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Jun
17
Fri
The Girl on the Train @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jun 17 @ 7:30 pm – 10:15 pm

THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN returns to London this summer in a newly revised production starring Katie Ray (The MousetrapJoseph and the Amazing Technicolour DreamcoatThe Sound of Music) as Rachel Watson.

Based on the bestselling novel by Paula Hawkins and blockbuster DreamWorks film, this new stage adaption by Rachel Wagstaff and Duncan Abel tells the story of Rachel Watson, who longs for a different life, her only escape is the perfect couple she watches through the train window everyday, happy and in love, or so it appears. When Rachel learns that the woman she’s been secretly watching has suddenly disappeared, she finds herself as a witness and even a suspect in a thrilling mystery in which she will face bigger revelations than she could ever have anticipated.

 

 

Directed by Joseph Hodges,  with set design by Richard Cooper, lighting design by Seb Blaber, casting by Jay Gardner and produced by Gardner Hodges Entertainment.

You can find The Girl on the Train on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at @GirlonTrainUK

On Tuesday 14th June there will be a special post show Q&A with the cast and members of the creative team as part of the Highgate Festival

Jun
18
Sat
The Girl on the Train @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jun 18 @ 7:30 pm – 10:15 pm

THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN returns to London this summer in a newly revised production starring Katie Ray (The MousetrapJoseph and the Amazing Technicolour DreamcoatThe Sound of Music) as Rachel Watson.

Based on the bestselling novel by Paula Hawkins and blockbuster DreamWorks film, this new stage adaption by Rachel Wagstaff and Duncan Abel tells the story of Rachel Watson, who longs for a different life, her only escape is the perfect couple she watches through the train window everyday, happy and in love, or so it appears. When Rachel learns that the woman she’s been secretly watching has suddenly disappeared, she finds herself as a witness and even a suspect in a thrilling mystery in which she will face bigger revelations than she could ever have anticipated.

 

 

Directed by Joseph Hodges,  with set design by Richard Cooper, lighting design by Seb Blaber, casting by Jay Gardner and produced by Gardner Hodges Entertainment.

You can find The Girl on the Train on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at @GirlonTrainUK

On Tuesday 14th June there will be a special post show Q&A with the cast and members of the creative team as part of the Highgate Festival

Jun
19
Sun
The Girl on the Train @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jun 19 @ 7:30 pm – 10:15 pm

THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN returns to London this summer in a newly revised production starring Katie Ray (The MousetrapJoseph and the Amazing Technicolour DreamcoatThe Sound of Music) as Rachel Watson.

Based on the bestselling novel by Paula Hawkins and blockbuster DreamWorks film, this new stage adaption by Rachel Wagstaff and Duncan Abel tells the story of Rachel Watson, who longs for a different life, her only escape is the perfect couple she watches through the train window everyday, happy and in love, or so it appears. When Rachel learns that the woman she’s been secretly watching has suddenly disappeared, she finds herself as a witness and even a suspect in a thrilling mystery in which she will face bigger revelations than she could ever have anticipated.

 

 

Directed by Joseph Hodges,  with set design by Richard Cooper, lighting design by Seb Blaber, casting by Jay Gardner and produced by Gardner Hodges Entertainment.

You can find The Girl on the Train on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at @GirlonTrainUK

On Tuesday 14th June there will be a special post show Q&A with the cast and members of the creative team as part of the Highgate Festival

Jun
21
Tue
The Girl on the Train @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jun 21 @ 7:30 pm – 10:15 pm

THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN returns to London this summer in a newly revised production starring Katie Ray (The MousetrapJoseph and the Amazing Technicolour DreamcoatThe Sound of Music) as Rachel Watson.

Based on the bestselling novel by Paula Hawkins and blockbuster DreamWorks film, this new stage adaption by Rachel Wagstaff and Duncan Abel tells the story of Rachel Watson, who longs for a different life, her only escape is the perfect couple she watches through the train window everyday, happy and in love, or so it appears. When Rachel learns that the woman she’s been secretly watching has suddenly disappeared, she finds herself as a witness and even a suspect in a thrilling mystery in which she will face bigger revelations than she could ever have anticipated.

 

 

Directed by Joseph Hodges,  with set design by Richard Cooper, lighting design by Seb Blaber, casting by Jay Gardner and produced by Gardner Hodges Entertainment.

You can find The Girl on the Train on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at @GirlonTrainUK

On Tuesday 14th June there will be a special post show Q&A with the cast and members of the creative team as part of the Highgate Festival

Jun
22
Wed
The Girl on the Train @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jun 22 @ 7:30 pm – 10:15 pm

THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN returns to London this summer in a newly revised production starring Katie Ray (The MousetrapJoseph and the Amazing Technicolour DreamcoatThe Sound of Music) as Rachel Watson.

Based on the bestselling novel by Paula Hawkins and blockbuster DreamWorks film, this new stage adaption by Rachel Wagstaff and Duncan Abel tells the story of Rachel Watson, who longs for a different life, her only escape is the perfect couple she watches through the train window everyday, happy and in love, or so it appears. When Rachel learns that the woman she’s been secretly watching has suddenly disappeared, she finds herself as a witness and even a suspect in a thrilling mystery in which she will face bigger revelations than she could ever have anticipated.

