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- 17:00 18:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
The story of coping with loss in an STI Clinic.
No one likes an STI Clinic, no one dislikes them more than Will Stevens. But as he sits waiting for his results at 4 am all he's trying to do is be positive.
A new play, in development for over a year coming to the stage.
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Genre: Theatre
Duration: 60 mins
Price: £10
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Mentions of death
Suitable for ages: 15+
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Aug
17
Los años maravillosos: archive, image and collapse (camden fringe)
- 19:00 20:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
A Uruguayan model. Diana Spencer. The Doors. Tótem. La Figurita. Montevideo.
The future as longing. Collapse as an inevitable destiny.
“Come on, baby, light my fire.”
An exploration of what we once imagined we would become — and never did.
Between image, memory and fracture, Los años maravillosos moves through the illusion of storytelling and confronts us with what remains when everything we once believed in begins to collapse.
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Genre: Theatre
Duration: 60 mins
Price: £14
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Suitable for ages: 14 and over
World premiere
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Aug
17
- 21:00 22:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
TRAPPED is a powerful one-woman psychological drama exploring the manipulation and emotional impact of grooming. Through storytelling and physical performance, a single performer brings eight different characters to life, each with distinct voices and physicalities, revealing the complex dynamics of the relationships that shaped her past.
As memories unfold, the boundaries between trust and manipulation begin to blur. With minimalistic staging and limited props, the production focuses on the performer’s transformation between characters, drawing the audience into an intimate exploration of vulnerability, influence, and the lasting psychological impact of manipulation.
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Genre: Play
Duration: 50 mins
Price: £15
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Trigger and content warnings - Sexual grooming, manipulation, violence, swearing
Suitable for ages: 18+
World premiere
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Aug
18
Maybe Tomorrow (CAMDEN FRINGE)
- 13:00 14:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
This powerful new play follows two Lebanese sisters, Yara and Mina, who advocate for change in Lebanon. When the 2019 revolution begins, their frustration is turned into action. However, as the year passes, the fire of the revolution wanes, and the country descends further into crisis. This draws a chasm between the sisters and ignites a heated discussion about identity, colonialism, and corruption.
On August 4th, 2020, the port explosion rips through their living room, changing everything. The play is both a love letter and a ‘fuck you’ to Lebanon: a dichotomy that every Lebanese person has felt. We don’t know what to feel, but we know it is all valid.
A percentage of ticket sales will go to Migrant Workers’ Action, an organisation that supports displaced migrant workers in Lebanon and fights to abolish the Kafala system.
Event Details
Genre: Theatre
Duration: 60 mins
Price: £12
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Trigger warnings: war, death, sounds of explosions, swearing
Suitable for ages: 14 and over
World premiere
See venue page for accessibility information.
Aug
18
CHICKEN DROPPING (CAMDEN FRINGE)
- 15:00 16:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
“A cozy, decent kitchen of your dreams, a perfect breakfast, and a war of chickens.”
Yifei and Ming lead a meticulously ordered life in their Qingdao beachfront apartment, watching their neighbour’s chickens engage in a brutal, feathery feud from behind a spotless window. To Ming, a school teacher, the violence is background noise to be ignored; to Yifei, a bank clerk, this war is a market to be exploited, as free-range eggs begin to arrive at their doorstep.
As the couple argue and scheme over this unexpected windfall, the boundary between outside and inside begins to collapse. Chickens invade their home, littering the living room with droppings.
Chicken Dropping is a biting absurdist comedy about those who treat tragedy as opportunity, until the blood and filth of what they’ve monetised crash through their own kitchen window.
When the world turns into a battlefield, how long can you keep your own kitchen clean?
Event Details
Genre: Theatre
Duration: 50 mins
Price: £10
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Suitable for ages: 16 and over
World premiere
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Aug
18
- 17:00 18:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
The story of coping with loss in an STI Clinic.
No one likes an STI Clinic, no one dislikes them more than Will Stevens. But as he sits waiting for his results at 4 am all he's trying to do is be positive.
A new play, in development for over a year coming to the stage.
Event Details
Genre: Theatre
Duration: 60 mins
Price: £10
Social Media
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Mentions of death
Suitable for ages: 15+
See venue page for accessibility information.
Aug
18
- 19:00 20:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
“I am a remarkable woman - always was, though none of you seemed to think so.”
May Morris steps out from the shadow of her father William Morris in an actor-musician odyssey from Isabella Javor. THREADS OF MAY weaves together live music and storytelling to stitch together the intricate life of the woman who designed some of the most iconic Arts and Crafts patterns.
The play traverses her journey from her bohemian childhood, stepping up to continue her father’s legacy managing the embroidery department of Morris & Co, to her later years falling in love with her gardener Mary Lobb.
A blend of original music and feminist history, THREADS OF MAY is a vivid tapestry of legacy, politics, and hidden queer love.
Event Details
Genre: Theatre
Duration: 50 mins
Price: £15
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Suitable for ages: 12 and over
World premiere
See venue page for accessibility information.
Aug
18
Maybe Tomorrow (CAMDEN FRINGE)
- 21:00 22:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
This powerful new play follows two Lebanese sisters, Yara and Mina, who advocate for change in Lebanon. When the 2019 revolution begins, their frustration is turned into action. However, as the year passes, the fire of the revolution wanes, and the country descends further into crisis. This draws a chasm between the sisters and ignites a heated discussion about identity, colonialism, and corruption.
On August 4th, 2020, the port explosion rips through their living room, changing everything. The play is both a love letter and a ‘fuck you’ to Lebanon: a dichotomy that every Lebanese person has felt. We don’t know what to feel, but we know it is all valid.
A percentage of ticket sales will go to Migrant Workers’ Action, an organisation that supports displaced migrant workers in Lebanon and fights to abolish the Kafala system.
Event Details
Genre: Theatre
Duration: 60 mins
Price: £12
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Trigger warnings: war, death, sounds of explosions, swearing
Suitable for ages: 14 and over
World premiere
See venue page for accessibility information.
Aug
19
- 13:00 14:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
Each year, New Jersey’s premier theme park draws thousands of thrill-seekers to Fright Fest – an after-sunset immersive haunting experience. This spooktacular event invites the Jersey Turnpike’s finest aspiring scare performers to come out of the woodwork and into the limelight! By late August, the casting notice is out, and in the hands of old souls who have scared before and fledglings, who are just starting their creepy careers. Regardless of experience, they all share one common desire: to be the most spine-chilling monster of them all. But, when technical difficulties threaten to halt auditions, the ‘boogey they/thems’ are determined that the scare must go on! With humour, heart, and a healthy dose of chaos, this one-act play offers a tribute to the (seasonal) unsung heroes of America's theme parks. Will you scream? Or just be left afraid of the dark?
Event Details
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 60 mins
Price: £5
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This performance will include times of total darkness and jump scares.
Suitable for ages: 14 and over
World premiere
See venue page for accessibility information.
Aug
19
- 15:00 16:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
Liam is sick. Matthew is sick of him. Trapped in a run down flat in Belfast, dying of AIDs, Liam depends on Matthew for everything. He rants and rambles, desperate for release or entertainment. Matthew, meanwhile, finds his patience wearing thin. Liam is no angel, and Matthew is no martyr.
