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Look At Me

Look At Me

Blue Chrysalis Productions presents ‘Look At Me’ Shhh! Who? Me? Yes, you. 

Lucky And Shaft: The Death of Dennis Bash

Lucky And Shaft: The Death of Dennis Bash

Lucky Lawrence thought he had seen it all. 

Because

Because

“Why do you hurt yourself?” Jade has all the answers, that is until some unexpected news provokes overwhelming questions and resurrects painful memories. 

Delightfully Dark

Delightfully Dark

Prepare for a hilarious and heartwarming journey into the great unknown with “Delightfully Dark,” where laughter meets the afterlife in a cabaret that celebrates the absurdity of… 

HER RAVING MIND

HER RAVING MIND

EL is not well. 

Puck, in Epilogue

Puck, in Epilogue

Puck finally gets the last word in Puck, in Epilogue, a one-mortal play touching on love, and visibility, in a sequel to A Midsummer Night’s Dream. 

Locusts

Locusts

Orange Works is proud to present Locusts - a powerful new play exploring the impact of past traumas on present day life. 

Time and Time Again

Time and Time Again

Best friends Becca and Zoe have known each other for 20 years. 

Prospero's Dead

Prospero's Dead

At the end of Shakespeares’s swan song ‘The Tempest’, moon-calf and monster Caliban is left on the beach unclad, unhinged and alone. 

Cinderella and Frankenstein's Monster Are Dead

Cinderella and Frankenstein's Monster Are Dead

昭兰 (Zhao Lan), a Chinese exchange student in an American high school, often finds herself lost in thoughts of Frankenstein’s monster. 

Duty

Duty

As the First World War unfolds, three friends in rural Sussex feel very different calls to duty; changing their lives forever. 

That Witch Helen

That Witch Helen

The face that launched a thousand ships finally gets to speak. 

The Workplace

The Workplace

Delve into the dysfunctional lives of the employees of. 

Marie Lloyd Stole My Life

Marie Lloyd Stole My Life

Betrayal, Discrimination, Sexual Exploitation, Domestic Violence and Press Intrusion in the Victorian Music Hall. 

The Wardrobe of Love

The Wardrobe of Love

Imagine a world in which everyone literally wears their emotions on their sleeve. 

Awake, Gay and Writing a Play

Awake, Gay and Writing a Play

Preaching the word to thousands in football stadiums and evangelising undercover in China amidst 30 years of door-knocking, and all the while the sound of sexuality was knocking lo… 

NR All These Pretty Things

NR All These Pretty Things

What do you do when your husband runs off with your teenage goddaughter? You write some songs, dye your wedding dress black and make a show. 

All These Pretty Things

All These Pretty Things

What do you do when your husband runs off with your teenage goddaughter? You write some songs, dye your wedding dress black and make a show. 

Frat

Frat

Brotherhood isn’t free. 

Tales of a Jane Austen Spinster

Tales of a Jane Austen Spinster

When a Jane Austen heroine, unlucky in love, finds herself thrown into the modern world of dating, she must set aside her customs and expectations to brave this new world of courts… 

Untitled Frat Play

Untitled Frat Play

Brotherhood isn’t free. 

Madonna On The Rocks

Madonna On The Rocks

A dark, empowering and very funny new musical about motherhood, madness and making art at the end of the world. 

Slipping Through My Fingers

Slipping Through My Fingers

Maggie is disappearing. 

RTFM (Read The F***ing Manual)

RTFM (Read The F***ing Manual)

In the heart of chaos and conflict, against the backdrop of war, a couple embark on a seemingly ordinary task: assembling an IKEA wardrobe. 

Murder at the Manor

Murder at the Manor

Murder at the Manor starts strong with a witty nod to 1940s film noir, complete with detective narration and moody intrigue. 

You're SO F**KING Croydon!

You're SO F**KING Croydon!

