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Barons Court Theatre At Curtains Up Pub,
28a Comeragh Road ,London, W14 9HR
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Barons Court Theatre is just a short walk from both Barons Court and West Kensington stations
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Absent by Betool Khedairi and Penny Black 22 - 26 January 2026
6 pm start on Sunday, 7.30 all other dates
1990s Baghdad, Dalal is studying French at university and looking forward to her future. But then bombs start falling and sanctions turn neighbours into informants. All around is the wreckage of war. To survive, her uncle starts an apiary, soothsayer Umm Mazin flourishes, Saad opens a hair salon and introduces her to handsome Adel... but when people start disappearing, Dalal no longer knows who to trust.
Absent, adapted as a solo performance from the novel by Betool Khedairi, is a haunting portrait of life under restrictions written with biting Iraqi humour.
Written by Penny Black
Directed by Svetlana Dimcovic
Quiet Light by Erin Hutton
14 - 18 April 2026, 7.30 pm
In a flooded world, Ray’s boat crashes into a lighthouse. Stranded with Ava, the strange lighthouse keeper, he waits for help to arrive. However, something is terribly wrong. Ava and Ray are haunted by something more than guilt and regret. Something that walks the lighthouse, wishing they would stay. Quiet Light explores the lives of lonely people seeking refuge in the ocean from their warped memories. The ghosts they see are not real – but if they look real, and feel real, then what does it matter?