 

 

Directed by Joseph Hodges,  with set design by Richard Cooper, lighting design by Seb Blaber, casting by Jay Gardner and produced by Gardner Hodges Entertainment.

You can find The Girl on the Train on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at @GirlonTrainUK

On Tuesday 14th June there will be a special post show Q&A with the cast and members of the creative team as part of the Highgate Festival

Jun
23
Thu
The Girl on the Train @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jun 23 @ 7:30 pm – 10:15 pm

THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN returns to London this summer in a newly revised production starring Katie Ray (The MousetrapJoseph and the Amazing Technicolour DreamcoatThe Sound of Music) as Rachel Watson.

Based on the bestselling novel by Paula Hawkins and blockbuster DreamWorks film, this new stage adaption by Rachel Wagstaff and Duncan Abel tells the story of Rachel Watson, who longs for a different life, her only escape is the perfect couple she watches through the train window everyday, happy and in love, or so it appears. When Rachel learns that the woman she’s been secretly watching has suddenly disappeared, she finds herself as a witness and even a suspect in a thrilling mystery in which she will face bigger revelations than she could ever have anticipated.

 

 

Directed by Joseph Hodges,  with set design by Richard Cooper, lighting design by Seb Blaber, casting by Jay Gardner and produced by Gardner Hodges Entertainment.

You can find The Girl on the Train on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at @GirlonTrainUK

On Tuesday 14th June there will be a special post show Q&A with the cast and members of the creative team as part of the Highgate Festival

Jun
24
Fri
The Girl on the Train @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jun 24 @ 7:30 pm – 10:15 pm

THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN returns to London this summer in a newly revised production starring Katie Ray (The MousetrapJoseph and the Amazing Technicolour DreamcoatThe Sound of Music) as Rachel Watson.

Based on the bestselling novel by Paula Hawkins and blockbuster DreamWorks film, this new stage adaption by Rachel Wagstaff and Duncan Abel tells the story of Rachel Watson, who longs for a different life, her only escape is the perfect couple she watches through the train window everyday, happy and in love, or so it appears. When Rachel learns that the woman she’s been secretly watching has suddenly disappeared, she finds herself as a witness and even a suspect in a thrilling mystery in which she will face bigger revelations than she could ever have anticipated.

 

 

Directed by Joseph Hodges,  with set design by Richard Cooper, lighting design by Seb Blaber, casting by Jay Gardner and produced by Gardner Hodges Entertainment.

You can find The Girl on the Train on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at @GirlonTrainUK

On Tuesday 14th June there will be a special post show Q&A with the cast and members of the creative team as part of the Highgate Festival

Jun
25
Sat
The Girl on the Train @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jun 25 @ 7:30 pm – 10:15 pm

THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN returns to London this summer in a newly revised production starring Katie Ray (The MousetrapJoseph and the Amazing Technicolour DreamcoatThe Sound of Music) as Rachel Watson.

Based on the bestselling novel by Paula Hawkins and blockbuster DreamWorks film, this new stage adaption by Rachel Wagstaff and Duncan Abel tells the story of Rachel Watson, who longs for a different life, her only escape is the perfect couple she watches through the train window everyday, happy and in love, or so it appears. When Rachel learns that the woman she’s been secretly watching has suddenly disappeared, she finds herself as a witness and even a suspect in a thrilling mystery in which she will face bigger revelations than she could ever have anticipated.

 

 

Directed by Joseph Hodges,  with set design by Richard Cooper, lighting design by Seb Blaber, casting by Jay Gardner and produced by Gardner Hodges Entertainment.

You can find The Girl on the Train on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at @GirlonTrainUK

On Tuesday 14th June there will be a special post show Q&A with the cast and members of the creative team as part of the Highgate Festival

Jun
26
Sun
The Girl on the Train @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jun 26 @ 7:30 pm – 10:15 pm

THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN returns to London this summer in a newly revised production starring Katie Ray (The MousetrapJoseph and the Amazing Technicolour DreamcoatThe Sound of Music) as Rachel Watson.

Based on the bestselling novel by Paula Hawkins and blockbuster DreamWorks film, this new stage adaption by Rachel Wagstaff and Duncan Abel tells the story of Rachel Watson, who longs for a different life, her only escape is the perfect couple she watches through the train window everyday, happy and in love, or so it appears. When Rachel learns that the woman she’s been secretly watching has suddenly disappeared, she finds herself as a witness and even a suspect in a thrilling mystery in which she will face bigger revelations than she could ever have anticipated.

 

 

Directed by Joseph Hodges,  with set design by Richard Cooper, lighting design by Seb Blaber, casting by Jay Gardner and produced by Gardner Hodges Entertainment.

You can find The Girl on the Train on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at @GirlonTrainUK

On Tuesday 14th June there will be a special post show Q&A with the cast and members of the creative team as part of the Highgate Festival

Jun
28
Tue
The Girl on the Train @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jun 28 @ 7:30 pm – 10:15 pm

THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN returns to London this summer in a newly revised production starring Katie Ray (The MousetrapJoseph and the Amazing Technicolour DreamcoatThe Sound of Music) as Rachel Watson.

