A Drop in the Ocean follows Neil and Ellie, an ordinary couple living detached from the climate crisis, until one night, when Ellie has a disturbing vision. Through one couple’s fears about their future, the film explores the contradiction between the need to act and the feeling that individual action may ultimately be pointless in the face of large-scale industrial pollution.
Living in the shadow of her father's suicide, Rose escapes into her letters with Mark, a man on the other side of the world who she's never met. When Mark's letters suddenly stop, everything changes.
Featuring the Stiles+Drewe award-winning song: 'It Starts Small', this emotional and life-affirming musical asks:
"What's the BEST that can happen?"
Ever wondered what the person next to you is thinking? Silly question. Of course you have! Join me, Arthur, as I delve through the depths of an ordinary person’s mind.
With balloons and a healthy dose of violent language, we’ll explore the consequences of trauma in a surreal drama that will shift your concept of normality.
Sue, an IT Support Technician in her 60s, wakes from a coma to discover half the world has been zombified. After accidentally killing the prophesied 'Chosen One', Sue assumes their identity to avoid getting caught, and has to save humanity herself. Chosen is a pop-rock comedy musical about purpose, second chances and embracing the uncertainty of life.
Blueprints is a digital immersive journey that uses an online platform to introduce it’s intriguing, surreal world. Prepare to explore an online hybrid of immersive theatre and a choose your own adventure game. Audience will click through a derelict house and thorough each choice, the audience will alter the heroine’s narrative, exploring how key moments with our mothers shape us.
How far would you go to protect your legacy?
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This thrilling original musical spins haunting folk songs to weave Poe’s darkest stories into a mysterious new tale. From 'Annabel Lee' and 'The Raven', to 'The Tell-Tale Heart' & 'The Fall of the House of Usher' a new story is uncovered.
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Help us fund a concert production of The House of Edgar at Seven Dials Playhouse on Mon 23 Sept.
'#MenToo' is a nonprofit musical comedy which follows the journey of four Meninists- a van man, an academic, a Broga instructor and a start-up entrepreneur- attempting to save their community space from becoming the first Women’s Health centre in the UK. Set to all-original songs such as 'The Brotest' and 'A Catcall for Help', Brian, Dave, Casey and Quest brave the obstacles of a post-#MeToo world
Birmingham. 0121. The grotty Powerleague pitches. The era of the Topman Rihanna T’shirt, The Streets and Dizzee Rascal Sunnies. Kieron has just been kicked out of his beloved 5 aside football team for missing the division 5 deciding goal. He now has to make the decision - give up on his dreams of being scouted, or form a new team from the drug dealers at the Hardwick Arms?
Bea P. Deigh is a darkly comedic one woman show set at Brain Inc (the tiny office that lives in everyones head). The show follows Bea as she navigates and controls the mind of her client. Performed and written by Arden Winant, Directed by Grainne Robson and Produced by Hannah Jayne.
Hello! We are Plain Heroines theatre company. We’re fundraising for our latest play, SCRATCHES, which transfers to the Arcola Theatre in November this year after a critically acclaimed run at VAULT Festival.
This R&D project originated directly as a response to the covid pandemic of 2020. The project pairs high calibre, diverse dance artists with diverse communities to create a unique collection of online solo dance films representing the communities involved
Ceschi + Lane present Confinement: a project exploring Motherhood in the Pandemic, taking place at the Walthamstow Wetlands in September. With the company’s highly distinctive costume-led choreography and innovative sound design, Confinement is a living testament to motherhood over lockdown. The project includes free creative workshops for mothers, performances and an online collective artwork.
It is often said that we express our trauma through our creative endeavours, and this Edinburgh Fringe show is exactly that!
We've been hugely lucky to get a slot at Gilded Balloon's Patter Hoose for a two week run, and have crossed our fingers and booked the slot! Please show your support, however big or small, and help us get there without starving or running out of petrol half way up the M6!
A Thousand Sons is a solo show written and performed by Jamie Sefton telling the true story of British nuclear test veterans. After successful runs at Camden Fringe 2021 and Edinburgh Fringe 2022, A Thousand Sons heads to Camden People's Theatre (CPT) in November as part of their autumn season.
'Pieces Of Us' is a darkly humorous, meta-modern, verbatim-style, socio-political exploration of grief in the 21st century written & performed by Jessica Munna, directed by Amy Garner Buchanan, presented in collaboration with Oxia Theatre. We are raising funds to take our show to the Edinburgh Fringe Theatre Festival!
