Fearless, bawdy storytelling - The Reviews Hub Maybe youve lost your marbles Or maybe youve found the most transformative piece of theatre that youll see this year. Probably both. Nominated for a London Pub Theatre award in its debut run, funeral teeth promises a night of chaos. What and who are we allowed to grieve? And does that really matter? Loss is the only truly universal experience. Whether its coming to terms with the passing of a loved one, tucking the first tooth youve lost under your pillow, or realising that you have no idea where your wallet is after spending a blurry night boozing at the pub - weve all been there. Whats more, were going to keep coming face to face with loss. Lose yourself (geddit?) in the latest piece by Succulent Theatre, unpacking what loss looks like to them, what it looks like to you, and what it could look like for all of us. .5 A fearless production that says a lot with a little...The company manage, half-naked, to both cover a plethora of social issues and drum up pride for femininity - London Pub Theatres Following the success of their debut show NASTY: Big girls being gross, mean and sexy, the Succulent girlies are back with another queer, autobiographical, confessional piece of theatre thats gut-busting and gut-wrenching in equal measure. Death, grief and loss can be scary to talk about, but if we dont - we just feel alone. And grief already makes you feel alone. Its not all doom and gloom, though. This feel-good tragicomedy will remind you that life is a celebration and every loss you experience is an opportunity for you to grow. Drugs, sex, love, family and friendship are at the centre of this contemplative work which really puts the fun in funeral. A deeply personal touch Its not often that you feel like youre making friends when watching theatre A sense of community and support - Theatre and Tonic The stories shared are painfully true, often painfully funny, and will hold a mirror up to your own experiences in a way that you might not expect. In their signature style, Succulent dexterously guides you through their losses from cradle to grave. Come watch them pick at a brand new scab and see what comes oozing out. What our audiences think: Seamless. Natural. Powerful. Honest. Humble. So moving because it is so human It is relevant, urgent and absorbing You know how some people want to run away with the circus? I want to run away with Succulent. CAST Amy Yankuba-Triggs Katja de la Fuente Rio Montana Topley CREATIVE TEAM A Succulent Theatre Production In Association with Harlow Playhouse Technical Design: Samuel Button-Bell Technical Assistant: Shannon Houghton Content warnings: This show contains some flashing lights, sexual references and swearing throughout. There are scenes involving discussion of suicide, self-harm, sexual assault, rape, eating disorders and death.

A double act performed by sibling sensation, George & Lizzy Sunshine sure to leave you in stitches. A positively chaotic comedy hour written by addiction's (fun!) little sister. This farcical show-within-a-show features: audience participation, big characters, your very own rose-coloured glasses, and maybe meth! It's like Glee unwilling to admit its Baby Reindeer ... but don't worry it's not sad!!! "YES" - Rachel Zegler A master of comedy and audience engagement - Richard Brown Brave, smart theater masquerading as a clown show - Theater Village UK StarringLiz Coin Directed by Makena Reynolds Content warnings:Includes themes of addiction

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. CREATIVE TEAM Written by Caryl Churchill Produced by Cellar Door Theatre Company Directed by Theo Duddridge Lighting & Sound Design by James Denny

By Agnes Perry-Robinson As wildfires burn outside their block of flats, Maud and Alex live in a state of constant vigilance. Inside, they are at the mercy of Lot, their embittered and intrusive landlord, who thrives on surveillance and control. What begins as casual interference slowly escalates into something far more insidious, as he tightens his grip and gains dangerous leverage over the pair. A modern Orpheus and Eurydice, Maud and Alex must confront a question as old as time: whether it is possible to move forward when one of them keeps looking back. Like Holding Water in Your Hand explores love in the time of crisis and asks who has control and who abuses it. In a world where power breeds paralysis, what is the cost of survival when it forces you to look forward? CAST Maud - Alejandra Deane Alex - Louis Street Lot - Chris Westgate CREATIVE TEAM Writer/Director - Agnes Perry-Robinson Director - Felix Sutton Producer - Alice Nicholson Composer - Stephen Kilduff Artist - Cecily Perry-Robinson Photographer - Felix Cave Content warnings: Misogynistic language, References to sexual assault, References to dementia

Written & directed by Benji Edward Starring Laya Lewis (Skins) In a nation where human flesh is the only accepted currency, the economy is sacred and mercy is obsolete. When her sister is absorbed into the states system, one woman refuses to accept the arithmetic of sacrifice and sets out to confront the immaculate couple who profit from a machine that never makes mistakes. What unfolds is a dangerous game played over candlelit drinks, where paperwork can kill and power hides behind procedure. Darkly comic and unsettlingly plausible, Debt Meat is a razor-sharp new satire about the terrifying logic of a system that consumes its own. Laya Lewis is best known for playing Liv in the hit E4 teenage Drama Skins , and the title role in the multi-award winning short film Beverley . Recently she appeared as Erias in the Netlfix docu-series Queen Cleapatra.

