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Jan
4
- 15:00 16:00
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Jane Austen has a problem. She has relocated to Chawton to enjoy the peace and quiet of the countryside but her lively cast of characters are causing her a lot of bother. Come and join Mrs Elton, Elizabeth Bennet, Emma Woodhouse and many more as they seek to entertain you and fight for their right to be heard in Jane's novels.
This new play is written and performed by Beckis Cooper (the ‘phenomenal’ Unversed - at Stamford Arts, 2024 , Shakespeare’s Birthplace, Chawton House, Lamport Hall; Macbeth for the Tabard Theatre and Grace Notes for The Old Red Lion/King’s Head and Edinburgh Fringe.)
Jan
4
- 18:00 19:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
It's Christmas Day. The owner of a Southend, London restaurant and her ex- the head chef, find themselves accidentally trapped in the walk-in freezer during the busiest service of the year. Temperatures drop. Tensions rise. And the two are forced to confront the losses that froze their relationship. This is a brand new one act play written by Ash Felkner, tonally in the vein of Bear (Christopher Storer) and Lungs (Duncan Macmillan). This premiere performance stars Dominic Farrow (Hamlet- The National Theatre, 2025) as Geoffrey, and Ash Felkner (The Viewing, 2026) as Kathryn. Directed by Nance Turner (Proforca Theatre & The Northern Spirit Theatre Company).
Jan
4
- 20:30 21:30
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
It's Christmas Day. The owner of a Southend, London restaurant and her ex- the head chef, find themselves accidentally trapped in the walk-in freezer during the busiest service of the year. Temperatures drop. Tensions rise. And the two are forced to confront the losses that froze their relationship. This is a brand new one act play written by Ash Felkner, tonally in the vein of Bear (Christopher Storer) and Lungs (Duncan Macmillan). This premiere performance stars Dominic Farrow (Hamlet- The National Theatre, 2025) as Geoffrey, and Ash Felkner (The Viewing, 2026) as Kathryn. Directed by Nance Turner (Proforca Theatre & The Northern Spirit Theatre Company).
Jan
13
- 19:00 20:00
Greg Turini - ELEMENTS
Jan
16
I Was More Upset Than You When Busted Broke Up
- 19:00 20:00
- Etcetera Theatre (map)
Hello, my name is Thomas.
The venue has asked me to write a blurb detailing what the “play” is about. I tried to argue that this is not a play but a presentation about my life. They asked me if I was method acting. I looked at them very confused and agreed to write a blurb so here it is ….
Everyone remembers where they were when they found out. But whilst most people moved on, Thomas’ life fell into turmoil.
What some would put down to a mere break up of a boy band, Thomas would describe as the single most important event in human history, and one that forever changed the course of his existence.
If you want a laugh and a good night out, don’t come. This is a very serious presentation, with only one joke in it.
*Note from the director: This is a comedy. And a good night out. Don’t listen to him. Please come.
A play by Kyle Charlie Summers
Directed by Luke Preston-Davies
Jan
17
I Was More Upset Than You When Busted Broke Up
- 19:00 20:00
- Etcetera Theatre (map)
Hello, my name is Thomas.
The venue has asked me to write a blurb detailing what the “play” is about. I tried to argue that this is not a play but a presentation about my life. They asked me if I was method acting. I looked at them very confused and agreed to write a blurb so here it is ….
Everyone remembers where they were when they found out. But whilst most people moved on, Thomas’ life fell into turmoil.
What some would put down to a mere break up of a boy band, Thomas would describe as the single most important event in human history, and one that forever changed the course of his existence.
If you want a laugh and a good night out, don’t come. This is a very serious presentation, with only one joke in it.
*Note from the director: This is a comedy. And a good night out. Don’t listen to him. Please come.
A play by Kyle Charlie Summers
Directed by Luke Preston-Davies
Jan
18
NO ONE`S LAND (A FORUM THEATRE)
- 17:00 18:00
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No One’s Land is a Forum Theatre performance following Bahar, a Turkish woman in her mid-thirties who flees years of domestic abuse and death threats from her ex-husband. Hoping to survive and reunite with her young daughter, she escapes to the UK hidden in a lorry arranged by smugglers.
Debt quickly traps her again. Forced to work for those who brought her, Bahar is unknowingly drawn into a criminal network and accused of carrying drug money. Arrested, she is detained in an immigration centre, where the play begins.
Inside detention, Bahar is reduced to a case number. A tense scene unfolds between Bahar, an interpreter, and a lawyer, exposing distance, procedure, and power.
