By Mauro Fazion "It's 1984 meets Waiting for Godot!" Rooney and Ingmar are seasoned hangmen doing their best to survive a job that no longer makes sense. When a new case tests the limits of reason, the cracks in the system and in themselves begin to show. Following its sold-out run at the Golden Goose as part of the Lambeth Fringe Festival, Fractured Time Productions brings this fresh new production toDrayton Arms Theatre. Darkly comic. Uncomfortably human. Unexpectedly moving. CAST Omar Aga - Rooney Chris Gallagher - Ingmar Chris Machari - Paul Freeman Romeo Olukotun - The Attorney Benjamin Press- The Engineer Barbara Mariposa - The Cleaner Kay Boggett - Mum Precious Scott - Kiddy CREATIVE TEAM Director Claire-Monique Martin WriterMauro Fazion Producer Fractured Time Productions Sound Design Claire-Monique Martin Lighting Design & Technician Rebecca Lyon Poster Design Rafael Castro (Original Vision by Vernica Sarno) Content warnings:Discussion of political corruption and violence. Depiction of drug abuse and addiction. Language may be offensive and may reflect racial or colour bias as a criticism of society. Overall, it is handled with absurdist humour and satirical style. Some scenes contain mild strong language, flashing lights, and loud sounds.

Someone sneezes. Someone cant get a signal. Someone wont answer the door. Someone put an elephant on the stairs. Someones not ready to talk. Someone is her brothers mother. Someone hates irrational numbers. Someone told the police. Someone got a message from the traffic light. Someones never felt like this before. Caryl Churchill's Love and Information is a kaleidoscopic snapshot of modern life, love and finding the answer, with six actors portraying a multitude of characters. This production blends live theatre and film, exploring the increasingly invasive use of technology in our everyday lives. It offers intimate glimpses into the lives of individuals, couples and organisations across a growing world of modern advancements. CAST George Lockwood Katy Richmond Baillie Dobson Emma Cavell King Mark Bojan Tamaryn Payne CREATIVE TEAM Written by Caryl Churchill Directed by Theo Duddridge Produced by Cellar Door Theatre Company Lighting & Sound Designer - James Denny Fight and Intimacy Director - Nora Iso-Kungas Stage Manager - Donovan Lenten

Written & Directed by Ella Kendrick On Christmas Eve, bartenders Kat and Tom endure a night of bad music, difficult guests and endless Pornstar Martinis. When a male guest harasses Kat, tensions rise, forcing them to confront gender dynamics in hospitality and their impact on identity and relationships. As they question their roles and what they owe each other, they also reflect on how these experiences shape their perceptions of self. When the bar closes, they must decide what they truly mean to each other. This OffWestEnd Nominated, Highly Recommended Fringe Review show makes it's London debut at Drayton Arms Theatre CREATIVE TEAM Ella Kendrick - Writer & Director Lauren Dalboth - Executive Producer + Technical Stage Manager

By Joanna Orlowska Off Script is a solo drama about a migrant journalist reporting live from an anti-immigration protest in London. As Anna delivers the carefully prepared broadcast, the language she is expected to use begins to collide with her own story of migration, motherhood, and the quiet compromises required to belong. But what happens when the words youre asked to speak no longer feel like your own? PART OF DRAYTON ARMS THEATRE EDINBURGH PREVIEWS 2026

Clothes, cats and counter-culture. Sheffield, 1989. Loveable, eccentric 71-year-old, Hilda, has run a second-hand clothes shop for decades. She does it to make money to feed 30 stray cats. One day, a journalist from The Guardian walks in Join Hildas granddaughter, Julie Flower, for a multi-character comedy-drama about family history subverting expectations. All in a nostalgic world of old carrier bags, pools coupons and vintage clothes. Julie is delighted to bring her 5-star Edinburgh Fringe hit show to Drayton Arms Theatre prior to returning to Edinburgh this summer. Written and performed by Julie Flower Dramaturgy and direction by Sarah Chew PART OF DRAYTON ARMS THEATRE EDINBURGH PREVIEWS

