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29 Jul -3 Aug 2025
Camden Fringe - Musical
Production by:
Costas Hassabis
You will hear her.
A new folk musical retelling of the Ancient Greek myth. This time, Medea’s holding the mic.
Leaving behind the safety of her homeland, Medea places her trust in Jason and his promise of a glittering future together. But is her faith well placed?
With an original folk score, an ensemble of actor-musicians bring new dimension to the story you thought you knew of sacrifice, betrayal, and the cataclysmic power of love.
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Costas Hassabis
Directed by Tara Noonan
Musical Direction and Arrangements by Thomas Arnold
10 Aug 2025
Live Music
Production by:
The Jive Aces
The Jive Aces, renowned for their high-energy swinging music and spectacular live show are back Upstairs at the Gatehouse!
The Jive Aces
Join us for an evening with the UK's No.1 Jive & Swing band! The Jive Aces strive to spread smiles and cheer with their swinging music and classic vintage style from crooning smooth ballads to blasting honking rhythm and blues.
With their hallmark yellow suits and a repertoire that stretches from the timeless tunes of the swing era to the glitz of the Rat Pack with a dash of classic rock & roll, they perform songs in their unique upbeat style by such great artists as Louis Prima, Bobby Darin, Louis Armstrong, Sammy Davis Jr. and Ella Fitzgerald as well as a selection of superb original tunes.
THE CAMDEN FRINGE PERFORMING ARTS FESTIVAL
28TH JULY - 24TH AUGUST
Musical
29 July 2025 - 3 August 2025
Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Theatre
6 August 2025 - 9 August 2025
Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Theatre
7 August 2025 - 9 August 2025
Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Music
7 August 2025 - 17 August 2025
The Cockpit, Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Play
12 August 2025 - 14 August 2025
Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Theatre
15 August 2025 - 17 August 2025
Upstairs at the Gatehouse
20 - 21 Aug 2025
Childrens show
Don’t miss this brand new musical adaptation of the famous children's story by Oscar Wilde.
Experience Oscar Wilde’s enchanting tale, with catchy tunes and music.
Follow the journey of a reclusive giant whose heart transforms as he discovers the joy of sharing. Set against the backdrop of a lovely garden and filled with the innocence of children, this production brings Wilde’s timeless story to life.
Running time: 60 mins (no interval)
Age: Primary school +
Story by Oscar Wilde
30 Aug 2025
Cabaret - Musical Theatre
Production by:
New Company
“The truth is never pure and rarely simple.”
Oscar Wilde
In a world of fake news and artificial intelligence, Simon de Deney celebrates the raw honesty, emotional complexity, and sheer beauty of Sondheim’s music. And, for the first time, he reveals the truth behind his long absence from the musical stage...
By turns playful, poignant, and unexpected, Love Song is more than a cabaret—it’s a funny, moving story about ambition, imagination, and second chances written and performed by Simon de Deney.
31 Aug 2025
Live Music
Production by:
Jeremy Sassoon
A foot-stomping, barn-storming celebration of some of the most iconic and best-loved Jewish popular songwriters. Internationally renowned singer-pianist Jeremy Sassoon and his superb band will take you on a journey through the golden era of Gershwin and the Great American Songbook to the 21st century, honouring artists such as Carole King, Paul Simon, Billy Joel, Randy Newman and Amy Winehouse. Full of surprising and hilarious anecdotes and some of the most unforgettable songs you've ever sung along and danced to, MOJO is illuminating, uplifting and joyous entertainment.
Jeremy, a former doctor and hospital psychiatrist changed career to become one of the UK’s most in demand singer p ianists. He headlined at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club during the London 2012 Olympics and is a regular headliner at Pizza Express Jazz Club Soho, 606 Jazz Club and Berlin’s A-Trane Jazz Club. He recently graced the main stage at Love Supreme Jazz Festival 2019 with his “Ray Charles Project”, alongside Jamie Cullum & Ms Lauryn Hill. In 2014, his recording of the Marc Cohn song “The Things We’ve Handed Down” was featured on BBC R4’s Desert Island Discs and hit number 1 on the iTunes vocal download chart. In 2024, Jeremy was awarded multiple worldwide contracts to perform MOJO on Viking Ocean Cruises.
Ever since the show’s 250-strong sell out launch in 2019, the show has been receiving standing ovations in Manchester, London, Liverpool and at the 2022 Edinburgh Fringe, where the show played a 4 week run, gaining sparkling 5 star reviews and a live performance on BBC Radio Scotland.
★★★★★ Pick Of The Fringe - “Five stars!”
★★★★★ AssemblyFest Edinburgh Fringe - “The perfect Fringe show”
★★★★★ North West End UK - “An eye-opening experience ”
★★★★★ Jewish Renaissance - “Sassoon has definitely got his MOJO workin'”
★★★★ Reviews Hub - “Quite magical”
Running Time: 120 minutes (including interval)
Dr Freud Will See You Now, Mrs Hitler
4 - 28 Sep 2025
Drama
Production by:
Chromolume Productions
Sigmund Freud and Adolf Hitler never met. But what if they had?
Would the world be a better place if the 20th century's greatest psychopath had been treated by the 20th century's greatest psychoanalyst?
It could have happened: At the fag-end of the 19th century, Mrs Hitler took the infant Adolf to her GP because the child was suffering from nightmares and bedwetting. The doctor was out of his depth. He suggested she take her son to a new clinic for children with 'nervous disorders' which had just been opened in Vienna by a Doctor Freud. Her abusive husband wouldn't hear of it. But what if Mrs Hitler had defied him and young Adolf did end up on Freud's iconic couch?
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30 Sep 2025 until 19 Oct 2025
Drama - Comedy
Production by:
Francis Beckett
Francis Beckett’s new play Make England Great Again is set just after the Britons First Party wins its first ever general election victory, and its charismatic leader Max Moore enters 10 Downing Street.
It’s a comedy, but also a warning.
Francis Beckett’s last three plays have had successful runs at Upstairs at the Gatehouse. The New Statesman called A Modest Little Man “a moving and entertaining play about Clement Attlee.”
In The House Magazine, John McDonnell MP wrote of Vodka with Stalin: “As always with Francis’s work, you can’t fail to become emotionally close to the characters.”
