Highgate Calendar – Public events in Highgate, London

Magic at the Gatehouse @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse

Oct 7 @ 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm

Join us, once a season, for an evening of Magic at the Gatehouse presented by an exciting line-up of top magicians. Witness miracles manifest before your eyes in an intimate theatre that puts you at the heart of the magic.

Featuring Harry De Cruz, Pete Heat, Jack Rhodes, and Sergio Barros!

Oct

12

Sat

Jon Ronson’s Psychopath Night @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse

Tickets

Oct 12 @ 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm

Do psychopaths rule the world? How do we define normal? Are you friends with a psychopath? Are you worried YOU might be one?

Fifteen years has passed since he embarked on the adventure that became his ground-breaking and best-selling work, The Psychopath Test, and now renowned journalist, filmmaker, and author Jon Ronson reopens the case with exclusive anecdotes and fresh reflections, taking you on a thrilling exploration of madness and the elusive psychopathic mind.

Join Jon in 2024 for an electrifying journey into the enigmatic world of psychopaths and the perplexing concept of normalcy. In an age where society’s rationality is called into question, Jon will deliver an evening of incisive inquiry, seasoned with his trademark wit and profound insights.

Featuring mystery special guests central to the story but not found in the original edition of the book. Their extraordinary tales are brimming with twists and turns, and the less you know about them, the better. Don’t miss this unforgettable night of revelation and intrigue.

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Oct

16

Wed

Vodka with Stalin @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse

Tickets

Oct 16 @ 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm

In 1917 their world was full of love, hope, and the certainty of an end to poverty and hatred. Things didn’t turn out like that.

The true story of Rose Cohen in Moscow as Stalin’s purges began. Can her former lover, now Britain’s Communist leader and a drinking chum of Stalin, protect her?

“A compelling historical drama” from Francis Beckett, author of sell-out shows Tom Lehrer Is Teaching Math and Doesn’t Want To Talk To You and A Modest Little Man. Vodka with Stalin returns to the Gatehouse after two sell-out runs in 2023.

Running Time: 2 hours including interval

Reviews for Vodka with Stalin

“Vodka with Stalin is terrific theatre on cruelty to individuals in pursuit of a collective goal.”
Kevin Maguire, political editor, Daily Mirror

“I was spellbound. The best political play since the David Hare classics. Terrific acting.”
Denis MacShane, former Minister for Europe

“Deeply researched and compelling.”
Mary Conway, Morning Star

“Francis Beckett is particularly skilled at writing political plays which also bring out the humanity in his characters.”
Lizzie Loveridge, Theatrevibe

“As always with Francis’s work, you cannot fail to become emotionally and physically close to the characters.”
John McDonnell MP, The House Magazine

“An enjoying and informative historical play with a solid narrative.”
All That Dazzles

“A compelling historical drama.”
London Pub Theatres

“An extraordinary play about love and betrayal in the communist movement.”
Nick Cohen

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Oct

17

Thu

Vodka with Stalin @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse

Tickets

Oct 17 @ 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm

In 1917 their world was full of love, hope, and the certainty of an end to poverty and hatred. Things didn’t turn out like that.

The true story of Rose Cohen in Moscow as Stalin’s purges began. Can her former lover, now Britain’s Communist leader and a drinking chum of Stalin, protect her?

“A compelling historical drama” from Francis Beckett, author of sell-out shows Tom Lehrer Is Teaching Math and Doesn’t Want To Talk To You and A Modest Little Man. Vodka with Stalin returns to the Gatehouse after two sell-out runs in 2023.

Running Time: 2 hours including interval

Reviews for Vodka with Stalin

“Vodka with Stalin is terrific theatre on cruelty to individuals in pursuit of a collective goal.”
Kevin Maguire, political editor, Daily Mirror

“I was spellbound. The best political play since the David Hare classics. Terrific acting.”
Denis MacShane, former Minister for Europe

“Deeply researched and compelling.”
Mary Conway, Morning Star

“Francis Beckett is particularly skilled at writing political plays which also bring out the humanity in his characters.”
Lizzie Loveridge, Theatrevibe

“As always with Francis’s work, you cannot fail to become emotionally and physically close to the characters.”
John McDonnell MP, The House Magazine

“An enjoying and informative historical play with a solid narrative.”
All That Dazzles

“A compelling historical drama.”
London Pub Theatres

“An extraordinary play about love and betrayal in the communist movement.”
Nick Cohen

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Oct

18

Fri

Vodka with Stalin @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse

Tickets

Oct 18 @ 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm

In 1917 their world was full of love, hope, and the certainty of an end to poverty and hatred. Things didn’t turn out like that.

The true story of Rose Cohen in Moscow as Stalin’s purges began. Can her former lover, now Britain’s Communist leader and a drinking chum of Stalin, protect her?

“A compelling historical drama” from Francis Beckett, author of sell-out shows Tom Lehrer Is Teaching Math and Doesn’t Want To Talk To You and A Modest Little Man. Vodka with Stalin returns to the Gatehouse after two sell-out runs in 2023.

Running Time: 2 hours including interval

Reviews for Vodka with Stalin

“Vodka with Stalin is terrific theatre on cruelty to individuals in pursuit of a collective goal.”
Kevin Maguire, political editor, Daily Mirror

“I was spellbound. The best political play since the David Hare classics. Terrific acting.”
Denis MacShane, former Minister for Europe

“Deeply researched and compelling.”
Mary Conway, Morning Star

“Francis Beckett is particularly skilled at writing political plays which also bring out the humanity in his characters.”
Lizzie Loveridge, Theatrevibe

“As always with Francis’s work, you cannot fail to become emotionally and physically close to the characters.”
John McDonnell MP, The House Magazine

“An enjoying and informative historical play with a solid narrative.”
All That Dazzles

“A compelling historical drama.”
London Pub Theatres

“An extraordinary play about love and betrayal in the communist movement.”
Nick Cohen

Categories: Buzz Highgate Events Upstairs at The Gatehouse

Oct

19

Sat

Vodka with Stalin @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse

Tickets

Oct 19 @ 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm

In 1917 their world was full of love, hope, and the certainty of an end to poverty and hatred. Things didn’t turn out like that.

The true story of Rose Cohen in Moscow as Stalin’s purges began. Can her former lover, now Britain’s Communist leader and a drinking chum of Stalin, protect her?

“A compelling historical drama” from Francis Beckett, author of sell-out shows Tom Lehrer Is Teaching Math and Doesn’t Want To Talk To You and A Modest Little Man. Vodka with Stalin returns to the Gatehouse after two sell-out runs in 2023.

