Moth

Moth

'All of time, in a circle. 

Vigilante

Vigilante

A woman arrives at her enemy’s prison cell to avenge the murder of her family. 

The Words Are There

The Words Are There

Mick awaits Trish in his seaside bedsit in dreamy Bettystown, Ireland. 

Pram Talk

Pram Talk

Pram Talk is a timely, authentic and entertaining dramatic monologue which follows a new mum who has kept her baby a secret from the toxic father. 

The Intricate Art Of Actually Caring, by Eli Kent

The Intricate Art Of Actually Caring, by Eli Kent

Jack, Eli, and Johnny are best friends. 

Love Sicks

Love Sicks

Do you find yourself scrolling though dating apps looking for the perfect trade yet keep falling for the same fuckbois? Have you ever been so dick-deprived you’ve settled for… 

Bordel Boudoir

Bordel Boudoir

Welcome to Bordel Boudoir, the witty and twisted tale of sibling love, loss, and high-end escorting. 

Thought Monster

Thought Monster

'Oh god, not another show about a millennial and her mental health. 

The Least We Could Do

The Least We Could Do

If we were aware that our words could irreversibly dismantle someone's life, would we not be more cautious? Would we opt for compassion instead of cruelty? Kath Haling’s… 

The Trial of Agatha Christie

The Trial of Agatha Christie

“My name is Aphrodite the First, and tonight you are going to help me solve a mystery. 

Lessons on Revolution

Lessons on Revolution

1968. 

Shell

Shell

'Normally, pets teach kids about death by having the decency to die first. 

The Ugly One

The Ugly One

'Profoundly moving, bitingly brutal and laugh-out-loud funny!' - Sally CooksonThe Ugly One is a cautionary tale of identity and beauty vibrating with the energy of a pneuma… 

My First Time was in a Car Park

My First Time was in a Car Park

My First Time was in a Car Park tells the story of Mira who lives by the sea with her mum and loses her virginity to her teacher. 

My First Time Was in a Car Park

My First Time Was in a Car Park

'Because the world revolves around me and all I see is what I see. 

Ralph & Elliot

Ralph & Elliot

Armpits, orange juice, & exorcisms. 

Ready Steady Crooks!

Ready Steady Crooks!

Ready Steady Crooks! Is a high-octane comedy about the world’s most decorated cooks who are also the world’s most notorious crooks. 

Ready Steady Crooks!

Ready Steady Crooks!

Following a blisteringly successful run as part of Camden Fringe, the ★★★★★ comedy caper returns to the Hope for just two more performances!Ready Stea… 

Something To Take Off The Edge

Something To Take Off The Edge

In Something To Take Off The Edge, Errol McGlashan delivers a gripping one-man show taking audiences on a visceral journey into the world of a high-security prison. 

Friction Burn

Friction Burn

One noose, two lovers and live music!Do you really know the person you are tying yourself to forever?Friction Burn is a 45-minute battle royale between S and H - a couple whose rel… 

Body 115

Body 115

Body 115 is a mini verse-drama, a tale of inner and outer journeys in explicit homage to Dante’s Divine Comedy written and performed by poet Jan Noble. 

FRICTION BURN

FRICTION BURN

A couple are entangled in the habit of manipulative love games, and try to have an honest conversation in an effort to save their relationship - currently hanging on by a thread. 

Body 115

Body 115

Body 115 is a mini verse-drama, a tale of inner and outer journeys in explicit homage to Dante’s Divine Comedy written and performed by poet Jan Noble. 

Must Be This Gay To Ride

Must Be This Gay To Ride

Must Be This Gay To Ride is a one-woman comedy play centring around queerness, relationships, and choosing how we define ourselves. 

Horrigan & Howell: Two's a Crowd

Horrigan & Howell: Two's a Crowd

Horrigan & Howell return fresh from their sell-out run at Edinburgh and the Pleasance Theatre for another ‘uncompromisingly hilariously funny’ sketch show. 

