Highlights to catch at the Roundhouse this season
From drag shows and cabaret nights to powerful storytelling and theatre from far-flung corners of the world, there’s plenty to excite and stimulate at the Roundhouse this season
Highlights to catch at the Roundhouse this season
To inject your cultural calendar with performances that challenge perceptions and breakdown barriers, look no further than Camden's Roundhouse. From drag shows and cabaret nights to powerful storytelling and theatre
from far-flung corners of the world, there's plenty of work to excite and
stimulate this season. We round-up the highlights to book now.
Global Latin American Voices
16 November | 6:30PM – 9:30PM
Credit: Ali Wright
As they launch a yearlong run as Roundhouse Associate Artists, Global Voices provide audiences with the rare opportunity to see excerpts of plays by Latinx writers which have never before staged in the UK. The programme has been curated by Malú Ansaldo, Head of Performing Arts at the Roundhouse, and features translations of: Mariano Tenconi Blanco’s The Extraordinary Life; Carla Zuñiga’s The S.A.D Summers of Princess Diana; Sebastián Eddowes’ The Ranch of the Lost Boys; Juan Aguilera Justiniano’s La Jana and Xavier Villanova’s Nezahualcóyotl Dreams en Mictlan York. The readings are being followed by a post-performance conversation featuring special guests.
Price per pair of tickets: from £16
Click here for more information and to book
Losing the Night
20 – 22 November | 7:45PM – 9:05PM
Cecilia Knapp’s Losing the Night fuses humour with delicate storytelling to explore the mental health crisis in the UK and the reality of bereavement following suicide. The play’s focus is two young friends, Liam and Mitch, who haven’t seen each other since they lost their ally Dylan. Trapped in a pub during a dead shift, they find themselves digging deep into the past to unearth the truth about what happened. The play returns to the Roundhouse this autumn, following its sell-out premiere there as part of the Last Word festival.
Price per pair of tickets: from £16
Click here for more information and to book
Culture Whisper is offering Gold Whisper members limited free tickets to this event
Ruins
30 November | 7:30PM – 8:30PM
An interdisciplinary project combining live performance, film and photography, Ruins by the London-based group, FUBUNATION, looks to open a dialogue surrounding the myth of masculinity as experienced within the Pan-African diaspora. Ruins won 'The Conny Janssen Danst Award 2019’ and is self-described by the company as: ‘a testimony of the generational trauma inherited by men from marginalised groups with the mission of creating a space where the black male figure is more visible and honestly represented in its full complexity.’ The production takes place across three spaces at the Roundhouse, between which audiences experience a series of recorded and live performances.
Price per pair of tickets: from £16
Click here for more information and to book
Culture Whisper is offering Gold Whisper members limited free tickets to this event
WERK: An end of year showcase
5 December | 7:30PM – 10:30PM
On 5 December, a night of LGBTQ+ cabaret descends on the Roundhouse, courtesy of The Glory’s monthly new act night: WERK. Acts performing in this un-curated, open mic event have been mentored by Irish performer Xnthony, who hosts the night together with comedian and drag queen Jonny Woo. A celebration of emerging LGBTQ+ talent, the event is also peppered with performances from stars of Man Up and Lipsync 1000.
Price per pair of tickets: £20
Click here for more information and to book
Culture Whisper is offering Gold Whisper members limited free tickets to this event
The Sound of Musicals
11 – 14 December | 8PM – 9:10PM
Who fancies a night of musical theatre karaoke, vaudeville, variety and dress up? The Sound of Musicals is the latest ‘razzle dazzle’ show from Le Gateau Chocolat, the Olivier award-winning star of La Clique and La Soiree, and Jonny Woo, the queen of London’s alternative drag scene. Don your glad rags and glitter up to hear your favourite hits from shows spanning Gypsy to Grease, The Little Mermaid to The Sound of Music, covered in bawdy style by the queens.
Price per pair of tickets: £30
Click here for more information and to book
Becoming Electra: A Queer Mitzvah
18 December | 8PM – 9:15PM
Becoming Electra is a heart-warming one-woman drag show about a queer Jewish girl trying to find her voice. Can Electra tell her queer friends she’s Jewish and her Jewish friends that she’s queer? Through a mixture of songs and storytelling, the show explores what happens when Jewish and queer cultures collide.
Price per pair of tickets: £24
Click here for more information and to book
Culture Whisper is offering Gold Whisper members limited free tickets to this event
The Brownie Club & Friends
21 December | 8PM – 9PM
Credit: Alex Brenner
To add a little bit of spice and flare to your festive agenda this year, reserve your seats for The Brownie Club’s Christmas cabaret show: a night of aerial circus, physical theatre and cabaret. Established by circus artist, theatre-maker and Bollywood choreographer Jessica Lucia Andrade, The Brownie Club is a group of multi-talented, multi-racial, multicultural artists, united by their love of cabaret.
