What To Watch: On Stage Jan 2024
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Dreaming And Drowning
28 Nov 2023 - 05 Jan 2024. Bush Theatre
Dreaming and Drowning is an intimate and visceral deep-dive into the boundless mind of a young Black queer man wrestling with anxiety. > More information here
Dear England by James Graham
09 Oct 2023 - 13 Jan 2024, Prince Edward Theatre
The country that gave the world football has since delivered a painful pattern of loss. Why can’t England’s men win at their own game? With the worst track record for penalties in the world, Gareth Southgate knows he needs to open his mind and face up to the years of hurt to take team and country back to the promised land.
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Cabin Fever by Michaela Spencer, Directed by Rebekah Murrell
10 Jan 2024, Royal Court Theatre
At the secluded Jamaican resort they run together, Lisa and Damian’s dysfunctional relationship is holding her back from her dreams and financial aspirations. When an eccentric investor arrives in the middle of the night, it feels like salvation may be at hand.
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Scam-Uh-Life by Jherad Alleyne, Directed by Emily Aboud
11 Jan 2024, Royal Court Theatre
Kenroy has big dreams to break the cycle of barely getting by – if he can get to his last day of training. Scam-Uh-Life is a comedic tragedy about not being able to catch a break, an ode to the vibrant characters of Barbados.
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All The Happy Things by Naomi Denny
12 Jan 2024, Omnibus Theatre
A dark comedy about the power of Black sisterhood and grief
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The Pursuit of Joy by Safaa Benson-Effiom
16 - 27 Jan 2024, Jermyn Street Theatre
The Pursuit of Joy uses movement and music to weave a colourful tapestry of mistakes, mischief and milestones after 30.
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Two Strangers (Carry A Cake Across New York)
09 Nov 2023 - 20 Jan 2024, Kiln Theatre
About: Dougal is a naive, impossibly upbeat Brit, flying to New York for his Dad’s second wedding. The Dad he’s never known. Waiting for him at the airport is Robin, the sister of the bride. She’s a native New Yorker, she’s late for work, and she doesn’t have time to stop and see the sights.
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HEART by Jade Anouka
23 Jan - 03 Feb 2024, Brixton House
Jade Anouka’s debut play is a raw and honest exploration of love, loss, and self-discovery. The play tells the story of a woman grappling with the end of her marriage and the beginning of a new chapter in her life.
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Tina – The Tina Turner Musical
Until 11 Feb 2024, Aldwych Theatre
TINA: The Tina Turner Musical is an ode to Turner's life; to the highs and lows, her personal struggles, and all of her wonderful, thunderous classics.
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