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Soho Theatre @sohotheatre.bsky.social · 10h

Idk looks like 2 working professionals to us...

English Kings continue their ★★★★★ run with us. You should swing by.

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Soho Theatre @sohotheatre.bsky.social · 13h

'Theatre is a marvellous, seductive tool that doesn’t exist in any other medium'

Ahead of Bog Witch opening night @bryonykimmings.bsky.social caught up with @thestage.co.uk all about her relationship with theatre, moving to the countryside and obvs all about Bog Witch

Theatremaker Bryony Kimmings

Bryony Kimmings tells Lyn Gardner about her love-hate relationship with theatre, moving to the country and her new show, Bog Witch, at Soho Theatre Walthamstow

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Soho Theatre @sohotheatre.bsky.social · 15h

We love to see Ayoade Bamgboye's Swings and Roundabouts in @lmaonaise.bsky.social 's Comedy Shows To See This Week.

ESPECIALLY when it says 'she has reinvented what stand-up is and can be'.

You really can't ask for more.

Kate Dolan, David Correos and Baby Lame

Comedy shows to see this week :)

lmaonaisecomedy.substack.com

Soho Theatre @sohotheatre.bsky.social · 16h

A Tale of Vengeance 🦃

Ngl Garino as a nickname really hits

Just four more chances to catch @garygulman.bsky.social 'whip-smart, witty' show (New York Theatre Guide) in London this week

sohotheatre.com/events/gary-...

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Soho Theatre @sohotheatre.bsky.social · 18h

Jewish Essex. One funeral. Two twins. An 80yr ex-gangster with a meshugge plan.

@nickcassenbaum.bsky.social's Revenge: After the Levoyah returns with new cast

Gemma Barnett & Charlie Cassen
Director/Dramaturg @emmajudeharris.bsky.social
@theyardtheatre.bsky.social

8 Dec – 24 Jan
buff.ly/9pxYOHF

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Matt Kirshen @mattkirshen.bsky.social · 1d

Londoners! One of the very best, @garygulman.bsky.social is at the @sohotheatre.bsky.social all week
sohotheatre.com/events/gary-...

Gary Gulman: Grandiloquent - Soho Theatre

Gary Gulman’s hilarious new show about insecurity, empathy, self-acceptance and how a thoughtful boy learned to use humour, reading and writing to cope with the consequences of his parents’ blunders.

sohotheatre.com

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Soho Theatre @sohotheatre.bsky.social · 19h

★ Toussaint Douglass (Extra dates)
★ Hot Singles In Your Area Play D&D by @airlocktheatre.bsky.social

sohotheatre.com/whats-on-sal...

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Soho Theatre @sohotheatre.bsky.social · 19h

Happy Wednesday peeps 🎉 Here's a bunch brill of On Sales to get you through the rest of the week.

★ Sumukhi Suresh
★ Ayoade Bamgboye (Extra Jan dates added due to high demand)
★ Tom Rosenthal
★ @mattywin.bsky.social
★ @adohertycomedy.bsky.social

sohotheatre.com/whats-on-sal...

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Soho Theatre @sohotheatre.bsky.social · 1d

📢 ICYMI - Up After Dark interviewed Cabbage the Clown to discuss how they traverse 'the drag to comedy divide all whilst retaining their fantasy escapist weirdness.'

'Cinemadrome is so special to me... it came from my first gay experience whilst working at a cinema.'

tinyurl.com/hvkeb2d7

Cabbage the Clown: you’re a freak, no I’m a freak!

Eliza Nelso aka Cabbage the Clown traverses the drag to comedy divide all whilst retaining their fantasy escapist weirdness.

tinyurl.com

Soho Theatre @sohotheatre.bsky.social · 1d

A lil taste of Spare Part by Ada & Bron for ya. If you like this, you'll love The Origin of Love*

'Bawdy, joyfully daft, weapons-grade whimsy. It’s still what the Fringe does best.’ - @nytimes.com

*Lucky for you it's on at ours 😉

sohotheatre.com/events/ada-a...

Soho Theatre @sohotheatre.bsky.social · 1d

'The fact that I don’t do self-deprecating comedy rubbed people up the wrong way'

Elouise Eftos chatted to @theguardian.com about her sexy, stellar, and now almost sold-out show. 💗

www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/o...

