WHAT'S ON at BARONS COURT THEATRE
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Barons Court Theatre At Curtains Up Pub,
28a Comeragh Road ,London, W14 9HR
LOCATION
Barons Court Theatre is just a short walk from both Barons Court and West Kensington stations
FEBRUARY - APRIL 2025
SHOWS TO SEE
Do You Feel Anger? by Mara Nelson - Greenberg 1 - 5 April
A surreal dark comedy exploring whether you can achieve compromise, without compromising your values
Written during Donald Trump’s first term in office, Do You Feel Anger? is a surreal dark comedy exploring whether you can achieve compromise, without compromising your values.
Sofia is an empathy coach, hired to help a debt collection agency stop screaming at people on the phone. Whilst dealing with her own family difficulties, she is determined to teach the employees emotions beyond anger, hunger and horn. But the longer she struggles to make change happen, the more she finds herself drawn into the dangerous absurdity of what passes for normal.
Cast:
Sofia: Arianna Kozloski
Eva: Rhiannon Lewis
Howie: Simon Berry
Jordan: Sarmed Hyder
Jon: Martin Peacock
Janie / Sofia’s mum: Jenni Wredden
Creative team:
Directors: Anna Markland and Dean Reilly
The Argument
by Spare the Rod Theatre
8 - 12 April 2025, 7 pm
We want you to have an argument with us. We’re working something out and would like you to be there. There’s certainly plenty we can learn from you. The conversations we have at present are so dull, and there are new ways to think. Heated exchanges to be had. We know you want to be part of the conversation. So come down for The Argument. It can be about anything. It can be about art. Or sports. Maybe we’ll even get on to theatre.
Join us in this entirely serious experiment in the potentialities of performer-audience exchange with The Argument, the latest production from theatre company spare the rod. In just 60 minutes and guided entirely by ideas from the audience, we are going to answer some big questions via some serious discussion. Things don’t half feel a bit staid and samey out there, don’t they? Perhaps you can make a contribution to the solution.
All the Worst Parts
by Sabrina Simohamed
19, 20 April 2025, 7.30 pm
Your Parents walking in on you masturbating. A man aggressively mouthing the lyrics to ‘Bulletproof’ at you. Accidentally liking someone’s post from two years ago. Being the booty call. Your mum crying. Soggy fajitas. Falling in love with your best friend. A funeral. An argument. A long night. An even longer morning.
ALL THE WORST PARTS, a one-woman dark comedy following the aftermath of sexual violence, all the worst parts that stay with you, take over you and you leave behind.
Sabrina Simohamed’s debut performance at the Barons Court Theatre, directed by Xhuliana Shehu.
It’s Nothing Personal, It’s Just Business by Kelsey Marlowe Jessup
22 - 26 April 2025, 7.30 pm and 26 April 2025, 2.30 pm
An organic questioning of today’s theatre industry and actor training, It’s Nothing Personal, It’s Just Business explores new and different ways forward for actors and theatre practitioners; with robots, a cat, and the experience of living onstage.
In an industry and world where creatives are forced to tick boxes and follow the rules, the actor, Kelsey, takes the audience on an interactive and thoughtful journey; inviting them to play alongside her and experience what a world it would be to be allowed to truly live on stage.
The play is also distinguished by Kelsey’s use of the Demidov Organic Acting Technique, which ensures a new iteration of real life with every performance. While this technique has been used within actor training at the Demidov Studio London (DSL), and within research contexts in the DSL Lab Ensemble, this production– for the first time in our lifetimes – uses the technique throughout the entirety of the creation and performance process of a solo-play.
The form, content, and creative process of Its Nothing Personal… are all integral to the play's message of new ways forward for actors and the creative community at large. Thus, we are excited to see artists and creatives of all modalities in our audiences and how they respond to the ripples that our piece creates.
Mermaids
Have No Tears
by Ellis Stump
29 April - 17 May 2025, 7.30 pm (Tue - Sat)
Inspired by the original fairytale and Hans Christian Anderson’s real queer love triangle, this coming-of-age tail, set at the iconic Coney Island Mermaid Parade, dives into themes of selfless vs shellfishness in America today.
As the 2025 political administration makes tensions and temperatures rise, should we indulge escapism or violence, or do mermaids hold the key to harmony?
Written by Ellis Stump
Directed by Julia Sopher
Shelter by Julia Finn
20 - 25 May 2025, 7.30 pm
Jess and Ross are trapped in a survival bunker - they can hear something enormous and hungry desperately trying to claw them out. They are safe in the bunker, from the homophobia and transphobia of the outside world, from Jess' brother who locked them inside. With each other as their only company, they use each other to affirm that they are loveable, that they are weak, that they are cruel. They use each other for pleasure and self-hatred.
