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TRAIL 10
A VENUE RE-OPENS!
POLKA THEATRE
LIVE SHOWS
POLKA THEATRE
Cinderella: The Awesome Truth / to 30 Jan 2022
https://polkatheatre.com/event/cinderella-the-awesome-truth/
DRAYTON ARMS
Boys In The Buff / 15 Dec to 9 Jan
https://www.thedraytonarmstheatre.co.uk/boys-in-the-buff
PLEASANCE
Dog Show / to 19 Dec
https://www.pleasance.co.uk/event/dog-show#overview
COCKPIT
The Musical That Goes Right / to 23 Dec
https://www.thecockpit.org.uk/show/the_musical_that_goes_right
BUSH THEATRE
Fair Play / to 22 Jan 2022
https://www.bushtheatre.co.uk/event/fair-play-2021/
SOUTHWARK PLAYHOUSE
The Rhythmics / to 9 Jan 2022
https://www.southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/show-whats-on/the-rhythmics/
ONLINE SHOWS
InExchange @ Exchange Theatre
https://www.exchangetheatre.com/in-exchange-documentary/
ADDITIONAL NEWS
You can also watch interviews with the cast of the pantos at the BRIDGE THEATRE by clicking HERE.
TRAIL 9
TRAILERS OF LIVE SHOWS opening in NOV 2021
BRIDEWELL
Doing Shakespeare / 1 – 13 November
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/the-northern-comedy-theatre
WHITE BEAR
Marlowe’s Fate / 3- 27 November
https://www.whitebeartheatre.co.uk/whatson/Marlowe%27s-Fate-
NEW WIMBLEDON STUDIO
Skin in the Game / 12-19 November
https://www.atgtickets.com/shows/skin-in-the-game/studio-at-new-wimbledon-theatre/
VARIOUS VENUES
Coronavirus – A Great British Farce
Brighton, West London, Norwich, South London, Birmingham – 11 / 13 / 18 / 25 / 26 November
https://linktr.ee/flugelmanproductions
TRAIL 8
NEWS OF LIVE THEATRE opening in OCT / NOV 2021
ETCETERA THEATRE / OLD RED LION THEATRE
Empty in Angel
Etcetera Theatre: 29-30 October
Old Red Lion Theatre: 17-20 November
DRAYTON ARMS THEATRE
The Tragedy of Dorian Gray
Blue Devil Productions / 19 October – 6 November
http://www.thedraytonarmstheatre.co.uk/the-tragedy-of-dorian-gray
HOPE THEATRE
Sophie / 12-14 October
https://www.thehopetheatre.com/productions/sophie/
OLD RED LION THEATRE
Belvedere / 2-13 November
https://www.oldredliontheatre.co.uk/belvedere.html
THEATRE503
Foxes / Defibrillator / 13-23 October
https://theatre503.com/whats-on/foxes/
ARCOLA
Broken Lad / 13 October – 7 November
https://www.arcolatheatre.com/whats-on/broken-lad/
NEWS OF ONLINE THEATRE
ONLINE
The Seagull / 31 October
https://eventbuzz.co.il/311021on
TRAIL 7
NEWS OF LIVE THEATRE opening in SEPT / OCT / NOV 2021
SOUTHWARK PLAYHOUSE
Anything Is Possible If You Think About It Hard Enough / Small Things Theatre / 22 September to 9 October
BUSH THEATRE
Overflow / 9 September to 9 October
https://www.bushtheatre.co.uk/event/overflow-2021/
GOLDEN GOOSE THEATRE
DJ Bazzer’s Year 6 Disco / Chewboy Productions / 7-17 September
https://www.goldengoosetheatre.co.uk/dj-baz
BUSH THEATRE
Pink Lemonade / 10 September to 1 October
https://www.bushtheatre.co.uk/event/pink-lemonade-2021/
VARIOUS VENUES (click link below)
Empty in Angel / 10 September to 20 November
https://emptyinangel.com/
OMNIBUS THEATRE
Small Change / 14 September – 2 October
https://www.omnibus-clapham.org/oto-small-change/
BRIDEWELL THEATRE
Doing Shakespeare / Northern Comedy Theatre / 2-13 November
TRAIL 6
NEWS OF LIVE THEATRE opening in AUG / SEPT / OCT 2021
TRAILER
HEN & CHICKENS
Chop Me Up Or Let Me Go/ 19-23 October / https://www.unrestrictedview.co.uk/chop-me-up-or-let-me-go-by-lesley-ann-albiston/
HIGHLIGHTS
KING’S HEAD THEATRE
All That / 30 July – 21 August / https://kingsheadtheatre.com/whats-on/all-that
