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Theatre of Ideas & disruptive panache.
Part of United Colleges Group with @citywestcollege & @cnwl1.

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RE-ENCHANT Poetic Experiments For A New World 18 May David Erdos David Erdos6 will read from his book No Last Word - Pausing To Praise Pinter Steve North will perform punk as #spokenword as alter ego Jonny Commune Hosted by Nick Moss + An open mic slot! thecockpit.org.uk/show/re-enchan…

RE-ENCHANT
Poetic Experiments For A New World
18 May

David Erdos <a href="/DErdos6/">David Erdos6</a> will read from his book No Last Word - Pausing To Praise Pinter
Steve North will perform punk as #spokenword as alter ego Jonny Commune

Hosted by Nick Moss
+ An open mic slot! 

thecockpit.org.uk/show/re-enchan…
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JAZZ IN THE ROUND Our Monthly Sounds In The Round 26 May Half price for students & MU members! Headlining: multi-instrumentalist and singer JACKSON MATHOD EMERGENCE slot: Contemporary jazz guitarist & composer JOE HERBERT thecockpit.org.uk/show/jitr_may_… Jazz in the Round #jazzintheround

JAZZ IN THE ROUND
Our Monthly Sounds In The Round
26 May
Half price for students &amp; MU members!

Headlining: multi-instrumentalist and singer JACKSON MATHOD

EMERGENCE slot: Contemporary jazz guitarist &amp; composer JOE HERBERT

thecockpit.org.uk/show/jitr_may_…
<a href="/jazzintheround/">Jazz in the Round</a> #jazzintheround
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We'll be at STAMP CONNECTS! Come & say hi! STAMP CONNECTS Shoreditch Town Hall Wed 21 May 1pm - 7:30pm #artists & organisations coming together for panel talks, open conversations & #networking. shoreditchtownhall.com/whats-on/stamp… #STAMPConnects #theatre #londontheatre #theatremaker

We'll be at STAMP CONNECTS! Come &amp; say hi! 

STAMP CONNECTS 
<a href="/ShoreditchTH/">Shoreditch Town Hall</a>
Wed 21 May 
1pm - 7:30pm

#artists &amp; organisations coming together for panel talks, open conversations &amp; #networking.

shoreditchtownhall.com/whats-on/stamp…
#STAMPConnects #theatre #londontheatre #theatremaker
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NEW STUFF Monthly #RehearsedReadings 1 June HEADS OR TAILS by Skye Hallam DEAD DOVES & LEMONS or EVERYTHING YOU'VE EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT FAN FICTION (BUT WERE TOO AFRAID TO ASK) by Deanna Strasse thecockpit.org.uk/show/new_stuff… #newstuff #theatremaker #newwriting #rehearsedreading

NEW STUFF
Monthly #RehearsedReadings
1 June

HEADS OR TAILS
by Skye Hallam

DEAD DOVES &amp; LEMONS or EVERYTHING YOU'VE EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT FAN FICTION (BUT WERE TOO AFRAID TO ASK)
by Deanna Strasse

thecockpit.org.uk/show/new_stuff…
#newstuff #theatremaker #newwriting #rehearsedreading
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As part of our support of #EarlyCareerDevelopment, we welcome back Bodens College of Creative Arts PERICLES 21 & 22 May A theatrical voyage of one of Shakespeare’s most epic journeys; a play about losing everything & finding your way back thecockpit.org.uk/show/pericles BodensCollege

As part of our support of #EarlyCareerDevelopment, we welcome back Bodens College of Creative Arts

PERICLES
21 &amp; 22 May

A theatrical voyage of one of Shakespeare’s most epic journeys; a play about losing everything &amp; finding your way back

thecockpit.org.uk/show/pericles
<a href="/BodensCollege/">BodensCollege</a>
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A nice piece in Chortle Comedy about our July edition of RE-ENCHANT! Join us as comedians, including Stewart Lee, Mark Steel, & Arthur Smith, gather to perform Martin Rowson's updated version of 18th-century satire The Dunciad. Tickets: thecockpit.org.uk/show/re-enchan… chortle.co.uk/news/2025/05/2…

A nice piece in <a href="/chortle/">Chortle Comedy</a> about our July edition of RE-ENCHANT!

