Courtneys +1 because comedy is better with company (and because Courtney cannot stand to be alone with her thoughts). Award-winning comedian Courtney (BBC Creator Lab, 30M+ views online, 4-star sold-out EdFringe debut, Best of Comedy winner @ Fuse Festival) is back with a brand-new show. But this time, shes not coming alone. Each show, Courtney invites an incredibly talented comedy star to the stage, giving them 30 minutes to test out their freshest, funniest material. Meanwhile, Courtney will be doing the same as shes on a mission to generate 24 brand-new stories for her next absurd instalment of: I Wrote This Show Last Night.A night of bold risks, brilliant stand-up and some of the most talented comedians around. Come for the chaos and be a part of the creation of both comedians newest shows. After a sold-out April show, Courtney is THRILLED to welcome Rachel Galvo for May & June! Rachel Galvo is an Irish comedian living in London. Galvo studied Musical Theatre at Mountview, graduating in 2023. During this time she wrote her thesis on Women and feminism in comedy and decided to give it a go herself. She has since been on tour across the UK and Ireland with her show- The Shite Feminist. She will be returning to the Edinburgh Fringe this year after a sold out success in 2024. Running time: Approximately 70 minutes UNDER 18s ARE NOT PERMITTED INTO THE THEATRE FOR THIS PERFORMANCE. Refunds and exchanges are not available.

The whole cancer thing is shit. People never say that to you, you want them to but they dont. A muddy football pitch under a hungover council sky somewhere in the North of England; two old friends meet to play the national sport and talk . A bad day in goal is one thing a bad result from the cancer specialist is another. A story told all too often of cancer and its often tragic consequences. Darkly comedic and poignant this heartwarming moment of genuine connection unfolds; leading to a touching reminder that even in our darkest hours the bonds of friendship and the resilience of the human spirit bring hope. FUFC speaks to the challenges that unite us all. Proudly supported by Macmillan Cancer Support.

A hilarious fantasy tale where you choose the adventure! Come merry folk from yonder to craft an original tale with aid from your 'Story Master' and a sprinkle of imagination. Fill in a character sheet, then watch your creations spring to life as they embark on an epic quest or go way off track. Will they fight a dragon? Save a village of pixies? Or get stuck in a dungeon and eat their shoes? Anything can happen! Your characters, your locations, their fate is in your hands. Come and roll the dice.

Rule Number One: Funerals are spiritual, we are not. Burke & Sons Family Funerals are in crisis! This funeral directorship has been established for over a hundred and fifty years, being safely handed down through the generations - Right up to the point Regina got hold of it! Her latest in a long line of life ambitions is to open Jolly Ginas Gin Bar & Spa, in the intimate yet spacious area of the building between the second floor and the roof, which the unimaginative might call the loft. Harriet, Reginas sister and business partner, is left with a seemingly impossible task - save the business from bankruptcy! The solution? Do more funerals, obviously! Harriet and Regina, together with hapless new intern, Malcolm, plan to run two funerals at once. The first for Mrs Clarke, an unfortunate widow with a bit of a crush on Malcolm. The second for Mrs Farrington, an ambitious social climber with an eye on the Burkes family business. Chaos descends as they wade their way through sandwich mix ups, mistaken identities, quite a lot of gin and wait was it Vivaldi or Frankie Valli?! Can they pull off the impossible or have they made aclears throat Grave Mistake?! Matthew Ballantyne & Toby Hampton reunite to write this fast-paced & witty new comedy after their 5-star, award-nominated run of 21 Round For Christmas at Park Theatre in 2023. Produced by the award-winning in-house team at The Hope Theatre, Grave Mistake is sure to be a hilarious, chaotic treat! Run time: Approximately 2 hours including a 15 minute interval

"They will find out. They always do. They track things. They will know this. Somehow. So now, the clock is ticking Jess turns up on her estranged best friend Leonie's doorstep, a friend she hasn't seen in three years, alone, homeless, pregnant - and desperate not to be. In a world with no legal options, Leonie is tested: how far will she go to help her friend? As soon as she acts, the clock is ticking. But there are more secrets just under the surface, secrets which will turn everything Leonie believes upside down. Banned is a play about love, friendship, trust and freedom of choice. Running time: Approximately 70 minutes This production is part of BokFest 2025 Were proud to be raising funds for Not A Phase as part of BokFest 2025. Not A Phase is a trans-led charity working nationwide to support and empower trans+ adults through advocacy, community projects, and funding for trans-led initiatives. Queer and trans stories have always shaped culture, often against the odds, and these voices are vital to modern storytelling. We celebrate them, and stand with those telling them.