Play: Gangsta Baby
Venue: The Hope Theatre, London
Date: 9th - 27th January
Junior is a queer sex worker in Hastings suffering from PTSD. His life is plunged into further turmoil during a booking with a new client when his father Senior returns home. Why has his father returned?
Directed by Rikki Beadle-Blair MBE and debut play by writer and performer Cameron Raasdal-Munro.
A comedy musical written by James Cary (Miranda, Bluestone 42) and James Sherwood (The News Quiz, The Now Show) about Thomas Becket – twelfth-century England’s biggest name, and top celebrity murder victim. With story and jokes by Cary, and songs and more jokes by Sherwood. With musical styles from choral to hip-hop. Think Blackadder with songs.
26th - 30th September 2023
A new solo musical: BoyBi is an exhilarating new musical exploring the self-discovery journey and adversity of growing up bisexual. The show is raw, emotional, funny and uplifting.
A documentary play about the Grenfell Tower fire which reconstructs the residents' fight to stop the inevitable using only council meeting minutes, letters, blogs and inquiry information.
Written by Kensington writer and activist Nathaniel McBride, the play will debut at Maxilla Social Club in North Kensington on Tuesday 31st May to Sunday 12th June 2022.
The London Playwrights Festival 2021 is a celebration of new writing in London and beyond! The festival will feature play readings from exciting new writers who we have been working with through our development programmes over the last year, along with Q&A's, networking opportunities for playwrights, and digital events.
Award-winning show from Hooky Productions. This crowdfunding campaign will support sisters Rosa and Maya to take the show forward into 2023!
Monkion has spent too long in the attic, obsessed with Benedict Cumberbatch, never talking to any other human - until now…
"bold, unique, surreal" **** Everything Theatre
Photo: @michaeloreillyphotographer
When Cici goes to stay with her grandfather, Leonard, his house starts sinking into the ocean.
Built from real conversations about climate with children across the UK, this show follows Cici, Leonard and some talking pine trees on an adventure to save their home that shows both of them what it means to imagine a new future in the rubble of what once was.
“Haste still pays haste, and leisure answers leisure;
Like doth quit like, and measure still for measure.”
One of Shakespeare’s genre-breaking problem plays, Measure for Measure follows a city in turmoil - Vienna is chock full of fornicators, drunkards, and a bumbling government overseeing it all.
After the death of SON's Nan, SON returns to his hometown, but MAM's boyfriend MIKE has other ideas about what's best for them. As the town's grip re-takes its hold, SON struggles to suppress his rising grief, tensions with MIKE intensify, and there can only be so long until the levy breaks. Lost, angry and broken, SON is faced with the question: can you ever truly leave the place you're from?
Arles, Southern France, 1888.
Van Gogh's house-share with Paul Gauguin ends in a blazing row, causing Paul to flee and Vincent to cut off his own ear. Why? This electrifying, award-nominated rock musical confronts a mystery that's baffled the art world for over a century...
‘A’ is a DJ navigating the city whilst pursuing her dreams. After losing herself in substances, people & shame she has hit rock bottom. Through her connection with music, she unravels moments & relationships imprinted on her heart. UPBEAT is a bold play laying bare a woman's recovery journey, challenging the stigma at the intersection of gender & addiction.
Produced by Speakbeat Collective.
Based on true stories, Hold the Line is a comedy/drama set in a NHS111 call centre, where the writer happens to work in real life. After a patient unexpectedly dies during a routine assessment, Gary now faces the heat as both his job and livelihood are brought into disrepute.
Hold The Line is Sam Macgregor's second play which is due to have its premier at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2025.
We are a husband-and-wife team heading to the Edinburgh Fringe this summer, presenting 2x shows throughout the month.
We are raising funds to help us present 'One Man Poe' and 'A Montage of Monet'.
Thirst is a queer epic play about eco-terrorism, seeing the anticipated return of playwright Ashley Milne’s collaboration with Teastain Theatre’s Rebecca McGreevy and Jessy Roberts. Started at the Omnibus Theatre’s 96 Festival, Thirst has been reborn for a full production to premiere at VAULT Festival in 2023. We are back with a bigger show than ever before, and are looking for your support to
Tritone Theatre presents ‘The Greatest Hits of Lily and John’ at Pleasance Courtyard, 3rd - 28th August 2022!
Originally programmed as part of VAULT festival 2022, we were supported for previews rehoused for 3 nights at The Other Palace in March.
