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No Name. 

I Didn't Know I Was Polish

I Didn't Know I Was Polish

In the city of light, the truth quickly comes into focus. 

Do Astronauts Masturbate In Space?

Do Astronauts Masturbate In Space?

In a dystopian Britain, reeling from overpopulation, a law called the ‘Parental Act’ requires all couples to apply for a license or ‘Stork Card’ to have chi… 

Hangover Square

Hangover Square

“Click!Hello. 

Big Shoes

Big Shoes

“Is it weird wearing a dead man’s nose?”Two brothers went into comedy, like their absent father before them. 

Night Falls On Burma

Night Falls On Burma

Can love come out of hell?Thrown together in one of the most horrific theatre's of war in human history, three very different young soldiers must bond to ensure the success of … 

Piss Girls

Piss Girls

In the grimy stalls of school bathrooms, Faye and Gemma’s friendship is born—messy, electric, and unshakeable. 

05:59

05:59

‘You’re a stupid, stupid son-of-a-bitch and I felt like I didn’t want you to be alone right now. 

Lap Dog

Lap Dog

“You may be his boy but you’ll never be his dog”Dating a man 30 years older than you is great because he doesn’t want to be texted every second of every day. 

Roguelike

Roguelike

“Is it harder to lose him forever, or lose him a little bit, over and over again?”In the mystical city of Uhdanagrad there stands a tower that warriors climb, over and over aga… 

Swan In The Walls

Swan In The Walls

“I love her. 

Banned

Banned

"They will find out. 

ACNE ROMEO

ACNE ROMEO

“How easy these boundaries of you and me are to cross. 

Grave Mistake

Grave Mistake

 

FUFC

FUFC

“The whole cancer thing is shit. 

Courtney's + 1

Courtney's + 1

Courtney’s +1 – because comedy is better with company (and because Courtney cannot stand to be alone with her thoughts). 

Side Quest

Side Quest

A hilarious fantasy tale where you choose the adventure!Come merry folk from yonder to craft an original tale with aid from your ‘Story Master’ and a sprinkle of imagination. 

The Project

The Project

 

The Dream Machine

The Dream Machine

Making your dreams come true. 

Feral Daydreams

Feral Daydreams

A Stand-up comedy show that provides a peek inside the chaotic (but charming) mind of a late-diagnosed, day-dreaming ADHDer. 

Courtney's + 1

Courtney's + 1

Courtney’s +1 – because comedy is better with company (and because Courtney cannot stand to be alone with her thoughts). 

Queer AF

Queer AF

‘‘Who murdered Straight Sam?!’’Queer AF, written and performed by Rah Ford, is a murder mystery musical comedy about the journey towards celebrating being q… 

Moderation

Moderation

In this startling dark comedy, a pair of social media moderators become increasingly “brainsick” at the disturbing content they’re forced to view at work. 

Bhaijaan

Bhaijaan

“Breaks are for buggatis not winners, bro” As fifteen year-olds, best friends Khafi and Zain strive to live their professional wrestling dreams and escape the conservative nor… 

Nothing Ever Happens In A Village Hall

Nothing Ever Happens In A Village Hall

“Chaos, comedy, murder, and more. 

Sheepish

Sheepish

An existential cloned sheep. 

Sheepish

Sheepish

​​An existential cloned sheep. 

Narcissistic Reflections On A Queer Childhood

Narcissistic Reflections On A Queer Childhood

“What happens when playing and becoming others makes you feel more yourself?”An hour long solo musical-comedy-poetry–monologue-cabaret (a lot of things!)  perfor… 

855-FOR-TRUTH

855-FOR-TRUTH

Somewhere in the woods between Hilldale, Utah, and The End of The World, an 18 year old religious cult member and young climate scientist collide. 

Rosie's Brain

Rosie's Brain

Rosie’s Brain is a delightful and heartwarming one-woman musical comedy about a young woman who battles anxiety and OCD. 

Bhaijaan

Bhaijaan

As fifteen year-olds, best friends Khafi and Zain strive to live their professional wrestling dreams and escape the conservative norms of Ilford, their hopes of freedom come to a h… 

#EDIT

#EDIT

“Online, no one has ever heard of Kali-who-lives-in-London-and-works-at-a-magazine-shop. 

Tuesday

Tuesday

‘My questions can get me into trouble, they get a bit violent sometimes. 

