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Fionnuala Donnelly Presents
God, The Devil & Me
31 March - 4 April
Written and Directed by Fionnuala Donnelly
Gabe is a perfectly average teenager, with perfectly average problems… except he is best friends with god and the devil. Gabe will have to navigate teenage life all while keeping two omnipotent beings in tow. GCSE stress… if only!”
Have you ever wondered what having two omnipotent beings on your shoulder might feel like? Then do we have the show for you.
Early Doors Productions presents
LIGHTHOUSE
5 April
written by Justin Cartledge, directed by Amy Clayton
Set in Caillte Lighthouse off the coast of Angus in the North Sea just after WW1, the story follows two keepers and their training of a third before things start to occur that question their loyalty, friendship and ultimately, their sanity.
Betwixt Productions Presents
M-Preg
6 April
Written and Directed by George Newman
'M-Preg' is a playful exploration of what it means to be a pregnant trans man.
Told through the lived experience of a very pregnant transgender man, M-Preg follows the trials of navigating pregnancy amidst a sea of Mummies to be. When your binder no longer fits, maybe you've got no choice but to embrace your swollen man-boobs. At this rate, the gender-reveal cake is going to be non-binary colours just to spite my in-laws. And not to be woke, but can we stop calling my baby "it"?
Told through multi-media, drag and a few non-alcoholic pina coladas, this show will make you wonder, how do female seahorses feel after knocking their man up?
Keeping Your Spots (WIP)
by Joshua J. Jewkes
12 April
Jared loves his job. He loves dealing with clients who call up for one thing ... though they’re not proud to admit it. Are they even certain of their choices? Not to worry, Jared is here to help!
It's a busy night, but there may be some calls even Jared might find difficult dealing with.
With a controversially neutral take on the subject, this new darkly comic play attempts to dissect the reason (or reasons) why people choose to fulfill their darkest temptations.
Running time: 40mins
Scorcher Presents
Complicité
11 April
by Finn Lanchester
An oil man and a primary school teacher meet in the dead of night somewhere in London. One of them is handcuffed to a tree. Both have been drinking. What have they got to lose?
Running time: 50mins
Act On Tap Presents
Attachment Theory
14 - 18 April
by Liam Scanlon, directed by Dom Stephens
A queer romance told from the therapist’s chair.
Two queer men sit down to their therapy sessions to navigate their fresh romance. One is a former American monk with a troubled past. The other, an anxiety-prone, privileged English painter courting drug addiction. They don’t realize, as they open up about their deepest feelings about the other, that they’re seeing the same therapist.
As their memories begin to contradict and trauma re-emerges, the audience (playing the therapist) must consider who might be telling the truth, and where to place their trust.
Question Mark Theatre presents
Dear Cathy
21 - 25 April
written by John Brindley, directed by John Brindley and Nathan Theys
Dear Cathy - A drama of inconceivable loss
Performed by Amelia Sweetland, original music by Polo Piatti
D&Q Theatre Presents
Pity Party
27 - 30 April
by Emma Bailey, directed/devised by Emma Bailey and Ismael Akram
Pity Party is all about celebrating life, sharing love, and losing yourself. Everything happens in one day, for one day only, at a party, in a theatre, and it will never be exactly the same - that's why it's live and why we're alive. The show explores how we impact events (or at least our experience of events), whilst allowing us to question how much we should believe in what we are seeing. Pity party is a comedy and a tragedy; it involves verbatim theatre, mixed media, dance, physical theatre, improvisation and text. It is a show of pure chaos, where no one can know for sure what is real and/or true. It is an intimate experience, but it is also an extremely public event. It is entirely Human.
It is a party unlike one you'll have ever been to before: there will be cake, there should be laughter, there may be tears, but "It's My Party And I'll Cry If I Want To"...
New Stagers Presents
BOOK CLUB
1-3 May
written and directed by Kate Bromage
Grab your wine, nibbles and notebooks and get ready to join Linda and her fellow “book clubbers” as they attempt to dissect the literary classics, over the course of 12 months.