Funded by the Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Club, this irreverent dark comedy traps the audience with the characters in a claustrophobia of illness, caregiving and resentment. One scene, one set, spanning one endless argument: every beat of the frustration and the building tension is felt in real time. Balancing raw humour with intense emotion, this two-hander confronts sickness, shame and guilt through a distinctly Irish humour.
Rooted in the real historical context of both the Troubles and the AIDs crisis, the play sheds new light on overlooked perspectives. With biting dialogue and unbroken narrative, Giving Out offers an unflinching, immersive theatrical experience which is as funny as it is devastating.
Event Details
Genre: New Writing
Duration: 60 mins
Price: £15
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TW: Suicide, Death and/or dying, Homophobia, Terminal Illness
Suitable for ages: 16 and over
See venue page for accessibility information.
Aug
19
Maybe Tomorrow (CAMDEN FRINGE)
- 17:00 18:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
This powerful new play follows two Lebanese sisters, Yara and Mina, who advocate for change in Lebanon. When the 2019 revolution begins, their frustration is turned into action. However, as the year passes, the fire of the revolution wanes, and the country descends further into crisis. This draws a chasm between the sisters and ignites a heated discussion about identity, colonialism, and corruption.
On August 4th, 2020, the port explosion rips through their living room, changing everything. The play is both a love letter and a ‘fuck you’ to Lebanon: a dichotomy that every Lebanese person has felt. We don’t know what to feel, but we know it is all valid.
A percentage of ticket sales will go to Migrant Workers’ Action, an organisation that supports displaced migrant workers in Lebanon and fights to abolish the Kafala system.
Event Details
Genre: Theatre
Duration: 60 mins
Price: £12
Social Media
Information
Trigger warnings: war, death, sounds of explosions, swearing
Suitable for ages: 14 and over
World premiere
See venue page for accessibility information.
Aug
19
- 19:00 20:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
An estranged father and son spend the night together. A casual remark exposes a family secret that turns into a reckoning about absence, blame and grief. An intimate, real-time two-hander exploring identity, parenthood and the weight of the past.
As dawn approaches, nothing will be the same for either of them again.
Event Details
Genre: New Writing
Duration: 60 mins
Price: £10
Social Media
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Contains themes of grief & child bereavement
Suitable for ages: 18+
World premiere
See venue page for accessibility information.
Aug
19
Maybe Tomorrow (CAMDEN FRINGE)
- 21:00 22:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
This powerful new play follows two Lebanese sisters, Yara and Mina, who advocate for change in Lebanon. When the 2019 revolution begins, their frustration is turned into action. However, as the year passes, the fire of the revolution wanes, and the country descends further into crisis. This draws a chasm between the sisters and ignites a heated discussion about identity, colonialism, and corruption.
On August 4th, 2020, the port explosion rips through their living room, changing everything. The play is both a love letter and a ‘fuck you’ to Lebanon: a dichotomy that every Lebanese person has felt. We don’t know what to feel, but we know it is all valid.
A percentage of ticket sales will go to Migrant Workers’ Action, an organisation that supports displaced migrant workers in Lebanon and fights to abolish the Kafala system.
Event Details
Genre: Theatre
Duration: 60 mins
Price: £12
Social Media
Information
Trigger warnings: war, death, sounds of explosions, swearing
Suitable for ages: 14 and over
World premiere
See venue page for accessibility information.
Aug
20
I’m The One Your Mother Warned You About (CAMDEN FRINGE)
- 13:00 14:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
A northern poet in a jazzy shirt addresses the room like it owes him money. He reads poems about childhood, fatherhood and a future in which the nation finally admits it has made a terrible mistake. There are memories, grievances, domestic scenes and an ongoing, mostly imaginary rivalry with Simon Armitage for the role of Poet Laureate. Until that is resolved, he teaches poetry and waits. Bleak, deadpan and strangely tender, the show skirts between kitchen-sink confession and prophecy. Spoken word for people who enjoy laughter, discomfort and the sound of ambition quietly grinding its teeth.
Aug
20
- 15:00 16:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
Liam is sick. Matthew is sick of him. Trapped in a run down flat in Belfast, dying of AIDs, Liam depends on Matthew for everything. He rants and rambles, desperate for release or entertainment. Matthew, meanwhile, finds his patience wearing thin. Liam is no angel, and Matthew is no martyr.
Funded by the Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Club, this irreverent dark comedy traps the audience with the characters in a claustrophobia of illness, caregiving and resentment. One scene, one set, spanning one endless argument: every beat of the frustration and the building tension is felt in real time. Balancing raw humour with intense emotion, this two-hander confronts sickness, shame and guilt through a distinctly Irish humour.
Rooted in the real historical context of both the Troubles and the AIDs crisis, the play sheds new light on overlooked perspectives. With biting dialogue and unbroken narrative, Giving Out offers an unflinching, immersive theatrical experience which is as funny as it is devastating.
Event Details
Genre: New Writing
Duration: 60 mins
Price: £15
Social Media
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TW: Suicide, Death and/or dying, Homophobia, Terminal Illness
Suitable for ages: 16 and over
See venue page for accessibility information.
Aug
20
Kabbarli: An Irishwoman In The Desert (CAMDEN FRINGE)
- 17:00 18:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
How far would you go to survive? What would you be willing to sacrifice to do what's right? Arriving in Australia in 1883, an Irish outcast lies and cheats her way to freedom. When she witnesses the devastation being wrought upon First Nations People, everything changes; she gives up her life for theirs. Then she betrays them to feed them. A true story about a morally complex woman, trapped with limited means.
Does history have to repeat itself, or can it be our greatest reminder to do better? A one-woman-show by Georgia Nicholas.
Event Details
Genre: New Writing
Duration: 50 mins
Price: £12
Social Media
Facebook: WalkInHerShoesProductions
Instagram walkinhershoes.productions
Information
Content warning: heavily references the colonisation and systemic genocide of the Australian Indigenous Peoples.
Suitable for ages: 16 and over
World premiere
See venue page for accessibility information.
Aug
20
A Marriage of Inconvenience (camden fringe)
- 19:00 20:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
Join best friends and rising comedy stars Abi Sharp and Harsh for a split bill that explores the intersection of Type-A ambition, queer identity, and the chaotic search for love. United by their nerdy neuroses and a spectacular track record of romantic failures, the pair present A Marriage of Inconvenience: a show about the logistical nightmare of modern dating, and their pact to enter a sexless lavender marriage if they're still single by 40. Until then, they're saying "I do" to the next best thing: awkwardly sharing the stage for half an hour each.
Event Details
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 60 mins
Price: £5
Social Media
Web: linktr.ee/a_marriage_of_inconvenience
Information
contains sexual content and strong language
Suitable for ages: 18+
World premiere
See venue page for accessibility information.
Aug
20
- 21:00 22:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
An estranged father and son spend the night together. A casual remark exposes a family secret that turns into a reckoning about absence, blame and grief. An intimate, real-time two-hander exploring identity, parenthood and the weight of the past.
As dawn approaches, nothing will be the same for either of them again.
Event Details
Genre: New Writing
Duration: 60 mins
Price: £10
Social Media
Information
Contains themes of grief & child bereavement
Suitable for ages: 18+
World premiere
See venue page for accessibility information.