Based on the bestselling novel by Paula Hawkins and blockbuster DreamWorks film, this new stage adaption by Rachel Wagstaff and Duncan Abel tells the story of Rachel Watson, who longs for a different life, her only escape is the perfect couple she watches through the train window everyday, happy and in love, or so it appears. When Rachel learns that the woman she’s been secretly watching has suddenly disappeared, she finds herself as a witness and even a suspect in a thrilling mystery in which she will face bigger revelations than she could ever have anticipated.

 

 

Directed by Joseph Hodges,  with set design by Richard Cooper, lighting design by Seb Blaber, casting by Jay Gardner and produced by Gardner Hodges Entertainment.

You can find The Girl on the Train on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at @GirlonTrainUK

On Tuesday 14th June there will be a special post show Q&A with the cast and members of the creative team as part of the Highgate Festival

Jun
29
Wed
The Girl on the Train @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jun 29 @ 7:30 pm – 10:15 pm

THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN returns to London this summer in a newly revised production starring Katie Ray (The MousetrapJoseph and the Amazing Technicolour DreamcoatThe Sound of Music) as Rachel Watson.

Based on the bestselling novel by Paula Hawkins and blockbuster DreamWorks film, this new stage adaption by Rachel Wagstaff and Duncan Abel tells the story of Rachel Watson, who longs for a different life, her only escape is the perfect couple she watches through the train window everyday, happy and in love, or so it appears. When Rachel learns that the woman she’s been secretly watching has suddenly disappeared, she finds herself as a witness and even a suspect in a thrilling mystery in which she will face bigger revelations than she could ever have anticipated.

 

 

Directed by Joseph Hodges,  with set design by Richard Cooper, lighting design by Seb Blaber, casting by Jay Gardner and produced by Gardner Hodges Entertainment.

You can find The Girl on the Train on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at @GirlonTrainUK

On Tuesday 14th June there will be a special post show Q&A with the cast and members of the creative team as part of the Highgate Festival

Jun
30
Thu
The Girl on the Train @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jun 30 @ 7:30 pm – 10:15 pm

THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN returns to London this summer in a newly revised production starring Katie Ray (The MousetrapJoseph and the Amazing Technicolour DreamcoatThe Sound of Music) as Rachel Watson.

Based on the bestselling novel by Paula Hawkins and blockbuster DreamWorks film, this new stage adaption by Rachel Wagstaff and Duncan Abel tells the story of Rachel Watson, who longs for a different life, her only escape is the perfect couple she watches through the train window everyday, happy and in love, or so it appears. When Rachel learns that the woman she’s been secretly watching has suddenly disappeared, she finds herself as a witness and even a suspect in a thrilling mystery in which she will face bigger revelations than she could ever have anticipated.

 

 

Directed by Joseph Hodges,  with set design by Richard Cooper, lighting design by Seb Blaber, casting by Jay Gardner and produced by Gardner Hodges Entertainment.

You can find The Girl on the Train on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at @GirlonTrainUK

On Tuesday 14th June there will be a special post show Q&A with the cast and members of the creative team as part of the Highgate Festival

Jul
1
Fri
The Girl on the Train @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jul 1 @ 7:30 pm – 10:15 pm

THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN returns to London this summer in a newly revised production starring Katie Ray (The MousetrapJoseph and the Amazing Technicolour DreamcoatThe Sound of Music) as Rachel Watson.

Based on the bestselling novel by Paula Hawkins and blockbuster DreamWorks film, this new stage adaption by Rachel Wagstaff and Duncan Abel tells the story of Rachel Watson, who longs for a different life, her only escape is the perfect couple she watches through the train window everyday, happy and in love, or so it appears. When Rachel learns that the woman she’s been secretly watching has suddenly disappeared, she finds herself as a witness and even a suspect in a thrilling mystery in which she will face bigger revelations than she could ever have anticipated.

 

 

Directed by Joseph Hodges,  with set design by Richard Cooper, lighting design by Seb Blaber, casting by Jay Gardner and produced by Gardner Hodges Entertainment.

You can find The Girl on the Train on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at @GirlonTrainUK

On Tuesday 14th June there will be a special post show Q&A with the cast and members of the creative team as part of the Highgate Festival

Jul
2
Sat
The Girl on the Train @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jul 2 @ 7:30 pm – 10:15 pm

THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN returns to London this summer in a newly revised production starring Katie Ray (The MousetrapJoseph and the Amazing Technicolour DreamcoatThe Sound of Music) as Rachel Watson.

Based on the bestselling novel by Paula Hawkins and blockbuster DreamWorks film, this new stage adaption by Rachel Wagstaff and Duncan Abel tells the story of Rachel Watson, who longs for a different life, her only escape is the perfect couple she watches through the train window everyday, happy and in love, or so it appears. When Rachel learns that the woman she’s been secretly watching has suddenly disappeared, she finds herself as a witness and even a suspect in a thrilling mystery in which she will face bigger revelations than she could ever have anticipated.

 

 

Directed by Joseph Hodges,  with set design by Richard Cooper, lighting design by Seb Blaber, casting by Jay Gardner and produced by Gardner Hodges Entertainment.

You can find The Girl on the Train on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at @GirlonTrainUK

On Tuesday 14th June there will be a special post show Q&A with the cast and members of the creative team as part of the Highgate Festival

Jul
3
Sun
The Girl on the Train @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jul 3 @ 7:30 pm – 10:15 pm

THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN returns to London this summer in a newly revised production starring Katie Ray (The MousetrapJoseph and the Amazing Technicolour DreamcoatThe Sound of Music) as Rachel Watson.

