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  • Whats On

    Solo Performance

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    WORK IN PROGRESS
    Collage with ornate gold frame, antique map of South America, headline ‘LOS MARICONES’, red roses, two HIV medication bottles, a red high-heeled shoe, and an image of the Virgin of Guadalupe, in a vibrant cultural style.

    El Gran Varón (WIP)

    Weds 4 March at 7:15pm
    A politically urgent performance blending testimonies, humour, and archives to confront HIV stigma, colonial legacies, and institutional violence among Latin American migrants in Europe.
    A white woman in her late twenties, is soaked with water. Their eyes are closed, they have a rye smile on their face. They are stood in front of a mouldy wall with yellow graffiti writing reading Landlord's Wet Dream.
    Verity Sharpe presents

    Verity Sharpe: Landlord's Wet Dream

    Thurs 5th March at 7:15pm
    An anarchic punk gig meets protest meets stand-up hour. Landlord's Wet Dream is a hilarious deep dive into the absurdities of the UK housing crisis.
    One person on stage standing in a pile of baby bottles, breast pumps and teats, setting off a confetti canon, with a cloud of confetti above her head
    Karla Shacklock presents

    Niplash

    Thurs 5 and Fri 6 March at 9pm
    Liberation via lactivism! Both healing balm and urgent battle cry, Niplash blows open the societal pressures and insane mixed messaging around infant feeding. Expect to see milk, tears and confetti.
    Close up of woman with blonde hair wearing a turquoise bicycle helmet looking confused
    Untethered presents

    Am I Losing My Mind Or Just My Figure?

    Fri 6th March at 7:15pm
    Inventive, physical and achingly human the play captures the millennial female zeitgeist. Comically exploring life, pregnancy & parenthood it's a "must-see for anyone navigating the complexities of modern womanhood."
    A woman holds a gold head whilst wearing a lime green showgirl headdress.

    Sam Hickman: First Woman

    Sat 7th March at 9pm
    A Comedy Harp show! What an original premise; maybe come for that!?
    WORK IN PROGRESS
    A zoomed in picture of the bark of a tree. It is covered in pale-green lichen.
    Fallow presents

    Fieldfare (WIP)

    Sat 7th March at 7:15pm
    Fieldfare is a queer folktale for the forests of modern Britain – boldly dissolving borders between us and nature in a kaleidoscope of poetry, storytelling, archive footage and folk song.
    WORK IN PROGRESS
    A woman is stripping off a nuns outfit. She has on a drawn on brown beard and a partially naked body with covered nipples.
    Celeste Cahn presents

    Drag me to Communion (WIP)

    Weds 11th March 2026 at 9pm
    A drag-cabaret exploration of religion, Communion, interfaith marriage, divorce and the Bible.
    A woman with blue hair lies on the ground in a purple boiler suit with orange trim and in a white tanktop. Behind her, a cityscape blurs into a starry sky with a spaceship launching above.

    Shallowspace

    Wed 11 and Fri 13 March at 7:15pm
    Frozen blood. Coolant in your veins. Every moment of human history preserved in digital hyperspace. Memories become data. Routine becomes regimen, yet somehow, your limbs feel... wrong?
    A young woman wearing childlike clothing sat on the floor next to an empty wheelchair.
    Holly Gifford presents

    Big Little Sister

    Thurs 12th March at 7:15pm
    A darkly funny, surreal solo show about growing up beside a disabled sibling
    WORK IN PROGRESS
    Child with crown and fake mustache sit with pile of jewels.

    Lil Wenker: BOYKING (WIP)

    Thurs 12th March at 9pm
    ALL HAIL BOYKING! Joffrey (no relation) seeks power at all costs. His crown is mighty, his word is law, his favourite snack... Mummy’s Milk. Bow down—this coronation’s a killer.
    A performer looks at themselves applying make-up in a dressing room mirror
    Theo Chen presents

    Pretty Ugly

    Sat 14 March at 9pm
    Military service, Sondheim, and family history intertwine in this cabaret to determine why Theo feels so ugly, and whether it matters that they do?
    WORK IN PROGRESS
    A person speaks into a microphone while crouching over their laptop and DJ controller
    Amina Aaliya Beg presents

    My Mum Told Me Not To Marry An Atheist (WIP)

