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Black Swans

Black Swans

Black Swans explores the emotional and ethical complexities of introducing AI into human caregiving through the story of two sisters and their mother. 

Far Out

Far Out

Three queer space explorers search for a new planet in this wacky sci-fi adventure! The year is 2150, and the Earth is nearly burnt out. 

Lino Printing at the Omnibus Theatre

Lino Printing at the Omnibus Theatre

Lino printing at the Omnibus Theatre by Red Art Club Our fabulous new class will include an introduction to lino printing, etching your own lino stamp and printing your stamp onto … 

Supernova

Supernova

A girl, a boy, and an unhealthy obsession with space. 

The Woman Who Turned Into A Tree

The Woman Who Turned Into A Tree

A world premiere from Lisa Langseth (Netflix) about isolation, identity and destructive obsession with the opinions of others. 

SWIM

SWIM

Liz grew up in the Lake District. 

Merboy

Merboy

A poetic, queer retelling of The Little Mermaid. 

Build your own boyfriend Valentines sculpture class

Build your own boyfriend Valentines sculpture class

For all you little love birds we thought wed treat you to some artistic debauchery this Valentines Our build your own boyfriend sculpture class is perfect for Galentines & Pale… 

Friday Life Drawing with Red Art Club

Friday Life Drawing with Red Art Club

 Every Friday night we run our life drawing class at the Omnibus Theatre giving you the best alternative night out in the of Clapham Common. 

Self(ish) Love

Self(ish) Love

Need a little help becoming the CEO of your life? Kick start a new ‘healthy’ relationship with yourself with this tool kit for confidence and success. 

There She Is

There She Is

A compelling yet hopeful meditation on the experience of migration and displacement, There She Is tells a comical, magical realist story about a beached whale disrupting service on… 

Choking Game

Choking Game

Crack, one life’s gone while the other one’s born. 

Try Harder

Try Harder

Try Harder is a surreal, fast-paced, physical comedy about the pressures faced by young people in an increasingly challenging society, which asks the question: When is your good, g… 

Try Harder

Try Harder

Try Harder tells the story of three young adults, desperate for money, who attend training for a job they know absolutely nothing about. 

THE MAGICIAN’S APPRENTICE

THE MAGICIAN’S APPRENTICE

With a top hat from a junk shop and a mail-order wand, pioneering storyteller Sally Pomme Clayton explores the secrets of the magician. 

Utter Mess!

Utter Mess!

Embrace the chaos with StoneCrabs’ new magical, thought-provoking, funny, and blissful theatrical journey. 

Out of the Wings Festival 2022

Out of the Wings Festival 2022

Out of the Wings returns to the Omnibus for its annual festival of theatre from the Spanish and Portuguese-speaking worlds. 

Daddy Issues

Daddy Issues

Daddy Issues, created by the Passing Stranger Theatre Company, is a newly written dark comedy about daddy issues, sex work, bedroom fantasies, imperfect feminism and immigration. 

Marcus Brigstocke: Absolute Shower

Marcus Brigstocke: Absolute Shower

Part of our Edinburgh Previews. 

How Disabled Are You?

How Disabled Are You?

This powerful and experimental piece of theatre explores the challenge for the disabled community to be heard in the face of broad stroke Daily Mail prejudice and aggressive, insti… 

Yerma

Yerma

An urgent adaptation of Federico García Lorca’s 1934 masterpiece, transposed into the queer kink scene of modern Britain. 

Hell Yeah!

Hell Yeah!

Fun, femxle, fearless and completely improvised. 

Concha

Concha

Concha  is a semi-autobiographical show that explores the intersectionality of the queer experience from the perspective of a non-binary Latinx person. 

Thirst

Thirst

Two girls falling through water and time – a love story spanning from the dawn of time to the end of it. 

Dreamers 夢中人

Dreamers 夢中人

Don’t say you protested, say you dreamed. An exploration of the aftermath of the 2019 Hong Kong protests. 

Petal

Petal

Petal is a story about cyberbullying, reality TV and suicide. 

SAD

SAD

SAD is a new play by Victoria Willing, directed by Marie McCarthy at the Clapham Omnibus. 

Nothing in a Butterfly

Nothing in a Butterfly

Junk finds his rock bottom on top of the world in this blistering new play. 

