2016 is here and our Winter Season is ready to kick off!

First up we have The Princess Monologues transferring to The Hen & Chickens Theatre and returning to The Bread & Roses Theatre! After rave reviews for its previous run in November and December 2015, the production is returning for two performances this season:

• Friday 22nd Jan at The Hen & Chickens Theatre
• Friday 12th Feb at The Bread & Roses Theatre

Next we are producing the first One Billion Rising (OBR) Festival at The Bread & Roses Theatre from 7th to 14th February. With the OBR Festival, we join the biggest mass action to end violence against women in human history, with an eight day creative campaign, ​featuring performances, workshops, talks and exhibitions.

Performances include Eve Ensler's award-winning The Vagina Monologues, comedy, burlesque, poetry and new writing, whilst workshops include Drumming with Tom Morley and Body Confidence with Jo King.

​More details on all events are available at www.obrfestival.uk.

The One Billion Rising Festival is seeking visual artists to join their exhibition from 7th to 14th February 2016 at The Bread & Roses Theatre in Clapham.

With the first ever One Billion Rising Festival at The Bread & Roses Theatre in Clapham (South London, UK), we join the international OBR action with an eight day creative campaign, featuring performances, workshops, talks, exhibitions and more.

One Billion Rising is the biggest mass action to end violence against women in human history. The campaign, launched on Valentine’s Day 2012, began as a call to action based on the staggering UN statistic that 1 in 3 women on the planet will be beaten or raped during her lifetime. With the world population at 7 billion, this adds up to more than ONE BILLION WOMEN AND GIRLS. For three years - 2012 to 2015 - people across the world have come together on February 14th to express their outrage, strike, dance, drum and RISE in defiance of the injustices women suffer, by demanding an end at last to violence against women, accountability, justice and systematic CHANGE.

In 2016, the theme of Revolution continues with a call to focus on marginalised women and to bring national and international focus to their issues; to bring in new artistic energy; to amplify Revolution as a call for system change to end violence against women and girls; to call on people to rise for others, and not just for ourselves.

The OBR Festival at The Bread & Roses Theatre is set-out to reach out to and engage people on many different levels by offering a diverse line-up of events and creative activities.

We are now seeking visual artists to display their work around the theme of violence against women and girls during the festival. This can be both previous existing work, as well as art specifically inspired by the One Billion Rising Revolution campaign. If you would like to send us more details about your work and find out more please email [email protected] . Deadline is midnight on December 31st.

Our final production of the year 2015 is coming up and it's one for the whole family!
(S̶)Elfish Christmas
​The Chief Elf accuses Elfidanina of stealing all of this year's Christmas presents; now Elfidanina must call for the help of her best friend Elfidanini and a mysterious Fairy to find the presents and save Christmas!
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Recommended for ages 4+

Friday 18th to Tuesday 22nd December at 2pm

Tickets: £7 | Concessions (Children): £5
20% discount for group bookings of 4 people or more

The Princess Monologues have been getting nothing but rave reviews! Have a look for yourself below and make sure to book asap with only two performances left to go!

★★★★★  'The Princess Monologues made me laugh and cry and taught me some new things. (...) A must-see for everyone!' - 5 stars, RemoteGoat

'This is brave and relevant theatre, and there is something for everyone in 'The Princess Monologues’. See it if you get the chance.' - London Pub Theatres

'strong, tight, multifarious and gleeful inspections of what ‘princess’ means in 2015. This show deserves to go far.' - Angela Clarke

'★★★★ 'exploring London’s fantastic fringe theatre scene is a rewarding experience (...) The Bread & Roses Theatre works well as a venue and made for the perfect setting for these monologues.' London Theatre 1

With ten days until the preview of The Princess Monologues at Theatre N16 on November 15th, things are getting exciting! Rehearsals are well underway, designers are working their magic and tickets are already selling, so get yours asap.

The show goes up next at The Bread & Roses Theatre from Thursday 19th to Sunday 22nd November and then on Sunday 6th December heads to The Space for one night only.

The project has already received interest from further venues and festivals, with the Princess Monologue, Hail Your Majesty by Tessa Hart, having been invited to the Melanin Box Festival at the Bussey Building on December 1st as well. So make sure to catch the premiere of this brand new and unique project!

We are thrilled to have cast Eleanor Dillon-Reams in The Princess Monologues, selected from a record of over 440 applicants!

Eleanor graduated from East 15 Acting School in 2012 with a first class degree, after being nominated for the BBC Radio Carlton Hobbs Award, and working with Lucy Bailey and Punchdrunk choreographer Maxine Doyle on Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre’s production of The Beggar’s Opera. Eleanor recently won The Stage's award for Acting Excellence with HellBent Theatre’s sellout show ‘UKIP the Musical’ prior to which she performed the title role in 'Henry V; Lion of England'; a solo show based on the original by Shakespeare, being the first woman to perform it since it's début in 1992.

The Princess Monologues kick off in November and are currently scheduled for six performances only, so book your ticket asap!

CinderElla - And Her Smelly Old Slipper opened last Monday and audiences so far have loved it, wanting to come back for more!

For some sneak previews you can check out our CinderElla Picture Gallery already.

Final performances are on Sunday 30th and Monday 31st August, so don't miss out and book your tickets asap!

With only eight days to go until our next show, CinderElla - And Her Smelly Old Slipper, we are very busy with rehearsing, designing and producing!

CinderElla is on for three days only on August 24, 30 and 31 and is suitable for anyone from the age of 5, so book your tickets asap.

To find out more about the background and the creation of the piece check out our feature on femalearts.

And then we hope to see you at the show!

We are delighted to announce that the complete team for our first family show CinderElla - And Her Smelly Old Slipper has now been confirmed!

Gregory Jordan will be in charge of the Sound & Light, whilst Janette Froud and Andrew Candish are joining the cast in the roles of  (Step-) Mama and Papa / Prince Prince, respectively.

The production runs August 24, 30 and 31st at The Bread & Roses Theatre.

Several plays featured at the UNHEARD Festival in February 2015 have been invited to transfer to the Clear Lines Festival on July 31st! The Clear Lines Festival will bring together comedians, performers, journalists, writers, visual artists, musicians, cartoonists, psychologists, activists, therapists, and the public in a vibrant, funny, very human exploration of themes around sexual abuse, sexual violence, and consent. It will run at I'klectik (near Waterloo) from July 30th to August 2nd.

The plays from UNHEARD making up the festival's theatre night are:

• Extracts from Doe by Rebecca Robinson
  
• This is How It Happens by Tanaka Mhishi
  
• Breathless by Samantha Coughlan
  
• Everything’s Normal by Winnie M Li
  
• Two Girls by Allie Costa
  

Whilst the exact line-up of actors and directors is still to be confirmed, as much of the original team as possible will be reprising their roles. As most events that these were a part of, at the UNHEARD Festival at The Bread & Roses Theatre in February, sold out, here's another chance to watch these important and relevant plays! More details and tickets will be available at clearlines.org.uk.