    Thurs 19 and Tues 24th Mar at 9pm
    My Mum Told Me Not To Marry An Atheist is a play / DJ set exploring DADI and her granddaughter KAMAL’s relationship about love, marriage & being intergenerational trouble-makers.
    A white non-binary person wearing a pink wig, a black and white sports bra, with some fine-line tattoos on their arm is having their hair plaited. They are looking directly at the camera with a touch of attitude and a touch of boredom.
    Stoness Verda presents

    That Song From Rocky Horror (Toucha, Toucha, Touch Me)

    Fri 20th March at 7:15
    Stoness embraces their experience as a sex worker and together we answer, is sex work care work? A playful, provocative twirl through touch, community building and the commodification of intimacy.
    WORK IN PROGRESS
    A young girl stands looking in the distance with dark brown tied back hair, small pearl studs wearing a dark denim jacket with a brown hood, and patches all over the jacket.. She holds a bright pink book in front of her front of her body.
    Ray Productions presents

    That’s Ace (WIP)

    Fri 20 March at 9pm and Sat 21 March at 3pm
    Ace tries to figure out if her feelings for her school crush, Sasha, are romantic or platonic. Is it friendship? Is it love? What’s the difference?
    A person in a long white wig and blue tunic against an aqua background, with a dove, rainbow and water splash around him.
    Nathaniel Jones presents

    2 BY 2

    Sat 21 March at 9pm
    Noah's in charge, and you're all animals!! A Noah's Ark character comedy about politics, polyamory, and being singled out by God as the most perfect person to ever exist.
    WORK IN PROGRESS
    A bearded man sits on a worn green sofa, wearing a fluffy grey robe with a hood designed like a cartoon wolf, complete with ears and a face. He looks directly at the camera with a neutral expression. The background wall is textured and cracked.
    Snap the Arrow presents

    A Very Difficult Person (WIP)

    Thurs 26th March at 9pm
    A darkly comic true story reimagined as a modern fairytale about trust, danger, and what happens when the place you call home stops feeling safe.
    Alex Robins (a man in his late twenties) next to Mayor Max, the Golden Retriever Labrador, in the boot of a car.
    Alex Robins presents

    Meet Mayor Max

    Fri 27th March at 9pm
    He isn’t afraid of the RUFF questions! He won’t ROLL OVER on the big issues! Vote for him to SIT in office!
    WORK IN PROGRESS
    An empty plate sits on a bed of coriander.
    Lobster Frock presents

    Canine [Starting Blocks 26]

    Sat 28th March at 7:15
    Canine is an interactive ritual about hunger. We’ll talk about desire, loneliness, and what happens when women bite back. Join her for the feast – if you dare.
    WORK IN PROGRESS
    A short, white masculine presenting person with short brown hair stands in the light of a street light wearing a white vest and blue jeans spattered with blood. They are holding an axe with blood on the blade and staring vacantly in to the camera.
    Ros Watt presents

    Trans People are Awful [Starting Blocks 26]

    Sat 28th March at 9pm
    Transitioning’s hard, finding the right parts is harder. In a garage in North-East Scotland, a young trans guy invites you to witness his genius in hunting cis-men for body parts.
    WORK IN PROGRESS
    Detail of a Quattrocento fresco picturing a blindfolded and Close up of a Chinese female-bodied person staring directly at the camera in an upside down cross, arms straight and tied to a bamboo pole

    SAINTMAKING / FEAR KNOT [Starting Blocks 26]

    Sun 29 March at 6pm
    Two new shows from our Starting Blocks artist support scheme
    WORK IN PROGRESS
    A scrapbook collage of a torso and mannequin limbs

    How to Create a Life [Starting Blocks 26]

    Sun 29 March at 4pm
    No womb at the inn? Starting Blocks 2026 gives birth to How to Create a Life: a newborn verbatim show with a big heart, asking the big questions.
    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
    Astraea Theatre presents

    Rajiv's Starry Feelings

    Tues 7 - Thurs 9 April at 10am, 1pm and 3pm (no 10am show on the 7th)
    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.
    An man with orange hair, a scraggly beard, a bandage around his head and a food delivery backpack makes a distorted face toward the camera.
    Donna Oblongata presents