Must Be This Gay To Ride

Must Be This Gay To Ride

Must Be This Gay To Ride is a one-woman comedy play centring around queerness, relationships, and choosing how we define ourselves. 

Horrigan and Howell: Two's a Crowd

Horrigan and Howell: Two's a Crowd

Horrigan & Howell return to London following last year’s sell-out show at the Pleasance Theatre for another ‘uncompromisingly hilariously funny’ sketch show (LondonPubTheatre… 

Asian Girls in Therapy

Asian Girls in Therapy

Asian Girls In Therapy is a K-pop and Bollywood fusion of joy, heartbreak, humour and depression. 

Brown Girl Noise

Brown Girl Noise

‘What if we could just be happy figuring out who we were so we could grow up with that person, instead of growing up and then figuring it out?’Created by and starring S… 

Asian Girls In Therapy

Asian Girls In Therapy

The hilariously depressing tug-of-war with yourself and. 

Brown Girl Noise

Brown Girl Noise

‘What if we could just be happy figuring out who we were so we could grow up with that person, instead of growing up and then figuring it out?’ Created by and starring South A… 

The Intellectual Ramblings of a Mad Woman (Who Isn't Mad)

The Intellectual Ramblings of a Mad Woman (Who Isn't Mad)

Home is where the heart is. 

The Bareback Kings

The Bareback Kings

The Bareback Kings are a drag-king comedy group. 

The Intellectual Ramblings of a Mad Woman (who isn't mad)

The Intellectual Ramblings of a Mad Woman (who isn't mad)

Home is where the heart is. 

The Bareback Kings

The Bareback Kings

The Bareback Kings are a drag-king comedy group. 

Bar

Bar

he place where four women went from strangers to sisters is being priced out and sold on. 

BAR

BAR

Smoke. 

Boil

Boil

Splintered windows are scarred with the residue of thick smog amidst a society that doesn't care, where state bullies trample, stamp and bruise and faces of ice are thawed and … 

BOIL

BOIL

Splintered windows are scarred with the residue of thick smog amidst a society that doesn’t care, where state bullies trample, stamp and bruise and faces of ice are thawed and melt… 

Ciara

Ciara

A story exploring the relationship between queerness and religion. 

Ready Steady Crooks!

Ready Steady Crooks!

Ready Steady Crooks! is a high-octane comedy show about the world’s most decorated cooks who are also the world’s most notorious crooks. 

Ciara

Ciara

A story exploring the relationships between queerness and religion. 

Ready Steady Crooks!

Ready Steady Crooks!

Ready Steady Crooks! is a high-octane comedy show about the world’s most decorated cooks who are also the world’s most notorious crooks. 

SOMETHING TO TAKE OFF THE EDGE

SOMETHING TO TAKE OFF THE EDGE

  • Listing
  • Theatre
  • Camden Fringe
  • Multiple Venues
  • 1st - 27th Aug 2023

Experience the raw reality of prison life in “Something To Take Off The Edge,” a powerful one-man show Tragi-comedy written and performed by Spoken Word Artist & Actor, Errol McGla… 

Fickle Weather

Fickle Weather

“The last figure in this ghost city, Is a body cloaked in womanhood Awakening from slumber Decomposing and recomposing as As As As a waxen façade clings to bones. 

Fickle Weather

Fickle Weather

"The last figure in this ghost city,Is a body cloaked in womanhoodAwakening from slumberDecomposing and recomposing asAsAsAs a waxen façade clings to bones. 

John & Christian: Battle Counters

John & Christian: Battle Counters

Following the success of their podcast Real Album Reviews, John and Christian are at The Hope Theatre to present their favourite childhood TV show: Battle Counters! The show’s prot… 

John & Christian: Battle Counters

John & Christian: Battle Counters

Following the success of their podcast Real Album Reviews, John and Christian  present their favourite childhood TV show: Battle Counters!The show's protagonist, a boy called … 

Spin

Spin

'Right here. 

