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)

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Square Jaw Productions Presents

Street Songs: A Busker’s Tale

Directed by Lawrence Carmichael
Written by Brett Snelgrove

Tues 16th - Sat 27th April

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Making its world premiere at London's Golden Goose Theatre, Street Songs immerses you in the vibrant world of London’s street performers.

Join headstrong newbie busker Jamie as he hits the streets of London with his guitar to honour his dad alongside his reluctant mentor Charlie, a seasoned female bucket drummer who is not having any of his crap.

Charlie has had it with the endless parade of wannabes scaring off punters. And so is non-plussed when she discovers that her and Jamie make a great duo.

Can Jamie find the closure he so desperately seeks? Can Charlie land the biggest payday of her career without strangling Jamie first?

This gripping drama-comedy blends crowd-pleasing tunes with the bittersweet journey of grief and letting go.

Street Songs Origins

Music was never Brett's forte, but buskers always captivated him. Then came Lawrence, his long-time collaborator, a triple threat: actor, director, and guitar-slinging busker himself. Lawrence's tales of street life sparked Brett's imagination. He craved to capture the grit, the rhythm, the raw humanity of busking in a play.

But life dealt a brutal blow in 2019. Brett's father lost his battle with cancer, leaving a gaping hole in his life. The grief lingered, heavy and unspoken, long after the condolences faded. Street Songs became his catharsis, a way to share his pain through music and storytelling.

So, forget sugarcoated sentiment. This ain't your grandma's grief play. Street Songs is a gut punch of raw emotion, pulse-pounding music, and humour that hits like a well-timed cymbal crash. It's about finding your voice, even when it cracks, and learning to dance with the ghosts that haunt you. It's Brett's story, Lawrence's story, and maybe even yours.

Golden Goose Theatre Presents

Love, Edith

Written and Performed by Giulia Asquino

Tues 30th April - Sat 4th May

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'Use your mistakes, use your flaws, and you will be a star' - Edith Piaf

Giulia Asquino and Edith Piaf: The Secret Correspondence.

Giulia retraces the most controversial turning points in the life and career of the Nightingale of France, between drama and comedy, with the enthusiasm and courage that they share. Edith strips away the past between skeletons in the closet, divination rites, tears, and champagne.

The intent of the show is to give back to this incredible artist the happiness, love, and joy of living that has always distinguished her music.

Golden Goose Theate Presents:

Infringe Fest

Experimental Theatre

Wed 8th - Sat 11th May

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Infringe Fest is a celebration of the work of MFA students on the Advanced Theatre Practice course at the Central School of Speech & Drama. The shows are a culmination of the research into their practice; and are a work in progress.

 

HEX SELLS

Dates: 8th - 10th May, 7:30pm.

“We are the grand-daughters of the witches you didn’t burn!”. Big mistake. Huge!

What is it about the witch that fascinates us? Did the witch hunts ever really die?

In accordance with the new moon, you are cordially invited to be part of a cabaret coven. Are you a witch or a watcher? Get ready for an evening of hexing and healing and bearing witness to a night of female deviancy!

Featuring lip-sync, poetry, grotesque burlesque, Billie Eilish, feminist propaganda and just a splattering of fake blood. Avoid the splash zone!

Trigger warnings:

Fake blood, Inference of violence against witches, Feminist propaganda, Limited Audience Interaction (consensual).

Full creative and cast list:

Performer/Creator : Allie Young

Interviewer: Flora Ayres

Director: Abby Ferree.

Technician : Ed Spragg

Poster photography: Jasmine Silk

Production Manager: Anna Smith

Por Seguirillas

Dates: 8th - 10th May, 9:15pm

Bilingual performance: Spanish and English

Mi projecto, nace de la incomodidad con la desconexión que siento como persona queer migrante y es mi intento personal de recomponer identidades fragmentadas, emborronadas e inconclusas. Mi punto de partida fue mi experiencia como niño trans bailando flamenco que rapido dejo de bailar porque pensaba que el flamenco era un binario en el que yo no encajo. Me equivocaba. A penas que rasques la superficie te das cuenta de que el flamenco como las identidades queer, son solo un complejo de historias desgastadas de tanto contar, que se desmigan entre la verdad y la interpretación política. Que los dos tienen cierto aire a mito, y que se respira un aire de sufrimiento con gusto a alegría cada vez que salen en conversación. Y que yo me he metido en un berenjenal intentando descifrar todo esto y ponerlo en un escenario. Pero con una seguirilla pa llorarnos, una buleria que nos arranque a bailar, algo de lipsync y palabra para pensar, y mucho arte podemos todes cosernos al menos alguna herida.