Based on the bestselling novel by Paula Hawkins and blockbuster DreamWorks film, this new stage adaption by Rachel Wagstaff and Duncan Abel tells the story of Rachel Watson, who longs for a different life, her only escape is the perfect couple she watches through the train window everyday, happy and in love, or so it appears. When Rachel learns that the woman she’s been secretly watching has suddenly disappeared, she finds herself as a witness and even a suspect in a thrilling mystery in which she will face bigger revelations than she could ever have anticipated.

 

 

Directed by Joseph Hodges,  with set design by Richard Cooper, lighting design by Seb Blaber, casting by Jay Gardner and produced by Gardner Hodges Entertainment.

You can find The Girl on the Train on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at @GirlonTrainUK

On Tuesday 14th June there will be a special post show Q&A with the cast and members of the creative team as part of the Highgate Festival

Sep
26
Mon
Snapshot Photography and Highgate School’s Collection @ Virtual Zoom Event
Sep 26 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Snapshot Photography and Highgate School’s Collection

Elaine Woodbridge has been a volunteer archivist at Highgate School for the last two years working on the school’s photographic slide collection and other projects.  Elaine has been fascinated with mid-century slide photographs since she began collecting them more than twenty years ago in South Africa.  In her journey with old slides, she has digitised and creatively edited them, shared them on social media, made art and given public talks about them.

Found photographs have an enthusiastic following in  popular culture where people do everything from collecting, blogging and making art with them, to trying to reunite them with their original owners.  The snapshots of yesterday have also influenced mainstream photography and given rise to new aesthetic traditions.  They have great creative potential and have been used by artists in a myriad of ways.  But they also contain an intimate and important record of people’s lives and society in past decades, as well as the worlds of work and education.  Elaine has read widely on this subject which finds itself at the meeting place of technology, history, popular culture, fine art and archives.

Elaine is completing a Masters degree in Archives and Records Management at the University of Dundee and previously studied Archaeology, Anthropology and Sociology at the University of Cape Town.  She is not averse to scratching around in flea markets and dusty drawers for lost photographs.  Elaine was delighted to be given the task of working with Highgate’s slide collections, showing school life in the 1960s and 1980s, which she says is a treasure trove of surprising images that open a window on decades past, and is a valuable component of the school’s archive holdings.  She asks what we can learn from them and how to understand the collection against the backdrop of British vernacular photography.

Elaine will discuss concepts of snapshot photography and offer behind-the-scenes insights into caring for and archiving a slide collection, covering storage and preservation, copyright and digitisation.  Her talk will be illustrated with stunning images from her South African collection, as well as those of Highgate School.  She will comment on the value of the collection for bringing to light the school’s changing education technology, built environment and way of life.  The 1960s to 1980s was a period on the brink of great technological and digital change.  It is a world still cherished in the living memories of many parents and alumni.

Join Elaine Woodbridge online on September 26 to hear more about this intriguing topic and see a glimpse of life at the school back in the day.

Nov
24
Thu
Garden Suburb Theatre @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Nov 24 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
‘Calendar Girls’ – A Date For Your Diary
Directed by Miriam Clark and performed by Garden Suburb Theatre at the ‘Upstairs At The Gatehouse’ theatre in Highgate from 24th – 27th November, ‘Calendar Girls’ (the play not the musical) by Tim Firth is both a comedy and a moving portrait of true friendship amongst individuals who understand that helping those in need can be life fulfilling.  Based on the true story of eleven Women’s Institute members who posed nude for a calendar to raise money for the Leukaemia Research Fund, Calendar Girls originally opened at the Chichester Festival Theatre and has since become the
fastest-selling play in British theatre history. Tickets are priced at £14 and £16 and are available via www.upstairsatthegatehouse.com or by calling the Box Office on 020 8340 3488.
Nov
25
Fri
Garden Suburb Theatre @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Nov 25 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
‘Calendar Girls’ – A Date For Your Diary
Directed by Miriam Clark and performed by Garden Suburb Theatre at the ‘Upstairs At The Gatehouse’ theatre in Highgate from 24th – 27th November, ‘Calendar Girls’ (the play not the musical) by Tim Firth is both a comedy and a moving portrait of true friendship amongst individuals who understand that helping those in need can be life fulfilling.  Based on the true story of eleven Women’s Institute members who posed nude for a calendar to raise money for the Leukaemia Research Fund, Calendar Girls originally opened at the Chichester Festival Theatre and has since become the
fastest-selling play in British theatre history. Tickets are priced at £14 and £16 and are available via www.upstairsatthegatehouse.com or by calling the Box Office on 020 8340 3488.
Nov
26
Sat
Garden Suburb Theatre @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Nov 26 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
‘Calendar Girls’ – A Date For Your Diary
Directed by Miriam Clark and performed by Garden Suburb Theatre at the ‘Upstairs At The Gatehouse’ theatre in Highgate from 24th – 27th November, ‘Calendar Girls’ (the play not the musical) by Tim Firth is both a comedy and a moving portrait of true friendship amongst individuals who understand that helping those in need can be life fulfilling.  Based on the true story of eleven Women’s Institute members who posed nude for a calendar to raise money for the Leukaemia Research Fund, Calendar Girls originally opened at the Chichester Festival Theatre and has since become the
fastest-selling play in British theatre history. Tickets are priced at £14 and £16 and are available via www.upstairsatthegatehouse.com or by calling the Box Office on 020 8340 3488.
Nov
27
Sun
Garden Suburb Theatre @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Nov 27 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
‘Calendar Girls’ – A Date For Your Diary
Directed by Miriam Clark and performed by Garden Suburb Theatre at the ‘Upstairs At The Gatehouse’ theatre in Highgate from 24th – 27th November, ‘Calendar Girls’ (the play not the musical) by Tim Firth is both a comedy and a moving portrait of true friendship amongst individuals who understand that helping those in need can be life fulfilling.  Based on the true story of eleven Women’s Institute members who posed nude for a calendar to raise money for the Leukaemia Research Fund, Calendar Girls originally opened at the Chichester Festival Theatre and has since become the
fastest-selling play in British theatre history. Tickets are priced at £14 and £16 and are available via www.upstairsatthegatehouse.com or by calling the Box Office on 020 8340 3488.
Apr
25
Tue
Blood Gold and Oil @ Upstairs At The Gatehouse
Apr 25 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm

