CPT Announces New Fall Season - GROWN UP, MERRYVILLE and More

Camden People's Theatre

Fri 9 Sep, 10.30am onwards

Theatre: A How To Guide

Specifically targeted at emerging artists, a day of FREE workshops to help you professional development. Each workshop will include a talk/demonstration by an industry professional, followed by a Q&A session. The line up includes:

An Introduction to Marketing Your Play with Amber Massie-Blomfield

Technical Theatre for Non-Technical Creatives with Alex Fernandes

Applying for Grants for the Arts with the Arts Council England

Please reserve a free ticket online, or by calling the box office.

FREE

Hobo Theatre

Sun 11 and Sun 18 Sep (with workshops on Sat 10 and Sat 17 Sep), times tbc

The City Limits

The City Limits is a LARP (live action role-play) in which a group of up to 60 participants will undertake a symbolic exodus from London, walking 15 miles from Limehouse Cut, up into Walthamstow, before disappearing into Epping Forest.

This LARP is designed for those who feel that London does not belong to them, a symbolic act of protest against a housing culture that makes the capital a prohibitively expensive place. It is a chance for people to share stories and find strength in unity.

Participants will be invited to develop basic fictional characters with some resemblance to themselves. During the walk, small groups will form relationships between their characters, reflect on past experiences, consider the beauty of the city and grit their teeth against its hardships.

Part of the Whose London Is It Anyway? strand

£10

Scott Turnbull

Wed 14 - Thu 15 Sep, 7.15pm

Where do all the dead pigeons go?

With felt-tip pens, and his ex-girlfriend's overhead projector, Scott Turnbull takes us on a journey through space and time. This frolic of cartoon and comic reason miraculously weaves science fiction, memoir, parable, fairytale and farce... it's weird, fast and inventive.

Co-produced by ARC Stockton and Northern Stage, in association with Greyscale

£12 / 10 (conc)

Documental Theatre

Wed 14 - Thu 15 Sep, 9pm

Pulling Out

Leo's seventeen. He's got college, a decent right-swipe-rate on Tinder and a three month-old.

He's mashing avocado and buying Pampers over own-brand because of the more reliable gusset. Leo's on the triple shift of school, work and night feeds and wants to be a dad in every sense.

That's if his baby's mum will let him. Or her mum, or his mum, or their step-dads. Those nanas and gramps all want a piece of the pie. So did Leo pull out or was he pushed?

Inspired by frank and often funny accounts of young dads trying to go the distance, Pulling Out is a spirited look at unplanned parenthood from the male perspective.

£12 / 10 (conc)

Various artists

Sat 17 Sep, times tbc

Being European: After the Referendum

Three months on: a day of talks and performances to help you map the post-Brexit landscape.

In June, Britain shocked the world - and at least 48% of its residents - by voting to leave the EU. The country was propelled into one of the biggest crises for decades, the fall-out from which may last for years. So where does the Brexit vote leave us? What now for Remain supporters? What new relationships with Europe - and with our own European-ness - might evolve?

Following on from our 'Before the Referendum' event in the spring, CPT again partners with the European Theatre Research Network (University of Kent), the Inside/Outside Europe Research Network (University of Winchester) and Birkbeck Centre for Contemporary Theatre, to bring you a one-day festival exploring European identity. Featuring specially commissioned new performances from artists including Pablo Pakula, Jesse Fox and Ben Hadley - plus talks, discussions and provocations - 'After the Referendum' is /the/ place to be as the struggle to define post-Brexit Britain begins.

Prices tbc

Various artists

Mon 18 Sep - Sun 9 Oct, various times

Calm Down, Dear: a festival of feminism

Calm Down, Dear is CPT's unique festival of innovative feminist performance. Having in previous years launched Louise Orwin's extraordinary Pretty Ugly and Sh!t Theatre's hugely popular Women's Hour onto an unsuspecting world, Calm Down, Dear returns in September 2016 with a bumper lineup including Snuffbox Theatre's "provocative interrogation of revenge porn" Blush, direct from the Edinburgh Fringe. Expect theatre and comedy, talks and debates, as CPT seeks to destroy the patriarchy in three weeks flat - or your money back*.

