk show set inside his own psyche, Benji's Mind interviews guests like Shame, Marijuana, Cheesy Bread, and a Random Authority Figure while trying to figure out how to live a life that’s worth living. Haunted and saved by his humour, Benji's Mind searches for a way. But what if the jokes run out before he does? Blending physical comedy, surreal characters, and sharp humour, Felix Jakob Mangold takes you on a “darkly funny and deliberately unsettling” (FringeReview) ride through depression, anxiety, identity, and overall existential chaos.
SEVEN and a half YEARS
Aces and Eights
“We may fall... but can we rise?” From international acclaim to near-total isolation, this 5-star, award-winning solo "GIG THEATRE " show is a deeply moving, autobiographical journey of survival and creative rebirth. Written and performed by world-class composer and songwriter Mark Glentworth (celebrated collaborator of Steven Berkoff), the production chronicles a sudden, devastating breakdown that left him mute and trapped in a world of silence for SEVEN and a half YEARS Told through a powerful blend of gripping monologue and sophisticated, soul-stirring live music reminiscent of Elton John and Billy Joel, this is an intimate window into male mental health, resilience, and the ultimate triumph of the human spirit. Stripped-back, raw, and surprisingly uplifting, it is a masterclass in storytelling that will hook you within minutes. Witness a remarkable true story about the healing power of music and a profound reminder that it is never too late to begin again. “A quietly powerful, musically beautiful and deeply human piece of theatre.” ★★★★★
Calls From Castlemar
Barons Court Theatre
An original heartwarming comedy-drama about adolescent girls in a children's home. Ray, a dancer who asserts control over PJ, a Portuguese immigrant longing to connect with her mother, both meet Casey, a quiet, troubled, yet musically talented new arrival to Castlemar Children's Home. In such small proximity, three very individual lives intertwine and change completely. Adapted by Sarah Ewen from Canadian play "Home for Boys" by Robin Taylor Wright, the piece is also directed by Sarah Ewen. It features Maria Amado, Isabella Higton, and Jazmine Byer in the cast, with Anna Weaver co-directing and original music by Charlie Edwards.