    The Van Gogh Shogh

    Wed 8 and Thurs 9 April at 9pm
    Welcome to the true "Van Gogh Immersive Experience": One part Paint and Sip, one part karaoke night and one part Sotheby's with the greatest painter to ever live.
    WORK IN PROGRESS
    An image of Aarian on stage holding a microphone.  He is a clean shaven Middle Eastern man with thick black hair.
    Aarian Mehrabani presents

    How's Your Head? (WIP)

    Tues 14 April at 9pm
    Critically acclaimed, multi award-winning Writer and Comedian Aarian Mehrabani, co-writer and actor of the 2023 smash hit play “It’s a MotherF**king Pleasure”, brings his debut hour of stand up to life.
    A Brown Deaf Man, stocky build wearing a black top, sleeves up. With black hair fluffed to one side, black moustache on its own, eyes wide open as he look like he's asking a question to the audience with both hands on the chest as a BSL for 'patience'
    Nadeem Islam presents

    Nadeem Islam: An hour of stand up

    Weds 15 April at 9pm and Tues 5 May at 7pm
    A cool dude but yet not so cool headed, Nadeem Islam talking about how f**ked up the world is at the moment, nothing new right?
    WORK IN PROGRESS
    Man with sunglasses looking serious. Background of an explosion, red pills flying everywhere, a shark and a lion in mid air either side of him mid-fight. APEX Podcast on a red sign above him.
    Theo Burns presents

    Apex (WIP)

    Tues 21 April at 7:15pm
    How are we meant to act as young men today? A darkly comedic exploration of masculinity, digital delusion and the fragile egos hiding behind alpha male influencing.
    Image depicts actor Joe Mallalieu in the role of Danny in RUM, sat alongside his dog, whilst renovating a house

    RUM

    Wed 22 - 25 Apr at 7.15pm
    Plasterer Danny has been up all night. Now he's got to give the speech of his life. RUM is a funny and powerful play wrestling with masculinity, mental health and addiction.
    Man in a squat
    Bobak Champion presents

    I'm Muslamic Don't Panik

    Wed 29 April - Sat 2 May at 7pm (3pm Sat matinee)
    Story telling meets dance, live music meets clowning. An intimate spectacle of identity, where being British, Iranian, and a Hip-Hop head collide.
    WORK IN PROGRESS
    Arden, a light skinned person with blonde hair, is being offered a communion wafer. They are wearing a red hat, and red lipstick, and the background is red. Their mouth is open, ready to accept the wafer. There's an odd sexy sensuality to the image.
    Arden Fitzroy presents

    CVNTCLAVE (WIP)

    Weds 6 May at 9pm
    A one-Cardinal-show exploring power, faith, hypocrisy, and how much tea can go in that cup before it runneth over. Inspired by the hottest film of recent times: Conclave. But queer(er).
    WORK IN PROGRESS
    A Chinese woman crying while sitting in the driver’s seat of a car.
    Zhōu Níng presents

    This Time is Different (WIP)

    Wed 13 May at 9pm
    This Time Is Different is a one-hour comedy show by Zhou Ning, blending stand-up, live music and storytelling to trace a tender, awkward journey from wanting love to learning how to give it to yourself.
    Frankie is a blonde, dark eyed white femme presenting person against a black background. She has two buns in her hair looking suggestively down the camera as if to say 'I dare you'. She is wearing some interesting faux fur fabrics that drown her.
    Frankie Thompson presents

    Frankie Thompson - Horrible Things (Works in Regress)

    Thurs 14 - Sat 16 May at 9pm
    Not a work in progress. No progress will be made. This is a work in regress. Please do not come if you’re expecting content, plot and/or structure.
    WORK IN PROGRESS
    A picture of a black high heel
    Karen Cecilia presents

    Doorway To Perception (WIP)

    Tues 19 May at 9pm
    Where Music Meets Memory. Doorway To Perception asks the audience to consider music as memory and as part of their story.
    A performer stands on a dark stage with one arm raised and the other extended, gazing upward. She wears a blue patterned dress with red patchwork pockets, echoing the quilt panels hanging behind her on clotheslines.

    Holding Ground

    Weds 20 to Sat 23 May at 7pm (3pm on Sat)
    A multilingual solo performance exploring lineage and home-making through story, song, and quilting. Holding Ground invites audiences into a tender, participatory act of remembrance, repair, and connection across distance.