Blood Gold and Oil

by Jan Woolf

From the Arab revolt of the First World War, a modern hero is constructed: the complex, flawed figure of Lawrence of Arabia. His legacy is as conflicted as his psyche. Brilliant military commander? Agent of British Imperialism? Vulnerable fantasist? Freedom Fighter?

Set in the present day, as an exhibition of the genuine archaeological finds is set up in a museum, the ghost of Lawrence is summoned through the passions of the archaeologist. Yet reality and agency reside in the more grounded figure who thinks about the future rather than the past.

In Blood Gold and Oil ghost and love stories combine, as Lawrence seeks a release from guilt and fame.

Written for the 20th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, Jan Woolf fuses activism with creativity. She started the play while writer in residence with The Great Arab Revolt archaeological dig in Jordan in 2013 where she ‘dug a play out of the desert.’ 

Performances: 25-29 April at 19:30, 30 April at 16:00

Running Time: TBC

Triggers and advisories:

● References to suicide and self harm

Apr
26
Wed
Blood Gold and Oil @ Upstairs At The Gatehouse
Apr 26 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm

Blood Gold and Oil

by Jan Woolf

From the Arab revolt of the First World War, a modern hero is constructed: the complex, flawed figure of Lawrence of Arabia. His legacy is as conflicted as his psyche. Brilliant military commander? Agent of British Imperialism? Vulnerable fantasist? Freedom Fighter?

Set in the present day, as an exhibition of the genuine archaeological finds is set up in a museum, the ghost of Lawrence is summoned through the passions of the archaeologist. Yet reality and agency reside in the more grounded figure who thinks about the future rather than the past.

In Blood Gold and Oil ghost and love stories combine, as Lawrence seeks a release from guilt and fame.

Written for the 20th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, Jan Woolf fuses activism with creativity. She started the play while writer in residence with The Great Arab Revolt archaeological dig in Jordan in 2013 where she ‘dug a play out of the desert.’ 

Performances: 25-29 April at 19:30, 30 April at 16:00

Running Time: TBC

Triggers and advisories:

● References to suicide and self harm

Apr
27
Thu
Blood Gold and Oil @ Upstairs At The Gatehouse
Apr 27 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm

Blood Gold and Oil

by Jan Woolf

From the Arab revolt of the First World War, a modern hero is constructed: the complex, flawed figure of Lawrence of Arabia. His legacy is as conflicted as his psyche. Brilliant military commander? Agent of British Imperialism? Vulnerable fantasist? Freedom Fighter?

Set in the present day, as an exhibition of the genuine archaeological finds is set up in a museum, the ghost of Lawrence is summoned through the passions of the archaeologist. Yet reality and agency reside in the more grounded figure who thinks about the future rather than the past.

In Blood Gold and Oil ghost and love stories combine, as Lawrence seeks a release from guilt and fame.

Written for the 20th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, Jan Woolf fuses activism with creativity. She started the play while writer in residence with The Great Arab Revolt archaeological dig in Jordan in 2013 where she ‘dug a play out of the desert.’ 

Performances: 25-29 April at 19:30, 30 April at 16:00

Running Time: TBC

Triggers and advisories:

● References to suicide and self harm

Apr
28
Fri
Blood Gold and Oil @ Upstairs At The Gatehouse
Apr 28 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm

Blood Gold and Oil

by Jan Woolf

From the Arab revolt of the First World War, a modern hero is constructed: the complex, flawed figure of Lawrence of Arabia. His legacy is as conflicted as his psyche. Brilliant military commander? Agent of British Imperialism? Vulnerable fantasist? Freedom Fighter?

Set in the present day, as an exhibition of the genuine archaeological finds is set up in a museum, the ghost of Lawrence is summoned through the passions of the archaeologist. Yet reality and agency reside in the more grounded figure who thinks about the future rather than the past.

In Blood Gold and Oil ghost and love stories combine, as Lawrence seeks a release from guilt and fame.

Written for the 20th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, Jan Woolf fuses activism with creativity. She started the play while writer in residence with The Great Arab Revolt archaeological dig in Jordan in 2013 where she ‘dug a play out of the desert.’ 

