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- 19:00 20:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
Monologues of Men is a raw, powerful and emotionally charged theatre experience exploring masculinity, mental health, trauma, love and redemption through a series of gripping interconnected monologues.
Following a sell-out London run, Francis Saunders brings an honest and intimate portrayal of modern manhood to the stage — exposing the silence, vulnerability and strength that often go unseen.
Raw. Intimate. Unfiltered.
Age: 18+
Jul
3
- 19:00 20:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
Award-winning Chinese magician Jason Ouyang and Mason Ma bring their brand-new one man show to Etcetera Theatre this June and July!
The show delivers everything audiences expect from world-class magic: mind-reading, impossible objects, and highly interactive illusions; while introducing unique magical effects from ancient Chinese, rarely seen outside of China.
A feel-good and captivating show, the show offers an evening of laughter, storytelling, and unforgettable magic audiences won’t have seen before and anywhere else.
Age restrictions: 12 and above.
Jul
4
HAYA’s Plays on Saturdays: ‘Blue Stockings’
- 13:00 14:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
'Blue Stockings' by Jessica Swale is a play set in 1896. It follows the the UK's first Female Undergraduates in their battle for the right to graduate. Although being equally academically strong as their fellow male peers, they are rejected and stigmatized as unmarriageable and unqualified of ever having a career. Despite this, the Blue Stockings kept fighting and followed their dreams to have the right to education, graduation and a career.
Insta: @academyhunt
This production is rated 12+ and includes brief scenes of violence and themes of sexism throughout the play.
Jul
4
HAYA’s Plays on Saturdays: ‘Blue Stockings’
- 15:00 16:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
'Blue Stockings' by Jessica Swale is a play set in 1896. It follows the the UK's first Female Undergraduates in their battle for the right to graduate. Although being equally academically strong as their fellow male peers, they are rejected and stigmatized as unmarriageable and unqualified of ever having a career. Despite this, the Blue Stockings kept fighting and followed their dreams to have the right to education, graduation and a career.
Insta: @academyhunt
This production is rated 12+ and includes brief scenes of violence and themes of sexism throughout the play.
Jul
4
- 18:30 19:45
This Machine Kills Fascists
By David Dunn
Songs by David Dunn
This Machine Kills Fascists is a stage spectacle inspired by the life and work of Woody Guthrie, the legendary American folk singer and civil rights activists.
In the style of all Nuworks productions, it is Epic and as as one critic wrote: “an electrifying hybrid - a protest-song dressed in a theatrical form.” Its a faithful portrayal of Guthrie’s life and times. Woody was never known to compromise. He was as awkward and as flawed as he was committed to the cause of civil rights and working class people, no matter their ethnicity, colour or religion.
The force of the performance is the dramatic threads from Woody Guthrie's biography. His disdain of self seeking politicians, big corporations, and all those who sought to undermine the American Dream.
It was in this fight, led not by a rifle, but by song that his famous ‘war cry’ was born: ‘This machine kills fascists’, scrawled across Woody’s guitar.
The musical arrangements and choreography ( the songs, all originals by David Dunn in the style of Woody Guthrie ) recreate the sentiment of American protests in the 1940s. and 50. They may be read, at times, as a commentary on modern politics and the fight for the rights of ordinary people today.
REVIEW: ’The atmosphere of this remarkable performance is perfectly captured in the intensity of emotion, light and energy of the actors. The production creates images that stay in your memory. This Machine Kills Fascists by Nuworks is ‘a spectacle that is not just performed, it's a show that is lived’.
1 hour 15minutes duration
Jul
4
- 20:00 21:15
Punk defines the politics and fashion of an era, it was brief, a phenomenon that burst like a storm of protest on an unsympathetic, uncompromisingly brutal political system and leader, devoid of compassion in pursuit of greatness and material gain.
Britain, not so Great….1970 and 80’s Margaret Thatcher…the iron lady….garbage strikes, miner closures, police brutality, unemployment, the IRA, race riots. All in response to what John Lydon aka Jonny Rotten of the Sex Pistols called the ‘shitsdom’.
Nuworks, A Punk Opera is a reimagining of Bertolt Brecht’s The Threepenny Opera which in itself is a reworking of John Gay’s The Beggars’ Opera 1728.