"Brilliant people doing brilliant things. Space to talk about feminism. A world to be proud of living in" - Guardian writer Maddy Costa on Calm Down, Dear 2014

*Just kidding.

Prices tbc

Studio for Electronic Theatre

Tue 11 - Thu 13 Oct, 7.15pm

WE

Welcome to the United State, where freedom is conformity, names are numbers, and love is an uneconomical use of time. WE is an experiment in what Làszló Moholy-Nagy called in 1924 the "Theatre of Totality". Using the ubiquitous mobile phone, augmented reality, movement, speech, and visual & technical wizardry, Studio for Electronic Theatre is reinventing the "Total Theatre".

£8 (work in progress)

Strawberry Blonde Curls

Tue 11- Thu 13 Oct, 9pm

Tanja

Locked up. Shipped around. Sold as sex. In the black of night, 'Tanja' fled to safety on the shores of England. Another asylum seeker now held at Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre; Britain's best kept secret. Refuge lies just beyond the barbed wire fence, but at what cost? With immigration issues reaching fever pitch, this is the story of one woman's bravery in the midst of prejudice and abuse. An impassioned call to arms, a play and a campaign. Tanja is a dramatic two-hander that blends drama, spoken word, physicality, puppetry, sign language and verbatim theatre.

The Scotsman ???? "There can be few more involving or unforgettable character studies in Edinburgh this year. (on Strawberry Blonde Curls' previous show Inside)

£12 / 10 (conc)

Sh!t Theatre

Fri 14 - Sun 16 Oct, 7.15pm

Letters To Windsor House

Starting with letters they found in their flat, this yet again potentially illegal performance by Sh!t Theatre takes advantage of a loophole in the Postal Services Act that says you can open other people's mail under certain circumstances. This is that certain circumstance....

Stories, song, dodgy landlords, detective work and moving on: The Singing Detectives for Generation Rent.

Sh!t Theatre are CPT's Associate Artists.

Part of the Whose London Is It Anyway? strand

£12 / 10

Paula Varjack

Fri 14 - Sat 15 Oct, 9pm

Show Me The Money

Show Me The Money is a multimedia performance exploring how anyone can afford to be creative in these times of austerity. It playfully mixes pop culture references, live art interjections and audience interaction, with interview footage with artists of different career stages and ages.

This performance raises questions about the value of art and explores financial precariousness, how the money we do and don't make relates to how we can and can't plan for the future.

£12/ 10 (conc)

Jamal Gerald

Tue 18 - Wed 19 Oct, 7.15pm

FADoubleGOT

Inspired by a black gay experience, this autobiographical piece focuses on the ups and downs of pride and self-loathing. Through storytelling, spoken word and live art, Jamal Gerald develops the courage to tell his story of how he learned to celebrate his individuality, by embracing the slurs that were thrown his way, and how to wear labels without shame.

£12/ 10 (conc)

Nasi Voutsas and Bertrand Lesca

Thu 20 - Sat 22 Oct, 7.15pm

Eurohouse

Inspired by the ongoing crisis in Athens and all over Europe, your hosts for the evening - one Greek and one French - summon up the spirits and ideas of their favourite revolutionary leaders. Among a mess of food, wine and traditional tzatziki, two performers sing and dance against austerity.

£12 / 10 (conc)

You Should See The Other Guy

Tue 18 - Sat 22 Oct, 9pm

Land of the Three Towers

Sam's eviction notice is dated the day after she's due to give birth. The council want to forcibly relocate Jasmin out of London. Mary's lived on Carpenters Estate since 1967, and if Mr Mayor thinks she's leaving, he's got another thing coming - he'll have to drag her out.

