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    Marcelo Schmittner
    Marianne Tuckman presents

    The Dirt

    Wed 25 - Thu 26 Sep at 7.15pm
    Combining voice, movement and text, this pulsing tragicomedy reduces the climate crisis to the metaphor of a filthy house. When home becomes contaminated, how do we dream about the future?
    Cameron Grant, Parenthesy
    Rupert Bevan presents

    Darling Boy

    Wed 18 - Thu 19 Sep at 7.15pm
    Direct from acclaimed, sold-out shows in Edinburgh, Dublin, Melbourne and Sydney. A hilarious and heartbreaking ode to first love, sweaty clubs, family and growing up (whenever that happens...)
    Tiger Bill
    Sarah Malin presents

    Not Dead Yet

    Wed 18 - Thu 19 Sep at 9pm
    Sarah Malin is NOT DEAD YET. In this unsolicited birthday retrospective she returns to her theatrical roots to play all the parts she would have been been brilliant at.
    Corina Andrian
    Ellie Brewster presents

    Linda(?)

    Fri 20 - Sat 21 Sep at 9pm
    Pure Panic. Pure Cake. Pure Joy. This joyful comedy looks at how far women have been taught to cater to other people's needs whilst looking good in pink.
    ChillCreate
    Corinne Walker presents

    The Fight Well Project

    Fri 20 - Sat 21 Sep at 7pm
    Ella becomes caught between 2 worlds when she begins to play The Fight Well Project, a hyper-realistic video game with sky-high stakes.
    Sami Sumaria

    Alexis Sakellaris: A STAN IS BORN!

    Thu 26 - Sat 28 Sep at 9pm
    If you can't be the star... be the STAN! Fresh off the Edinburgh Fringe, this queer musical comedy with 10 original songs is bound to dazzle you!
    Paul Blakemore
    Tom Marshman presents

    Section 28 and Me

    Fri 27 - Sat 28 Sep at 7pm
    What was the impact of growing up under section 28? This is a heartfelt show exploring stories and reflections on past invisibility and shame.
    Eddie Oliver
    Guy Rapacioli presents

    Beautiful Nothing

    Tue 1 - Wed 2 Oct at 7.15pm
    Sam, alone in a hotel room, is this year’s breakout box office star, a sex symbol, and a social media sensation. She’s built a pillow fort and won’t come out.​
    Vlada Nebo

    Vanya is Alive

    Thu 3 - Fri 4 Oct at 7.15pm
    A powerful new play from today’s Russia gives a look at the country grappling with the reality of war and repressions. Presented by artists in exile.
    WORK IN PROGRESS
    Holly Revell
    Doug Crossley presents

    No More Mr Nice Gay

    Sat 5 Oct at 7.15pm
    Doug Crossley is diving into his villain era in this confessional comedy with songs that sashay between hard and soft themes for a dark funny pause for thought.
    Brandon Sanchez
    Dreambite presents

    Consumed

    Tue 1 - Sat 5 Oct at 9pm
    A woman who can’t get enough of gummies, of wet dreams, of herself. Three women, three writers, three insatiable appetites. Join us for Dreambite Collective’s CONSUMED.
    Chris Schwagga

    I am Leah

    Tues 8 - Sat 12 Oct at 7.15pm
    Fictional narrative and dark humour meet real-life testimony in this unflinching look at intergenerational trauma and the constant redefinition of self and home.
    Dylan Howells

    It's the Economy, Stupid

    Fri 25 - Sat 26 Oct at 9pm
    Joe and Dylan uncover how economics wins elections, and why it's is so bloody complicated! A bold new show from the Fringe First winning creators of Labels and Fanboy.
    Mo Pittaway

    The Food Bank Show

    Thu 31 Oct - Sat 2 Nov at 9pm
    Carmen Collective return with a searing new piece of documentary theatre, piecing together the personal and political stories of food poverty in the UK
    Gary Andrew Clarke
    Andy Smith presents

    A Citizens' Assembly

    Tue 5 Nov at 7.30pm
    We are the citizens! This is our assembly! We are the actors in this story!
    Tunde Euba
    Princess Bestman presents

    The Daisy Chain

    Wed 6 - Fri 8 Nov at 9pm
    What makes foster kids so “naughty”? Asharn Prior, trouble maker turned independent young person. How did they do it?
    Hugo Bainbridge
    SHYBAIRN presents

    This is What Utopia Looks Like

    Sat 9 - Sun 10 Nov at 2pm, 3pm, 4pm, 5pm, 7pm, 8pm, 9pm
    From mushroom bricks and earthships, to teleportation in the blink of an eye, join us to visualise a liveable future, only then can we fight for it.
    WORK IN PROGRESS
    Jenny Witzel

