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    Work In Progress

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    Bold white text reading Big Bang 3rd March 2026, in the background a drawing of an explosion

    Big Bang Scratch Night - 3rd March 2026

    Tues 3rd March at 7pm
    Big Bang is CPT’s regular scratch night: an explosion of performance from which new universes of theatre may one day emerge. These jam-packed platforms are highlights of the CPT programme: the place to see wild and wonderful new projects take their first steps.
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    lots of stones and boulders, the sea in the background, a humanoid figure in a green boiler suit lies motionless on its back on the rocks, It has a head made of shells.
    Benji Paget presents

    BOGGIN (WIP)

    Wed 4th March at 9PM
    What if the VHS spat itself back out, the boogyman strangled us with the tape and sent us down the river? BOGGIN aims to help us navigate this low road.”
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    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.
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    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.
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    Two white women obscured behind translucent plastic. The taller woman wears a white t-shirt, jeans and has visible tattoos. The other wears a navy oversized jumper. They are both brunettes with bobs.
    Mad Jacks presents

    This Swollen Thing (WIP)

    Tues 10th March at 7:15pm
    Abundant sensation collides with tumbling dissocia in this surreal and poetic new play about the feelings that compose a life, presented by award-winning company Mad Jacks Theatre.
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    A yellow background with a a microphone, a mouth, Two mikes and lightning bolts all with pink and blue shadows. One Mike has a prop banana mimicking a penis, the other is flexing his biceps.

    Who Gave You The Mic (WIP)

    Tues 10th March at 9pm
    Four Mikes. One Mic. May the best Mike win. A genre-blending night of sketch comedy, centring queer joy, gender politics and everyones favourite alpha male, Mike!
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    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.
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    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.
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    Bold white text reading Big Bang 17th March 2026, in the background a drawing of an explosion

    Big Bang Scratch Night - 17th March 2026

    Tuesday 17th March at 7pm
    Big Bang is CPT’s regular scratch night: an explosion of performance from which new universes of theatre may one day emerge. These jam-packed platforms are highlights of the CPT programme: the place to see wild and wonderful new projects take their first steps.
    WORK IN PROGRESS
    5 people holding hands in a circle dancing
    Carla Ng presents

    HUG PIECE (WIP)

    Wed 18 March at 6:30pm
    Do you believe in life after hug? Hugging feels both mundane and spiritual, everyday and cosmic. Something happens when we wrap our arms around each other. What is it?
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    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.
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    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?
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    A layered photograph of a dance performance showing overlapping figures of two dancers. In the foreground, a dancer in a black long-sleeve top and leggings moves across the frame, partially blurred in motion.
    Mahshid Alavi presents

    Torang (WIP)

    Weds 25th Mar at 7:15pm
    Torang moves between Iran and the UK, inviting you into a shared space where two friends and the audience connect through dance, text, and digital storytelling.
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    Four Asian figures stand before a red and green background, with traces of Chinese-style watercolour painting
    Mild Peril presents

    Asian Folx Stories (WIP)

    Wed 25 March at 9PM
    A trans reworking of Mulan and bloody hilarious exploration of what it means to be trans and Asian through folklore & drag – the version Disney would never dare make.
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    A black and white image of a hand of a man desperately reaching out to a glass of water through the prison bars.
    Drift Theatre presents

    Untitled Indian Political Prisoner Show (WIP)

    Thurs 26 March at 7:15pm
    A multi-media WIP performance based on the writings and first-person accounts of Indian political prisoners and activists
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    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.
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    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.
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    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.
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    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
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    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.
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    British flag with a tear going down the middle
    Thea Melton presents

    BLAXIT MEANS BLAXIT (WIP)

    Tues 14 April at 7:15pm
    Black, British and fed up with your life in the UK? Choose BLAXIT
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    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.
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    A young black woman stands with her right hand on her forehead and her left hand held above her head.
    Fuse Theatre presents

    Pray For Me (WIP)

    Wed 15 - Sat 18 April at 7:15pm (3pm on Sat)
    Pray For Me is a powerful new work-in-progress exploring faith, Deafness and identity, as a Black Deaf woman confronts ideas of cure, belief and belonging through poetry, movement and music.
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    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.
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    The palm of a man's hand close to the camera partially concealing his face

    No Photos (WIP)

    Tues 28 April at 7:15pm
    No Photos is a spoken word show that explores social anxiety, self-image, and visibility through the lens of a man who never wants to be in the picture.
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    The side of a man's head, with short hair, stubble and an earring. In the background is a block of flats.

    Suga (WIP)

    Tues 28 April at 9pm
    Drowning in debt, Harry signs up to a website connecting struggling individuals with wealthy ‘sugar daddies’ and begins a seemingly straightforward and initially transactional relationship with ‘Daddy’.
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    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).
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    2 Black women, 1 White non-binary person, in a digitally painted image. The floor is red with a carpet a black woman holds the edges of, whilst a white non-binary person pulls them towards the second woman, who shines a lamp beaming light at the other 2.

    Bad Lesbians (WIP)

    Tues 12 May at 7:15pm
    Bad Lesbians is a messy exploration of intimate partner violence in queer relationships, interrogating our roles as witness, perpetrator and victim.
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    A pink and purple close-up of a person's face on a glitchy background. They look to the right with surprise/concern. They are wearing a pair of thin-framed glasses on the edge of their nose, which contains a green pair of eyes looking straight forward.
    Vera Majoor presents

    The Undesirable Mx. PLOP (WIP)

    Tues 12 May at 9pm
    Meet PLOP, the digital self you never knew you needed. (Wanted. Asked for.) A peak panic tech-xperiment of gender chaos and reimagination, PLOP is always watching. PLOP will never leave.
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    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.
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    Woman wearing leopard-print sunglasses and red lipstick poses against a bright pink background, holding multiple shopping bags, swamped by consumer goods—playful yet overwhelmed.
    Chiara Vascotto presents

    Stuffed (WIP)

    Tues 19 May at 7:15pm
    Is stuff good? Bad? As a market researcher, Chiara should know. But it’s complicated. Based on true stories, Stuffed wonders how best to handle consumerism, when there’s no Planet B.
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    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.