Our Father, who arent in heaven, Richard be thy name. Nobody would think Eileen to be capable of murder - oh, but she definitely is. Shes also probably a sex-addict and a pyromaniac. She cannot sleep for visions of hitting her sisters over the head with a frying pan. There are musical numbers encouraging strangulation in her skull. Hardcore praying is now her only hope - so she invests in a Bible, in rosary beads, a full set of holy equipment. Shes quite happy to give up anything - anything at all - to purge herself of these homicidal instincts before its too late. CAST Eileen Juliette Imbert Mary Kate Woodman Toni Imogen Whelan CREATIVE TEAM Writer, Director Rachel Byrne Assistant Director Flossie Bullion Producer Keziah Prescod, Tom Barry Script Editor Ella James, Ffion Davies, Delphi Harrison, Kevin Zhao, Isadora Vargas Mafort, Oliver Kingston, Maddie Holohan Technical Director Tom Barry Publicity Lead Lucy Harris Poster Designer Sadie Zadeng Welfare Officer Niccolo Busuttil Costume Designer Ellie Russell Photographer Thomas Holland Choreographer Hattie Jones PART OF DRAYTON ARMS THEATRE EDINBURGH PREVIEWS 2026 Content warnings: mental illness, death and/or dying, hospitals, alcohol, brief references to suicide.

You talk about death as if its a problem to be solved. Itis a problem to be solved. But I dont think itcan be solved. And thats the problem. Simultaneously a riotous laugh-a-minute comedy and a bleak reminder of the terrifying void that awaits each of us, Stories for Boys is the touching tale of a donkey and a fish grappling with the universes most profound question: to be, or not. Bach, Wittgenstein, Ibsen and Turner are eagerly enlisted in a series of pell-mell, antic attempts to dissolve the outstanding paradoxes of our time; life versus death, love versus sex, fish versus donkey. From the writer of Spy for Spy (a revelation! - The Times), Tomorrow In The Battle (white hot passion - New York Times) and Stockwell (the most important play of the year - Daily Express). to be. CREATIVE TEAM Written byKieron Barry Directed by Hope Wishart

Inspired by true events, the five-star smash hit play Spare Room follows Jodie as she takes the plunge and applies for a room in a house share. Confronted with the unexpected world of chunder charts, STIs and tangible testosterone, this wasnt the fresh start Jodie imagined. Entirely set in a student living room, expect to be thoroughly immersed in the lives of these badly behaved twenty-somethings wholl leave you cackling one minute and speechless the next, in this honest insight into masculinity, mental health and consent. Nominated for five Fringe theatre awards including Best New Play. CAST Georgina Housby as Jodie Tom David Griffiths as Ben Matt Underhill as Jack Luke Dyer as Mary Will Meadowcroft as Alex Sam Dinnage as Callum Polly Dennett as Ella Annabel Mccusker as Sienna Shreya Lallu as Lena CREATIVE TEAM Directed by Sam Dinnage Produced by Georgina Housby PART OF DRAYTON ARMS THEATRE EDINBURGH PREVIEWS 2026

Pearls Recommended is a witty romantic drama about two characters' struggle between duty and desire as they navigate debutante culture in the American South. This one-act play follows the characters of Anne, a 21-year-old aspiring novelist, and Charlie, her best friend and heir to a finance dynasty, as they are getting ready for Anne's Debutante Ball. This is a one-hour, real-time, two-hander exploring how these two characters are dealing with their shifting lives: Anne's conflicted feelings about her participation as a Deb and what that might mean for her future career, and Charlie's quietly simmering resistance to a life working under his dad's thumb. As they navigate their seemingly unchangeable fates, Charlie and Anne reach a crossroads that has us questioning: Does love help fix our problems, or just set us up for more pain when it all comes crashing down? CAST Anne: Anna Johnston Charlie: Drew Cleveland CREATIVE TEAM Playwright: Anna Johnston Directed by: Anna Johnston & Friends Crew: Violet Morris

Dylan Ward is autistic. He has his own way of thinking and his own way of doing things, but no one seems to understand him. How do you navigate a world which operates on a completely different wavelength to the one that youre on? Following its hugely successful and critically acclaimed run at the2025 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and based on real experiences of growing up autistic, Tides (An Autism Story), combines Monty Pythonesque humour with a touch of drama to offer an insight into the wonderful, yet challenging world of autism... From one particularly silly individual. CAST & CREATIVE TEAM Written & performed by Joe Dennis Directed byWillSutherland Set Design: Joe Dennis & Will Sutherland Lighting Design:Will Woodward Sound Design: Joe Dennis & Will Woodward

Placeholder Collective proudly presents Rough Cuts: A Scratch Night. New & upcoming theatre, genius ideas and maybe something a bit odd...it all starts with the scratch night. 10 pieces. 5 each night. Making both nights a unique experience. A launch of a brand new magazine. With an art exhibition to top it all off. June 21st Art Exhibition - from 5pm (entry anytime) Scratch Night - 7:30pm June 22nd Scratch Night - 7:30pm art exhibition is only on the 21st. Content warnings: Strong language