Performances: 25-29 April at 19:30, 30 April at 16:00

Running Time: TBC

Triggers and advisories:

● References to suicide and self harm

Apr
29
Sat
Blood Gold and Oil @ Upstairs At The Gatehouse
Apr 29 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm

Blood Gold and Oil

by Jan Woolf

From the Arab revolt of the First World War, a modern hero is constructed: the complex, flawed figure of Lawrence of Arabia. His legacy is as conflicted as his psyche. Brilliant military commander? Agent of British Imperialism? Vulnerable fantasist? Freedom Fighter?

Set in the present day, as an exhibition of the genuine archaeological finds is set up in a museum, the ghost of Lawrence is summoned through the passions of the archaeologist. Yet reality and agency reside in the more grounded figure who thinks about the future rather than the past.

In Blood Gold and Oil ghost and love stories combine, as Lawrence seeks a release from guilt and fame.

Written for the 20th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, Jan Woolf fuses activism with creativity. She started the play while writer in residence with The Great Arab Revolt archaeological dig in Jordan in 2013 where she ‘dug a play out of the desert.’ 

Performances: 25-29 April at 19:30, 30 April at 16:00

Running Time: TBC

Triggers and advisories:

● References to suicide and self harm

Apr
30
Sun
Blood Gold and Oil @ Upstairs At The Gatehouse
Apr 30 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm

Blood Gold and Oil

by Jan Woolf

From the Arab revolt of the First World War, a modern hero is constructed: the complex, flawed figure of Lawrence of Arabia. His legacy is as conflicted as his psyche. Brilliant military commander? Agent of British Imperialism? Vulnerable fantasist? Freedom Fighter?

Set in the present day, as an exhibition of the genuine archaeological finds is set up in a museum, the ghost of Lawrence is summoned through the passions of the archaeologist. Yet reality and agency reside in the more grounded figure who thinks about the future rather than the past.

In Blood Gold and Oil ghost and love stories combine, as Lawrence seeks a release from guilt and fame.

Written for the 20th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, Jan Woolf fuses activism with creativity. She started the play while writer in residence with The Great Arab Revolt archaeological dig in Jordan in 2013 where she ‘dug a play out of the desert.’ 

Performances: 25-29 April at 19:30, 30 April at 16:00

Running Time: TBC

Triggers and advisories:

● References to suicide and self harm

May
30
Tue
Night Light @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
May 30 @ 7:30 pm – 8:45 pm

Night Light is a 1-hour, 3-act, fast-paced, conversational comedy. 3 children in their mid-20s put off growing up until they’re forced to let go of each other’s hands and pass on the night light.

Our Irish duo Robyn and Rian take on the harsh realities of living in central London, Randy attempts to write his way out of his situation, and Laura tries to teach them all there is more to life than nerf gun fights, in-jokes and a mattress that wasn’t built for three.

Directed by Tom Chandler (Juliet & Romeo).

About Giggle Riot Theatre:

Founded in 2021 by Tom Chandler, Tom Inman and Maeve O’Haire in response to a stunted industry and a world in desperate need of a few good laughs. The core formed from alumni of The American Academy of Dramatic Arts – NYC.

“If all the world’s a stage, as Shakespeare himself says- then these are some of the finest young actors to grace it.” – The Reviews Hub

Age Guidance: 16+
Running Time: 70 minutes (no interval)
Strong language and sexual references

May
31
Wed
Night Light @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
May 31 @ 7:30 pm – 8:45 pm

Night Light is a 1-hour, 3-act, fast-paced, conversational comedy. 3 children in their mid-20s put off growing up until they’re forced to let go of each other’s hands and pass on the night light.

Our Irish duo Robyn and Rian take on the harsh realities of living in central London, Randy attempts to write his way out of his situation, and Laura tries to teach them all there is more to life than nerf gun fights, in-jokes and a mattress that wasn’t built for three.

Directed by Tom Chandler (Juliet & Romeo).

About Giggle Riot Theatre:

Founded in 2021 by Tom Chandler, Tom Inman and Maeve O’Haire in response to a stunted industry and a world in desperate need of a few good laughs. The core formed from alumni of The American Academy of Dramatic Arts – NYC.

“If all the world’s a stage, as Shakespeare himself says- then these are some of the finest young actors to grace it.” – The Reviews Hub

Age Guidance: 16+
Running Time: 70 minutes (no interval)
Strong language and sexual references

Jun
1
Thu
Night Light @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jun 1 @ 7:30 pm – 8:45 pm

Night Light is a 1-hour, 3-act, fast-paced, conversational comedy. 3 children in their mid-20s put off growing up until they’re forced to let go of each other’s hands and pass on the night light.

Our Irish duo Robyn and Rian take on the harsh realities of living in central London, Randy attempts to write his way out of his situation, and Laura tries to teach them all there is more to life than nerf gun fights, in-jokes and a mattress that wasn’t built for three.

Directed by Tom Chandler (Juliet & Romeo).

About Giggle Riot Theatre:

Founded in 2021 by Tom Chandler, Tom Inman and Maeve O’Haire in response to a stunted industry and a world in desperate need of a few good laughs. The core formed from alumni of The American Academy of Dramatic Arts – NYC.

