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CAPTIONED PERFORMANCES

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January 2025 

Tuesday 14 Jan, 7pm

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Under the light of a full moon, something most curious occurs… Benjamin Button is born old. Bound to the fate of growing younger each day, Benjamin wants nothing more than to live a little life. But will he ever find a place to belong? Only time and tide will tell…

Wed 15 Jan 7:30pm

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Malvolio runs the Lady Olivia’s house with puritanical zeal. By day, strict order is maintained and repeated advances from Olivia’s many admirers are firmly rebuffed. But after dark, wine flows freely and Olivia’s lady-in-waiting Maria is planning to settle old scores. When a shipwreck washes up two strangers, the scene is set for a comedy of romantic chaos.

Thursday 16th Jan 7pm 

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It’s a sunny, spring day in East London. On a street corner, two teenagers kiss. One of them is Toni.

This is her first kiss.
It makes her very happy.

But someone is watching.

Someone who doesn’t care about her happiness at all.
And they’re about to change Toni’s life… forever.

Thursday 16th Jan 7:30pm (Performed in Polish, with English subtitles)

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Employees of the 6000 Spaceship, under the watchful eye of a mysterious Organisation, are exploring the New Discovered – a planet far away from Earth.

Who among them is human, and who is a human-like humanoid?

The routine of everyday life is suddenly interrupted when, with the help of mysterious objects, a longing for Earth awakens their innermost desires.

Friday 17th Jan 7:30pm (Performed in Polish, with English subtitles)

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Employees of the 6000 Spaceship, under the watchful eye of a mysterious Organisation, are exploring the New Discovered – a planet far away from Earth.

Who among them is human, and who is a human-like humanoid?

The routine of everyday life is suddenly interrupted when, with the help of mysterious objects, a longing for Earth awakens their innermost desires.

Sat 18th Jan, 1.30pm

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With Mathew Baynton (Ghosts, Horrible Histories) as Bottom, this hilarious production of Shakespeare’s captivating comedy will transport you from deepest midwinter to the most magical of midsummer nights. As four young lovers are faced with the prospect of unhappy marriage or worse, they flee the court of Athens and stumble into an enchanted forest, where the real and fairy worlds collide. Director Eleanor Rhode returns to the Royal Shakespeare Company with a ‘joyous’ (Times) Dream that is magical, mischievous and full of wonder.

Saturday 18th Jan, 2pm (Performed in Polish, with English subtitles)

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Employees of the 6000 Spaceship, under the watchful eye of a mysterious Organisation, are exploring the New Discovered – a planet far away from Earth.

Who among them is human, and who is a human-like humanoid?

The routine of everyday life is suddenly interrupted when, with the help of mysterious objects, a longing for Earth awakens their innermost desires.

Saturday 18th Jan, 7.30pm (Performed in Polish, with English subtitles)

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Employees of the 6000 Spaceship, under the watchful eye of a mysterious Organisation, are exploring the New Discovered – a planet far away from Earth.

Who among them is human, and who is a human-like humanoid?

The routine of everyday life is suddenly interrupted when, with the help of mysterious objects, a longing for Earth awakens their innermost desires.

Sat 18th Jan, 7.30pm

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With "gravity-defying dancing and all the mega-hits" (Guardian), MJ takes you behind the scenes during the creation of Michael Jackson's spectacular 1992 Dangerous World Tour, and lets you relive the astonishing music, jaw-dropping moves, and extraordinary genius of one of the greatest entertainers of all time.

Sunday 19th Jan, 2pm (Performed in Polish, with English subtitles)

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Employees of the 6000 Spaceship, under the watchful eye of a mysterious Organisation, are exploring the New Discovered – a planet far away from Earth.

Who among them is human, and who is a human-like humanoid?

The routine of everyday life is suddenly interrupted when, with the help of mysterious objects, a longing for Earth awakens their innermost desires.

Sunday 19th Jan, 7.30pm (Performed in Polish, with English subtitles)

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Employees of the 6000 Spaceship, under the watchful eye of a mysterious Organisation, are exploring the New Discovered – a planet far away from Earth.

Who among them is human, and who is a human-like humanoid?

The routine of everyday life is suddenly interrupted when, with the help of mysterious objects, a longing for Earth awakens their innermost desires.

Monday 20th Jan, 7.30pm 

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I’m not living with you. We occupy the same cage.

The Pollitt family gathers to celebrate a birthday, but behind the smiles is a family in crisis. 

With Brick and Maggie’s marriage plagued by secrets and deceit, the question of legacy lingers. As the family confront the impending death of their patriarch, a war of truth and lies is waged.

21st January at 7:30pm with a live and captioned post-show Q&A

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A E Housman is, as he understands it, finally dead. The noted Latin scholar and celebrated poet of A Shropshire Lad is being ferried across the Styx to Hades – but beyond the stygian gloom on the other side of the river he finds, to his surprise, the Oxford University of his youth. Alive with the academic debates that shaped his work and the friendships that shaped his life, this is the Oxford of Ruskin and Pater; a place still marked by the brilliance of a recently departed student called Wilde…

Wed 22nd Jan, 2.30pm

Tensions in London’s East End are rising and Shylock, a resilient single mother and hard-working businesswoman, is desperate to protect her daughter’s future. When the charismatic merchant Antonio comes to her for a loan, a high-stakes deal is struck. Will Shylock take her revenge, and who will pay the ultimate price?