Youre a stupid, stupid son-of-a-bitch and I felt like I didnt want you to be alone right now. New York, 2008. The long shadow of the AIDS crisis has begun to slowly recede. Benny and Jon meet in the back room of a gay club on the Lower East Side. The next twenty minutes, for better or worse, will change both of their lives. This is where it all starts Inspired by the true stories of queer men born in the aftermath of the AIDS epidemic, 05:59 asks what it means to be defined by the scars of your forefathers, and how a generation of men taught to fear themselves might start anew. Theres an untold story of a generation of folk who grew up in the post-Tony Kushner era. One where they no longer have to fear the spiritual inevitability of either dying of AIDS, or dying alone. One where misinformation, fear and prejudice is often, nowadays, more dangerous than the virus itself. A beautiful play - Arthur Lubow (The New Yorker, The New York Times) Running time: Approximately 70 minutes This production is part of BokFest 2025 Were proud to be raising funds for Not A Phase as part of BokFest 2025. Not A Phase is a trans-led charity working nationwide to support and empower trans+ adults through advocacy, community projects, and funding for trans-led initiatives. Queer and trans stories have always shaped culture, often against the odds, and these voices are vital to modern storytelling. We celebrate them, and stand with those telling them.

How easy these boundaries of you and me are to cross. How close my body is to yours. When a vigil throws R and J together the day before Valentines, they try to construct a home for themselves. Over three unlikely days, they prod, and spill, and break, and lie; doing and undoing sex, talking themselves into oblivion. But violent delights have violent ends, and homes are always full of teeth. In a darkly intimate world of stasis and revolt, how much care do you need to put into loving someone? And how much carelessness does it take to be free? ACNE ROMEO is the bold and intrguing new play from Sam Smith, award-winning writer-director of Scenes with boys. Praise for previous work: (for Scenes with boys) An extraordinary commentary on art, love and life. Adventures in Theatreland A Young(ish) Perspective LondonTheatre1 (for This Swollen Thing) Theres something exciting about the linguistic talent of Sam Smiths This Swollen Thing, almost Churchillian in its daring. There Ought To Be Clowns Running time: Approximately 70 minutes This production is part of BokFest 2025 Were proud to be raising funds for Not A Phase as part of BokFest 2025. Not A Phase is a trans-led charity working nationwide to support and empower trans+ adults through advocacy, community projects, and funding for trans-led initiatives. Queer and trans stories have always shaped culture, often against the odds, and these voices are vital to modern storytelling. We celebrate them, and stand with those telling them.

I love her. I love her. But I hate me more. Caoimhe has fled home, family, country and a confusing relationship with a childhood friend for drama school in London. But after a night out goes wrong, she realises that there is no escape. But the walls are thin and the past has claws. A swan haunts her walls, demanding the truth and challenging her to stop pretending. Taking inspiration from Irish mythology, Swan in the Walls, from emerging playwright, Mary Condon OConnor is a queer, messy, coming-of-age story that asks can you ring the bell and finally come back home to yourself after being away for so long? Running time: Approximately 70 minutes This production is part of BokFest 2025 Were proud to be raising funds for Not A Phase as part of BokFest 2025. Not A Phase is a trans-led charity working nationwide to support and empower trans+ adults through advocacy, community projects, and funding for trans-led initiatives. Queer and trans stories have always shaped culture, often against the odds, and these voices are vital to modern storytelling. We celebrate them, and stand with those telling them.

