Good Girl is a sexy, funny show that dives into female sexuality, male fantasies, and societal constructs of womanhood. Rhiannon is the archetype of the "good girl" obliging, pretty, and eager to please but there's much more beneath the surface. The show uses sex, comedy, and lots of audience interaction to challenge perceptions and spark steamy but meaningful conversations.

When a Jane Austen heroine, unlucky in love, finds herself thrown into the modern world of dating, she must set aside her customs and expectations to brave this new world of courtship. But the unsolicited pictures and lack of chivalry may be all too much for her! Will she persevere for a chance to take charge of her own story and find love or retreat back into the safety of her pages?

by TOM STOPPARD Directed by Sam Chittenden A bold and contemporary take on Stoppard's iconic and award-winning play, which takes place in the wings' of Shakespeare's Hamlet. This absurdist, existential tragicomedy expands upon the exploits of two of the bard's anti-heroes, the ill-fated courtiers Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. Our exhilarating new version will draw on a range of stagecraft and audience participation to present the play (and its plays) with just four actors, in a a rollercoaster of humour and poignancy. An amateur production brought to you by award-winning Different Theatre, creators of Clean, Chemistry and The Last . Supported by The Cotton Theatre Trust.

Written & Directed by Fionn Donnelly Gabe is a perfectly average teenager, with perfectly average problems except he is best friends with god and the devil. Gabe will have to navigate teenage life all while keeping two omnipotent beings in tow. Revelations will be made, loyalties will be tested and the greatest reveal may not be world shaking but more about Gabe himself. GCSE stress if only! God, The Devil and Me is under a collective of young performers and creatives from Wiltshire. Everyone in the company is between 17 and 25 and is pushing to bring understanding, creativity and accessible theatre to rural and urban communities alike on tour as well as raising money for the young minds charity and championing theatre development in their community. We have just completed a run at Edinburgh as well as, Barnstaple, Liverpool, bath and Bristol.

Written & performed by Mimi Martin PART OF DRAYTON ARMS THEATRE'S EDINBURGH PREVIEWS Chaos. Rebellion. A city on the brink. But Millies focused on living life to the full - who wouldnt? Amid the 2019 Hong Kong protests, one girl searches for her sense of home whilst a city fights for its own identity. A high-energy, visceral new play, inspired by real events. With original sound design blending euphoric techno and the raw intensity of a Hong Kong riot, enter Millie's world where being an outsider has always been the norm. Written and performed by Mimi Martin, shes bold, rebellious, and impossible to resist. "I can be the foreign devil if they want."

Written and performed by Evelina Rudasa and Keturah Peirson PART OF DRAYTON ARMS THEATRE EDINBURGH PREVIEWS A messy kitchen, an uneaten cake, a shoe in the bath and two... friends? 'Why Won't They Eat the Cake?' is a raw exploration of the insecurities that shape our relationships. Written and performed by Evelina Rudasa and Keturah Peirson, this two person play delves into self-discovery, identity and what it means to grow up. Because no matter how much you grow up, you can never really leave the past behind. Two girls. One cake. No party.

PART OF DRAYTON ARMS THEATRE EDINBURGH PREVIEWS How To Kill Your Landlord is a Fatal Comedy Of Errors focusing on 3 young flatmates... Burke, a former student activist living from pay-check to pay-check; Harriet a freelance yoga instructor desperate to corner the yummy mummy market; and Joq, a crypto bro, forever on the hunt for his next side hustle. Though seemingly polar opposites all 3 are united in their contempt for the chauvinistic landlord Archie - who's just decided to evict them! Taking a lead from Crime and Punishment, the trio put dark plans into motion, with hilarious and deadly consequences...

By Madison Mayer PART OF DRAYTON ARMS THEATRE EDINBURGH PREVIEWS BOMBSHELL follows three sparkly Vegas showgirls who put up environmentally-conscious cabaret acts in a rundown nightclub called Club Fistfight. Despite their best attempts at making global warming hot, the club is closing. For their final performance, Scarlett, Jane, and Eliza decide to tell the audience a love story -- that of their very own Scarlett and fellow environmentalist Tony, who met at the club and fell madly for each other. As the story of their relationship unfolds, Tony pushes Scarlett to go further and sacrifice more for her message. And as the last show at Club Fistfight reaches a peak, Scarlett takes extreme action when a shocking secret is revealed. BOMBSHELL is about how far we'll go for love, of each other, and of our planet, and who is really responsible for the end of the world.