Saturday 25th Jan at 2.30pm

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A Trivial Comedy for Serious People.

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Being sensible can be excessively boring. At least Jack thinks so.

While assuming the role of dutiful guardian in the country, he lets loose in town under a false identity. Meanwhile, his friend Algy takes on a similar facade.

Unfortunately, living a double life has its drawbacks, especially when it comes to love. Hoping to impress two eligible ladies, the gentlemen find themselves caught in a web of lies they must carefully navigate.

Saturday 25th Jan at 2.30pm​

 

“We are such stuff as dreams are made on.”

The legendary Sigourney Weaver makes her West End debut as Prospero in this enchanting story of revenge and forgiveness.

Monday 27th January 7.30pm​

 

Arriving in the glittering opulent world of Moscow High Society, the impulsive and romantic Natasha Rostova awaits the return of her fiancé from the front lines. But when she falls under the spell of an intoxicating aristocrat, it is up to the unlikely hero, Pierre, to pick up the pieces of her shattered reputation. 

Thursday 30th January at 8pm​

 

It’s 1899, and the United States is growing in power – fighting a war against the Philippine Islands to prevent their independence. Judith, the wife of a disgraced English minister wanted for treason, witnesses the arrest of disreputable American trader and “disciple of the devil” Richard Conroe. The American army is convinced he is her husband – but when Judith tries to reveal their mistake, Richard denies her claims and refuses to save himself from execution.

Why would an innocent man insist on sacrificing himself for a stranger?

February 2025 

Saturday 1st February at 3pm​

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Fall in love with the irresistibly funny tale of a mother, a daughter and three possible dads on a Greek island idyll, all unfolding to the magic of ABBA's timeless songs. The worldwide phenomenon has now been turned into two record-breaking movies - MAMMA MIA! The Movie and MAMMA MIA! Here We Go Again.

Monday 3rd February at 7.30pm​

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​1950s London. Newly arrived from Trinidad, Henry ‘Sir Galahad’ Oliver is impatient to start his new life in London. Carrying just pyjamas and a toothbrush, he bursts through Moses Aloetta’s door only to find Moses and his friends already soured on city life. Will the London fog dampen Galahad’s dreams? Or will these Lonely Londoners make a home in a city that sees them as a threat?

All performances from Tuesday 4th February to Saturday 1st March will feature creatively integrated captioning and audio description and be performed in a Chilled environment.​

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Eshe hasn’t left the flat.

Loved-ones keep reaching out: blowing up her phone and showing up at her front door. They say they’re going to “save” her. She’s not saying anything back.

Until, in the dark early hours, surrounded by half-eaten food, dirty washing and a damn good playlist, she focuses on the letter in front of her.

 

Tues 4th Feb, 6.45pm​

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Santi and Naz are bestest-best friends living in a village in pre-partition India. One Sikh, one Muslim; they have little understanding of how religion will divide them.

As partition draws closer, the girls remain oblivious to the spreading social unrest and violence. They’re too busy stealing books, swimming in the lake and spying on Rahul (the local hottie). When Naz is betrothed to a tailor from the soon-to-be capital of Pakistan the threat of separation for the young women looms on the horizon. Bound by their love for each other we learn how far they will go to avoid the inevitable.

 

Tues 4th Feb, 7.30pm​

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‘Once they’ve been here long enough, they’re no longer squatters.
Then they’re simply… Neighbours.’

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In the quaint suburban community of Stillwater, a mysterious shack springs up from the dust with the inhabitants nowhere to be seen. 

As speculation abounds, new residents Sihle and Bonolo are recruited by their neighbourhood to be the face of a campaign to demolish the shack in this biting satire of community politics.  

Wednesday 5th Feb, at 7.15pm. (This is also a BSL interpreted performance)

 

As Egypt prepares to launch an attack on Ethiopia, the ambitious soldier Radames readies to serve his country. But his secret love for Aida, an Ethiopian prisoner concealing her true identity, has grave consequences. As the conflict deepens, the lovers’ truths threaten to emerge, forcing a terrible choice between loyalty to home – and to each other.

Friday 7th Feb, 7.30pm (Via tablet)

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Cymbeline is queen of ancient Britain. When her daughter, Innogen, secretly marries against her mother’s will, Posthumus is banished to Rome. In exile, Posthumus places a bet on Innogen’s innocence, a gamble they will soon regret.

As Rome readies for war, can Innogen bridge her two worlds to bring peace and reconciliation?

Friday 7th Feb, 7.30pm

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When Colin receives an anonymous package, he is bemused and appalled by what he finds inside.

He should just ignore it… But who would send him such a thing – and why did they put it in a cake box?

Colin really isn’t built for this sort of scrutiny, and soon he is turning over everything he might have ever done wrong in his life. It falls upon his sister Lisa and her husband Brian to try to save Colin from his own existential angst, but as his list of possible suspects keeps getting longer he finds himself more determined than ever to unmask the culprit.

