The British Theatre Challenge

The British Theatre Challenge

The British Theatre Challenge returns to the Jack Studio Theatre to bring you five new plays, wrapped into one very entertaining evening. 

The Knowing

The Knowing

If you could live in safety and never have to think about the climate crisis again, would you do it? Could you leave behind those you love, and not ask any questions? The Knowing … 

The Apocalypse Bear Trilogy

The Apocalypse Bear Trilogy

There’s a certain kind of sadness that glows in from the light outside of a window, when the child wakes up from a bad dream and there’s daylight behind the curtains. 

Macready! Dickens' Theatrical Friend

Macready! Dickens' Theatrical Friend

This compelling new show – written and performed by Mark Stratford – tells the story of the great Victorian actor-manager, Macready – the man to whom Charles Dickens dedicate… 

The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

First published in 1886, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is a mystery tale about the inexorable conflict between good and evil. 

You Can’t Understand

You Can’t Understand

You Can’t Understand is a cheeky coming-of-age story about a young woman named Keika, aka Keika Freika, aka genius, aka quirky babe. 

The Loaf

The Loaf

Hamburg. 

A Christmas  Carol

A Christmas Carol

It’s Christmas Eve and Ebenezer Scrooge determines to turn his back on the world, and on Christmas. 

Wasted

Wasted

Kae Tempest’s credentials as a poet and lyricist shine through in Wasted at the Jack Studio. 

Jarman

Jarman

Derek Jarman: film-maker, painter, gardener at Prospect Cottage, activist, writer. 

Just Call Me Al

Just Call Me Al

Kathleen loved to write. 

Howerd’s End

Howerd’s End

Frankie Howerd was one of Britain’s most loved comedians. 

The Stars Are Fire

The Stars Are Fire

The University of Cambridge did not grant degrees to women until 1948. 

HOLST: The Music In The Spheres

HOLST: The Music In The Spheres

In modern parlance Gustav Holst might be regarded as something of a one-hit wonder, though aficionados could point to many other worthy works that have a more esoteric appeal and a… 

Quentin Crisp: Naked Hope

Quentin Crisp: Naked Hope

Quentin Crisp: Naked Hope is the highly acclaimed solo show that depicts the legendary Quentin Crisp at two distinct phases of his extraordinary life: in the late ‘60s, in his fi… 

DIVA: LIVE FROM HELL

DIVA: LIVE FROM HELL

As president of the drama club and star of every school show, Desmond Channing spent most of his short life in the spotlight. 

A Kind of Loving

A Kind of Loving

The decade might be set in history as ‘Swinging’, but for many of us who lived through the ‘60’s the appellation has only a marginal connection with the realities of life. 

Damn Yankees

Damn Yankees

There are no three words more calculated to make a critic’s heart sink than Amateur Operatic Society.