CAMDEN FRINGE @ ETCETERA THEATRE
A Matter of Time / 21-22 August / https://camden.ssboxoffice.com/performances/a-matter-of-time/
Meet Cute / 14, 15, 20, 22 August / https://camden.ssboxoffice.com/events/meet-cute/
OTHER SHOWS
VARIOUS GARDENS OF FULLERS PUBS
As You Like It / 13 July – 16 September / https://www.fullers.co.uk/event-finder/shakespeare-in-the-garden
ABOVE THE STAG
Tommy On Top / 28 July – 29 August / https://abovethestag.org.uk/tommy-on-top
SOUTHWARK PLAYHOUSE
John & Jen/ 28 July – 21 August / https://www.southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/show-whats-on/john-jen/
QUEENS THEATRE HORNCHURCH
Love Letters/ 30 July – 21 August / https://www.queens-theatre.co.uk/whats-on/show/love-letters-2/
HACKNEY EMPIRE
Die Walkure (Grimeborn @ Arcola) / 4-7 August / https://hackneyempire.co.uk/whats-on/arcola-theatre-presents-die-walkure/
WATERLOO EAST
Don’t Open the Door / 3-15 August / https://thespie.com/london/dont-open-the-door-tickets-london-waterloo-east-theatre/3428
IRIS THEATRE
Arthur / Merlin / 4-22 August / https://iristheatre.com/event/arthur-merlin/
PARK THEATRE
Park Bench / 4-14 August / https://www.parktheatre.co.uk/whats-on/park-bench
GOLDEN GOOSE
A Rat, A Rat / 10-28 August / https://www.goldengoosetheatre.co.uk/a-rat
LESNES ABBEY
Our Teacher’s a Troll / 12-22 August / https://www.lesnesabbeywoods.org/my-teacher-is-a-troll-a-new-show-for-lesnes/
TRAIL 5
NEWS OF LIVE THEATRE opening in JUNE/JULY 2021
ABOVE THE STAG THEATRE
CONTACT: a season of LGBT+ new writing / 16 June – 18 July / https://abovethestag.org.uk/contact-stories-of-division-and-unity
GOLDEN GOOSE
The Frida Kahlo of Penge West / 16-26 June / https://www.goldengoosetheatre.co.uk/frida-kahlo
TURBINE THEATRE
My Son’s a Queer, But What Can You Do? / 17 June – 3 July / https://www.theturbinetheatre.com/whats-on/my-sons-a-queer
OMNIBUS THEATRE
The Human Connection / 22 June – 4 July / https://www.omnibus-clapham.org/the-human-connection/
PLEASANCE
Express G&S / Charles Court Opera / 23 June – 2 July / http://www.charlescourtopera.com/express-gs.html
GREENWICH THEATRE
Bad Nights and Odd Days / 23 June – 10 July / https://greenwichtheatre.org.uk/events/bad-nights-and-odd-days/
HOPE THEATRE
The Boy With The Bee Jar / 29 June to 17 July / https://www.thehopetheatre.com/productions/the-boy-with-the-bee-jar/
WATERLOO EAST
Starting Here, Starting Now / 29 June – 18 July / https://www.waterlooeast.co.uk/starting-here-starting-now
TRAIL 4
NEWS OF LIVE THEATRE opening in JUNE 2021
COLAB
Sovereign Song / 1-31 June / https://offwestend.com/listing/sovereign-song/
UPSTAIRS AT THE GATEHOUSE
Forever Plaid / 1-27 June / https://www.upstairsatthegatehouse.com/forever-plaid
THEATRE ROYAL STRATFORD EAST
The Sun, The Moon & The Stars / 2-19 June / https://www.stratfordeast.com/whats-on/all-shows/the-sun-the-moon-and-the-stars
COCKPIT
L’Egisto / Hampstead Garden Opera / 4-13 June / https://offwestend.com/listing/cavallis-legisto/
NEVER FOR EVER
Psychodrama / 10 June to 3 July / https://neverforeverkt.com/psychodrama
JACK STUDIO THEATRE
Trestle / 15-26 June / https://brockleyjack.co.uk/jackstudio-entry/trestle/
SOHO THEATRE
Shedding A Skin / 17 June to 17 July / https://sohotheatre.com/shows/shedding-a-skin/
DUCHESS THEATRE
The Play That Goes Wrong / From 18 June / www.ThePlayThatGoesWrong.com
TRAIL 3
TRAILOFF for LIVE theatre
Villain In Tinseltown. A Warning from George Sanders
Helen Niland & Yasser Kayani @ Made In England Creative
White Bear Theatre, London, Kennington / 18th May – 29th May at 7pm.