The Business of Love

The Business of Love

In the weeks before her 30th birthday, Kelly is facing an ultimatum. 

Ghost Light

Ghost Light

The flame gutters but doesn’t go out…Ghost Light is a new musical that tells the story of a washed-up child star named Kat trapped in a cycle of emotional and financial… 

This is Not Medea

This is Not Medea

What happens when a walking Greek tragedy arrives in Brexit Britain?'I am an actress. 

Sing, River

Sing, River

That feeling, the one in my toes and my skin, the sunrise, the glow… what if that was never right in the first place?Midsummer comes but once a year. 

When Love Hits

When Love Hits

When Leo leaves for university his relationship with his long-term girlfriend falls apart. 

A Year and a Day

A Year and a Day

A curse causes Nathan to skip a year and a day into the future, every-time he falls asleep. 

A Year and A Day

A Year and A Day

An inexplicable curse causes Nathan to skip a year and a day into the future, every-time he falls asleep, only existing for twenty-four hours, once a year before being thrown forwa… 

Ghost Light

Ghost Light

The Moran Sisters captured the hearts of a generation when they were children. 

SNAKEHEAD

SNAKEHEAD

England. 

Genderfluid Babe Manifesto

Genderfluid Babe Manifesto

Genderfluid Babe Manifesto is a piece about a trans person killing their internal demons from their root. 

Speakers' Corner: The Public Shaming of Rufus Love

Speakers' Corner: The Public Shaming of Rufus Love

Speakers’ Corner is like Twitter but hardcore. 

The Dream Come True Revue

The Dream Come True Revue

Classic whodunnit meets contemporary burlesque, in its original satirical style. 

Body 115

Body 115

Body 115 is a mini verse-drama, a tale of inner and outer journeys in explicit homage to Dante’s Divine Comedy written and performed by poet Jan Noble. 

Toska

Toska

A piece of political, physical theatre created by Elizabeth Huskisson, based on the true story of the Khachaturyan sisters who murdered their father; a case that provoked public ou… 

Lost Personhood: The Nuggets Anthology

Lost Personhood: The Nuggets Anthology

Are authentic selves only attainable in our own safe spaces? Is acceptance only possible through compromise? Can we really be understood through our words, raw and uncensored?Lost … 

Good Girl

Good Girl

If I went through your internet history, what would I find? Join Rhiannon on an interactive comedy adventure as she plays with male fantasies, female sexuality, and how we navigate… 

RAH

RAH

Following sell-out performances at The Etcetera Theatre and The Hen and Chickens, This highly entertaining, gritty new drama play, RAH transfers to The Hope Theatre for a one-week … 

Emergence

Emergence

Emergence is a scratch night, hosted by Three Sisters theatre company, centred around ten minute scenes of new writing interspersed with poetry and music. 

Where have all our women gone? (International Women's Day Festival)

Where have all our women gone? (International Women's Day Festival)

Sort Sol presents their third original theatre production, created by Artistic Director, Elizabeth Huskisson. 

Going Straight to Gay (International Women's Day Festival)

Going Straight to Gay (International Women's Day Festival)

Imagine being in a new relationship. 

By The Light Of The Moon (International Women's Day Festival)

By The Light Of The Moon (International Women's Day Festival)

We find Lila alone in a hospital for the criminally insane in 1928. 

Cheers to you, Jenny! (International Women's Day Festival)

Cheers to you, Jenny! (International Women's Day Festival)

What do Mother Teresa, Napoleon and Hitler have in common? Well, they all have what Hedda Gabler wants most of all. 

Polly Peculiar (International Women's Day Festival)

Polly Peculiar (International Women's Day Festival)

There is something peculiar about Polly Tips. 

VIRGIN-ia (International Women's Day Festival)

VIRGIN-ia (International Women's Day Festival)

VIRGIN-ia is a one-woman play about a sexually motivated virgin. 

