Off West End
Much like fringe theatre, trying to define what Off-WestEnd venue really means is a debate that would take us long into the night. So for our own sanity, we define it as those venues that are slightly bigger than the fringe venues (so roughly 100+ seats), but not the big West End or similar venues that form part of the Society of London Theatre (SOLT). Like fringe venues, Off-WestEnd are eligible for consideration for awards via the Fringe Theatre Awards.
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The Bad Seed, Jack Studio Theatre – Review
A gripping story with a lightly witty start and a dark and devastating end.
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Eat the Poor, Orange Tree Theatre – Review
A show that's full of sublimely witty wordplay and dynamic energy.
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Southern Baptist Sissies, Above the Stag – Review
A theatre with a charming sense of community; a sense that everybody is made to feel welcome here. This is a great night out for the theatre’s target audience, their friends and allies.
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The Monkey, Theatre 503 – Review
An unmissable show from an exciting writer that explores drugs and violence with truly compelling results.
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Made In India, Soho Theatre – Review
A finely honed piece of theatre that deals sensitively with a plethora of human difficulties and is delivered by the cast to a remarkable standard.
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Bunny, White Bear Theatre – Review
Theatre at its rawest. A moving insight into not only the mind but the world.
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a profoundly affectionate, passionate devotion to someone (-noun), Royal Court Theatre — Review
A humorous, moving and engrossing eighty-minute exploration of the relationships and communication between three couples.
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Diary of a Teenage Girl, Southwark Playhouse – Review
Sex, drugs and rock ’n’ roll in a coming of age drama that’s performed to perfection
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Ionesco/Dinner at the Smiths’, Latvian House — Review
Funny, sexy, clever, exhilarating theatre.
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Fire in the Machine and DenMarked, Battersea Arts Centre — Review
These two excellent, very different shows make for an evening full of variety.