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November 3rd-7th
Death of a Brixton Monday. - A new play by Johnnie Sinnott
It's Jimmy's funeral and his widow Sheila is struggling to accept her loss. His old five-aside football team The Brixton Mondays are missing him too. They're all there remembering the good times when they played every week at Brixton Rec - and they're enjoying the free booze! As Mad Al says, "You have the best laughs at funerals". But as the day moves on and the alcohol kicks in, secrets come out into the open and old resentments surface.And as for Jimmy, he is there in spirit - yes haunting the event and observing as friendships unravel and his wife plans for life without him.This play tackles big themes with a light comedic touch and characters you won't forget.Johnnie Sinnott's previous play The Famous Brixton Mondays had a successful run at Edinburgh Fringe 2025 following sell out runs at The White Bear and Greenwich Theatre.
Praise for The Famous Brixton Mondays:
"It’s a great idea, and I really enjoyed the premise and the dialogue and the characters"Jason Solomons"Brixton Mondays offers a heartfelt and humorous look at male friendship, rituals, and the passage of time. With strong performances and a relatable setting, it delivers plenty of charm" Edinburgh-Reviews.co.uk"the audience gets a glimpse into the types of conversations that are happening between individuals and small groups all over the country – some small talk, a bit of banter, ... It is a great concept."The Reviews Hub - Edinburgh
10th - 28th of November 2026
‘You must choose whom and what you serve. Not to choose is itself a choice.’
A brutal reign of terror consumes Elizabethan England. Enemies of the State are humiliated, tortured and murdered. Spies everywhere. Surveillance. Paranoia grips the land.
Into this dangerous world steps young radical genius, Robert Southwell, the most celebrated poet of his age. Cancelled, then erased from history by the Reformation. Recently captured by notorious priest-hunter Sir Richard Topcliffe, he must now answer, through excruciating means, for his most heinous crime: being a Jesuit priest.
Southwell is forced to confront not only his own fate, but the question of what we all, especially artists, owe to truth in hostile times.
By the multi-award-winning Author and Director of “Inigo", which had its premiere at the White Bear and has subsequently been performed on every continent of the globe. For more info www.jonathanmooreuk.com.
Praise for Moore’s previous work:
"A singular voice for his generation: furious, nihilistic, poetic..." - Time Out Cover interview
"A resounding, unanimous triumph... Jonathan Moore's work is riveting total theatre." - Sunday Times
Helena Hipólito Productions and Brad Borkan Present
The World Premiere of
THE ANTARCTICAN
1 - 12 December
A new play by
Gail Louw in collaboration with
Brad Borkan
With
Chris Barritt and
Stephen Smith
| Director
Anthony Shrubsall | Technical Designer
Helena Hipólito
Following her acclaimed play
Shackleton's Carpenter, award-winning playwright Gail Louw returns with
The Antarctican, a compelling new play that retells one of the
greatest stories of resilience to advance science and exploration: the 1910-1913 Captain Scott's Terra Nova Expedition to the South Pole.
Drawing on historical research in collaboration with
Brad Borkan, and
including Cherry-Garrard's memoir The Worst Journey in the World, the show focuses on Apsley Cherry-Garrard, the youngest member of Scott's team, now in his late 50's, while he relives the Worst Journey in The World: the infamous journey through Antarctica's winter to Cape Crozier, the friendships that sustained them, the scientific discoveries they pursued, and the devastating events that led to the deaths of Captain Scott and his Polar Party.
14th - 23rd December 2026
Elysium is a new two-act play premiering at the White Bear, Kennington on 14th - 23rd December 2026. Set in the near future, an inventor and his wife prosper from a government-patented technology that alters people’s behaviours, creating a rift between those joining the new movement, and those refusing to give up their independence. Exploring freedom, shared consciousness and the human need to belong, Elysium will be developed in Plymouth alongside Theatre Royal Plymouth before travelling to London for a full theatrical production.
Brother Wolf Presents
29th of December
WINNER - OffComm Commendation (Off West End Awards, 2023)
WINNER - Top Off West End Production (Centre Sage Stars, 2018)
Based on the novel 'Oliver Twist' by Charles Dickens
Adapted and performed by James Hyland
Directed by Phil Lowe
Music by Chris Warner
'Oliver Twist', Charles Dickens' dark tale of crime and punishment, is stunningly re-imagined in this multi award-winning stage adaptation, recognised by Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II for its part in Dickensian scholarship. Told from the point of view of Fagin the Miser, one hour before his execution, this unique and powerful one-man show offers a fresh insight into literature's most controversial villain.
Reviews:
"truly explosive... A real gem, a masterpiece." ★★★★★ (British Theatre Journal)
"Intense, provocative and often downright scary" ★★★★★ (Horrible Hothouse of Horror)
"compelling throughout... see his performance. You won't forget it" ★★★★★ (Plays To See)
"raw, honest, and profound... a brilliantly executed re-imagining" ★★★★★ (Voice Magazine)
