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    Check out what's coming up at Camden People's Theatre!

    Martia Dimmer presents

    Please Don’t Die?

    Sun 9 and Mon 10 August at 7.15pm
    An intimate exploration of grief and the stories we tell.

    Stunted

    Sun 9 and Mon 10 August at 9pm, Sun 16 and Mon 17 August at 7.15pm
    Two best friends (and housemates) discover growing up may mean breaking up.
    Edgar A. Poe's Last Call - Alexia Haick
    Scott Robinson presents

    Edgar A. Poe's Last Call

    Tues 11 - Sat 15 August at 7.15pm (3pm matinee on Sat)
    A haunting solo performance, inspired by Edgar Poe’s mysterious death.
    Triptych -
    Ciaran Grace presents

    Triptych

    Tues 11 and Weds 12 August at 9pm
    Three plays in one. Voyeuristic exploration of relationships in their various forms.
    LIMA -
    AZAD presents

    LIMA

    Thurs 13 - Sat 15 August at 9pm
    LIMA. Or how to reconcile solitude, love, loss and everyday chaos?
    Bincels - Pauline Di. Silvestro

    Bincels

    Sun 16 and Mon 17 August at 9pm
    Three Incels. One bin. A Manosphere on the brink of implosion.
    Earworm - Amy Wicks Young
    ARiot Theatre presents

    Earworm

    Tues 18 - Sat 22 August at 9pm
    Guy's bangers-riddled mind is compulsively looking for the PERFECT breakup song.
    Udham -
    Indigochild Arts presents

    Udham

    Weds 19 to Sat 22 August at 7.15pm and Sat 22 at 3pm
    A quirky comedic reimagining of Udham Singh’s courage, cunning, and chaos
    A Death in Drafts -
    Toni Ruth Mina presents

    A Death in Drafts

    Sun 23 and Mon 24 August at 9pm
    A psychological thriller debating the morality of surveillance culture.
    The Bride -
    Yu Ai presents

    The Bride

    Sun 23 and Mon 24 August at 7.15pm
    A ritual journey of grief, memory, and becoming.
    Baby Got Back (Problems) - Captured by Corinne
    Joe Leather presents

    Baby Got Back (Problems)

    Tues 25 and Weds 26 August at 7.15pm
    A musical comedy about the audacity of the human spine.
    Prospero's Dead - Jennifer Evans
    Jarzgar presents

    Prospero's Dead

    Tues 25 and Weds 26 at 9pm
    A surreal dark naked ritual sequel to Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'.
    Send Me Off in a Rocket -

    Send Me Off in a Rocket

    Thurs 27 (7:45pm) and Fri 28 (8pm) August
    You have reached your limit. Your limit will reset at [Time].
    MOTHER/MONSTER -

    MOTHER/MONSTER

    Thurs 27 (6pm) and Fri 28 (6:30pm) August
    “Did you want to learn the gender?” “Congratulations, Mum! You’re having a future victim.”
    High Functioning Flesh -
    baby teeth presents

    High Functioning Flesh

    Fri 28 (6pm) and Sat 29 (8pm) August
    Would you like some soup, too?
    How Do You Bury A Whale? -
    Plan by 5 presents

    How Do You Bury A Whale?

    Sat 29 (6pm) and Sun 30 (8pm) August
    A documentary investigation into the more-than-human world.
    Don't Wake Up The Chair -
    Maida Vale presents

    Don't Wake Up The Chair

    Sun 30 (6pm) and Mon 31 (8pm) August
    Don’t be too casual. Don’t be too serious. Don’t wake up the chair.
    The Sediments of Who We Are -

    The Sediments of Who We Are

    Sun 30 and Mon 31 August at 6:30pm
    How does a single leaf carry the weight of identity, memory, and home?
    I had a wet dream in Milton Keynes -

    I had a wet dream in Milton Keynes

    Mon 31 (6pm) August and Tues 1 (8pm) Sept
    Don’t get horny around me, I’m an empath
    Baby Blue Body Ok -

    Baby Blue Body Ok

    Tues 1 (6pm) & Weds 2 (9pm) Sept
    Step 1000: Let the body be.
    Sky Rat -
    Chaand Theatre presents

    Sky Rat

    Tues 1 and Weds 2 Sept at 6:30pm
    Ecce Homo -
    House of Salt presents

    Ecce Homo

    Weds 2 Sept at 5pm
    You're finally back. Are you alright?
    Pocket Revolution -
    Tisa Kliček presents

    Pocket Revolution

    Thurs 3 Sept - Fri 4 Sept at 7:15pm
    A darkly comic solo show where a police interview becomes a battle for control of one woman's own narrative.
    Sound Strokes: A Harmonious Blend of Chinese and Scottish Music -
    presents