Shelter was written by Julia Finn, a trans woman and lesbian, as an exploration of queerness and monstrosity. The script interrogates the desire to self-isolate, with the acknowledgment of harm that internalized hatred can bring to loved ones, relationships, and yourself.
Chop-chop! by Andrea Holland
27 - 31 May 2025, 7.30 pm
"Stereotypes are true; they are just not the whole truth."
Meet Spanish and English, two vibrant characters that grapple and coexist, battling their ever-growing list of obligations. This eclectic, Spanglish, one-woman show explores procrastination, emails, recipes, and the pursuit of life's true essence.
Infused with energetic physical comedy, clowning, and storytelling, "Chop-chop!" promises laughter and reflection about what truly shapes us. It mirrors the complexity of a bilingual brain and our multi-faceted identities.
"Chop-chop!" is an ode to Andrea’s mother and her tortilla. It highlights how something as simple as food reconnects us with our roots; whilst also criticising toxic productivity culture and how we can lose ourselves within it.
Join us in the battle between the emotional and rational sides of the brain – Spanish versus English, or is it the other way around?
REGULAR EVENTS / & COMEDY
Best friends Hamza and Jake discover characters, scenes and storylines on the spot, without the faintest idea what might happen next.
Every Thursday night watch as Avocado pull an ORIGINAL ONE-ACT PLAY out of thin air, turning truth into belly laughs; imagine Tarantino meets Spinal Tap.
Adding fuel to the fire, legendary music fills each show, from soulful grooves to rare classics, leaving you dancing in your seat and rolling in the aisles.
The Sunday Fix -for theatre makers
The first Sunday of every month
You're invited to our monthly scratch night with a difference!
Get your creative fix in an evening that's part Q&A, part scratch night and a whole lot of fun. Are you a writer with 10 minutes of a new play that you'd like feedback on? Maybe you're a director or actor who loves new writing and wants more experience? Or a theatre lover who's curious about the theatre making process? Come along to the Sunday Fix and join our growing network of emerging artists getting creative together.
To sign up for our Creative pool, write in to sundayfix@baronscourttheatre.com with a bit about you and we'll be in touch.
Coming up for another residency to ensure the summer laughter at Barons Court... it's Kid Smokers! Regular residents at Hollywood Arms in Chelsea, Daniel and co. will be with us for 5 performances only!
Thursdays from 9, so earlier than Avocado, to leave more time for laughter! Come see SW London's best improv rolling up the laughs. In the Kids we trust. This show is intended for an 18+ audience.
BURNT ORANGE THEATRE COMPANY
An evening filled with new writing, spoken word, and stand-up comedy. Celebrating the best that young people can do and everything that new, local, and emerging artists have to offer. Take a seat for your chance to get an insight into new, future, and exciting projects. Stick around afterward for an opportunity to meet and network with other young creatives and the Burnt Orange team in a relaxed, friendly environment.
Neuro-hahaha
by Guerilla Autistics
13 April 2025, 7.30 pm
A comedy night celebrating the best emerging Autistic acts on the London circuit!
Lineup:
Mark Nicholas (Host)
West End New Act Of The Year Semi-Finalist 2022 Disability Champions Award 2023
Sallyanne Fellowes
* LEICESTER SQUARE NEW COMEDIAN OF THE YEAR 2023 WINNER *
* NEW FOREST NEW COMEDIAN OF THE YEAR 2023 WINNER *
Don Biswas
Edinburgh Fringe Award For Autistic Excellence – 2023
Paul Wady
Neurodiverse Review Life Time Achievement Award 2023
Becky Jade
Absolute firecracker Becky Jade, impish, infectiously confident stand up"
Becky Jade is an autistic, gender-fluid legend with a thousand anecdotes up their sleeves! As seen on Channel 4 Comedy
Sunday, 27 April 2024, 7 pm
Sunday, 25 May 2024, 7 pm
Tall Tales and Cocktails is a night of comic storytelling by the leading raconteurs on the comedy scene. A night for adults only.
MC: Steven Mayne
We are very proud to announce that LONDON PUB THEATRES MAGAZINE is now an OFFIE AWARD WINNING publication
A ONEOFF Special Award (February 2024) has been awarded to London Pub Theatres Magazine and Editor Heather Jeffery for providing a vital forum for highlighting the excellent work that happens in rooms in pubs, with sensitive editing, and an acute sense of the importance of tiny fringe venues to the health and development of British Theatre
London pub theatres magazine is published in Rickmansworth by London Pub Theatres Magazine Ltd ISSN 2977-6724
