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Theatre Maker, The Cockpit, Gateforth Street, London (2026)

01/06/2026

More online workshops. This time, it's how to reach and grow your audience.

AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT FOR YOUR SHOW & COMPANY
With Fae Fichtner

24 June

This workshop is designed for artists who want to better understand their audiences and develop strategies to engage them. It is particularly useful for those who are beginning to define their target audience and are looking for practical approaches to audience development. Together, we will explore different methods and create a roadmap for thinking creatively about how audiences can be integrated into your creative process.

The workshop will introduce audience development as a practical tool, with examples from different production scales and company structures. We will then explore a series of case studies together to examine how these strategies can be applied in practice.

By the end of the session, you will leave with a clearer understanding of audience development strategies and tools, and a practical case study framework to help you design and evaluate your own audience engagement strategies.

https://www.thecockpit.org.uk/class/audience_development_for_your_show_company

31/05/2026

Another online workshop to add to our run of practical sessions happening across the summer.

PRODUCING & BUDGETING FOR YOUR SHOW
With Fae Fichtner

24 June

On Zoom

This workshop is ideal for artists who are self-producing or are beginning to take on more responsibility in managing their projects. It’s especially useful for those who want to better understand how to forecast income, manage costs, and navigate the complexities of funding and ticketed income.

We will take a practical approach to building a flexible budgeting template in Excel, which you can adapt for future projects. There will be space for questions and discussion, so participants can share their own challenges and learn from each other’s experiences.

You'll leave with a workable template and budgeting know-how so you can budget effectively for your projects.

https://www.thecockpit.org.uk/class/producing_budgeting_for_your_show

30/05/2026

We have a new programme of online workshops for Theatre Makers. The first is the perfect place to start when you have the show, but then need to sell it!

CRAFTING THE COPY & IMAGE FOR YOUR SHOW

11 June

On Zoom

In this online workshop, the Voila! Theatre Festival team will guide you through examples of successful images and copy, and explain the principles of communicating your show’s message.

Using Voila! as an example, you can apply these principles to any festival or self-producing situation. The session will finish with a Q&A for your specific questions.

https://www.thecockpit.org.uk/class/crafting_the_copy_image_for_your_show_0

28/05/2026

THEATRE IN THE POUND

15 June, 7:00 pm

Our not-for-profit scratch night, designed for artists to try out 10-15 minutes of new work on our stage, with full support from our backstage and tech crew.

For audiences, they're a cheap and fun night out, with the chance to see new work and share your thoughts directly with the performers!

This Month:

MATE By Nuzhat Jabinh

Have you ever talked to a stranger? Have you ever felt your whole world was balancing on just one moment?
Each time this play, based on actual events, is performed the ending is left to chance, as it was in life, only during the play we won't know how it ends until it does.
Oh, and there's a bomb.

RUBY, ROSE, MERLOT By Destiny

A date goes perfectly. When Qay asks the wrong question, time freezes, and Shani is left alone with everything she’s been holding in.
Through a raw, physical monologue, she unravels her insecurities. When the world unfreezes, the date carries on as if nothing has happened - on the surface at least.

THE GRAND PRIX FOR EXCELLENCE IN PERSONAL RELATIONS By Sam John

Mullund Turnback is a maverick within the public relations sphere, tasked with saving a pharmaceutical giant that stands at the heart of a deadly scandal. With each encounter he faces, Mullund’s charming persona steadily crumbles into disarray and an unyielding will to survive no matter the cost. As his guests, the audience become complicit in Mullands transformation: from a legend of previous PR disasters to a man consumed by the company he serves.

THE MASOCHISTS By Eleanor Boes

Ivy is trying to start her adult life when the most interesting person she's ever met reappears. The two young women travel down a path that was never there for them before, with no idea of what lies at the end of it.

THE BREAK-UP By Julian Guassard

We all know the pain of relationship separation. The way it carves a piece of your soul that you'll never get back. And we all know the moment of release and lightness, when we move forward. This piece humorously meditates on the links between loss and human torment, with deeper motions of the human spirit, art, the voice, birdsong, and the struggle of light and dark within the human spirit.

Tickets: £1
These can only be purchased from the bar on the night. Cash or a card is fine.

Can't come this month? These Scratch Nights happen every third Monday of the month. Come along!

https://www.thecockpit.org.uk/show/theatre_in_the_pound_june_0

22/05/2026

Our most popular workshop is back next month!

If you want to learn new skills, then put them into practice, creating solo & collaborative physical theatre performances, this course is for you.

PHYSICAL THEATRE TECHNIQUES
With Mim King

13 June
In Studio 1

In the morning, we will work with a variety of Physical Theatre Techniques
In the afternoon, we will each work with an everyday object, putting into creative practise the techniques covered in the first session.

The aim is to extend your physical theatre repertoire and expand your creativity in an in-depth and playfully focused way.
Session one will equip you with a range of techniques, and session two will give you the seeds of your very own performance piece.

https://www.thecockpit.org.uk/physicaltheatretechniques

20/05/2026

June brings two more of our rehearsed reading sessions. Remember to book ahead of time. They are held up in Studio One, which can only hold a few of you!