Price per pair of tickets: £24
Click here for more information and to book
Culture Whisper is offering Gold Whisper members limited free tickets to this event
Global Latin American Voices
16 November | 6:30PM – 9:30PM
Credit: Ali Wright
As they launch a yearlong run as Roundhouse Associate Artists, Global Voices provide audiences with the rare opportunity to see excerpts of plays by Latinx writers which have never before staged in the UK. The programme has been curated by Malú Ansaldo, Head of Performing Arts at the Roundhouse, and features translations of: Mariano Tenconi Blanco’s The Extraordinary Life; Carla Zuñiga’s The S.A.D Summers of Princess Diana; Sebastián Eddowes’ The Ranch of the Lost Boys; Juan Aguilera Justiniano’s La Jana and Xavier Villanova’s Nezahualcóyotl Dreams en Mictlan York. The readings are being followed by a post-performance conversation featuring special guests.
Price per pair of tickets: from £16
Click here for more information and to book
Losing the Night
20 – 22 November | 7:45PM – 9:05PM
Cecilia Knapp’s Losing the Night fuses humour with delicate storytelling to explore the mental health crisis in the UK and the reality of bereavement following suicide. The play’s focus is two young friends, Liam and Mitch, who haven’t seen each other since they lost their ally Dylan. Trapped in a pub during a dead shift, they find themselves digging deep into the past to unearth the truth about what happened. The play returns to the Roundhouse this autumn, following its sell-out premiere there as part of the Last Word festival.
Price per pair of tickets: from £16
Click here for more information and to book
Culture Whisper is offering Gold Whisper members limited free tickets to this event
Ruins
30 November | 7:30PM – 8:30PM
An interdisciplinary project combining live performance, film and photography, Ruins by the London-based group, FUBUNATION, looks to open a dialogue surrounding the myth of masculinity as experienced within the Pan-African diaspora. Ruins won 'The Conny Janssen Danst Award 2019’ and is self-described by the company as: ‘a testimony of the generational trauma inherited by men from marginalised groups with the mission of creating a space where the black male figure is more visible and honestly represented in its full complexity.’ The production takes place across three spaces at the Roundhouse, between which audiences experience a series of recorded and live performances.
Price per pair of tickets: from £16
Click here for more information and to book
Culture Whisper is offering Gold Whisper members limited free tickets to this event
WERK: An end of year showcase
5 December | 7:30PM – 10:30PM
On 5 December, a night of LGBTQ+ cabaret descends on the Roundhouse, courtesy of The Glory’s monthly new act night: WERK. Acts performing in this un-curated, open mic event have been mentored by Irish performer Xnthony, who hosts the night together with comedian and drag queen Jonny Woo. A celebration of emerging LGBTQ+ talent, the event is also peppered with performances from stars of Man Up and Lipsync 1000.
Price per pair of tickets: £20
Click here for more information and to book
Culture Whisper is offering Gold Whisper members limited free tickets to this event
The Sound of Musicals
11 – 14 December | 8PM – 9:10PM
Who fancies a night of musical theatre karaoke, vaudeville, variety and dress up? The Sound of Musicals is the latest ‘razzle dazzle’ show from Le Gateau Chocolat, the Olivier award-winning star of La Clique and La Soiree, and Jonny Woo, the queen of London’s alternative drag scene. Don your glad rags and glitter up to hear your favourite hits from shows spanning Gypsy to Grease, The Little Mermaid to The Sound of Music, covered in bawdy style by the queens.
Price per pair of tickets: £30
Click here for more information and to book
Becoming Electra: A Queer Mitzvah
18 December | 8PM – 9:15PM
Becoming Electra is a heart-warming one-woman drag show about a queer Jewish girl trying to find her voice. Can Electra tell her queer friends she’s Jewish and her Jewish friends that she’s queer? Through a mixture of songs and storytelling, the show explores what happens when Jewish and queer cultures collide.
Price per pair of tickets: £24
Click here for more information and to book
Culture Whisper is offering Gold Whisper members limited free tickets to this event
The Brownie Club & Friends
21 December | 8PM – 9PM
Credit: Alex Brenner
To add a little bit of spice and flare to your festive agenda this year, reserve your seats for The Brownie Club’s Christmas cabaret show: a night of aerial circus, physical theatre and cabaret. Established by circus artist, theatre-maker and Bollywood choreographer Jessica Lucia Andrade, The Brownie Club is a group of multi-talented, multi-racial, multicultural artists, united by their love of cabaret.
Price per pair of tickets: £24
Click here for more information and to book
Culture Whisper is offering Gold Whisper members limited free tickets to this event
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| What | Highlights to catch at the Roundhouse this season |
| Where | Roundhouse, Chalk Farm Road, London, NW1 8EH | MAP |
| Nearest tube | Chalk Farm (underground) |
| When |
16 Nov 19 – 21 Dec 19, Performance dates and times vary depending on show |
| Price | £16 - £30 per pair of tickets |
| Website | Click here for more information and to book |