Golden Goose Theatre at The Golden Goose pub,

146 Camberwell New Road

Camberwell

London

SE5 0RR

Nearest tube: Oval (Northern Line)

Nearest bus stop: Vassal Road (36, 185, 436, N136)

​Golden Goose Theatre Presents

Love, Edith

Written and Performed by Giulia Asquino

Tues 30th April - Sat 4th May

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'Use your mistakes, use your flaws, and you will be a star' - Edith Piaf

Giulia Asquino and Edith Piaf: The Secret Correspondence.

Giulia retraces the most controversial turning points in the life and career of the Nightingale of France, between drama and comedy, with the enthusiasm and courage that they share. Edith strips away the past between skeletons in the closet, divination rites, tears, and champagne.

The intent of the show is to give back to this incredible artist the happiness, love, and joy of living that has always distinguished her music.

Awake, Gay, and Writing a Play

Written and performed by an ex-Jehovah's Witness

Monday 6th May

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Preaching the word to thousands in football stadiums and evangelising undercover in China, amidst 30 years of door-knocking, and all the while the sound of sexuality was knocking loudly upon his own door.

Escaping from a high-control religious group is not as simple as walking away. It is a waking-up process that can take years. This one-man autobiographical show navigates such an exit and the subsequent delirium of walking into a forbidden world.

The Scotsman – “…a tenderly delivered piece with vignettes of real intimacy and connection.”

The FringeReview – “Daring Work”, “An illuminating and courageous performance.”

Golden Goose Theate Presents:

Infringe Fest

Experimental Theatre

Wed 8th - Sat 11th May

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Infringe Fest is a celebration of the work of MFA students on the Advanced Theatre Practice course at the Central School of Speech & Drama. The shows are a culmination of the research into their practice; and are a work in progress.

HEX SELLS

Dates: 8th - 10th May, 7:30pm.

“We are the grand-daughters of the witches you didn’t burn!”. Big mistake. Huge!

What is it about the witch that fascinates us? Did the witch hunts ever really die?

In accordance with the new moon, you are cordially invited to be part of a cabaret coven. Are you a witch or a watcher? Get ready for an evening of hexing and healing and bearing witness to a night of female deviancy!

Featuring lip-sync, poetry, grotesque burlesque, Billie Eilish, feminist propaganda and just a splattering of fake blood. Avoid the splash zone!

Trigger warnings:

Fake blood, Inference of violence against witches, Feminist propaganda, Limited Audience Interaction (consensual).

Full creative and cast list:

Performer/Creator : Allie Young

Interviewer: Flora Ayres

Director: Abby Ferree.

Technician : Ed Spragg

Poster photography: Jasmine Silk

Production Manager: Anna Smith

Por Seguirillas

Dates: 8th - 10th May, 9:15pm

Bilingual performance: Spanish and English

Mi projecto, nace de la incomodidad con la desconexión que siento como persona queer migrante y es mi intento personal de recomponer identidades fragmentadas, emborronadas e inconclusas. Mi punto de partida fue mi experiencia como niño trans bailando flamenco que rapido dejo de bailar porque pensaba que el flamenco era un binario en el que yo no encajo. Me equivocaba. A penas que rasques la superficie te das cuenta de que el flamenco como las identidades queer, son solo un complejo de historias desgastadas de tanto contar, que se desmigan entre la verdad y la interpretación política. Que los dos tienen cierto aire a mito, y que se respira un aire de sufrimiento con gusto a alegría cada vez que salen en conversación. Y que yo me he metido en un berenjenal intentando descifrar todo esto y ponerlo en un escenario. Pero con una seguirilla pa llorarnos, una buleria que nos arranque a bailar, algo de lipsync y palabra para pensar, y mucho arte podemos todes cosernos al menos alguna herida.

This project is my personal attempt at rebuilding the fragmented identities that build me as a Spanish queer migrant. My starting point was my memories of being a trans kid who quickly stopped dancing flamenco, as I thought I would never fit in its binary. I was wrong. Through this project, I've learnt that both Flamenco and Queerness at their core are the messy combinations of stories and histories, trying too hard to make sense of something that is ultimately visceral, both have an aura of myth, suffering and joy. So let me take you on a healing journey hand in hand with Flamenco, with spoken word and lipsync as I tell you my story, and within it the history of many others.

Full creative and cast list:
Performer/Creator: Devian Maside
Photography and design: Jaime Prada

Production Manager: Anna Smith

Technician: Ed Spragg

Abundance

Dates: 11th May, 12pm start

What’s In The Bag? Another bag and … SPLASH! What is the tension between overflowing and prosperity? ABUNDANCE is a durational performance presenting research into creating the aesthetics of abundance.

Why in Western culture do we feel the need to collect when we are drowning in packaging?

Is the Louis Vuitton bag real?