Running Time: 2 hours including interval

Reviews for Vodka with Stalin

“Vodka with Stalin is terrific theatre on cruelty to individuals in pursuit of a collective goal.”
Kevin Maguire, political editor, Daily Mirror

“I was spellbound. The best political play since the David Hare classics. Terrific acting.”
Denis MacShane, former Minister for Europe

“Deeply researched and compelling.”
Mary Conway, Morning Star

“Francis Beckett is particularly skilled at writing political plays which also bring out the humanity in his characters.”
Lizzie Loveridge, Theatrevibe

“As always with Francis’s work, you cannot fail to become emotionally and physically close to the characters.”
John McDonnell MP, The House Magazine

“An enjoying and informative historical play with a solid narrative.”
All That Dazzles

“A compelling historical drama.”
London Pub Theatres

“An extraordinary play about love and betrayal in the communist movement.”
Nick Cohen

Categories: Buzz Highgate Events Upstairs at The Gatehouse

Oct

20

Sun

Vodka with Stalin @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse

Tickets

Oct 20 @ 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm

In 1917 their world was full of love, hope, and the certainty of an end to poverty and hatred. Things didn’t turn out like that.

The true story of Rose Cohen in Moscow as Stalin’s purges began. Can her former lover, now Britain’s Communist leader and a drinking chum of Stalin, protect her?

“A compelling historical drama” from Francis Beckett, author of sell-out shows Tom Lehrer Is Teaching Math and Doesn’t Want To Talk To You and A Modest Little Man. Vodka with Stalin returns to the Gatehouse after two sell-out runs in 2023.

Running Time: 2 hours including interval

Reviews for Vodka with Stalin

“Vodka with Stalin is terrific theatre on cruelty to individuals in pursuit of a collective goal.”
Kevin Maguire, political editor, Daily Mirror

“I was spellbound. The best political play since the David Hare classics. Terrific acting.”
Denis MacShane, former Minister for Europe

“Deeply researched and compelling.”
Mary Conway, Morning Star

“Francis Beckett is particularly skilled at writing political plays which also bring out the humanity in his characters.”
Lizzie Loveridge, Theatrevibe

“As always with Francis’s work, you cannot fail to become emotionally and physically close to the characters.”
John McDonnell MP, The House Magazine

“An enjoying and informative historical play with a solid narrative.”
All That Dazzles

“A compelling historical drama.”
London Pub Theatres

“An extraordinary play about love and betrayal in the communist movement.”
Nick Cohen

Categories: Buzz Highgate Events Upstairs at The Gatehouse

Oct

21

Mon

Lionesses 110% @ Upstairs at The Gatehouse

Tickets

Oct 21 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm

Maybury Productions and Chromolume
present

LIONESSES 110%

The Women’s Football Musical

A rehearsed reading with songs.

Three generations of passionate women battle for the right to play football, breaking the shackles placed on them by a hostile society. Two friends must choose between love and money if they are to triumph in the World Cup. A love affair… with football.

A new musical based on true events set over three timelines from the First World War through to the near future with the same characters negotiating the trials and tribulations of being a woman in each era trying to survive and play the beautiful game.

Lionesses 110% illustrates in words and music the struggle of women’s football over the last 110 years.

Composer and Instigator: Andrea Vicari

Andrea Vicari lectures at London’s Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. Theatre work includes music for Austerity-The-Playbook with Mark O’ Thomas (head of LAMDA) performed at Northern Stage and Hoxton Hall. Previously Mark and Andrea worked on the musical Chet Baker Speedball premiered at the Oval Theatre and London Jazz Festival.

“Distinctive and original compositions..she’s something special” – BBC Radio 2

“A considerable compositional talent” – The Times

Book & Lyrics: Andrea Vicari & Dorian Lockett with additional material by Kevin Day

Running Time: 2hr20 (including interval)

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Oct

22

Tue

Vodka with Stalin @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse

Tickets

Oct 22 @ 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm

In 1917 their world was full of love, hope, and the certainty of an end to poverty and hatred. Things didn’t turn out like that.

The true story of Rose Cohen in Moscow as Stalin’s purges began. Can her former lover, now Britain’s Communist leader and a drinking chum of Stalin, protect her?

“A compelling historical drama” from Francis Beckett, author of sell-out shows Tom Lehrer Is Teaching Math and Doesn’t Want To Talk To You and A Modest Little Man. Vodka with Stalin returns to the Gatehouse after two sell-out runs in 2023.

Running Time: 2 hours including interval

Reviews for Vodka with Stalin

“Vodka with Stalin is terrific theatre on cruelty to individuals in pursuit of a collective goal.”
Kevin Maguire, political editor, Daily Mirror

“I was spellbound. The best political play since the David Hare classics. Terrific acting.”
Denis MacShane, former Minister for Europe

“Deeply researched and compelling.”
Mary Conway, Morning Star

“Francis Beckett is particularly skilled at writing political plays which also bring out the humanity in his characters.”
Lizzie Loveridge, Theatrevibe

“As always with Francis’s work, you cannot fail to become emotionally and physically close to the characters.”
John McDonnell MP, The House Magazine

“An enjoying and informative historical play with a solid narrative.”
All That Dazzles

“A compelling historical drama.”
London Pub Theatres

“An extraordinary play about love and betrayal in the communist movement.”
Nick Cohen

Categories: Buzz Highgate Events Upstairs at The Gatehouse

Oct

23

Wed

Vodka with Stalin @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse

Tickets

Oct 23 @ 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm

In 1917 their world was full of love, hope, and the certainty of an end to poverty and hatred. Things didn’t turn out like that.

The true story of Rose Cohen in Moscow as Stalin’s purges began. Can her former lover, now Britain’s Communist leader and a drinking chum of Stalin, protect her?

“A compelling historical drama” from Francis Beckett, author of sell-out shows Tom Lehrer Is Teaching Math and Doesn’t Want To Talk To You and A Modest Little Man. Vodka with Stalin returns to the Gatehouse after two sell-out runs in 2023.

Running Time: 2 hours including interval

Reviews for Vodka with Stalin

“Vodka with Stalin is terrific theatre on cruelty to individuals in pursuit of a collective goal.”
Kevin Maguire, political editor, Daily Mirror

“I was spellbound. The best political play since the David Hare classics. Terrific acting.”
Denis MacShane, former Minister for Europe

“Deeply researched and compelling.”
Mary Conway, Morning Star

“Francis Beckett is particularly skilled at writing political plays which also bring out the humanity in his characters.”
Lizzie Loveridge, Theatrevibe

“As always with Francis’s work, you cannot fail to become emotionally and physically close to the characters.”
John McDonnell MP, The House Magazine

“An enjoying and informative historical play with a solid narrative.”
All That Dazzles

“A compelling historical drama.”
London Pub Theatres

“An extraordinary play about love and betrayal in the communist movement.”
Nick Cohen

Categories: Buzz Highgate Events Upstairs at The Gatehouse

Oct

24

Thu

Vodka with Stalin @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse

Tickets

Oct 24 @ 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm

In 1917 their world was full of love, hope, and the certainty of an end to poverty and hatred. Things didn’t turn out like that.

The true story of Rose Cohen in Moscow as Stalin’s purges began. Can her former lover, now Britain’s Communist leader and a drinking chum of Stalin, protect her?

“A compelling historical drama” from Francis Beckett, author of sell-out shows Tom Lehrer Is Teaching Math and Doesn’t Want To Talk To You and A Modest Little Man. Vodka with Stalin returns to the Gatehouse after two sell-out runs in 2023.