    Sound Strokes: A Harmonious Blend of Chinese and Scottish Music

    Sat 5 and Sun 6 Sept at 7pm
    Sound Strokes blends guzheng, harp, and bodhrán/ percussion in an intimate performance of reimagined folk melodies, original works, and improvisation—where Chinese and Celtic traditions meet in a poetic, cross-cultural musical dialogue.
    Good Grief (WIP) -
    Joe Mulcrone presents

    Good Grief (WIP)

    Sat 26 and Sun 27 Sept at 7.15pm
    When Marc dies unexpectedly, something arrives to help. Good Grief is a surreal tragicomedy about family, loss and the strange business of carrying on.
    WORK IN PROGRESS
    Tripping Out (WIP) - Cathy Marriott-Brown
    Compact Disc presents

    Tripping Out (WIP)

    Tues 6 Oct at 9pm
    Part history play. Part mind control experiment. Part LSD light show. Enter the world of MK ULTRA and the CIA. What can you be made to do?
    WORK IN PROGRESS
    Standing Ovation (WIP) -
    XO presents

    Standing Ovation (WIP)

    Tues 6 Oct at 7:15pm
    Ever wanted to laugh at a disabled person? Miggy tries to keep you entertained for an hour whilst managing PIP assessments, broken lifts and overbearing allies.
    WORK IN PROGRESS
    How to Create a Life (WIP) - Francesca D'Souza

    How to Create a Life (WIP)

    Wed 7 Oct at 7:15pm
    Warm, irreverent, and occasionally unhinged, How to Create a Life, is a verbatim work-in-progress with a big heart, that asks the big questions in life.
    WORK IN PROGRESS
    We Talk About Death In The Swimming Pool (WIP) - Beth Bowden
    SALTHOUSE presents

    We Talk About Death In The Swimming Pool (WIP)

    Weds 7 Oct at 9pm
    A new multidisciplinary theatre work from Beth Bowden, exploring the political and personal dimensions of grief, illness and end-of-life choice.
    I AM JOHNNY - Elly Well Photography
    Tessa Parr presents

    I AM JOHNNY

    Thurs 8 & Fri 9 Oct at 9pm
    Fresh off the FlixBus from Edinburgh Fringe, white thirty-something poet-manchild Johnny returns to Camden People's Theatre for two more chances to battle the absurdities of his complex existence.
    Queer Revolutionary Singalong - Dino Paciulli

    Queer Revolutionary Singalong

    Sat 10 Oct at 8:30pm
    Join the Black Smock Band for fiery folk tunes and leftie singalong classics, from 'Bread and Roses' to 'Solidarity Forever'. Bring your singing voice (if you want) and your revolutionary fervour!
    WORK IN PROGRESS
    Default (WIP) - Yaren-Medine Kesen

    Default (WIP)

    Tues 13 Oct at 9pm
    mundane. human. questions. probably no answers.
    WORK IN PROGRESS
    Eat Me (WIP) - ANTS Theatre
    ANTS Theatre presents

    Eat Me (WIP)

    Tues 13 Oct at 7.15pm
    The Royal Tastebuds™ will now determine your right to remain. What will you cook? The King is waiting. He’s salivating. Ready? Steady? COOK!
    Pretty Ugly - Kenneth Sze
    Theo Chen presents

    Pretty Ugly

    Wed 14 - Fri 16 Oct at 9pm
    Military service in Singapore, Sondheim, and family history intertwine to determine why Theo feels so ugly, and whether it matters that they do?
    WORK IN PROGRESS
    SIGH (WIP) - Bruce Pacheco

    SIGH (WIP)

    Tues 20 Oct at 7:15pm
    SIGH is a bold physical theatre piece where one phone call brakes Patíco's routine, exposing queer identity, family rejection, desire, and the enduring legacy of unresolved trauma.
    WORK IN PROGRESS
    Deen over Dunya (WIP) - James Baker

    Deen over Dunya (WIP)

    Tues 20 Oct at 9pm
    'Deen Over Dunya' is a musical exploring the commercialisation of Islam and environmentalism from an Islamic point of view.
    The Only Brown Deaf Man in England -

    The Only Brown Deaf Man in England

    Wed 21 Oct - Sat 7 Nov at 7:15pm (3pm matinee on Sat)
    From 1970s Bangladesh - to Brick Lane - to the post-9/11 present, The Only Brown Deaf Man in England follows Rajkumar, a Deaf Bengali amateur batsman, as he navigates the chaos, comedy and contradictions of life in Britain - one ball at a time.
    Trash Salad - Corinne Cumming
    Rosa Garland presents