Aug
21
I’m The One Your Mother Warned You About (CAMDEN FRINGE)
- 13:00 14:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
A northern poet in a jazzy shirt addresses the room like it owes him money. He reads poems about childhood, fatherhood and a future in which the nation finally admits it has made a terrible mistake. There are memories, grievances, domestic scenes and an ongoing, mostly imaginary rivalry with Simon Armitage for the role of Poet Laureate. Until that is resolved, he teaches poetry and waits. Bleak, deadpan and strangely tender, the show skirts between kitchen-sink confession and prophecy. Spoken word for people who enjoy laughter, discomfort and the sound of ambition quietly grinding its teeth.
Aug
21
- 15:00 16:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
Liam is sick. Matthew is sick of him. Trapped in a run down flat in Belfast, dying of AIDs, Liam depends on Matthew for everything. He rants and rambles, desperate for release or entertainment. Matthew, meanwhile, finds his patience wearing thin. Liam is no angel, and Matthew is no martyr.
Funded by the Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Club, this irreverent dark comedy traps the audience with the characters in a claustrophobia of illness, caregiving and resentment. One scene, one set, spanning one endless argument: every beat of the frustration and the building tension is felt in real time. Balancing raw humour with intense emotion, this two-hander confronts sickness, shame and guilt through a distinctly Irish humour.
Rooted in the real historical context of both the Troubles and the AIDs crisis, the play sheds new light on overlooked perspectives. With biting dialogue and unbroken narrative, Giving Out offers an unflinching, immersive theatrical experience which is as funny as it is devastating.
Event Details
Genre: New Writing
Duration: 60 mins
Price: £15
Social Media
Information
TW: Suicide, Death and/or dying, Homophobia, Terminal Illness
Suitable for ages: 16 and over
See venue page for accessibility information.
Aug
21
Kabbarli: An Irishwoman In The Desert (CAMDEN FRINGE)
- 17:00 18:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
How far would you go to survive? What would you be willing to sacrifice to do what's right? Arriving in Australia in 1883, an Irish outcast lies and cheats her way to freedom. When she witnesses the devastation being wrought upon First Nations People, everything changes; she gives up her life for theirs. Then she betrays them to feed them. A true story about a morally complex woman, trapped with limited means.
Does history have to repeat itself, or can it be our greatest reminder to do better? A one-woman-show by Georgia Nicholas.
Event Details
Genre: New Writing
Duration: 50 mins
Price: £12
Social Media
Facebook: WalkInHerShoesProductions
Instagram walkinhershoes.productions
Information
Content warning: heavily references the colonisation and systemic genocide of the Australian Indigenous Peoples.
Suitable for ages: 16 and over
World premiere
See venue page for accessibility information.
Aug
21
- 21:00 22:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
An estranged father and son spend the night together. A casual remark exposes a family secret that turns into a reckoning about absence, blame and grief. An intimate, real-time two-hander exploring identity, parenthood and the weight of the past.
As dawn approaches, nothing will be the same for either of them again.
Event Details
Genre: New Writing
Duration: 60 mins
Price: £10
Social Media
Information
Contains themes of grief & child bereavement
Suitable for ages: 18+
World premiere
See venue page for accessibility information.
Aug
22
Marie Curie – Exposed (CAMDEN FRINGE)
- 12:50 14:10
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
"Nothing in life is to be feared; it is only to be understood" (Marie Curie)
Discover the remarkable story of Marie Curie in this faithful and evocative play that celebrates one of the most groundbreaking minds in history.
Performed by Abbe Lee and Mark Stratford, the play takes us on the journey from Marie’s early struggles as a young immigrant scholar to her rise as a pioneering scientist.
We trace the thrill of discovery, see the courage required to challenge convention, and witness Marie’s relentless pursuit of knowledge in a patriarchal world determined to hold her back.
Through moments of love, humour, obsession, and triumph, the play reveals the sheer strength and heart behind the unstoppable genius who - with the help of her husband Pierre - changed science and the world forever.
Join us for this inspiring and intimate theatrical experience.
Event Details
Genre: Theatre
Duration: 80 mins
Price: £12
Social Media
Web: stratfordproductions.co.uk
Facebook: stratfordproductions
Instagram stratfordproductions
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Suitable for ages: 12 and over
Trigger warnings: Reference to a neo-natal death
Aug
22
The Swan, the Werewolf and Gianpiero (camden fringe)
- 17:00 18:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
A backstage breakup between tango partners spirals into total chaos when Roxana ends her relationship with Mateo five minutes before their performance. Their argument erupts onto the stage, where Gianpiero, an eccentric “artistic genius” of a director (and allegedly a descendant of Julius Caesar), decides to transform the disaster into his greatest masterpiece.
He casts Mateo as a werewolf, Roxana as a swan, and begins manipulating them in front of a live audience.
What follows is a gloriously unhinged collision of Argentine tango, carefully crafted conspiracies and pure theatrical madness, led by a director who bows while the actors call an ambulance. A dark, physical, absurd comedy where even the audience can’t tell what’s scripted anymore.
Consulting Director – Krystian Godlewski
Event Details
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 60 mins
Price: £15
Social Media
Facebook: events/1225320722924243/
Information
Contains strong language, sexual references, sensitive issues and moments of implied violence.
Suitable for ages: 16 and over
World premiere
See venue page for accessibility information.
Aug
22
Aunty Mei is Looking For a Wife (CAMDEN FRINGE)
- 19:00 20:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
Poor, poor Aunty Mei can’t seem to catch a break. It’s bad enough her daughter is a spinster and now, a lesbian? 25 AND unmarried…what will Aunty Mei’s mother have to say? (Spoiler alert: A LOT)
Like any good Chinese parent, Aunty Mei is diving into uncharted territory (London) and gets involved, playing matchmaker to weed out the weak and find the perfect woman for her daughter (and who knows, it could be you!)
Expect the following: Aunty Mei getting up close and personal, skillful sock-puppetry and lesbians!
CONTENT WARNINGS:
- Loud sounds
- Audience participation
- Manglish
Suitable for ages 14+
CREDITS:
Producer and performer - Charmaine Cheong
Associate producer - Barkha Bahar
Writer - Charmaine Cheong
Dramaturg - Nor Leinster
Director and designer - Nor Leinster
Associate designer - Elyse
Marketing and Communications - Chana Edwards
Sound design - James Henaghan
Aug
22
A Marriage of Inconvenience (camden fringe)
- 21:00 22:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
Join best friends and rising comedy stars Abi Sharp and Harsh for a split bill that explores the intersection of Type-A ambition, queer identity, and the chaotic search for love. United by their nerdy neuroses and a spectacular track record of romantic failures, the pair present A Marriage of Inconvenience: a show about the logistical nightmare of modern dating, and their pact to enter a sexless lavender marriage if they're still single by 40. Until then, they're saying "I do" to the next best thing: awkwardly sharing the stage for half an hour each.
Event Details
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 60 mins
Price: £5
Social Media
Web: linktr.ee/a_marriage_of_inconvenience
Information
contains sexual content and strong language
Suitable for ages: 18+
World premiere
See venue page for accessibility information.
Aug
23
- 15:00 16:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
An estranged father and son spend the night together. A casual remark exposes a family secret that turns into a reckoning about absence, blame and grief. An intimate, real-time two-hander exploring identity, parenthood and the weight of the past.
As dawn approaches, nothing will be the same for either of them again.
Event Details
Genre: New Writing
Duration: 60 mins
Price: £10
Social Media
Information
Contains themes of grief & child bereavement
Suitable for ages: 18+
World premiere
See venue page for accessibility information.