Join us as comedians, including Stewart Lee, Mark Steel, &amp; Arthur Smith, gather to perform Martin Rowson's updated version of 18th-century satire The Dunciad.

Tickets: thecockpit.org.uk/show/re-enchan…
chortle.co.uk/news/2025/05/2…
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MAKING ENSEMBLE THEATRE Sun 29 June W/ Pedro E. Ferreira For #theatremakers looking to deepen their ability to collaborate, build ensemble energy & connect more intuitively with fellow performers. thecockpit.org.uk/class/making_e… #theatremaker #theatre #workshop #makingensembletheatre

MAKING ENSEMBLE THEATRE
Sun 29 June
W/ Pedro E. Ferreira

For #theatremakers looking to deepen their ability to collaborate, build ensemble energy &amp; connect more intuitively with fellow performers.

thecockpit.org.uk/class/making_e…

#theatremaker #theatre #workshop #makingensembletheatre
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NIGHTS FOR UKRAINE 23 - 24 May A line-up of Ukrainian & British artists in special fundraising performances that highlight the suffering Ukraine has endured and pay tribute to its resilience. thecockpit.org.uk/show/nights_fo… #nights4ukraine #ukraine #fundraiser #theatre #londontheatre

NIGHTS FOR UKRAINE
23 - 24 May

A line-up of Ukrainian &amp; British artists in special fundraising performances that highlight the suffering Ukraine has endured and pay tribute to its resilience.

thecockpit.org.uk/show/nights_fo…
#nights4ukraine #ukraine #fundraiser #theatre #londontheatre
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PHYSICAL THEATRE TECHNIQUES 7 Jun W/ Mim King Part of #TheatreMaker A workshop for anyone wishing to extend their #PhysicalTheatre techniques. Session one will equip you with techniques, and session two will give you the seeds of a performance piece. thecockpit.org.uk/physicaltheatr…

PHYSICAL THEATRE TECHNIQUES
 7 Jun
W/ Mim King
Part of #TheatreMaker

A workshop for anyone wishing to extend their #PhysicalTheatre techniques.

Session one will equip you with techniques, and session two will give you the seeds of a performance piece.

thecockpit.org.uk/physicaltheatr…
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HOPE FOOL 25 May A #RefugeeWeek celebration event full of games, installations and short performances, rooted in clowning, physical theatre and visual poetry. Let's come together to share, dream big and laugh! thecockpit.org.uk/show/hope-fool #theatre #londontheatre #hopefool #refugees

HOPE FOOL
25 May 

A #RefugeeWeek celebration event full of games, installations and short performances, rooted in clowning, physical theatre and visual poetry.
Let's come together to share, dream big and laugh!

thecockpit.org.uk/show/hope-fool
#theatre #londontheatre #hopefool #refugees
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EXIT WHO? 23-25 July It turns out that the holiday home Mystery writer Crane is renting is a dropping place for a microdot containing important government information. But who is the enemy spy? thecockpit.org.uk/show/exit_who Exit who #theatre #londontheatre #exitwho

EXIT WHO?
23-25 July

It turns out that the holiday home Mystery writer Crane is renting is a dropping place for a microdot containing important government information. But who is the enemy spy?

thecockpit.org.uk/show/exit_who
<a href="/Exitwho/">Exit who</a>
#theatre #londontheatre #exitwho
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It's time for the second instalment of Ensemble OrQuesta's #Opera season. This time, a #baroque double bill. PURCELL'S DIDO & AENEAS | HANDEL'S ACIS & GALATEA 30 - 31 May Two productions in Marcio da Silva's signature minimalist style. thecockpit.org.uk/show/purcell_d…

It's time for the second instalment of Ensemble OrQuesta's #Opera season. This time, a #baroque double bill. 

PURCELL'S DIDO &amp; AENEAS | HANDEL'S ACIS &amp; GALATEA

30 - 31 May

Two productions in Marcio da Silva's signature minimalist style. 

thecockpit.org.uk/show/purcell_d…
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Another edition of our monthly #spokenword sessions RE-ENCHANT Poetic Experiments For A New World 15 Jun PETER MARINKER NANCY CHARLEY A tribute to FRED VOSS Plus, our Open Mic slot thecockpit.org.uk/show/re-enchan… #Poetry #LondonPoetry #Londonspokenword #Londonpoets #reenchant