As a Forum Theatre piece, No One’s Land invites the audience to intervene directly, offer suggestions, and change the dialogue between the characters. By stepping in, spectators are asked to imagine alternatives: What could have been done differently, who is truly listening, and how might systems be transformed to protect rather than punish people like Bahar?
Jan
20
- 18:30 20:00
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Her love was stolen. Her voice was silenced. So she made a deal with the only power that would listen: the Devil himself.
Step into a world where a woman’s despair ignites into a supernatural fury. When Margarita loses the one man who saw her soul, she is offered a single, terrifying chance at reunion. To seize it, she must shed her skin, embrace the night, and become the queen of a fantastical underworld.
This is not a fairy tale. It is a 90-minute ritual of ecstatic rage and glorious self-creation. Witness a solo-performance that burns with raw intensity, as a silenced woman claws her way out of her gilded cage and crowns herself the master of her own destiny.
She entered the darkness to find her love. She will emerge as the queen of shadows.
Inspired by M.Bulgakov's 'The Master and Margarita'.
Jan
21
- 18:30 20:00
- Etcetera Theatre (map)
Her love was stolen. Her voice was silenced. So she made a deal with the only power that would listen: the Devil himself.
Step into a world where a woman’s despair ignites into a supernatural fury. When Margarita loses the one man who saw her soul, she is offered a single, terrifying chance at reunion. To seize it, she must shed her skin, embrace the night, and become the queen of a fantastical underworld.
This is not a fairy tale. It is a 90-minute ritual of ecstatic rage and glorious self-creation. Witness a solo-performance that burns with raw intensity, as a silenced woman claws her way out of her gilded cage and crowns herself the master of her own destiny.
She entered the darkness to find her love. She will emerge as the queen of shadows.
Inspired by M.Bulgakov's 'The Master and Margarita'.
Jan
22
- 18:30 20:00
- Etcetera Theatre (map)
Her love was stolen. Her voice was silenced. So she made a deal with the only power that would listen: the Devil himself.
Step into a world where a woman’s despair ignites into a supernatural fury. When Margarita loses the one man who saw her soul, she is offered a single, terrifying chance at reunion. To seize it, she must shed her skin, embrace the night, and become the queen of a fantastical underworld.
This is not a fairy tale. It is a 90-minute ritual of ecstatic rage and glorious self-creation. Witness a solo-performance that burns with raw intensity, as a silenced woman claws her way out of her gilded cage and crowns herself the master of her own destiny.
She entered the darkness to find her love. She will emerge as the queen of shadows.
Inspired by M.Bulgakov's 'The Master and Margarita'.
Jan
23
- 18:30 20:00
- Etcetera Theatre (map)
Her love was stolen. Her voice was silenced. So she made a deal with the only power that would listen: the Devil himself.
Step into a world where a woman’s despair ignites into a supernatural fury. When Margarita loses the one man who saw her soul, she is offered a single, terrifying chance at reunion. To seize it, she must shed her skin, embrace the night, and become the queen of a fantastical underworld.
This is not a fairy tale. It is a 90-minute ritual of ecstatic rage and glorious self-creation. Witness a solo-performance that burns with raw intensity, as a silenced woman claws her way out of her gilded cage and crowns herself the master of her own destiny.
She entered the darkness to find her love. She will emerge as the queen of shadows.
Inspired by M.Bulgakov's 'The Master and Margarita'.
Jan
24
- 13:00 15:30
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
Dr Mew is a sci fi themed show featuring cabaret acts who who love sci fi and see it from a queer perspective. Audience are encouraged to cos play. Proceeds from this show goes to the trans charity Mermaids
Jan
24
- 18:30 20:00
- Etcetera Theatre (map)
Her love was stolen. Her voice was silenced. So she made a deal with the only power that would listen: the Devil himself.
Step into a world where a woman’s despair ignites into a supernatural fury. When Margarita loses the one man who saw her soul, she is offered a single, terrifying chance at reunion. To seize it, she must shed her skin, embrace the night, and become the queen of a fantastical underworld.
This is not a fairy tale. It is a 90-minute ritual of ecstatic rage and glorious self-creation. Witness a solo-performance that burns with raw intensity, as a silenced woman claws her way out of her gilded cage and crowns herself the master of her own destiny.
She entered the darkness to find her love. She will emerge as the queen of shadows.
Inspired by M.Bulgakov's 'The Master and Margarita'.
Jan
24
- 21:00 22:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
An Ordinary Man, A Hero of the Land of the Young.
A solo clown odyssey written and performed by Gerry Carroll (age 73 and not slowing down).
Long ago, the warrior-poet Oisín rode off with the golden-haired Niamh to Tír na nÓg – the Land of the Young, where time stands still.