Aug
23
The Swan, the Werewolf and Gianpiero (camden fringe)
- 17:00 18:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
A backstage breakup between tango partners spirals into total chaos when Roxana ends her relationship with Mateo five minutes before their performance. Their argument erupts onto the stage, where Gianpiero, an eccentric “artistic genius” of a director (and allegedly a descendant of Julius Caesar), decides to transform the disaster into his greatest masterpiece.
He casts Mateo as a werewolf, Roxana as a swan, and begins manipulating them in front of a live audience.
What follows is a gloriously unhinged collision of Argentine tango, carefully crafted conspiracies and pure theatrical madness, led by a director who bows while the actors call an ambulance. A dark, physical, absurd comedy where even the audience can’t tell what’s scripted anymore.
Consulting Director – Krystian Godlewski
Event Details
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 60 mins
Price: £15
Social Media
Facebook: events/1225320722924243/
Information
Contains strong language, sexual references, sensitive issues and moments of implied violence.
Suitable for ages: 16 and over
World premiere
See venue page for accessibility information.
Aug
23
- 19:00 20:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
Close Friends is a timely new PowerPoint show exploring intimacy, honesty and authenticity in the age of social media. Based on a decade of Instagram Story archives, this fun and thought-provoking piece of storytelling seeks to explore topical questions around the ways we're trained to present ourselves and how we all #relate.
Underpinning a tale of failing in the visual arts - from growing up with an Artist parent to undertaking an Art History degree, overcoming teenage image issues and stagnating in a social media career - comes a deeper discussion around the ways we depict ourselves in misguided quests for closeness.
Making a case for unfiltered oversharing as opposed to curating a flawless persona, seeking connection over 'engagement' and ditching 'likes' for love, this hour of honest confession abandons attempts to paint a perfect picture in favour of telling a true story.
Event Details
Genre: New Writing
Duration: 60 mins
Price: £7
Social Media
Information
CW: Discussion of eating disorders / body image
Suitable for ages: 18+
World premiere
See venue page for accessibility information.
Aug
23
Kabbarli: An Irishwoman In The Desert (CAMDEN FRINGE)
- 21:00 22:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
How far would you go to survive? What would you be willing to sacrifice to do what's right? Arriving in Australia in 1883, an Irish outcast lies and cheats her way to freedom. When she witnesses the devastation being wrought upon First Nations People, everything changes; she gives up her life for theirs. Then she betrays them to feed them. A true story about a morally complex woman, trapped with limited means.
Does history have to repeat itself, or can it be our greatest reminder to do better? A one-woman-show by Georgia Nicholas.
Event Details
Genre: New Writing
Duration: 50 mins
Price: £12
Social Media
Facebook: WalkInHerShoesProductions
Instagram walkinhershoes.productions
Information
Content warning: heavily references the colonisation and systemic genocide of the Australian Indigenous Peoples.
Suitable for ages: 16 and over
World premiere
See venue page for accessibility information.
Aug
24
The Old Strumpet Poet Of Brighton (CAMDEN FRINGE)
- 13:00 14:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
I'm the Old Strumpet Poet of Brighton. My show is about being old, being sassy and giggly. Older people can do anything - age is freedom.
My poems will make you dribble all over with laughter. One piece is called My Vag is an Erupting Volcano.
If you like the sound of that, come and see me on the 24th August at 1pm at the Etcetera Theatre.
Aug
24
My First Time (Camden Fringe Festival)
- 15:00 16:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
First time, first high, first heartbreak, FIRST ORGASM!
This one woman dramedy takes the audience on an unhinged ride through life's firsts. Told through the manic lens of a girl in the throes of losing her virginity. But much like the journey to self acceptance, nothing is linear.
Told tangent style, this outrageous comedy of errors (my errors), invites you to laugh, cry and cringe along with me, whilst reliving some of life's biggest and most embarrassing moments.
Come lose my V-Plates with me!
Event Details
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 60 mins
Price: £12
Social Media
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Trigger warning, mention of sexual assault. Flashing strobe light.
Suitable for ages: 18+
World premiere
See venue page for accessibility information.
Aug
24
I’d Kill for this Place (CAMDEN FRINGE)
- 17:00 18:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
What’s inside Meg’s cool box? And why is she bringing it to a flat viewing?
Four broke friends. One mouldy flat. And the “coming out” no one was prepared for.
Sure, Meg’s been acting strange all summer, but who could have predicted that she turned into a vampire and even brought her lunch!?
Three things unite Gen Z and Millennials: being woke, not being able to afford a house, and an unhealthy obsession with vampires. In a housing crisis this bleak, everyone ends up living with a monster.
So is it really such a big deal?
Event Details
Genre: Theatre
Duration: 60 mins
Price: £12
Social Media
Instagram idkillforthisplace.play
TikTok: @idkillforthisplace.play
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Content warnings: strong language, loud noises, references to blood, violence, drug use and horror themes.
Suitable for ages: 16 and over
World premiere
See venue page for accessibility information.
Aug
24
The Swan, the Werewolf and Gianpiero (camden fringe)
- 19:00 20:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
A backstage breakup between tango partners spirals into total chaos when Roxana ends her relationship with Mateo five minutes before their performance. Their argument erupts onto the stage, where Gianpiero, an eccentric “artistic genius” of a director (and allegedly a descendant of Julius Caesar), decides to transform the disaster into his greatest masterpiece.
He casts Mateo as a werewolf, Roxana as a swan, and begins manipulating them in front of a live audience.
What follows is a gloriously unhinged collision of Argentine tango, carefully crafted conspiracies and pure theatrical madness, led by a director who bows while the actors call an ambulance. A dark, physical, absurd comedy where even the audience can’t tell what’s scripted anymore.
Consulting Director – Krystian Godlewski
Event Details
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 60 mins
Price: £15
Social Media
Facebook: events/1225320722924243/
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Contains strong language, sexual references, sensitive issues and moments of implied violence.
Suitable for ages: 16 and over
World premiere
See venue page for accessibility information.
Aug
24
I’d Kill for this Place (CAMDEN FRINGE)
- 21:00 22:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
What’s inside Meg’s cool box? And why is she bringing it to a flat viewing?
Four broke friends. One mouldy flat. And the “coming out” no one was prepared for.
Sure, Meg’s been acting strange all summer, but who could have predicted that she turned into a vampire and even brought her lunch!?
Three things unite Gen Z and Millennials: being woke, not being able to afford a house, and an unhealthy obsession with vampires. In a housing crisis this bleak, everyone ends up living with a monster.
So is it really such a big deal?
Event Details
Genre: Theatre
Duration: 60 mins
Price: £12
Social Media
Instagram idkillforthisplace.play
TikTok: @idkillforthisplace.play
Information
Content warnings: strong language, loud noises, references to blood, violence, drug use and horror themes.
Suitable for ages: 16 and over
World premiere
See venue page for accessibility information.
Aug
25
I’d Kill for this Place (CAMDEN FRINGE)
- 13:00 14:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
What’s inside Meg’s cool box? And why is she bringing it to a flat viewing?
Four broke friends. One mouldy flat. And the “coming out” no one was prepared for.
Sure, Meg’s been acting strange all summer, but who could have predicted that she turned into a vampire and even brought her lunch!?
Three things unite Gen Z and Millennials: being woke, not being able to afford a house, and an unhealthy obsession with vampires. In a housing crisis this bleak, everyone ends up living with a monster.