The basic story and characters belong to John Gay, Elizabeth Hauptmann and Brecht adding their Marxist doctrine. There’s no such overt political agenda in our reimagining. Nuworks is closer to John Gay with some sorry reflections on human foibles and hypocrisy than ideology. It’s not even a criticism of Thatcher, of whom, in fairness, it has been said was the leader Britain needed at the time. Debatable.
We’ve set the scene in Camden because that’s where it all began and we’re thrilled to be performing it in the deep heart of Camden, at Etcetra Theatre, in July 2026 as part of our Fringe tour.
In summary…its a great tale with all of the usual suspects…Macheath ( Mac the Knife ) the thoroughly dysfunctional Peachum family, Copper Green, not one of them with a single redeeming feature!
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
Some course contemporary language in dramatic context
Jul
5
- 19:00 20:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
Award-winning Chinese magician Jason Ouyang and Mason Ma bring their brand-new one man show to Etcetera Theatre this June and July!
The show delivers everything audiences expect from world-class magic: mind-reading, impossible objects, and highly interactive illusions; while introducing unique magical effects from ancient Chinese, rarely seen outside of China.
A feel-good and captivating show, the show offers an evening of laughter, storytelling, and unforgettable magic audiences won’t have seen before and anywhere else.
Age restrictions: 12 and above.
Jul
6
- 19:00 20:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
What changes from the playground to the barstool that makes that space between strangers and friends so much wider as an adult? When four drastically different women are brought together by an ‘drinks with strangers' event in a small city bar, expectations are low and the drink count is high. As conversations deepen and personalities collide, the women realize that sometimes you have to burn your life down to build it back up again.
Cast/Creative team info:
- Cast: Frankie Cary, Bronwyn Elizabeth, Lucy Greenhalgh, Preeti Naidoo, Kitty O’Sullivan
- Directed by Joey Burford
- Written by Alisha Nikita Dua
- Produced by Kill Your Darlings Productions
- Age Restrictions: 12+ (cursing, strong language)
- Trigger/Content Warnings: Pregnancy Loss, Domestic Violence
Jul
7
- 19:00 20:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
What changes from the playground to the barstool that makes that space between strangers and friends so much wider as an adult? When four drastically different women are brought together by an ‘drinks with strangers' event in a small city bar, expectations are low and the drink count is high. As conversations deepen and personalities collide, the women realize that sometimes you have to burn your life down to build it back up again.
Cast/Creative team info:
- Cast: Frankie Cary, Bronwyn Elizabeth, Lucy Greenhalgh, Preeti Naidoo, Kitty O’Sullivan
- Directed by Joey Burford
- Written by Alisha Nikita Dua
- Produced by Kill Your Darlings Productions
- Age Restrictions: 12+ (cursing, strong language)
- Trigger/Content Warnings: Pregnancy Loss, Domestic Violence
Jul
8
Sketchburn: a scratch night for sketch comedy films
- 19:00 20:00
It’s the return of SKETCHBURN: the sketches of tomorrow, today!
A ragtag group of comedy writers, directors and performers present works-in-progress of their latest sketch comedy films − curated by Hari Kanth (SNL UK, Horrible Science). The aim: to bring the feedback loop of live comedy to filmed comedy sketches, at every stage of the process:
- 📚 Readings: staged readings of brand-new sketch scripts
- 🎬 Rough cuts: screenings of rough cuts fresh from the edit
- 🍿 Showcase: screenings of finished sketches, ready to go!
As well as listening out for what makes you laugh, there’ll be space for more direct feedback too – so you can help us decide which bits to keep and which bits to burn forever.
So if you’re a fellow comedy creator who loves dissecting the metaphorical frog, or a comedy fan who wants to peek behind the metaphorical curtain, then SKETCHBURN is the (non-metaphorical) night for you!
Jul
8
- 21:00 22:00
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Someone has dropped an atom bomb on Copenhagen! With all-out war looming, one junior minister in the British Government must somehow stimulate a response from his hopeless superiors. There’s just one thing standing in his way: Microsoft Teams.
