V-Day 2025: Untold Stories
presented by 5D Theatre 13 February
as part of The Bread & Roses' V-Day 2025 week
A night of scratch performances from 5D Theatre, a female led company with spiritual activism at its core which champions stories which are often underrepresented for communities who struggle to find their stories told on stage.
Proceeds from this event will go to Luton all Women's Centre
More info V-Day at https://www.vday.org
The Witch, the Bitch, the Whore was Your Angel written by Cheryl Prince, directed by Jam Patel and produced by 5D Theatre
Saria Callas, written by Sara Amini, directed by Manuel Lavandera & Sara Amini and produced by Seemia Theatre
Trauma Bondage, written by Selina Armoudon, directed by Jam Patel and produced by Joy Productions
Throughout history, activists and artists have used V-Day to shed light on the connection between gender based violence and political instability, armed conflict, xenophobia, unsafe working conditions, transphobia, homophobia, and racism.
RAISE THE VIBRATION will replace The Bread and Roses Theatre's annual Vagina Monologues event, through a series of monologues and spoken word peices, so we can foreground new voices in the conversation around ending violence against women (cisgender and transgender), those who hold fluid identities, nonbinary people, girls and the planet.
This is an Artistic Rising and all participation is voluntary. All proceeds from tickets are donated to Refuge - https://www.refuge.org.uk
More info V-Day at https://www.vday.org
A 19th century feminist fairytale writer accidentally summons a ghost. The spirit is the highly-offended mother of the lover the writer spurned years before. The opposing worlds of free spirits and corsets collide...
Claire Parker’s new play shines a light on Mary De Morgan, a writer, a woman of independent means, a socialist and an activist. Mary wrote several volumes of fairy tales, tearing up the rule book on expected outcomes for boys, girls and happy ever afters.
She grew up amongst artists and activists in a circle of free-thinking Pre-Raphaelites and was well acquainted with the families of William Morris, Edward Burne-Jones, Rudyard Kipling and the Rossettis and would frequently read her stories to their children.
The play celebrates the art and act of storytelling. One of De Morgan’s fantastical tales is woven into this witty reimagining of the moment a formidable ghost from Mary’s past forces her to re-evaluate her own story as she finds herself on the cusp of a life-changing journey.
Presented by LynchPin Theatre.
TOP PICK
Kathleen and her pregnant daughter Moira fled Belfast in the early 90s, leaving The Troubles behind for a better life in Kilburn, the beating heart of the London Irish Community and Ireland’s 33rd county.
Now 3 decades later, Niamh’s turning 30 and she’s bringing her mystery boyfriend home to meet the family. They're praying to God for a good catholic boy from an Irish family however, this isn’t exactly who Niamh has in store for them. With Moira on the brink of an emotional breakdown and Kathleen concealing a double life, Niamh's new boyfriend is in for one explosive afternoon. Hide the whiskey…
The Queen of Quex Road is a razor-sharp dark comedy about family, identity, and the past that refuses to stay buried. The Queen of Quex Road is a Bread & Roses Playwriting Award Winner 2024.
Ricky is 23, unemployed, and struggling with mounting disappointment after a year of job rejections. His mother, Geena, believes Ricky’s negative outlook is the real problem and that he should embrace the beauty of life. Desperate to help, Geena tries everything from pep talks to yoga to boost his aura, but nothing works. Just as Ricky’s despair deepens, he receives an email offering him a job - despite his lack of experience.
Overjoyed, mother and son imagine a bright future, unaware they’re stepping into a dangerous trap. This dramatic comedy dives into the bond between a mother and her son, exploring societal pressures, the fragility of mental health, and the dangerous lure of easy success. A story filled with humour and heartbreak, it captures the poignant struggles of young adults facing a world where finding one’s place is anything but simple.
Sage is like everybody else her age. Apart from the fact that isn’t true at all. She may look like everyone else, but inside somethings changed. And no amount of avoiding it can change that. She needs to stop and face her past.
So, when Sage finally receives her therapy referral. It seems strange to her that she doesn’t want to be there at all.
Inside A Mind is a spoken word play exploring Sage’s brave journey to recovery. By going inside her mind and experiencing the world through her eyes, this play explores the effects of PTSD and the experience of surviving trauma.
produced by Plucky Productions
written & directed by Alex John
Plucky Productions would like to present, a new sitcom, Everyone's Worried About Eve. A touching and poignant one woman show full of laughs and a cracking soundtrack.
So sit back, relax and grab a drink as we invite you all to celebrate Eve's birthday. Although, for some reason this year feels different and Eve doesn't quite know why? Maybe she could find out, if only that damn phone would stop interrupting her.
Well, as they say, the show must go on!
TELLY
25 - 29 March
written and directed by award-winning writer, James Huxtable
produced by Only Lucky Dogs Theatre
One man. One telly.
The story of one law-abiding citizen and an open door, TELLY follows the events of an unsuspecting summer’s night when an innocent man finds himself committing a crime he never thought possible.
How do our decisions shape our lives? And how do we redeem ourselves, if we can at all?
This new absurdist comedy from Only Lucky Dogs explores the confines of the fugitive mind as reality morphs into something utterly unrecognisable. This is a story about downfalls, the intricacies between right and wrong, and the lines we walk between them.
In truth, it is a story about a lot of things. But, most importantly, it is a story about a telly.
Only Lucky Dogs Theatre is a production house specialising in new, thought-provoking theatre. Established in 2018 by a group of university friends in Sheffield, a dedication to bringing exciting new talent to the forefront of the scene remains their main priority, having launched multiple initiatives to aid the development of early career artists. After a short break, TELLY marks the first piece to be stamped onto the London scene.