So is it really such a big deal?
Event Details
Genre: Theatre
Duration: 60 mins
Price: £12
Social Media
Instagram idkillforthisplace.play
TikTok: @idkillforthisplace.play
Information
Content warnings: strong language, loud noises, references to blood, violence, drug use and horror themes.
Suitable for ages: 16 and over
World premiere
See venue page for accessibility information.
Aug
25
My First Time (Camden Fringe Festival)
- 15:00 16:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
First time, first high, first heartbreak, FIRST ORGASM!
This one woman dramedy takes the audience on an unhinged ride through life's firsts. Told through the manic lens of a girl in the throes of losing her virginity. But much like the journey to self acceptance, nothing is linear.
Told tangent style, this outrageous comedy of errors (my errors), invites you to laugh, cry and cringe along with me, whilst reliving some of life's biggest and most embarrassing moments.
Come lose my V-Plates with me!
Event Details
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 60 mins
Price: £12
Social Media
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Trigger warning, mention of sexual assault. Flashing strobe light.
Suitable for ages: 18+
World premiere
See venue page for accessibility information.
Aug
25
Caravan Tea Party (Camden Fringe)
- 17:00 18:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
Who the f*ck is Kerry Katona and what’s she got to do with my mum?
From a Nicaraguan coffee shop, Sophie Lovell nosedives into the merry land of make-believe. Confronted with more facts than fiction, old wounds are revisited as she questions what it means to be Romany.
Written by Lauren Derry, supported by Dan Allum of The Romany Theatre Company. This marks Lauren's writing debut after graduating with an MA in Professional Acting from Drama Studio London last July.
Event Details
Genre: Theatre
Duration: 50 mins
Price: £9
Social Media
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Trigger warnings: Bereavement, references to abuse (no graphic detail),
Suitable for ages: 16 and over
World premiere
See venue page for accessibility information.
Aug
25
- 19:00 20:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
Save the date! It’s Anna’s 50th birthday, and it’s going to be grand.
Only problem is... it’s a year late.
A former professional dancer turned Pilates instructor to the rich and famous, Anna is worn out—from life, motherhood, and a painful breakup. So she decides to give herself the 50th birthday party she deserves—two days before she turns 51.
But this is more than a party.
It’s her chance to reclaim love, connection—and finally stage the one-woman show she’s always dreamed of.
Belated is about big dreams and quiet disappointments. About the moments we begin again—whether by choice or by force. It’s about the gap between the lives we imagined and the ones we’re actually living.
Funny, raw and painfully human, Belated is a celebration of showing up for yourself exactly when it matters most.
And you’re invited.
Event Details
Genre: Theatre
Duration: 60 mins
Price: £13
Social Media
Web: mzarankin.my.canva.site/belated
Information
Contains sexual references
Suitable for ages: 12 and over
World premiere
See venue page for accessibility information.
Aug
25
- 19:00 20:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
Save the date! It’s Anna’s 50th birthday, and it’s going to be grand.
Only problem is... it’s a year late.
A former professional dancer turned Pilates instructor to the rich and famous, Anna is worn out—from life, motherhood, and a painful breakup. So she decides to give herself the 50th birthday party she deserves—two days before she turns 51.
But this is more than a party.
It’s her chance to reclaim love, connection—and finally stage the one-woman show she’s always dreamed of.
Belated is about big dreams and quiet disappointments. About the moments we begin again—whether by choice or by force. It’s about the gap between the lives we imagined and the ones we’re actually living.
Funny, raw and painfully human, Belated is a celebration of showing up for yourself exactly when it matters most.
And you’re invited.
Event Details
Genre: Theatre
Duration: 60 mins
Price: £13
Social Media
Web: mzarankin.my.canva.site/belated
Information
Contains sexual references
Suitable for ages: 12 and over
World premiere
See venue page for accessibility information.
Aug
25
The Revenge of a Quiet Woman (Camden Fringe)
- 21:00 22:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
She was told she was quiet all her life. Then, Mahala Roberts hit the menopause and discovered her rather LOUD expressive voice. Now, no one can shut her up!
Come and feel the power of that voice and witness her creative explosion, through a collection of scintillating sketches and punchy poems that will tickle your fancies and form a glow worm around your heart. Themes include cringing, dung beetles, crocodiles and so much more.
Come along and feel the lurve.
Mahala Roberts is a psychiatrist and creative. She hit the menopause and had a midlife crisis with a difference. She had a creative explosion and turned it into a one woman show!! She channelled all those weird crazy chaotic menopausal emotions into a warm, quirky and very funny show. Mahala Roberts is a fifty plus woman, who after many years of holding it all in, has decided to let go BIG TIME.
Event Details
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 60 mins
Price: £7.50
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Show contains one swear word
Suitable for ages: 16 and over
See venue page for accessibility information.
Aug
26
Musings of a Serial Dieter (camden Fringe Festival)
- 13:00 14:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
Alison takes you down the rabbit hole of being a Serial Dieter. Enduring the purgatory of never being content, she explores the food confusion, stirring in a mixed medium of music and mayhem. Served with a fat dollop of humour.
Event Details
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 60 mins
Price: £10
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Suitable for ages: 16 and over
See venue page for accessibility information.
Aug
26
My First Time (Camden Fringe Festival)
- 15:00 16:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
First time, first high, first heartbreak, FIRST ORGASM!
This one woman dramedy takes the audience on an unhinged ride through life's firsts. Told through the manic lens of a girl in the throes of losing her virginity. But much like the journey to self acceptance, nothing is linear.
Told tangent style, this outrageous comedy of errors (my errors), invites you to laugh, cry and cringe along with me, whilst reliving some of life's biggest and most embarrassing moments.
Come lose my V-Plates with me!
Event Details
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 60 mins
Price: £12
Social Media
Information
Trigger warning, mention of sexual assault. Flashing strobe light.
Suitable for ages: 18+
World premiere
See venue page for accessibility information.
Aug
26
Caravan Tea Party (Camden Fringe)
- 17:00 18:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
Who the f*ck is Kerry Katona and what’s she got to do with my mum?
From a Nicaraguan coffee shop, Sophie Lovell nosedives into the merry land of make-believe. Confronted with more facts than fiction, old wounds are revisited as she questions what it means to be Romany.
Written by Lauren Derry, supported by Dan Allum of The Romany Theatre Company. This marks Lauren's writing debut after graduating with an MA in Professional Acting from Drama Studio London last July.
Event Details
Genre: Theatre
Duration: 50 mins
Price: £9
Social Media
Information
Trigger warnings: Bereavement, references to abuse (no graphic detail),
Suitable for ages: 16 and over
World premiere
See venue page for accessibility information.
Aug
26
Threads of May (camden fringe)
- 19:00 20:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
“I am a remarkable woman - always was, though none of you seemed to think so.”
May Morris steps out from the shadow of her father William Morris in an actor-musician odyssey from Isabella Javor. THREADS OF MAY weaves together live music and storytelling to stitch together the intricate life of the woman who designed some of the most iconic Arts and Crafts patterns.
The play traverses her journey from her bohemian childhood, stepping up to continue her father’s legacy managing the embroidery department of Morris & Co, to her later years falling in love with her gardener Mary Lobb.
A blend of original music and feminist history, THREADS OF MAY is a vivid tapestry of legacy, politics, and hidden queer love.