Shortlisted for best Scottish theatre Production at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025
Welcome to Operation Blank, the subversive black comedy debut from up-and-coming Scottish writer, George Grant. Delve into this biting critique of modern online working, that weaves laugh-out-loud humour to themes of unfulfillment and existential dread. It’s the show where nothing happens, and nothing has ever been more entertaining.
Jul
9
- 21:00 22:00
- Etcetera Theatre (map)
Someone has dropped an atom bomb on Copenhagen! With all-out war looming, one junior minister in the British Government must somehow stimulate a response from his hopeless superiors. There’s just one thing standing in his way: Microsoft Teams.
Shortlisted for best Scottish theatre Production at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025
Welcome to Operation Blank, the subversive black comedy debut from up-and-coming Scottish writer, George Grant. Delve into this biting critique of modern online working, that weaves laugh-out-loud humour to themes of unfulfillment and existential dread. It’s the show where nothing happens, and nothing has ever been more entertaining.
Jul
10
- 21:00 22:00
- Etcetera Theatre (map)
Someone has dropped an atom bomb on Copenhagen! With all-out war looming, one junior minister in the British Government must somehow stimulate a response from his hopeless superiors. There’s just one thing standing in his way: Microsoft Teams.
Shortlisted for best Scottish theatre Production at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025
Welcome to Operation Blank, the subversive black comedy debut from up-and-coming Scottish writer, George Grant. Delve into this biting critique of modern online working, that weaves laugh-out-loud humour to themes of unfulfillment and existential dread. It’s the show where nothing happens, and nothing has ever been more entertaining.
Jul
11
- 21:00 22:00
- Etcetera Theatre (map)
Someone has dropped an atom bomb on Copenhagen! With all-out war looming, one junior minister in the British Government must somehow stimulate a response from his hopeless superiors. There’s just one thing standing in his way: Microsoft Teams.
Shortlisted for best Scottish theatre Production at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025
Welcome to Operation Blank, the subversive black comedy debut from up-and-coming Scottish writer, George Grant. Delve into this biting critique of modern online working, that weaves laugh-out-loud humour to themes of unfulfillment and existential dread. It’s the show where nothing happens, and nothing has ever been more entertaining.
Jul
12
- 19:00 20:00
- Etcetera Theatre (map)
L.A.'s underground hit has landed in London: Slideshow brings together storytellers, poets, comedians, musicians and more, all speaking their truth with their own slides up on the big screen to prove it. "Shockingly honest stories," cheers the Los Angeles Times, "Downright magical, uncomfortable, and anarchic."
Content warnings: Age 16 and over recommended (some language & adult content)
Jul
14
- 18:30 20:00
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Lava By James Fritz. An amateur production by arrangement with 'Nick Hern Books', produced by Bare Bones Theatre Company.
A small asteroid has hit the capital city. Thousands have been displaced. And in a town far away, a young man called Vin is finding it hard to talk. The only person who seems to notice is Rach, who resolves to find out what's troubling him and help him find his voice again.
But when Rach's family take in an articulate and charismatic survivor of the asteroid incident, Vin's silence is no longer her first priority. How does it feel when the suffering of others seems more legitimate than our own?
Production team
Director and Producer: Javi Bone
Company Stage Manager: Eleanor Albu
Associate Producer: Jasmine Joseph
Set Designer: Harry Kenyon
Cast
Vin: Alex Taylor-Morton
Rach: Iona Judge
Vicky: Claire Quinn
Jamie: Sky Hui
No age resitrictions
Content warnings:
Mild depictions of self harm
References to death, including death of animals
Family bereavement
Swearing
Depictions of mental illness
Jul
15
- 18:30 20:00
- Etcetera Theatre (map)
Lava By James Fritz. An amateur production by arrangement with 'Nick Hern Books', produced by Bare Bones Theatre Company.
A small asteroid has hit the capital city. Thousands have been displaced. And in a town far away, a young man called Vin is finding it hard to talk. The only person who seems to notice is Rach, who resolves to find out what's troubling him and help him find his voice again.
But when Rach's family take in an articulate and charismatic survivor of the asteroid incident, Vin's silence is no longer her first priority. How does it feel when the suffering of others seems more legitimate than our own?