Is it harder to lose him forever, or lose him a little bit, over and over again? In the mystical city of Uhdanagrad there stands a tower that warriors climb, over and over again, constantly seeking the treasure at its top. At the edge of the city sits a gay bar, where one such swordsman keeps coming every time he wipes out. As much as the barkeep rolls his eyes at the bruised paladin at his bar, something keeps drawing them together. Is it the tower? Ancient, eldritch gods? Or something much sadder than that? Roguelike is a queer love story set in an RPG - Casablanca meets Hades. It's a story about memory, about devotion, and about how much water dungeons suck. Join us for our latest run up the tower. Who knows, maybe this time they win. Praise for David's writing: One of the strongest writing voices Ive witnessed in a while. - Theatricellie You could feel the love, shared community, and utter joy that was being spread." - Broadway World Absolutely incredible - @urfavgayslay Running time: Approximately 70 minutes This production is part of BokFest 2025

You may be his boy but youll never be his dog Dating a man 30 years older than you is great because he doesnt want to be texted every second of every day. And he loves your body. Really loves it. He cant believe it, cant believe how young it is. He has salami in his fridge and cheese and expensive toothpaste and really nice pans and everything works and he has massive mirrors and theyre always spotless. Its heaven. Looking after a chihuahua is shit because theyre stuck-up little runts. Baby lands the gig of a lifetime when their sugar daddy asks them to live in his Paddington Penthouse whilst hes away on business. But Babys week of luxury is ruined when they find out that this involves looking after Daddys territorial chihuahua, Fellatio. Lap Dog is Joe Harringtons debut play, an untameable romp into age-gap love, activism, and the generational sanitisation of queer rage, all told through the lens of dogs. Running time: Approximately 70 minutes This production is part of BokFest 2025 Were proud to be raising funds for Not A Phase as part of BokFest 2025. Not A Phase is a trans-led charity working nationwide to support and empower trans+ adults through advocacy, community projects, and funding for trans-led initiatives. Queer and trans stories have always shaped culture, often against the odds, and these voices are vital to modern storytelling. We celebrate them, and stand with those telling them.

"Is it weird wearing a dead man's nose?" Two brothers went into comedy, like their absent father before them. Now dad, like their dream of a double act, is dead. If humour can get them through the funeral, itll get them through anything but dads shadow stretches further than either brother anticipated. Weaving theatre with live comedy, Big Shoes is a tender new play about family, community, legacy, and the cost of reconciling with the things that cause us pain. Are you proud of me? You dont really think about it, do you? Longlisted for the Theatre503 International Playwriting Award. Running time: Approximately 60 minutes LATECOMERS MAY NOT BE ADMITTED. UNDER 18s ARE NOT PERMITTED INTO THE THEATRE FOR THIS PERFORMANCE. No re-admittance once the performance has commenced. Refunds and exchanges are not available.

Can love come out of hell? Thrown together in one of the most horrific theatre's of war in human history, three very different young soldiers must bond to ensure the success of the military machine they are part of. If their bonds become closer than expected is it a weakness or a strength? In a world where many of the freedoms we take for granted are under threat, Night Falls On Burma tells the stories of the people who sacrifices to win those freedoms are seldom celebrated in the official version of history. To mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two, writer Paul Stone has researched the experiences of the Indian army and queer soldiers to celebrate our shared history. Running time: Approximately 60 minutes LATECOMERS MAY NOT BE ADMITTED. UNDER 18s ARE NOT PERMITTED INTO THE THEATRE FOR THIS PERFORMANCE. No re-admittance once the performance has commenced. Refunds and exchanges are not available.

In the grimy stalls of school bathrooms, Faye and Gemmas friendship is bornmessy, electric, and unshakeable. From their first meeting, the loos become their refuge: a place where secrets spill, hearts break, and the chaos of growing up plays out, one flush at a time. As the years pass, their bond is tested by the push and pull of adolescence, where growing up sometimes means growing apart. Told through snapshot meetings in bathrooms over several years, Piss Girls is an unsanitary story of friendship, secrets and what it means to be human. After a sellout run in 2024 at Edinburgh Fringe Festival and a sold out night at The Troubadour, Brooke McCloy and Samantha Dilenas debut play returns to London, ready to delve into the highs and lows of young identity and self-discovery all over again. A must for anyone whos ever had a weepy reconciliation in a bathroom or anyone who might still yet have an old friend they want to find their way back to - Theatre Weekly Running time: Approximately 60 minutes LATECOMERS MAY NOT BE ADMITTED. UNDER 18s ARE NOT PERMITTED INTO THE THEATRE FOR THIS PERFORMANCE. No re-admittance once the performance has commenced. Refunds and exchanges are not available.