    I, Symbiont & Untitled A double-bill

    Fri 15 - Sat 16 Nov at 7pm
    Artists and collaborators Calum Perrin and Jenny Witzel present two work-in-progress performances: one exploring bureaucratic systems in relation to precarious lives; the other, symbiotic living in uncertain times.
    Sam Spiders Tex32C

    The Spectacular

    Tue 12 - Sat 16 Nov at 9pm
    The Spectacular is an experiment in the performance of (Irish)nationalism, interrogating how to engage with contentious history when the descendants of colonised and coloniser, are together in a theatre.
    Shahaf Beer
    Anya Ostrovskaia presents

    The World of Yesterday

    Tue 19 - Wed 20 Nov at 7pm
    Culture, chaos, cabaret! Step into the memories of Austrian Jewish writer Stefan Zweig, where an increasingly fractured 20th century mirrors the world of today.
    Raoni Reis
    Maria Machado presents

    Now, and at the Hour of Our Death, Amen

    Tue 19 - Wed 20 Nov at 9pm
    Maria’s Catholic, homophobic, sweet grandmother is about to pass. During a night spent at the hospital, Maria, a very guilty lesbian, wonders if she should to come out to gran.
    Margot Przymierska & Mikey Weinkove

    The Monument

    Thu 21 - Fri 22 Nov at 9pm
    A one-woman performance with audience participation using drag, spoken word and comedy. A story of Bogdan - an Eastern European builder working on a mysterious construction site.
    David Morrison

    Don’t Tell Dad About Diana

    Sat 23 - Sun 24 Nov at 7pm
    Dublin, 1997. Two friends worship Princess Diana under the nose of their nationalist families. A show that asks, Can a republican rock a revenge dress?
    WORK IN PROGRESS
    Rosie Powell
    Kelly Green presents

    MILF The Musical

    Mon 16 - Tue 17 Sep at 7.15pm
    A playful work-in-progress about being a mum and 17 years of learning on the job.
    WORK IN PROGRESS
    Louiseanne Wong with aid of Canva AI

    Ancestral Time Travel Agency

    Sat 23 - Sun 24 Nov at 8:45pm
    Using parkour and clowning to take apart the constructs of an honourable Chinese lady, this work-in-progress explores the artists' identities and memories within both East and West cultures.
    Amanda Hallam Lane

    Paul & Laura Don't Give a Sh*t (sorry)

    Tue 17 - Wed 18 Dec at 9pm
    Paul and Laura are extremely edgy performers who are very edgy actually and don't care if you like their show (sorry).
    WORK IN PROGRESS
    Henry Maynard
    Ofthejackel presents

    Countess Dracula

    Tue 26 Nov at 9pm
    From the forgotten depths something truly awful is coming. Lurking in the shadows, A parasite, A monster, A woman. Countess Dracula.
    WORK IN PROGRESS
    Switchboard Project

    The Switchboard Project

    Wed 27 - Thu 28 Nov at 9pm
    The nightshift, 1987. Switchboard is a 24 hour helpline, the AIDS epidemic is on the rise, and four lesbians have answered the call.
    Rosie Collins
    James Rowland presents

    James Rowland Dies at the End of the Show

    Thu 28 - Sat 30 Nov at 7.15pm
    A desert island disc spun from threads of the future. About life, humanity and of course James Rowland will die at the end of the show.
    Jasmin Thien presents

    I Dream in Colour

    Tue 3 - Fri 6 Dec at 7.15pm
    Jasmine is preparing for the surgery she has wanted all her life: the removal of her remaining cancerous eye. The eye her parents fought so hard to keep.
    Nathan Charles presents

    When the Fun Stops, Try Again?

    Tue 3 - Fri 6 Dec at 9pm
    An interactive and audience-led show about gambling addiction. ‘There’s a one in fifty-one chance you’ll win £500. There’s also a one in fifty-one chance you’ll end the show immediately. '
    Andy Hollingworth
    Edy Hurst presents

    Edy Hurst’s Wonderfull Discoverie of Witches in the Countie of Himself

    Thu 12 - Fri 13 Dec at 9pm
    Hark! Grab your broomsticks and join Edy Hurst on a spirit journey following remarkable revelations about his relations, combining The Lancashire Witches, Neurodivergence and the Venga Boys.
    WORK IN PROGRESS
    Alice Barker and Cameron Kelsey

    DESPERATE WEE GAY BOY

    Sat 14 Dec at 9pm
    ‘DESPERATE WEE GAY BOY’ started as a vent, an agitation towards the London dating scene and then more specifically gay dating and hookup culture.
    WORK IN PROGRESS
    Popsie Theatre
    Popsie Theatre presents

