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  • Whats On

    Autumn Season 2024

    Image: Ali Wright

    Multibuy Offer: 25% off if you book more than one show at the check out.

    Mr WIPpy: A season pass to all works-in-progress (WIPs). Only a limited amount of passes available.

    A statue of a huge soldier bust wearing a high viz jacket, emergiubg from a pile of rubble. Two builders in high viz vests in the forground: one with his back to us, the second facing us with his face hidden in his hands.

    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.
    A woman and a man smile at the audience. On the man's t-shirt are the words 'Thou silent form dost tease us out of thought'.

    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.
    A commemorative plate for princess Diana with an Irish blessing written on it.

    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
    An illustration of an East Asian older woman resembling a grandmother riding a moped with Chinese dim sum stacked neatly on the back. She is riding through a rural town with generic traditional Chinese housing and onlookers.

    Ancestral Time Travel Agency

    Sat 23 - Sun 24 Nov at 9pm
    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.
    A blue background. In the foreground, the 6 members of Track 96 stand wearing vibrant, bright coloured clothes. Left, Meg Hodgson, face painted white, screams into a microphone, her body tense. Right, Charlotte Anne Tilley's headshot, confidently smiling.
    Theatre Tapas presents

    Theatre Tapas (25th Nov)

    Mon 25 Nov at 7.30pm
    3 brand new works-in-progress including a brand new dark comedy, a clown show about angels, and an improvised rap musical
    A dark haired woman peers out from a red velvet stage curtain and points at a star which she is desperate to reach.
    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.
    WORK IN PROGRESS
    A woman with fangs, dressed in a black dinner jacket and red shirt. A man wearing a pink dress. They are sat back to back looking at the camera. Behind them is a brick wall.
    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
    Black and white banner reading 'London Gay Switchboard' and the number '01-837-7324' on each side.

    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.
    James (white blond, bearded man) stands in the wash of waves from the sea wearing a medical gown with his bum out. next to him is an empty chair and a table with a record player on it. On the ground are discarded records, the sea and sky are grey
    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.
    WORK IN PROGRESS
    A layered image collage of stock image couples, androids, screens, books, and Dirty Dancing, mostly grey and blue toned. Blurred vibrant television colour bars form the borders of the image. Overturned Barbie and Ken dolls in the corners.
    Burning Attic presents

    Too Hot, Too Cold, Just Right

    Fri 29 - Sat 30 Nov at 9pm
    WARNING: SCENES OF ASEXUAL NATURE. Jade cannot shake the voice in her head that something is missing and it’s getting louder... A work-in-progress challenging representations of our romantic and sexual connections.
    A textured burgundy background with a pink National Lottery ticket, two scratch cards and a brown envelope.
    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. '
    A shirtless young man sniffs a white trainer against the background of a blue sky, the sun shining bright behind him.

    Baklâ

    Tue 3 - Fri 6 Dec at 7.15pm
    Baklâ, noun. Language: Tagalog. Definitions: 1) homosexual; 2) unable to reproduce; 3) F****t. After tearing up the Edinburgh Fringe and a national tour, ★★★★★ Baklâ returns to London.
    Two performers in a white facepaint with moustaches drawn on. They're wearing tuxedos and holding a giant Toblerone. Because it's Christmas.
    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.
    Two performers in xmas jumpers and boxers with white facepaint and moustaches painted on doing what can only be described as Christmas shennanigans.
    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’.
    A man in a robe with black thick rimmed glasses and a moustache looks fed up in a giant DIY cauldron with a folk-ish spooky wicker hat on his head. In the background is a wood of trees with a dark blue background.
    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
    A crop out of Fraser in a blue bucket with his feet sticking out. They look really big because they're in the foreground. Against a hot pink background.

    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.
    Paul and Laura look cool holding lollipops

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

    Tue 17 - Wed 18 Dec at 9pm
    Autobiographical theatre meets playful chaos in a heartwarming, hilariously nonchalant ride led by two best friends who just want to feel cool.