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Vera; Or, The Nihilists

by Oscar Wilde

directed by Cecilia Thoden van Velzen 

presented by Third Thing Productions 

16 - 27 September 7.30pm

Set against the backdrop of widespread social and political unrest in turn-of-the-century Tsarist Russia, Oscar Wilde’s little-known first play is a gripping and provocative story of idealism, conspiracy, and corruption.

As social unrest sweeps across Russia, a young woman by the name of Vera Sabouroff travels to Moscow to avenge her brother’s unjust imprisonment. Driven initially by a desire for vengeance, Vera becomes embroiled with a secretive faction of social radicals known as the Nihilists and rapidly becomes their most proficient assassin.

United only by their rejection of societal norms and their desire to spark a nationwide revolution, the group hatch a daring plot – to murder the Czar and free their nation from the grip of tyranny. But when her ideals are brought into conflict with her heart, Vera finds herself doubting the cause for which she has risked everything.

‘The curing of Russia is a surgeon’s business and done by the knife.’

Oscar Wilde wrote Vera; or, The Nihilists, a drama about Russian revolutionaries, a decade before he made his name with his first society comedy, Lady Windermere’s Fan. A planned one-off performance in London in 1881 was cancelled, possibly due to the play’s controversial politics, and the New York premiere was a flop: Wilde described it as the “sharpest agony” of his life.

This production – the first-ever London revival – is directed and reconceptualised by Cecilia Thoden van Velzen, founder of production company Greensleeved. It is the debut production from Third Thing Productions.

Hand-Me-Downs
by Eliza Brown
presented by Puzzled Monkey TheatreTuesday 30th September – Saturday 11th October at 7.30pm

“I get you out of real life. I get you out of having to behave like an adult. I’m simply not willing to get you out of this.”

Following an unexpected tragedy, the explosive Harriet moves in with her brother, George, a carer for the elderly and dutiful lover of order. Harriet causes chaos. George picks up the pieces. That’s the way it has always been.

Cohabiting for the first time since their teenage years, the two siblings find themselves reliving the patterns and rehashing the conflicts they established as children. Navigating early adulthood, grief and a dwindling list of dinner ideas, they decipher what it means to grow up in a family that has never known how to deal with disaster.

Because, as it turns out, childhood blunders aren’t as harmless when you’re old enough to do some real damage.

Hand-Me-Downs is a brand-new comedy from Puzzled Monkey Theatre – the recipient of the York Performance Award.

The Tenant’s Republic

by Kwami-Teye Canacoo 

presented by Burstellar Productions 

14 - 18 October



Ever suffered at the hands of a terrible landlord? Gone days, or even weeks, without heat or hot water? And to top it off, the same useless landlord has the nerve to raise your rent? Have you dreamt of getting your own back? So has Don.

In this satirical comedy, Donovan Pearce navigates the complications of relationships and unemployment, all whilst chasing the simple dream of doing what he loves for a living and trying to keep a roof over his head.

But getting in his way is his permanently neglectful landlord. So, Don decides to get his own back. Only what he didn’t expect was to cause a cold war in the process!

Burstellar Productions is a new London based theatre company, established in 2024 by Kwami-Teye Canacoo, with a focus on new writing and telling important and compelling stories.

 “Canacoo is a talented young writer” Everything Theatre

“the writing and direction is so well done” Theatre & Tonic