Stanislavski Can’t Save Me From the Apocalypse
by Maggie Dickinson

5 - 9 May 2026, 8 pm

Five women went to teach theatre for the summer. They just didn’t know the world would end before camp did.

In Stanislavski Can’t Save Me From the Apocalypse, life at a theatre camp in the northern woods of Maine takes a shocking turn when five counsellors suddenly become responsible for more than forty campers after the world ends on the final day of camp. Their artistic dreams collide with the abrupt demands of survival, forcing women who once built imaginary worlds onstage to confront a terrifying new reality offstage.

Take Your Time 
by Lupe Ramos Bianco

24 May 2026, 7 pm

“Take your time” will premier in the Persever Productions Emerging Creatives Programme.

Francesca is drowning in past-due bills, debts, and a struggling tourism company that costs more than it brings in. On the brink of collapse, she comes up with a bold idea: time-travel tourism, offering clients the chance to witness history firsthand. Her business becomes a hit, but soon her past catches up with her. As past and present begin to blur, Francesca must confront the moments and people that shaped her, and the painful truth that the present may be the most valuable thing we have.

Take Your Time is a science fiction play that uses time travel as a lens to explore grief, human connection, and the fragile nature of time. It invites us to ask what would happen if we had the chance to change things, and whether we should.

Animal Farm
A one man WIP by Dov Citron

25 June, 3 pm & 28 June, 5 pm

A dark, psychological solo interpretation of Animal Farm — a stripped-back, internal exploration of power, idealism and corruption.

No farm aesthetic.

No caricature.

One body becoming the system.

Set in emptiness — could be then, now, or never. The focus is psychological rather than political commentary. It leans into stillness, fracture and language rather than theatrical gimmick.

Intimate, intense and designed for smaller spaces where the audience can sit close to the transformation.

This is a work in progress. The showing will consist of a 40 minutes proof of concept performance followed by a short feedback session. Entry is free, but registration is required.



The Extraordinary Life of a Rat Racer
By Chiara Fumanti and Andrea Guerini

30 June - 4 July, 7.30 pm

Pulled earrings. Slit wrists. Chopped veins. T-rex arms.

Eva is just a regular rat racer. Single mother to a 6-year-old boy, she is stuck in a world that keeps punching her down, and is desperately trying to play the game – pay the bills, get him to football, try to survive mum’s comments.

But her mind has different plans. On the way to an important job interview, Eva gets bombarded by a series of ever-worsening intrusive thoughts.

So prepare for the uncomfortable and dive into Eva’s mind. Guided by Arthur, a grotesque, sadistic, half-real figure, this two-hander surreal dark comedy will bring you on a journey that will shift your concept of normality.

Retrospective 
by T J Elliott

14 - 23 May 2026, 7.30 pm

Renowned artist Rory McGrory wakes up trapped in a mysterious art gallery surrounded by empty
canvas’s. No art. No answers. And no way out—until he’s greeted by his ex-wife Pippa, who also
happens to be dead.

She’s determined to convince him that he is, too—and that the artless frames are, in fact, his life’s retrospective. But why can’t he see his own work? As Rory ricochets between denial and acceptance, he’s forced to confront his unresolved past and the emotional toll of a life half-seen. Is this strange afterlife gallery a purgatory—or his final chance to see his life clearly?

“Retrospective” at the Barons Court Theatre marks the UK premiere of the play following its world
premiere at the 2025 Broadway Bound Theatre Festival in New York.
“Retrospective” is produced by a unique collaboration with US theatre company Knowledge
Workings Theatre and Australian theatre company Mon Sans Productions

The Sunday Fix

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Are you a writer with 10 minutes of a new play that you'd like feedback on? 

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