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dAgatha Christie Mis en scne par Herv Goffings Traduction Sylvie Perez et Grard Sibleyras Lady Angkatell et son poux, Sir Henry, accueillent pour le week-end au Vallon, leur lgante demeure niche dans la campagne britannique, quelques proches et amis. Latmosphre se veut lgre, mais larrive de Veronica, voluptueux fantme du pass de John, ravive de vieilles tensions et fait tomber les masques. Puis, un coup de feu retentit et le sjour vire au drame. Le problme avec les meurtres, cest que a perturbe le service. Javais prvu du canard pour le djeuner Lucy Angkatell Un invit est retrouv mort. Linspecteur Colquhoun et son fidle adjoint Penny mnent lenqute, confronts une galerie de personnages aussi fascinants que troublants. qui faire confiance ? Qui ment ? Qui pourrait tuer ? Un huis clos haletant o chacun devient suspect.e. Par la troupe de Un air de famille en 2024 !

Back in the swinging sixties, Travis Flood led a gang that terrorised East London. Now, after an absence of many years, he returns to find his old turf in the clutches of a new kind of gangwith a new kind of leader. Rio - ruler of a mob of girls - instantly captivates Travis with her haunting beauty. But soon a shocking story begins to emerge - one that shatters both their distorted memories. Philip Ridley's Ghost From A Perfect Place had its explosive premiere at Hampstead Theatre in 1994. Cellar Door Theatre Company brings this devastatingly beautiful piece of writing to the Drayton Arms Theatre this August.

Written by & starring Simon Shepherd A one hour, one-man show, that opens the door on the hidden world inside Britains jails. At turns funny, harsh, tragic and poignant, and compelling throughout, former Prison Psychologist, Simon Shepherd, reads from Pork Scratchings Anyone?, his account of the 10 years he spent working behind bars in the 1990s. Having recently visited every jail in England & Wales, in his current role as Director of The Butler Trust, he also reflects on how prisons have changed in the intervening years, and on the challenges currently facing our prisons and the people who live and work in them.

Written & Produced by Alexandra Shaw A street in Bayswater, London, 2022. A Ukrainian restaurant. A woman who migrated in her twenties and found family. A Russian shop. A woman who struggles with family and doesnt want to work the rest of her twenties in hospitality. A London-set Eastern European play of naturalism and comedy, Never Lies follows Vera and Lilia. As their lives change, the play explores intergenerational connection, mental health, romance, and aspiration while asking: to what extent does the political have to touch the personal?

Written & Performed by Matthew Edgar PART OF DRAYTON ARMS THEATRE EDINBURGH PREVIEWS One man. One button. 19,999 hours of Failure-Free Living. Now, on the verge of completing his (second) 10,000 hours, Daniel Moore prepares to leave his solitude and share his (double) expertise. Learn what it takes to truly eliminate failure from the greatest men's self-help guru the world has never seen. The debut one-man play written and performed by Off-West End award-nominated actor, Matthew Edgar.

Presented by Mudlark Creative & Drayton Arms Theatre Join us for a nerve-tingling festive treat and fear your senses this Christmas as you step into the haunted railway cutting at Clayton signal box. In our eerie new full-length dramatisation of Dickens The Signalman, a chance encounter brings together two men: The Visitor, newly liberated from the drudgery of office life and seeing the world with fresh eyes; and The Signalman, desperate to share his visitations with someone - anyone - who will listen. Enhanced by glorious surround sound - a first for the Drayton Arms - this is a fresh new telling of this quintessentially classic ghost story that will leave you on edge this December.

Original raver, Louise, wonders how she went from ecstasy-taking idealist to respectable, disillusioned, suburban mum? Meet Molly and Brian as, triggered by her daughter's anti-drugs homework and at peak mid-life crisis, Louise flashes back to the early 90s rave scene. A story of rave remembrance, coming of age and mid-life awakening. Pick of The Fringe - Sell Out - 5 Star - Comedy on Tour 2025 "Will leave you uplifted entertained and wondering what your mum was up to in 1993" EdFringe Review Second Summer of Love was inspired by STERNS nightclub in Worthing. Press from Yvonne Arnaud, Mill Studio 2023: ★★★★★ “I absolutely loved this play... overwhelming energy...excellent cast” London Theatre 1 Press from Edinburgh Fringe 2022 ★★★★ “Warm and witty, uplifting and sunny” – Broadway Baby ★★★★ “A superb perfromance” - Lost in Theatreland, Amy Rye ★★★★ “Happisburgh is captivating”, “A fresh perspective to discussion about recreational drug use” “An impressive performer seamlessly shifting between different characters” EdFringe Review - Anna Gardner ★★★★ “A joyous celebration of 90's rave culture” “Ingenious music and movement sequences" EdFringe Review Jess Painter ★★★★ “A vivid protagonist played with boundless energy” - Fringe Biscuit Chris Neville-Smith’s “Pick of the Fringe” 2022 “Gem of a show about rave culture – grab a ticket now” Omid Djalili “Absolutely loved Second Summer of Love… one for all the ravers (and ex-ravers!)” Matt Quinton, BBC Originally developed in collaboration with Pants on Fire and showcased at the SHORTS festival 2020