www.whitebeartheatre.co.uk/whatson/Villain-in-Tinseltown
Play / Drama / Comedy / New Writing / For young people 15+ / Disability themes
A monologue adapted from George Sanders’ own “Memoirs of a Cad” in which he satirically warns us not to allow our own humanity to be eaten away by fame-worship and social media culture.
TRAILON for ONLINE show
Things I Am Not
LegalAliens Theatre / Available online for a year / thingsiamnot.com
New Writing / Innovative / Devised / Experiential / Atypical
Things I am Not is a podcast series and digital platform brought to you by LegalAliens Theatre. At the heart of the project are 10 original audio monologues, each written and performed by a female theatre maker who has migrated to the United Kingdom.
NEWS OF MORE LIVE THEATRE opening in MAY 2021
BREAD & ROSES
I and the Village / 25 May – 5 June / https://www.breadandrosestheatre.co.uk/#event=41682588
COCKPIT
Hamlet / 19-29 May / https://www.thecockpit.org.uk/show/hamlet_0
JERMYN STREET THEATRE
Two Horsemen / 17 May – 5 June / https://www.jermynstreettheatre.co.uk/show/two-horsemen/
KINGS HEAD
No Strings Attached / 25 May – 19 June / https://kingsheadtheatre.com/whats-on/no-strings-attached
OLD RED LION
Saving Britney / Fake Escape / 18 May – 5 June / https://www.oldredliontheatre.co.uk/saving-britney.html
OSO ARTS CENTRE
7½ Years / 28-31 May / https://www.osoarts.org.uk/
QUEENS THEATRE HORNCHURCH
Neville’s Island / 20 May – 3 July / https://www.queens-theatre.co.uk/whats-on/show/nevilles-island/
THE CHAMBER, LONDON COUNTY HALL
The Money / 26 May – 18 July / www.themoney.live
THE SPACE
Amalgam / 17 May – 6 June
Lovefool / 21-22 May
New Moon Monologues / 25 May
The Dream Machine / 27-29 May
https://space.org.uk/whats-on/
TRAIL 2
TRAILERS for ONLINE shows
Blonde – The Musical
Kristian Thomas Company & Tom Hopcroft / 1-16 May / http://www.livetickets.org
Musical / Drama / For young people 15+
Music and Lyrics by Adam Howell | Book by Paul Hurt
Blonde is a new musical based on the last nine years of the public & private life of Marilyn Monroe, seen through the eyes (and camera) of a young photographer, Georgie Gifford.
The Sorrows of Satan
Michael Conley / 5-9 May / https://bit.ly/3xmCsdM
Play / Musical / Comedy
A ‘hysterical laugh-out-loud’ musical comedy so good, it must be sinful. Filmed in one of England’s finest stately homes, this online production reimagines the story of Faust at the heart of a corrupt 1920’s London, where the elite are financially and emotionally bankrupt and one man has a big decision to make
NEWS OF LIVE THEATRE opening in MAY 2021
THE BIG HOUSE
The Ballad of Corona V – The Remix / 3-26 June
https://www.ticketsource.co.
BUSH THEATRE
Harm / 17 May – 26 June
https://www.bushtheatre.co.uk/
CANAL CAFÉ THEATRE
Peter Pandemic / 18-23 May
https://canalcafetheatre.com/
CHISWICK PLAYHOUSE
CP Recharged Festival / 17 May – 27 June
https://www.chiswickplayhouse.
