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25 MAY | 28 SEPT

7.30PM

£6

ENGINE ROOM

PRESENTED BY OMNIBUS THEATRE

Dynamic theatre makers present work for the very first time in front of a live audience.

Our regular scratch programme, where dynamic and talented theatre makers present daring, new work in the first stages of development.

Engine Room puts you, the audience, at the heart of the creative process. Following the sharing you will be asked to complete a feedback form, with your comments directly influencing the next development of the pieces. Give feedback, offer ideas and discover the next generation of theatre before anyone else.

Artists that have previously presented work include; Nouveau Riché, Vera Chok, The Queer House, Opia Collective, Cocoa Butter Club and Playing On.

The line up changes for each show so keep an eye on our website and social media to see who will be taking part this season.

Read more information here


ARTIST TESTIMONIALS:

Engine Room is the exact thing that we emerging artists need right now, especially those of us who are a part of marginalised communities. Having the time and space to experiment and fail safely is invaluable. Personally, I feel so honoured to have been selected and grateful for the opportunity. I was able to rehearse, workshop, have a private reading, and get audience feedback all for free, which is truly incredible. I am so happy that Engine Room exists and would like to thank anyone who has made it a possibility.

Somebody Jones (Engine Room Artist – Autumn 2022)


Image credit: DRUM by Jacob Roberts-Mensah


Please arrive at the venue in plenty of time, latecomers may not be admitted.




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25 MAY


CLEAR WATER

PRESENTED BY CONNY TEMPLEMAN


Anne is a goat farmer, shocked by the human sewage she finds swimming in

the sea. She is no eco warrior, has never done anything like this before, but

it’s here she decides to stop paying her water bills.

Debt collection letters mount up, her children arrive worried about her

financial situation and worried too about the stranger who arrived on the

beach and is now installed in her Shepherd’s Hut. What can they do?

Clear Water is about the current waste water scandal spanning across UK

waters. The play asks the question; what can a single person do but revolt?


PSYCHE

PRESENTED BY FRASER WALL

“The explanation doesn’t have to be rational, Matt, it just has to be true”


Matt has had lifesaving emergency bowel surgery. Now out of ICU, he’s

revisiting his memories with his EMDR therapist Anna, and together they try

to put back together what feels broken. Matt must reinterpret what has

happened in the past, so he can have a future. But what’s holding him back?

Who’s at the door?

psychē sprints through different genres, locations, times and realities on a

darkly witty quest of a young man’s search for a more manageable, happy,

future.




THE SHAME

PRESENTED BY ALFIE WEBSTER


Dill and Dylan stand side by side at the urinals. One has a broken nose. One

had a panic attack on the way to work this morning. One is hiding. One is

unmasking. They seem to have nothing in common - except they share the

same name. The same fear. The same shame.


After this chance meeting, both of their lives begin to shift as they’re forced to

confront who they are, and who they’ve been trying not to be.


The shame explores the weight of sexual shame, where it comes from and

what it might take to live beyond its constraints. It looks at how class and

queerness collide, and the pressure harmful connotations of masculinity

place on those questioning their sexuality and identity.

All three pieces at this sharing are directed by Zoë Templeman-Young


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Duration

1 Hour 30 min.


Age Recommendation

12+


Concessions

Concessions apply to students, under-18s, over-60s and more. For more info on our concession policy click here→


Accessibility

All performance spaces and facilities are fully wheelchair-accessible. For more info please contact Box Office on 0207 498 4699.


Ticket Collection

We operate a paperless box office system. You will be emailed a receipt once you have booked in advance. There is no need to print this off, just state your name at the box office on arrival.


Café Bar

Serving a menu of hot drinks, craft beers, wine and seasonal cocktails before and after every show and a full home-made food menu including freshly baked pastries, delicious cakes and savoury light bites from Friday – Sunday.


Content Warnings

Due to the development stage of the pieces, full content warnings will be available on the night of performance on signs throughout our building.

Find out more here.


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