Event Details
Genre: Theatre
Duration: 50 mins
Price: £15
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Suitable for ages: 12 and over
World premiere
See venue page for accessibility information.
Aug
26
- 21:00 22:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
Echo: Spoke too much and was forever cursed to echo what others say.
Philomela: Tongue severed and could not tell what had been done to her.
Cassandra: A prophetess that no one would believe.
Arachne: Said the wrong thing in the face of the gods.
Helen: Bound to Troy and never allowed to tell her own story.
ECHOES is a one-woman-show about the silencing and loss of the female voice.
Using stories from classical mythology, the play weaves between modern and ancient narratives, as an actress confronts her ironic fear of her own voice, and tries to find out how she can reclaim not only her own voice, but also those of the women whose voices have been suppressed and distorted for centuries by male dominated scholarship.
The show is a comical and confrontational depiction of women's struggles throughout the ages and shows how the female experience echoes through time.
Event Details
Genre: New Writing
Duration: 50 mins
Price: £15
Social Media
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references to sexual assault; explicit language
Suitable for ages: 14 and over
See venue page for accessibility information.
Aug
27
Stressful Emergency Situation (camden Fringe Festival)
- 13:00 14:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
Floor 87, Office A (disused). Friday. 4:58pm. 5 coworkers. Well, 4 work friends reluctantly following the lead of fire marshal Angie Spratt (authority in title only). It's Angie's world and we're all living in it, and that world is coming to an end (no, really, she says the world is ending). Who can be trusted and what can be lost? And why has Angie packed pyjamas?
An absurdist dark comedy, this show is for any office employee who gets a bit of a weird vibe from their coworkers. Maybe you know a sandwich thief, maybe that one person always hogs the good desk, or maybe Rachel from HR is a doomsday predictionist . And if you don't work in an office this show is sure to have you updating your CV immediately to get in on that irresistible workplace drama.
Aug
27
In Winter We Celebrate Spring (CAMDEN FRINGE)
- 15:00 16:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
Fiona has lived in Britain for over a decade. She knows how to navigate racism, bad weather, and overpriced rent. What she doesn't know is how to throw a Chinese New Year that actually feels like one.
When 15-year-old Kailin arrives for the half terms—her first Chinese New Year away from China—Fiona is determined to get it right. The dumplings. The red envelopes. The whole performance of home. But somewhere between the hotel that looks nothing like its photos and a London that no longer feels like hers, something starts to slip. First her composure. Then her pride. Then, piece by piece, her face.
In Winter We Celebrate Spring is a domestic horror laced with dark comedy—a Shirley Jackson-esque story about the quiet violence of trying to belong. No ghosts. No slashers. Just the weight of all the days you forgot to grieve, pressing down until something breaks.
For anyone who has ever tried to recreate a home that no longer exists.
Event Details
Genre: New Writing
Duration: 60 mins
Price: £14
Social Media
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Suitable for ages: 14 and over
World premiere
See venue page for accessibility information.
Aug
27
- 17:00 18:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
Save the date! It’s Anna’s 50th birthday, and it’s going to be grand.
Only problem is... it’s a year late.
A former professional dancer turned Pilates instructor to the rich and famous, Anna is worn out—from life, motherhood, and a painful breakup. So she decides to give herself the 50th birthday party she deserves—two days before she turns 51.
But this is more than a party.
It’s her chance to reclaim love, connection—and finally stage the one-woman show she’s always dreamed of.
Belated is about big dreams and quiet disappointments. About the moments we begin again—whether by choice or by force. It’s about the gap between the lives we imagined and the ones we’re actually living.
Funny, raw and painfully human, Belated is a celebration of showing up for yourself exactly when it matters most.
And you’re invited.
Event Details
Genre: Theatre
Duration: 60 mins
Price: £13
Social Media
Web: mzarankin.my.canva.site/belated
Information
Contains sexual references
Suitable for ages: 12 and over
World premiere
See venue page for accessibility information.
Aug
27
- 17:00 20:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
Save the date! It’s Anna’s 50th birthday, and it’s going to be grand.
Only problem is... it’s a year late.
A former professional dancer turned Pilates instructor to the rich and famous, Anna is worn out—from life, motherhood, and a painful breakup. So she decides to give herself the 50th birthday party she deserves—two days before she turns 51.
But this is more than a party.
It’s her chance to reclaim love, connection—and finally stage the one-woman show she’s always dreamed of.
Belated is about big dreams and quiet disappointments. About the moments we begin again—whether by choice or by force. It’s about the gap between the lives we imagined and the ones we’re actually living.
Funny, raw and painfully human, Belated is a celebration of showing up for yourself exactly when it matters most.
And you’re invited.
Event Details
Genre: Theatre
Duration: 60 mins
Price: £13
Social Media
Web: mzarankin.my.canva.site/belated
Information
Contains sexual references
Suitable for ages: 12 and over
World premiere
See venue page for accessibility information.
Aug
27
The Glory Days (camden fringe) (Copy)
- 19:00 20:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
"GLORY"- praise and admiration earned by doing something impressive. Decent.
A talented footballer and highflying corporate matchmaker, Camilla Cole knows exactly how to place people where they're meant to be. Climbing two ladders is quite the balancing act, but worth it when the goal is so enticing... When a work social turned pub reunion provokes a trip down memory lane, this glimpse into the past reveals holes in Cole's perception of success.
Sarah Louise Hill is the actor and writer of this solo show. Pulling from first hand experience as a female athlete, Hill received scholarships to study a BA in Acting whilst playing Division 1 football at University in the States, and is a recipient of the Irene Ryan Award for 'Best Comedy Performance'.
The Glory Days invites the audience to become fans in the stands, punters in the pub, and a soundboard for Cole's predicament: the search for purpose beyond winning. Through multi-roling, top notch banter, and raw honesty, we see an individual fighting for promotion against her former self. But is the sacrifice worth the glory?
Event Details
Genre: Theatre
Duration: 60 mins
Price: £12.50
Social Media
Web: app.spotlight.com/0456-8940-1156
Information
Suitable for ages: 14 and over
World premiere
See venue page for accessibility information.
Aug
27
- 19:00 20:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
Echo: Spoke too much and was forever cursed to echo what others say.
Philomela: Tongue severed and could not tell what had been done to her.
Cassandra: A prophetess that no one would believe.
Arachne: Said the wrong thing in the face of the gods.
Helen: Bound to Troy and never allowed to tell her own story.
ECHOES is a one-woman-show about the silencing and loss of the female voice.
Using stories from classical mythology, the play weaves between modern and ancient narratives, as an actress confronts her ironic fear of her own voice, and tries to find out how she can reclaim not only her own voice, but also those of the women whose voices have been suppressed and distorted for centuries by male dominated scholarship.
The show is a comical and confrontational depiction of women's struggles throughout the ages and shows how the female experience echoes through time.
Event Details
Genre: New Writing
Duration: 50 mins
Price: £15
Social Media
Information
references to sexual assault; explicit language
Suitable for ages: 14 and over
See venue page for accessibility information.
Aug
28
Stressful Emergency Situation (camden Fringe Festival)
- 13:00 14:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
Floor 87, Office A (disused). Friday. 4:58pm. 5 coworkers. Well, 4 work friends reluctantly following the lead of fire marshal Angie Spratt (authority in title only). It's Angie's world and we're all living in it, and that world is coming to an end (no, really, she says the world is ending). Who can be trusted and what can be lost? And why has Angie packed pyjamas?