    The Triumph of Death

    Tue 12 - Wed 13 Nov at 7.15pm
    A bunch of artists with no funding, the ultra-wealthy, and one very sexy Death present to you a show about the healthy relationship between Art and Money.
    WORK IN PROGRESS
    Bert Roman presents

    Who Cares

    Fri 11 - Sat 12 Oct at 9pm
    Bert is a Queer Belgian nurse. He likes connecting with people. But recently, everything has become difficult. Post-pandemic, fighting to claim better rights and pay his profession is turned upside-down.
    Sh!t Theatre presents

    Sh!t Actually

    12, 13, 14, 17, 18 Dec at 7pm
    WE ARE YOUR NEW TRADITION. WE ARE YOUR WEIRD FAMILY. A two-woman 100% faithful, word-by-word (not really) remake of the Christmas film we all hate to love: ‘Love Actually’.
    Sh!t Theatre presents

    Sing-A-Long-A Muppet Christmas Carol

    10, 11, 19, 20, 21 Dec at 7pm
    Join ‘anarchic performance legends’ (Time Out) Sh!t Theatre & friends this December for this cult Christmas miracle. Perfect for office parties, romantic dates and literally anything else.
    Reflective Arts

    The Writing of Stones

    Thu 21 - Fri 22 Nov at 7.15pm
    A reverie on the reality-altering nature of attention, the limits of language, and humanity’s place in the natural world inspired by the ideas and stones of Roger Caillois.
    andy.go photography
    Tahira Dar presents

    Unpopular Culture

    Tue 26 - Wed 27 Nov at 7.15pm
    How does it feel when popular culture both influences and ignores you? A new show about raising children, following your dreams and the importance of representation.
    Photographer - Ali Wright Graphic Designer- Laura Whitehouse

    Why a Black Woman Will Never Be Prime Minister

    Tue 22 Oct - Sat 9 Nov 7pm (+ 3pm Matinee on 9 Nov)
    Parties, Trimesters and Labour - a lot can happen in nine months.
    Paul Koloman Kaiba

    The Mute Messiah

    Tue 22 - Wed 23 Oct at 9pm
    A Blend of verbatim theatre and dark comedy that explores the range of absurd, heartfelt, comical, humiliating, cruel, and uplifting encounters of young people within the benefits system.
    WORK IN PROGRESS
    Robyn Packham
    Laurie Stevens presents

    Sticky Floors

    Tue 24 Sep at 7.15pm
    A wild mashup of character comedy, clown, drag & live music. Oh and peak 2006 teen angst.
    Beats & Elements presents

    Beats & Elements 10 year birthday - Kinda. Not really. Things can only get better

    Thu 24 Oct at 9pm
    Almost 10 years since Beats & Elements debut hit show, No Milk For The Foxes, they will perform songs and scenes from both their acclaimed shows as well as brand-new material. Expect beats, bars, dialogue, class-chat and laughs.
    WORK IN PROGRESS
    Eloise Heath presents

    PULSE

    Tue 8 - Wed 9 Oct at 9pm
    ‘PULSE’ is a true story: it is also a pack of lies. Built around a series of verbatim interviews, this true-crimedy asks the audience to think the unthinkable.
    Funeral Act I, Martin O'Brien's DISCHARGE, Future Ritual, 2024. Photo by Manuel Vason.

    Big Bang: Seed Commission Scratch Night

    Mon 23 Sep at 7.15pm
    Join us for a special Seed Commissioned Artist edition of CPT’s Big Bang scratch night: an explosion of performance from which new universes of theatre may one day emerge.
    Andrew AB Photography
    Dora Colquhoun presents

    The Lodger

    Tue 24 - Wed 25 Sep at 9pm
    4 humans and 1 hoofed mammal, all on a mission to find home. This hilarious and sometimes tragic tale follows a lodger's journey as she encounters a menagerie of characters.
    WORK IN PROGRESS
    Florian Lim
    Burning Attic presents

    Why Dirty Dancing is My Favourite Film

    Fri 29 - Sat 30 Nov at 9pm
    A work-in-progress interrogating asexuality and media representation, challenging the societal script about our romantic and sexual connections.
    Camden Grow Live presents

    This Is Us

    Sun 29 Sep at 7pm
    This is Us is a production that will take you through a poetry and creative exploration of recovery, addiction and Identity.
    Sophie Giddens and Shepard Tone
    Theatre Tapas presents

    Theatre tapas: Politiclowns

    Mon 28th Oct at 7:15pm
    Don't fill yourself up on a whole play, just have some nibbly bits.