Off the Page

05/11/2025

Our wonderful cast for this Sunday's Off The Page
Anna Crichlow , Josh Glen, Tracey Wilkinson, and Ben Fox are reading
The Powers That Be by Melville Lovatt
Tickets: https://thebridgehousetheatre.co.uk/shows/off-the-page/

05/11/2025

This Sunday 9 Nov, it’s time for another wonderful Off The Page.

Off The Page is a relaxed night of play readings designed to bring you diverse new writing read by local, professional actors. From established to emerging writers, we have some amazing talent in our community. Every other month you’ll be able to hear brand new work with an opportunity to give the writers your feedback.

This month, we present “The Powers That Be” by Melville Lovatt

A taut, dystopian thriller which grips from the start and never lets go. By turns, darkly funny and chilling. A timely reminder of what could happen if democracy disappears.

Melville Lovatt is a playwright, monologue writer and performance poet whose plays have been widely performed in fringe theatres throughout London. His full-length play, “Small Mercies” won The Jack Langford Memorial Award and The Derek Lomas Memorial Award.

🎟 Grab your tickets here:
https://thebridgehousetheatre.co.uk/shows/off-the-page/

07/09/2025

September's Off The Page is an evening of shorts.

Comedy by Alan Clark
Pinguism by Jack Elverstone
Bread, Salt, Rain by Natalie MacKinnon

Read by Tom Babbage, Evangeline Beaven, Katy Morgan and Isobel Thom.

Sun 14th Sept 7.30pm
Pay What You Feel
https://thebridgehousetheatre.co.uk/shows/off-the-page/

07/09/2025

NEXT SUNDAY

September’s Off The Page

Off The Page is a relaxed night of play readings designed to bring you diverse new writing read by local, professional actors. From established to emerging writers, we have some amazing talent in our community. Every other month you’ll be able to hear brand new work with an opportunity to give the writers your feedback.

This month, we present an evening of short plays:

“Comedy” by Alan Clark, “Pinguism” by Jack Elverstone and “Bread, Salt, Rain” by Natalie MacKinnon

🎟 Grab your tickets here:
https://thebridgehousetheatre.co.uk/shows/off-the-page/

02/09/2025

Gary Bates, an Off The Page writer and actor is performing his own play, Vernon, as part of SE Fest. Go see him!

Part of SE Fest 2025!

By Gary Bates

Funny, tragic and moving, Vernon is a one-man play from writer/actor Gary Bates and director Tash Marks which progresses from humour to tragedy, exploring themes of love, loss, regret, the challenges of parenting, and the mental pressures on young people.

🎟 Grab your tickets here:
https://thebridgehousetheatre.co.uk/shows/vernon/

07/07/2025

Here's our wonderful cast for this Sunday's Off The Page.

Sunday 13th July 7.30pm at The Bridge House Theatre in Penge

How To Be Good At The End Of The World
By Vic Bryson

With
Zahra Browne, Nimra Bucha, Anna Crichlow, Debbie Korley, Tasha Shaniqua Magigi and Phoebe Newlan

Pay What You Feel
Tickets: Tickets: https://thebridgehousetheatre.co.uk/shows/off-the-page/

And the theatre now has an air con unit!

02/07/2025

Sunday 13th July 7.30pm at The Bridge House Theatre
How To Be Good At The End Of The World by Vic Bryson.

Billionaire Prepper, Ivo Henst, has created the perfect secure compound to escape the end of the world. His wife, his doctor and a sex-worker try to figure out who’s in charge, how to survive and how to be good.

Tickets: https://thebridgehousetheatre.co.uk/shows/off-the-page/
Pay What You Feel

About the writer:
Vic was an actress and deviser for many years, and a founder member of long-form improvisation company, Fluxx. She’s worked extensively as a writer with site-specific theatre company, Teatro Vivo.

22/06/2025

Thank you to all those who took part in our reading on midsummer night and thanks to those who couldn't come but still donated. Thanks also to The Bridge House Theatre for hosting.
Thanks to Rosie Fox for the photos.
To celebrate refugee week, we were part of a world record attempt for the most simultaneous readings or performances of A Midsummer Night's Dream. It was a LOT of fun!
We raised over £370 for Compass Collective , a wonderful charity who work with young refugees.
You can still donate here:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/4ctam-a-midsummer-nights-dream-fundraiser

02/06/2025

Join us on Saturday 21st June 7pm We will attempt to set a WORLD RECORD for the most simultaneous readings/performances of A Midsummer Night's Dream in support of Compass Collective, a wonderful charity that works with young refugees.
And if you've always wanted to read a bit of Shakespeare, here's your chance to read alongside our actors.
Tickets https://thebridgehousetheatre.co.uk/shows/a-midsummer-nights-fundraiser
Pay What You Decide
Stay for as little or as long as you want
If you can't come there's an option to just donate.
Help us raise £250

22/05/2025

We have an extra date at The Bridge House Theatre
Saturday 21st June at 7pm.
It's exciting - we could set a WORLD RECORD!
And YOU could be a part of it.
Watch this space.