Running Time: 2 hours including interval

Reviews for Vodka with Stalin

“Vodka with Stalin is terrific theatre on cruelty to individuals in pursuit of a collective goal.”
Kevin Maguire, political editor, Daily Mirror

“I was spellbound. The best political play since the David Hare classics. Terrific acting.”
Denis MacShane, former Minister for Europe

“Deeply researched and compelling.”
Mary Conway, Morning Star

“Francis Beckett is particularly skilled at writing political plays which also bring out the humanity in his characters.”
Lizzie Loveridge, Theatrevibe

“As always with Francis’s work, you cannot fail to become emotionally and physically close to the characters.”
John McDonnell MP, The House Magazine

“An enjoying and informative historical play with a solid narrative.”
All That Dazzles

“A compelling historical drama.”
London Pub Theatres

“An extraordinary play about love and betrayal in the communist movement.”
Nick Cohen

Categories: Buzz Highgate Events Upstairs at The Gatehouse

Oct

25

Fri

Vodka with Stalin @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse

Tickets

Oct 25 @ 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm

In 1917 their world was full of love, hope, and the certainty of an end to poverty and hatred. Things didn’t turn out like that.

The true story of Rose Cohen in Moscow as Stalin’s purges began. Can her former lover, now Britain’s Communist leader and a drinking chum of Stalin, protect her?

“A compelling historical drama” from Francis Beckett, author of sell-out shows Tom Lehrer Is Teaching Math and Doesn’t Want To Talk To You and A Modest Little Man. Vodka with Stalin returns to the Gatehouse after two sell-out runs in 2023.

Running Time: 2 hours including interval

Reviews for Vodka with Stalin

“Vodka with Stalin is terrific theatre on cruelty to individuals in pursuit of a collective goal.”
Kevin Maguire, political editor, Daily Mirror

“I was spellbound. The best political play since the David Hare classics. Terrific acting.”
Denis MacShane, former Minister for Europe

“Deeply researched and compelling.”
Mary Conway, Morning Star

“Francis Beckett is particularly skilled at writing political plays which also bring out the humanity in his characters.”
Lizzie Loveridge, Theatrevibe

“As always with Francis’s work, you cannot fail to become emotionally and physically close to the characters.”
John McDonnell MP, The House Magazine

“An enjoying and informative historical play with a solid narrative.”
All That Dazzles

“A compelling historical drama.”
London Pub Theatres

“An extraordinary play about love and betrayal in the communist movement.”
Nick Cohen

Categories: Buzz Highgate Events Upstairs at The Gatehouse

Oct

26

Sat

Vodka with Stalin @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse

Tickets

Oct 26 @ 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm

In 1917 their world was full of love, hope, and the certainty of an end to poverty and hatred. Things didn’t turn out like that.

The true story of Rose Cohen in Moscow as Stalin’s purges began. Can her former lover, now Britain’s Communist leader and a drinking chum of Stalin, protect her?

“A compelling historical drama” from Francis Beckett, author of sell-out shows Tom Lehrer Is Teaching Math and Doesn’t Want To Talk To You and A Modest Little Man. Vodka with Stalin returns to the Gatehouse after two sell-out runs in 2023.

Running Time: 2 hours including interval

Reviews for Vodka with Stalin

“Vodka with Stalin is terrific theatre on cruelty to individuals in pursuit of a collective goal.”
Kevin Maguire, political editor, Daily Mirror

“I was spellbound. The best political play since the David Hare classics. Terrific acting.”
Denis MacShane, former Minister for Europe

“Deeply researched and compelling.”
Mary Conway, Morning Star

“Francis Beckett is particularly skilled at writing political plays which also bring out the humanity in his characters.”
Lizzie Loveridge, Theatrevibe

“As always with Francis’s work, you cannot fail to become emotionally and physically close to the characters.”
John McDonnell MP, The House Magazine

“An enjoying and informative historical play with a solid narrative.”
All That Dazzles

“A compelling historical drama.”
London Pub Theatres

“An extraordinary play about love and betrayal in the communist movement.”
Nick Cohen

Categories: Buzz Highgate Events Upstairs at The Gatehouse

Oct

27

Sun

Vodka with Stalin @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse

Tickets

Oct 27 @ 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm

In 1917 their world was full of love, hope, and the certainty of an end to poverty and hatred. Things didn’t turn out like that.

The true story of Rose Cohen in Moscow as Stalin’s purges began. Can her former lover, now Britain’s Communist leader and a drinking chum of Stalin, protect her?

“A compelling historical drama” from Francis Beckett, author of sell-out shows Tom Lehrer Is Teaching Math and Doesn’t Want To Talk To You and A Modest Little Man. Vodka with Stalin returns to the Gatehouse after two sell-out runs in 2023.

Running Time: 2 hours including interval

Reviews for Vodka with Stalin

“Vodka with Stalin is terrific theatre on cruelty to individuals in pursuit of a collective goal.”
Kevin Maguire, political editor, Daily Mirror

“I was spellbound. The best political play since the David Hare classics. Terrific acting.”
Denis MacShane, former Minister for Europe

“Deeply researched and compelling.”
Mary Conway, Morning Star

“Francis Beckett is particularly skilled at writing political plays which also bring out the humanity in his characters.”
Lizzie Loveridge, Theatrevibe

“As always with Francis’s work, you cannot fail to become emotionally and physically close to the characters.”
John McDonnell MP, The House Magazine

“An enjoying and informative historical play with a solid narrative.”
All That Dazzles

“A compelling historical drama.”
London Pub Theatres

“An extraordinary play about love and betrayal in the communist movement.”
Nick Cohen

Categories: Buzz Highgate Events Upstairs at The Gatehouse

Oct

29

Tue

Fast @ Upstairs at The Gatehouse

Tickets

Oct 29 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Stephen Leslie Productions
presents
FAST
by Kate Barton and Stephen Bennett

“How far would you go to find the perfect cure?”

Celebrity influencers, protein shake peddlers, diet pill pushers… we tell ourselves it’s a modern phenomenon. But is it really?

Fast is the true story of ‘Dr’ Linda Hazzard — complex, charismatic and utterly driven — whose promotion, in the early 1900s, of her own radical fasting cure, gripped the press and divided a nation.

Was she vilified merely as an interfering woman in a man’s world… or were there darker forces at play?

Following huge success in Brighton, Edinburgh and London, playwright Kate Barton and award-winning screenwriter Stephen Bennett have developed the original one-act play to bring you this full-length psychological thriller.

Reviews for the Brighton, Edinburgh, and London runs:

★★★★★
“In Kate Barton, the writer of Fast, they (The Park Theatre) have once again identified an important new voice. We will surely hear more, much more, from Kate Barton”
LONDONTHEATRE1

★★★★
“A powerful play that is sure to have you gripped from beginning to end”
SPY IN THE STALLS

★★★★

“A chilling production…fascinating and entertaining”
THE UPCOMING

★★★★

“‘Unmissable…this psychological thriller plays with your mind and emotions’”
BROADWAY BABY

Shortlisted for Best New Play Award 2018 following sell-out shows at both Brighton and Edinburgh Fringe.