Her Country

Her Country

Her Country is Craig Henry’s latest play about four young people navigating the early stages of their careers during a time of national upheaval. 

Sheepish

Sheepish

“Look I’m three years old now, I think I’m old enough to look outside”One night, Daisy the cloned sheep lays awake next to her mother,not mother, sister clo… 

Would You Still Love Me If I Was A Worm?

Would You Still Love Me If I Was A Worm?

Leon wakes up one morning to find a worm in his bed. 

Tapestry Of Ghosts

Tapestry Of Ghosts

We all know of ghosts, spirits, and entities. 

Flowers, Stars and Conquerors

Flowers, Stars and Conquerors

1960s Bangladesh. 

Nurture

Nurture

After the disappearance of her son, a young Mother befriends a troubled Journalist who's insistent on finding her little boy. 

Totally Fine

Totally Fine

In the last 6 weeks I have had trouble relaxing: Strongly Agree, Agree, Don’t know, Disagree, strongly disagree. 

Totally Fine

Totally Fine

A therapist in therapy. 

The Girl With Enamel Eyes

The Girl With Enamel Eyes

“Hear me now, and open up your eyes…”Delve into the mesmerising world of The Girl With The Enamel Eyes. 

Narcissistic Reflections On A Queer Childhood

Narcissistic Reflections On A Queer Childhood

An hour long solo musical-comedy-poetry–monologue-cabaret (a lot of things!)  performance, mainly about what it says on the tin – growing up queer. 

Ripped Out By The Stem

Ripped Out By The Stem

Stevie’s life is stagnating, along with her dreams of being a writer. 

Unsuitable: A Rehearsed Reading

Unsuitable: A Rehearsed Reading

“Will an act of discrimination that happened yesterday be any more or less that same act of discrimination just because time passes?" Jess and Molly are both pretty ord… 

Family Dynamics of the Recluse, with Interpretive Dance Breaks

Family Dynamics of the Recluse, with Interpretive Dance Breaks

When therapist Margaret Weather receives a grant from her mentor Dr. 

Cross: A Rehearsed Reading

Cross: A Rehearsed Reading

Cross tackles grief and the difficulties with communicating in the aftermath of loss. 

Books Burning: A Rehearsed Reading

Books Burning: A Rehearsed Reading

In Paris, 1942, an Algerian boy is shot by the police, igniting terror, protest, and violence. 

How I Learned To Kill: A Rehearsed Reading

How I Learned To Kill: A Rehearsed Reading

“There are many ways to kill a man with a knife. 

Flamingo

Flamingo

You hit your mid 30s and all you really need is a husband, a mortgage, at least one child which you solely breast feed and feel nothing but gratitude for, forty seven dormant Hen D… 

Sheepdog: A Rehearsed Reading

Sheepdog: A Rehearsed Reading

A police woman and an undercover journalist conspire together to trick a newly promoted inspector into confessing to his immoral behaviour. 

Tealight

Tealight

Multi-award-winning Springbok returns to The Hope Theatre for the fourth time with a challenging examination of queer romance. 

A Stan Is Born!

A Stan Is Born!

Alexis Sakellaris has a P. 

Sanctuary

Sanctuary

In a world teetering on the edge, Sanctuary tells the story of two women trapped in a basement as political violence erupts outside. 

Wherever She Is, There Is Eden

Wherever She Is, There Is Eden

There is no such thing as a coincidence. 

Is This Thing On?

Is This Thing On?

Fresh off the back of a sparkling four-star Edinburgh Festival Fringe run, Is This Thing On? makes its London debut at Hope Theatre this Winter. 

In & Out Of Love

In & Out Of Love

Welcome to Venice. 

I Wrote This Show Last Night

I Wrote This Show Last Night

Courtney knows everyone is winging it. 

Will Shea, Won't Shea?

Will Shea, Won't Shea?

Inspired by the will-they/won’t-they relationships of our time (think Harry and Sally, Ross and Rachel), Shea knows the best way to find love is to pick any random dude, make… 

Theatre: Making It & Doing It WORKSHOP

Theatre: Making It & Doing It WORKSHOP

Are you a theatre artist of any discipline who wants to:Turn your creative idea into a viable production?Obtain funding from Arts Council England?Build a sustainable career in the … 

Port City Signature

Port City Signature

In this tightly-wound four-hander thriller written by Nathaniel Brimmer-Beller (In Everglade Studio, Press, Blood Red Apples & Deep Gold Honey), four characters navigate shifting a… 

The Dream Machine

The Dream Machine

Making your dreams come true. 