Pickles, Peaches and the End  of the World

Pickles, Peaches and the End of the World

'How long has the earth been around for? Millions, billions who knows, I don’t know, I don’t care to find out. 

Britney's Peers

Britney's Peers

Ding for Disco revives A Doll’s House with a noughties teen movie makeover. 

CAT

CAT

‘CAT’ is a one-woman twisted comedy by Connie Harris. 

Mind Full

Mind Full

In a lifetime the average person sleeps for twenty-six years … James suffers from insomnia post-breakup and his ex-partner Claire is the voiceover for his Mindfulness app. 

Mind Full

Mind Full

James suffers from insomnia post-breakup and his ex-partner Claire is the voiceover for his Mindfulness app. 

August's Angel (rehearsed reading)

August's Angel (rehearsed reading)

August is an aspiring musician who dreams of becoming a conductor. 

Mortality

Mortality

What if playing it safe is the most dangerous decision?When Dan meets Jade and Lewis in a support group for terminally ill young people, the three form an intense bond very quickly… 

Mortality

Mortality

What if playing it safe is the most dangerous decision?When Dan meets Jade and Lewis in a support group for terminally ill young people, the three form an intense bond very quickly… 

Medico

Medico

After a sell-out run at Edinburgh Fringe 2022, award-winning comedian and NHS doctor Stefania Licari returns to star in a fresh, updated take on her hit show Medico. 

Chekhov's Dildo

Chekhov's Dildo

Play with Chekhov at your peril, children. 

Chekhov's Dildo

Chekhov's Dildo

Chekhov’s Dildo is a squeamishly funny break-up-sex comedy giving us a sneaky peak under the covers of those embarrassing pillow talk tête-à-têtes. 

The Best Pints

The Best Pints

What’s the best pint you ever had?In a pub in Northern Ireland, this is the question Gerry poses to his two best friends (Steve and David) during their regular Friday night drinkin… 

The Best Pints

The Best Pints

‘What’s the best pint you ever had?’And not just the best as in the ‘nicest’, but the one that “made a moment. 

POSTPONED And Then They Came For Me

POSTPONED And Then They Came For Me

‘…one of the most important events I have seen…’ - Damian Todres, Wells Cathedral School‘…it was stunning and has left an incredible impression … 

Iphigenia; or, the Sacrifices of a Young Woman in Nine Movements

Iphigenia; or, the Sacrifices of a Young Woman in Nine Movements

Iphigenia is a regular teenage girl on the verge of becoming a woman, whatever that means. 

IPHIGENIA; or, the sacrifices of a young woman in nine movements

IPHIGENIA; or, the sacrifices of a young woman in nine movements

Iphigenia is a regular teenage girl on the verge of becoming a woman, whatever that means. 

Faustine

Faustine

FAUSTINE is a two-handed, dark comedy inspired by Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus, but with a modern feminist twist. 

Growing Pains

Growing Pains

Kitty doesn’t want to grow up. 

Bathroom Confession

Bathroom Confession

Have you ever read the secret confessions written on the walls of a toilet stall? If so, you know you are in for a treat! Bathroom Confession follows four young women as they’r… 

Bathroom Confession

Bathroom Confession

Have you ever read the secret confessions written on the walls of a toilet stall? If so, you know you are in for a treat! Bathroom Confession follows four young women as they’r… 

Blue Balloons Pink

Blue Balloons Pink

‘Blue Balloons Pink’ is an exciting piece of new writing which made it’s debut at Brighton Fringe in May. 

Blue Balloons Pink

Blue Balloons Pink

‘Blue Balloons Pink’ is an exciting piece of new writing which made it’s debut at Brighton Fringe in May. 

CRONE

CRONE

Since the dawn of time, human beings have ventured into deep, dark, woods to gain supernatural knowledge and treasures from the creatures within. 