This project is my personal attempt at rebuilding the fragmented identities that build me as a Spanish queer migrant. My starting point was my memories of being a trans kid who quickly stopped dancing flamenco, as I thought I would never fit in its binary. I was wrong. Through this project, I've learnt that both Flamenco and Queerness at their core are the messy combinations of stories and histories, trying too hard to make sense of something that is ultimately visceral, both have an aura of myth, suffering and joy. So let me take you on a healing journey hand in hand with Flamenco, with spoken word and lipsync as I tell you my story, and within it the history of many others.

Full creative and cast list:
Performer/Creator: Devian Maside
Photography and design: Jaime Prada

Production Manager: Anna Smith

Technician: Ed Spragg

Abundance

Dates: 11th May, 12pm start

What’s In The Bag? Another bag and … SPLASH! What is the tension between overflowing and prosperity? ABUNDANCE is a durational performance presenting research into creating the aesthetics of abundance.

Why in Western culture do we feel the need to collect when we are drowning in packaging?

Is the Louis Vuitton bag real?

ABUNDANCE is FULL of paradoxes. Fake vs Real. Full vs Empty. Production Line vs Ecosystem.* Featuring the rejection of neutrality and the acceptance of being abundantly TOO MUCH!

*EVERYTHING MUST BE REUSED. Household items become props and new props become household items.

Made and performed by Et al.

Trigger Warnings:

This show includes: Prolonged blackouts, Strobe lighting, Loud noises, Fake blood, Jump scares, Depictions of violence and death, Some audience interaction (rest assured you will not be pulled onstage).

Full Creative and Cast List:

Performers and Creators: Gabriella Curtis, Isobel Thurston, Lara van Huyssteen, and Greg Harding.

Co-creator: Hannah Fleming

Costume co-creator: Naomi Kendall

Poster co-creator: Matilde Curtis

Movement co-creator: Luis Garcia-Munoz

Technician: Ed Spragg

Production Manager: Anna Smith

Social media: @etalperformance

Cracking Slate Presents

Stirred

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Wednesday 15th May

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Cracking Slate presents Stirred, an evening of new writing that moves the heart and mind. Be stirred by thought provoking fresh ideas that will rouse the soul and start a conversation. With spoken word, drama and song join us and see what some of the most exciting emerging artists have been cooking up.

Cracking Slate is a theatre company founded by Josh Lewis supporting the development of creativity, collaboration and confidence. Our vision is a world where everyone can dive into their imagination and innovate together to create a more sustainable future.

Flat 4 Theatre Presents

Freshly Squeezed: May

Directed and produced by Natasha Brotherdale Smith & Jessica Millward.

Thursday 16th May

Flat 4 Theatre's Freshly Squeezed Scratch Night is back and bigger than ever! A zesty night of new writing, championing some of London's best up and coming talent. Freshly squeezed is an opportunity for artists to test out new work, make mistakes and most importantly, make magic. 

Flat 4 Theatre are a female and queer-led theatre company based in London. They aim to create work that gives urgent and underrepresented stories the platform they deserve. They are particularly passionate about staging politically fuelled, queer and female led stories that ignite important discussion and spark real change.

Southside Players Presents

Lemons, Lemons, Lemons, Lemons, Lemons

Written by Sam Steiner

Wed 22nd - Sat 25th May

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Lemons, Lemons, Lemons, Lemons, Lemons by Sam Steiner

How does language shape our relationships? Can fewer words convey deeper meaning? Why would the government limit a whole population to only 140 words a day?

Amidst this constraint, activist and songwriter Oliver and trainee barrister Bernadette, navigate the challenges of expressing love,
frustration, and everything in between within the confines of their allotted words. As they grapple with the impact of the Quietude Bill
on their relationship, questioning the essence of communication, the power of silence, and the significance of language in human
connection.

The Raymondos Presents:

MacPlebs

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Thurs 30th May - Sat 1st June

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Following a tram related accident, the renowned cast of Macbeth have been all but wiped out. The only two surviving members are The Messengers. After realising they can split the profits 50/50, these plebs attempt to tell the tale as a two-man show. One problem - they haven’t read it!

Armed only with their wits, wigs and willies, these fools will have you singing and dancing as they fumble their way through Shakespeare’s epic.

Whether you know every sonnet and soliloquy, or have never batted an eye at the bard, the Plebs will have you laughing from start to finish.