I sat up there and even then I could hear the air crackling. I knew then. There was something about you. A body has been found on the school grounds. Claire and Mary make a pact. Lights out; they get to work. The night ahead will challenge their resolve and force them to question: when we talk to the dead, do we deserve a response? This gripping two-hander by Green Star Theatre Company makes its London debut at Drayton Arms Theatre this August. CAST Sophie Clapton Kijana May CREATIVE TEAM Writer/Director - Maya Ostle Designer/Director - Ro Windust Producer - Francesca Duggins Stage manager/Producer - Isabella Ashley

When does self-censorship stop protecting you and start erasing you? Inside a fractured subconscious, a chaotic drag persona and an overprotective childhood plushie battle over buried secrets. Developed at Leeds Conservatoire and premiered at Leeds Theatre Festival 2024, Self Censored blends raw, personal storytelling with live original music to explore autism, masculinity and the exhausting performance of fitting in offering an unfiltered glimpse into a mind caught between self-protection and self-expression. CREATIVE TEAM Oscar Brennan - Writer, Producer & Performer Finn Samuels - Director & Editor Maria Hallows - Musical Director, Assoc. Composer & Lyricist Molly Barton - Movement Director Angharad Roberts - Dramaturg & Editor Connie Marshall - Assoc. Producer Liam McGrath - Production Assistant PART OF DRAYTON ARMS THEATRE EDINBURGH PREVIEWS Content Warnings: Strong language, Audience Participation Fancy dinner and a show? Book at table at the Drayton Arms pub now and enjoy the pre-theatre menu before heading upstairs!

After a successful run with Gilded Balloon at the Edinburgh Fringe 2025, Kidnap , a must-see show ( The Scotsman ), by a superb storyteller ( Get Your Coats On ), is returning to London. Based on the true story of Samias own kidnap to Saudi Arabia as a child, the show is a dark, challenging and defiantly funny exploration of multiculturalism, domestic abuse, having a disabled sibling, and how kidnap can involve a swimming pool. The show is supported by the charity Sibs, BBC Comedy Collective and Funny Women, and has been developed with directorial support from Gareth Edwards ( Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping, Spaced, Upstart Crow ). CAST Samia Rida CREATIVE TEAM Written by Samia Rida Directed by Gareth Edwards Produced by Meg Shepherd, in association with Drayton Arms Theatre

de Brigitte Buc Mise en scne de Fanny Dulin Au coin d'une pelouse, sur un banc, sous un arbre, prs d'une fontaine, les discussions commencent et finissent entranant des sourires comme des pleurs. Les personnages se dvoilent dans un dcor familier avec bienveillance, humour et allgresse. "Pourquoi on n'arrive pas tre heureux, pourquoi on est insatisfaits comme a, qu'est-ce qui se passe?"" Je ne sais pas, peut-tre qu'avant on se sentait moins obligs d'tre heureux, on ne se posait pas la question..." Par la co-autrice de Palais Royal de Valrie Lemercier, mise en scne par la comdienne et cofondatrice du Workshop Fanny Dulin, nos premires annes nous offrent une premire Londonienne. Je suis devenue un pilier de square. Je reste assise, je regarde, jcoute ce que les gens disent. Ce qui est fascinant, cest que dans les jardins, des dconvenues peuvent vous faire des rvlations surprenantes. -Brigitte Buc. Rencontres, retrouvailles, rencards rats, rendez-vous vols. Jardin by Brigitte Buc Directed by Fanny Dulin On the corner of a lawn, on a bench, under a tree, near a fountain, conversations begin and end, bringing both smiles and tears. The characters reveal themselves in a familiar setting with kindness, humour, and lightness. "Why cant we seem to be happy? Why are we so dissatisfied? Whats going on?" "I dont know. Maybe we used to feel less pressure to be happy; we didnt even ask ourselves the question..." From the co-author of Valrie Lemerciers Palais Royal , directed by actress and Workshop co-founder Fanny Dulin, our early years offer us a London premiere. "Ive become a fixture at the square. I like being a fly on the wall, just listening to what people say. Whats fascinating is that in the gardens, setbacks can lead to surprising revelations. - Brigitte Buc. Encounters, reunions, missed dates, stolen meetings.

