WHAT'S ON at GOLDEN GOOSE THEATRE
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)
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Itchy Feet Presents:
Thurs 21st - Fri 22nd August
After five sell out shows, Itchy Feet are back and better than ever for their third themed scratch night - this time the theme is... SWEAT.
After two sold out runs at the Canal Cafe Theatre, they have moved locations and increased the writers for two nights of swelteringly good theatre. Eight writers hit the Golden Goose stage for 10 minute scratch pieces on the 21st & 22nd of August.
From comedy & clowning to drama and the absurd, it sure will be a night of firey performances. How else would you spend a hot summers night?
Featuring:
Louis Williams - Pores
Alex Blanc - In Tandem
Jess Watson - Ready, set ... F*CK
Katherine White - Chamber Tantrum
Eve Flude - Heating Up
Sarah Saxby - birds
Katie Davidson - Final Round
Janisha Pera & Ben Fallaci - Tribe Sweat
Golden Goose Theatre Presents:
It takes friends to notice what love hides.
Saturday 23rd August
Brooke’s friends can tell something’s off — they just don’t know what.
One night out, one too many questions, and the cracks start to show. What begins as laughter and casual catch-ups slowly shifts into something far more uncomfortable.
The A Word is a raw, intimate drama about emotional abuse in a lesbian relationship — and the friends determined to reach someone who’s slipping away. Told through present-day conversations and fractured memories, it explores denial, control, and the silence that thrives behind closed doors. A story of loyalty, survival, and the quiet courage it takes to finally speak the truth.
Linnet Theatre Presents:
by Brodie Husband
Wed 27th - Fri 29th August
'I was freefalling into the abyss. And I didn’t care. I know I am going to die, soon, and I don’t care at all. But that’s when I meet Martha.'
A stable income, a comfortable life, and lots and lots of Pancakes. Peter is stumbling through a cosy but monotonous existence in the golden age of American capitalism. That is, until his life is transformed into a whirlwind of adventure after one random, singular encounter opens his eyes to a state of being he never knew was possible.
The second production of new company Linnet Theatre, Pancake by Brodie Husband is a story that explores the struggle for freedom, purpose and connection in a world that tells you that the pursuit of greatness and conforming to society are the only means of achieving them.
Still Here Productions in association with 20 South Street & Grey Swan presents:
Tues 2nd - Sat 6th September
What happens when you have the feeling that you are disappearing?
Rhys wants to be a boxer while his father wants to learn Welsh. Yasmin is living with her nan while her mother wants to be looking over the plains of Uganda. The children can’t speak to their parents, and the parents don’t understand how their children are feeling.
In Mari Lloyd’s moving and sharply funny play, we see the world through the eyes of two sparring 18-year-olds in a small Welsh ex-mining town as they try to comprehend the actions of their parents and begin to realise they have bigger things to fight for.
Following widespread acclaim since its 2023 London premiere, STILL HERE returned in 2025 with its original, award-nominated cast for a celebrated South Wales tour. Now, this powerful piece of new writing—hailed as “a heartfelt triumph”—comes back to the London Fringe for a limited run at the Golden Goose Theatre.
11th - 13th September 2025
One woman. Worn out lives. Memories cherished. Memories lost.
Meet Grace — the sharp, funny, and quietly fierce care worker who’s spent her life holding the stories of others. In this beautifully written and deeply human solo show, she brings us behind the closed doors of a care home, where joy, absurdity, heartbreak and hope live side by side — especially on one unforgettable Christmas Day.
Tender, witty and full of unexpected revelations, Life on a Loop shines a spotlight on the unseen women holding the system — and its people — together.
Written by and starring one of New Zealand's finest actors, Ellie Smith MNZM.
Directed by Jesse Peach. Sound design Victor Chaga. Lighting design Steven Cox.
“Life on a Loop made me laugh and think. It was honest, moving and had me reflecting on where my own life is heading.” - Sharon Stapleton, ITV News
“Succeeds quite magically in being utterly uplifting, in a way that only theatre at its best is able to be.” - Alan Sekers
The New Rep Presents:
A Lambeth Fringe show
Tues 23rd - Sat 27th September
A Vibrant and Energetic Retelling of Shakespeare's classic A Midsummer Nights Dream. Adapted and Directed by Richard Pepper in 2023 for Italia Conti.
The New Rep Theatre is delighted to produce this ethereal romp for the Lambeth Fringe. Enter into the world of magic, fairies and love, where anything can happen and nothing is as it seems.
Girls on Fire Theatre Co. Presents:
A Lambeth Fringe show
Sat 27th - Sun 28th September
Girls on Fire follows the true story of Hannie Schaft and Freddie and Truus Oversteegen, three young women who were fundamental parts of the Dutch resistance during WWII. As a trio, they seduced and killed civilian traitors and Nazi soldiers, posing as Moffen girls to gain the mens’ trust and lure them into the woods to their demise.
Whilst Girls on Fire discusses the brutality and evil that faced humanity, we aim to tell a story of resilience, bravery and incredible sacrifice, giving space and attention to the women who inspired us to make this piece.
Fractured Time Productions Presents:
The Dying Wish (A Tragicomedy)
A Lambeth Fringe show
Tues 30th Sept - Wed 1st Oct
This bold new tragicomedy by Brazilian writer Mauro Fazion combines dark comedy with raw realism to hold up a mirror to our collective contradictions. While the play’s style is not strictly realistic, its content is deeply rooted in truth. As Mauro says: “It’s so deeply realistic, it looks like nonsense.” Using absurdist dialogue, surreal scenarios, and clownesque theatricality, the play exposes the cracks in our systems of justice, bureaucracy, and institutionalised violence.
Set in a crumbling execution chamber, two hangmen, Rooney and Ingmar, wrestle with increasingly nonsensical orders as they prepare to hang Paul Freeman, a man condemned for ambiguous “crimes”, that reveal more about a broken system than the convict himself. Inspired by real events and steeped in the spirit of Brecht, Ionesco, Arrabal, and the Theatre of the Absurd, the play is both biting satire and haunting human drama.
As one reviewer put it: “This is the theatre we want to see.” Produced by Fractured Time Productions, this daring new writing invites audiences to think, feel, and question the world around them, proof that timeless, provocative theatre still has the power to change us.