Production team
Director and Producer: Javi Bone
Company Stage Manager: Eleanor Albu
Associate Producer: Jasmine Joseph
Set Designer: Harry Kenyon
Cast
Vin: Alex Taylor-Morton
Rach: Iona Judge
Vicky: Claire Quinn
Jamie: Sky Hui
No age resitrictions
Content warnings:
Mild depictions of self harm
References to death, including death of animals
Family bereavement
Swearing
Depictions of mental illness
Jul
16
- 18:30 20:00
- Etcetera Theatre (map)
Lava By James Fritz. An amateur production by arrangement with 'Nick Hern Books', produced by Bare Bones Theatre Company.
A small asteroid has hit the capital city. Thousands have been displaced. And in a town far away, a young man called Vin is finding it hard to talk. The only person who seems to notice is Rach, who resolves to find out what's troubling him and help him find his voice again.
But when Rach's family take in an articulate and charismatic survivor of the asteroid incident, Vin's silence is no longer her first priority. How does it feel when the suffering of others seems more legitimate than our own?
Production team
Director and Producer: Javi Bone
Company Stage Manager: Eleanor Albu
Associate Producer: Jasmine Joseph
Set Designer: Harry Kenyon
Cast
Vin: Alex Taylor-Morton
Rach: Iona Judge
Vicky: Claire Quinn
Jamie: Sky Hui
No age resitrictions
Content warnings:
Mild depictions of self harm
References to death, including death of animals
Family bereavement
Swearing
Depictions of mental illness
Jul
17
- 18:30 20:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
Every musical needs a hero and a villain, but who truly steals the show? Is it the sultry, wicked anthems, or the soaring, hopeful ballads? Join us for an exclusive, one-night-only cabaret in the Green Room of Good & Evil as we pit angels against monsters and dreamers against schemers. Experience a thrilling musical showdown featuring tunes from both sides of the story. Expect big voices, raw emotion, and a little theatrical chaos. Who wins, good or evil? Come decide for yourself.
All ages
Jul
17
- 21:00 22:30
- Etcetera Theatre (map)
Lava By James Fritz. An amateur production by arrangement with 'Nick Hern Books', produced by Bare Bones Theatre Company.
A small asteroid has hit the capital city. Thousands have been displaced. And in a town far away, a young man called Vin is finding it hard to talk. The only person who seems to notice is Rach, who resolves to find out what's troubling him and help him find his voice again.
But when Rach's family take in an articulate and charismatic survivor of the asteroid incident, Vin's silence is no longer her first priority. How does it feel when the suffering of others seems more legitimate than our own?
Production team
Director and Producer: Javi Bone
Company Stage Manager: Eleanor Albu
Associate Producer: Jasmine Joseph
Set Designer: Harry Kenyon
Cast
Vin: Alex Taylor-Morton
Rach: Iona Judge
Vicky: Claire Quinn
Jamie: Sky Hui
No age resitrictions
Content warnings:
Mild depictions of self harm
References to death, including death of animals
Family bereavement
Swearing
Depictions of mental illness
Jul
18
- 19:00 20:00
- Etcetera Theatre (map)
Set in the communal room of a grief retreat with no therapist in sight, the piece asks: what happens when strangers are left to navigate their loss together?
As tensions rise and defences fall, humour slips through the cracks. It is raw, awkward, and deeply human. Devised collaboratively, ‘That’s Life’ explores how grief is woven through the human experience, and questions if it ever truly leaves us.
Age Restrictions : 16+
Trigger and Content warnings : Discussions of death and substance abuse. Reference of miscarriage. Strong Language.
Jul
18
- 21:00 22:30
- Etcetera Theatre (map)
Lava By James Fritz. An amateur production by arrangement with 'Nick Hern Books', produced by Bare Bones Theatre Company.
A small asteroid has hit the capital city. Thousands have been displaced. And in a town far away, a young man called Vin is finding it hard to talk. The only person who seems to notice is Rach, who resolves to find out what's troubling him and help him find his voice again.
But when Rach's family take in an articulate and charismatic survivor of the asteroid incident, Vin's silence is no longer her first priority. How does it feel when the suffering of others seems more legitimate than our own?