These Craters of Ours

These Craters of Ours

After a drunken night out, a couple arrive home to a hangover not even the purest vodka could induce as they decide what they really want from their futures. 

These Craters of Ours

These Craters of Ours

After a drunken night out, a couple arrive home to a hangover not even the purest vodka could induce as they decide what they really want from their futures. 

CRONE

CRONE

Since the dawn of time, human beings have ventured into deep, dark, woods to gain supernatural knowledge and treasures from the creatures within. 

Keep It Down

Keep It Down

Comedy-drama ‘Keep It Down’ follows Daisy - a 23 year old singleton as she stumbles between shady one night stands, failed relationships, and yet another celebration that revol… 

What Makes a Body Terrifying?

What Makes a Body Terrifying?

Bodies of water. 

What Makes a Body Terrifying?

What Makes a Body Terrifying?

Bodies of water. 

Keep It Down

Keep It Down

Comedy-drama ‘Keep It Down’ follows Daisy - a 23 year old singleton as she stumbles between shady one night stands, failed relationships, and yet another celebration that revol… 

Just Sayin’ by Tina Zucco

Just Sayin’ by Tina Zucco

Cat has just arrived in Barcelona and she’s finally ready to meet the perfect guy but when she begins volunteering with the local homeless community she starts to question if may… 

Just Sayin’ by Tina Zucco

Just Sayin’ by Tina Zucco

Cat has just arrived in Barcelona and she’s finally ready to meet the perfect guy but when she begins volunteering with the local homeless community she starts to question if may… 

Hoops and Hookups

Hoops and Hookups

A new dark comedy about sexuality, identity and family relationships. 

Hoops and Hookups

Hoops and Hookups

A new dark comedy about sexuality, identity and family relationships. 

We Wrote a Show

We Wrote a Show

Humanity is in a right old mess. 

The Importance of Being Martha

The Importance of Being Martha

“What if living in a world of your imagination isn’t really all you imagined it would be? Or it’s more and you can’t stop. 

We Wrote a Show

We Wrote a Show

Humanity is in a right old mess. 

The Importance of Being Martha

The Importance of Being Martha

“What if living in a world of your imagination isn’t really all you imagined it would be? Or it’s more and you can’t stop. 

Fox-Light

Fox-Light

Fox-Light is Barnaby Tobias’s (Netflix, Theatre Royal Windsor, The Kings Head) debut play directed by Simon Usher (RSC, National, Royal Court), which follows two young painters as … 

Fox-Light

Fox-Light

Fox-Light is Barnaby Tobias’s (Netflix, Theatre Royal Windsor, The Kings Head) debut play directed by Simon Usher (RSC, National, Royal Court), which follows two young painters as … 

The Party

The Party

It is the wine cellar of 10 Downing Street. 

The Last Word

The Last Word

“It’s hard to tell where the grief ends and the nervous breakdown over the dropped profiteroles starts. 

The Party

The Party

It is the wine cellar of 10 Downing Street. 

The Last Word

The Last Word

“It’s hard to tell where the grief ends and the nervous breakdown over the dropped profiteroles starts. 

100 Paintings

100 Paintings

A new tragic comedy by Jack Stacey (The Play That Goes Wrong, West End), directed by Zachary Hart (Julius Caesar, The Bridge). 

Just Relax

Just Relax

Just Relax is a new play that delves into the minds and lives of people experiencing anxiety and mental health challenges. 

 If. Destroyed. Still. True.

If. Destroyed. Still. True.

Sometimes all the elements of a production combine to form something that is stunning and deeply moving. 

A Good Time Was Had By All

A Good Time Was Had By All

A group of university friends reunites over dinner with lots to catch up on. 

Fridge

Fridge

Alice hasn’t been home for a while. 

Everything is Grand, and I'm Completely Okay

Everything is Grand, and I'm Completely Okay

Malachy has just turned 25, and he has a few things to say about that. 