Written By Giles Fernando Directed by Penny Gkritzapi Mothers Day/Fathers Day a form-twisting double bill about achieving your dreams, family competition, and the near-universal feeling of being a disappointment to your parents MOTHERS' DAY Starring Sarah Wanendeya as Pauline Paulines back. You cant keep a good woman down. Or Man when Paulines around. This time shes on a double bill. Come join her onMothers Dayas she takes you on the emotional rollercoaster that has been her life as an additional actress (shes not an extra), showing how, after her unexpected blessing, Samantha, she battled her jealous mother, her unhelpful husband and film sets without creches to succeed as a working mother in film and TV, eventually landing her dream role in Eastenders. Or did she? Should her daughter Samantha have followed in her footsteps? And who would have made a better Florence inAngel of Crimea,Pauline or Samantha? Mothers Dayis based onThe DVD of Mewritten by Giles Fernando and Davina Leonard FATHERS' DAY Starring El Anthony as Joe Joe, prevented from seeing his son, Davey, on Fathers Day steals a plane on a mission to see him, dodging a chasing RAF plane, surviving a stall over London, and, when faced with an impossible landing in the North Sea, perfects a loop-the-loop a world first in a commercial jet (inspired by the true story of the 2018 Horizon Air incident in Seattle). But will he do his son proud, and finally get to see him? Mothers Day/Fathers Daywill alternate between Act 1 and Act 2 during the run. Produced by Paradigm Productions, in co-production with the Drayton Arms Theatre

Cougar is a play about climate change, sex, power dynamics, and corruption. It is extremely pertinent to our current global state of affairs - from Trumpian politics pulling out of the Paris agreement, to forest fires in California, the war in Ukraine, and our everyday responsibility towards environmental sustainability.

People in Cages introduces us to a giggle of a killer, a scream of a happy couple, and adorable kids in a deplorable cult. Presiding over all three shows is the keeper, and the less said about him, the better. It promises to be an intriguing and entertaining evening behind bars. People in Cages , by David Henry Wilson, is a trilogy of dark comedies; the last of which is a world premiere. Davids plays have been produced at countless theatres in the UK and abroad, and range from comedies such as Gas and Candles (Comedy explodes from the smallest incident. The Guardian) to Shakespeare-based tragedy, such as Lears Fool (A gorgeous, lyrical and heartbreaking variation on the themes of Shakespeares play. The Scotsman)

Written & performed by Bailey Swilley PART OF DRAYTON ARMS THEATRE EDINBURGH PREVIEWS GIMME A SIGN! is an autobiographical comedy written and performed by Bailey Swilley, based on a family tragedy and the strange but funny antics that ensued after. The solo show combines standup and storytelling and explores the stages of grief and the search for signs from above. Come for the ghost tour with anecdotes about haunted tampons and annoying boyfriends, stay for the life lessons on self-acceptance and growing up.

Written by Chiedza Rwodzi PART OF DRAYTON ARMS THEATRE EDINBURGH PREVIEWS 'People can be strange and scary and complicated, up and down like the tides' Zodwa and Malcolm, two Zimbabweans in London who meet for their first date in unusual circumstances: at Malcolms house. They size each other up, connecting and debating over shared cultural understandings and experiences, ultimately revealing more about themselves than they bargained for once they start to uncover deep, staggering truths about the other. The debut play by Zimbabwean playwright Chiedza Rwodzi, Strangers and Revelations is a striking and provocative exploration of relationships (between men and women), mythology and trauma through an African lens.

A gloriously frenetic hour of physical comedy. Bursting with all the whacky dynamism and giddy joy of a Roadrunner cartoon, like witnessing Mr Bean on Acid. Kit Loyd is an award-winning writer and performer. Using audio-visuals and mime he performs one-person physical comedy sketch with a narrative. Loyd was the winner of the British Comedy Guide Talent Award 2023. He was shortlisted for the BBC New Comedy Award 2024. His 2023 split bill show, Nightwatchman, received a in The Scotsman and was included on their Best FringeComedy list.