Running Time: 1hr45m

Age Guidance: 12+

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Oct

30

Wed

Fast @ Upstairs at The Gatehouse

Tickets

Oct 30 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Stephen Leslie Productions
presents
FAST
by Kate Barton and Stephen Bennett

“How far would you go to find the perfect cure?”

Celebrity influencers, protein shake peddlers, diet pill pushers… we tell ourselves it’s a modern phenomenon. But is it really?

Fast is the true story of ‘Dr’ Linda Hazzard — complex, charismatic and utterly driven — whose promotion, in the early 1900s, of her own radical fasting cure, gripped the press and divided a nation.

Was she vilified merely as an interfering woman in a man’s world… or were there darker forces at play?

Following huge success in Brighton, Edinburgh and London, playwright Kate Barton and award-winning screenwriter Stephen Bennett have developed the original one-act play to bring you this full-length psychological thriller.

Reviews for the Brighton, Edinburgh, and London runs:

★★★★★
“In Kate Barton, the writer of Fast, they (The Park Theatre) have once again identified an important new voice. We will surely hear more, much more, from Kate Barton”
LONDONTHEATRE1

★★★★
“A powerful play that is sure to have you gripped from beginning to end”
SPY IN THE STALLS

★★★★

“A chilling production…fascinating and entertaining”
THE UPCOMING

★★★★

“‘Unmissable…this psychological thriller plays with your mind and emotions’”
BROADWAY BABY

Shortlisted for Best New Play Award 2018 following sell-out shows at both Brighton and Edinburgh Fringe.

Running Time: 1hr45m

Age Guidance: 12+

Categories: Buzz Highgate Events Upstairs at The Gatehouse

Oct

31

Thu

Fast @ Upstairs at The Gatehouse

Tickets

Oct 31 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Stephen Leslie Productions
presents
FAST
by Kate Barton and Stephen Bennett

“How far would you go to find the perfect cure?”

Celebrity influencers, protein shake peddlers, diet pill pushers… we tell ourselves it’s a modern phenomenon. But is it really?

Fast is the true story of ‘Dr’ Linda Hazzard — complex, charismatic and utterly driven — whose promotion, in the early 1900s, of her own radical fasting cure, gripped the press and divided a nation.

Was she vilified merely as an interfering woman in a man’s world… or were there darker forces at play?

Following huge success in Brighton, Edinburgh and London, playwright Kate Barton and award-winning screenwriter Stephen Bennett have developed the original one-act play to bring you this full-length psychological thriller.

Reviews for the Brighton, Edinburgh, and London runs:

★★★★★
“In Kate Barton, the writer of Fast, they (The Park Theatre) have once again identified an important new voice. We will surely hear more, much more, from Kate Barton”
LONDONTHEATRE1

★★★★
“A powerful play that is sure to have you gripped from beginning to end”
SPY IN THE STALLS

★★★★

“A chilling production…fascinating and entertaining”
THE UPCOMING

★★★★

“‘Unmissable…this psychological thriller plays with your mind and emotions’”
BROADWAY BABY

Shortlisted for Best New Play Award 2018 following sell-out shows at both Brighton and Edinburgh Fringe.

Running Time: 1hr45m

Age Guidance: 12+

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Nov

1

Fri

Fast @ Upstairs at The Gatehouse

Tickets

Nov 1 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Stephen Leslie Productions
presents
FAST
by Kate Barton and Stephen Bennett

“How far would you go to find the perfect cure?”

Celebrity influencers, protein shake peddlers, diet pill pushers… we tell ourselves it’s a modern phenomenon. But is it really?

Fast is the true story of ‘Dr’ Linda Hazzard — complex, charismatic and utterly driven — whose promotion, in the early 1900s, of her own radical fasting cure, gripped the press and divided a nation.

Was she vilified merely as an interfering woman in a man’s world… or were there darker forces at play?

Following huge success in Brighton, Edinburgh and London, playwright Kate Barton and award-winning screenwriter Stephen Bennett have developed the original one-act play to bring you this full-length psychological thriller.

Reviews for the Brighton, Edinburgh, and London runs:

★★★★★
“In Kate Barton, the writer of Fast, they (The Park Theatre) have once again identified an important new voice. We will surely hear more, much more, from Kate Barton”
LONDONTHEATRE1

★★★★
“A powerful play that is sure to have you gripped from beginning to end”
SPY IN THE STALLS

★★★★

“A chilling production…fascinating and entertaining”
THE UPCOMING

★★★★

“‘Unmissable…this psychological thriller plays with your mind and emotions’”
BROADWAY BABY

Shortlisted for Best New Play Award 2018 following sell-out shows at both Brighton and Edinburgh Fringe.

Running Time: 1hr45m

Age Guidance: 12+

Categories: Buzz Highgate Events Upstairs at The Gatehouse

Nov

2

Sat

Fast @ Upstairs at The Gatehouse

Tickets

Nov 2 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Stephen Leslie Productions
presents
FAST
by Kate Barton and Stephen Bennett

“How far would you go to find the perfect cure?”

Celebrity influencers, protein shake peddlers, diet pill pushers… we tell ourselves it’s a modern phenomenon. But is it really?

Fast is the true story of ‘Dr’ Linda Hazzard — complex, charismatic and utterly driven — whose promotion, in the early 1900s, of her own radical fasting cure, gripped the press and divided a nation.

Was she vilified merely as an interfering woman in a man’s world… or were there darker forces at play?

Following huge success in Brighton, Edinburgh and London, playwright Kate Barton and award-winning screenwriter Stephen Bennett have developed the original one-act play to bring you this full-length psychological thriller.

Reviews for the Brighton, Edinburgh, and London runs:

★★★★★
“In Kate Barton, the writer of Fast, they (The Park Theatre) have once again identified an important new voice. We will surely hear more, much more, from Kate Barton”
LONDONTHEATRE1

★★★★
“A powerful play that is sure to have you gripped from beginning to end”
SPY IN THE STALLS

★★★★

“A chilling production…fascinating and entertaining”
THE UPCOMING

★★★★

“‘Unmissable…this psychological thriller plays with your mind and emotions’”
BROADWAY BABY

Shortlisted for Best New Play Award 2018 following sell-out shows at both Brighton and Edinburgh Fringe.

Running Time: 1hr45m

Age Guidance: 12+

Categories: Buzz Highgate Events Upstairs at The Gatehouse

Nov

3

Sun

Fast @ Upstairs at The Gatehouse

Tickets

Nov 3 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Stephen Leslie Productions
presents
FAST
by Kate Barton and Stephen Bennett

“How far would you go to find the perfect cure?”

Celebrity influencers, protein shake peddlers, diet pill pushers… we tell ourselves it’s a modern phenomenon. But is it really?

Fast is the true story of ‘Dr’ Linda Hazzard — complex, charismatic and utterly driven — whose promotion, in the early 1900s, of her own radical fasting cure, gripped the press and divided a nation.

Was she vilified merely as an interfering woman in a man’s world… or were there darker forces at play?