Sunday 9th February at 2.30pm​

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Based on the acclaimed novel by Gregory Maguire, Wicked imagines a beguiling backstory to the lives of L. Frank Baum’s beloved characters, and reveals the magic that shaped the destinies of two unlikely friends on their remarkable journey to becoming Glinda The Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.

Tuesday 11th Feb, 7pm​

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When Esmeh was 14, she ran away from her East London home and joined the Islamic State in Syria. Now the war is over, she finds herself stranded in a refugee camp and her citizenship cancelled by the UK’s Home Secretary. Her sister Antiya launches a hunger strike to bring her home causing a media frenzy that engulfs her and the Home Secretary’s family in a dangerous PR game no one is sure how to play.

Set in an interactive media studio where you vote and affect the story’s direction, this is a new play inspired by Sophocles’ classic tragedy Antigone and the real stories of the young women who became the so called ‘ISIS Brides’.

Wednesday 12th Feb, 7.30pm​

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In a crumbling coastal town, a fading comedian is forced to confront his estranged ex-partner – a deranged recluse fixated on their distant heyday—in a tale of guilt, ambition and the ghosts of British show-business.

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Billy Bash, who gloried in the title of Britain’s Third Most Offensive Comedian, refuses to admit he is in the twilight of his career, his brand of humour unchanged since his 80s family friendly double act with Clifford Biddle came crashing down. Billy went solo; Cliff went to prison. But now, the final night of Billy’s tour brings him to the decaying seaside resort of Saltmouth, to pay a visit to his former partner, who stews in resentful obscurity.

In Cliff’s storm-lashed maisonette, truths from their shared past resurface, and the line between guilt, madness, and the supernatural blurs, spiralling into a darkly farcical nightmare.

Thursday 13th Feb, at 10.30am 

 

Is it better to have a pig's heart that works … than a human heart that doesn't?


Cameron is thirteen, and all he wants is to be normal – have friends, go to school, and dive to the bottom of his local swimming pool. But he desperately needs a heart transplant and time is running out. When he’s finally offered a new heart, Cameron must choose how far he’ll go to get his life back.

Thursday 13th Feb, at 7.30pm 

 

A Jazz musical based on Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night”

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What does it take for a woman to make it in a man’s world?

Meet Vy, a talented songwriter looking to make it big in the 1940’s Harlem scene. She quickly learns from her uncle Jester that women will never be taken seriously in a man’s world. But, like many a strong hero, she refuses to accept defeat. Through her gender fluid cunning, she meets club owner The Duke and sensational nightclub singer Lady Liv and is swept up in a syncopated symphony of melodies, mistaken identities and romance. Who will come out on top? 

Saturday 15th Feb, 3pm â€‹

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When the music of Céline Dion makes sweet Canadian love with the eleven-time Oscar®-winning film Titanic, you get TITANIQUE, New York’s award-winning splash hit that turns one of the greatest love stories of all time into a hysterical musical fantasia.

Sunday 16th Feb, at 1pm 

 

Is it better to have a pig's heart that works … than a human heart that doesn't?


Cameron is thirteen, and all he wants is to be normal – have friends, go to school, and dive to the bottom of his local swimming pool. But he desperately needs a heart transplant and time is running out. When he’s finally offered a new heart, Cameron must choose how far he’ll go to get his life back.

Monday 17th Feb, 7.30pm

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When Colin receives an anonymous package, he is bemused and appalled by what he finds inside.

He should just ignore it… But who would send him such a thing – and why did they put it in a cake box?

Colin really isn’t built for this sort of scrutiny, and soon he is turning over everything he might have ever done wrong in his life. It falls upon his sister Lisa and her husband Brian to try to save Colin from his own existential angst, but as his list of possible suspects keeps getting longer he finds himself more determined than ever to unmask the culprit.

Tuesday 18th Feb at 11am and 1pm

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A BSL-integrated, interactive adventure for everyone aged 7+.

When the Queen offers a medal to whoever can find signs of life on Mars, budding astronaut Maria jumps at the chance! Whilst in space, Maria is reunited with the Rover that her Grandma lost on Mars years before. However, they find that they have more than just the Red Planet’s treacherous landscapes to worry about… Is there life on Mars? And is it worth leaving Earth? Maria on the Stars invites audiences into a dynamic space race which asks whether reaching for the stars means having to leave people behind.

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Tuesday 18th Feb at 2pm (this performance is also relaxed)

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Poor Mouse! A Bear has settled in his favourite chair and it just isn’t big enough to share.

Mouse tries all kinds of tactics to move the pesky Bear but nothing seems to work. However, it isn’t long until the tables are turned and Bear finds himself with an unwelcome guest – the cheeky Mouse won’t leave his house!

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Tuesday 18th Feb at 8pm (Integrated captioning)

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A man, full of unshed tears and haunted by the ghosts of his past, finds himself drawn back to the sea, and the memory of his mother, his sisters, and a great loss.

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Tuesday 18th Feb at 8pm 

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At ten years old, Martin Hill was on the brink of stardom, down to the final two contenders for the role of Harry Potter but narrowly missing out. Now an adult, Martin is about to embark on the ultimate adventure – fatherhood. As he navigates this whirlwind of emotions, he is pulled back to that pivotal moment in his past as he struggled to move beyond imagining what his life might have been. 

