The Wizard of Oz – A Musical Tale – Work in progress
by Chris Burgess Upstairs at the Gatehouse15 Oct 2026(invited audience only) This brand-new musical update of The Wizard of Oz reboots the story with a new setting and quirky twists on the well-loved characters. All performed by just six multi-tasking performers. In a post-apocalyptic world of grey, can Dorothy and her new friends help bring […]
Entertaining Murder
by Chris Burgess Upstairs at the Gatehouse23 Apr – 10 May 2026 Love, lies, lust… and murder. In 1922, the sensational trial of Edith Thompson and her young lover, Freddy Bywaters, captivated the British public. Edith’s husband, Percy, had been brutally stabbed to death on his way home from the theatre — but what part, […]
FTA Awards Ceremony 2025/26
by the Fringe Theatre Awards Ltd The Clapham Grand, 17 May 2026 Launched on 1 April 2025, the aim of the Fringe Theatre Awards is to celebrate, encourage and recognise the talent, dedication and creativity of those working in live fringe theatre. Acknowledgements Colin Savage and Peter Dunbar at the Phoenix Artist Club Ally Wolf, […]
Savage
Claudio Macor White Bear Theatre 25 Feb – 15 Mar 2026 COPENHAGEN 1940. With the Nazi occupation of Denmark, life did not change much. Zack and Nikolai enjoy the hedonism of the cabaret, see friends and are happy in love. Their world is shattered when Doctor Carl Vaernet discovers a cure for homosexuality. Nikolai is […]
Boys in the Buff
Words and Music by Chris Burgess Golden Goose Theatre 10 Dec 2025 – 10 Jan 2026 “A riotous evening of fun, flesh and fabulous song.” Have you ever felt judged for not having the right body shape? Too fat? Too thin? Never exercise? Our photo-shopped world is not always kind. Diana and her boys sing, […]
Supersonic Man
Words and Music Chris Burgess Southwark Playhouse (Borough) 9 Apr – 3 May 2025 Set among the LGBTQI+ community of Brighton, Supersonic Man follows Adam, a fun-loving influencer whose life is turned upside down when he is diagnosed with a terminal condition. Facing the loss of his independence and the love of his life, Darryl, […]
The Crumple Zone
by Buddy Thomas Waterloo East Theatre 26 Nov to 22 Dec 2024 The Crumple Zone is a funny, chaotic and deeply moving comedy set in a run-down apartment on Staten Island during one frantic Christmas weekend. Terry is an out-of-work actor struggling to find love, success and a sense of belonging. His best friend Buck […]
The Story of my Life
Music and Lyrics by NEIL BARTRAMBook by BRIAN HILL Stage Door Theatre, 10 Sep – 19 Oct 2024 Best-selling author Thomas Weaver has come back to his hometown to deliver the eulogy for his childhood friend, Alvin Kelby, but finds himself desperately scrambling for something to say. His reality is shattered by the memory of […]
Slices of Life
DM by David Heal and Roy’s Story by Don Cotter Stage Door Theatre7 – 10 August 2024 Two plays. Two lives. Two very different journeys. DM, by David Heal, follows a young man whose relationship comes to an unexpected end when his girlfriend reveals that she has discovered her own sexuality. Struggling with the pain […]
The Tailor Made Man
by Claudio Macor Stage Door Theatre 9 May – 31 July 2024 The powerful true story about the Hollywood studio system and its hypocrisy and the star who gave up everything for the man he loved, is revised as the inaugural play at the Stage Door Theatre, the first pub theatre in the West End. […]