THE NAME by Jon Fosse at White Bear Theatre, Kennington until 6 June

Hornsey-Pennell Productions Presents:The Name

A UK premier by 2023 Nobel Prize-winning author Jon Fosse
A deeply human portrait of belief, doubt and the longing to be seen.

A family house by the sea.

A young pregnant woman sits on a sofa.
Her partner enters.
Her sister returns.
Then her mother.
Then the father.

What should be a simple family gathering becomes something quietly unsettling. Questions circle. Silence lingers. The unborn child waits at the centre of the room. The question of its name is never answered. The question of its origin arises. When her partner speaks of reincarnation, the mood shifts. When her former lover is mentioned, it shifts again. 

“One of the most innovative playwrights of his generation… a master of concision and depth.”
— Guardian

HMS PINAFORE at Theatre at the Tabard, Chiswick until 6 Jun 2026

All aboard for a swashbuckling evening of music, mischief, and maritime mayhem!

After the critically acclaimed run of The Mikado at the Tabard Theatre, the same creative team return with H.M.S. Pinafore, Gilbert & Sullivan’s timeless comic opera about love, class, and life on the high seas.

Josephine, the captain’s daughter, is in love with the humble sailor Ralph Rackstraw. But social class and parental expectations stand in their way, while the scheming Sir Joseph adds a generous dose of comic confusion. With mistaken identities, secret proposals, and plenty of high-seas hijinks, this operetta is full of laughter, romance, and unforgettable tunes.

DO NOT ATTEMPT THIS CONVERSATION at Lion and Unicorn Theatre, Kentish Town 2 - 6 June and Bread and Roses Theatre, Clapham 25 - 28 June

Nneka is a resident doctor finishing a late shift—another unrelenting and dangerously understaffed work day. Typical. Just as she is about to leave, she is suddenly asked to lead a Do Not Attempt Resuscitation (DNAR) conversation with the relative of a patient she has never met, and about a patient she doesn't know, all under intense time pressure. 

Set entirely within this single encounter, the play exposes the emotional dissonance, absurdity, and dark humour of end-of-life decision-making in a healthcare system stretched to breaking point.

As healthcare services continue to operate under relentless strain, life-altering conversations are increasingly delivered in rushed, imperfect circumstances by exhausted clinicians. This play invites the audience to sit inside one such moment as a fly on the wall, witnessing the collision of grief, bureaucracy, compassion, and detachment—and asking what it really means to remain humane within an inhumane system.

MEET THE KIDS at Bridge House Theatre, Penge 2 - 13 June

Meet the Kids is a powerful coming-of-age play that amplifies the voices of four teenagers -a rapper, a poet, a vulnerable girl and an overachiever – navigating identity, grief, faith, and peer pressure within the confines of school and everyday life. As they face challenges at home, in the classroom, and with peers, these young people confront the expectations placed on them – by others and by themselves – and learn what it truly means to be heard.

For these kids, school isn’t about surviving exams – it’s about surviving life. Raw, honest, and deeply human, Meet the Kids invites audiences to listen closely to voices we too often ignore, celebrating resilience, courage, and the power of speaking out.

Meet Quincy, Angelique, Billie-Jo, and Jessica as they fight to reclaim their voices in a world determined to silence them.

Dead Guilty at Tabard Theatre, Chiswick 10 - 27 Jun 2026

From the author and creative team behind the Tabard’s smash hit The Business of Murder comes Dead Guilty. 

Julia, a graphic designer is badly injured in a car crash when her employer John Haddrell suffers a fatal heart attack at the wheel. Housebound and fragile in both mind and body, she cuts herself off from friends and colleagues and instead depends on the two people she has persuaded herself she can trust. But can she? 

Dead Guilty is written by Richard Harris whose thriller/detective television credits include A Touch Of Frost, The Sweeney, The Avengers and The Last Detective. He has written such stage plays as Stepping Out and Outside Edge, both of which earned The Evening Standard Award. He also wrote the West End hit The Business of Murder which enjoyed a successful revival at the Tabard Theatre in 2024. 

‘a gripping and thoroughly entertaining evening’

Chiswick Calendar on The Business of Murder at the Tabard

Jamais Vu Productions presents 113 at Golden Goose Theatre, Camberwell 26 and 27 June

No Name, No memory, No Identity.  Where to begin?

49 and 64 are in the room. They cannot see each other but they can talk and pass notes. All they have is questions. Who are they? Where are they? What is going on? And why? And who is J Doe? And why are they watching them?

"A masterful piece of new British Theatre" - The New Current

**** The New Current
**** Broadway World
**** Edfringe Review

Shortlisted: Best Play UONWF
Finalist: The Agon 2
Selected: NSDF 25

LOVE YOU LONG TIME (ALREADY) by Katie Đỗ, Directed by Jennifer Tang, at Theatre503, Battersea 2 - 25 July

‘I’m really trying to be in love with you but I can’t stop remembering…’

Mai didn’t expect her heaven to be reliving an engagement to an unfaithful husband. He’s becoming a Buddhist monk. Mai’s daughter Tâm is desperate to understand her mother. As time slips away and dreams overlap with reality, Mai and Tâm must learn how to love each other before heaven comes for them again.

love you long time (already) by Katie Đỗ is a funny and moving intergenerational epic about mothers and daughters, migration and memory, the ties that bind us and the cost of breaking free from them.

GIRLS WHO LIKE BOYS WHO DIG BOYS WHO LIKE GIRLS at The Hope Theatre

14th - 18th July

“I want to be with you. Forever, I guess, or… forever’s a long time, but…” 

On a Friday night, EMMA, her boyfriend SAM, and his best friend ARCHIE come together in a well-known ritual around the kitchen table: pizza, beers, and heated debate. Emma and Archie are at loggerheads, and Sam once again finds himself stuck in the middle.
As new topics are broached, and revelations come to light, Emma makes a decision for what she believes is the greater good. But when things don’t go the way she planned, her newfound resolve starts to waver. A chance reunion months later creates further chaos, and uncovers buried secrets from the past. GIRLS WHO LIKE BOYS WHO DIG BOYS WHO LIKE GIRLS is a sharp, fast-paced comedy which poses questions surrounding queer identity, monogamy, and the pressure we put on ourselves (and each other) to explore in the modern day.