Upcoming Shows
Presented by: Ray Filar
A show about trans life, queer sex and radical left politics told through the medium of electro-punk songs and spoken word and dancing, and other kinds of storytelling.
Tickets £12 / 10 (conc)
Presented by: Panel discussion
Our understanding of gender is evolving at sometimes dizzying pace. Join CPT and our panel of experts to discuss where it’s all leading.
Tickets Suggested £3 donation
Presented by: Mamoru Iriguchi
An interactive cabaret lecture that explores fluidity of sexual and gender identities in nature, including human society.
Tickets £12 / 10 (conc)
Presented by: various artists
The second of two explosive nights of work-in-progress exploring the themes of Come As You Are
Tickets £12 / 10 (conc)
Presented by: Pablo Pakula
What hides beneath the monolithic notion of ‘masculinity’? What is it (or should it feel like) to be a man? Pablo is still trying to figure it out
Tickets £12 / 10 (conc)
Presented by: Jo Hauge
Britney.... is a riot grrl tribute show about being aggressively sad and queer, and the journey from "I'm not like other girls, girls are stupid" to "I'm not actually a girl, but girl stuff is the bomb dot com”
Tickets £12 / 10 (conc)
Presented by: LGBTQ Arts Review
A platform for the lesser heard LGBTQ+ voices on stage from the LGBTQ Arts Review. Fun, immersive and interactive
Tickets £12 / 10 (conc)
Presented by: Ellie Stamp
Currently Untitled is an early scratch exploration into the gendered codes of emotional and physical strength and vulnerability
Tickets £5
Presented by: Whatsthat Performance
A collage of performed self-portraits, devised and presented by a cast of trans and non-binary performers. Sometimes humorous, deeply touching and always personal
Tickets £12 / 10 (conc)
Presented by: Orley Quick and the Hairy Heroines
Welcome to the world of the Hairy Heroines. Subtle, conflicted, playful and provocative games, both familiar and reinvented, underpin and undermine expressions of gender through dance and theatre.
Tickets £12 / 10
Presented by: Gemma Weekes
A desperate woman attempts to resurrect the spirit of long-dead artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, whilst raging at the forces that killed him.
Tickets £12 / 10 (conc)
Presented by: Sh!t Theatre
Oh look, Sh!t Theatre again, what is it this time? It's a show about Dolly Parton. They f*cking love her.
Tickets £12 / 10 (conc)
Presented by: Luisa Amorim and Graça Kotseva
On stage a mother and a daughter prepare their home to receive guests: a portrait of a London working family, and the mutations of their city
Tickets £8
Presented by: Beside Ourselves Collective
Modern female sexuality and Christianity: are they as uncomfortable bedfellows as they appear to be?
Tickets £12 / 10 (conc)
Presented by: Neon Peach Theatre
Jim likes his routine. Going to work, visiting the church and giving blood sacrifices to the Reptilian overlords. A dark and surreal story inspired by 1950s sci fi movies.........Welcome to Little Eden.
Tickets £8 (work in progress)
Presented by: Barrel Organ
A road-trip. A haunted-house. A bedtime story. A photo-album. An ‘80s fantasy film. A demolition project. A riot.
Tickets £12 / 10 conc (£8 previews)
Presented by: Nouveau Riche
Strong passionate women fight oppression in a racist and sexist society in this new show about 'misogynoir'
Tickets £12 / 10 (conc)
Presented by: The Lab Collective
A pacy, exciting and sometimes uncomfortable opportunity to challenge the status quo of our current immigration system.
Tickets £12 / 10 (conc)
Presented by: Jess Brodie & Victoria Bianchi
A story of two women who have chosen completely opposite paths in their lives and wonder whether it’s the other one who actually got it right.
Tickets £12 / 10 (conc)
Presented by: Camden People's Theatre
A collaboration with young Londoners and the Lung Biology Group at King’s College to explore air pollution, its consequences – and what we might do about it.
Tickets £12 / 10 conc (£8 previews)
Presented by: Laura Ryder and Company
There’s a hum at a party. Glitter in the air. Invite in hand, don’t forget why you’re here. It’s about movement, love and care. Take a journey into the world of these black and yellow pollinators.