Fiji

Fiji

The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach… Inspired by real-life events, Fiji is an entrancing weekend away that blends True Crime with First Dates to deliver a delicious… 

Lavender

Lavender

LAVENDER is a crude and chaotic history lesson in the lives of two young queers. 

after birth

after birth

There’s something truly life-affirming about theatre that entertains and makes you think. 

Very Special Guest Star

Very Special Guest Star

In a desperate attempt to bring some spark back to their all-too-cosy married life, professional millennials Michael and Phil switch a sherry on the couch for a night on the town. 

Alissa Anne Jeun Yi: Daddy Issues

Alissa Anne Jeun Yi: Daddy Issues

Daddy Issues is a drag king, comedy and performance art show about how I was called to move out from the church and go live in a sea-facing apartment above a gay bar. 

Small Change

Small Change

In addition to much discussion of the play itself, Peter Gill’s Small Change at the Omnibus Theatre Clapham had the bar buzzing with anecdotes from people recalling what their mo… 

Speaking Out and Fitting In!

Speaking Out and Fitting In!

Striking performance poetry, disarming comedy, and a celebration of gender fluidity from a Transwoman playfully establishing her own voice. 

Midsummer's Dream: Bike Ride 2021

Midsummer's Dream: Bike Ride 2021

Enter a dreamlike world where the ordinary appears extraordinary. 

Elf Lyons: Swan

Elf Lyons: Swan

A one woman production of Swan Lake. 

Queer Diary

Queer Diary

The night where LGBTQ+ adults read aloud their real teenage diaries, poetry & fanfic. 

The Fairy Tale Library

The Fairy Tale Library

The gentle gathering of a personal fairytale moment, through a friendly chat about stories and how they connect with us. 

V&V

V&V

Sprezzatura Productions’ award-winning queer play featuring the original letters from Virgina Woolf and Vita Sackville-West’s steamy love affair, and the trials and tribulation… 

Vera

Vera

Vera is 15, her parents are separating and she must choose which one to live with. The only person that can help her make that choice? A drag queen called Margaret Twatcher. 

Hell Yeah!

Hell Yeah!

Fun, female, fearless and completely improvised. 

Shutters: A Lesbian Rock Opera

Shutters: A Lesbian Rock Opera

Shutters: A Lesbian Rock Opera explores love, lesbian spaces, and the songs that shape our lives. 

Estella

Estella

This radical and imaginative adaptation of Great Expectations dives into the heart of literature’s most unforgettable heroine - Estella. 

Engine Room

Engine Room

Our regular scratch programme, where dynamic and talented theatre makers present daring, new work in the first stages of development. 

We Were Having A Perfectly Nice Time

We Were Having A Perfectly Nice Time

OffWestEnd commended Conflicted Theatre are delighted to return to Omnibus Theatre following their success with Fiji, reuniting once more with Pedro Leandro. 

Small Change

Small Change

Peter Gills’ powerful memory play, set on the east side of Cardiff in the 1950s and the 1970s, about boy-hood, the complex relationships between mothers and sons and the search f… 

SHEKU AND FRIENDS

SHEKU AND FRIENDS

You only get a few chances to hear performances of this quality in such welcoming surroundings. 

ONCE UPON A CITY

ONCE UPON A CITY

In the North of the City, Princess Lila has a huge dilemma; she has many splendid and hilarious jokes which she has practiced to perfection, but everyone in the palace is either to… 

ENGINE ROOM

ENGINE ROOM

Dynamic and talented theatre makers and writers present daring, new work in the first stages of development. 

THE GLASS WILL SHATTER

THE GLASS WILL SHATTER

Rebecca still has nightmares about Amina and the unnerving events that unfolded in her classroom. 

Nouveau Riché Engine Room Takeover

Nouveau Riché Engine Room Takeover

Untapped and Edinburgh Stage Award winners, Nouveau Riché will hand pick a mix of emerging artists and theatre makers to present daring new work in front of an audience for the ve… 

The Little Prince

The Little Prince

Following our award-winning success crafting beautiful Winter shows comes The Little Prince, a blend of enchanting storytelling, music and a dash of festive magic. 

Fiji

Fiji

Inspired by the real-life meeting between Armin Meiwes and Bernd Brandes on March 9, 2001 in Rotenburg, Germany - Fiji welcomes us into modern da… 

Engine Room

Engine Room

Dynamic and talented theatre makers and writers present daring, new work in the first stages of development. 