Three hundred years later he came home… and instantly turned into a wrinkly old man.
Gerry has a soul-crushing office job, discovers clown and comedy, and explores what it’s like when you slowly turn into a wrinkly old man.
What happens when we leave the Land of the Young?
In this joyous and unexpectedly moving hour, Gerry weaves the ancient Irish legend of Oisín with his own life story – with song, dance, clowning, stand-up, a few too many shot glasses, and buckets of laughter.
It’s funny. It’s touching.
Because growing old is inevitable, but growing up is optional. Be 21 again!
Bring your granny, bring your inner child, bring a shot glass if you dare.
Book now – seats are going faster than Oisín’s youth!
Jan
25
- 17:30 19:00
- Etcetera Theatre (map)
Her love was stolen. Her voice was silenced. So she made a deal with the only power that would listen: the Devil himself.
Step into a world where a woman’s despair ignites into a supernatural fury. When Margarita loses the one man who saw her soul, she is offered a single, terrifying chance at reunion. To seize it, she must shed her skin, embrace the night, and become the queen of a fantastical underworld.
This is not a fairy tale. It is a 90-minute ritual of ecstatic rage and glorious self-creation. Witness a solo-performance that burns with raw intensity, as a silenced woman claws her way out of her gilded cage and crowns herself the master of her own destiny.
She entered the darkness to find her love. She will emerge as the queen of shadows.
Inspired by M.Bulgakov's 'The Master and Margarita'.
Jan
27
- 19:00 20:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
"Summer 2020. The UK is in standstill. Two twenty-year-old men are forced into isolation together, bound by restricted space and an unresolved history which has changed them forever. As the outside world shuts down and a pandemic rages, the pair find themselves drawn into an illicit rave scene, and back into the seductive patterns of their past. But at what cost?
This brand-new one-act play is devised by Aidan Monks, Dylan Swain and Aubrey McCance, written & directed by Monks and performed by Swain and McCance; previous work includes Playing Love at the Edinburgh Fringe 2025 which was called “a delicious souffle of a show” by The Recs (4-stars) and cited by Edinburgh Guide as having “something […] for everyone”. “If this is what Monks and his team are doing now, I can’t wait to see what they bring to the stage next” (4-stars) wrote The Student — One / Another is what’s next. This two-hander fuses dramatic monologue with searing dialogue and experimentalism to engage themes of intimacy, lockdown longing, and the power of music. Expect laughs, emotional rawness, and big room bangers in abundance. Come see.
PLEASE NOTE: These are Work In Progress (WIP) performances as we are developing the play throughout 2026, so audiences will be given the option to offer us feedback, either hand-written or via digital form.”
Jan
27
- 21:00 22:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
"Summer 2020. The UK is in standstill. Two twenty-year-old men are forced into isolation together, bound by restricted space and an unresolved history which has changed them forever. As the outside world shuts down and a pandemic rages, the pair find themselves drawn into an illicit rave scene, and back into the seductive patterns of their past. But at what cost?
This brand-new one-act play is devised by Aidan Monks, Dylan Swain and Aubrey McCance, written & directed by Monks and performed by Swain and McCance; previous work includes Playing Love at the Edinburgh Fringe 2025 which was called “a delicious souffle of a show” by The Recs (4-stars) and cited by Edinburgh Guide as having “something […] for everyone”. “If this is what Monks and his team are doing now, I can’t wait to see what they bring to the stage next” (4-stars) wrote The Student — One / Another is what’s next. This two-hander fuses dramatic monologue with searing dialogue and experimentalism to engage themes of intimacy, lockdown longing, and the power of music. Expect laughs, emotional rawness, and big room bangers in abundance. Come see.
PLEASE NOTE: These are Work In Progress (WIP) performances as we are developing the play throughout 2026, so audiences will be given the option to offer us feedback, either hand-written or via digital form.”
Jan
28
- 19:00 20:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
"Summer 2020. The UK is in standstill. Two twenty-year-old men are forced into isolation together, bound by restricted space and an unresolved history which has changed them forever. As the outside world shuts down and a pandemic rages, the pair find themselves drawn into an illicit rave scene, and back into the seductive patterns of their past. But at what cost?
This brand-new one-act play is devised by Aidan Monks, Dylan Swain and Aubrey McCance, written & directed by Monks and performed by Swain and McCance; previous work includes Playing Love at the Edinburgh Fringe 2025 which was called “a delicious souffle of a show” by The Recs (4-stars) and cited by Edinburgh Guide as having “something […] for everyone”. “If this is what Monks and his team are doing now, I can’t wait to see what they bring to the stage next” (4-stars) wrote The Student — One / Another is what’s next. This two-hander fuses dramatic monologue with searing dialogue and experimentalism to engage themes of intimacy, lockdown longing, and the power of music. Expect laughs, emotional rawness, and big room bangers in abundance. Come see.