Click! Hello. Here it is again London, 1939. George Harvey Bone returns to his boarding house after Christmas, determined that this year he will sort himself out, get back on his feet. Perhaps hell finally be able to forget Netta Longdon. Or perhaps hell finally be able to get Netta Longdon. If he can just get his head straight if he can just stop that click A new musical adapted from the novel by Patrick Hamilton, Hangover Square follows George in his hopeless infatuation with the cold, unobtainable Netta. As he fights against loneliness, alcoholism, and the unflinching march of the world towards war, can anything put a stop to Georges spiral into darkness? Subtitled A Tale of Darkest Earls Court, Hangover Square peers into the murky depths of what it is to be human and at war with oneself, whilst exploring the bars, pubs, hostelries, and characters inhabiting the seedy London underworld at the very moment the world as we knew it changed forever. This rehearsed reading will feature the new and original big band score and the full script. Be part of the shows development and support new British musicals! Running time: Approximately 2hrs including a 15 minutes interval. LATECOMERS MAY NOT BE ADMITTED. UNDER 18s ARE NOT PERMITTED INTO THE THEATRE FOR THIS PERFORMANCE. No re-admittance once the performance has commenced. Refunds and exchanges are not available.

In the city of light, the truth quickly comes into focus. Kaitlyn has spent the past two years soaking in the magic of Paris - but time is running out. A twist of fate reveals that her grandfather might be the key to extending her stay. As Kaitlyn uncovers an almost-forgotten piece of her familys history, she learns that borders and identity are not what she had imagined. Will her newfound heritage provide the answers, or is true belonging deeper than native soil? This Offie-nominated show blends fast-paced comedy with gut-wrenching revelations about borders, self-worth, and what it means to come from somewhere youve never been. Kaitlyn Kelly is a Canadian actor and writer. She holds a BFA in Acting from the University of Windsor and trained with the former SITI Company in New York City. In Paris, she hosted the Spoken Word Scratch Nighta zany cabaret blending music, poetry, stand-up, and sketchwhere I Didnt Know I Was Polish was born. As a tour guide, she led over 250 immersive tours of the Paris Catacombs, charming audiences with bone-deep historical insight and shameless puns. Her most recent written work was featured live at the True Story London event at 21Soho. Running time: Approximately 60 minutes LATECOMERS MAY NOT BE ADMITTED. UNDER 18s ARE NOT PERMITTED INTO THE THEATRE FOR THIS PERFORMANCE. No re-admittance once the performance has commenced. Refunds and exchanges are not available.

No Name. No memory. No Identity. Where to begin? 49 and 64 are in the room. They cannot see each other but they can talk and pass notes. All they have is questions, wedding veils and dog tags. Who are they? Where are they? What is going on? And why? And who is J Doe? And why are they watching them? 64 has been there as long as they can remember. So has 49 - but they have seemingly been there far longer than 64. Over the course of their time together the two do everything they can to recall, rebuild and reshape their lives. All the while, J Doe appears to them as everything they can think of and far, far more. 113 focuses in on the ideas of identity and memory. It asks if memory is what makes our identity, and if we were able to see ourselves objectively, could we change? An ambitious piece of new writing, it has been shortlisted for Best Play at the University of Oxford New Writing Festival and has been selected for the National Student Drama Festival. Running time: Approximately 60 minutes LATECOMERS MAY NOT BE ADMITTED. UNDER 18s ARE NOT PERMITTED INTO THE THEATRE FOR THIS PERFORMANCE. No re-admittance once the performance has commenced. Refunds and exchanges are not available.

In a dystopian Britain, reeling from overpopulation, a law called the Parental Act requires all couples to apply for a license or Stork Card to have children. In this world we follow young, infectiously charming couple Lily and Gareth, who after falling pregnant, are required to attend a Retreat where their competency as potential caregivers will be scrutinised. The stakes are high, failing the retreat means forced abortion. Madly, deeply in love, these two are caught off guard by the pregnancy but think the whole process will be a walk in the park. However, once there, things take a sharp turn. Lily and Gareth discover hidden truths about each other, putting their relationship into question. Over the course of the play they are systematically unravelled by a group of scrupulous social workers and psychologists mandated to determine who is granted the right to a child, and who isnt. Forever changed and clinging on to their past naivety, their future and life of their baby is left unclear. Running time: Approximately 60 minutes LATECOMERS MAY NOT BE ADMITTED. UNDER 18s ARE NOT PERMITTED INTO THE THEATRE FOR THIS PERFORMANCE. No re-admittance once the performance has commenced. Refunds and exchanges are not available.