This comedy explores the idiosyncrasies of a group of random acquaintances brought together (through Linda’s heavy persuasion) by their love (or mild interest) of books.
As we move through different meetings, each covering an array of classic novels, free flowing wine, endless crisps and small pockets of insight into each character’s life, we’re left with the question: can this motley group of strangers actually become friends? And what exactly is a cheese puff?
Cast
Bob - Colin Sheehan
Gemma - Ailsa Wright
James - Joe Waterfield
Linda - Joanna Dodd
Susan - Susanne Joseph
Call Yourself an Irishman?
4-6 May
by Declan Duffy, directed by David Alexander
"You're born in one country, but your parents come from a different one. So what does that make you?
A show about Ireland, Britain, and never quite knowing which nationality you are."
Cast & Creatives: Written, produced and performed by Declan Duffy
Running time: 75mins
Tayọ Aluko & Friends Presents
Coleridge-Taylor of Freetown
by Tayọ Aluko, directed by Mojisọla Kareem
12 - 30 May
It's January 1999.
George Coleridge-Taylor, retired Sierra Leonean diplomat, finds himself trapped in Fourah Bay College when the civil war that has been ravaging the country reaches Freetown. In hiding, he reflects on his and his country’s stories, wondering if he dares defend the woman captured by the fearsome rebels.
His imagination takes him to more peaceful climes, where he sings the beautiful songs of his famous uncle, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor.
Reviews:
“The sweetness and beauty of the songs provides a poignant contrast to the often bleak events they punctuate.” Morning Star
“One of the reasons I love Fringe Theatre is challenging performances like these.”
Theatre, Films and Art
“Aluko takes on the characters of the abusers to chilling effect.”
Running time: 75 mins
Wild Orchid Company Presents
In Shakespeare We Trust
by Alex Floyd
17 - 18 May
A classic alternative comedy night!
If you ever wondering what is the common point between pandemic, social medias, feminism, god, America, Hamlet, Richard III, Lady Macbeth and Shakespeare, this show is for you! A one-non-binary show with metaphysical sense of humour, a good amount of physical comedy and meta-theatricality. Inspired by great comedians like Andy Kaufman, Jerry Seinfeld, Ricky Gervais, and if you ever being nostalgic to the 70's, come and see our new terrific comedian : Alex Floyd!
A real immersion and innovative way to see Shakespeare's universe and to explore the craziness of modern society in a very unexpected way...
Starring Alex Floyd
Producer and Manager: Alan Murphy
Running time: 70mins
Wellpark Wanderer
24 May
by Oliver Robertson
A lyrical journey through Glasgow's East End that digs into the concrete and the soul of a city exploring change, loss, and belonging. With humour and heart, Wellpark Wanderer is a love letter to community, asking who shapes our cities—and at what cost? A performance from poet Oliver Robertson, proud son of Wellpark, this is both elegy and protest.
Please note: the show will include support sets from guest spoken word performers.
Be Wry Productions Presents
Thou Shalt Sit The F*** Down
2 - 6 June
by Ben Everett Riley, directed by Oneikeh Campbell
Will is not just a professional, he is the professional. Booked every weekend. Rarely phased by anything his clients throw his way. Special requests? Piece of cake. And he stays primed and raring to go by religiously following his 10 Commandments.
But when his boss makes him train up a gorgeous twinky newbie, the rulebook gets thrown out the window, and Will finds his firm routine isn’t as rock solid as he thought...
Following sold out shows at the Lambeth Fringe, “Thou Shalt Sit The F*** Down” is a filthy, queer, laugh-out-loud solo comedy, crash landing in Clapham, featuring Australian Daddies, pretentious kids, and bubbles (because everyone loves bubbles). Be prepared for the awkward, the outrageous and the outright unbelievable world of kid’s entertainment that you never knew existed in our very city.