Following huge success in Brighton, Edinburgh and London, playwright Kate Barton and award-winning screenwriter Stephen Bennett have developed the original one-act play to bring you this full-length psychological thriller.

Reviews for the Brighton, Edinburgh, and London runs:

★★★★★
“In Kate Barton, the writer of Fast, they (The Park Theatre) have once again identified an important new voice. We will surely hear more, much more, from Kate Barton”
LONDONTHEATRE1

★★★★
“A powerful play that is sure to have you gripped from beginning to end”
SPY IN THE STALLS

★★★★

“A chilling production…fascinating and entertaining”
THE UPCOMING

★★★★

“‘Unmissable…this psychological thriller plays with your mind and emotions’”
BROADWAY BABY

Shortlisted for Best New Play Award 2018 following sell-out shows at both Brighton and Edinburgh Fringe.

Running Time: 1hr45m

Age Guidance: 12+

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The Piaf Story @ Upstairs at The Gatehouse

Tickets

Nov 3 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm

After a sold out performance Upstairs at the Gatehouse in February, Susan Black returns with THE PIAF STORY to relate the anecdotes and sing the songs that changed the course of Edith Piaf’s career.

From the slums of Paris Bellville as a street singer to the top of Eiffel Tower in the last year of her life singing Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien, Susan takes us on a journey through the highs and lows of this remarkable woman’s life whose voice and legacy for over 100 years still have an impact on our modern day society.

www.thepiafstory.com

Susan Black is a singer songwriter of many genres who has appeared at some of the top theatres and venues in London including Jermyn St Theatre, London Coliseum, Cadogan Hall and The Royal Albert Hall where she appeared alongside Dame Shirley Bassey and Beverly Knight for Rocco Buonvino’s production Beatles Go Classical with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

She also supported the late Robin Gibb at The London Palladium, Toyah Wilcox at Leicester Theatre, and Sylvester Stallone for a special Q&A at Manchester Arena. Earlier in her career, she created a one woman show with original material which won her an award at The Edinburgh Festival and then many appearances on the late Paul O’Grady’s Lily Savage theatre shows where she would include some Piaf songs in her repertoire. It was the audience’s overwhelming response to these songs that inspired Susan to learn more about Piaf’s life which eventually led to The Piaf Story

Running Time: 90 minutes

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Nov

5

Tue

Fast @ Upstairs at The Gatehouse

Tickets

Nov 5 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Stephen Leslie Productions
presents
FAST
by Kate Barton and Stephen Bennett

“How far would you go to find the perfect cure?”

Celebrity influencers, protein shake peddlers, diet pill pushers… we tell ourselves it’s a modern phenomenon. But is it really?

Fast is the true story of ‘Dr’ Linda Hazzard — complex, charismatic and utterly driven — whose promotion, in the early 1900s, of her own radical fasting cure, gripped the press and divided a nation.

Was she vilified merely as an interfering woman in a man’s world… or were there darker forces at play?

Following huge success in Brighton, Edinburgh and London, playwright Kate Barton and award-winning screenwriter Stephen Bennett have developed the original one-act play to bring you this full-length psychological thriller.

Reviews for the Brighton, Edinburgh, and London runs:

★★★★★
“In Kate Barton, the writer of Fast, they (The Park Theatre) have once again identified an important new voice. We will surely hear more, much more, from Kate Barton”
LONDONTHEATRE1

★★★★
“A powerful play that is sure to have you gripped from beginning to end”
SPY IN THE STALLS

★★★★

“A chilling production…fascinating and entertaining”
THE UPCOMING

★★★★

“‘Unmissable…this psychological thriller plays with your mind and emotions’”
BROADWAY BABY

Shortlisted for Best New Play Award 2018 following sell-out shows at both Brighton and Edinburgh Fringe.

Running Time: 1hr45m

Age Guidance: 12+

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Nov

6

Wed

Fast @ Upstairs at The Gatehouse

Tickets

Nov 6 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Stephen Leslie Productions
presents
FAST
by Kate Barton and Stephen Bennett

“How far would you go to find the perfect cure?”

Celebrity influencers, protein shake peddlers, diet pill pushers… we tell ourselves it’s a modern phenomenon. But is it really?

Fast is the true story of ‘Dr’ Linda Hazzard — complex, charismatic and utterly driven — whose promotion, in the early 1900s, of her own radical fasting cure, gripped the press and divided a nation.

Was she vilified merely as an interfering woman in a man’s world… or were there darker forces at play?

Following huge success in Brighton, Edinburgh and London, playwright Kate Barton and award-winning screenwriter Stephen Bennett have developed the original one-act play to bring you this full-length psychological thriller.

Reviews for the Brighton, Edinburgh, and London runs:

★★★★★
“In Kate Barton, the writer of Fast, they (The Park Theatre) have once again identified an important new voice. We will surely hear more, much more, from Kate Barton”
LONDONTHEATRE1

★★★★
“A powerful play that is sure to have you gripped from beginning to end”
SPY IN THE STALLS

★★★★

“A chilling production…fascinating and entertaining”
THE UPCOMING

★★★★

“‘Unmissable…this psychological thriller plays with your mind and emotions’”
BROADWAY BABY

Shortlisted for Best New Play Award 2018 following sell-out shows at both Brighton and Edinburgh Fringe.

Running Time: 1hr45m

Age Guidance: 12+

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Nov

7

Thu

Fast @ Upstairs at The Gatehouse

Tickets

Nov 7 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Stephen Leslie Productions
presents
FAST
by Kate Barton and Stephen Bennett

“How far would you go to find the perfect cure?”

Celebrity influencers, protein shake peddlers, diet pill pushers… we tell ourselves it’s a modern phenomenon. But is it really?

Fast is the true story of ‘Dr’ Linda Hazzard — complex, charismatic and utterly driven — whose promotion, in the early 1900s, of her own radical fasting cure, gripped the press and divided a nation.

Was she vilified merely as an interfering woman in a man’s world… or were there darker forces at play?

Following huge success in Brighton, Edinburgh and London, playwright Kate Barton and award-winning screenwriter Stephen Bennett have developed the original one-act play to bring you this full-length psychological thriller.

Reviews for the Brighton, Edinburgh, and London runs:

★★★★★
“In Kate Barton, the writer of Fast, they (The Park Theatre) have once again identified an important new voice. We will surely hear more, much more, from Kate Barton”
LONDONTHEATRE1

★★★★
“A powerful play that is sure to have you gripped from beginning to end”
SPY IN THE STALLS

★★★★

“A chilling production…fascinating and entertaining”
THE UPCOMING

★★★★

“‘Unmissable…this psychological thriller plays with your mind and emotions’”
BROADWAY BABY

Shortlisted for Best New Play Award 2018 following sell-out shows at both Brighton and Edinburgh Fringe.

Running Time: 1hr45m

Age Guidance: 12+

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Nov

8

Fri

Fast @ Upstairs at The Gatehouse

Tickets

Nov 8 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Stephen Leslie Productions
presents
FAST
by Kate Barton and Stephen Bennett

“How far would you go to find the perfect cure?”

