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Anonymous 11780, written and directed by Hila Sedighi, was created during days of deep sorrow and unrest in Iran.“A story of five decades of brutal...
The Rude Mechanicals have been asked to perform a play at the Duke's wedding. Trouble is, they've forgotten to write it! Can you help???Do you...
This will be a new minimalist production by Marcio da Silva, which will explore the intimate setting of The Cockpit in Ensemble OrQuesta's signature style.The...
A rehearsed reading of a powerful new play by Peter Jukes.Directed by Steve Unwin.Cast includes Joanna Scanlan and Hardeep Matharu - exciting full cast to be announced soon.Trojan Horses follows the...
Sir Percival Lancelot is dead.The family has gathered.The will is about to be read.And somewhere inside Lancelot Manor… an ear has gone missing.Following the success...
The Bridge PresentsArthur Miller's The CrucibleDirected by Sean TurnerOn a new frontier, a group of devoutly religious pilgrims are surrounded by wilderness and faced with a...
The Rude Mechanicals have been asked to perform a play at the Duke's wedding. Trouble is, they've forgotten to write it! Can you help???Do you...
Following acclaimed productions in Madrid and internationally, Argentine director Nicolás Pérez Costa presents a new London adaptation of Shakespeare’s Richard III.Far from a traditional staging,...
At a secluded retreat, attraction misfires, loyalties fracture, and unseen forces stir chaos. Romance turns reckless, illusion feels real, and order unravels fast.Fast, funny, and...
How do you pack a life into 23 kilograms? One item at a time.Transit is an evocative, genre-bending exploration of migration and what it means to...
In some parts of Asia, there is a belief:when a young man dies unmarried, his parents will find him a bride and hold a ghost...
The Writing of Stones is an odyssey to the beginning and the end of human creativity. A cheeky, dreamy, brainy blast of high-energy physical theatre...
“I’m not from here.”A man arrives with a suitcase, a camera, and a voice that seems sad somehow.He speaks of homeland, parents, lost loves, strange...
The Rude Mechanicals have been asked to perform a play at the Duke's wedding. Trouble is, they've forgotten to write it! Can you help??? Do...
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by Franco Milazzo - June 14, 2026
Death, it turns out, is an excellent alibi for a party, even one being held in your honour. Legendary magician, beloved family man and complete fiction Dieter Roterburg has sadly died and his wake is being held nightly in the tunnels beneath Waterloo train station....
by Cheryl Markosky - June 13, 2026
Vivaldi's Four Seasons is one of the most recognised tunes going, thanks to its ubiquity in advertisements, as lift music and hold music (which this piece wittily refers to), so it's difficult to hear it afresh. That's what makes this reinterpretation of it, through an electronic remix by DJ Walde a...
by Matthew Paluch - June 12, 2026
What did our critic think of SO ARE WE: LEÓN AND LIGHTFOOT at Royal Ballet And Opera?...
by Aliya Al-Hassan - June 12, 2026
Puccini's tear-jerker La bohème is always a crowd-pleaser for any opera festival. This production at The Grange Festival is the first opera from French actor-turned-director David Geselson who created it for Opéra National de Nancy Lorraine in 2025. Featuring some strong singing and exquisite play...
by Mica Blackwell - June 11, 2026
Whether you grew up with the 1968 film or are learning about it for the first time, this Chitty Chitty Bang Bang proves that with some imagination, theatrical magic can come from the simplest things....
by Clementine Scott - June 09, 2026
“It’s like vultures circling a carcass,” one character in Driftwood says of the uneasy situation in Trinidad a few years shy of independence. This is the febrile setting for Casualty actress Martina Laird’s debut play, a portrait of a nation told entirely within the walls of one Port of Spai...
by Clementine Scott - June 08, 2026
On her deathbed, US playwright Joshua Harmon’s grandmother granted him permission to write a play about their family, on the condition that it be as “brutal and vitriolic” as possible. The result is We Had A World, a Pandora’s Box of generational trauma – indeed, the actor playing Harmon b...
by Aliya Al-Hassan - June 08, 2026
A new version of Handel's 1724 opera Giulio Cesare is always an exciting prospect. The love story between Julius Caesar and Cleopatra, with the backdrop of war with Egypt, political ambition and domestic unrest is ripe for reinterpretation. Indeed, Handel and his librettist the librettist Nicola ...
by Louise Penn - June 08, 2026
The Lilian Baylis Theatre and associated spaces next door to Sadler's Wells is full of chatter and excitement on day 2 of the Dance Digital film festival. With short films, documentaries, social media pieces, and VR experiences, alongside networking and mentoring opportunities for professionals, thi...
by Franco Milazzo - June 06, 2026
Mae West famously asked, 'Is that a gun in your pocket, or are you happy to see me?' Well, at the beginning of the relationship, he will no doubt be very happy to see you. But, at the end of the relationship…
And that, my friends, is as good a summary of Mozart’s The Marriage Of Figaro as any....
