SE20 Area Guide

UNFORGETTABLE is the story of Nat King Cole, and his marriage to his second wife, Maria. It is also the story of the developing jazz scene from the 1940s to the 1960s, and an unflinching look at the racism prevalent in America in those decades, and the rise of the civil rights movement. Nat King Cole was a huge recording star - Capitol Records was founded on his success - and today he is fondly remembered by many, but not many people know that he was hounded by the Ku Klux Klan, and that they attempted to kidnap him from a stage mid-performance, with a view to killing him. But Nat had a conflicted relationship with the civil rights movement itself. The Nat King Cole Trio were the first black Americans to have their own radio show. Nat himself was the first black American to have his own coast to coast network TV show. But Nat saw himself primarily as an artist, not as a spokesperson, and this two-hander tells the story of how he tried to juggle being an artist, a husband and a father through the shifting attitudes of the time, and all under the glare of blazing publicity. It is about a man trying to stay true to his jazz roots while others around him tell him what he should be doing

Ever wondered what the person next to you is thinking? Pulled earrings. Slit wrists. Chopped veins. T-rex arms. Eva is just a regular rat racer. Single mother to a 6-year-old boy, she is stuck in a world that keeps punching her down, and is desperately trying to play the game pay the bills, get him to football, survive her mums barbed comments. But her mind has different plans. On the way to an important job interview, Eva gets bombarded by a series of ever-worsening intrusive thoughts. So prepare for the uncomfortable and dive into Evas mind. Guided by Arthur, a grotesque, sadistic, half-real figure, this two-hander surreal dark comedy will bring you on a journey that will shift your concept of normality. Content warnings: Violent and graphic language, loud noises, swearing, flashing lights, suicidal references, balloon popping.

Five local singer songwriters, each featuring their own genre and style, play their original songs within the dramatic architecture of Penge Congregational Church. Bar.

Baba Yaga's Hut Presents: Meursault + Honig Penge Congregational Church - June 12th From scratchy, electronic beginnings to string laden torch songs and pounding alt rock, Meursault has defied categorisation from the moment the project was conceived in 2008. Despite this, the distinct voice of Neil Pennycook and the unique playing of his collaborators never seem to stray too far from what is always immediately recognisable as the ‘Meursault sound’. Critically acclaimed and a regular fixture on many an ‘end of year list’, Meursault is a live act not to be missed or soon forgotten. Having recently returned from a successful tour of Germany in promotion of the EP ‘Split’ (a joint venture with touring partner Honig) Meursault returns to the capital with an evening that promises to blend equal parts riotous cacophony and open nerve torch song. Presented by Baba Yaga's Hut. All ages