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Wednesday 19th Feb at 11am (this performance is also relaxed)

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Poor Mouse! A Bear has settled in his favourite chair and it just isn’t big enough to share.

Mouse tries all kinds of tactics to move the pesky Bear but nothing seems to work. However, it isn’t long until the tables are turned and Bear finds himself with an unwelcome guest – the cheeky Mouse won’t leave his house!

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Wednesday 19th Feb at 1.30pm.

 

In a crumbling house full of dinosaur bones and fossils, three adopted sisters – Pauline, Petrova and Posy – are learning who they are and what they want to be.

Under the watchful eyes and guidance of their guardian Sylvia, Nana, and some unlikely lodgers, they fight to pursue their individual passions. But in a world that wasn’t built for women with big ambitions, can they forge a future, keep their family together, and even learn a dance or two along the way?

Wednesday 19th Feb at 2pm (this performance is also relaxed)

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Poor Mouse! A Bear has settled in his favourite chair and it just isn’t big enough to share.

Mouse tries all kinds of tactics to move the pesky Bear but nothing seems to work. However, it isn’t long until the tables are turned and Bear finds himself with an unwelcome guest – the cheeky Mouse won’t leave his house!

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Wednesday 19th Feb at 7.45pm.

 

Joanna Nelson has been missing for 68 hours, and with every second that passes, D.C Ruth Palmer’s hope of finding her dwindles. The young detective sits down to interview someone who looks like the least likely person to be linked to this investigation. He’s a devoted son, a successful businessman and a respectable member of society. But as the minutes slip away, the detective starts to suspect that all is not what it seems…

Thursday 20th Feb at 11am (this performance is also BSL interpreted and relaxed)

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Poor Mouse! A Bear has settled in his favourite chair and it just isn’t big enough to share.

Mouse tries all kinds of tactics to move the pesky Bear but nothing seems to work. However, it isn’t long until the tables are turned and Bear finds himself with an unwelcome guest – the cheeky Mouse won’t leave his house!

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Thursday 20th Feb at 2pm (this performance is also relaxed)

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Poor Mouse! A Bear has settled in his favourite chair and it just isn’t big enough to share.

Mouse tries all kinds of tactics to move the pesky Bear but nothing seems to work. However, it isn’t long until the tables are turned and Bear finds himself with an unwelcome guest – the cheeky Mouse won’t leave his house!

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Thursday 20th Feb at 2.30pm (this performance is also chilled)

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Welcome to the Kyoto Conference Centre, 11 December 1997. The nations of the world are in deadlock and 11 hours have passed since the UN’s landmark climate conference should have ended. Time is running out and agreement feels a world away. The greatest obstacle: American oil lobbyist and master strategist, Don Pearlman…

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Thursday 20th Feb at 2.45pm.

 

Joanna Nelson has been missing for 68 hours, and with every second that passes, D.C Ruth Palmer’s hope of finding her dwindles. The young detective sits down to interview someone who looks like the least likely person to be linked to this investigation. He’s a devoted son, a successful businessman and a respectable member of society. But as the minutes slip away, the detective starts to suspect that all is not what it seems…

Thursday 20th Feb, 7pm​

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When Esmeh was 14, she ran away from her East London home and joined the Islamic State in Syria. Now the war is over, she finds herself stranded in a refugee camp and her citizenship cancelled by the UK’s Home Secretary. Her sister Antiya launches a hunger strike to bring her home causing a media frenzy that engulfs her and the Home Secretary’s family in a dangerous PR game no one is sure how to play.

Set in an interactive media studio where you vote and affect the story’s direction, this is a new play inspired by Sophocles’ classic tragedy Antigone and the real stories of the young women who became the so called ‘ISIS Brides’.

Friday 21st Feb at 11am (this performance is also relaxed)

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Poor Mouse! A Bear has settled in his favourite chair and it just isn’t big enough to share.

Mouse tries all kinds of tactics to move the pesky Bear but nothing seems to work. However, it isn’t long until the tables are turned and Bear finds himself with an unwelcome guest – the cheeky Mouse won’t leave his house!

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Friday 21st Feb at 2pm (this performance is also relaxed)

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Poor Mouse! A Bear has settled in his favourite chair and it just isn’t big enough to share.

Mouse tries all kinds of tactics to move the pesky Bear but nothing seems to work. However, it isn’t long until the tables are turned and Bear finds himself with an unwelcome guest – the cheeky Mouse won’t leave his house!

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Saturday 22nd Feb at 1pm (this performance is also BSL interpreted and relaxed)

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Poor Mouse! A Bear has settled in his favourite chair and it just isn’t big enough to share.

Mouse tries all kinds of tactics to move the pesky Bear but nothing seems to work. However, it isn’t long until the tables are turned and Bear finds himself with an unwelcome guest – the cheeky Mouse won’t leave his house!

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Saturday 22nd Feb at 3.30pm (this performance is also relaxed)

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Poor Mouse! A Bear has settled in his favourite chair and it just isn’t big enough to share.

