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  • Whats On

    Autumn 2025

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    This season includes a boundary-pushing programme of politically urgent new work alongside a landmark shift in how we support artists financially.⁠

    WORK IN PROGRESS
    A starry purple night sky, against which is written FLYOLOGY. A defiant new musical by Tamiko Dooley & Cathy Farmer. Under title of the show, the logline states

    FLYOLOGY

    Tues 14th October at 7:15pm
    What happens when a tech bro tries to reboot civilisation and accidentally uploads three dead women with serious unfinished business? FLYOLOGY asks: do you comply, delete or riot?
    WORK IN PROGRESS
    Close up of the strong naked back of a white person in a shower. They are scraping their dark brown hair back into a low ponytail.  Their gender is unidentifiable.  Their arms and fists are strong.
    Tessa Parr presents

    I AM JOHNNY THE BIBLICAL RAPPER

    Tues 14th October at 9pm
    Step into your ex, embody that shame Take to the stage babe, eat that mic!
    WORK IN PROGRESS
    Several drag artists, of diverse ethniticies and in different outfits, are standing or sitting on a stage, facing the camera. A few of the artists are wearing outfits saying 'Boycott Eurovision' or in the colours of the Palestinian flag.

    Drag Down The Borders

    Wed 15th October at 6PM
    Drag Down the Borders is organising a relaxed meetup & open mic night for trans migrants to share their work.
    A dimly lit photo of a drone
    Stitched! presents

    Living with Drones

    Thu 16 Oct - Sat 18 Oct at 7pm (3pm matinees on Saturday)
    Living with Drones is an interactive live journalism show about the devastating and traumatic impacts of Israel’s use of drones in the besieged Gaza strip.
    Sami Abu Wardeh in a grey military coat, and cream trousers, with one hand in the jacket and a black and white keffiyeh on his head
    Sami Abu Wardeh presents

    Palestine: Peace De Resistance

    Thurs 16th - Sat 18th October at 9PM
    Fresh from winning awards and critical acclaim at the Edinburgh Fringe, Sami Abu Wardeh’s hit show blends resistance, identity, and 'defiantly goofy' comedy. Can resistance be funny? Come find out.
    WORK IN PROGRESS
    Seven eyes surround a floating futuristic city.

    Machinal 2025

    Tues Oct 21 at 7:15pm
    Machinal 2025 is a story of survival under invisible systems. Reframing Sophie Treadwell’s classic, InCircle Ensembling confronts identity, AI, and algorithmic control in an ensemble-devised play that raises voices today.
    WORK IN PROGRESS
    A photo of a cloudy shoreline
    Kenya Sterling presents

    The Threat of A Storm

    Tues 21 Oct at 9PM
    How can you grieve for the loss of your daughter when you’re caught up in the trial of the killer? And what happens when the accused is... her?
    A close up photograph of a white, brunette, afab performer lying on the floor, against a dark background. They are reaching their left arm over their head, holding a piece of light blue chalk. Their eyes are downcast and they are in a pale blue shirt.
    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 leaps in the air, with multicoloured angel wings
    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
    A poster for SQUINT showing the black and white outline of three performers. One crouching, dressed as a snail, one hunched with flowers in their hair and artistically stark makeup, and one stood with their body slightly to the side in a shirt and tie.
    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!
    WORK IN PROGRESS
    A grey suit hangs above a pair of red wellies on a black background.

    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...
    WORK IN PROGRESS
    A white drag king is lying on the grass wearing a giant snail shell on his back. He looks out inquisitively. There are watercolour clouds and a watercolour signpost with a pigeon perched on top and the words 'Snail Trail'

    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.
    A pale faced woman with sharp canine teeth looks toward a worried man in a dress.
    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
    Two young women, one white and blonde the other brown with black hair, jumping in the air with black leotards and bright green tights, against a purple background with confetti stars overlaid.
    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!
    An image of a brown Dad wearing a yellow jumper and orange hat with his son wearing an orange coat sat together on a tree branch looking up at the starts. There is a blue background and white text saying Rajiv's Starry Feelings
    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
    Arden Fitzroy, a blonde light-skinned person in a red velvet jacket and hat suggesting a cardinal, points directly at the camera with a crazed look in their eye. Behind theme is a meme image from Mean Girls with some characters from Conclave superimposed.
    Arden Fitzroy presents

    All Saints’ Takeover: Enter the Conclave

    Sat 1st November, 9pm
    Celebrate Queer Christmas (Halloween) with us on All Saints’ Day, for the ONLY scratch night/election/film club you will ever attend. We're throwing our very own Conclave. Amen.
    A male figure stands central with a microphone, a gust of wind surrounds him, carrying detritus, including food items-cans, fish, bottles etc, and writing implements-pieces of paper, a laptop etc. The style is of a pencil sketch, all in black and white.

    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.
    There is a pile of aged personal documents, in a bright, light teal colour wash with red and black details, on a very dark blue background. They include pictures of different people and several passports and documents in English, Dutch, and German.

    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.
    An image of a hand reaching up, open palm

    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?
    Two men stand in front of each other. In the foreground the man, dressed as a reverend, is bald with a glittery beard, with a hand raised. Behind him the man has short curly hair and wears sunglasses. They are looking up. Their is a sparkly purple backgro

    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
    A person wearing a green dress bathes in green light and looks joyful
    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.