SORRY YOU FELT THAT WAY



26th - 30th May

£10/£16/£18

7PM

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Emma met Adam in a Tesco at a strange time in her life. After six months of romance and joy she decides to move out of her mouldy box room and into his apartment. It just makes sense! Things are looking up for Emma. But on her first night in her new home Adam’s ex-girlfriend is waiting for her in the sitting room and she no longer feels safe.

A thrilling story about love and the things we wish we didn’t know.

Following on from a sold out, award winning run at Dublin Fringe Sorry You Felt That Way returns to The Hope Theatre Islington.

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Winner of The Fishamble New Writing Award 2024

I LOVE YOU DOESN'T COUNT IF YOU SAY IT INSTEAD OF SORRY 

1st - 2nd July

£10/£16/£18

7PM

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A dark comedy about familial love, obligation, and the weight of care, this play follows a brother and sister in their twenties as they attempt to carve out independent lives; new jobs, fledgling relationships, and messy weekends that promise escape. But they are never entirely free. At home, their mother’s mental illness keeps everything precarious, pulling them back into a cycle of crisis, vigilance, and reluctant responsibility. Living on a kind of emotional fault line, they balance humour with exhaustion, love with frustration, and hope with the constant fear of what might happen next.

While stories about borderline personality disorder often centre on the diagnosed individual, this play shifts the focus to those growing up in its wake. It gives voice to a largely unseen group: the children who become carers, negotiators, and emotional anchors long before they are ready. With sharp wit and honesty, it opens up conversations about generational trauma, resilience, and the complicated bonds that hold families together.

At its core, the play explores the hidden labour of care, an experience lived by thousands, yet rarely depicted with such candour, humour and complexity on stage.

CATACLYSMIC

3rd - 4th July

£10/£16/£18

7PM

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Andy is watching the TV, and trying not to think about how everything around them is falling apart. A telephone rings, an old video clip from a long-forgotten concert begins to play, and something – somewhere – just won’t let them out of the theatre.
A one-person physical theatre piece, CATACLYSMIC taps into the heart of our obsession with nostalgia, and explores that feeling of the world ending when things just don’t go to plan. Inspired by clowning and immersive art, it delves into experiences of grief, and interrogates the act of inaction in the face of cataclysm.
A collaboration between Emily Hawkins, Vera Majoor, Ben Peterson, and Ollie Wimbush, the four artists come together to create absurdist, vivid, multidisciplinary performances. Previous collaborations within the group include London Pub Theatre award winning and Offie nominated production Anthropocene, and Lambeth Fringe’s Glitch Award winning Bog Body.
CATACLYSMIC saw its first work-in-progress sharing at the No Such Theatre January 2026 scratch-night, where it was described by critic Josh Berninger as ‘fun, varied, and with the standard of high-end theatre’.

GIRLS WHO LIKE BOYS WHO DIG BOYS WHO LIKE GIRLS

14th - 18th July

£10/£16/£18

7PM

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“I want to be with you. Forever, I guess, or… forever’s a long time, but…” 

On a Friday night, EMMA, her boyfriend SAM, and his best friend ARCHIE come together in a well-known ritual around the kitchen table: pizza, beers, and heated debate. Emma and Archie are at loggerheads, and Sam once again finds himself stuck in the middle.

As new topics are broached, and revelations come to light, Emma makes a decision for what she believes is the greater good. But when things don’t go the way she planned, her newfound resolve starts to waver. A chance reunion months later creates further chaos, and uncovers buried secrets from the past. GIRLS WHO LIKE BOYS WHO DIG BOYS WHO LIKE GIRLS is a sharp, fast-paced comedy which poses questions surrounding queer identity, monogamy, and the pressure we put on ourselves (and each other) to explore in the modern day.

Reviews of past work

Cara Dromgoole, directing for Deadheads by Maddie Lynes (★★★★ The Guardian)

Poppy Maxwell, Libby Thornton and Jemima Langdon for Cambridge Footlights International Tour Show, The Search Continues (★★★★ Broadway Baby) (★★★★ Broadway World)