“If all the world’s a stage, as Shakespeare himself says- then these are some of the finest young actors to grace it.” – The Reviews Hub

Age Guidance: 16+
Running Time: 70 minutes (no interval)
Strong language and sexual references

Jun
2
Fri
Night Light @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jun 2 @ 7:30 pm – 8:45 pm

Night Light is a 1-hour, 3-act, fast-paced, conversational comedy. 3 children in their mid-20s put off growing up until they’re forced to let go of each other’s hands and pass on the night light.

Our Irish duo Robyn and Rian take on the harsh realities of living in central London, Randy attempts to write his way out of his situation, and Laura tries to teach them all there is more to life than nerf gun fights, in-jokes and a mattress that wasn’t built for three.

Directed by Tom Chandler (Juliet & Romeo).

About Giggle Riot Theatre:

Founded in 2021 by Tom Chandler, Tom Inman and Maeve O’Haire in response to a stunted industry and a world in desperate need of a few good laughs. The core formed from alumni of The American Academy of Dramatic Arts – NYC.

“If all the world’s a stage, as Shakespeare himself says- then these are some of the finest young actors to grace it.” – The Reviews Hub

Age Guidance: 16+
Running Time: 70 minutes (no interval)
Strong language and sexual references

Jun
3
Sat
Night Light @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jun 3 @ 7:30 pm – 8:45 pm

Night Light is a 1-hour, 3-act, fast-paced, conversational comedy. 3 children in their mid-20s put off growing up until they’re forced to let go of each other’s hands and pass on the night light.

Our Irish duo Robyn and Rian take on the harsh realities of living in central London, Randy attempts to write his way out of his situation, and Laura tries to teach them all there is more to life than nerf gun fights, in-jokes and a mattress that wasn’t built for three.

Directed by Tom Chandler (Juliet & Romeo).

About Giggle Riot Theatre:

Founded in 2021 by Tom Chandler, Tom Inman and Maeve O’Haire in response to a stunted industry and a world in desperate need of a few good laughs. The core formed from alumni of The American Academy of Dramatic Arts – NYC.

“If all the world’s a stage, as Shakespeare himself says- then these are some of the finest young actors to grace it.” – The Reviews Hub

Age Guidance: 16+
Running Time: 70 minutes (no interval)
Strong language and sexual references

Jun
5
Mon
Night Light @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jun 5 @ 7:30 pm – 8:45 pm

Night Light is a 1-hour, 3-act, fast-paced, conversational comedy. 3 children in their mid-20s put off growing up until they’re forced to let go of each other’s hands and pass on the night light.

Our Irish duo Robyn and Rian take on the harsh realities of living in central London, Randy attempts to write his way out of his situation, and Laura tries to teach them all there is more to life than nerf gun fights, in-jokes and a mattress that wasn’t built for three.

Directed by Tom Chandler (Juliet & Romeo).

About Giggle Riot Theatre:

Founded in 2021 by Tom Chandler, Tom Inman and Maeve O’Haire in response to a stunted industry and a world in desperate need of a few good laughs. The core formed from alumni of The American Academy of Dramatic Arts – NYC.

“If all the world’s a stage, as Shakespeare himself says- then these are some of the finest young actors to grace it.” – The Reviews Hub

Age Guidance: 16+
Running Time: 70 minutes (no interval)
Strong language and sexual references

Jun
6
Tue
Night Light @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jun 6 @ 7:30 pm – 8:45 pm

Night Light is a 1-hour, 3-act, fast-paced, conversational comedy. 3 children in their mid-20s put off growing up until they’re forced to let go of each other’s hands and pass on the night light.

Our Irish duo Robyn and Rian take on the harsh realities of living in central London, Randy attempts to write his way out of his situation, and Laura tries to teach them all there is more to life than nerf gun fights, in-jokes and a mattress that wasn’t built for three.

Directed by Tom Chandler (Juliet & Romeo).

About Giggle Riot Theatre:

Founded in 2021 by Tom Chandler, Tom Inman and Maeve O’Haire in response to a stunted industry and a world in desperate need of a few good laughs. The core formed from alumni of The American Academy of Dramatic Arts – NYC.

“If all the world’s a stage, as Shakespeare himself says- then these are some of the finest young actors to grace it.” – The Reviews Hub

Age Guidance: 16+
Running Time: 70 minutes (no interval)
Strong language and sexual references

Jun
7
Wed
Night Light @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jun 7 @ 7:30 pm – 8:45 pm

Night Light is a 1-hour, 3-act, fast-paced, conversational comedy. 3 children in their mid-20s put off growing up until they’re forced to let go of each other’s hands and pass on the night light.

Our Irish duo Robyn and Rian take on the harsh realities of living in central London, Randy attempts to write his way out of his situation, and Laura tries to teach them all there is more to life than nerf gun fights, in-jokes and a mattress that wasn’t built for three.

Directed by Tom Chandler (Juliet & Romeo).

About Giggle Riot Theatre:

Founded in 2021 by Tom Chandler, Tom Inman and Maeve O’Haire in response to a stunted industry and a world in desperate need of a few good laughs. The core formed from alumni of The American Academy of Dramatic Arts – NYC.