Past Shows
A new movement-theatre experience from Response Theatre Company.Welcome to the party you always wished you were invited to.'I Made You a Mixtape' throws you straight...
Produced and presented by Ensemble OrQuestaEnsemble OrQuesta returns to The Cockpit with three operas.This will be a new minimalist production by Marcio da Silva, which...
Jamie New is 16 and lives on a council estate in Sheffield. Jamie doesn’t quite fit in. Jamie is terrified about the future. Jamie is...
Shakespeare's most romantic tragedy of young lovers from feuding families is considered the greatest love story ever told. A timeless tale of love at first...
Poison by Lot Vekemans, translated by Rina Vergamo, is a powerful exploration of grief and divorce. A former husband and wife are reunited to protect...
RE:ENCHANT - Poetic Experiments For A New WorldLive literature every third Sunday.Performers details to be announced.Curated and introduced by Nick Moss in collaboration with The...
The Rude Mechanicals have been asked to perform a play at the Duke's wedding. Trouble is, they've forgotten to write it! Can you help???Do you...
THE ANGRY BRIGADEBy James GrahamDirected by Oli HurstProduced by HER & UP 'ERE ProductionsSet in 1970s Britain during a period of Tory cuts, high unemployment,...
An interdisciplinary solo performance featuring live painting, aerial hoop dance and moving image projection. The work celebrates the life force holding us up and giving...
Produced and presented by Byline TimesWritten and abridged by David EdgarDirected by Umar ButtFirst staged in 1976, David Edgar’s Destiny quickly established itself as one...
Produced and presented by The Cockpit in collaboration with Burning Coal Theatre presents Mark O'Rowe's wild and hilarious haymaker of a play about two lowlife...
After a major success at Voila! Festival 2025 and several sold-out performances at London theatres, Pascol comes to the Cockpit stage for one night only....
The Rude Mechanicals have been asked to perform a play at the Duke's wedding. Trouble is, they've forgotten to write it! Can you help???Do you...
The world changes: we make new poetry to vandalise literary forms or retrieve those we need to renew. We make new poetry to hybridise new...
In short, 14 plays that are written, cast, directed, rehearsed, scored, designed, and premiered in 48 hours. Since 1997, 14/48 has been bringing radically collaborative...
POETRY PLAYS... .... with theatre. with music. it plays with dance and storytelling. with found objects and film. poetry plays with painting. poetry plays with...
A new movement-theatre experience from Response Theatre Company. Welcome to the party you always wished you were invited to. 'I Made You a Mixtape' throws...
MIRRORS BY Ada Tsesmeli Edwards. Twice awarded by the Cultural Centre of Northern Greece for Playwright & Direction. About the performance: There comes a moment...
Storms, Maybe Snow is a bittersweet family drama by Miranda Lapworth that explores the enduring love between Lou and Jack. After decades of banter and...
Love is not the problem – or is it? Produced and presented by Sceneopsis Productions, "You Can't Find Love in London" follows seven Londoners navigating...
Produced and presented by The Bridge Theatre Training Company, Romeo and Juliet is a high-energy take on Shakespeare's heartwrenching love story set in Verona. Directed...
RE:ENCHANT – Poetic Experiments For A New World. Produced and presented by The Cockpit, this live literature series invites established and emerging poets, word artists...
Following the sold-out shows of previous years, These are the Days! returns once more to celebrate International Women's Day on March 8th, 2026 at The...
Join the team behind the independent investigative news outlet Byline Times for an entertaining evening of challenging discussion to help us understand the unprecedented times...
Rupert and Alex are in love. Messy, funny, ordinary love. They build a life together one small moment at a time: breakfasts, arguments, private jokes,...
Makam Salam and Jazz in the Round together invite you to a unique evening of jazz, cross-cultural storytelling, art, and poetry. Dedicated to justice, education,...
For each of our regular sessions we program new talent alongside established artists with each night consisting of three sets: An EMERGENCE slot for new and emerging...
Greg Davies is bringing his show ‘Full Fat Legend’ to The Cockpit before he heads out on the road in 2026.Star of shows such as...