Pistachio Theatre presents an evening of Nutty Tales. Following their sold out Out The Shell scratch night series, Pistachio Theatre presents the funniest and nuttiest tales to share the stage. Including poetry, stand-up, storytelling and more - the evening is sure to bring people together for a good laugh. CAST & CREATIVE TEAM Safia Lamrani Kitty Evans Yan Tobi Amisi Jonty O'Callaghan Arun Jeetoo Brccn Tyzack-Carlin Sami Abu Wardeh Winnie Arhin Fayez Bakhsh Georgia Jackson

Persistent Theatre Productions & Drayton Arms Theatre present The End is Near , a new play by Melissa Ainsworth Three women, from three different centuries, find each other at their worst hour. Janet is accused of witchcraft in 1661 Edinburgh, Caroline is an arrested suffragette in 1911 London, and Lauren is fighting for her reproductive freedom in 2028, in America. The three women explore what has been and what is to come. One thing is certain, the end is nearor is it? This new drama dives into how women have been persecuted throughout history. Womens rights have come so far and yet have so far to go.

Hideout Theatre & Stoke The Embers present a new dark Comedywritten by Ellis Green PART OF DRAYTON ARMS THEATRE EDINBURGH PREVIEWS In a far-off kingdom, King Diadon spends each night watching his life story performed by a company of players. But on performance number 18,338, he's finally had enough and gives them three days to come up with something new... or face the chop. Unfortunately, teamwork isn't their strong suit. As panic sets in and chaos erupts, newcomer Rick confused, unqualified and somehow their last shot at survival begins to suspect that hidden truths may be lurking behind the curtain. A dark comedy about the masks we wear, and the stories we tell.

An evening of monologues and duets, presented by Shoreside Productions Stream of consciousness meets physical storytelling in this evening of new writing and choreography. Mirror Speeches invites artists from across disciplines to collaborate in bold, unpredictable ways. Each piece begins with an original monologue, selected through an open call by Shoreside Productions, and handed over to a choreographer to reimagine as a duet. Whether the words and movement are performed at the same time or in separate moments, each piece becomes a unique conversation between text and motion. Part theatre, part dance, entirely original, this is a space for creative risk-taking and artistic cross-pollination.

Presented by Documental Productions Sheridan is having a bad day. Her church is closing, Adult Social Care are on her case, and she cant work out which ingredients she needs to make a bomb. With no one else to turn to, she climbs the scaffolding around a leaking steeple with a few questions for Whoever Is In Charge. Following a critically acclaimed run at Edinburgh Fringe, Scaffolding is an explosive new play about strength, love and community performed by Kerry Norton and directed by Natalie Simone. Award-winning writer Lucy Bell (Kevin Elyot and Ronald Duncan Awards) brings dark, car-crash humour in a dramatic collision between religious faith, the responsibilities of caring for loved ones with disabilities and the profound loss of shared community spaces in rural areas. Originally developed in association with Bristol Old Vic, and with thanks to original director Lillian Waddington, producer Jessamie Edkins-O'Brien, actor Suzanna Hamilton and the original creative team. This London run of Scaffolding is produced with support from Drayton Arms Theatre. CAST & CREATIVE TEAM Writer - Lucy Bell Director - Natalie Simone Performed by - Kerry Norton Senior Producer - Naomi Turner Engagement Producer - Susannah Bramwell Sound Design - Joseff Harris Sound Associate - Jack Orozco Morrison Set & Costume - Ella Barraclough Lighting Design - Rachael Duthie Movement Director - Karla Shacklock Technical Stage Manager - Josh Lucas Photo Credit - Craig Fuller Curtain raiser songs created with support from Joanne Rogers, Emma Kenshole, Allison Wright and Lucy Bell Access This performance is relaxed. This means we welcome anyone who prefers to attend events in a more informal environment for example neurodivergent audience members and those with learning disabilities and/or additional sensory and communication needs. During the show, audience members should feel comfortable making noise and moving around as and when they need to in a friendly environment. There is an admittance anytime policy, so you are free to come and go as you please. A number of sensory support items will be available, including fidget toys and ear defenders, as well as a Sensory & Scene Breakdown document which will detail what to expect in terms of content, bright lights, and loud sounds. Content Warnings: Use of a few strong words. Reference to grief, low parental capacity and bomb making techniques.

Playwright Kevin Lee returns to the Drayton Arms Theatre to present a collection of new short stories. The theme is Misunderstood

Written & performed by Gabrielle Beasley PART OF DRAYTON ARMS THEATRE EDINBURGH PREVIEWS 'Every woman is a killer. You just haven't met the right guy yet.' Lily has heard one too many stories of male violence and decides to take matters into her own hands. Fuelled by anger at her own painful past and a fierce loyalty to her friends, she seeks deadly revenge amongst the entitled abusers of south London. But the path of righteousness is rocky and, despite the thrill of spilling blood, Lily risks everything she holds dear. A darkly funny one-woman show imagining what the world would be like if there was real justice for women.