Celebrity influencers, protein shake peddlers, diet pill pushers… we tell ourselves it’s a modern phenomenon. But is it really?

Fast is the true story of ‘Dr’ Linda Hazzard — complex, charismatic and utterly driven — whose promotion, in the early 1900s, of her own radical fasting cure, gripped the press and divided a nation.

Was she vilified merely as an interfering woman in a man’s world… or were there darker forces at play?

Following huge success in Brighton, Edinburgh and London, playwright Kate Barton and award-winning screenwriter Stephen Bennett have developed the original one-act play to bring you this full-length psychological thriller.

Reviews for the Brighton, Edinburgh, and London runs:

★★★★★
“In Kate Barton, the writer of Fast, they (The Park Theatre) have once again identified an important new voice. We will surely hear more, much more, from Kate Barton”
LONDONTHEATRE1

★★★★
“A powerful play that is sure to have you gripped from beginning to end”
SPY IN THE STALLS

★★★★

“A chilling production…fascinating and entertaining”
THE UPCOMING

★★★★

“‘Unmissable…this psychological thriller plays with your mind and emotions’”
BROADWAY BABY

Shortlisted for Best New Play Award 2018 following sell-out shows at both Brighton and Edinburgh Fringe.

Running Time: 1hr45m

Age Guidance: 12+

Categories: Buzz Highgate Events Upstairs at The Gatehouse

Nov

9

Sat

Fast @ Upstairs at The Gatehouse

Tickets

Nov 9 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Stephen Leslie Productions
presents
FAST
by Kate Barton and Stephen Bennett

“How far would you go to find the perfect cure?”

Celebrity influencers, protein shake peddlers, diet pill pushers… we tell ourselves it’s a modern phenomenon. But is it really?

Fast is the true story of ‘Dr’ Linda Hazzard — complex, charismatic and utterly driven — whose promotion, in the early 1900s, of her own radical fasting cure, gripped the press and divided a nation.

Was she vilified merely as an interfering woman in a man’s world… or were there darker forces at play?

Following huge success in Brighton, Edinburgh and London, playwright Kate Barton and award-winning screenwriter Stephen Bennett have developed the original one-act play to bring you this full-length psychological thriller.

Reviews for the Brighton, Edinburgh, and London runs:

★★★★★
“In Kate Barton, the writer of Fast, they (The Park Theatre) have once again identified an important new voice. We will surely hear more, much more, from Kate Barton”
LONDONTHEATRE1

★★★★
“A powerful play that is sure to have you gripped from beginning to end”
SPY IN THE STALLS

★★★★

“A chilling production…fascinating and entertaining”
THE UPCOMING

★★★★

“‘Unmissable…this psychological thriller plays with your mind and emotions’”
BROADWAY BABY

Shortlisted for Best New Play Award 2018 following sell-out shows at both Brighton and Edinburgh Fringe.

Running Time: 1hr45m

Age Guidance: 12+

Categories: Buzz Highgate Events Upstairs at The Gatehouse

Nov

10

Sun

Fast @ Upstairs at The Gatehouse

Tickets

Nov 10 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Stephen Leslie Productions
presents
FAST
by Kate Barton and Stephen Bennett

“How far would you go to find the perfect cure?”

Celebrity influencers, protein shake peddlers, diet pill pushers… we tell ourselves it’s a modern phenomenon. But is it really?

Fast is the true story of ‘Dr’ Linda Hazzard — complex, charismatic and utterly driven — whose promotion, in the early 1900s, of her own radical fasting cure, gripped the press and divided a nation.

Was she vilified merely as an interfering woman in a man’s world… or were there darker forces at play?

Following huge success in Brighton, Edinburgh and London, playwright Kate Barton and award-winning screenwriter Stephen Bennett have developed the original one-act play to bring you this full-length psychological thriller.

Reviews for the Brighton, Edinburgh, and London runs:

★★★★★
“In Kate Barton, the writer of Fast, they (The Park Theatre) have once again identified an important new voice. We will surely hear more, much more, from Kate Barton”
LONDONTHEATRE1

★★★★
“A powerful play that is sure to have you gripped from beginning to end”
SPY IN THE STALLS

★★★★

“A chilling production…fascinating and entertaining”
THE UPCOMING

★★★★

“‘Unmissable…this psychological thriller plays with your mind and emotions’”
BROADWAY BABY

Shortlisted for Best New Play Award 2018 following sell-out shows at both Brighton and Edinburgh Fringe.

Running Time: 1hr45m

Age Guidance: 12+

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Nov

11

Mon

That Boy Has No Shoes @ Upstairs at The Gatehouse

Tickets

Nov 11 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Voila! Festival 2024 and Lara van Huyssteen present THAT BOY HAS NO SHOES.

Following a four-star run at Camden Fringe 2024, THAT BOY HAS NO SHOES, “an immersive and emotional” performance comes to Upstairs at the Gatehouse for one night only as part of Voila! Festival.

South African theatre maker, Lara van Huyssteen, reflects on the horrors of Apartheid from the perspective of a young person who was born in the democracy. With folksong and narrative storytelling, this “poignant production” highlights riots, forced removals, and protests that shaped the cultural and economic landscapes of democratic South Africa.

On four illuminated plinths appear an axe, an eviction notice, a passbook, and a camera who each take their turn with the microphone. In the performance, Lara facilitates the space and the objects become repositories for the Apartheid struggle; they tell stories of who they saw, what they did, and where they were left behind. The result is “compelling” and “powerful”.

Praise for THAT BOY HAS NO SHOES:

★★★★

“Instructive, moving and horrific”

EVERYTHING THEATRE

★★★★

“Thought-provoking”

THE REVIEWS HUB

★★★★

“An interesting work of art, That Boy Has No Shoes is a moving retrospective”

A YOUNG(ISH) PERSPECTIVE

Created and performed by Lara van Huyssteen.

Featuring the voices of Stellenbosch University drama students, recorded in 2022.

Running time: 60 mins | Age guidance: 16+

Trigger warnings: A prolonged blackout, strobe lights, and loud noises. Audio descriptions of racism, violence, and death. Viewers may be disturbed by sensitive imagery.

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Nov

12

Tue

Fast @ Upstairs at The Gatehouse

Tickets

Nov 12 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Stephen Leslie Productions
presents
FAST
by Kate Barton and Stephen Bennett

“How far would you go to find the perfect cure?”

Celebrity influencers, protein shake peddlers, diet pill pushers… we tell ourselves it’s a modern phenomenon. But is it really?

Fast is the true story of ‘Dr’ Linda Hazzard — complex, charismatic and utterly driven — whose promotion, in the early 1900s, of her own radical fasting cure, gripped the press and divided a nation.

Was she vilified merely as an interfering woman in a man’s world… or were there darker forces at play?

Following huge success in Brighton, Edinburgh and London, playwright Kate Barton and award-winning screenwriter Stephen Bennett have developed the original one-act play to bring you this full-length psychological thriller.