‘You’re SO F**king Croydon!’ is a bold dive into the female working-class experience and noughties club culture, blending music, dance, comedy and Croydon’s most infamous c… 

Dangerous To Know

Dangerous To Know

July 1841, St Mary Magdalene Church, Hucknall Torkard (Lord Byron’s final resting place)Claire Clairmont, Lord Byron’s former mistress, has just laid her mother to rest before … 

Katherine and Pierre

Katherine and Pierre

Drag. 

Freezer Cake

Freezer Cake

“Freezer Cake” is a delicious and devastating culinary play that delves into themes of family, love, personal choice, and the significance of food. 

With Ruby and I

With Ruby and I

Mags’s mum has recently died. 

PROVOCATEUR

PROVOCATEUR

Tish (Letitia Delish) is stuck. 

In search of the Dance

In search of the Dance

“In Search of the Dance” is a fantasia about the popular French composer Maurice Ravel. 

Seldom Differ: Work in Progress

Seldom Differ: Work in Progress

Northern sketch lads Seldom Differ try out new ideas in this hour of multimedia character sketch comedy. 

Seldom Differ: Work in Progress

Seldom Differ: Work in Progress

Northern sketch lads Seldom Differ try out new ideas in this hour of multimedia character sketch comedy. 

Kitchen Underwear

Kitchen Underwear

How far can you push a sex metaphor, a romantic friendship, and questionable interior décor choices? When Ash and Zee move into their tiny Edinburgh apartment, they begin to navig… 

Kitchen Underwear

Kitchen Underwear

How far can you push a sex metaphor, a romantic friendship, and questionable interior décor choices? When Ash and Zee move into their tiny Edinburgh apartment, they begin to navig… 

1, 2, 3. Sh*t, that's my OCD

1, 2, 3. Sh*t, that's my OCD

In a world full of ugliness, desperation and people touching you with dirty hands, OCD became Tina’s coping mechanism. 

The South Of Somewhere Else

The South Of Somewhere Else

Join us for a journey like no other in ‘The South Of Somewhere Else,’ a captivating show that fuses the vibrant coastal cultures of the UK and Spain. 

The Strange Case of Dr Dillon

The Strange Case of Dr Dillon

From 1915 to 1940, Michael Dillon struggled against a world that insisted he was a girl. 

The Strange Case of Dr Dillon

The Strange Case of Dr Dillon

From 1915 to 1940, Michael Dillon struggled against a world that insisted he was a girl. 

The South Of Somewhere Else

The South Of Somewhere Else

Join us for a journey like no other in ‘The South Of Somewhere Else,’ a captivating show that fuses the vibrant coastal cultures of the UK and Spain. 

1,2,3. sh*t. that's my OCD.

1,2,3. sh*t. that's my OCD.

In a world full of ugliness, desperation and people touching you with dirty hands, OCD became Tina’s coping mechanism. 

Geneva Convention

Geneva Convention

“Because whatever has happened to humanity, whatever is currently happening, it is happening to us all. 

Geneva Convention

Geneva Convention

“Because whatever has happened to humanity, whatever is currently happening, it is happening to us all. 

Locusts

Locusts

Orange Works is proud to present Locusts - a powerful new play exploring the impact of past traumas on present day life. 

Coffee After Therapy

Coffee After Therapy

All of us have been on our own respective journey individually, focusing on healing from heartbreak, trauma, loss and a rediscovery of self. 

Coffee After Therapy

Coffee After Therapy

Coffee After Therapy is an exciting new musical by award-winning writer/composer Matthew Knowles. 

Karaoke at the S.U

Karaoke at the S.U

What’s worse than bumping into a terrible one-night stand? Meeting in the abortion clinic is probably up there. 

Karaoke at the S.U

Karaoke at the S.U

What’s worse than bumping into a terrible one-night stand? Meeting in the abortion clinic is probably up there. 

That Witch Helen

That Witch Helen

The face that launched a thousand ships finally gets to speak. 

The Waiting Room

The Waiting Room

A girl called Lemon is looking for her lover, Cactus. 

The Waiting Room

The Waiting Room

A girl called Lemon is looking for her lover, Cactus. 