POWER LUNCHEON

POWER LUNCHEON

In World War II Winston Churchill and George VI met weekly for private luncheons to discuss affairs of state. 

Rat King

Rat King

Rat King at The Hope Theatre, Islington, is a new production written and produced by Bram Davidovich for Kryptonite Theatre Company. 

The Good Dad (A Love Story)

The Good Dad (A Love Story)

The whole family knew he was a good dad. 

Eddy Brimson NAUGHTY BOY

Eddy Brimson NAUGHTY BOY

Naughty Boy is a thrillingly provocative exploration of mental health, politics and morality. 

Eddy Brimson NAUGHTY BOY

Eddy Brimson NAUGHTY BOY

Naughty Boy is a thrillingly provocative exploration of mental health, politics and morality. 

Th' Wildcat of Sheffield: Unshielded

Th' Wildcat of Sheffield: Unshielded

She’s outrageous, she’s unshielded and she’s back on the prowl. 

Th' Wildcat of Sheffield: Unshielded

Th' Wildcat of Sheffield: Unshielded

She’s outrageous, she’s unshielded and she’s back on the prowl. 

Olives and Blowjobs

Olives and Blowjobs

Olives and Blowjobs is a new coming of age one-man show written and performed by Ollie Maddigan. 

Olives and Blowjobs

Olives and Blowjobs

Olives and Blowjobs is a new coming of age one-man show written and performed by Ollie Maddigan. 

Four Sisters

Four Sisters

This modern adaptation of Little Women, set in London 2019, follows the four sisters: Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy over a weekend, as Jo and Meg go to visit Beth and Amy in their London b… 

Four Sisters

Four Sisters

This modern adaptation of Little Women, set in London 2019, follows the four sisters: Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy over a weekend, as Jo and Meg go to visit Beth and Amy in their London b… 

Aso

Aso

Mo Korede directs Asò, set in a British University hall and it focuses on three students, Tokunbo (TK), Timilehin and Mediator as they help Mediator with their dissertation paper,… 

Aso

Aso

Mo Korede directs Asò, set in a British University hall and it focuses on three students, Tokunbo (TK), Timilehin and Mediator as they help Mediator with their dissertation paper,… 

Possibilities

Possibilities

✭✭✭✭ Everything Theatre ✭✭✭✭ West End Wilma ✭✭✭✭The Upcoming ✭✭✭✭ Act Drop ✭✭✭✭ RemoteGoat “It’s a gem of a play that is perfectly contai… 

Possibilities

Possibilities

✭✭✭✭ Everything Theatre ✭✭✭✭ West End Wilma ✭✭✭✭The Upcoming ✭✭✭✭ Act Drop ✭✭✭✭ RemoteGoat “It’s a gem of a play that is perfectly contai… 

Tier Three Sisters

Tier Three Sisters

A modern man-free adaptation of the Chekhov classic. 

Tier Three Sisters

Tier Three Sisters

A modern man-free adaptation of the Chekhov classic. 

BLUD.

BLUD.

“We get called criminals, but it’s never called survival; reprisal if you touch my disciple, fam – it’s a vicious cycle. 

Horrigan & Howell: A Sketch Too Far

Horrigan & Howell: A Sketch Too Far

We used to give out free samples of cheese at Fortnum and Masons but weren’t allowed to have any ourselves. 

Horrigan & Howell: A Sketch Too Far

Horrigan & Howell: A Sketch Too Far

We used to give out free samples of cheese at Fortnum and Masons but weren’t allowed to have any ourselves. 

Tell It Slant

Tell It Slant

Tell all the truth, but tell it slant. 

*a great big sigh*

*a great big sigh*

The world outside is (probably) falling apart. 

Testament

Testament

In the beginning God created the Heavens and the Earth and. 

Why That and Not This?

Why That and Not This?

Fresh from a successful first show at the mac in Birmingham Spit ‘n’ Polish bring you six short plays ranging from the comic to the absurd, the tender to the oddball, and the m…