Rachel

Rachel

'During my lunch break, I stay at my desk. 

Absolute Crisis

Absolute Crisis

What box do I belong to? Do I need to put myself into a box? And who defines my box? And even if I put myself in a box, will others put me in the same one? This is an ABSOLUTE CRIS… 

Theatre: Making It and Doing It Workshop

Theatre: Making It and Doing It Workshop

After sell out sessions in March and April,  Carmen Collective’s ‘Theatre: Making It and Doing It’ workshop is back, bigger and better than ever!Are you a theatr… 

Taking a Love Pill at the End of the World

Taking a Love Pill at the End of the World

Taking A Love Pill at the End of the World is a play about existing at the end. 

Taking A Love Pill at the End of the World

Taking A Love Pill at the End of the World

There’s no future for Igg and Tom. 

Rock, Paper, Scissors

Rock, Paper, Scissors

Dylan and Lucy are best friends and housemates, but the fallout of a tragic accident causes the trajectory of their relationship to descend into unexpected chaos. 

The King of Hollywood

The King of Hollywood

Before Tom Cruise, Cary Grant or Clark Gable, Douglas Fairbanks was the King Of Hollywood! Now virtually forgotten, Doug was a remarkable actor and gifted visionary. 

Theatre: Making It and Doing It Workshop

Theatre: Making It and Doing It Workshop

After a great session in March, Carmen Collective’s ‘Theatre: Making It and Doing It’ workshop is back, bigger and better than ever!Are you a theatre artist of an… 

GRAVE

GRAVE

A grave is being dug, deeper and deeper, and something must lie within it. 

In Everglade Studio

In Everglade Studio

In 1974 London, three musicians and their manager seal themselves inside an underground recording studio to complete a country-rock album, unaware that materials in the walls are d… 

In Everglade Studio

In Everglade Studio

Blackbat Productions pesents In Everglade Studio. 

Mother of Exiles

Mother of Exiles

A young woman buys a bar in Brooklyn, New York. 

Tides

Tides

Tides. 

Odd Jobs

Odd Jobs

'Whatever you say. 

The Dream Machine

The Dream Machine

Making your dreams come true. 

Am I Pretty When I Cry?

Am I Pretty When I Cry?

One-woman play exploring the complex psychological after-effects of a sexual assault. 

Theatre: Making It and Doing It workshop

Theatre: Making It and Doing It workshop

Are you a theatre artist of any discipline who wants to:turn your creative idea into a viable production?obtain funding from Arts Council England?build a sustainable career in the … 

A Bit Of Me

A Bit Of Me

Love Island has opened a world of opportunity for eighteen year old Emma, and she’s going to that villa no matter what. 

Cold, Dark Matters

Cold, Dark Matters

Cold Dark Matters is the story of a writer. 

The Death of Odysseus

The Death of Odysseus

As a child, Telegonus heard the stories of the mythical king of Ithaca; his trials and tribulations as he made his way home from the trojan war. 

News From Vauxhall

News From Vauxhall

Inspired by a ten-year series of prolific, poetic, and philosophic notes by Vauxhall resident and writer Alan Alphie Pritchard, News From Vauxhall is the newly-devised work from … 

Stitches

Stitches

‘Why are there no girl saints?”Cause they ain’t found you yet. 

Strange Orbits (rehearsed reading)

Strange Orbits (rehearsed reading)

‘There’s none on this or any other planet I trust so much as you. 

The Gentleman of Shallot

The Gentleman of Shallot

Martuni lives in a tower. 

The Gentleman of Shalott

The Gentleman of Shalott

Set in a secluded tower, this play is a queer adaptation of Alfred Tennyson’s The Lady of Shalott, a poem detailing the life of said Lady, who is locked away, spending her days w… 

The God-Bomb

The God-Bomb

‘Presented to you tonight, some may see as the most unnaturalistic abhorrent horror but some may see as inspiration, and maybe even absolution. 

Hang the Dog

Hang the Dog

Sam’s throwing a bday party and you’re invited. 

Gangsta Baby

Gangsta Baby

Junior, a queer sex worker in Hastings is suffering from PTSD. 

Gangsta Baby

Gangsta Baby

Junior is a queer sex worker in Hastings suffering from PTSD. 