AND NOW - We're heading to the FRINGE FESTIVAL!
Owen and Sarah haven’t seen each other in two years. She needed to think, to decide – things have been hell for her since Owen’s highly publicised crime and subsequent arrest, and simply being married to him has put a target on Sarah’s back. But after loving him for over fifteen years, how can she let go? And how can she reconcile the heinous act he committed with the person he used to be?
Looking for funding for Camden Fringe Festival 2024!
Welcome to The Brain, Inc., the tiny office that lives inside the head of every living person. In this particular brain, it's Bea P. Deigh's first day on the job, and she's here to make a name for herself. She occasionally gets knocked off her game by the pesky client she's trying to control, but not to worry - she always gets the last word.
We’re in Stella’s head. Everything is shifting. Her mother is ill and seeing the future. Her sister is struggling to cope as a single mum. Stella’s old boyfriend is back. Then gone. Then back. Does she want him? Is her mother really sick? Why is everyone eating so many fish? As Stella grapples with the reality of her familial relationships and her romantic relationship, she is forced to unpick the
A powerful devised theatre piece exploring womanhood, sex, shame and God.
After a series of related symptoms, 24-year-old Eve begins to think she’s pregnant, only for a doctor to reveal that she is experiencing early menopause. Despite initial reluctance to address her feelings, the news forces Eve to seek support from those around her and to explore what it truly means to be a woman.
Meet A & B. Watch as they go through the first and lasts of their (and everyone universally) relationship. With Friend and Sibling editing and affecting their journey.
Written without any pronouns, genders, names, ages, or physical description Oh and cast live!
Ukulele Days is a feel-good new musical for actor-musicians and the world’s cheeriest instrument. At the Seaside Ukulele Festival, music brings a community together – but first, there are bitter rivalries, family dynamics, and exploding egos to sort out. Think Pitch Perfect meets Much Ado About Nothing, set at a ukulele festival.
RIGHT OF WAY is a new play by artist Beth Bowden - an embodied reflection on the Southwest Coast Path, chronic illness, accessibility, Young Carers, and radical joy. The piece is semi-autobiographical and explores the intimate connection we have with powerful bodies of water, our heritage, and with the women in our lives. Taking place at VAULT Festival, 21-26 February 2023
Jungle Door invites its audience to indulge in the joyous, disheartening, and hopeful moments over a year shared by ex-lovers Michelle and Louise as they rekindle their friendship. Challenged by beauty standards and the housing crisis Michelle smiles through the filler and plans her perfect day, unaware her bridesmaid is hiding a dark secret.
THE SPECTACULAR follows Jake & Naomi, two Dublin Republicans who have come to perform an act of absurd theatrical terror in Britain. Think Disco Pigs meets Kneecap.
Written/Dir. - Seán Butler
Where? Camden People’s Theatre
When? 12-16th Nov
Supported by seed funding from Camden People's Theatre
RIGHT OF WAY, written while walking the South West Coast Path, is an embodied story of joy: of choosing to walk, to grow, and to reclaim space. A 5 star, award-nominated new play, exploring disability, chronic illness, and Young Carers. Touring to 5 venues in the South West in March 2024, alongside 5 workshops for young carers.
Volpe Theatre is a female-led, international physical theatre company, based in the UK and we would like to invite you to contribute to the creation and staging of our new piece 'Hyena' and the community project that runs alongside it.
We came together during the pandemic to create theatre that would transcend the limitations of language and create an international community. We wanted to
Truly, Madly, Baldy is a comedic two-hander that focuses on two individuals who suffer from the hair loss condition Alopecia. It is based upon real life experiences put together by the writer and performer Sam Macgregor who sadly lost his hair in late 2019 when he developed Alopecia. As well as this mother having the same condition, Sam reached out to various other people who suffer from Alopecia
A surreal, Queer, Latinx musical
JEEZUS! follows Jesús, a young Peruvian boy preparing for his first communion while falling in love with the son of God
Winner of the 2025 Edinburgh Untapped Award
Ewan and Tim are stuck. After a much regretted, spur-of-the-moment invitation leads them to a hike of the Wiltshire hills, with the dark coming on they’re beginning to realise just how little they have in common. A play about standing stones, the solar system, and putting one foot in front of the other. Friendship is written by Kit Brookman and directed by George Nichols, for VAULT Festival 2022.