‘Am I a bad person because you can see my nipples?’ Elouise Eftos on making standup sexy

In an age of self-deprecation, the former cabaret star is infuriating fellow standups by calling herself ‘Australia’s first attractive comedian’ – and flaunting her sex appeal on stage

www.theguardian.com

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Soho Theatre @sohotheatre.bsky.social · 1d

So much to unpack here...

Hats off to you if you were an eager beaver and managed to snag a ticket to Ayoade Bamgboye

And if you didn't, it is what it is. There's a handful left, so call our Box Office to see if we can pull some stings x

Soho Theatre @sohotheatre.bsky.social · 1d

Heard @bryonykimmings.bsky.social was in rehearsals
...so obviously we had to sneak in - and it did not disappoint.

Only two days to go until Bog Witch first preview. We seriously can't wait for you to see this one x

buff.ly/PgXM9j5

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Soho Theatre @sohotheatre.bsky.social · 2d

'This production serves up a powerful message as it gets to the heart of community, of connection, of theatre.' - @liamodell.com

A gleaming ★★★★★ for My English Persian Kitchen 😁 Powerful stuff.

liamodell.com/2025/10/03/m...

‘My English Persian Kitchen’ review – Food and theatre fusion excites the senses

Hannah Khalil’s play, based on a story by Atoosa Sepehr and featuring live cooking, returns to Soho Theatre Dean Street.

liamodell.com

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Soho Theatre @sohotheatre.bsky.social · 2d

''That's not a slut, that's an expert.'' Whack that on a T-shirt please Felicity

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Soho Theatre @sohotheatre.bsky.social · 2d

TONY CRAZE HIGHLY COMMENDED PLAY ✨

The Soon Life by Pheobe McIntosh opened last week at @swkplay.bsky.social AND you can catch it until the 18th 🙌

southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/productions/...

📸Suzi Corker

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Soho Theatre @sohotheatre.bsky.social · 2d

TONY CRAZE SHORTLISTED PLAY ✨

In September, There's A Mouse in the Kitchen by Cal-I Jonel had their R&D sharing at Seven Dials Playhouse 🎉

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Soho Theatre @sohotheatre.bsky.social · 2d

WRITERS' LAB ALUMNI ✍️

The Mending Circle by Chloe Yates smashed its @lyrichammersmith.bsky.social run in September.

It also won the Lyric's Bill Cashmore Award 🥳 v v proud

📸Alex Brenner

Soho Theatre @sohotheatre.bsky.social · 2d

TONY CRAZE SHORTLISTED PLAY 24' ✨

The Undying by @readntel.bsky.social R&D shared at @bushtheatre.bsky.social last month 👏

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Soho Theatre @sohotheatre.bsky.social · 2d

Let's take a moment to celebrate what our friends have been up to 👀

(p.s. some pretty cool stuff ahead)

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Soho Theatre @sohotheatre.bsky.social · 2d

The extra 6mths is key

This is NOT a drill guys, #GaryGulman makes his UK debut tonight. at ours. see you there.

sohotheatre.com/events/gary-...

Soho Theatre @sohotheatre.bsky.social · 2d

Y’all better be ready cos our @bryonykimmings.bsky.social creating a ‘fucking great night out’

www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/o... @theguardian.com

‘This is not a sealed deal’: Bryony Kimmings on confronting climate catastrophe in a ‘great night out’

The revered performance artist returns with three arresting projects for stage and screen, each cultivating hope for the condition of the planet

www.theguardian.com

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Gayathiri they/them @unembarrassable.bsky.social · 3d

🪩 Thrilled to announce Ragevan Vasan on the decks for our Period Parrrty after parrrty on 29th Oct! 🪩

Join us after the show in the bar at @sohotheatre.bsky.social for a lil boogie & natter. Think 90s Tamil cinema meets Destiny's Child ❤️‍🔥

Last few tix 👉🏾 sohotheatre.com/events/period-parrrty

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Bryony Kimmings @bryonykimmings.bsky.social · 2d

Tech starts for Bog Witch @sohotheatre.bsky.social Walthamstow today. I thought I’d be more nervous. I’m just excited. It’s a fun, uplifting, whizzy thing… come along

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Soho Theatre @sohotheatre.bsky.social · 2d

★ John Tothill
★ @garygulman.bsky.social
★ Elouise Eftos
★ Cabbage the Clown
★ Bog Witch by @bryonykimmings.bsky.social

sohotheatre.com/all-shows/