Made by an all-female company of young mothers, people who have experienced homelessness and housing activists from Focus E15 Campaign, this unconventionAl Verbatim show tells the story of the political occupation of four empty council flats on Carpenters Estate, immersing you in a truly historical moment in the fight for Social Housing not Social Cleansing. The Whose London Is It Anyway? smash hit show returns.

"From a new generation of thinkers who have, in this inaugural work, pushed theatre in a whole new direction"????? International Times

Part of the Whose London Is It Anyway? strand

£8 / 6 (conc)

Walrus Theatre

Mon 24 - Wed 26 Oct, 7.15pm

Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons

Walrus' critically acclaimed sell-out show returns to CPT as part of its UK tour.

The average person will speak 123,205,750 words in a lifetime. But what if there were a limit? Oliver and Bernadette are about to find out. The award-winning debut from Walrus imagines a world where we're forced to say less. It's about what we say and how we say it; about the things we can only hear in the silence; about dead cats, activism, eye contact and lemons, lemons, lemons, lemons, lemons.

A Warwick University Graduate Company.

£12 / 10 (conc)

Footprint Theatre

Tue 25 - Sat 29 Oct, 9pm

Daniel

In 2013, an eighteen-year-old boy was imprisoned for the possession of over 50,000 indecent images of children. Daniel follows those left behind, exploring the unheard stories of his friends and family, who are forced to deal with the aftermath. In the absence of the person, what are we left with? In an attempt to piece together the man they thought they knew with the behaviours of someone they do not recognise, the characters turn to memory and each other in search of answers.

Daniel was selected for the National Student Drama Festival and won the Judge's Award for Creative Collaboration.

A University of Sheffield Graduate Company.

"Disturbingly brilliant... A black diamond" The Sunday Times

£12 / 10

Camden People's Theatre, Gameshow and Emily Lim

Thu 27 - Sat 29 Oct, 7pm

Grown Up

Why do adults drink coffee? Is it hard to hold on to past memories? Where did you get your suit and your powers and your shield?

Grown Up is about being a child and being a grown up. On their quest to understand the world around them, the young performers speak the words of adult interviewees asked questions from children about being a grown up. Along the way they dance, play, struggle and turn cartwheels to be themselves.

Grown Up is co-produced by CPT, and is the recipient of the inaugural People's Theatre Award. Created with children from Netley Primary School.

£12 / 10 (conc)

Silent Faces

Tue 1 - Wed 2 Nov, 7.15pm

Follow Suit

A madcap frenzy of physical comedy with a political bite.

In this absurd office there is nothing more important than avoiding the skeletons in the stationery cupboard. Rearrange the furniture, leap over the desks, then experiment with origami and orchestrate a four-part symphony using spreadsheet data. It's business... but not as usual.

Winner of the 2016 Brighton Fringe iF Bursary

Nominated for the 2016 Brighton Fringe Award for Best Young Production

£12 / 10 (conc)

Libby Liburd and Em-Lou Productions, in association with Stratford Circus Arts Centre

Thu 3 - Sat 5 Nov, 7.15pm

Muvvahood

In the UK, there are around two million single parents. The vast majority - more than 9 out of 10 single parents - are mothers.

Funny, frank and authentic; collated from hours of interviews with lone parent mothers, MUVVAHOOD tells a story of single motherhood in the "age of austerity" when the most vulnerable members of society are facing hardships and prejudices not seen in decades.

£12 / 10 (conc)

Afreena Islam

Dates and times tbc

Daughters of the Curry Revolution

Afreena's dad is an illiterate Muslim immigrant called Michael. He left home when he was 8, and came to England when he was 22. He worked for about 65 years, retired, and then had a brain hemorrhage. He's 84 now.

In this intimate performance, Afreena invites the audience to join her around the table, share a poppadum and follow her on a journey in Michael's footsteps. A warm, frank and funny account full of memories of childhood and the complex business of being your father's daughter.