NEW STUFF
7 & 21 June

7 June:

TENSE AND RELEASE
by Amelia Reid

In a student flat, two drama school students are getting ready for a party. But they are preoccupied with a casting announcement that is looming over them. Jealousy, rivalry and ego complicate the evening.

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STRANGE OATHS
by Sarah Buckley

What if you could buy a better mother for your child?

21 June:

MY NIGHT WITH GEORGE
by Juliette Brady Quenin for Black Cat White Paws Theatre Company

The apple of George’s eye is his daughter Gerry, who visits a couple of times a year from Paris. George still sees her as his little girl, but Gerry is turning 18, and she swears by influencers preaching about money and prestige.

A play about the generational gap and the power of honest communication in bridging it.

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CHESTNUTS
by Yuner Chen

Two lost young qu**rs, Teddy and Polly, fly to China from London for the funeral of this Chinese woman, Niki, Polly’s ex-partner.

A story of friendship, migration, identity, and being an outsider.

https://www.thecockpit.org.uk/newstuff

16/05/2026

Another chance to see snippets of bold new work in this month's edition of our monthly scratch night. ⁠
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THEATRE IN THE POUND⁠
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18 May⁠
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I OF THE TORNADO by Anayis N. Der Hakopian⁠
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On what seems to be a peaceful day, the voice of a forming tornado rises to spin it out of shape in disturbed, hurt, chaotic turns.⁠
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CAREFUL! by Daniella Finch⁠
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Maggie is old. We’re not exactly sure how old, but old enough to have fu**ed Albert Einstein. We join Maggie as she wakes up on the morning of her son’s 60th birthday and watch her bake the same cake she bakes him every year. Maggie delves into her colourful past and reminisces about her outrageous life. Only, her memory isn’t quite what it used to be.⁠
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AFFIRMATION by Josh Invain⁠
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Leicester Square New Comedian semi-finalist, Soho Labs alum, and Olly Miller Award Nominee Josh Invain presents the work-in-progress of their show Affirmation. An Alternative Comedy immersive experience that’s somewhere between an intervention and an existential crisis. For Fans of: Cult Stuff in all of its guises.⁠
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SOCK PARTY by Marta Fossati and Tom Bass⁠
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Tom and Marta arrive at a sock-themed party. They didn’t expect to meet. Marta is bold, and Tom doesn’t know how to have a conversation with anyone, but they end up understanding each other more than they could’ve anticipated. In a colourful expression of drama, clowning, original music, and stop-motion, Sock Party is a playful journey through love and connection, asking how, as adults, we manage to make new friends, celebrate, and play.⁠
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Plus more on the night!⁠
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Just £1! ⁠
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More info via THEATRE MAKER in our bio⁠
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£1 on the door. ⁠
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https://www.thecockpit.org.uk/show/theatre_in_the_pound_may_0

11/05/2026

Our monthly rehearsed readings return has two sessions this month, with the second happening this coming weekend!
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NEW STUFF⁠
Monthly Rehearsed Readings ⁠
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17 May⁠
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THE INVISIBLE SAXOPHONE⁠
by Daria Besedina⁠
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Did you know small dogs live up to 17 years? That’s exactly how long I couldn’t tell this story - because at six years old, I swore on my dachshund’s life never to speak. The dog is dead now. So I’m writing to Roman Abramovich, former Chelsea owner, because he might be the only person on Earth who’ll understand. Oh, and I hired a man to tell it for me - because apparently that’s what it takes.⁠
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Performed by Nikolay Mulakov.⁠
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1984⁠
by The PeaHead⁠
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Inverting the timeline of George Orwell's famous novel, and drawing parallels between its world and the present day, 1984 shows how truly inescapable Big Brother is.⁠
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🔗 thecockpit.org.uk/newstuff⁠
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Remember to book ahead. NEW STUFF is held up in Studio One, which has a very limited capacity! ⁠
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https://www.thecockpit.org.uk/show/new_stuff_may_evening_2

09/05/2026

We are so much more than just a theatre...
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We have three studios upstairs. A large dance studio, a brightly lit multifunctional space, and an intimate, acoustically treated room.

From big rehearsals to small table reads, these three studios can serve up whatever you need. And they are some of the cheapest studio rentals in Zone 1. ⁠
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Prices start from £12 per hour. And if you are part of our Theatre Maker community, you get 20% off! ⁠
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thecockpit.org.uk/use_our_space

06/05/2026

A new workshop that introduces actors to a psycho-physical approach to acting, inspired by the work of Michael Chekhov.⁠
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IMAGINATION IN ACTION⁠
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10 May ⁠
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With Sofia Barysevich⁠
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Through guided exercises and ensemble work, participants explore how body, imagination, and energy work together to generate character and presence.⁠
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The workshop includes:⁠
• Imagination-based warm-ups and ensemble awareness⁠
• Emotional colour and imaginative action⁠
• The Four Qualities of Movement — Earth, Water, Air and Fire⁠
• Psychological Gesture as a tool for character development⁠
• Centres and energetic focus in character work⁠
• Physical impulses that translate into playable dramatic action⁠
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The session moves from physical exploration to character creation, giving actors practical tools for rehearsal, devising and performance.⁠
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Participants will leave the workshop with practical tools they can apply immediately in their acting practice.⁠
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https://www.thecockpit.org.uk/class/imagination_in_action

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