SE Fest 2024 is now Live!

This festival brings some of the most exciting new theatre south of the river for the first time.
Hosted by two neighbouring venues, The Bridge House Theatre in Penge and The Jack Studio in Crofton Park, two award-winning theatres with a reputation for supporting and presenting new work.

From intimate one-person shows to physical theatre, these shows encompass lived experience, explore Greek mythology and even delve into the realms of gothic darkness.

See below for the lineup, click for more info and to book your tickets!

Week One

Dani’s Inferno by Charlotte Eyre

London is flooding and is days, maybe hours away from being fully submerged. Dani is knocking on doors trying to alert people and get them to act when she stumbles upon a house party full of people who have no idea.

Come along and party through the relationship between human desire and climate crisis in Charlotte Eyres’ first musical.

Event info: 60 mins . Contains swearing and references to drugs, alcohol and smoking, 12 +.
That Witch Helen by Catie Ridewood

The face that launched a thousand ships finally gets to speak.
Meet Helen, before Troy, in this feminist retelling of the Ancient Greek epic. Witness her divine beginnings (yes, she did hatch from an egg!), her youth as a Spartan warrior, her fateful decision to leave her husband, and finally the decade of brutal war and destruction that follows.

Event Info: 75 minutes. Contains references to sexual assault, descriptions of war and violence, 16+.
Deadnamed by Dian Cathal

Ever notice how a lot of mainstream language around coming out as transgender is about loss for the persons family and friends, as if the person they knew had, well, you know…
Dian did, so he’s throwing his own funeral tonight, and you’re all invited! Well, a funeral for his old self. The trans debate with an actual trans person, can you imagine?

Event Info: 45 mins. Please note this production includes mentions of transphobia, death, suicide, 16+.

Week Two

I, Victor by Issy Flower

Childhood sweethearts, after-school graveyard dwellers, and one of them is dead. Vic and Liz are made for each other. That is, until they’re not. Death might seem like the end, but Vic has other ideas.
Inspired by Mary Shelley’s infamous novel and pop-culture’s serial killer obsession, I, Victor is a passionate tale of love, loss and voracious ambition.
After The Day are a new, London-based theatre company focusing on horror, history, and bad jokes.

Event Info: 50 mins. Please note this production contains references to ableism, cannibalism, medical transition, themes of horror, murder, grief, loss. Contains sudden loud noises. 14+
At Least I’m Not Bald by Valery Reva

What does it mean to have your life on the line? All that you care for and that you love put in jeopardy at the drop of a hat, a whisper in the dark, a word we all dread to hear. Cancer is tough to go through, for anyone involved, friends, family. But this is a safe space and all are welcome here – At Least I’m Not Bald will take you on a journey on what it means to be alive.

This show will leave you stunned, crying and laughing in the face of death. And don’t forget the beaver.

Event Info: 60 mins. Please note this production contains strong language, death and cancer topics, religion themes, adult theme, full blackout, 14 +
Bairns by Annie Davison

“When do you tell a guy that you’re pregnant? The very first date? I mean, it’s not like you’re mine.”

In a moment of weakness, Lottie agreed to be a surrogate for her sister and now she’s constantly tired, none of her clothes fit, and having a “belly buddy” is sort of ruining her life. But if that’s true, why is Lottie feeling the best she’s ever felt?
BAIRNS is a one-woman show written and performed by Annie Davison, that explores how far one person will go for their sister. Or their baby. Wait, or was it their sister? Wait, no, I’m confused.

Event Info: 65 mins. This production contains references to pregnancy, miscarriage and blood. Swearing used throughout. 15+
I Love Sex / You Love Sex by Claudia Vyvyan

In a panic, Rema-Mae and Irys appear together in a windowless bedroom. As they realise they cannot escape, they are forced to learn how to intentionally love and care for one another, supporting one another through a beautiful story of care, queer love, friendship, and support. The show is focused on how mutual aid and compassionate friendships can promote a radical honesty that provides relief from the hardships of societal reality.

Powerhouse presents I LOVE SEX / YOU LOVE SEX which uses two characters inspired by Clytemnestra and Lysistrata from Greek writing as a framework to turn the conversation around both the politicisation and politick of having a female body on its head.

Event info: 15 +

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