RE:ENCHANT - Poetic Experiments For A New WorldLive literature every third SundayPerformers details to be announced.To apply for the open mic slot click here.Curated and...
The students at Associated Studios are proud to present their 2026 Play Project. Students have prepared three condensed play extracts that they are excited to...
The Actors Class New Writing Night is a celebration of bold new voices and emerging work.Created entirely by members of The Actors Class, this evening...
The Dirt by Marianne TuckmanCombining voice, movement and text, this pulsing tragicomedy reduces the climate crisis to the metaphor of a filthy house. When home...
Join the team behind the independent investigative news outlet Byline Times for an entertaining evening of challenging discussion to help us understand the unprecedented times...
A riotous new dark comedy. London, 1970. A Vampire lurks in Highgate Cemetery...More of this is true than we would like.London, 1970.Something horrifying stalks the...
Steppin' Over feat Gary CrosbyGary Crosby + guest Tap Dancer - Annette WalkerKassa GJ Quartet* (*Kassa Green-Jakcsi) About Tomorrow’s WarriorsFor over 30 years, Tomorrow’s Warriors has...
COSI FAN TUTTEW.A.MozartEnsemble OrQuesta returns to The Cockpit with three operas.Cosi fan Tutte is one of Mozart's lightest operas and the final opera from the...
1st half - we'll hear from participants in our open mic slots2nd half The Marsh-by Anna RobinsonThe Marsh is a play set in 1890 in a slum...
Get ready for an unforgettable acoustic experience with Büyük Ev Ablukada, the groundbreaking band that has redefined Turkey’s alternative music scene.Since 2010, Büyük Ev Ablukada’s...
Sevgili Arsz Ölüm Dirmit - Dear Shameless Death Dirmit“The unfulfilled dreams shattered the lives of the people I grew up among...I struggled endlessly to adapt...
N’olcak Bu Yusuf Umut’un Hali? - What Will Become Of Yusuf Umut?“I’m Yusuf Umut. People usually ask which one I actually use — Yusuf or...
Two young artists — actors, writers, directors. They are everything at once.They have almost grown up together; they are bonded, dependent, inseparable.They are life partners...
Oh yes it is — the Church Street Elders are back!Oh no it isn’t — the same old Cinderella you know!Originally written by Janet Locke,...
In Soviet Moscow, wearing a yellow tie is an act of rebellion. Dancing to jazz could cost you everything.This is the story of the stilyagi...
Fringe Revolution:Our inaugural conference on the present and future of Fringe TheatreSaturday 29 November10:10 am - 4:30 pm Is Fringe Theatre in trouble?With The Stage reporting...
New writing, premiering at The Cockpit. It’s 6:47 pm.An actress sits down to make a self-tape.It might be her last.In a city of lost and lonely...
Continuity, by David SearDirected by Rosina PiovaniWhat happens when your life is abruptly changed by a tragic accident?One that ruins that life completely?And if a...
Street Songs: France Cafe BakeryWritten and directed by: Mohammad RahmanianProduced by: Mehromah Art ProductionLine Producer: Laleh MousaviThis theatre production is the outcome of a workshop...
Matilda Rowe brings together some of London’s best musicians to perform her expansive debut project - Creases - for the first time ever, in an...
Actors From The London Stage (AFTLS) was founded in 1975 at the University of California, Santa Barbara, by Professor Homer “Murph” Swander and the renowned stage &...
Join the team behind the independent investigative news outlet Byline Times for an entertaining evening of challenging discussion to help us understand the unprecedented times...
This is not a Virginia Woolf bio-play. Devised by an all migrant ensemble, Woo Woolf is a playful protest that reaches across time, culture, and language to...
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CODACHROME is a party play told by two DJs and a deck.Remy, an adult, discovers their intimate partner is a [trigger warning], and must now face the...
Alec Baldwin is not a superstar. He is not really famous. He wasn't born in 1958 and does not have eight children. Alec Baldwin has...
Xquenda is the story of a young indigenous woman from rural Oaxaca, and her search for justice after the disappearance and murder of her best friend....
STIGMAcollective is back with a new surreal tale about learned helplessness and a reminder that there is always a way out!Dawn lives in the comfort...
MENDAKI (formerly Siapa Yang Bawa Melayu Aku Pergi?) is Faizal Abdullah’s unflinching solo performance reclaiming his Muslim-Malay-Singaporean identity from colonial myths, state narratives and disappearing...
An evening of handpicked excerpts from shows taking part in this year’s festival. Each one is followed by a short Q&A with the artist. Come...