Reviews for the Brighton, Edinburgh, and London runs:

★★★★★
“In Kate Barton, the writer of Fast, they (The Park Theatre) have once again identified an important new voice. We will surely hear more, much more, from Kate Barton”
LONDONTHEATRE1

★★★★
“A powerful play that is sure to have you gripped from beginning to end”
SPY IN THE STALLS

★★★★

“A chilling production…fascinating and entertaining”
THE UPCOMING

★★★★

“‘Unmissable…this psychological thriller plays with your mind and emotions’”
BROADWAY BABY

Shortlisted for Best New Play Award 2018 following sell-out shows at both Brighton and Edinburgh Fringe.

Running Time: 1hr45m

Age Guidance: 12+

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Nov

13

Wed

Fast @ Upstairs at The Gatehouse

Tickets

Nov 13 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Stephen Leslie Productions
presents
FAST
by Kate Barton and Stephen Bennett

“How far would you go to find the perfect cure?”

Celebrity influencers, protein shake peddlers, diet pill pushers… we tell ourselves it’s a modern phenomenon. But is it really?

Fast is the true story of ‘Dr’ Linda Hazzard — complex, charismatic and utterly driven — whose promotion, in the early 1900s, of her own radical fasting cure, gripped the press and divided a nation.

Was she vilified merely as an interfering woman in a man’s world… or were there darker forces at play?

Following huge success in Brighton, Edinburgh and London, playwright Kate Barton and award-winning screenwriter Stephen Bennett have developed the original one-act play to bring you this full-length psychological thriller.

Reviews for the Brighton, Edinburgh, and London runs:

★★★★★
“In Kate Barton, the writer of Fast, they (The Park Theatre) have once again identified an important new voice. We will surely hear more, much more, from Kate Barton”
LONDONTHEATRE1

★★★★
“A powerful play that is sure to have you gripped from beginning to end”
SPY IN THE STALLS

★★★★

“A chilling production…fascinating and entertaining”
THE UPCOMING

★★★★

“‘Unmissable…this psychological thriller plays with your mind and emotions’”
BROADWAY BABY

Shortlisted for Best New Play Award 2018 following sell-out shows at both Brighton and Edinburgh Fringe.

Running Time: 1hr45m

Age Guidance: 12+

Categories: Buzz Highgate Events Upstairs at The Gatehouse

Nov

14

Thu

Fast @ Upstairs at The Gatehouse

Tickets

Nov 14 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Stephen Leslie Productions
presents
FAST
by Kate Barton and Stephen Bennett

“How far would you go to find the perfect cure?”

Celebrity influencers, protein shake peddlers, diet pill pushers… we tell ourselves it’s a modern phenomenon. But is it really?

Fast is the true story of ‘Dr’ Linda Hazzard — complex, charismatic and utterly driven — whose promotion, in the early 1900s, of her own radical fasting cure, gripped the press and divided a nation.

Was she vilified merely as an interfering woman in a man’s world… or were there darker forces at play?

Following huge success in Brighton, Edinburgh and London, playwright Kate Barton and award-winning screenwriter Stephen Bennett have developed the original one-act play to bring you this full-length psychological thriller.

Reviews for the Brighton, Edinburgh, and London runs:

★★★★★
“In Kate Barton, the writer of Fast, they (The Park Theatre) have once again identified an important new voice. We will surely hear more, much more, from Kate Barton”
LONDONTHEATRE1

★★★★
“A powerful play that is sure to have you gripped from beginning to end”
SPY IN THE STALLS

★★★★

“A chilling production…fascinating and entertaining”
THE UPCOMING

★★★★

“‘Unmissable…this psychological thriller plays with your mind and emotions’”
BROADWAY BABY

Shortlisted for Best New Play Award 2018 following sell-out shows at both Brighton and Edinburgh Fringe.

Running Time: 1hr45m

Age Guidance: 12+

Categories: Buzz Highgate Events Upstairs at The Gatehouse

Nov

15

Fri

Fast @ Upstairs at The Gatehouse

Tickets

Nov 15 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Stephen Leslie Productions
presents
FAST
by Kate Barton and Stephen Bennett

“How far would you go to find the perfect cure?”

Celebrity influencers, protein shake peddlers, diet pill pushers… we tell ourselves it’s a modern phenomenon. But is it really?

Fast is the true story of ‘Dr’ Linda Hazzard — complex, charismatic and utterly driven — whose promotion, in the early 1900s, of her own radical fasting cure, gripped the press and divided a nation.

Was she vilified merely as an interfering woman in a man’s world… or were there darker forces at play?

Following huge success in Brighton, Edinburgh and London, playwright Kate Barton and award-winning screenwriter Stephen Bennett have developed the original one-act play to bring you this full-length psychological thriller.

Reviews for the Brighton, Edinburgh, and London runs:

★★★★★
“In Kate Barton, the writer of Fast, they (The Park Theatre) have once again identified an important new voice. We will surely hear more, much more, from Kate Barton”
LONDONTHEATRE1

★★★★
“A powerful play that is sure to have you gripped from beginning to end”
SPY IN THE STALLS

★★★★

“A chilling production…fascinating and entertaining”
THE UPCOMING

★★★★

“‘Unmissable…this psychological thriller plays with your mind and emotions’”
BROADWAY BABY

Shortlisted for Best New Play Award 2018 following sell-out shows at both Brighton and Edinburgh Fringe.

Running Time: 1hr45m

Age Guidance: 12+

Categories: Buzz Highgate Events Upstairs at The Gatehouse

Nov

16

Sat

Fast @ Upstairs at The Gatehouse

Tickets

Nov 16 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Stephen Leslie Productions
presents
FAST
by Kate Barton and Stephen Bennett

“How far would you go to find the perfect cure?”

Celebrity influencers, protein shake peddlers, diet pill pushers… we tell ourselves it’s a modern phenomenon. But is it really?

Fast is the true story of ‘Dr’ Linda Hazzard — complex, charismatic and utterly driven — whose promotion, in the early 1900s, of her own radical fasting cure, gripped the press and divided a nation.

Was she vilified merely as an interfering woman in a man’s world… or were there darker forces at play?

Following huge success in Brighton, Edinburgh and London, playwright Kate Barton and award-winning screenwriter Stephen Bennett have developed the original one-act play to bring you this full-length psychological thriller.

Reviews for the Brighton, Edinburgh, and London runs:

★★★★★
“In Kate Barton, the writer of Fast, they (The Park Theatre) have once again identified an important new voice. We will surely hear more, much more, from Kate Barton”
LONDONTHEATRE1

★★★★
“A powerful play that is sure to have you gripped from beginning to end”
SPY IN THE STALLS

★★★★

“A chilling production…fascinating and entertaining”
THE UPCOMING

★★★★

“‘Unmissable…this psychological thriller plays with your mind and emotions’”
BROADWAY BABY

Shortlisted for Best New Play Award 2018 following sell-out shows at both Brighton and Edinburgh Fringe.