Production team
Director and Producer: Javi Bone
Company Stage Manager: Eleanor Albu
Associate Producer: Jasmine Joseph
Set Designer: Harry Kenyon
Cast
Vin: Alex Taylor-Morton
Rach: Iona Judge
Vicky: Claire Quinn
Jamie: Sky Hui
No age resitrictions
Content warnings:
Mild depictions of self harm
References to death, including death of animals
Family bereavement
Swearing
Depictions of mental illness
Jul
19
- 19:00 20:00
- Etcetera Theatre (map)
Set in the communal room of a grief retreat with no therapist in sight, the piece asks: what happens when strangers are left to navigate their loss together?
As tensions rise and defences fall, humour slips through the cracks. It is raw, awkward, and deeply human. Devised collaboratively, ‘That’s Life’ explores how grief is woven through the human experience, and questions if it ever truly leaves us.
Age Restrictions : 16+
Trigger and Content warnings : Discussions of death and substance abuse. Reference of miscarriage. Strong Language.
Jul
21
The Last Mad Man [Work in progress]
- 19:00 20:00
- Etcetera Theatre (map)
In the not too distant future, civilization has collapsed. From the ashes, one man rises, in search of purpose – an advertising copywriter. And he's got no one left to pitch but himself. Now to save his own sanity, he'll have to rebrand the apocalypse. But the end of the world is a tough sell.
Socials: ig: @buddha_phtwitter: @gossipbabies
Jul
21
- 21:00 22:00
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Comedy Gold Diggers is bringing a distinctive blend of scripted comedy to Camden’s Etcetera Theatre.
Performed and recorded live, Comedy Gold Diggers will showcase some of the most exciting voices in comedy, featuring a curated selection of scripts from their open callout along with original pieces.
Presented as rehearsed readings with live audio production and support from a critically-acclaimed comedian host, the night promises to deliver unforgettable comedy gold.
The project was founded by London-based writer/comedian James Murphy, with the aim of creating an alternative platform for comedy writers to hear their work come to life in front of an audience. Murphy has previously won the British Comedy Guide’s Pro Performance Award, and is a multiple-time stand-up competition finalist. Credits include hit Edinburgh Fringe shows “2 Weird Guys Who Are Gay (!!!!)”, and Just the Tonic’s “Red Rum: Glue or Glory”.
The pieces will be directed by Dom Stephens, a Brighton Fringe Award Nominated, Old Vic trained director. Recent plays include Liam Scanlon’s “Attachment Theory”, which sold out consecutive runs at The Canal Cafe Theatre and The Bread & Roses Theatre, and Mike Bartlett’s “An Intervention”, which became the best reviewed play of The Space Theatre’s artistic director’s inaugural season. His long-running, award-winning podcast series, Spieling The Beans, has seen him interview some of the world’s greatest storytellers, including Dame Judi Dench, George Clooney, Sir Rufus Norris and Sir Salman Rushdie. He’s one of Podcast Magazine’s ‘40 Under 40’.
Mandatory: 18+, possible strong language
Jul
22
Georgina Thomas: Hysterical Soprano
- 19:00 20:00
- Etcetera Theatre (map)
Some might say Georgina is a narcissist, but she prefers the term, “Soprano”.
Trapped in the echo chamber of own vibrato, she is forced to confront the worst thing possible: herself. In this, her magnum opus, she is bringing both sides of her conflicting personality together to make her solo debut in this one woman show.
Georgina (Soho Rising, Funny Women & NextUp Comedy Award Shortlist & ½ of The Scotsman's ‘Best Duos at the Fringe’ ★★★★) is bringing what The Spectator called “Satirical Gold” ★★★★ and Everything Theatre describes as “effortless comedy timing” ★★★★ and what her singing teacher describes as “loud” to this new hour of theatrical comedy with a classical twist. Directed and fine-tuned by Will Jackson (Soho Six, English National Touring Opera, BBC Arts New Creative). ~
@georgina_thomas_
14+TRIGGER/CONTENT WARNINGS: Contains swearing, scenes of a sexual nature and LOUD noises.
Jul
22
- 21:00 22:00
- Etcetera Theatre (map)
In the not too distant future, civilization has collapsed. From the ashes, one man rises, in search of purpose – an advertising copywriter. And he's got no one left to pitch but himself. Now to save his own sanity, he'll have to rebrand the apocalypse. But the end of the world is a tough sell.
