Things To Do: Theatre

SATURDAY 20 MAY
One Act Festival
This event offers the chance for participants to air their work on the London fringe in front of an appreciative audience of industry professionals and friends.
7.30pm. Tickets £14, £10 concs
Lost Theatre, 208 Wandsworth Road, SW8 2JU
020 7622 9208
www.losttheatre.co.uk

TUESDAY 21 MAY
One Minute
A child goes missing on the streets of London, vanishes into thin air. Two men and three women are drawn together by this tragic event and attempt to make sense of the unfathomable in this haunting, humane play. Contains strong language.
Till Sat 25 May; 7.45pm; tickets £10, concs £7.
Putney Arts Theatre, Ravenna Road SW15 6AW
020 8788 6943
www.putneyartstheatre.org.uk

TUESDAY 21 MAY
Nothing is the End of the World (Except for the End of the World)
In the near-distant future, a New York City charter school becomes the first to welcome artificially intelligent students - but an ever-present reality show film crew doesn’t help things go smoothly. High school ‘dramedy’ meets invasion sci-fi in this new play from one of the USA’s hottest new writers.
Till Sat 8 Jun; Tue-Sat 7.30pm, Sat & Sun mats 3pm; tickets £10-£16.
Finborough Theatre, 118 Finborough Road SW10 9ED
0844 847 1652
www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk

TUESDAY 21 MAY
Sense
A series of stories driven by the senses, exploring the radical highs and heart-wrenching lows of teenage love. Five scenes thrusts the audience into a series of diverse and often challenging relationships; each an intense, poetic journey into touching, tasting, hearing, inhaling, seeing and experiencing life to the extreme
7.30pm. Tickets £10
Tara Arts, 356 Garratt Lane, Earlsfield, SW18 4ES
020 8333 4457
www.tara-arts.com

WEDNESDAY 22 MAY
Seven Year Twitch
Fran arranges a dinner party and cooks an aubergine parmigiana. Husband Terry fails to turn up because he is searching for a Yellow-bellied Flycatcher in Norfolk. This is the last straw in their seven year marriage. Professionals are called in and friends, therapists and even the birds become embroiled in the escalating crisis.
Till Sat 22 Jun.
Orange Tree Theatre, 1 Clarence Street, Richmond TW9 2SA
020 8940 3633
www.orangetreetheatre.co.uk

WEDNESDAY 22 MAY
Mel Brook’s The Producers
See singing & dancing Hitlers, nymphomaniac OAPs, risqué jokes & scantily clad showgirls. Banstead Operatic Society production.
Till 25 May, 7.30pm, Sat mat 2.30pm. Tickets £16, £17 Fri & Sat eve.
Epsom Playhouse, 42 Ashley Avenue, Epsom, KT18 5AL
01372 742 555
www.epsomplayhouse.co.uk

THURSDAY 23 MAY
Co z tob?? What About Me?
A surreal work in progress comedy about immigration in London and those, who become foreign in their own country. Personal testimonials, harsh realities and heartfelt discoveries make this a unique and a relatable piece for anyone who’s ever felt like a stranger.
Till Fri, 7.30pm. Tickets £8, £6.50 concs
Tara Arts, 356 Garratt Lane, Earlsfield, SW18 4ES
020 8333 4457
www.tara-arts.com

SUNDAY 26 MAY
The Blood is Strong
Alec Baillie used to be a famous singer of Scottish popular music. Now he finds himself out of date and forgotten as tastes have moved on, and the country itself is changing around him. His daughter is an aspiring Scottish National Party MSP and sees no place for the traditional cosy view of the nation that her father represents…
Sun, Mon & Tue till 4 Jun; Sun & Mon 7pm, Tue mat 2pm; tickets £14, concs £10.
Finborough Theatre, 118 Finborough Road SW10 9ED
0844 847 1652
www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk

TUESDAY 28 MAY
Amusements
Amusements is an intensely sensorial and breathlessly seductive one-woman headphone-theatre spectacular that asks what exactly we might want from our entertainment, and what it might want from us. Ages 14+.
Till Thu 30 May; 8pm; tickets £12, concs £8.
Battersea Arts Centre, Lavender Hill, Battersea SW11 5TN
020 7223 2223
www.bac.org.uk

WEDNESDAY 29 MAY
‘Allo ‘Allo
The award-winning Southside Players bring you ‘Allo ‘Allo, a tale of intrigue, deception and lots of laughs, based on the popular TV series. A comedy by Jeremy Lloyd and David Croft.
Till Sat 1 Jun; 7.45pm, Sat 5pm; tickets £10, concs (Wed & Sat) £7.50.
Chestnut Grove Theatre, Chestnut Grove School, Boundaries Road, Balham SW12 8JZ
07914 657 524
www.southsideplayers.org.uk

WEDNESDAY 29 MAY
The Black Messiah
One day after the death of Martin Luther King, Bobby Hutton, a sixteen year old member of the Black Panther party in America, was murdered.
7.30pm. Tickets £10
Tara Arts, 356 Garratt Lane, Earlsfield, SW18 4ES
020 8333 4457
www.tara-arts.com

ONGOING
Mess
Josephine is putting on a play - Boris and Sistahl help. It’s about anorexia. But don’t let that put you off. Unflinchingly they confront big issues (and extremely tiny ones). Obsession, addiction and not wanting to get out of bed: a play with songs from You’re Not Like Other Girls Chrissy creator Caroline Horton.
Till Sat 1 Jun; 7.30pm; £15, concs £10.
Battersea Arts Centre, Lavender Hill, Battersea SW11 5TN
020 7223 2223
www.bac.org.uk

ONGOING
Playing with Grownups
Faced with the reality of her new life, Joanna tries to make sense of the events and decisions which led her to this point. Full of regret, with a husband who’s pretending that everything’s fine, the last thing she needs is her ex-lover turning up with an unexpected guest. Or maybe it’s exactly what she needs. 16+.
Till Sat 8 Jun; 7.45pm, Sun mat 5pm.
Theatre503, The Latchmere, 503 Battersea Park Road SW11 3BW
020 7978 7040
www.theatre503.com

ONGOING
Pravda: A Fleet Street Comedy
Mapping the rise and rise of newspaper baron Lambert Le Roux, and various newsrooms not a million miles from The News of the World, this cutting satire is about the battle for liberal England’s soul. Who will win the fight?
Till Sat 25 May; Sun 6pm, Mon-Sat 7.45pm; tickets 8-£12.
Teddington Theatre Club, 90 High Street, Hampton Hill TW12 1NZ
0845 838 7529
www.teddingtontheatreclub.org.uk