WHAT'S ON at GOLDEN GOOSE THEATRE
Golden Goose Theatre at The Golden Goose pub,
146 Camberwell New Road
Camberwell
London
SE5 0RR
Nearest tube: Oval (Northern Line)
Nearest bus stop: Vassal Road (36, 185, 436, N136)
NEW SEASON Click 'book now' for direct link to box office
Poke the Bear Productions presents
1st February 2026
First Hits is Poke the Bear Productions’ premiere scratch night event showcasing bold, early-stage work from some of London's most exciting emerging artists featuring an electric lineup of exhilarating short plays on the theme of 'beginnings and endings'.
Written by Morgane Rogers
2nd-3rd February 2026
Mary has gone slightly mad in the week her cat has been missing- so when Max, a complete stranger, shows up to her door with part of her cat in a bin bag, things take a turn.
6th February 2026
An evening of new and unfinished work from emerging artists - theatre, comedy, music, poetry, film, and more - followed by a live band and drinks in the bar until late. A space to share, connect and celebrate creativity in all its messy, brilliant forms.
En Route Theatre Company presents
Setting Sail: A New Writing Night
8th February 2026
En Route is an international growing theatre company passionate about promoting new voices and original stories. After the success of productions like New Beginnings (The Golden Goose), Rachel (The Hope, The White Bear), and You Matched With (Pleasance Theatre), we’re excited to be back at The Golden Goose with our fifth night in our new writing series: Setting Sail.
The evening will showcase a range of bold new work, performed by a mix of emerging and established artists.
The Golden Goose Theatre presents
Written and directed by Ivantiy Novak
10th - 12th February 2026
A crumbling medieval village, people are vanishing, whispers of wolves echo through the forest, and a wide-eyed young priest scrambles to hold his congregation together. When an old miller claims it is the wolves that are to blame for eating people, the Inquisitor seizes on the panic - not to protect the villagers, but to tighten his grip on power, line pockets, and sell the illusion of safety. What follows is a blistering unraveling of lies, propaganda, and paranoia. Wolves may be prowling at the gates, but it’s the leaders inside the church who truly feast - on trust, faith, and the bodies of the people they are meant to serve.
The Golden Goose Theatre presents
Written by Jack Jones
13th-14th February 2026
Weeks after a breakup, a Writer sits surrounded by scattered pages, trying to turn his heartbreak into art. But the past refuses to stay on the page — and she keeps appearing: sometimes as the memory he misses, sometimes as the actor challenging his version of events. Blending naturalism, surreal rehearsal-room playfulness, and the five stages of grief, Good Grief becomes a dance between truth and denial. Honest, funny, and painfully relatable, it explores the stories we tell ourselves after love ends — and what it really takes to begin again.
Written and directed by Angelina Voznesenskaia
19th-21st February 2026
A young seminary student travels with his friends over the holidays. The usual festive cheer takes a darker turn when Homa kills a girl rumoured to be a witch. Just a day later he is forced to pray for the murdered woman in a remote church. Will he be able to withstand the consequences?
Athespian Theatre Company
Tuesday 24th - Saturday 28th February
Gruesome Playground Injuries snapshots the wounds that bind soulmates, drawing them together through brokenness and repair as the red thread of fate connects them across distance and time
Gruesome Playgrounds Injuries follows Doug and Kayleen, soulmates whose bond begins in childhood on a playground that doubles as a rehearsal for life. At eight, they meet in a space designed for play yet charged with unease: a place where rules are learned, boundaries tested, and vulnerability first revealed. From that moment, we follow them through snapshots at ages 8, 13, 18, 23, 28, 33, and 38. Each reunion uncovers the marks life leaves: emotional and physical wounds, instability, coping mechanisms, and attempts to live by values that sometimes leave love behind. Though they travel different paths, they remain bound by a red thread: an invisible line of connection that endures distance, time, and separation. The playground recurs as both a mental and theatrical landscape, where past experiences echo into adulthood. The red thread functions as guide and constraint, raising the question: is their bond destiny, habit, or a conscious act of survival? Through fragmented encounters, Gruesome Playgrounds explores love as a practice tested across time, and examines the tensions between identity and mirroring, connection and escape, repetition and growth.
Shake-Scene Shakespeare presents
Measure For Measure and Julius Caesar - Dirty Politics Double Bill
8th & 15th March 2026
Measure For Measure & Julius Caesar
A Double Bill of Shakespeare’s Dirtiest Politics!
…all from cues only!
Transferring down to London from Shakespeare North Playhouse.
★★★★ “A truly impressive feat of Shakespeare,,, spontaneous, unpredictable and unmissable!” - Jo Tillotson, North West End '24
★★★★★ "quite simply, a joy to behold" - North West End '25
★★★★★ "superb acting and verse speaking" - North West End '25
Deceit. Treachery. Manipulation.
Book your seat for Measure For Measure, Julius Caesar, or both!
MEASURE FOR MEASURE
Politics, power and hypocrisy in Shakespeare's Vienna
The ruling Duke takes a break, handing over responsibility to others who bring in harsh new laws. Are those in power all that they seem to be and what happens when they themselves are tempted? The Duke remains in disguise to spy on the city’s citizens - the just, the criminal, and everyone inbetween.
Watch our Trailer: https://youtu.be/Ixw29fdYMVo
Click the book now button below to book for either the double run or the individual performance for Measure For Measure
JULIUS CAESAR
Betrayal, backstabbing, and big political drama in ancient Rome. An Emperor wishes to be king. Political complications and competition abound.
Everyone learns that trust is a dangerous thing when loyalty and friendship clash and collide on the Ides of March.
Watch our Trailer: https://youtu.be/pucM9y4Et8M
Click the book now button below to book for either the double run or the individual performance of Julius Caesar
Shake-Scene perform from cued parts, requiring actors to work only from their own lines. Nobody studies the whole play, and the full text is not rehearsed before performance…promising hilarious discoveries and unforgettable moments - it’s Shakespeare, but not quite as you know it!
- “Is this Shakespeare as it would have been done or is it Shakespeare as it should be done?” - LondonTheatre1
Written by Pepper Jensen
10th-14th & 17th-21st March
Now sobre 10 years, Macduff is a long standing detective with the NYPD, serving under Police Commissioner Duncan who's worked hard to stop New York's cocaine epidemic. But when the detectives stumble across a warehouse with one of the department's very own lieutenants dealing drugs, it sends Macduff down a dangerous road of investigation which leads him to question everyone's loyalty as murder and betrayal surround the police force he'd trusted.