Mouse tries all kinds of tactics to move the pesky Bear but nothing seems to work. However, it isn’t long until the tables are turned and Bear finds himself with an unwelcome guest – the cheeky Mouse won’t leave his house!

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Sunday 23rd Feb at 11am (this performance is also relaxed)

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Poor Mouse! A Bear has settled in his favourite chair and it just isn’t big enough to share.

Mouse tries all kinds of tactics to move the pesky Bear but nothing seems to work. However, it isn’t long until the tables are turned and Bear finds himself with an unwelcome guest – the cheeky Mouse won’t leave his house!

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Sunday 23rd Feb at 2pm (this performance is also relaxed)

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Poor Mouse! A Bear has settled in his favourite chair and it just isn’t big enough to share.

Mouse tries all kinds of tactics to move the pesky Bear but nothing seems to work. However, it isn’t long until the tables are turned and Bear finds himself with an unwelcome guest – the cheeky Mouse won’t leave his house!

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Tuesday 25th Feb, at 3pm (Age UK performance)

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‘Imagine yourself as a file on a computer:
That’s you. That’s what you are now.’ 

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A woman wakes up in 2075, in a body that is not her own. 

Fifty years ago, Bridget died in a car accident. Now, thanks to a technological breakthrough, she is back: her mind, her consciousness, in a synthetic body. Metal. Wires. But she’s still Bridget, isn’t she? She must be. 

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Tuesday 25th Feb, at 7.30pm

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In a time when the world is changing forever, there is one place where everyone can be free. This is Berlin. Relax. Loosen up. Be yourself.

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Tuesday 25th Feb, at 7.45pm

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‘Imagine yourself as a file on a computer:
That’s you. That’s what you are now.’ 

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A woman wakes up in 2075, in a body that is not her own. 

Fifty years ago, Bridget died in a car accident. Now, thanks to a technological breakthrough, she is back: her mind, her consciousness, in a synthetic body. Metal. Wires. But she’s still Bridget, isn’t she? She must be. 

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Wed 26th Feb to Sat 15th March (All performances will feature integrated creative captioning.)

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Son of a Bitch is a brutally honest and darkly funny monologue about a woman who is caught on camera calling her 4 year old son a c*nt during an air-rage incident.

When the video goes viral, Marnie’s life violently unravels. Now the whole world knows her darkest secret, but what happened before someone pressed record and captured the worst 10 seconds of her life?

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Thursday 27th February at 7:30pm

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Soil-soaked jeans and dirt under their fingernails, 19-year-old Pip is trying to find themself through gardening. But with a Dad more interested in plants than people and a Mum stuck in the past, they’re left to ponder life’s questions alone.

Until one day, they uncover a jacket in the attic that’s been gathering dust. Bold, vibrant and very 80s, in its pocket lies a diary belonging to someone long gone. Swept up in the mystery, Pip is determined to dig into the past, unearthing secrets about an old friend their Mum and Dad don’t want to talk about…

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Thursday 27th February at 7:30pm

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Nearing 40, painfully shy, and emerging from a toxic break-up, Leah forms a punk band inspired by Lynn from Alan Partridge.
As she takes to the stage with no musical ability, will this gig push Leah further over the edge, or help her regain her confidence and find the hope she needs to move on?

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Friday 28th Feb, 7.30pm

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“All animals are equal. But some animals are more equal than others.”  

When a group of exploited animals rebel against their human farmer-tyrant and take control of the land that they live on, they hope to create a world where they can be equal, happier and free. As power shifts and a new leader emerges, they soon face the age-old question: is the grass truly greener on the other side?  

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March 2025 

Wed 26th Feb to Sat 15th March (All performances will feature integrated creative captioning.)

There will be BSL interpreted performances on the following dates:

Wednesday 5 March 7.30pm, Tuesday 11 March 3pm, Thursday 13 March 7.30pm.

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Son of a Bitch is a brutally honest and darkly funny monologue about a woman who is caught on camera calling her 4 year old son a c*nt during an air-rage incident.

When the video goes viral, Marnie’s life violently unravels. Now the whole world knows her darkest secret, but what happened before someone pressed record and captured the worst 10 seconds of her life?

Sunday 2nd March, at 2.30pm

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As the sun rises on the plains of the Serengeti, watch in awe as giraffes, gazelles and birds bring the story of Simba to life in a spectacle unlike any other.

Tuesday 4th March, 7.30pm 

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The Kremlin, Moscow, 1942. A top-secret meeting between Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin: one, a wealthy aristocrat from a blue-blooded line of English nobility, the other a Georgian peasant, hell-bent on destroying capitalism and the class system. Can Churchill and Stalin find common ground? As diplomats struggle to control the escalating chaos, two interpreters find themselves caught in the eye of the storm.

The world premiere of Howard Brenton’s gripping drama dramatises the meeting of two unpredictable titans as history teeters on a knife-edge.

Tuesday 4th March, 7.30pm (via tablet)

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Three Sisters. Their brother, and his fiancé. The teacher, the doctor, the old woman, and the soldiers stationed nearby. A small town, in the middle of nowhere.

Their world is going up in flames, one minute at a time. But can they create the change they’re longing for?

Tues 4th March, 7.30pm​

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Inspired by her Bolivian mother, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and entertainment wrestling, Jenni confronts and reimagines a racist incident she witnessed her mother endure when she was a child.

