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Perfectly Fine Theatre Presents
Borscht
by Joe Kirk
17 - 19 September
“Men and women can’t be friends because the sex part always gets in the way” -When Harry Met Sally
Two best friends. Two break ups. Zero clue on how you move on.
‘Borscht’ is a funny and painfully familiar look at heartbreak, healing, and the kind of friendship that keeps you afloat when everything else feels a bit shit. David and Kel are muddling through it all…but at least they have each other .
LAMBETH FRINGE LAUNCH PARTY 2026!
The Bread and Roses 19 September
Join Us for The Lambeth Fringe Launch Party!
Kick off our 2026 festival at our exclusive launch party, taking over The Bread & Roses Pub! This is your chance to network, meet the Lambeth Fringe team, and dive into the vibrant world of our festival.
Date: 19 September 2026
Time: From 6:30 PM until late
Location: The Bread & Roses Pub
Calliope Productions Presents
Abrasion
by Meg Rose-Dixon, directed by Lauren Tranter
20 September
Abrasion is a hilarious and vital one-woman show, written by and starring up-and-coming talent Meg-Rose Dixon, as our heroine reflects on her diagnosis journey on the anniversary of her surgery. Abrasion is a side-splitting and eye-watering tour de force (and those aren’t just the symptoms) tackling the all-too-common tale of women’s struggles to be heard in the health sphere. With women’s health issues frequently ignored by doctors and health professionals, this is an urgent, funny look at the battle to be believed and to gain an insight into our bodies.
A dark comedy filled with turbulent embarrassing moments, Abrasion is full of comical twists and turns. The show laughs in the face of pain while shedding light on a condition that affects 1.5 million people, but shockingly has an average diagnosis wait time of 7.5 years. The verbatim anecdotes highlight the importance of patient care, the terrible doctors, and a few genuine heroes.
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LAMBETH FRINGE at 28 venues across Lambeth including Bread and Roses Theatre
24 September - 25 October
The south London event showcases theatre, comedy, cabaret, music and family events in 28 venues. It is designed as a celebration of the vibrant culture and community of Lambeth and it continues to champion underrepresented voices and emerging artists.
A few of the many highlights at Bread and Roses Theatre:
- How To Direct A Funeral opening at Bread & Roses Theatre 2 Oct (before returning to & 23 Oct at St Stephen's Chapel West Norwood Cemetery 23 Oct)
- Mekhala & Ramasura The Jewel of Light and the Storm (25 Sept), journeying through Thai mythology,
- Obit (26 Sept) – which combines poetry, ballet and shadow visuals to honour lives
- Interactive performance Love vs Fear (...and my mother's prayers) (30 Sept & 1 Oct) sees a young woman trying to follow her heart despite pressures from her religious mother and cultural differences as a Nigerian in diaspora.
- Mid-week comedy returns with NHS doctors performing in GP Receptionist Appreciation Society (6 Oct)
- Character comedy Chair Woman (17 & 18 Oct), a tightly-choreographed conspiracy thriller about the intense world of upholstery.
- Character comedy returns to the workplace, this time a recruitment consultant in Clots (21 & 22 Oct).
Ticket prices range from Pay What You Can and £3 - £20
The full programme can be viewed
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