Comedy Theatre ThisWeek In London

Three To See on 18 Sep: New Stuff, Joz Norris’ Pick Of The Fringe, Burning Bridges

By TW Editorial | Published on Sunday 11 September 2016

And today’s ThisWeek-tipped, LDN-based events are…

New Stuff | The Cockpit | 18 Sep
We are so all about the new stuff here at TW HQ and look, here’s a show that’s absolutely designed to appeal to us and all the sort of people we like, because it’s actually called ‘New Stuff’. It’s on once a month, and features rehearsed readings of new stuff (yes, new stuff) from emerging writers. You could see a trailblazing new playwright take their first steps, and even help them to learn how to walk. Well, you know, that’s stretching it a bit, but audiences do give feedback. See this page here for details.

Joz Norris’ Pick Of The Fringe | Camden Comedy Club | 18 Sep
You may have realised that we are also all about the post-Fringe clip shows, so here is one of those, and it’s free. Now, you might be thinking that if it’s free, it might not be too promising, but you’d be wrong, there are loads of good London comedy nights that are free and have great comedians appearing. Some of my favourites are lining up here, not least Sooz Kempner and Eleanor Morton. See this page here for all the info.

Burning Bridges | Theatre 503 | 13 Sep-8 Oct (pictured)
I missed the start of this, but it’s on into October so it’s all good. I am not sure the phrase “all good” really suits me, but I am going to leave it there. This is by TV writer Amy Shindler, whose credits include ‘Trollied’ and ‘Horrible Histories’, and director Sally Knyvett’s been directing for a while (as well as being a familiar TV face) so that’s promising, isn’t it? It’s a comical piece about a young woman with Asbergers, which is interesting, not least because so often in media and culture it’s (understandably) all about boys being affected by autism. See the venue website here for more.