IRIS THEATRE / In the gardens of the Actor’s Church in Covent Garden
Platform: Dylan Wynford / 21 May
https://iristheatre.com/event/
THE LION AND UNICORN
AAAAA [FiveA] / 18-29 May
https://www.
SOHO THEATRE
Herding Cats / 19-23 May
https://sohotheatre.com/shows/
SOUTHWARK PLAYHOUSE
You Are Here / The Grey Area Theatre Company / 17 May to 12 June
https://www.
UNIT HQ / new venue in Mayfair: 56 Davies Street, W1K 5AB
Doctor Who: Time Fracture / From 26 May
https://www.
WHITE BEAR
Villain in Tinseltown / 18-29 May 2021
www.whitebeartheatre.co.uk/
MALTINGS THEATRE
Roman Theatre Open Air Festival / 28 May – 11 July
TRAIL 1
THE TEMPORAL SOCIETY
Sid Phoenix / CtrlAltRepeat / Sundays at 7:30pm from 4th April to 16th May / Online via Zoom
Play / Comedy / Immersive & Interactive / New Writing / For families / For young people 12+
http://www.CtrlAltRepeat.com/temporal-tickets
The year is 1894. You are cordially invited to attend a lecture on the subject of time travel. Your very presence will serve as a demonstration of its feasibility. What could possibly go wrong?
From CtrlAltRepeat, the award-winning online theatre pioneers behind VIPER SQUAD and SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE CASE OF THE SYMMETRIC MAILSHOT, comes an original adventure that catapults you in to the London of years gone by. Heavily influenced by the work of Jules Verne and H.G. Wells, and doused in the company’s trademark sense of fun, THE TEMPORAL SOCIETY pushes the boundaries of what is possible over Zoom.
JEW…ish
Unleash the Llama & Zoe Weldon / King’s Head Theatre / Online / 15 April – 5 May / https://bit.ly/JEWish-tickets
Play / Comedy / New Writing / LGBTQ themes
Unleash the Llama are proud to present the long awaited return of the ★★★★★ sell-out “hilarious”, Jew…ish, filmed in high definition by the award-winning Shoot Media as part of King’s Head Theatre’s digital on demand season, Plays On Film.
The twisted millennial romcom that absolutely no-one asked for, Jew…ish struck a resounding chord with audiences in smash-hit live runs in London and at the Edinburgh Fringe and was nominated for an Offies OffComm award. TJ and Max are in love; with polyamory, substance-abuse on the Portobello Road and sexually-charged debates about Israel-Palestine. Occasionally even with each other. There’s just one thing: Max is Jewish. TJ isn’t. Watch as these lovers navigate the cultural divide – amid death, pegging, and two millennia of inherited trauma – in this laugh-out-loud two-hander which asks the ultimate question: is it ever OK to get back with your ex?
When you book, you can watch on-demand until 5 May. The ticketing site can be confusing…
Perfect
The Northern Comedy Theatre / 19 – 26 April at 8pm each night / Online / https://northerncomedytheatre.com/perfect
Play / Comedy / New Writing
Five Actors play 25 different characters in this Outstandingly Brilliant Excellent PERFECT comedy by David Spicer. When a harassed Junior Education Minister tries to make a joke at a press conference, he not only nearly brings about the fall of his Government, he unwittingly starts a chain of events that leads to the unravelling of his life, a range of offensive jelly moulds and a dead Peruvian Llama. Taking aim at the current madness that seems to have taken grip of the country (but managing to mention ‘Brexit’ only once in passing and ‘COVID’ not at all), PERFECT is a hilarious gallop through the weird and not-very-wonderful worlds of politics and celebrity culture.
The Motherhood Project
Battersea Arts Centre / 19 – 25 April / Online / https://bac.org.uk/whats-on/motherhood-project/
Drama
A new series of short films by leading UK artists, exploring the cultural pressures and realities of motherhood. Created during lockdown, contributors to the films include Lemn Sissay, Juno Dawson, Morgan Lloyd Malcolm and Anya Reiss. Tickets are Pay What You Can and 50% of the proceeds go to Refuge in support of vulnerable women in the pandemic.