by Franco Milazzo - March 16, 2026
At The Vaults, Ancient Grease arrives with impeccable comic timing. The leather-jacketed mythology of Grease has rarely been far from London’s cultural bloodstream. Indeed, the city has been particularly well supplied with it of late thanks to Secret Cinema, which mounted Grease: The Immersive Mov...
by Franco Milazzo - March 16, 2026
After the recent avalanche of historical exhibitions which have stretched the “immersive” beyond the point of plausibility, is Vikings worth the trek to Dock X? ...
by Cindy Marcolina - March 15, 2026
Routine is Maya’s religion. She lives by her schedule, even factoring in the unforeseen circumstances that might lead her to needing more time to rest on a Saturday. She manages the accounts of a food packaging company and lives in London with her boyfriend. Maya is as normal as it gets. She is ou...
by Vikki Jane Vile - March 14, 2026
Perhaps New York City Ballet Principal, Tiler Peck should rename her self curated programme Turn it On...
by Cindy Marcolina - March 14, 2026
The tail end of the 90s is shaking the walls of Southwark Playhouse’s studio space. Inspired by over 30 testimonies from Donnyites, and originally shortlisted for both the 2023 Women’s Prize for Playwriting and the 2024 New Diorama Untapped Award, Children of the Night is a thumping anthem to fr...
by Clementine Scott - March 12, 2026
In the much-cited 2014 book The Body Keeps the Score, the Dutch psychotherapist Bessel van der Kolk wrote of how the human body can be undone and rewired by traumatic experiences. In Iron Fantasy, comedy duo She-Goat have absorbed this idea into their musical comedy, and explored if and how one can ...
by Gary Naylor - March 12, 2026
Australian adaptation of the original story, not the film, packs a punch...
by Katie Kirkpatrick - March 11, 2026
Known for her evocative, folk-infused sound, Manic Street Creature sees Memon take the reins as writer and composer as well as performer, bringing her distinctive voice to a personal story of second-hand trauma. First performed at the Fringe in 2022, it’s now back in a new production at the Kiln.�...
by Cindy Marcolina - March 11, 2026
The best of Irish playwriting lands at the Barbican in an exciting project. An audience of one steps into a booth blindly for a play they don’t get to choose. Six five-minute one-act shows penned by Enda Walsh, Marina Carr, Mark O’Rowe, Joy Nesbitt, Louise O’Neill and Katie Holly are offered o...
by Aliya Al-Hassan - March 11, 2026
Christy Lefteri’s 2019 bestseller The Beekeeper of Aleppo is both a powerful and poetic story about the refugee experience. Her story of Nuri and his wife Afra's escape from Syria to England was inspired by time Lefteri spent working in a refugee camp in Athens. Syria may currently be seen as le...
Past Shows
Theatrical ComedyWhat would you do for an Oscar? Actor and filmmaker Nick Cohen relives his desperate Hollywood years. Nick flees South London to live as a...
Theatrical ComedyWhat would you do for an Oscar? Actor and filmmaker Nick Cohen relives his desperate Hollywood years. Nick flees South London to live as a...
Long after the would-be wizard floats away in his balloon, the Scarecrows new post* is as King of Oz. All is well along the yellow...
Supported by nkoda. Presented with Barnes Music Festival. Recommended by Classic FM and BBC Radio 3.The UK's first women and non-binary orchestra showcase string quartets...
Supported by nkoda. Presented with Barnes Music Festival. Recommended by Classic FM and BBC Radio 3.Award-winning performers and composers Hlose Werner and Colin Alexander perform...
The passionate story of Fryderyk Chopin and George Sand told in music and words.Performed by Viv McLean (piano) and Susan Porrett (narrator) and interwoven with...
Putney Theatre Company is delighted to announce Baby on Board, a new play written by Sheen resident Marcia Kelson. Part comedy, part drama, this play...
How much can one choice change your life?One decision creates two wildly different lives in this hilarious, uplifting and 100% improvised musical. Every show is...
A celebration of the life and career of Vivien Leigh in music and words.Graham Roos - writer/narratorCarole Ashby - vocalsSam Jewison - piano Developed out...
Waiting in the Wings - a collection of short playsDirected by Maurice Thorogood and Produced by Julia HaythornRare Fortune Productions are delighted to be returning...
Two idiots at the BBC are making another Blue Planet, but how do you know what a fish is if you've never left your office?...
Two idiots at the BBC are making another Blue Planet, but how do you know what a fish is if you've never left your office?...
Discover a show about the discoveries that changed the world, by people who know nothing.Award-winning idiots Privates reinvent the wheel, ignoring the past and ruining...
Launching a series of story-telling and poetry evenings to take you on cheerful and inspiring adventures around the world.Since we cant travel anywhere (nor even...
Welcome to the worlds only live-action, text-based adventure game. Its strange, insane and addictive. Its a comedy night, a gameshow and a pantomime all in...
WINNER: Best Kids Show Leicester Comedy Festival 2018John Robertson returns with his terrifying, live-action videogame 'The Dark Room, now in Family Friendly flavour! This one...