Another edition of our monthly #spokenword sessions

RE-ENCHANT
Poetic Experiments For A New World

15 Jun

PETER MARINKER
NANCY CHARLEY
A tribute to FRED VOSS
Plus, our Open Mic slot

thecockpit.org.uk/show/re-enchan…
#Poetry #LondonPoetry #Londonspokenword  #Londonpoets #reenchant
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BLOCKS FALLING: THE TETRIS MUSICAL A Work-In-Progress Performance 1 June A comedy epic about capitalism, video games & the inescapable relationship between money & art thecockpit.org.uk/show/blocks_fa… #theatre #londontheatre #musicaltheatre #londonmusicaltheatre #MT #Tetris #Newwriting

BLOCKS FALLING: THE TETRIS MUSICAL
A Work-In-Progress Performance
1 June

A comedy epic about capitalism, video games &amp; the inescapable relationship between money &amp; art

thecockpit.org.uk/show/blocks_fa…
#theatre #londontheatre #musicaltheatre #londonmusicaltheatre #MT #Tetris #Newwriting
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Capitalism & Tetris, funny nerds, Big Tech, reimagined Tennessee Williams, stripped back Handel, a Madness musical, the last King of Punjab, a scratch night, rehearsed readings, workshops, advice sessions & some jazz. That's June at The Cockpit! thecockpit.org.uk

Capitalism &amp; Tetris, funny nerds, Big Tech, reimagined Tennessee Williams, stripped back Handel, a Madness musical, the last King of Punjab, a scratch night, rehearsed readings, workshops, advice sessions &amp; some jazz. 

That's June at The Cockpit! 

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It's the end of an era. The last edition of AN EVENING OF UNNECESSARY DETAIL 23 June Join one, two or (sometimes) all three of science comedy trio Festival of the Spoken Nerd as they try out new material, live & under-prepared. thecockpit.org.uk/show/an_evenin…

It's the end of an era. The last edition of AN EVENING OF UNNECESSARY DETAIL

23 June 

Join one, two or (sometimes) all three of science comedy trio Festival of the Spoken Nerd as they try out new material, live &amp; under-prepared.

thecockpit.org.uk/show/an_evenin…
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GOODNIGHT MAHARAJAH 7 Jun A new production based on the life of Maharajah Duleep Singh — the last King of Punjab. Created by Indofuturist cross-arts innovators ŚŪNYA Company, this bold new work is here for an exclusive work-in-progress performance. thecockpit.org.uk/show/goodnight…

GOODNIGHT MAHARAJAH
7 Jun

A new production based on the life of Maharajah Duleep Singh — the last King of Punjab.

Created by Indofuturist cross-arts innovators ŚŪNYA Company, this bold  new work is here for an exclusive work-in-progress performance. 

thecockpit.org.uk/show/goodnight…
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Need a studio? We've got three! Whether it's a full dance rehearsal or a small table read. We've got the space to suit your needs (and your budget) thecockpit.org.uk/use_our_space

Need a studio? 

We've got three! 

Whether it's a full dance rehearsal or a small table read. We've got the space to suit your needs (and your budget)

thecockpit.org.uk/use_our_space
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TWO COME HOME 2 - 13 Sept A decade after a dramatic split, star-crossed lovers reunite at the worst time. Guilt, rage & love collide in this award-winning new play with music Produced & presented by Quietland LLP thecockpit.org.uk/show/two_come_… #theatre #londontheatre #twocomehome

TWO COME HOME

2 - 13 Sept

A decade after a dramatic split, star-crossed lovers reunite at the worst time. Guilt, rage &amp; love collide in this award-winning new play with music

Produced &amp; presented by Quietland LLP

thecockpit.org.uk/show/two_come_…
#theatre #londontheatre #twocomehome
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ORPHEUS DESCENDING By Tennessee Williams 25-29 June Produced by Conjure Productions Mysterious drifter Val meets storekeeper 'Lady' in the dark underbelly of a Southern American town. Val & Lady find goodness in each other, but it may be too late. thecockpit.org.uk/show/orpheus_d…

ORPHEUS DESCENDING
By Tennessee Williams 
25-29 June
Produced by Conjure Productions

Mysterious drifter Val meets storekeeper 'Lady' in the dark underbelly of a Southern American town. Val &amp; Lady find goodness in each other, but it may be too late.

thecockpit.org.uk/show/orpheus_d…