Get It On Screen! - with Riffy Ahmed

Get It On Screen! - with Riffy Ahmed

Join us at The Hope Theatre for The Gangsta Baby University: a fundraiser for the play Gangsta Baby!The Gangsta Baby University is set up to give you an intensive-crash course on n… 

Get It On The Stage! - with Tom Ratcliffe and Tom Wright

Get It On The Stage! - with Tom Ratcliffe and Tom Wright

Join us at The Hope Theatre for The Gangsta Baby University: a fundraiser for the play Gangsta Baby!The Gangsta Baby University is set up to give you an intensive-crash course on n… 

Get It Together Brother! - surviving showbusiness, with Gary Beadle & Rikki Beadle-Blair

Get It Together Brother! - surviving showbusiness, with Gary Beadle & Rikki Beadle-Blair

Join us at The Hope Theatre for The Gangsta Baby University: a fundraiser for the play Gangsta Baby!The Gangsta Baby University is set up to give you an intensive-crash course on n… 

Get It Written! - script surgery, with Rikki Beadle-Blair MBE

Get It Written! - script surgery, with Rikki Beadle-Blair MBE

Join us at The Hope Theatre for The Gangsta Baby University: a fundraiser for the play Gangsta Baby!The Gangsta Baby University is set up to give you an intensive-crash course on n… 

Get Loud! - creating gig-theatre, with Sam Butters

Get Loud! - creating gig-theatre, with Sam Butters

Join us at The Hope Theatre for The Gangsta Baby University: a fundraiser for the play Gangsta Baby!The Gangsta Baby University is set up to give you an intensive-crash course on n… 

Our 1972

Our 1972

'Remember our second class together, when we had to describe our Political Utopias? This is mine. 

MAKING GIG-THEATRE WORKSHOP, WITH SAM BUTTERS

MAKING GIG-THEATRE WORKSHOP, WITH SAM BUTTERS

Join us at The Hope Theatre for a transformative series of workshops and talks designed to unite and uplift working-class and queer individuals. 

PERFORMING MONOLOGUES WORKSHOP, WITH CAMERON RAASDAL-MUNRO

PERFORMING MONOLOGUES WORKSHOP, WITH CAMERON RAASDAL-MUNRO

Join us at The Hope Theatre for a transformative series of workshops and talks designed to unite and uplift working-class and queer individuals. 

WRITING FOR THEATRE AND SCREEN WORKSHOP, WITH RIKKI BEADLE-BLAIR MBE

WRITING FOR THEATRE AND SCREEN WORKSHOP, WITH RIKKI BEADLE-BLAIR MBE

Join us at The Hope Theatre for a transformative series of workshops and talks designed to unite and uplift working-class and queer individuals. 

GANGSTA BABY - HOPE THEATRE TAKEOVER

GANGSTA BABY - HOPE THEATRE TAKEOVER

Join us at The Hope Theatre for a transformative series of workshops and talks designed to unite and uplift working-class and queer individuals. 

Get That Play On! - with Tom Ratcliffe and Tom Wright

Get That Play On! - with Tom Ratcliffe and Tom Wright

Join us at The Hope Theatre for a transformative series of workshops and talks designed to unite and uplift working-class and queer individuals. 

Nosebleeds

Nosebleeds

'I had one when I found out. 

SPY MOVIE: The Play!

SPY MOVIE: The Play!

When all of the studios in Hollywood reject his newest script, a frustrated screenwriter invites you, an audience of independent financiers, to a one-night-only presentation of… … 

SPY MOVIE: The Play!

SPY MOVIE: The Play!

The protagonist of Matthew Howell and Jack Michael Stacey’s new comedy farce almost says,“The name’s Blonde, Jane Blonde”. 

Moth

Moth

'All of time, in a circle. 

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. 

Definitely Louise

Definitely Louise

‘You’re supposed to be totally fucking crazy when you’re young! Crazy, but in a fun way’From the comfort of her flat, an excitable, precocious, irrepressible woman with… 

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

Billed as ‘documentary theatre’ Lessons on Revolution at the Hope Theatre is a fascinating excursion into performance and the creative process that challenges the traditional i… 

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. 

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. 

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… 

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. 

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… 

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… 

Asian Girls In Therapy

Asian Girls In Therapy

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

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 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 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. 

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… 

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 melt… 

BAR

BAR

Smoke. 

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. 

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. 

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… 

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… 

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… 

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… 

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. 

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. 

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. 

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… 

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. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

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