Modern Times, a 1936 silent comedy film, is the last occasion that Charlie Chaplin plays the iconic Little Tramp character, who struggles to survive in...
Welcome to The Co-Op. The dysfunctional acting agency, run by actors themselves, that you'll never want to leave. After Jimmy and Caza watch their best...
Described as "bewitching" (Boston Globe) and "stunningly fluid" (New York Times), acclaimed pianist Mei-Ting Sun began his life on the concert stage at the prestigious...
Why would a man disappear inside his own home for seven and a half years, just when he has the most to share?This isn't a...
The OSO Live Lounge is a series of FREE events streamed live from our theatre on Barnes Pond.You can sign up through TicketSource to be...
The isle is full of noises Experience scenes from an operatic re-imagining of Shakespeares The Tempest, scored for chamber ensemble and live electronics.Combining influences from...
A family show that combines thrilling theatre with stellar piano playing, and spellbinding shadow-puppetry with live audience interaction. Ages 5+...
A collection of short plays on the theme of love, lies and secrets. A mixture of comedy and tragedy, tackling issues from gender identity to...
Blackadder in Barnes features stage versions of three episodes from the much-loved BBC TV series written by Richard Curtis and Ben Elton. Follow Edmund Blackadder's...
Join the budding jazz players from Harrodian School for a journey in the world of jazz, blues and pop...
In 2012 an anonymous 4chan post sparked a scavenger hunt through old manuscripts, out to locations all over the globe and into uncharted areas of...
An innovative concert series programming new and old classical music alongside other genres, as part of Barnes Music Festival 2020...
Set in Shanghai in 2010, The Monkey Picker follows a naive Englishwoman, Christina, as she becomes the unwitting victim of a scam involving a traditional...
Since 2005, The Comedy Club 4 Kids has been getting the best stand-ups and sketch acts from the international circuit to do their thing for...
Roger McGough has written over 100 books of poetry. His exuberant new collection joinedupwriting covers forgotten friendships, the idiosyncrasies of family life, the trauma of...
Norman plans a romantic tryst with his wifes sister. Things inevitably start to get complicatedThe tangled brambles of an English country garden provide the setting...
Join Scott for fun aerobic session working up a sweat ready for a sociable healthy lunch. An Hour of fitness to eighties classic, Leg Warmers...
The Feathers of Daedalus Circus have teamed up with celebrated author and poet Roger McGough for this wonderfully wacky show inspiring children to fall in...
By award-winning playwright Alice Birch, Many Moons follows four lonely Londoners as they tell stories, weave lies, reveal and conceal desires and regrets....
Telling the story of the late Frank Carson, the much-loved Northern Irish comedian - a comedic piece not to be missed!...
A famous orchestral conductor becomes obsessed with making his final utterance a memorable one. His immodesty is already legend. He considers that his legacy should...
OSO becomes a courtroom for BCPs This Is Your Trial.When you come to our court, your role is that of a juror. You decide the...
Faulty Towers The Dining ExperienceOfficially the worlds most sought after tribute to the BBC sitcom, this one-of-a-kind original has made its mark as an outrageously...
Moving Stories Dance Company proudly present their debut performance. Party Party Party is the story of childhood friends as seen through the parties they are...
Katy Jungmann & Sue Richardson present Stan Getz Show, a show celebrating the jazz legend Stan Getz, the man who brought The Girl from Ipanema...
We are welcoming Chef Ozlem into the cafe to demonstrate cooking recipes from her book Ozlem's Turkish Table.We will have an amazing Vegetarian Turkish buffet...
Join us to toast our 20th anniversary with a glass of prosecco and find out our plans at our AGM....
Our Little Ting is a nourishing poetry event for new and seasoned poets and storytellers. Blending feature and open mic slots, listeners and performers will...
Beethoven Cello Sonata No.2 in F, Op.5Debussy Cello SonataFaur Aprs un rveBrahms Cello Sonata No.2 in F, Op.99...
A comic/tragic physical theatre meditation on death in which Joanne Tremarco guides the audience through her own story of supporting her dying mother while incorporating...
Since 2005, The Comedy Club 4 Kids has been getting the best stand-ups and sketch acts from the international circuit to do their thing for...
Women Who W*nk is a mixture of heartfelt honesty and outrageous humour as Joanne Tremarco talks frankly about one of our most taboo subjects -...
An imagined insight into Churchill's and George VI's weekly luncheons during World War II...
An entertaining, poignant and humorous drama about family relationships, hope, ageing, and an actor's chance to act one final time....
Come and test how good your general knowledge at the Big Barnes Quiz, with dinner included. You can book a table for eight people, or...
See two excellent comedy shows for the price of one! Mat Ewins was nominated for the coveted lastminute.com Edinburgh comedy award for Best Show in...
'GirlyShow: What We Sacrifice for the Dream of Love' is a feel-good show with heart, soul and disco-ball sparkle. Trio De Femmes anarchic concoction of...
Seattle based Trio De Femmes welcome you into their fantastical playhouse! Join Marina, Sheri and Lela for an imaginative workshop of lighthearted self expression and...
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