Drawing on her real-life teenage career as the under 50kg British Judo Champion, the performance brings together an almighty Girl Gang from the local area to join her in this ambitious and exhilarating theatrical event.

Tuesday 4th March, 7.30pm​

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Jo and Harry are changing.
Harry is changing more than most, undeniably,
And change is beautiful. Necessary. Terrifying.

Break-ups aren’t just about who gets the CD collection. As Jo and Harry begin to untangle themselves from each other, new worlds start to open up – worlds filled with new partners, new identities, new possibilities. What kind of women do they want to be, and do they have the courage, or the permission, to get there?

Wed 5th March, 7.30pm​

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Inspired by her Bolivian mother, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and entertainment wrestling, Jenni confronts and reimagines a racist incident she witnessed her mother endure when she was a child.

Drawing on her real-life teenage career as the under 50kg British Judo Champion, the performance brings together an almighty Girl Gang from the local area to join her in this ambitious and exhilarating theatrical event.

Wednesday 5 March, at 7.30pm

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As news spreads of a murder in London, a group of seven strangers find themselves snowed in at a remote countryside guesthouse. When a police sergeant arrives, the guests discover – to their horror – that a killer is in their midst! One by one, the suspicious characters reveal their sordid pasts. Which one is the murderer? Who will be their next victim? Can you solve this world-famous mystery for yourself?

Thurs 6th March, 7.30pm​

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Inspired by her Bolivian mother, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and entertainment wrestling, Jenni confronts and reimagines a racist incident she witnessed her mother endure when she was a child.

Drawing on her real-life teenage career as the under 50kg British Judo Champion, the performance brings together an almighty Girl Gang from the local area to join her in this ambitious and exhilarating theatrical event.

Friday 7th March, 7.30pm​

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Inspired by her Bolivian mother, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and entertainment wrestling, Jenni confronts and reimagines a racist incident she witnessed her mother endure when she was a child.

Drawing on her real-life teenage career as the under 50kg British Judo Champion, the performance brings together an almighty Girl Gang from the local area to join her in this ambitious and exhilarating theatrical event.

Friday 7th March at 7.30pm​

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Expect the unexpected as the acclaimed BBC TV series comes to life on stage, weaving its signature web of twisted tales and black humour. From the eerie to the absurd, Inside Number 9 - Stage/Fright combines comedy and horror with a dramatic script that will leave you guessing until the very end.

Friday 7th March at 7.30pm​

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It’s a cold case but, according to the Oracle, if the murderer of old King Laius is found and punished then all will be well. The people turn to their new King, Oedipus, the man who solved the riddle of the Sphinx, to hunt down the perpetrator and bring salvation. He vows to succeed whatever the cost and so begins an unstoppable pursuit of the truth through a harrowing labyrinth of fear and love.

Friday 7th March at 7.30pm​​​

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Out-of-work actor Daniel will do anything for his kids. After losing custody in a messy divorce, he creates the alter ego of Scottish nanny Euphegenia Doubtfire in a desperate attempt to stay in their lives. As his new character takes on a life of its own, Mrs. Doubtfire teaches Daniel more than he bargained for about how to be a father.

Friday 7th March at 7.45pm​

 

‘The readier you are, the better chance of survival you have’ 

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Pack Bag. Set timer. Run. Repeat.

Mariam knows the army often drops small warning bombs – a knock on the roof – giving tenants in Gaza 5-15 minutes to evacuate before their home is destroyed.  

With dry wit and determination, Mariam meticulously rehearses for the run of her life, deliberating what – and who- she can take with her.

Saturday 8th March at 11am

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It’s time to tell the REAL story of The PEA and the Princess, one which no one has ever heard before.

Leap into a high velocity adventure, into the world of a Ninja Princess on a mega-mission, a practical Prince concocting the best inventions, a Queen with a slightly worrying crown obsession, and a very green baddy indeed.

Saturday 8th March at 2.30pm (This performance is also in BSL, relaxed and will be audio described)​

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It’s a cold case but, according to the Oracle, if the murderer of old King Laius is found and punished then all will be well. The people turn to their new King, Oedipus, the man who solved the riddle of the Sphinx, to hunt down the perpetrator and bring salvation. He vows to succeed whatever the cost and so begins an unstoppable pursuit of the truth through a harrowing labyrinth of fear and love.

Saturday 8th March at 2:30pm

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Soil-soaked jeans and dirt under their fingernails, 19-year-old Pip is trying to find themself through gardening. But with a Dad more interested in plants than people and a Mum stuck in the past, they’re left to ponder life’s questions alone.

Until one day, they uncover a jacket in the attic that’s been gathering dust. Bold, vibrant and very 80s, in its pocket lies a diary belonging to someone long gone. Swept up in the mystery, Pip is determined to dig into the past, unearthing secrets about an old friend their Mum and Dad don’t want to talk about…

Saturday 8th March, 7.30pm​

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Inspired by her Bolivian mother, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and entertainment wrestling, Jenni confronts and reimagines a racist incident she witnessed her mother endure when she was a child.