Tickets £12 / 10 (conc)
Presented by: Panel discussion
Join our panel as we discuss the challenges posed by London air pollution as part of Shoot The Breeze festival.
Tickets Suggested £3 donation
Presented by: Louise White
The story of a girl who’s dreams are not what she expected. A journey to the deep and a glimpse into the future of the oceans – but is it good or bad?
Tickets £8 (work in progress)
Presented by: Running Dog Theatre
A new music theatre show about going home, climate change, and hope in the face of helplessness.
Tickets £8 (work in progress)
Presented by: Thomas Martin and Pat Ashe
After six sellout dates at CPT, London’s only curated night of videogames and performance returns!
Tickets £12 / 10 (conc)
Presented by: Chanje Kunda
A playful journey of discovery: about science, sensuality & spirituality and how our bodies mirror the universe through the constellations of particles twinkling within us.
Tickets £12 / 10 (conc)
Presented by: The Hiccup Project
Honest, poignant and laugh-out-loud funny, this show asks what we do when things aren’t okay.
Tickets £12 / 10 (conc)
Presented by: Double Trouble
A journey through displacement and its consequences, using song, live and recorded music, physical theatre, film, and mischief
Tickets £8 (work in progress)
Presented by: Alissa AJY Cooper
A one-woman show exploring the coming-of-age journey of a slightly obsessive romantic with psychological tendencies
Tickets £8 (work in progress)
Presented by: Silent Faces
It makes sense to take an umbrella out when it’s raining, but mental health is much harder to understand than the weather.
Tickets £8 (work in progress)
Presented by: Luca Rutherford
Is politics about to implode disastrously or change gloriously? Luca doesn’t know; she’s an ignorant liberal bigot!
Tickets £8 (work in progress)
Presented by: Haley McGee
A hilarious and daring show about the cost of love… or what love costs us.
Tickets £8 (work in progress)
Presented by: Various artists
Our signature night of scratch performances returns for two eclectic events as part of The Shape of Things to Come festival.
Tickets £8 (work in progress)
Presented by: Barrel Organ
A scratch night taking for experimental and non-traditional work that plays with the ‘liveness’ of theatre.
Tickets £5
Presented by: Miranda Prag
A show about identity, authenticity and the murky area between the two
Tickets £8 (work in progress)
Presented by: Grace Lambert
A one-woman show exploring her post-breakup emotional landscape
Tickets £8 (work in progress)
Presented by: Ruby Lawrence
A performance piece shedding light on the male commentary that accompanies sexual intimacy and relationships, and playfully celebrating womanhood.
Tickets £8 (work in progress)
Presented by: Adam Welsh
A comparison between an unknown living man and a famous missing child.
Tickets £12 / 10 (conc)
Presented by: The Fun Club
A fun show about three people f*cking up. Expect dancing/squabbling/comedy/games… and failure. Mostly failure
Tickets £12 / 10 (conc)
Presented by: Kopfkino
As the public facade of a perfect couple shatters, The Bearpit interrogates what we tell ourselves to be true versus the reality raging beneath
Tickets £12 / 10 (conc)
Presented by: Keisha Thompson
A journey through space and time, fuelled by love, fear and Afro-futurism.
Tickets £12 / 10 (conc)
Presented by: Emma Berentsen & Tiffany Murphy
Would you want to meet your rapist seven years after the attack? An intimate performance about the fear of dying, losing dignity and reclaiming power by facing your biggest fear.
Tickets £12 / 10 (conc)
Presented by: Paul O'Donnell
A sideways look at the pomp and circumstance of modern jukebox musicals, asking whether the art of imagination is being lost to machinery and extravagance.
Tickets £12 / 10 (conc)
Presented by: Unfinished Productions
Acclaimed show exploring the extraordinary life and work of forgotten black composer, Julius Eastman.
Tickets £12 / 10 (conc)
Presented by: Adam Z. Robinson in association with LittleMighty
Three chilling tales. Two ghostly performers. One thrilling night.
Tickets £12 / 10 (conc)
Presented by: Sh!t Theatre
Back by popular demand for a mini tour! A 2014, 2015 AND 2016 CPT Christmas sellout!
Tickets £12 / 10 (conc)
Shows Booking Soon
Presented by: Various artists
CPT's festival of innovative feminist performance returns for a fifth year in 2018.