DSL Grad Season
Lenin’s Embalmers
In the 1920’s Joseph Stalin, the Soviet leader, orders two Russian scientists to preserve the body of the revered Lenin forever. If they succeed the rewards will be considerable. If not, it's the gulag – or worse.
This version of the play has been specifically written for Drama Studio London and is a UK Première.
3 - 5 JULY
DSL Grad Season
Love and Information
Caryl Churchill's Love and Information explores human connections under siege. Bombarded with the ever-increasing speed of human communication and an onslaught of knowledge, both useless and profound, we find ourselves unable to escape the relentless pace of change in our private and public worlds
17 - 19 JULY
Camden Fringe Festival
A Journey to the West
Face-changing opera meets Gen Z meltdown in East-meets-West psychodrama.
What's this? An original play using mystical Eastern face-changing opera to dissect modern youth’s ‘protective violence’ with parents?
Meet Xiao Hua : A coddled man-child, raised in a bubble of parental perfection, gets thrown into London's chaotic uni life by an unexpected twist. In this globe-trotting psychodrama of independence vs. filial obedience — will the overgrown baby survive the smotherhood, or will Tiger parents reach conquer all? Place your bets.
In this genre-blending, emotionally charged production reimagines Journey to the West as a coming-of-age psychodrama for the globalized Gen Z.
Traditional Sichuan Opera face-changing becomes a powerful metaphor for fractured identity. Digital projections and electronic soundscapes collide with ancient motifs, visualizing the tension between cultural heritage and global ambition.
30 JULY | 7PM
Camden Fringe Festival
The LOST Lombi
Written by RB8 | Directed by PB Whistle
Three women connected by blood, spanning over three generations. One running. One yearning. One with a calling. Each must go on a journey if they are to find peace and resolution within themselves.
To date, a significant number of children in the DRC are used as combatants, transports, spies, chefs or sexual slaves within the armed groups and militias. The LOST Lombi lifts the lid on the recruitment of child soldiers while exploring identity, the generational trauma of war, the necessity of belonging and the importance of forgiveness.
1 - 3 AUG | 4PM & 8.30PM
Solo Theatre
ADHD? WTF is ADHD!
“Five seconds from pleasure to rage.” - Louise Comb
Written by GAIL LOUW and LOUISE COMB | Performed by EMMA WILKINSON WRIGHT | Directed by ANTHONY SHRUBSALL
“ADHD? WTF is ADHD!” is not just a play — it's a conversation starter, a stigma breaker, and a celebration of finding yourself, no matter how late.
12 - 16 AUG
DSL Grad Season
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
Set in the 19th century on the wind-swept moors of Yorkshire, a young farmer falls in love with a mysterious woman. She is the new tenant of Wildfell Hall, a painter with a secret, scandalous past. Their relationship will be fraught with obstacles and misunderstandings.
10 - 12 JULY
DSL Grad Season
Trelawny of the “Wells"
Trelawny of the “Wells” tells the comic story of a star of the Victorian stage who quits her profession to marry the man of her dreams. It turns out that conservative upper-class life is not all it's cracked up to be and Rose Trelawny soon pines for a return to her old life, only to find it’s not so easy to step back in time.
24 - 26 JULY
Camden Fringe Festival
UPROAR
UPROAR is an interdisciplinary performance that explores the power of protest and collective action through sound interaction with the audience. The project investigates, through dance, costume and video, diverse expressions of ancestral and contemporary protest in Peru. This performance experience proposes a reflection on shared struggles and hopes that transcend language and cultural boundaries.
Created in London by the Rieckhof-Silva collective, UPROAR was born as an urgent artistic response to the political crisis in Peru during 2022-2023, when protests against state repression led to the tragic loss of civilian lives.
1 AUG | 7PM
Camden Fringe Festival
Any Suggestions, Doctor? The Improvised Doctor Who Parody
Go on an adventure through time and space with a live radiophonic workshop and a hilarious improv cast in this loving parody of the sci-fi classic Doctor Who. You get to decide when, where and who in this amazing comedy adventure! Allons-y!
Deeply Silly Improvised Doctor Who with live radiophonic workshop.
Leicester Comedy Festival Best Improv Show Nominee 2023.
'You can't ask for more' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (One4Review.co.uk).
'A must see' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (ScottishField.co.uk).
'You’ll be eager to return for more' ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (ThreeWeeks).
'Funny, charming' ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (StarburstMagazine.com).
'An excellent Fringe choice' ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (BroadwayWorld.com).
2 - 3 AUG | 7PM & 6PM