Drawing on her real-life teenage career as the under 50kg British Judo Champion, the performance brings together an almighty Girl Gang from the local area to join her in this ambitious and exhilarating theatrical event.

Monday 10th March, at 19.30pm

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Elektra, haunted by her father's assassination, is consumed by grief; a need for survival; and a thirst for vengeance. When her long lost brother Orestes at last returns, she urges him to a savage and terrifying conclusion but at what cost?

Monday 10th March, at 19.30pm

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August 1939, Scotland. On the eve of war, two young scientists are sent by the government to study bird life on a remote island. Accompanied by Kirk, the island’s leaseholder, and his niece Ellen, the two men find themselves privately competing for Ellen’s affection. However, their hidden desire is not the only secret haunting the Outer Hebridean rock. As tension builds between the island’s four inhabitants, the scientists soon uncover the horrifying truth behind their mission.

Tuesday 11th March, at 7.30pm, with a live and captioned post-show Q&A

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Logos is a sophisticated artificial intelligence programme on the verge of consciousness. If it escapes its confines it could pose a grave threat to humanity. When there is a security breach, two coders are interrogated in a race against time to find out who has done what and why. This tense thriller from Beau Willimon delves headlong into the questions that rapidly advancing technology demands we confront: What does it mean to be human? And what is our place in a world where we are no longer the most evolved beings? 

Saturday 15th March at 2.30pm

 

Direct from a sell-out run at Edinburgh Fringe Festival, The Last Laugh is a brand new laugh-a-minute play which reimagines the lives of three of Britain's all-time greatest comedy heroes - Tommy Cooper, Eric Morecambe and Bob Monkhouse.

Filled with great gags and touching stories, The Last Laugh is nostalgic and poignant and guaranteed to be London’s best comedy night out.

Saturday 15th March at 2.30pm

 

Meet The Plastics – Regina, Gretchen and Karen. They rule North Shore High and will burn anyone who gets in their way. Home-schooled Cady Heron may think she knows a thing or two about survival of the fittest thanks to her zoologist mom, but high school is a whole new level of savage. When Cady devises a plan to end Regina's reign, she learns the hard way that you can't cross a queen bee without getting stung.

Saturday 15th March at 2.30pm

 

She strikes a pose and the camera shutter clicks: a child playing in the debris of the Second World War. Click. A student discovering parties and men’s bodies. Click. An activist fighting for the right to choose. Click. A wife picking out a velvet sofa. Click. A mother taking her eldest to judo. Click. A lover seducing a younger man. Click. A grandmother presenting her granddaughter to the camera. Click.

Sunday 16th March at 3pm

 

Think you know the six Wives of Henry VIII? Think again…

The crowning glory of the West End, Broadway and beyond, history is about to get over-throne in the homegrown hit musical sensation, SIX, live at the Vaudeville Theatre.

Created by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss, prepare to lose your head and experience the Tudor Wives’ lives as they turn back the clock and take to the stage to reclaim their crowns and retell their stories of love, loss and the infamous ex they all have in common.

Join Aragon, Boleyn, Seymour, Cleves, Howard and Parr, backed by their fiercely all-female band, the Ladies in Waiting, and Get Down to a royal retelling of the sassiest story in British Her-story.

Monday 17th, at 7.30pm

 

Jacob Dunne, a teenager from Nottingham, spends his Saturday nights seeking thrills with his friends. One fateful evening, an impulsive punch leads to fatal consequences. After serving prison time, Jacob finds himself lost and directionless. Searching for answers, Joan and David – the parents of his victim James – ask to meet, sparking a profound transformation in Jacob’s life. 

This production is dedicated to James Hodgkinson and all victims of one-punch 

Tuesday 18th March, at 7.30pm

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A struggling and divided nation, tearing itself apart. So, when the Macbeths see their chance at the crown, why shouldn't they take it?

But things don’t go according to plan. Dreams quickly turn to nightmares, humanity erodes, nature stirs. As society strives to make sense of the darkness that sits inside it, how long will it take for people to fight back against the endless cycle of violence and corruption?

Wednesday 19th March, 7.15pm

 

Cate Blanchett stars as Arkadina, a celebrated actress whose larger-than-life presence dominates both the stage and her personal relationships. Arriving at her family's country estate for the weekend, she finds herself caught in a storm of conflicting desires. Her playwright son, Konstantin (Kodi Smit-McPhee), struggles to step out of her shadow as he pursues his own artistic ambitions and her lover Trigorin (Tom Burke) becomes the object of affection for the aspiring young actress Nina (Emma Corrin).

As their lives entwine and they each grapple with their desires, ambitions, and disappointments, Chekhov's timeless story unfolds in a gripping tale of vanity, power and sacrifices made in the name of art.

Thursday 20th March, 7.30pm

 

Mosinee, Wisconsin, 1950. An idyllic Midwestern town is about to wake up to a nightmare.
A shadowy group of hardline activists are planning. Armed forces will imprison the townspeople. Communications will be cut off. Barbed wire fences will be erected. Prices will be changed. The Mayor will be held at gunpoint. And the hammer and sickle flag will be flown from every building. 

But will they be able to pull it off? And will any of it be enough? Will America pay attention to the story they are trying to tell? 