d'aprs Bertolt Brecht Edite et mise en scne par David Furlong Brecht, le dramaturge allemand le plus populaire, transpose les mcanismes de lascension dHitler dans le Chicago des annes 1930 avec le trust du chou-fleur en crise. DAl Capone Mloni, du fascisme la pgre, les procds sont les mmes : intimidation, chantage, dtournement dargent, menace, meurtre, jusqu'au cours grotesque de diction pour mieux haranguer les foules. "Le ventre est encore fcond" -Brecht Plus de soixante ans aprs la mort du dramaturge, Arturo Ui traverse lHistoire et parle toujours au prsent. Notre troupe sen empare avec insolence et des personnages tellement haut en couleurs quils touchent tous les extrmes ! Ceux de la fiction djante, bien surPar la troupe des Nouveaux Barbares (2024) et Notre Racine (2025) Avec Baptiste Boninsgna, Gladys De Guerines, Jeanne Delvaque, Laurent Doucet, Pierre Dubus, Delphine Giret, Camille Lehujeur, Marion Neron, Marion Pelletant, Constance Rouge The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui IN FRENCHafterBertolt Brecht Editedanddirected by David Furlong Brecht, the most popular German playwright, transposes the mechanisms of Hitlers rise to power into 1930s Chicago, with a cauliflower trust in crisis. From Al Capone to Meloni, from fascism to organized crime, the methods are the same: intimidation, blackmail, embezzlement, threats, murderright up to the grotesque diction lessons designed to better harangue the crowds. The womb is still fertile -Brecht More than sixty years after the playwrights death, Arturo Ui continues to move through history and still speaks to the present day. Our company takes it on with irreverence, and with characters so vividly drawn that they push every limitthose of wild, off-the-wall fiction, of course By the company behind Les Nouveaux Barbares (2024) and Notre Racine (2025). With Baptiste Boninsgna, Gladys De Guerines, Jeanne Delvaque, Laurent Doucet, Pierre Dubus, Delphine Giret, Camille Lehujeur, Marion Neron, Marion Pelletant, Constance Rouge

Moving into a new home should be a fresh start. But with a newly pregnant girlfriend, insufferable in-laws and an unwelcome next door neighbour, this mans fresh start comes with bin bags flooding the streets. Will he finally be able to move on from a childhood in care he so desperately wants to remain buried? But one truth begins a dangerous cycle and the dirt is slowly making its way over the threshold. Lamp Light Theatre Company are very excited to be producing their first full length production, as well as Orson Bournes writing debut which he describes as an exploration of identity, care experience, and the complicated process of owning your story . This is Lamp Lights biggest project and greatest challenge to date and they are thrilled to be working with such an incredible cast and team to bring Have You Took The Bins Out? To life. CAST Orson Bourne as Man Eloise Thody as Zsazsa Grace Boag-Matthews as Miz Bakewell Frank Cawley as Gertrude Ellie Giblin as Nicholas Anna Vera Derschmidt as Charlie Jay-Jay Alexander as Harvey CREATIVE TEAM Orson Bourne - Playwright Emma McAllister - Director George Bird - Producer Content Warnings: References to Suicide, References to rape & child sexual assault, References to domestic & child abuse, References to child neglect, References to drug abuse, Posh people Fancy dinner and a show? Book at table at the Drayton Arms pub now and enjoy the pre-theatre menu before heading upstairs!

Tonight, Amanda Royce is detonating her mayoral campaign in sleepy Coulsdon, and she isnt playing nice. This bold, brash and brazen character comedy skewers politics, delivering an audacious, hilarious ride through failure, spicy opinions, hot flushes, and maybe even a revolution? Its crunch time, armed with big promises and even bigger blind spots, Amandas taking on everything and everyone with zero restraint: fat kids, the poor, loneliness, and those bloody potholes all collide in her chaotic vision to fix broken Britain. Ambition spirals and reality bites, the stakes get higher, and the laughs get harder. Revolution or self-destruction? You decide Created and Performed by Rachel Twigg CREATIVE Director John Young Development Producer Laura Schofield PR Laura Horton Content warnings: Contains some audience partication, distressing or potentially triggering themes, outdated, offensivelanguage and attitudes, and suicidal themes. Fancy dinner and a show? Book at table at the Drayton Arms pub now and enjoy the pre-theatre menu before heading upstairs!