An absurdist dark comedy, this show is for any office employee who gets a bit of a weird vibe from their coworkers. Maybe you know a sandwich thief, maybe that one person always hogs the good desk, or maybe Rachel from HR is a doomsday predictionist . And if you don't work in an office this show is sure to have you updating your CV immediately to get in on that irresistible workplace drama.
Aug
28
- 15:00 16:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
Save the date! It’s Anna’s 50th birthday, and it’s going to be grand.
Only problem is... it’s a year late.
A former professional dancer turned Pilates instructor to the rich and famous, Anna is worn out—from life, motherhood, and a painful breakup. So she decides to give herself the 50th birthday party she deserves—two days before she turns 51.
But this is more than a party.
It’s her chance to reclaim love, connection—and finally stage the one-woman show she’s always dreamed of.
Belated is about big dreams and quiet disappointments. About the moments we begin again—whether by choice or by force. It’s about the gap between the lives we imagined and the ones we’re actually living.
Funny, raw and painfully human, Belated is a celebration of showing up for yourself exactly when it matters most.
And you’re invited.
Event Details
Genre: Theatre
Duration: 60 mins
Price: £13
Social Media
Web: mzarankin.my.canva.site/belated
Information
Contains sexual references
Suitable for ages: 12 and over
World premiere
See venue page for accessibility information.
Aug
28
- 15:00 16:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
Save the date! It’s Anna’s 50th birthday, and it’s going to be grand.
Only problem is... it’s a year late.
A former professional dancer turned Pilates instructor to the rich and famous, Anna is worn out—from life, motherhood, and a painful breakup. So she decides to give herself the 50th birthday party she deserves—two days before she turns 51.
But this is more than a party.
It’s her chance to reclaim love, connection—and finally stage the one-woman show she’s always dreamed of.
Belated is about big dreams and quiet disappointments. About the moments we begin again—whether by choice or by force. It’s about the gap between the lives we imagined and the ones we’re actually living.
Funny, raw and painfully human, Belated is a celebration of showing up for yourself exactly when it matters most.
And you’re invited.
Event Details
Genre: Theatre
Duration: 60 mins
Price: £13
Social Media
Web: mzarankin.my.canva.site/belated
Information
Contains sexual references
Suitable for ages: 12 and over
World premiere
See venue page for accessibility information.
Aug
28
The Glory Days (camden fringe)
- 17:00 18:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
"GLORY"- praise and admiration earned by doing something impressive. Decent.
A talented footballer and highflying corporate matchmaker, Camilla Cole knows exactly how to place people where they're meant to be. Climbing two ladders is quite the balancing act, but worth it when the goal is so enticing... When a work social turned pub reunion provokes a trip down memory lane, this glimpse into the past reveals holes in Cole's perception of success.
Sarah Louise Hill is the actor and writer of this solo show. Pulling from first hand experience as a female athlete, Hill received scholarships to study a BA in Acting whilst playing Division 1 football at University in the States, and is a recipient of the Irene Ryan Award for 'Best Comedy Performance'.
The Glory Days invites the audience to become fans in the stands, punters in the pub, and a soundboard for Cole's predicament: the search for purpose beyond winning. Through multi-roling, top notch banter, and raw honesty, we see an individual fighting for promotion against her former self. But is the sacrifice worth the glory?
Event Details
Genre: Theatre
Duration: 60 mins
Price: £12.50
Social Media
Web: app.spotlight.com/0456-8940-1156
Information
Suitable for ages: 14 and over
World premiere
See venue page for accessibility information.
Aug
28
In Our Broken Hours (camden fringe)
- 19:00 20:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
In Our Broken Hours is an intimate one act play about a father living with alcoholism and the adult daughter who finds herself slipping into the role of his carer. Through frantic phone calls, raw monologues and a painful meeting, the play explores a relationship shaped by love, frustration and addiction.
Mack, once charismatic, now drifts between warmth and withdrawal, unable to face the depth of his dependency. When his daughter Emma arrives unexpectedly, both are forced to confront the truths they’ve avoided.
What emerges is a portrait of two people who care deeply about each other but can no longer meet in the middle. A story of responsibility, exhaustion and the quiet heartbreak of watching someone you love slowly disappear.
Starring Simon Ashton, an actor, director and producer whose work spans stage and screen, and Giulia Rose, winner of Best Supporting Actress at the New York International Film Awards and the Oniros Film Awards.
Event Details
Genre: Theatre
Duration: 60 mins
Price: £15
Social Media
Web: falstafftheatrical.carrd.co/
Information
Trigger/content warning: contains strong language, references to addiction; descriptions of death; deals with grief
Suitable for ages: 18+
See venue page for accessibility information.
Aug
28
- 21:00 22:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
Echo: Spoke too much and was forever cursed to echo what others say.
Philomela: Tongue severed and could not tell what had been done to her.
Cassandra: A prophetess that no one would believe.
Arachne: Said the wrong thing in the face of the gods.
Helen: Bound to Troy and never allowed to tell her own story.
ECHOES is a one-woman-show about the silencing and loss of the female voice.
Using stories from classical mythology, the play weaves between modern and ancient narratives, as an actress confronts her ironic fear of her own voice, and tries to find out how she can reclaim not only her own voice, but also those of the women whose voices have been suppressed and distorted for centuries by male dominated scholarship.
The show is a comical and confrontational depiction of women's struggles throughout the ages and shows how the female experience echoes through time.
Event Details
Genre: New Writing
Duration: 50 mins
Price: £15
Social Media
Information
references to sexual assault; explicit language
Suitable for ages: 14 and over
See venue page for accessibility information.
Aug
29
Stressful Emergency Situation (camden Fringe Festival)
- 13:00 14:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
Floor 87, Office A (disused). Friday. 4:58pm. 5 coworkers. Well, 4 work friends reluctantly following the lead of fire marshal Angie Spratt (authority in title only). It's Angie's world and we're all living in it, and that world is coming to an end (no, really, she says the world is ending). Who can be trusted and what can be lost? And why has Angie packed pyjamas?
An absurdist dark comedy, this show is for any office employee who gets a bit of a weird vibe from their coworkers. Maybe you know a sandwich thief, maybe that one person always hogs the good desk, or maybe Rachel from HR is a doomsday predictionist . And if you don't work in an office this show is sure to have you updating your CV immediately to get in on that irresistible workplace drama.
Aug
29
I’m Rambling Here!” [an Italian American’s Guide to England] (CAMDEN FRINGE)
- 15:00 16:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
Sharp, powerful and packing a comedic punch; a one woman stand up comedy show not to be missed!
Join for an hilarious, brilliantly honest cultural storytelling adventure, filled with charm and camp comedy that lights the room up with relief laughs, curiosity and joy about what it means to be an immigrant twice over in an ever shifting world, a woman navigating the obstacles that overwhelm and a willingness to embrace the changing chapters of life lived authentically.
Audience reactions:
“Provides laugh out loud, relatable and embarrassing anecdotes.”
“An ability to find humour in a personal, challenging situation.”
“Shares the reality of the giving of humour and relatable self deprecation.”
Join for the jokes, stay for the sensational laugh-out-loud humour and shared human experience.
Event Details
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 60 mins
Price: £8
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adult language, political humour
Suitable for ages: 18+
See venue page for accessibility information.
