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Toxic
17 - 21 Dec
written by Laura Luise Schreiber, directed by Ella Rowdon
Toxic is a play about the entanglement of four young people who move in and out of love and desire with each other, as they attempt to find identity and meaning, and to both sustain and position themselves in a world in which climate change poses a threat to their futures.
Toxic asks how we remove toxicity from our own lives and relationships – who are we, what should we aspire to achieve, and what is the possibility of change?
The Defectors Present: The Scratch Before Sniffmass
22 December
Hosted by Harrison Cole, Produced by The Defectors.
Pine needles. Mulled wine. Roast dinner. A veritable festive feast for your nostrils. We can't promise any of that, but we can promise a strong whiff of all the incredible local talent that's been hiding right under your nose!
Come on down to the Bread & Roses on the 22nd of December for The Scratch Before Sniffmas; the second yuletide outing of regular variety night Scratch 'n' Sniff, presented by comedy curators The Defectors.
Expect a well balanced, full-bodied evening of comedy, with notes of sketch and stand-up, a hint of music, and other aromatic antics.
fiftysixty & Thrust present
MISSING LANE MARKERS ON THE A47
7 - 18 Jan 2025
written and directed by Toby Moran Mylett
“If I wait here, the world stands still. Not the actual world, that would be ridiculous.”
Strangers along an anonymous road in the East Anglian countryside are thrown together by unusual circumstances involving roadworks and a pet iguana named Gloria.
When G crashes into a hedge somewhere in Norfolk, and Ted puts his all into looking after his ex-girlfriend’s reptile companion, neither could possibly foresee the bizarre and incredibly tenuous effects they'll have on other people dotted along this rural trunk route with nothing much going for it.
Toby Moran Mylett's new play is about the peculiarities of country life, the experience of being an outsider and the invisible lines that connect our experiences. Following previews in 2023 at Camden People's Theatre, fiftysixty and Thrust bring this dryly funny and moving take on modern loneliness to audiences in South London.
Running Time: 60mins approx, no interval
Bread & Proses Playwrights’ Showcase: Mirrors
12th & 13th January at 7pm
We are excited to introduce our first ever Playwrights’ Showcase!
The showcase is the culmination of our brand-new Bread & Proses Playwriting course, which ran for 8 weeks throughout October and November.
During this time, our writers worked collaboratively with our Literary Associate, Seb Porter, to study the craft of playwriting, engage in writing exercises and explore pushing the boundaries of their ideas through discussion and experimentation.
Not only this, but they each also began writing a new play! Our writers were given a shared theme around which they were asked to base a completely new 10-15-minute work, putting into practice everything they had been learning along the way.
Now, we are excited to share the resulting 11 pieces with you all across these two nights of incredible new writing! So come and join us – discover what we’ve been working on…
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Jack Goes to Therapy: A (Somewhat) Romantic Comedy
20 - 22 January
written and performed by Zac Williams
The critically acclaimed Edinburgh Fringe show makes its London debut! Jack is a 29-year-old Kindergarten teacher and a hopeless romantic. When a spontaneous threesome goes awry, Jack’s boyfriend leaves him for the other man. Heartbroken, and determined to find happiness by sheer willpower alone, Jack re-enters the dating world with a vengeance. Dating new men left, right and centre, Jack soon spirals out of control and finds himself in a therapist's office wondering, 'what now?’ Jack Goes to Therapy is a one-man play about love, heartbreak, and everything in between.
“Abundant - and winning - warmth and compassion” - The Scotsman
"A moving and funny one-man tale featuring many characters and perfect delivery" - The List
Pleasure Island: G marks the Spot!
20 - 22 January
produced by Bampot & Dafty and Car Crash Productions
written by Brian Maitland, directed by Tom Sergeant
It’s adult panto time again! Oh yes it is… Join Jim Cockings, Wank*rbell and the Butt Pirates on a voyage of naughty fun to fulfil their quest to find ‘The Golden Cl*t’. With zany, dirty skits, whacky moments and some great tunes to vibe with - will Jim find the cl*t? Or will Long Dong Silvery deny him from reaching his climax?
Does My Fanny Look Big in This?
23 - 25 January
written and performed by Eleanor May Blackburn
with dramaturgical support from Grace Gummer at Sheffield Theatres
Have you ever been riding a homosapien and asked (internally) 'omg am I squashing this person like a double decker bus?'? Or stumbled mentally upon, 'please lord, let me have shaved my nipples'? (free the hairy nips.) That right there is sex anxiety, but not the kind where you can’t get interested in sex- just the kind where you’re afraid they’ll be offended by the smell of your fanny. Join Ellie as she navigates a class of 30 adolescents asking her anything about sex; and what happens when they go home?
Does My Fanny Look Big in This? Tackles sex education, validates sexual anxiety, and deals with sexual trauma while answering questions you’ve always been a little too embarrassed to ask. Let’s explore the sexual world through spoken word, uncomfortable noises, an inflatable sex doll, (bad) singing, anxiety and a limerick.
NASH & MONKHOUSE PRODUCTIONS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH Waterlily films present
UNLUCKY ME (rehearsed reading)
26th January at 2pm and 3rd February at 7pm
Originally written By Kym Nash & Stephanie Holmquest & Adapted for the Stage By Kym Nash
Lucky Flynn, a struggling musician, faces a series of unfortunate events including an abusive girlfriend named Sophie and the murder of his beloved brother Toby. With the support of his sister Sarah, Lucky must confront the mistakes he has made and the challenges in his life in order to find a way forward.
LEECH Productions in association with T Brown Productions present
LEECH!
4 - 6 February
written by Izzie Harding-Perrott, directed by Poppy Maxwell
Who brings a sheep to a party? Are there any lesbians living outside the M25? Could a seagull carry a pug? Join country bumpkin and ex-Cambridge Footlight Izzie for their solo comedy hour, LEECH!. A show about rurality, queerness, not letting the bastards get you down, the wonders of walking, the horrors of networking, growing up, moving on, coming back, tractors, trees, and twits.
LEECH! Is a fresh new comedy about rural life and city survival from Izzie Harding-Perrott. Blending stand-up, sketch comedy, and classic one-man-show storytelling, LEECH! will have you in stitches and tears, and walking away with a newfound knowledge and appreciation of tractors.
Izzie Harding-Perrott is a writer/performer, comedian and actor from East Devon, now based in London. An ex-Cambridge Footlight, they use their interesting but pointless degree in Medieval Literature to tell stories about rural life, folk, community, and mystery. [Sketch-Off Quarter Finalist, Shortlisted for Channel 4 Regional Writers 2024, Pentabus Young Writer 2024]
Review
'There was never a dull moment' ★★★★ . 5
Featherweight Theatre Scratch Night
16 February 7pm
directed by Lauren Stones
Featherweight Theatre are proud to present their first scratch night of 2025, bursting at the seams with original work for you to enjoy.
LynchPin Theatre Company presents
The Vegan Tigress
18 Feb - 1 Mar
written by Claire Parker, directed by Tracy Collier
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
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We are very proud to announce that LONDON PUB THEATRES MAGAZINE is now an OFFIE AWARD WINNING publication
A ONEOFF Special Award 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