    Trash Salad

    Fri 23 & Sat 24 Oct at 9pm
    Sex. Love. Lettuce. Join gorgeous clown Trash Salad in her quest for connection: a genre-bending burlesque adventure, using lip sync, strip tease and song on a mission to understand intimacy.
    WORK IN PROGRESS
    Chicken Girl (WIP) - Miranda Prag
    Miranda Prag presents

    Chicken Girl (WIP)

    Tues 27 Oct at 9pm
    This is a show about chickens. Part story, part slideshow, this is a surreal comedy for the eco-conscious, the eco-confused and anyone who’s ever loved - or eaten - a chicken
    WORK IN PROGRESS
    Bubbly (WIP) - Carolyn Holt

    Bubbly (WIP)

    Tues 27 Oct at 7:15pm
    Bubbly is a darkly funny pop musical about three sisters and their internal battles with self-image and identity.
    RAT RAT RAT - Selene Mingyue Hu
    EggGen presents

    RAT RAT RAT

    Wed 28 - Sat 31 Oct at 9pm
    Fresh from two sold-out performances, three strangely adorable rat students invite you to this Halloween’s most unsettling lesson in movement theatre, creature costumes, obedience and systemic cruelty.
    WORK IN PROGRESS
    The Show I Feel I Cannot Do (WIP) - Gh0stdot
    Len Gwyn presents

    The Show I Feel I Cannot Do (WIP)

    Tues 3 Nov at 7:15pm
    It’s a solo show, we’re all doing it. I’m getting top surgery... we’re all doing it? A WIP with music, interviews with friends and the myth of trans warrior Caeneus.
    Sketchy Muslims -  Fatima Mian
    presents

    Sketchy Muslims

    Wed 4 & Thurs 5 Nov at 9pm
    An all-Muslim women comedy sketch show which answers the age old question: are Muslim women funny or is that just BBC propaganda?
    Ramayana and Other Indian Folk Tales -
    Niall Moorjani presents

    Ramayana and Other Indian Folk Tales

    Fri 6 & Sat 7 Nov at 9pm (11am Saturday kids show)
    Join award winning and critically acclaimed storyteller Niall Moorjani for an evening of the Raymana and other Indian folk tales to celebrate Diwali.
    WORK IN PROGRESS
    Lover. Worker. Mother. (WIP) - created by messy theatre

    Lover. Worker. Mother. (WIP)

    Tues 10 Nov at 7:15pm
    Three selves venture beyond the boundaries of womanhood. A throbbing piece of gig theatre about identity, queerness, and the cost of becoming free.
    Sharp Edges - Rebecca Need-Menear

    Sharp Edges

    Wed 11 Nov - Sat 14 Nov at 7pm (3pm matinee on Sat)
    A gripping, one-woman, darkly comedic drama inspired by a Greek tragedy. For every child forced to become a fighter. Every woman living with the aftershocks. Everyone wondering how to choose a different path.
    HUG PIECE -
    Carla Ng presents

    HUG PIECE

    Fri 13 & Sat 14 Nov at 9pm
    HUG PIECE is a participatory performance, inviting the audience into a shared dance, from the big bang, to the world's largest hug ceremony, to how the universe ends.
    WORK IN PROGRESS
    Washed Ashore (WIP) -

    Washed Ashore (WIP)

    Tues 24 Nov at 7:15pm
    Two men, Nigerian and Pakistani end up stranded on an island whilst on a journey to find a better life.
    WORK IN PROGRESS
    This Offers No Solutions (WIP) - Ross Kernahan
    Eliza Jean Scott presents

    This Offers No Solutions (WIP)

    Tues 24 Nov at 9pm
    A surreal fracturing of IT worker Luke, who encounters a glitch he cannot rectify.
    WORK IN PROGRESS
    Boys Beware (WIP) - Alexander Gallimore
    BLACKRIOT presents

    Boys Beware (WIP)

    Wed 25 & Thurs 26 Nov at 9pm
    An examination of Jamaican queer youth, folk-horror, young love, and the pursuit of freedom under the homophobic structures of the Caribbean state.
    White Gold - Jeannine Unsen
    Larisa Faber presents

    White Gold

    Wed 25 - Sat 28 Nov at 7:15pm (3pm mat)
    One white asparagus and her roots. One seasonal veg picker and her daughter left behind. Clowning, ballet and Beethoven about the price of perfection and waiting to be picked.

    Tobi King Bakare and this theatre deserve a shout-out for such a young, diverse audience. There is so much talk about audiences being full of over 60s and why, why can’t theatres get the crowds in to reflect society in general? Well, I’m happy to say that on a rainy Thursday evening, the theatre was completely full.

    Caiti Grove on Before I Go in CPT's Spring 2023 season London Theatre Reviews