“If all the world’s a stage, as Shakespeare himself says- then these are some of the finest young actors to grace it.” – The Reviews Hub

Age Guidance: 16+
Running Time: 70 minutes (no interval)
Strong language and sexual references

Jun
8
Thu
Night Light @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jun 8 @ 7:30 pm – 8:45 pm

Night Light is a 1-hour, 3-act, fast-paced, conversational comedy. 3 children in their mid-20s put off growing up until they’re forced to let go of each other’s hands and pass on the night light.

Our Irish duo Robyn and Rian take on the harsh realities of living in central London, Randy attempts to write his way out of his situation, and Laura tries to teach them all there is more to life than nerf gun fights, in-jokes and a mattress that wasn’t built for three.

Directed by Tom Chandler (Juliet & Romeo).

About Giggle Riot Theatre:

Founded in 2021 by Tom Chandler, Tom Inman and Maeve O’Haire in response to a stunted industry and a world in desperate need of a few good laughs. The core formed from alumni of The American Academy of Dramatic Arts – NYC.

“If all the world’s a stage, as Shakespeare himself says- then these are some of the finest young actors to grace it.” – The Reviews Hub

Age Guidance: 16+
Running Time: 70 minutes (no interval)
Strong language and sexual references

Jun
9
Fri
Night Light @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jun 9 @ 7:30 pm – 8:45 pm

Night Light is a 1-hour, 3-act, fast-paced, conversational comedy. 3 children in their mid-20s put off growing up until they’re forced to let go of each other’s hands and pass on the night light.

Our Irish duo Robyn and Rian take on the harsh realities of living in central London, Randy attempts to write his way out of his situation, and Laura tries to teach them all there is more to life than nerf gun fights, in-jokes and a mattress that wasn’t built for three.

Directed by Tom Chandler (Juliet & Romeo).

About Giggle Riot Theatre:

Founded in 2021 by Tom Chandler, Tom Inman and Maeve O’Haire in response to a stunted industry and a world in desperate need of a few good laughs. The core formed from alumni of The American Academy of Dramatic Arts – NYC.

“If all the world’s a stage, as Shakespeare himself says- then these are some of the finest young actors to grace it.” – The Reviews Hub

Age Guidance: 16+
Running Time: 70 minutes (no interval)
Strong language and sexual references

Jun
10
Sat
Fair in the Square @ Pond Square N6
Jun 10 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Night Light @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jun 10 @ 7:30 pm – 8:45 pm

Night Light is a 1-hour, 3-act, fast-paced, conversational comedy. 3 children in their mid-20s put off growing up until they’re forced to let go of each other’s hands and pass on the night light.

Our Irish duo Robyn and Rian take on the harsh realities of living in central London, Randy attempts to write his way out of his situation, and Laura tries to teach them all there is more to life than nerf gun fights, in-jokes and a mattress that wasn’t built for three.

Directed by Tom Chandler (Juliet & Romeo).

About Giggle Riot Theatre:

Founded in 2021 by Tom Chandler, Tom Inman and Maeve O’Haire in response to a stunted industry and a world in desperate need of a few good laughs. The core formed from alumni of The American Academy of Dramatic Arts – NYC.

“If all the world’s a stage, as Shakespeare himself says- then these are some of the finest young actors to grace it.” – The Reviews Hub

Age Guidance: 16+
Running Time: 70 minutes (no interval)
Strong language and sexual references

Sep
17
Sun
The Lady with a Dog @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Sep 17 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Alces Productions presents
The Lady With A Dog

The Chekhov story that the writer Vladimir Nabokov called ‘one of the greatest stories ever written’ returns to the UK stage in a full-length bittersweet romantic comedy transported to Jazz Age Britain.

Damian Granville is a banker and devoted family man with an unconventional way of taking his summer holidays: he travels alone and looks for a woman to seduce. This particular year he spots a beautiful young lady walking a white Pomeranian dog. How can he resist? He’s a skillful player and sure of success. Except Anne Dennis isn’t quite what he bargains for.

★★★★★ “Mark Giesser… recognises the responsibilities of taking on Chekhov demands and, with a dancer’s grace, solves them perfectly.” – Broadway World.

Previous shows by Alces Productions at Upstairs at the Gatehouse: Sirens of the Silver Screen; Strike Up the Band; Once Upon a Mattress; Call Me Madam; Luck Be a Lady; How To Build a Better Tulip. 

Written and Directed by Mark Giesser

Choreographer: Xena Gusthart

Running Time: 2 hours (TBC)

Sep
21
Thu
Just Barking @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Sep 21 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm

AIM Theatre presents
Just Barking
by Joe Wiltshire Smith

Performed in rep with That Day on the 18th & 20th October

Stumbling back into her flat drunk at 10:30am, Tammy, a trainee nurse, decides to confess EVERYTHING to camera. To confront some demons, co-workers, postmen… this could take a while… You think you know her, but maybe you don’t know half of it.

Tammy’s life is a frantic mess of drink, insomnia and patient drama, with the usual hangover worse than death the next day – ’til one night, coming home from work, she get’s some self-help advice from the most unlikely of gurus… in fact, he’s a Chihuahua.

A richly black comedy, this one-woman, drastic reimagining of Gogol’s ‘Diary of a Madman’ investigates the strain on healthcare, the toxic cycle of hustle culture, the deafening toll on mental health and the rediscovery of the self.

Running Time: TBC (One act with no interval)