Dinner! Darlings! Dinner!

Dinner! Darlings! Dinner!

Welcome to the wonderful world of glamorous dining with ex Showgirl Sindy. 

Dinner! Darlings! Dinner!

Dinner! Darlings! Dinner!

Welcome to the wonderful world of glamorous dining with ex Showgirl Sindy. 

The Trials of Magnus Coffinkey

The Trials of Magnus Coffinkey

For what can you say to someone when their heart’s been cleft in two? Nothing. 

2 Queers in Tears?

2 Queers in Tears?

This is not your regular love story. 

2 Queers in Tears?

2 Queers in Tears?

This is not your regular love story. 

The Trials of Magnus Coffinkey

The Trials of Magnus Coffinkey

For what can you say to someone when their heart’s been cleft in two? Nothing. 

In an Alternate Universe, I Don't Want to Live in the UK

In an Alternate Universe, I Don't Want to Live in the UK

Catherine, who is from Hong Kong originally and now residing in the UK, is currently suffering from homesickness. 

In an Alternate Universe, I Don't Want to Live in the UK

In an Alternate Universe, I Don't Want to Live in the UK

Catherine, who is from Hong Kong originally and now residing in the UK, is currently suffering from homesickness. 

Six Characters in Search of Pirandello

Six Characters in Search of Pirandello

Playwright Tim Coakley has created an interesting twist on Luigi Pirandello’s groundbreaking play, Six Characters in Search of an Author, with his latest work, Six Characters in … 

Six Characters in Search of Pirandello

Six Characters in Search of Pirandello

We present the world premiere of an important new play exploring the extraordinary ideas of Luigi Pirandello. 

Plastic and Chicken Bones

Plastic and Chicken Bones

A tiny margin of error causes a future time traveller to end up in the present day and, as they await recovery, we learn about what brought them here – as well as the events that… 

Plastic and Chicken Bones

Plastic and Chicken Bones

A tiny margin of error causes a future time traveller to end up in the present day and, as they await recovery, we learn about what brought them here – as well as the events that… 

Chopped Liver & Unions

Chopped Liver & Unions

In the East End of London the fires of rebellion and change have burned for centuries. 

Chopped Liver & Unions

Chopped Liver & Unions

Welcome to the East End of London. 

Magpie

Magpie

Starring Andrew Cusack, Johnjoe Irwin and Ronan Colfer. 

Magpie

Magpie

In a cell strewn with straw, Michael Murphy sits on a basic mattress, chalks up the days of imprisonment on the wall; looks in his notebook and scribbles in it with his pencil. 

2145

2145

2145 by Emma Kelly. 

2145

2145

2145 by Emma Kelly A road trip to the future where no one knows who’s in control. 

I Heart Michael Ball

I Heart Michael Ball

It’s the tenth bi-annual meeting of the Michael Ball Appreciation Society and Alex, their founder, has a special surprise to mark the occasion. 

I Heart Michael Ball

I Heart Michael Ball

It’s the 10th bi-annual meeting of the Michael Ball Appreciation Society and Alex, their founder, has a special surprise to mark the occasion. 

HóPe

HóPe

Written and performed by Giullianna Martinez, HóPe follows 2 interwoven storylines: a woman facing her mother’s blood cancer diagnosis and the life of Colombian revolutionary Po… 

HóPe

HóPe

Written and performed by Giullianna Martinez, HóPe follows 2 interwoven storylines: a woman facing her mother’s blood cancer diagnosis and the life of Colombian revolutionary Po… 

After All These Years

After All These Years

A comedy about the passing of time. 

After All These Years

After All These Years

A comedy about the passing of time. 

Safer

Safer

“If I hadn’t got out of my car that day, I would not, absolutely not be here strutting my rugby fit bear body, wearing f**k-right-off amazing dangly earrings on the streets of Hull… 

Safer

Safer

“If I hadn’t got out of my car that day, I would not, absolutely not be here strutting my rugby fit bear body, wearing f**k-right-off amazing dangly earrings on the streets of Hull… 

Testicle

Testicle

I was kicked in the testicle when I was 8 years old and didn’t tell anyone until I was 13. 