Running Time: 1hr45m

Age Guidance: 12+

Categories: Buzz Highgate Events Upstairs at The Gatehouse

Nov

17

Sun

Fast @ Upstairs at The Gatehouse

Tickets

Nov 17 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Stephen Leslie Productions
presents
FAST
by Kate Barton and Stephen Bennett

“How far would you go to find the perfect cure?”

Celebrity influencers, protein shake peddlers, diet pill pushers… we tell ourselves it’s a modern phenomenon. But is it really?

Fast is the true story of ‘Dr’ Linda Hazzard — complex, charismatic and utterly driven — whose promotion, in the early 1900s, of her own radical fasting cure, gripped the press and divided a nation.

Was she vilified merely as an interfering woman in a man’s world… or were there darker forces at play?

Following huge success in Brighton, Edinburgh and London, playwright Kate Barton and award-winning screenwriter Stephen Bennett have developed the original one-act play to bring you this full-length psychological thriller.

Reviews for the Brighton, Edinburgh, and London runs:

★★★★★
“In Kate Barton, the writer of Fast, they (The Park Theatre) have once again identified an important new voice. We will surely hear more, much more, from Kate Barton”
LONDONTHEATRE1

★★★★
“A powerful play that is sure to have you gripped from beginning to end”
SPY IN THE STALLS

★★★★

“A chilling production…fascinating and entertaining”
THE UPCOMING

★★★★

“‘Unmissable…this psychological thriller plays with your mind and emotions’”
BROADWAY BABY

Shortlisted for Best New Play Award 2018 following sell-out shows at both Brighton and Edinburgh Fringe.

Running Time: 1hr45m

Age Guidance: 12+

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Nov

26

Tue

Entertaining Murder @ Upstairs at The Gatehouse

Tickets

Nov 26 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm

The sensational court case of Edith Thompson in 1923 was a cause célèbre with people queuing outside The Old Bailey for days to get tickets. Edith stood accused of colluding with her lover to murder her husband. But did she do it?!

This brand new murder mystery musical investigates the scandal.

Watch a ‘live’ recording of a true crime podcast as the truth is revealed in this torrid tale of lies, lust, love letters… and laudanum.

Entertaining Murder is the latest production from Chris Burgess, the writer behind ten shows that have premiered at Upstairs at the Gatehouse: Only Make Believe, Iceberg – Right Ahead, Jewish Legends, Jewish-American Songbook, That’s Jewish Entertainment, Bette Midler and Me, A Night at the Oscars, The MGM Story, It’s a Little Bit Funny, and Jewish Hollywood.

Running Time: TBC

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Nov

27

Wed

Entertaining Murder @ Upstairs at The Gatehouse

Tickets

Nov 27 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm

The sensational court case of Edith Thompson in 1923 was a cause célèbre with people queuing outside The Old Bailey for days to get tickets. Edith stood accused of colluding with her lover to murder her husband. But did she do it?!

This brand new murder mystery musical investigates the scandal.

Watch a ‘live’ recording of a true crime podcast as the truth is revealed in this torrid tale of lies, lust, love letters… and laudanum.

Entertaining Murder is the latest production from Chris Burgess, the writer behind ten shows that have premiered at Upstairs at the Gatehouse: Only Make Believe, Iceberg – Right Ahead, Jewish Legends, Jewish-American Songbook, That’s Jewish Entertainment, Bette Midler and Me, A Night at the Oscars, The MGM Story, It’s a Little Bit Funny, and Jewish Hollywood.

Running Time: TBC

Categories: Buzz Highgate Events Upstairs at The Gatehouse

Nov

28

Thu

Entertaining Murder @ Upstairs at The Gatehouse

Tickets

Nov 28 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm

The sensational court case of Edith Thompson in 1923 was a cause célèbre with people queuing outside The Old Bailey for days to get tickets. Edith stood accused of colluding with her lover to murder her husband. But did she do it?!

This brand new murder mystery musical investigates the scandal.

Watch a ‘live’ recording of a true crime podcast as the truth is revealed in this torrid tale of lies, lust, love letters… and laudanum.

Entertaining Murder is the latest production from Chris Burgess, the writer behind ten shows that have premiered at Upstairs at the Gatehouse: Only Make Believe, Iceberg – Right Ahead, Jewish Legends, Jewish-American Songbook, That’s Jewish Entertainment, Bette Midler and Me, A Night at the Oscars, The MGM Story, It’s a Little Bit Funny, and Jewish Hollywood.

Running Time: TBC

Categories: Buzz Highgate Events Upstairs at The Gatehouse

Nov

29

Fri

Entertaining Murder @ Upstairs at The Gatehouse

Tickets

Nov 29 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm

The sensational court case of Edith Thompson in 1923 was a cause célèbre with people queuing outside The Old Bailey for days to get tickets. Edith stood accused of colluding with her lover to murder her husband. But did she do it?!

This brand new murder mystery musical investigates the scandal.

Watch a ‘live’ recording of a true crime podcast as the truth is revealed in this torrid tale of lies, lust, love letters… and laudanum.

Entertaining Murder is the latest production from Chris Burgess, the writer behind ten shows that have premiered at Upstairs at the Gatehouse: Only Make Believe, Iceberg – Right Ahead, Jewish Legends, Jewish-American Songbook, That’s Jewish Entertainment, Bette Midler and Me, A Night at the Oscars, The MGM Story, It’s a Little Bit Funny, and Jewish Hollywood.

Running Time: TBC

Categories: Buzz Highgate Events Upstairs at The Gatehouse

Nov

30

Sat

Entertaining Murder @ Upstairs at The Gatehouse

Tickets

Nov 30 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm

The sensational court case of Edith Thompson in 1923 was a cause célèbre with people queuing outside The Old Bailey for days to get tickets. Edith stood accused of colluding with her lover to murder her husband. But did she do it?!

This brand new murder mystery musical investigates the scandal.

Watch a ‘live’ recording of a true crime podcast as the truth is revealed in this torrid tale of lies, lust, love letters… and laudanum.

Entertaining Murder is the latest production from Chris Burgess, the writer behind ten shows that have premiered at Upstairs at the Gatehouse: Only Make Believe, Iceberg – Right Ahead, Jewish Legends, Jewish-American Songbook, That’s Jewish Entertainment, Bette Midler and Me, A Night at the Oscars, The MGM Story, It’s a Little Bit Funny, and Jewish Hollywood.

Running Time: TBC

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Dec

12

Thu

Road Show @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse

Tickets

Dec 12 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

ROAD SHOW

Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

Book by John Weidman

Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick

12 December 2024 – 12 January 2025

Tuesdays – Saturdays 7.30pm | Saturdays 3pm | Sundays 4pm

At the dawn of the 20th century, two brothers driven by their dying father’s charge to seize the boundless opportunities of the New World set off to find their fortune. From the frenzy of the Gold Rush to the real estate boom in Florida, Sondheim and Weidman’s complex, catchy, and darkly funny tale based on the true story of the Mizner Brothers chronicles the curdling of the American Dream.

From the team that brought us Assassins and Pacific Overtures, Sondheim’s final finished work is brought to life in all its sharp, vaudevillian glory.

Age Guidance: 13+

Content Advisory: Strong Language and Adult Themes

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