‘Mario: A Super Musical!’ is a new British musical that celebrates the wonderful world of Super Mario. We join a host of Mario’s sidekicks when the red-suited mustachioed plumber goes missing. How will this discombobulated group step out from the ‘Player 2’ shadows to rescue their rescuer? Will it be mission complete or game over?
Denmark. 2am. A hotel room. Three weary travellers, an unexpected will, and a production of Hamlet to rehearse before morning. After creating the wildly successful Nearly Lear, which has toured internationally to audience and critical acclaim, award-winning actor Susanna Hamnett joins forces with her son and daughter to bring her unique vision to another of Shakespeare’s masterpieces.
'Black Mirror meets Reality Dating'
Welcome to a new dating show: matched with your soulmate, all it takes is thirty-six questions to fall in love. Or does it?
'a personal and conceptually rich piece of theatre' - London Theatre Doc
A two-faced Jester puts everything on the line in a desperate attempt to subvert the monarchy, including those closest to him & the bridge city he calls home. Londinium is a warning about greed, a plea for kindness, asking us how much we would sacrifice for fame & respect and if there are things we can never come back from. Written by Layla Blackson & Archie Carr, two London based film students.
THAT'S ACE is a new one-woman show about asexuality, relationships and self-identity. Asexuality is highly underrepresented in the media, especially the arts. We are taking it to the VAULT Festival in March with the aim to take it further. In order to do this, we need to build the best production possible and need funding for this.
One person show by Alice Bloomer; It follows Puck, who has just been kicked out of Athens, and ends up smack dab in the middle of Arden and the plot of As You Like it.
I'll be working with Temporal Horizons Productions, Emily Carding and Rah Petherbridge, director S Callaghan and others to make this dream come to life.
We'll be at the Etcetera Theatre in Camden, London in December 2025
'Far Out' is a comedy sci-fi play, produced by L Squared Theatre.
The year is 2150, and the Earth is nearly burnt out. Three space adventurers, Alma, Jed and Ellis, blast into space in search for a new habitable planet, but what do they do if they actually FIND a planet? And is the human race worth saving at all?
We want to publish a new print guide of shows led by women and people of marginalised genders at Edinburgh Festival Fringe - the 2023 FemiFringe Guide.
GOBBY GIRLS, THE 11% CLUB — a female-led sketch show at Edinburgh Fringe — is looking for sponsors! Big or small!
Daily shows: 18–23 Aug 2025, 5:30pm, LIVE Room, The Three Sisters, Cowgate. Support women in comedy.
Be part of the club, and sponsor today
"This is a story for anyone who has ever felt they were or are different from majority" LondonTheatre1
This is a love letter to mums, mothers, doctors and donors. It tells the story of Alice as she comes of age whilst coming to terms with being a Donor Conceived Person. Alice takes you with her as she muses nature, nurture and everything in between. "Authentic, funny and very moving" Jessica
An absurd tragicomedy exploring the possibilities of a seemingly conversational banality told through the many, many eyes of two unlikely characters… oh, and they’re flies… those characters are both flies…
Showing at The Lion and Unicorn Theatre from 4th to 7th November 2021.
Rabbit Hole is a hybrid live-digital show about conspiracy theories. It asks why we believe the things we do and how healthy curiosity can turn into a dogmatic mistrust of mainstream narratives. 5 performers take the audience through an interactive, subversive, and surprising world. First created by Feral Bird Theatre in 2021, and supported by New Diorama Theatre, the Cockpit, and Applecart Arts
This is a dramedy about HIV stigma in young gay men. In a world where our elders and mentors are not around, and there is no education, HIV has become something mysterious and something to be feared. Through the lens of a new gay relationship, this play interrogates the how and why of this stigma and ultimately seeks to educate audiences through a casual and conversational tone.
A "talking heads" style live theatre show, capturing seven different stories during Lockdown. Written by Saskia Wesnigk-Wood these pieces are warm, surreal, funny and heart wrenching; a remarkable snapshot behind closed doors, highlighting how different the lockdown experience was for everyone.
Joanna is fiery and dares to speak her mind. When she unexpectedly becomes Queen, her father and husband are determined to silence her. She went down in history as Joanna the Mad; what if she wasn’t insane, but furious? SIX meets Sondheim in this dark saga inspired by Catherine of Aragon’s older sister.
PITCH is a bold, joyful exploration of football and the queer community. It is the winner of the Pleasance Charlie Hartill Reserve 2023 and is co-produced by November Theatre, The Pleasance and Sarah Verghese Productions