Chemistry

Chemistry

Chemistry, written by Sam Chittenden, is set in a future world in which people can’t touch. 

Testicle

Testicle

I was kicked in the testicle when I was 8 years old and didn’t tell anyone until I was 13. 

Chemistry

Chemistry

Chemistry, written by Sam Chittenden, is set in a future world in which people can’t touch. 

Days

Days

This 5-star Brighton Company is back with a brand new comedy eco-thriller In a future where the world is running out of energy, teams are looking for new ways to create power. 

Days

Days

This 5-star Brighton Company is back with a brand new comedy eco-thriller In a future where the world is running out of energy, teams are looking for new ways to create power. 

I AM HOME

I AM HOME

I am Home is a hard hitting verbatim piece, focusing on the perspectives of those who are living or have lived the homeless experience. 

I AM HOME

I AM HOME

I am Home is a hard hitting verbatim piece, focusing on the perspectives of those who are living or have lived the homeless experience. 

God on High

God on High

Tulip, a young, free-spirited vicar, whose debt-ridden church is on the brink of closure, is looking for a miracle. 

God on High

God on High

Tulip, a young, free-spirited vicar, whose debt-ridden church is on the brink of closure, is looking for a miracle. 

Lady Bracknell's Confinement

Lady Bracknell's Confinement

Lady Bracknell. 

Lady Bracknell's Confinement

Lady Bracknell's Confinement

One man. 

Marie Lloyd Stole My Life

Marie Lloyd Stole My Life

The Victorian Music Hall: Discrimination, sexual exploitation, domestic violence and press intrusion. 

The Loop

The Loop

‘What exactly can I do with this? How can this work? My head is very– It’s so complicated. 

The Loop

The Loop

‘What exactly can I do with this? How can this work? My head is very– It’s so complicated. 

Marie Lloyd Stole My Life

Marie Lloyd Stole My Life

We have more than likely at some point in our lives, heard of music hall star Marie Lloyd. 

Macbeth: The Musical

Macbeth: The Musical

“Is this a real knife? Is this just fantasy?” Enjoy Shakespeare’s spooky tragedy like never before, as six actors deploy wittily rewritten pop classics, uproariously silly com… 

Damien

Damien

The story of Father Damien de Veuster, the leper priest of Molokai and patron saint of outcasts. 

A Bit of a Carry On

A Bit of a Carry On

‘Darling Buds of May’ actor Tyler Butterworth tells the funny, moving and unashamedly nostalgic story of his much-loved parents, the nation’s first female TV impressionist Janet … 

Bad Clowns: Invasion

Bad Clowns: Invasion

For many years the Bureau for Alien Defence has kept the world safe from extra-terrestrial threats. 

Labyrinth

Labyrinth

“Today I killed a man. 

In Memoriam

In Memoriam

Alex Grey, funeral director and functioning alcoholic, has found himself suffering from a grave depression and a sense of low self-esteem. 

Wild

Wild

WILD by Jenna Kamal. 

Paler, Still

Paler, Still

‘Paler, Still’ by Oonagh Wall (written in collaboration with the company). 

Love and Money

Love and Money

In our world of fast fashion, the buy-now-pay-later mentality fed to us by banks like Klarna and the rising cost of living, Dennis Kelly’s Love and Money will truly resonate with… 

Love and Money

Love and Money

Dennis Kelly is one of the UK’s most extraordinary and original writers working today. 

Duty

Duty

Duty is both fabulously simple and incredibly clever, shining the light on complex issues with deep and sympathetic understanding yet offering no glib answers. 

A Steady Rain

A Steady Rain

Biilled as a dark duologue between two Chicago policemen and you would be forgiven for thinking that A Steady Rain might be categorised as 'niche' theatre. 

Alfie

Alfie

“You gotta live for yourself in this life. 

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