PLEASE NOTE: These are Work In Progress (WIP) performances as we are developing the play throughout 2026, so audiences will be given the option to offer us feedback, either hand-written or via digital form.”
Jan
28
- 21:00 22:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
"Summer 2020. The UK is in standstill. Two twenty-year-old men are forced into isolation together, bound by restricted space and an unresolved history which has changed them forever. As the outside world shuts down and a pandemic rages, the pair find themselves drawn into an illicit rave scene, and back into the seductive patterns of their past. But at what cost?
This brand-new one-act play is devised by Aidan Monks, Dylan Swain and Aubrey McCance, written & directed by Monks and performed by Swain and McCance; previous work includes Playing Love at the Edinburgh Fringe 2025 which was called “a delicious souffle of a show” by The Recs (4-stars) and cited by Edinburgh Guide as having “something […] for everyone”. “If this is what Monks and his team are doing now, I can’t wait to see what they bring to the stage next” (4-stars) wrote The Student — One / Another is what’s next. This two-hander fuses dramatic monologue with searing dialogue and experimentalism to engage themes of intimacy, lockdown longing, and the power of music. Expect laughs, emotional rawness, and big room bangers in abundance. Come see.
PLEASE NOTE: These are Work In Progress (WIP) performances as we are developing the play throughout 2026, so audiences will be given the option to offer us feedback, either hand-written or via digital form.”
Jan
31
Can I Actually Read Your Mind?
- 19:00 20:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
After a sell out run in 2025 'Can I Actually Read Your Mind?' is back. In the 1930s, Mary Davis astounded British audiences with her apparent psychic abilities. Some believed she had a true gift; others were certain she was a clever fraud. But what if she was simply ahead of her time in understanding the human mind?
‘Can I Actually Read Your Mind?’ revisits Mary’s most astonishing demonstrations brought to life through live performance, modern psychology, and a touch of modern magical methods. Blending original techniques with contemporary insight, this show explores whether her methods still hold power today.
Are we more sceptical than our ancestors? or can we see past the facade? Step inside to witness the impossible, and decide for yourself.
Feb
1
- 13:00 14:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
Get ready to be shrunk down and taken on a whirlwind adventure inside Jennifer’s brain. It’s weird in there - but probably also familiar. Explore the wonders of our wrinkly grey matter through very real facts, very cute puppets, and a very scientific ball pit.
Sure, you’ll only be in there for 3 minutes, but a lot can happen in 180 seconds.
* Nominated for Outstanding Neurodivergent Performance at Brighton Fringe 2025 *
“A playful, generous, warm-hearted show” - We Love Brighton
“Fascinating feel-good quirky comedy” - Fringe Review
Feb
10
- 19:00 20:00
- Etcetera Theatre (map)
You/We tells the story of the artist Gluck — sharp-tongued, stylish, and utterly unwilling to behave. Living in open defiance of traditional gender rules, sexual silence, and polite society, Gluck’s life is a whirlwind of love affairs, artistic ambition, heartbreak, and reinvention.
Witty, intimate, and quietly radical, this solo play explores the fierce joy of self-invention and the cost of insisting on truth in a world that would rather you stayed convenient.
Written and performed by Claire Storey
Feb
11
- 19:00 20:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
Irene and Arjyll have the same last name but they’re not related.
Although, with the way Irene’s mother Ignacia is acting, they might as well be sisters. Tita Iggy is, after all, president of the Arjyll’s Angels Loyola Heights Chapter, a local self-organised group made of middle-aged Titas keen on supporting Arjyll's emerging showbiz career after winning the latest season of Pinoy Big Brother.
Irene knows it's not Arjyll's fault that her relationship with her mother is the way it is but it's hard to remember that sometimes especially in the face of the obvious favouritism.
Written by Glerren Bangalan, Mother Ignacia is a heartfelt comedy about learning how to advocate for yourself.
Feb
12
- 19:00 20:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
Irene and Arjyll have the same last name but they’re not related.
Although, with the way Irene’s mother Ignacia is acting, they might as well be sisters. Tita Iggy is, after all, president of the Arjyll’s Angels Loyola Heights Chapter, a local self-organised group made of middle-aged Titas keen on supporting Arjyll's emerging showbiz career after winning the latest season of Pinoy Big Brother.
Irene knows it's not Arjyll's fault that her relationship with her mother is the way it is but it's hard to remember that sometimes especially in the face of the obvious favouritism.