Aug
29
Just Elsie: Matriarch the Musical (camden Fringe Festival)
- 17:00 18:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
Just Elsie: Mariarch The Musical – A Story of Every Family
Experience a heartwarming journey following Elsie and her three daughters - Florence, Violet and Sandra. This soaring musical captures a lifetime of resilience and the unbreakable bond of family through the decades.
It celebrates the woman who holds it all together.
Don’t miss this timeless story of legacy and devotion. Because, after all, everyone has an Elsie.
Aug
29
Just Elsie: Matriarch the Musical (camden Fringe Festival)
- 19:00 20:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
Just Elsie: Mariarch The Musical – A Story of Every Family
Experience a heartwarming journey following Elsie and her three daughters - Florence, Violet and Sandra. This soaring musical captures a lifetime of resilience and the unbreakable bond of family through the decades.
It celebrates the woman who holds it all together.
Don’t miss this timeless story of legacy and devotion. Because, after all, everyone has an Elsie.
Aug
29
In Our Broken Hours (camden fringe)
- 21:00 22:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
In Our Broken Hours is an intimate one act play about a father living with alcoholism and the adult daughter who finds herself slipping into the role of his carer. Through frantic phone calls, raw monologues and a painful meeting, the play explores a relationship shaped by love, frustration and addiction.
Mack, once charismatic, now drifts between warmth and withdrawal, unable to face the depth of his dependency. When his daughter Emma arrives unexpectedly, both are forced to confront the truths they’ve avoided.
What emerges is a portrait of two people who care deeply about each other but can no longer meet in the middle. A story of responsibility, exhaustion and the quiet heartbreak of watching someone you love slowly disappear.
Starring Simon Ashton, an actor, director and producer whose work spans stage and screen, and Giulia Rose, winner of Best Supporting Actress at the New York International Film Awards and the Oniros Film Awards.
Event Details
Genre: Theatre
Duration: 60 mins
Price: £15
Social Media
Web: falstafftheatrical.carrd.co/
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Trigger/content warning: contains strong language, references to addiction; descriptions of death; deals with grief
Suitable for ages: 18+
See venue page for accessibility information.
Aug
30
Stressful Emergency Situation (camden Fringe Festival)
- 13:00 14:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
Floor 87, Office A (disused). Friday. 4:58pm. 5 coworkers. Well, 4 work friends reluctantly following the lead of fire marshal Angie Spratt (authority in title only). It's Angie's world and we're all living in it, and that world is coming to an end (no, really, she says the world is ending). Who can be trusted and what can be lost? And why has Angie packed pyjamas?
An absurdist dark comedy, this show is for any office employee who gets a bit of a weird vibe from their coworkers. Maybe you know a sandwich thief, maybe that one person always hogs the good desk, or maybe Rachel from HR is a doomsday predictionist . And if you don't work in an office this show is sure to have you updating your CV immediately to get in on that irresistible workplace drama.
Aug
30
In Winter We Celebrate Spring (CAMDEN FRINGE)
- 15:00 16:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
Fiona has lived in Britain for over a decade. She knows how to navigate racism, bad weather, and overpriced rent. What she doesn't know is how to throw a Chinese New Year that actually feels like one.
When 15-year-old Kailin arrives for the half terms—her first Chinese New Year away from China—Fiona is determined to get it right. The dumplings. The red envelopes. The whole performance of home. But somewhere between the hotel that looks nothing like its photos and a London that no longer feels like hers, something starts to slip. First her composure. Then her pride. Then, piece by piece, her face.
In Winter We Celebrate Spring is a domestic horror laced with dark comedy—a Shirley Jackson-esque story about the quiet violence of trying to belong. No ghosts. No slashers. Just the weight of all the days you forgot to grieve, pressing down until something breaks.
For anyone who has ever tried to recreate a home that no longer exists.
Event Details
Genre: New Writing
Duration: 60 mins
Price: £14
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Suitable for ages: 14 and over
World premiere
See venue page for accessibility information.
Aug
30
In Winter We Celebrate Spring (CAMDEN FRINGE)
- 17:00 18:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
Fiona has lived in Britain for over a decade. She knows how to navigate racism, bad weather, and overpriced rent. What she doesn't know is how to throw a Chinese New Year that actually feels like one.
When 15-year-old Kailin arrives for the half terms—her first Chinese New Year away from China—Fiona is determined to get it right. The dumplings. The red envelopes. The whole performance of home. But somewhere between the hotel that looks nothing like its photos and a London that no longer feels like hers, something starts to slip. First her composure. Then her pride. Then, piece by piece, her face.
In Winter We Celebrate Spring is a domestic horror laced with dark comedy—a Shirley Jackson-esque story about the quiet violence of trying to belong. No ghosts. No slashers. Just the weight of all the days you forgot to grieve, pressing down until something breaks.
For anyone who has ever tried to recreate a home that no longer exists.
Event Details
Genre: New Writing
Duration: 60 mins
Price: £14
Social Media
Information
Suitable for ages: 14 and over
World premiere
See venue page for accessibility information.
Aug
30
In Our Broken Hours (camden fringe)
- 19:00 20:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
In Our Broken Hours is an intimate one act play about a father living with alcoholism and the adult daughter who finds herself slipping into the role of his carer. Through frantic phone calls, raw monologues and a painful meeting, the play explores a relationship shaped by love, frustration and addiction.
Mack, once charismatic, now drifts between warmth and withdrawal, unable to face the depth of his dependency. When his daughter Emma arrives unexpectedly, both are forced to confront the truths they’ve avoided.
What emerges is a portrait of two people who care deeply about each other but can no longer meet in the middle. A story of responsibility, exhaustion and the quiet heartbreak of watching someone you love slowly disappear.
Starring Simon Ashton, an actor, director and producer whose work spans stage and screen, and Giulia Rose, winner of Best Supporting Actress at the New York International Film Awards and the Oniros Film Awards.
Event Details
Genre: Theatre
Duration: 60 mins
Price: £15
Social Media
Web: falstafftheatrical.carrd.co/
Information
Trigger/content warning: contains strong language, references to addiction; descriptions of death; deals with grief
Suitable for ages: 18+
See venue page for accessibility information.
Aug
30
- 21:00 22:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
Cast: Geir Thomassen as JOE, Phoebe Alice Ritchie as NORA
Written by: Pendleton King | Directed by: Sushant Nair
Cocaine by Pendleton King is a one-act play, originally published in 1917, that delves into the psychological and emotional turmoil caused by drug addiction. The story has been adapted for the 80s decade, and centres on the character of a former boxer, Joe, once full of potential, whose life spirals downward as he becomes consumed by his addiction to cocaine. He struggles with the overwhelming cravings and the need to escape from reality. Also, caught in the turmoil of growing cocaine addiction is Nora, who wrestles with feelings of love, helplessness, and frustration.
Through these characters, King explores themes of dependency, self-destruction, and the impact of addiction on relationships. King's writing is poignant in its portrayal of the human psyche, and the work is rich in themes of self-deception, moral decay, and the conflict between desire and consequence, making it a powerful commentary on the broader societal issue of drug addiction.
Event Details
Genre: Theatre
Duration: 50 mins
Price: £12.50
Social Media
Web: linktr.ee/cocaine_theplay
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Flashing lights, Partial nudity, Content of sexual nature, Drug addiction, Alcohol consumption, Bad Language
Suitable for ages: 16 and over
See venue page for accessibility information.