ABUNDANCE is FULL of paradoxes. Fake vs Real. Full vs Empty. Production Line vs Ecosystem.* Featuring the rejection of neutrality and the acceptance of being abundantly TOO MUCH!

*EVERYTHING MUST BE REUSED. Household items become props and new props become household items.

Made and performed by Et al.

Trigger Warnings:

This show includes: Prolonged blackouts, Strobe lighting, Loud noises, Fake blood, Jump scares, Depictions of violence and death, Some audience interaction (rest assured you will not be pulled onstage).

Full Creative and Cast List:

Performers and Creators: Gabriella Curtis, Isobel Thurston, Lara van Huyssteen, and Greg Harding.

Co-creator: Hannah Fleming

Costume co-creator: Naomi Kendall

Poster co-creator: Matilde Curtis

Movement co-creator: Luis Garcia-Munoz

Technician: Ed Spragg

Production Manager: Anna Smith

Social media: @etalperformance

Cracking Slate Presents

Stirred

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Wednesday 15th May

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Cracking Slate presents Stirred, an evening of new writing that moves the heart and mind. Be stirred by thought provoking fresh ideas that will rouse the soul and start a conversation. With spoken word, drama and song join us and see what some of the most exciting emerging artists have been cooking up.

Cracking Slate is a theatre company founded by Josh Lewis supporting the development of creativity, collaboration and confidence. Our vision is a world where everyone can dive into their imagination and innovate together to create a more sustainable future.

Flat 4 Theatre Presents

Freshly Squeezed: May

Directed and produced by Natasha Brotherdale Smith & Jessica Millward.

Thursday 16th May

Flat 4 Theatre's Freshly Squeezed Scratch Night is back and bigger than ever! A zesty night of new writing, championing some of London's best up and coming talent. Freshly squeezed is an opportunity for artists to test out new work, make mistakes and most importantly, make magic. 

Flat 4 Theatre are a female and queer-led theatre company based in London. They aim to create work that gives urgent and underrepresented stories the platform they deserve. They are particularly passionate about staging politically fuelled, queer and female led stories that ignite important discussion and spark real change.

A Double Bill of New Writing

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Fri 17th - Sat 18th May

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Two emerging writers, two new plays, two of a kind. North meets South as Joe Facer and Georgy Pleece share a double bill of new writing hot off the press. Join us for a night of rowdy stag dos, Kate Bush and, of course, the devil.

How Am I Doing Today?
Leonard, a call centre assistant, receives a call from the devil. His life will change forever as he is pushed to the limits of the phrase: “the customer is always right”.

Carry On Krakow
It’s music icons fancy dress at Archie’s stag and a night of lager-fuelled madness is about to unfold in Krakow. For Leo, it’s the perfect opportunity to slip away and disappear into the heart of Europe. What he wasn’t expecting is Gus (dressed as Kate Bush), waiting for him at the station, demanding to know what the hell is going on.

Southside Players Presents

Lemons, Lemons, Lemons, Lemons, Lemons

Written by Sam Steiner

Wed 22nd - Sat 25th May

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Lemons, Lemons, Lemons, Lemons, Lemons by Sam Steiner

How does language shape our relationships? Can fewer words convey deeper meaning? Why would the government limit a whole population to only 140 words a day?

Amidst this constraint, activist and songwriter Oliver and trainee barrister Bernadette, navigate the challenges of expressing love,
frustration, and everything in between within the confines of their allotted words. As they grapple with the impact of the Quietude Bill
on their relationship, questioning the essence of communication, the power of silence, and the significance of language in human
connection.

Brave Mirror Presents:

Attention All Passengers

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Sun 26th - Tues 28th May

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Rodney is commuting on his daily commute: sitting on the Tube, on his way to work. But the train announcer has other ideas. As Rodney and his fellow passengers travel through sketches and songs, their final destination becomes increasingly unclear.

Written by Joseph Hollas, directed by Jamie Saul, produced by Thomas Duggan and Holly Bancroft, and featuring original music by Jack Harding, ‘Attention All Passengers’ is the next brand new show by Brave Mirror.

En Route Theatre Company Presents:

Scratch Night (New Beginnings)

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Wednesday 29th May

Scratch Night (New Beginnings) is a new writing event curated and produced by En Route Theatre Company. It showcases monologues and duologues from emerging writers and creatives inspired by the theme of "New Beginnings".

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The Raymondos Presents:

MacPlebs

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Thurs 30th May - Sat 1st June

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Following a tram related accident, the renowned cast of Macbeth have been all but wiped out. The only two surviving members are The Messengers. After realising they can split the profits 50/50, these plebs attempt to tell the tale as a two-man show. One problem - they haven’t read it!

Armed only with their wits, wigs and willies, these fools will have you singing and dancing as they fumble their way through Shakespeare’s epic.

Whether you know every sonnet and soliloquy, or have never batted an eye at the bard, the Plebs will have you laughing from start to finish.