Socials: ig: @buddha_phtwitter: @gossipbabies
Jul
23
- 19:00 20:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
What happens when a Third Culture Kid ex-teacher stops running and sits in ten days of solitary meditative silence? Follow Lucy (half-English, half-Turkish, raised in Indonesia) as she sheds her teacher skin for the arts, forced to face the void in the process. With a late ADHD diagnosis, Lucy mastered the chameleon art of blending in, but adaptation has a visceral cost: the fawn response. Moving between the classroom and internal chaos, this solo show explores the mirage of insatiable human greed and seeking groundedness externally. A lyrical search for meaning, equanimity and an inner home.
Written and performed by Lucy Idil Jordan
Jul
24
Unshamed - an erotic documentary and live unshaming
- 19:30 21:30
- Etcetera Theatre (map)
UNSHAMED | Spain | 2025 | 43 min Director: Marc Peridis Language: English with English subtitles Genre: Erotic / Documentary / LGBT
Age: 18+ This film contains explicit sexual content, including gay sexual imagery, and explores themes of power, desire, and sexual expression. Intended for adult audiences (18+).
Unshamed
Marc is a sex therapist, this is his confessional. An erotic documentary and live performance.
When Marc, a sex therapist, meets Koldo, a brutish dominant porn star, he feels compelled to be on screen too.
Within moments, he’s filmed. Objectified. Degraded. Owned. Why did he want this?
As a therapist, Marc creates fantasies in which his clients find healing.
He’s guided clients through fantasies such as rape, gangbang, incest, and kidnapping… helping them realize every part of them is inherently worthy of love.
Unapologetic, uncensored, UNSHAMED is his confessional. A space to share some of the wildest stories he’s heard over the years, along with his own.
Watch the Trailer here: www.unshamedmovie.com
London Screening + Unshaming
After premiering in Guadalajara, Mexico, to a slightly startled audience, the film toured Los Angeles, New York, and Bogotá, before arriving in London.
After two sold out shows in London, in the spring, it’s back again on 24 July for another screening + Live Unshaming*
*In the second part of the show, brave and willing audience members will join Marc on stage, choose from a selection of props, and act out fantasies of their own in real time.
-Participation is entirely optional and fully consensual
-Participations lasts 3–5 minutes -Attendance can be as a participant or observer
-Audience is limited to 42 people
Please note: To maintain privacy and a safe environment, all phones will be checked on arrival and returned at the end of the event.
Jul
25
- 19:00 20:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
London, 1918.
When wartime hysteria pillories Oscar Wilde's Salomé for corrupting the nation with homosexuality, Robert Ross – the late author’s literary executor, devoted friend, and "first boy" (or so he believes) – is once again made to defend the legacy he sacrificed his life to protect. As courtroom circus shatters the memories he has spent decades curating, the line between devotion and delusion begins to blur.
This is a story about saints who are canonised by love and fools who sacrificed themselves for it.
Oxford New Writing Festival 2025 Runner-Up Best Play.
CONTENT WARNINGS: Distressing or potentially triggering themes, Scenes of a sexual nature, Strong language/swearing, References to Victorian homophobia, misogyny, war, death, bereavement, grooming, mental illness and unhealthy relationships.
Jul
25
- 21:00 22:00
- Etcetera Theatre (map)
Harrie's workday ends like any other... until her journey home takes a sudden, unthinkable turn. In the following days, she's swept into a system of police reports, questions and courtrooms-demanding clarity from a memory that isn't there.
Not just a story about trauma; it's a darkly-comic odyssey through the absurd machinery of justice, where truth is slippery and certainty feels out of reach. When reality hits like a shower of shit, sometimes the only thing left to fight for is your version of the story: whether it can be proven or not.
Jul
26
- 18:00 19:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
London, 1918.
When wartime hysteria pillories Oscar Wilde's Salomé for corrupting the nation with homosexuality, Robert Ross – the late author’s literary executor, devoted friend, and "first boy" (or so he believes) – is once again made to defend the legacy he sacrificed his life to protect. As courtroom circus shatters the memories he has spent decades curating, the line between devotion and delusion begins to blur.
This is a story about saints who are canonised by love and fools who sacrificed themselves for it.
