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, […]
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, […]
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. […]
Marry Me A Little
Music & Lyrics: Stephen SondheimConceived and Developed by: Craig Lucas & Norman René Stage Door Theatre28 Feb to 13 Apr 2024 Two single New Yorkers live alone in neighbouring apartments, dreaming of love and companionship but unable to find the courage to make a real connection. Through a collection of songs written by Stephen Sondheim, […]
Strangers in Between
by Tommy Murphy Golden Goose Theatre19 Sep to 7 Oct 2023 Fleeing a traumatic past in rural Australia, young Shane arrives in Sydney’s Kings Cross with little more than the clothes on his back. As he discovers a new world of friendship, sex and freedom, two very different men become his surrogate family. But when […]
Love is Blue
by Don Cotter Drayton Arms Theatre20 – 22 July 2023 C Venues C Cubed2 – 27 Aug 2023 City trader Olly, still grieving the death of his boyfriend Sam, has a chance encounter with Aaron, a young homeless man. When Olly sees Aaron drinking the cold coffee he has discarded, he unexpectedly invites him back […]
Tickle
words and music by Chris Burgess Drayton Arms Theatre11 – 15 July 2023 C Venues C Cubed2 – 27 Aug 2023 Tickle is a musical comedy inspired by the documentary Tickled and loosely based on the bizarre true story behind the world of competitive endurance tickling. Davina works for the Tina Tickle Empire, scouting young […]
Boys in the Buff
words and music by Chris Burgess Drayton Arms Theatre18 – 22 July 2023 C Venues C Cubed2 – 27 Aug 2023 Boys in the Buff is a riotous musical comedy about learning to feel comfortable in your own skin. Hosted by the larger-than-life Diana Diamonte, four young men explore the pressures of looking good in […]