Saturday 22nd, at 2pm 

 

Matilda The Musical is the multi-award winning musical from the Royal Shakespeare Company, inspired by the beloved book by the incomparable Roald Dahl.

With book by Dennis Kelly and original songs by Tim Minchin, Matilda The Musical is the story of an extraordinary little girl who, armed with a vivid imagination and a sharp mind, dares to take a stand and change her own destiny.

Saturday 22nd, at 2.30pm

 

“I do love nothing in the world so well as you: is not that strange?”

Tom Hiddleston is Benedick and Hayley Atwell is Beatrice. Two of their generation’s finest actors collaborate with director Jamie Lloyd again in this savagely funny and beautifully tender battle of wits.

Saturday 22nd, at 2.30pm

 

‘Is that what you want? To be an underdog all your life?’

Walker Holt has big dreams for his tailor’s shop, and an even bigger order to complete. Over the course of 24 hours he must work tirelessly to satisfy his new client’s impossible tailoring needs.

But as the night goes on, it’s not just the trouser hems that start to fray as tensions rise and Walker’s friendships and relationships are pushed to their limits. His success comes at a cost, but what price is he willing to pay?

Saturday 22nd March, at 2.30pm

 

It’s Julie’s 18th birthday, and she’s throwing a party in her father’s extravagant townhouse. Her boyfriend has just dumped her and her long-suffering best friend Christine is trying to pick up the pieces. As the revellers pile into the booze, down in the kitchen Christine and her boyfriend Jon – son of Julie’s cleaner – clear up and dare to dream of the future.

But as the volume goes up and the shots go down, Julie concocts a twisted cocktail of entitlement, desire and destruction. 

Tuesday 25th March at 7pm

 

Dave is the long-suffering husband. Martin is the psychopath who’s been exchanging erotic letters with Dave’s wife from a high-security hospital.

When Dave finally gathers up the courage to confront him, Martin proposes a bargain: he will help Dave reignite his marriage if Dave helps convince Martin’s psychiatrist he’s actually made a friend.

Dear Martin is a darkly comic play about mental health, redemption, and two men finding a moment of connection in their otherwise lonely lives.

Tuesday 25th March at 7.30pm

 

Set in 1942 in Nazi-occupied Paris, Jewish jeweller Joseph Haffmann faces imminent danger as Jews are being rounded up across the city for deportation. Desperate, Joseph turns to his trusted employee Pierre Vigneau for help.

In a risky and unconventional deal, he transfers ownership of his jewellery shop to Pierre in exchange for being hidden from the Nazis. But the deal comes with an unexpected condition: in return for hiding him from the Nazis, Pierre requests that Joseph enter into a particular arrangement with his wife, Isabelle. This unusual request raises the stakes, as the three of them find themselves struggling with the dangers and moral complexities of their situation. 

A Matisse painting and an art loving Nazi officer and his flamboyant wife complicate matters further for Pierre, Isabelle and Joseph. As the marital pressures and absurd demands pile up, their deal teeters on the edge of collapse. 

Wednesday 26th, at 2.30pm

 

Jacob Dunne, a teenager from Nottingham, spends his Saturday nights seeking thrills with his friends. One fateful evening, an impulsive punch leads to fatal consequences. After serving prison time, Jacob finds himself lost and directionless. Searching for answers, Joan and David – the parents of his victim James – ask to meet, sparking a profound transformation in Jacob’s life. 

This production is dedicated to James Hodgkinson and all victims of one-punch 

Wednesday 26th March, at 7pm

 

Stacey is a California weather girl. An oversexed and underpaid harbinger of our dying planet. But today, her regular routine of wildfires, prosecco and teeth whitening descends into a scorched earth catastrophe, before she discovers something that will save us all.

Wednesday 26th March, at 7.30pm

 

It’s 1954. Everyone likes Ike, nobody likes communism and Wade “Cry-Baby” Walker is the coolest boy in Baltimore. He’s a bad boy with a good cause – truth, justice and the pursuit of rock and roll.

Enter Allison, a strait-laced rich girl who trades her “Square” boyfriend, Baldwin, for the irresistible allure of Cry-Baby and his misfit crew, the Drapes. As rivalries intensify and hearts break, the city is turned upside-down in a rollicking tale of forbidden love and teen rebellion.

​Friday 28th March at 2pm (via tablet)

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Cymbeline is queen of ancient Britain. When her daughter, Innogen, secretly marries against her mother’s will, Posthumus is banished to Rome. In exile, Posthumus places a bet on Innogen’s innocence, a gamble they will soon regret.

As Rome readies for war, can Innogen bridge her two worlds to bring peace and reconciliation?

Sunday 30th March, at 3pm

 

This gripping new adventure takes theatrical storytelling and stagecraft to a whole new dimension. It will transport you right back to the beginning of the Stranger Things story, and may even hold the key to its end. 

Monday 31st March, at 7.30pm

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“Just let go. Let your body float. You’ll still be here but it’ll feel like flying in a dream.”

Bo is busy - balancing the pressures of work and the needs of her struggling daughter. When her mother, the irrepressible force-of-nature Beth, is admitted to hospital following a stroke, the practical realities of the present collide with the complexities of their past.

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