Oxford New Writing Festival 2025 Runner-Up Best Play.
CONTENT WARNINGS: Distressing or potentially triggering themes, Scenes of a sexual nature, Strong language/swearing, References to Victorian homophobia, misogyny, war, death, bereavement, grooming, mental illness and unhealthy relationships.
Jul
26
- 21:00 22:00
- Etcetera Theatre (map)
A chair. A mentor. A handful of songs.
From Rome to New York, Los Angeles to London, The Seat of Me is an intimate solo performance that journeys through memory, migration, and the search for belonging. Blending autobiographical storytelling with fragments of Edith Piaf's music, Giulia A. Cryan reflects on artistic ambition, first love, and the moments that shape who we become.
Raw, funny, and deeply personal, The Seat of Me asks a simple but powerful question: what happens when we finally sit with our past so we can stand in our life?
@_giuliaasquinocryan_
Age: 15+
https://youtube.com/shorts/mqp0FYEN7UI?si=67P9GmWJpEblOrZ_
Jul
27
- 19:00 20:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
In the stormy summer of 1816, Lord Byron invites famed poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, his lover Mary and her stepsister Claire to holiday with him and his physician, John Polidori. One night, Byron proposes that they each write a ghost story to pass the time. Two years later, “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley is published. This play imagines what the conversations had on that pivotal night might have sounded like…
Jul
28
- 19:00 20:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
In the stormy summer of 1816, Lord Byron invites famed poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, his lover Mary and her stepsister Claire to holiday with him and his physician, John Polidori. One night, Byron proposes that they each write a ghost story to pass the time. Two years later, “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley is published. This play imagines what the conversations had on that pivotal night might have sounded like…
Jul
29
- 19:00 20:00
- Etcetera Theatre (map)
Ten years after Sarah Sinclair’s fall, her family gather in her childhood bedroom for her 28th birthday. Sarah is still there, suspended between life and death, while her mother, aunt, brother, nurse and childhood best friend circle around the question nobody wants to answer: who gets to pull the plug?
Set in an old Surrey family home, Just Fall Over is a darkly comic play about grief, class, denial, family performance, and the brutal awkwardness of saying the wrong thing at the worst possible time.
For fans of Inside No. 9, Fleabag, and family gatherings where everyone is pretending not to hate each other.
Socials:
Instagram: @sixpeopleaway
Optional extra material:
Review: ★★★★ - A Youngish Perspective
Website/Linktree:
https://linktr.ee/sixpeopleaway6
Age restriction:
15+
Content / trigger warnings:
Themes of coma, life support, suicide, death and dying, grief, family conflict, emotional distress, alcohol use, drug use, strong language, and dark humour around illness and bereavement.
Jul
30
- 19:00 20:00
- Etcetera Theatre (map)
Harrie's workday ends like any other... until her journey home takes a sudden, unthinkable turn. In the following days, she's swept into a system of police reports, questions and courtrooms-demanding clarity from a memory that isn't there.
Not just a story about trauma; it's a darkly-comic odyssey through the absurd machinery of justice, where truth is
slippery and certainty feels out of reach. When reality hits like a shower of shit, sometimes the only thing left to fight for is your version of the story: whether it can be proven or not.
Based on true events.
16+ Restriction. Contains distressing or potentially triggering themes, Strong language/swearing Discussion of sexual violence, discussion of substance misuse, discussions of mental health.
Jul
31
- 19:00 20:00
- Etcetera Theatre (map)
Harrie's workday ends like any other... until her journey home takes a sudden, unthinkable turn. In the following days, she's swept into a system of police reports, questions and courtrooms-demanding clarity from a memory that isn't there.
Not just a story about trauma; it's a darkly-comic odyssey through the absurd machinery of justice, where truth is
slippery and certainty feels out of reach. When reality hits like a shower of shit, sometimes the only thing left to fight for is your version of the story: whether it can be proven or not.
Based on true events.
16+ Restriction. Contains distressing or potentially triggering themes, Strong language/swearing Discussion of sexual violence, discussion of substance misuse, discussions of mental health.
Jul
31
- 21:00 22:00
Age restriction 12+Content warning: domestic abuse/violence, racism, stalking, sudden loud noises, shouting/swearing, animal death