The Match Box

The Match Box

The prospect of a two-act monologue that lasts around two and a quarter, an interval, is perhaps daunting for both the actor and aficionados of the genre alike. 

Gutted

Gutted

A poignant Irish black comedy Gutted a black comedy explores the lives of three strong women who work in a fish factory in 1980’s Dublin. 

The Match Box

The Match Box

And she grew to be a girl, my daughter, my Mary. 

Emily Rising

Emily Rising

Emily wakes up one bright autumn morning to find that her feet can’t touch the ground, and no one can understand why. 

The Cocoa Butter Club

The Cocoa Butter Club

The Cocoa Butter Club brings you a fierce line up celebrating feminine attitude. 

Havisham

Havisham

You are invited to this riotous wreckage of marriage in the 21st century. 

The Frog Princess Punked

The Frog Princess Punked

What happens when Ivan marries a frog? Big sounds, a wicked racket! Urban meets forest. 

Trying It On

Trying It On

50 years on, playwright David Edgar looks back at his revolutionary 20s. Has the world changed? Has he? And why did his generation vote Brexit? 

Femme Fatale

Femme Fatale

Glamorous pop icon Nico (Velvet Underground) and radical feminist Valerie Solanas (SCUM Manifesto) collide in this unconventional dark comedy about fame, failure, and feminism. 

And She

And She

Advice taken and ignored, tellings off, pep talks and tales of her past. We were always scared of sounding just like her but maybe she was right about some things. 

I'd Rather Go Blind

I'd Rather Go Blind

Inspired and informed by women who have lived through the criminal justice system, Somalia Seaton’s latest play is a tender exploration of motherhood in a world that is closing i… 

LIT

LIT

The problem with love is that it’s different for everyone. 

Out of the Wings Festival 2019

Out of the Wings Festival 2019

Out of the Wings presents its fourth annual festival, exploring untapped theatre from the Spanish and Portuguese-speaking world. 

Othello: Remixed

Othello: Remixed

Shakespeare’s gripping tragedy is remixed by Intermission Theatre Company, breathing fresh life into the stories of Othello, Iago and Desdemona in this new production directed by… 

Country Music

Country Music

1983, Gravesend. 

Sexy Lamp

Sexy Lamp

Ever since Katie was cast as the lead in her primary school Christmas show ‘Santa’s Snow Mobile’ she believed there was a place for her in show business. 

Engine Room

Engine Room

Dynamic and talented theatre makers and writers present daring, new work in the first stages of development. 

Tony’s Last Tape

Tony’s Last Tape

Possibly less famous than Beckett’s Krapp’s Last Tape, Andy Barrett’s Tony’s Last Tape has much in common with it; not least the obsession each of the eponymous heroes had … 

The Orchestra

The Orchestra

The programme notes aptly describe The Orchestra at the Omnibus Theatre, which might be regarded as one of Jean Anouilh’s more incidental pieces. 

The Selfish Giant

The Selfish Giant

This festive season you and your families are invited to step into a theatrical world where giants are your neighbours and a once beautiful garden is stuck in everlasting winter. 

Fragments Of a Complicated Mind

Fragments Of a Complicated Mind

Fragments of a Complicated Mind is the first of any works I have come across by multidisciplinary artist Damilola DK Fashola, exploring the many facets of blackness and how it is p… 

The Pit & The Pendulum

The Pit & The Pendulum

Creation Theatre’s The Pit and the Pendulum is an immersive adaption of Edgar Allan Poe’s work of the same title. 

To Have To Shoot Irishmen

To Have To Shoot Irishmen

To Have To Shoot Irishmen opens the Irish Theatre Season at the Omnibus Theatre, Clapham. 

Quietly

Quietly

Quietly is set in a pub in Belfast. 

Blood Wedding

Blood Wedding

Some productions are enhanced when a director changes the contexts of a play. 

Gauhar Jaan – The Datia Incident

Gauhar Jaan – The Datia Incident

Looking at a beautifully lit and visually enticing set on a traverse stage, this production of Gauhar Jaan - The Datia Incident looks very promising. 

The Overcoat

The Overcoat

Scandal and Gallows theatre company shines as a remarkably talented team in this production of The Overcoat by rising star scriptwriter George Johnston, who has imaginatively tra… 

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