Gigue Production is thrilled to present Herkes Kocama Benziyor at The Cockpit, London, on November 2, 2025!Pnar Güntürkün’s critically acclaimed solo performance won the 22nd Direkleraras...
Hello there...are you sitting comfortably?Even with the rise of the right wing throughout Europe?Come see Flitsmeister, because there's no time like the present to ask...
"It's those bloody nut jobs you watch...!"THE SHOCKING TRUTH ABOUT FLAT EARTH is a brand-new, original musical comedy that blends conspiracy and catchy tunes to...
*Glitz* *Glamour* *High Fashion* Shades, a musical play, is a story about hidden truths, shattered images, and mastering the art of illusion. It centers around a...
Music:Rania ChrysostomouWords: Caroline CoetzeeHidden Star is a lyrical, intimate character study of Annie Walker, a long-forgotten late 19th century astronomer.The work crosses the boundaries of...
Music: Kevin RodgersWould you kill one man to save a billion others? Gavrilo K. believes he did, but for the murder of his country’s President...
Performed by: OlolygaBitter Visions: By Order of Hildegard is an R&D work inspired by Hildegard von Bingen’s 12th-century morality play Ordo Virtutum. This reimagining invites...
Music: Robert FokkensBook: Mehdi Razi & Nazli Tabatabai-KhatambakhshLibretto: Nazli Tabatabai-Khatambakhsh“All the hearts of the people are my identity, So take away my passport!” Mahmoud DarwishThe Flying...
Music: Ed LambertWords: Norman Welch, Walter Hall, VerbatimA satirical dive into the espousal of apocalyptic prophesies in the U.S.A. and their chilling influence on the current...
Music: Ben HoppeWords: Edie BaileyAs the Crows Fly is a one-act opera that explores death and decomposition from the perspective of nature’s most ominous bird;...
Music & Words: Helen EpegaWhen one world burns and the sky forgets, whose stories survive and whose HERitage will be honoured? Of Earth and Quill is...
Music: Chen ZhangyiWords: Jack LinDive into A Singapore Trilogy, a captivating full performance of three chamber operas—Laksa Cantata, Window Shopping, and Kopi For One. Composed...
You are warmly invited to come and rediscover the joy you first found in opera at our two day practical celebration. Setting aside the ubiquitous...
Music & Words: ImprovesariosJoin The Improvesarios as they attempt to create a fully improvised, brand-new opera based on your suggestions! Sixty minutes of mayhem where...
Created and performed by: Amy Bryce, Rosie Middleton, Sarah Parkin, Maya-Leigh Rosenwasser and Catherine ValvePLASTIC BODIES: darkly funny experimental music theatre for the #metoo era.How...
Created By: Alesia Mankouskaya and Evelina ShchadrynaSKAR is a one-off Folk Oratorio in Cabaret Style rooted in Belarusian folk music and storytelling, exploring the deep...
Curated and introduced by Nick Moss in collaboration with The CockpitThe world changes: we make new poetry to vandalise literary forms or retrieve those we...
Thiasos returns to The Cockpit with a fabulous double bill of Euripides' CYCLOPS, the only surviving satyr play from Ancient Greece, and Aristophanes' CLOUDS--a satirical...
RE:ENCHANT - Poetic Experiments For A New WorldLive literature every third SundaySunday 19 October - 5:00pmTHE RESPONDERSThree poets of different ethnicities, backgrounds, social class and...
A decade after a dramatic split, star-crossed lovers reunite at the worst time.Guilt, rage, and love collide in this award-winning new play with music.It’s winter...
Hold onto your doublets, ruffs and trunk hose. The Bard is back! With story and verse improvised in the moment, enjoy a riotous new Shakespeare...
In a surreal 24-hour journey, a young woman's desperate search for meaning unfolds through a kaleidoscope of reality and imagination.Working as a hostess in a...
The LiminoidDirected by Jess Mabel JonesDevised by The CompanyLife is liminal, especially so in 2025. We have just the tonic for you...Ever feel like you’ve...
Eclipse Ballroom is a postmodern performance that merges physical theatre, absurdity, and experimental storytelling. In this hybrid work of a text-based and devising theatre, holographic...
KORE is a raw, darkly comic journey through the underworlds of grief, prescription drug dependence, and flawed friendships.When grief shatters Sam's world, she freefalls into...
Opera Kipling are back this year, with a 90-minute version of Mozart's beloved Opera, 'The Marriage of Figaro'! Having been Offies Finalists 2024 and 2023, London...