Prices tbc

Camden People's Theatre and Highrise Theatre

Tue 1 - Sat 5 Nov, 9pm

Merryville

It's 2020. Since the UK's withdrawal from the EU, dodgy politics, austerity and civil unrest have left the streets of London in turmoil. A new coalition between the Conservatives and UKIP has driven house prices to an all-time high. Two local rappers (Dr Green Fingers & Dustin Roads) find themselves in the last 'affordable' housing block in London. They have to work two jobs to make ends meet, options are thin, and as they flirt with the idea of leaving their home, sparking revolution or a life of crime, they can't help but dissect the politics that have surrounded them the past 10 years.

A Grime concept concert that brings the truth from ground level. Expect MP rap battles, tactics for revolution and a dealer's guide to inflation. Merryville is an honest account of what it means to live as a born and bred Londoner when the housing crisis, inflation and dirty politics continue to force us out of our city.

A co-production with CPT, and supported by Cardboard Citizens' Home Truths Young Company Bursary, developed in partnership with CPT and Jerwood Charitable Foundation.

Part of the Whose London Is It Anyway? strand

£12 / 10 (conc)

Thomas Martin and Pat Ashe

Tue 8 - Thu 10 Nov, 7pm

Beta Public VI

After five sell-out dates at CPT, London's only curated night of theatre and videogames returns!

Three nights of amazing games, provocative talks and exhilarating performance for anyone curious about the cutting edge of play.
A rotating line-up of the weirdest and most wonderful games fills CPT's basement and foyer. Then there's an hour of presentations and performances from some of our favourite artists and developers. Beta Public is all about showing interesting things to interested people, in a relaxed and friendly environment - so bring some friends, or make some new ones!

£12 / 10 (conc)

Various artists

Fri 11 - Sat 12 Nov

Big Bang

Two nights of explosive new works-in-progress from early career artists: be the first to catch some of the freshest work from a carefully selected line up of some of the UK's most innovative and exciting theatre makers. This Autumn's programme includes recipients of CPT's second round of BAME seed commissions, and Modupe Salu's I Can't Breathe.

£12 / 10

Cut Tongues

Fri 25 - Sun 27 Nov, times tbc

Symphony No.4 (Unspeakable Practices, Unnatural Acts)

An invitation to observe, study and scrutinise your fellow humans in their natural, domestic environment. Theatrical installations that verge on the static, like living photographs.

A derelict Tottenham townhouse becomes the site of a hyper real museum of the quotidian- with only the occasional {forgivable} unlikely interjection from trees, buffaloes & a concert for the execution of a man that has gone too far.

A hyper-real museum of static domestic installations and a concert for the execution of a man that has gone too far- all in a beautifully dilapidated Tottenham townhouse

Prices tbc

Various artists

Mon 14 Nov - Sun 4 Dec

All the Right Notes

Is it a gig? Is it a show? Welcome to our all-new festival All the Right Notes, which brings together trailblazing work from the place where theatre and live music meet.

It's a festival featuring not only theatre-makers whose work is driven by live music, but music acts whose work is audaciously theatrical. They'll be meeting in the middle, splicing for your delight the hothouse thrill of live music and the buzz of inventive Contemporary Theatre.

With shows including Mingbeast's Awful Things Can Happen At Any Time, Rachel Mars' Our Carnal Heartsand Will Dickie's The Rave Space, plus a strand of work exploring music fandom and a live music programme curated by journalist and DJ Joe Muggs, All the Right Notes brings you a blistering bulletin from the blurred lines where live music and theatre converge.

As somebody once said, "all art constantly aspires towards the condition of music". Well, we've only bloody well got there, haven't we?