Written by Glerren Bangalan, Mother Ignacia is a heartfelt comedy about learning how to advocate for yourself.
Feb
13
- 19:00 20:00
- Etcetera Theatre (map)
You/We tells the story of the artist Gluck — sharp-tongued, stylish, and utterly unwilling to behave. Living in open defiance of traditional gender rules, sexual silence, and polite society, Gluck’s life is a whirlwind of love affairs, artistic ambition, heartbreak, and reinvention.
Witty, intimate, and quietly radical, this solo play explores the fierce joy of self-invention and the cost of insisting on truth in a world that would rather you stayed convenient.
Written and performed by Claire Storey
Feb
14
- 19:00 20:00
- Etcetera Theatre (map)
Art is pain. Pain is art. Two “definitely not masochistic” artists take on the challenge of a lifetime: to create musical comedy with feeling—while feeling the real pain of electrocution.
In what may be their worst idea yet, veteran musical improvisers Lee Apsey ('CSI: Crime Scene Improvisation,' 'Your Flaws: The Improvised Musical') and Jayda Fogel ('Bird & Tax Collector,' '¡Horario Estelar!') weave hilarious and sincere songs, sketches, and stories with the inspiration of the audience and the threat of being shocked, shackled, dunked, and beaten with a stick.
You’ll be shocked, and so will the players—literally.
From the award-winning co-creator of multiple Edinburgh Fringe sell-out hit 'CSI: Crime Scene Improvisation.'
“Astonishingly funny… brilliant concept.” ★★★★★ GJD REVIEWS
“Apsey and Fogel turn painful displays into some of the funniest improvised comedy you can find. You will be begging for more, and more, and more.” FRINGE REVIEW
Artist Praise & Accolades:
WINNER - The Comedy Award - Colchester Fringe 2024
WINNER - Best Improv/Musical - Leicester Comedy Festival 2023
NOMINATED - Simply the Best - Gothenburg Fringe 2024
"A truly fantastic show that you will talk about for years to come" ★★★★★ THEATRE AND TONIC
"So funny it would be a crime to miss it!" ★★★★★ CURTAIN CALL REVIEWS
"Improv down to a fine art. A novel idea, executed superbly" ★★★★★ WEE REVIEW
Feb
15
Circus of Healing - from Playboy to The Holy Queerit
- 15:00 16:00
- Etcetera Theatre (map)
It's a wild ride. After internationally touring the “cathartic, creative, and healing” performance "Dad, Playboy, & Me...Not Your Average Slideshow" storyteller A.G. Norton is coming back to London with a totally new hour of cosmic transmissions, hilarious insights, and of course the shamanic Pussy Drum. AG's gone from being a social worker in Dagenham, to interviewing Playboy Bunnies, to being called a bubble cult leader. All in loving service to the divine power of the Holy Queerit. The work has been referred to as "deeply blasphemous" by a seminarian Catholic priest on a bench in Times Square, which honestly is a great review and the show isn't even polished yet.
The Circus of Healing has one destination - collective LIBERATION. Join the congregation, bubble blessings. 🫧🫧
You can check out the artists work here @notyouraverageslideshow Instagram or www.vivelapin.com
Feb
25
- 19:00 20:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
The story of a young man who decides to sell his body online.
Feb
25
- 21:00 22:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
The story of a young man who decides to sell his body online.
Feb
26
Glitter, Guilt and Good Intentions - A Self-Help Comedy Cabaret
- 19:00 20:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
'Glitter, Guilt and Good Intentions' invites you to a frazzled rather than filtered celebration of self-improvement. Blending humour, parodies and musical theatre Susan Grant and Joni de Winter bring you laughter, killer harmonies and a hint of self depreciation. This show proves that perfection is overrated and re-inventing yourself can be just as fun as it is frustrating.
Belle Street Productions are a Dorset based theatre company with previous shows including the award winning 'Hugh: The Musical' and The Rat Pack Gals.
Feb
26
Glitter, Guilt and Good Intentions - A Self-Help Comedy Cabaret
- 21:00 22:00
- 265 Camden High StreetLondon, England, NW1 7BUUnited Kingdom (map)
'Glitter, Guilt and Good Intentions' invites you to a frazzled rather than filtered celebration of self-improvement. Blending humour, parodies and musical theatre Susan Grant and Joni de Winter bring you laughter, killer harmonies and a hint of self depreciation. This show proves that perfection is overrated and re-inventing yourself can be just as fun as it is frustrating.
Belle Street Productions are a Dorset based theatre company with previous shows including the award winning 'Hugh: The Musical' and The Rat Pack Gals.
