NEW writing, new festival
20 – 24 JANUARY 2027
this january, collective fringe Returns. Join us for this electric festival of society-shaking theatre. the world is changing; we’re speaking up.
MAIN
PRODUCTIONS
Four groundbreaking productions take the stage each night
thursday 21 to Sunday 24 january
playing in: the theatre
eulogy – 7.00 pm
On the eve of their father’s funeral, four siblings gather to finish his eulogy.
To the outside world, Godfrey Nelson was a cult reggae artist; to his children, he was a man they each knew differently.
As a family secret surfaces, the tribute becomes a reckoning with everything he left behind. With the funeral only hours away, can they find the words to honour their father without losing each other?
Funny and tender, Eulogy is a family drama about grief, legacy and the complicated business of telling the truth about those we love.
almost a spice girl –8.45pm
In a 1994 London dance studio, Melanie Abbey made the final six for a new girl group. She didn’t make the cut. Two years later, that very band shot to global superstardom with Wannabe.
Set against the vibrant, chaotic backdrop of the 90s’ and early 00s’ era of lad culture, third-wave feminism, £3-an-hour shifts at Tammy Girl (and platform trainers), this punchy, nostalgic, and deeply moving play follows Mel A through a decade of being the ultimate “almost.”
As she navigates love, loss, and the sting of a missed lucky break, Mel tackles the ultimate question: how do you find extraordinary meaning in an ordinary life when you’re stuck in the shadow of a pop phenomenon?
playing in: the Studio
We Should All Want Our Children to DIE – 7.00pm
It is somewhere in the near future … and death is no longer inevitable.
A revolutionary technology developed by The Yamanaka Foundation, gives humanity the chance to become biologically immortal through the H + vaccine. For Eva, one of the few left without access to the treatment, immortality seems out of reach.
What begins as a desperate attempt to secure her future slowly becomes a question of whether an endless life is truly something worth wanting, and whether, in order to truly live, we must also understand what it means to die.
Sweet MEat – 8.45pm
Sigmund has been tormented by sadistic desires since childhood, fuelled by online echo chambers and tenuously restrained by anti depressants.
When his fiancée breaks off their engagement and he loses his flat, he moves in with Christian, an eccentric librarian with a painful past.
As their shared obsessions come to the fore, their relationship mutates from companionship to love to something intense and terrifying.
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SCRATCH NIGHT
wednesday 20 january
Launch your Collective Fringe experience with this night of groundbreaking new works-in-progress in our intimate Studio. For just £10, be the first to see tomorrow’s theatre today.
Our bar opens at 6pm for pre-show drinks, with performances running 7pm-9:30pm (including interval).
Stay late to network with the creatives – and be part of the conversation shaping these exciting new works!
FESTIVAL
PASSES
great theatre, best value
Mix and match shows across any date and venue
Single Show: £16.50
Two shows: £25 (Save £8!)
Three shows: £30 (Save £19.50!)
Four shows: £35 (Save £31!)
*Discount applied at checkout
THE FULL
EXPERIENCE
Make every night an event!
Our bar opens at 6pm – perfect for pre-show drinks and between-show bites.
Experience the welcoming festival atmosphere – you can catch one show, or stay all evening. The bar will buzz with post-show networking, bringing together artists and audiences in our vibrant creative community.
From intimate personal narratives to sweeping tales of identity, from raw late-night confessions to razor-sharp comedy – these are voices that demand to be heard.
Join us for one night – or dive into the full Collective Fringe experience!