Prices tbc

Barrel Organ

Mon 5 Dec, 7.30pm

LIVE 3

A scratch night curated by CPT Associate Artists Barrel Organ, presenting experimental and non-traditional work that specifically acknowledges the presence of the audience and plays with the 'liveness' of theatre. Expect a night of bold, experimental and uncompromising work that tackles a wide range of issues, agendas and ideas.

Pay what you can

Humanish

Tue 6 - Sat 17 Dec, 7.15pm

Holy Presents

Joy to the world, in heaven Jesus' iphone 6S is ringing, the Holy Ghost is on the loo and God's lost his glasses. Sweaty stilton, too much port and a turkey that's drier than Joseph's flip-flop; it's just another family Christmas in the household of its holy originators.

Humanish deliver the second coming of Holy Presents to CPT, with all of the dodgy sandals from the first time round plus more warm Baileys, Santa fantasies and puppet punch ups than you can throw a Christmas stick at.

An absurd and endearing portrait of Christmas, like The Royle Family meets Phoenix Nights, in miniature.

PLUS! Join the holy trinity for a Christmas sing-a-long on Fri 16 and Sat 17 Dec, with a free glass of mulled wine.

Commissioned by China Plate, Warwick Arts Centre and mac Birmingham. Supported by Blind Summit and Arts Council England

£12 / 10 (conc) | £16 / 14 (conc) for sing-a-long

Blooming Ludus

Tue 6 Dec, 9pm

Power Story

In December 2015, days after the Paris climate summit, the UK government issued 159 new licenses for fracking in an attempt to decrease the country's dependency on imported energy. Local councils have already rejected some proposals yet the government has decided not to recognize their decisions by changing the legal process of energy development.

£12 / 10 (conc)

Kaleido Film Collective in collaboration with FerAl Foxy Ladies

Wed 7 - Thu 8 Dec, 9pm

Balancing Acts

A solo-performance which uncovers unique documentary perspectives on and experiences of depression and healing through sensorial and interdisciplinary means.

This show is underpinned by real stories from people who have experienced depression and mental health issues, asking: what are the pressures this generation faces? How do you express an experience of being depressed? How do you create recovering mechanisms with what is available to you?

£12 / 10 (conc)

Kieran Lucas

Fri 9 - Sat 10 Dec, 9pm

Play For A White Male

"We're going to have a conversation. We're going to tell some stories. They're not my stories, but if we work together, hopefully we can tell them."

An attempt to ask how and why we tell stories and who these stories belong to. An attempt to disrupt the hegemony of the white male narrative perspective, performed by a white male, accompanied by an unprepared audience member. Presented here as a work-in-progress.

Kieran Lucas is a member of CPT Associate Company Barrel Organ.

£8 (work-in-progress)

Sh!t Theatre

Sun 11 - Mon 12 Dec, 7.30pm

Sing-A-Long Muppets Christmas Carol

Back by popular demand for two nights only! A 2014 and 2015 CPT sell-out!

The ORIGINAL and BEST Sing-a-long Muppet Christmas Carol.
Come sing-a-long to the best Christmas film ever!
Come support Michael Caine as he does some 'acting'!
Witness laughter, redemption and singing food!

£12/ 10 (conc)

Tom Hughes & Co

Tue 13 - Thu 15 Dec, 9pm

The Ajax Project

From a fictional beach in ancient Greece where the great leader Ajax kills himself and leaves his family to face the consequences, to a south-west London classroom where a teenage girl draws BIKINI KILL in her exercise book and daydreams of revolution, tied together by a phone call in which Cécile and Tom can't agree about whether we should be protesting or working.

The Band's first show combines a new story, an old story and cool-ass punk rock music to explore democracy, depression, Europe and riot girl in a time when we're all becoming adults.

£12 / 10 (conc)

Venue

Camden People's Theatre, 58-60 Hampstead Road, NW1 2PY

Dates & Times

Wed 16 Sep - Sun 11 Oct, 2015. Various Times.

Prices

Prices from £8

Website & Box Office

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