James Graham (Dear England, Punch) takes us on a thrilling ride through the infamous Coughing Major scandal, which engulfed the world’s most popular TV quiz show.April 2003....
Having had its sold out debut at London Bubble Theatre Company in November as a part of the MAKE SPACE festival, ADEY is back and better than ever for Camden Fringe.Graduating...
About the play:The White Lotus is a bilingual xiyì performance exploring the legacy of Dai Ailian and a contemporary British-Chinese artist. Drawing on shadow puppetry,...
Something old, something new, the bride is missing and the maid-of-honour too... Alex keeps her guests and the love of her life waiting while she finds...
Welcome to The Clowns (Work in Progress)A heartfelt musical comedy in the round about a circus family falling apart — and finding their way back...
Long Pause Productions presents Houses Apart, a comedy that explores the more complicated aspects of what it means to be a family. Set in the...
Frances is a neuroscientist on the brink of a breakthrough. When an old friend asks for help she is faced with a terrible choice: let...
SOLO is an intimate exploration of how trauma, mental health, and obsession—combined with isolation and a culture increasingly focused on material success and popularity—can fragment...
Brief Play About Rage is a chilly comedy-drama about a couple who host the worst guest imaginable.When Nell, an old friend of Val’s, comes to...
Bond is dead. Craig's out. Enter Sandin...Carlos Sandin – the new undercover hero we never knew we needed. To revive the world's most famous spy we...
Try to think about the worst thing you’ve ever done. Rate it on a scale of 1-10. Now think about your intention behind it, the...
Have you ever dreamed of being magical? Have you waited for the owl that carries the magical letter to knock on your window?When Miracle, a...
Following the success of the show at the beginning of 2025, Larius Productions are delighted to be bringing Exit Who back to the Cockpit.Mystery writer...
Journey through one of Shakespeare’s most popular comedies as mistaken identity, song, drunken behaviour, unrequited love and a pair of yellow stockings transport you to...
COCK?! No, you don’t see one, and no, it isn’t really about that. Mike Bartlett’s witty, provoking 2009 drama, Cock, focuses on a gay man...
Market Boy, by David EldridgeDirected by Sean TurnerMarket Boy, brought to life by this brilliantly talented cast, promises to be a feast for the senses....
“I want to be noticed, seen, heard, felt! I want them to know I’m alive!”A mysterious, charismatic drifter named Val meets store keeper 'Lady' in...
Join one, two or (sometimes) all three of science comedy trio Festival of the Spoken Nerd as they try out nerdy new material, live and under-prepared.Every month...
Ensemble OrQuesta returs to The Cockpit for the 7th consecutive year, with three operas.This new Marcio da Silva's minimalist production will feature singers from the...
RE:ENCHANT - Poetic Experiments For A New WorldLive literature every third SundaySunday 15 June - 5:00pmPETER MARINKERNANCY CHARLEYA tribute to FRED VOSSPlus our Open Mic...
OUR HOUSE - come and party with the heavy heavy monster sounds of Madness!!Based in Camden Town, Our House tells the story of London lad...
GOODNIGHT MAHARAJAH is a brand new stage production based on the extraordinary life of Maharajah Duleep Singh — the last King of Punjab and youngest child of...
Is it time to break up with our phones?The Tim Arnold Company is proud to present Super Connected – a feature-length film drama with live music addressing...
Ensemble OrQuesta returns to The Cockpit for the 7th consecutive year, with three operas..This Baroque double bill will feature an adaptation of Marcio da Silva's...
Metamorphoses is a radical reimagining of Ovid’s classic poem from the 1st century.A voyeurist is ripped apart by their own hounds.A woman looks at her...
HGO presents the earliest masterpieces of British opera - John Blow's 'Venus and Adonis' and Henry Purcell's ''Dido and Aeneas' - in a new fully-staged...
This Christmas, Ethereal Theatre guarantees hit after musical hit in our brand-new Musical Theatre concertwhich doesnt feature James Cordenthank god! This treat is as sweet...
This Autumn, Voila! Europe 2021 will return both online and in-person to The Cockpit with their eclectic programme of some of the most exciting and...
With an aerial rope and several fairies, two characters search for their essential selves in a never-ending process of growing up. In their world, magic...
Cavalli's wonderful fairy tale opera of 1643, fully staged with baroque orchestra...
"Let me describe something to you. Not to say I’m horrified or shamelessly petrified because I’d have lied to say this creature does not exist...."...
I was born to two of the most clueless parents. What they knew about parenting they learnt from a David Bowie song. This is the...
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