When Davids phone rings, the voice on the other end is one he never expected to hear again. As old emotions reignite, he and Amy are drawn back to the dream of parenthood that once consumed her. But can they survive the choices that tore them apart? And is David being honest when he says that he now wants to be a dad, too? Presented by Chestnut Productions LTD Written by Robert Nurden

COURSE DESCRIPTION An introduction to theatre tech and principles to maximize your 1 Day Tech time, for Edinburgh Fringe and beyond! For all ability levels. Ideal for directors, writers, and producers who want to know more of how tech works, basic design elements, how long it takes and what makes it more or less difficult for your technician. Also ideal for rookie techies who would like to learn words and phrases that you never get taught, tips and tricks that make your life easier or who want to experiment with design and programming instead of just operating. COURSE DETAILS This course will run from 11am-4pm including a 1-hour lunch break plus 1 hour of Jess hanging around the bar after to answer questions, tell anecdotesor just like chat innit YOUR COURSE LEADER Jessica Parritt has been a professional technician for over a decade. She started her career in theatre as a child actor and went on to study acting, directing, writing, design and tech. If there exists a job in theatre, Jessica has probably worn the hat at one point or another, although she primarily works as a technician and lightingdesigner now she still assists in clowning and directing workshops, leads on teaching people many different tech skills and is alwayseager to help people with their work, from her work as a technician to talking through Ideas and how to implement them in theatre. Her varied background allows her to bridge the gap between performer, designer and operator to help productions come together as smoothly and effectively as possible. Spaces are limited! For any further questions please email [email protected] All participants get 50% off a meal downstairs in the Drayton Arms pub

A hilarious and heart-breaking new headphone verbatim show, exploring modern beauty standards in todays hyper digital society. Made from real life interviews across the UK and Europe and directed by Olivier award-nominated Kristine Landon-Smith. This show is packed with punchy, poignant and painfully relatable stories that will stay with you far longer than Leo ever would

490 BC. The first ever marathon. One runner, with one goal: to reach Athens and claim victory over the Persians. Can Pheidippides fulfil his destiny and become the legend he knows hes born to be? This one-man show explores the place of peace in a society built around war, and how one can be human when being a soldier is all that is expected of you CREATIVE TEAM Presented by Buds Productions Elisabeth Tu - Writer, Director and producer Dom Stephens - Co-Director Yeo Dana - Producer

Carlos is a man in tech.Destiny must save him, and the world, from what he could be. Join Carlos in a journey through time to understand what a man is, and what a man could be. Latina theatremakers Jade Alvara and Lara Vivone combine forces as Co-Directors of Highlight Theatre Company to debut their first co-written show. Evolution: The Perfect Man is a Latina, feminist, sci-fi comedy that explores the evolution of humanity. Come join us for a night of drag and time travel! CAST Carlos: Lara Vivone Destiny: Jade Alvara CREATIVE TEAM Writer/Director/Producer: Jade Alvara Writer/Director/Producer: Lara Vivone Lighting Designer: Mimi Browne Stage Manager: Sasha Kovac Photographer: Lucy Connelly

Written by & starring Lucy Idil Jordan This high-stakes excavation deconstructs the psychological toll of a life spent "masking" across continents and cultures. Having navigated a career in secondary education and unionism, Lucy trades the high-pressure school bell for the meditation gong to explore the "mirage" of seeking groundedness externally. The narrative weaves multicultural alienation and neurodivergent "otherness" into a lyrical quest for identity. By exploring these intersections, the show highlights the specific displacement felt by those caught between worlds. PART OF DRAYTON ARMS THEATRE EDINBURGH PREVIEWS Trigger warnings & Age guidance: 13+ , the show explores high-level psychological concepts like the "fawn response," neurodivergent masking, existential crisis/meaning of life and the disintegration of identity and ego. These could be distressing, confusing, or in general just require a level of emotional maturity and life experience that younger children don't develop until later

By Agnes Perry-Robinson Weve all been stuck at dinner with someone who wont stop talking. One more drink. One more opinion. One more thing they have to say. Its Almas birthday, and her sister Billie has brought her new boyfriend to dinner. Initially, he seems perfect. But as the wine flows, conversations about religion, politics, money and sex become heated, and Alma feels increasingly unsettled by the man sitting across the table. An intimate drama about sisterhood, memory and misogyny, Sobremesa asks how well we know the people we love and whether or not we should protect them from their own mistakes. CAST Alma: Alejandra Deane Billie: Athena Vlachos James: Benjamin Sumrie. CREATIVE TEAM Agnes Perry-Robinson: Writer Felix Sutton: Director Alice Nicholson: Producer Stephen Kilduff: Composer Felix Cave: Photography Richard McIver: Intimacy Director PART OF DRAYTON ARMS THEATRE EDINBURGH PREVIEWS