By Verity Bajoria What do burnout, Sexy KFC, and your homophobic Aunt Sharon have in common? Tammy Woodburn an up-and-coming musical comedienne is determined to find out. When her potential new manager challenges her to be more honest on stage, Tammy uses original songs, stand-up, and painfully awkward family conversations (hello Aunt Sharon) to find the line between truth and a punchline. Blending biting humour, original music, and impressive instrumentalism, SMILE is a sharp one-woman musical comedy about burnout, identity, and the pressure to always keep everyone smiling. SMILE sold out its preview at Green Note, an award-winning Camden venue recognised by Time Out. Tammy Woodburn just wants to make you smile - why dont you let her try? CAST Tammy Woodburn - Verity Bajoria David Greene - Dominic Bajoria CREATIVE TEAM Writer/Composer - Verity Bajoria Director - Rosie Kat Producer - Rory Gradon SMILE is a VeRy Serious Production in association with Sycilla's Bite

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 Giles Fernando On the anniversary of Keir Starmers Islands of Strangers speech, a bold new voice takes the stage. Meet Ash: mixed-heritage, London-raised, and halfway through medical training when racism pushes him toward an unexpected prescription: comedy. What begins as a defence mechanism becomes a calling. From the euphoric optimism of the London 2012 Olympic Games to the political crossfire of 2025, Ash battles hecklers, culture warriors and his own doubts, caught between the extremes of left and right, to tell an honest, heartwarming and funny story of identity: The Full English . As friendships fracture and his career implodes, he is forced to confront the labelsboth affectionate and weaponisedthat shape his life. The Full English is a razor-sharp, mash-up of stand-up and theatre that asks a deceptively simple question: what does it mean to be English now? In a post-Brexit nation still arguing with itself, Ash slices through slogans and soundbites with wit, warmth and unflinching honesty. Funny, provocative and ultimately cathartic, The Full English deconstructs British identity with disarming charm. It doesnt preach; it probes. It doesnt cancel; it questions. And in doing so, it invites audiences not only to examine the words they use, but also to find the cultural similarities in all of us. One mic. One night. One nation in the spotlight. CAST Gopal Gautam as ASH MEHRA CREATIVE TEAM Written by Giles Fernando Directed by Penny Gkritzapi Produced by Paradigm Productions in co-production with Drayton Arms Theatre

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

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION A workshop that will help you write your own press release for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. This workshop will include information on what reviewers are looking for when theyre inundated with invitations, how to style an elevator pitch, and what opportunities are available at the Fringe to solicit reviews. DETAILS This workshop will run from 3pm-4:30pm. Bring a notebook and pen, and a blurb describing your Fringe show. YOUR WORKSHOP LEADER Erin Murray Quinlan [http://erinmurrayquinlan.com.] is a published playwright, composer, and dramaturg with 15+ years experience in producing theatre. She is a reviewer for FringeReview, the recipient of a Best of Free Fringe Award, and a complete nerd in every way it is possible to be one. Spaces are limited! For any further questions please email [email protected] All participants get 50% off a meal downstairs in the Drayton Arms pub

By Camellia Elerman PATRONAGE is a modern-day retelling of the life of Renaissance artist Michelangelo, exploring the timeless conflict between art and commerce. This brand new play is an exploration of the price of fame, the weight of legacy, and the complex dynamics of a family business. CAST Sebastian Porter - Mike Fred Di Rosa - Mikey Lewis Trela-Gray - Leo Martina Greenwood - Cass

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

A double bill of two original pieces by recent GSA drama school graduates Alex Gannon and Clare Nolan. I Want to Kill Paul McCartney delves into the themes of remembrance and how an infatuation with this idea can impact one's mind when pushed to the extremes. We follow a man on a first date and discover his hyperfixation of wanting to be remembered after he dies. The central question he poses is - if no one remembers you, what is the point? Which has led him to the only sound conclusion... POLISH! is based on all of the stories that Clare heard when she was working in a nail salon (you read that right, come and get the goss) from cheating scandals to mental health issues, this story covers a whole multitude of women. So on come in, settle down, and you might just learn something about beauty therapy. CAST & CREATIVE TEAM I Want to Kill Paul McCartney written by & starring Alex Gannon POLISH! written by & starring Clare Nolan Content Warnings - mental health, suicide, murder are all mentioned in both shows. Fancy dinner and a show? Book at table at the Drayton Arms pub now and enjoy the pre-theatre menu before heading upstairs!

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

Written by & starring Alexis Sakellaris What if you got the opportunity of a lifetime... in your tweens?? At age 15, Alexis dreams of escaping rural Germany and becoming a famous singer. In 2013, it happens: he's cast in Wir rocken Barcelona , a bona fide German Glee . With 5 other talented teens, Alexis is whisked off to Spain to film 8 episodes and countless music videos. Child stardom is in sight! Then it all goes downhill: turns out, it's a reality show, and Alexis notices hes different from the rest of the group... or rather, not different enough. Between in-cast beef and problematic producers, Alexis grapples with being a minor on national TV, all while holding onto his biggest secret... With new original songs and unearthed footage, join acclaimed musical comedian Alexis Sakellaris ( A STAN IS BORN! ) as he dives into his past to share the cringiest moments of his LIFE.

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

Sid Singh has given up. After 17 years and the return of Donald Trump, its time to admit this political comic has failed as both a comedian and a human rights lawyer. Thats why after fleeing to Barcelona, he went on a date with the one person who still seemed to like him: his stalker. You are not prepared for what happens next. His coolness on stage is remnant of that of Dave Chappelle, whilst his level-headed demeanour is likened to late-night talk show hosts like Trevor Noah and Stephen Colbert. How is this guy not bigger than he currently is?" - Radio Haha WINNER Best Performer, Comedians Choice Awards 2023 and Best Reviewed Shows, British Comedy Guide 2023

Tessa is a teacher or writer or teacher Not qualified for much, at 25,Tessa is a failed fringe writer, a sponge for her partner and tasked with inspiring the futurewith a GCSE class more focused on her demise than their exams. Mid-Twenties angst is real. With no answers, can Tessa, really, teach anyoneanything CAST Fionn Donnelly - Tessa Neo Jelfs - Jo & the Head Miranda McEwen - Kirsty May Lead - Angel Campbell Maddox - Alan TBC - Poppy CREATIVE TEAM Writer/Lead Producer/Head of Company: Fionn Donnelly Director: Noah Edmondson Producer: Neo Jelfs Producer: Campbell Maddox Content warnings: mental health references, grief references, disability representation, sexual harrassment description, alcohol use