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    Our Autumn Season is on sale now!

    Check out our amazing mix of award-winning, critically-acclaimed theatre and comedy!

    fish in a dress presents

    The City for Incurable Women

    Wed 22 Oct - Sat 25 Oct at 7pm (3pm matinees on Saturday)
    An outrageous tale of medical misogyny based on the true story of patients performing 'hysteria' onstage in 19th century Paris.
    James Rowland presents

    Songs Of The Heart Trilogy

    Wed 22 - Fri 24 October at 9PM
    Three shows from critically-acclaimed storyteller James Rowland.
    WORK IN PROGRESS
    Squint - Jake Elwes
    Ellis Buckley presents

    Squint

    Sat 25 October at 9PM
    What's my idea of a great night out? Babe, watching some F*cking ART. A sharing work in progress shows from three of London's most beloved drag/clown/theatre performers. SQUINT!
    Writing for Theatre: How to get started on your play -
    Helena McBurney presents

    Writing for Theatre: How to get started on your play

    Sat 25th Oct at 4PM
    Do you have an idea for a play? Unsure how to start? Or maybe you’re just looking to expand your writerly skillset.
    WORK IN PROGRESS
    Snail Trail - Dylan Woodley

    Snail Trail

    Tues 28 Oct at 9PM
    A slow, slimy exploration of trans-masculinity, hormones and being a pest. Celebrate soft bellies, sensuality, rotting and renewal in this drag-comedy that offers queer alternatives for anyone with a body.
    WORK IN PROGRESS
    The Terribly Credible Definitely Edible Tale of the Town of Cropshire - Laura Monroy Garcia

    The Terribly Credible Definitely Edible Tale of the Town of Cropshire

    Tues Oct 28 at 7:15pm
    When a politician gets hit in the face with a carrot cake, the Cropshire Council declares a draconian ban on all carrots. And they are just getting started...
    Countess Dracula - Henry Maynard
    Ofthejackel presents

    Countess Dracula

    Wed 29 Oct - Sat 1 Nov at 7pm (3pm matinees on Saturday)
    'Welcome to my house! Enter freely and of your own free will!' Something truly awful is coming. A parasite, A monster, A woman. Countess Dracula
    Just The Two Of Us - Amy Lauffer
    Soft Play presents

    Just The Two Of Us

    Wed 29 - Fri 31 October at 9pm
    Hit alt-comedy double act Soft Play (Maria Telnikoff and Vidya Divakaran) bring you their debut hour. Their mission? To play every great duo in history!
    Rajiv's Starry Feelings - Rajiv’s Starry Feelings. Text © Niall Moorjani 2023; Illustrations © Nanette Regan 2023.
    Astraea Theatre presents

    Rajiv's Starry Feelings

    Wed 29th - Fri 31st at 10am, 1pm and 3pm (no 10am on the 29th)
    Rajiv's Starry Feeling's is a sparkly storytelling experience that explores those complex emotions we feel but cannot always name. Ages 2+. Based on the picture book by Niall Moorjani.
    WORK IN PROGRESS
    All Saints’ Takeover: Enter the Conclave - Greta Rilletti-Zaltieri, Zak Aseltine
    Arden Fitzroy presents

    All Saints’ Takeover: Enter the Conclave

    Sat 1st November, 9pm
    We're throwing our very own Conclave. Celebrate Queer Christmas (Halloween) with us on All Saints’ Day, for the ONLY scratch night/film club/election you will ever attend. Amen.
    The Food Bank Show - Mo Pittaway

    The Food Bank Show

    Tue 4 Nov - Sat 8 Nov at 7pm (3pm matinees on Saturday)
    Following ★★★★★ Lessons On Revolution, Carmen Collective return with a searing new piece of documentary theatre, piecing together the story of food poverty in the UK.
    A Court of Paper - Matthew Schwarz and Cecilia Thoden van Velzen
    presents

    A Court of Paper

    Tue 4 Nov - Fri 7 Nov at 9pm (3pm matinees on Thursday)
    Documentary theatre exploring the full story of our families actions during the Second World War, following the opening of the Central Archives of Special Jurisdiction in the Netherlands.
    Barrier(s) - Deafinitely Theatre

    Barrier(s)

    Tues 11 - Sat 29 Nov at 7:30pm (2pm matinees on Thursdays and Saturdays)
    Love has no single language. Barrier(s) is a powerful story between a deaf and hearing woman. When the world tries to silence you, how can you hold on to love?
    Intergenerational Trans Theatre Artists Surgery -

    Intergenerational Trans Theatre Artists Surgery

    Sat 15 November at 2PM
    Are you a trans or gender-nonconforming theatre artist?* Are you looking to grow your craft and connect with older trans theatre-makers? Do you want support, insight, and real talk about building a creative life?
    House of Life -

    House of Life

    Mon 1 - Sat 13 December at 9PM (7PM on Monday)
    Led by the glitter-clad, beat-dropping RaveRend, this genre-defying night of music, movement and communal healing has been scientifically proven* to make you feel 100% never sad again. *recollections may vary
    The Green Knight (but it's gay) - Jaimie Prada
    Niall Moorjani presents

    The Green Knight (but it's gay)

    Tues 2 - Sat 13 December at 7PM
    A queered and comic retelling of the festive Arthurian classic by award winning “storytelling genius” (the Scotsman) Niall Moorjani.

    “British theatre would be completely stymied without tiny, under-resourced venues such as CPT, which are a critical part of the theatre ecology.”

    Lyn Gardner Stagedoor