Lower Holloway Area Guide

STORYFIRST is a Made by Members call out for new writers to take part in our summer festival sponsored by STUDIOCANAL and Urban Myth Films. On STORYFIRST nights you can look forward to two new plays written by members of the National Youth Theatre. INDIGO by Rechella Ketedizi After visiting home for Mothers Day; Rae, Ama, and Esi pile into a car for the drive back to uni. What begins with teasing and banter slowly unravels into a cathartic release of unspoken grief and generational trauma. Through fierce humour, surreal moments, and poetic interruption, Indigo explores the tension between empathy and exhaustion, care and confrontation, and asks what it means to process anger when home doesnt make room for it. BOY IN THE BED By Jessie Williams Set in the chaos of a shared uni house, this ensemble play centres around Keiron, a boy who wont get out of bedand the ripple effect this has on the young people living with him. An exploration of mental health, friendship and care.

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This isn't your grandma's Sunday service - unless she headbangs! Trade your hymns for heavy metal and join our congregation of rock enthusiasts for a spiritual experience of the amplified kind. Featuring The Thieves supported by Gypsy Witch. Doors @ 7pm

This is the story of three insecure men who frame a shark for murder because they think sharks have been sleeping with their wives. If you think youve heard this one, youre not alone 67 million Americans saw Jaws when it was first released fifty years ago, and its about time someone told us what really happened on Amity Island that fateful summer. Great White Lies is the story of Jaws from the sharks perspective. A sweet, sensitive soul just fighting the good fight for every little shark with a dream, the (anthropomorphic) Sharks fate falls into the wrong hands when he befriends Ellen, the wife of sullen, so-called-protagonist Police Chief Martin Brody. After a few dead bodies start washing up on the beaches of Amity Island, deranged fisherman Quint convinces the increasingly jealous Brody to frame the Shark for the deaths and hunt him down for good. Great White Lies is a new(ish) comedy written and directed by Leo Thomas. After a sell-out one-night-only performance in a dimly-lit lecture hall at York University in 2022, Great White Lies makes its grand return to the stage with an (almost) all-new cast and (almost) all-new script. In an increasingly troubled world, Thomas script is designed bring its audience an hour of unbridled laughs and, hopefully, change an opinion or two about sharks. Thick Fog is a new production company of both stage and screen founded by York University alumni. Their past credits feature several Edinburgh Fringe shows, with Thomas serving as head writer and producer for sketch comedy troupe The Dead Ducks five-star show Abominations of Comedy in 2022 (reminiscent of Monty Python Broadway World). Their debut short film Recipe For Carbonara is currently premiering at several festivals. LATECOMERS MAY NOT BE ADMITTED. UNDER 18s ARE NOT PERMITTED INTO THE THEATRE FOR THIS PERFORMANCE. The performance lasts approximately 60 minutes without interval. No re-admittance once the performance has commenced. Refunds and exchanges are not available.

An Unclimate Changey Thingy is a new original production from Childrens Theatre about environment-protecting superheroes who prevent deforestation, reverse tidal waves, and stop coastal erosion. The show features scenes created by the children and live music. All performances will be BSL Interpreted and are captioned, wheelchair accessible and relaxed (the auditorium lights are kept on a low level, there will be no loud noises or flashing lights, and you are welcome to come and go as you please). There will be additional sensory resources (e.g. weighted blankets, fidget toys) for audience members to use during the performance. This production is suitable for all ages. If you would like more information on access, please email [email protected] or call/message 07910 822 412.