Wimbledon College of Arts performances and exhibitions.
Undergraduate
10 - 17 June
Premieres: 14 June 12 - 9pm and 15 June 4 - 9pm
Friends and family: Saturday 10 June 11am - 9pm
Location:
Wimbledon College of Arts
Merton Hall Road
London
SW19 3QA
Opening times:
- Saturday 10 June 11am - 9pm
- Sunday 11 June 11am - 5pm
- Monday 12 June 11am - 9pm
- Tuesday 13 June 11am - 9pm
- Wednesday 14 June 11am - 9pm
- Thursday 15 June 11am - 9pm
- Friday 16 June 11am - 9pm
- Saturday 17 June 11am - 7pm
Final entry 15 minutes before closing time
Courses showing:
- BA Acting and Performance
- BA Contemporary Theatre and Performance
- BA Costume for Theatre and Screen
- BA Creative Technical Theatre
- BA Production Arts for Screen
- BA Technical Arts for Theatre and Performance
- BA Theatre Design
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Performances
Students from BA Acting and Performance and BA Contemporary Theatre and Performance present 9 distinct performance pieces. Premieres on 14 - 15 June.
- You are required to book tickets for each performance.
- Wheelchair accessible seating is available.
- There will be no interval during performances.
- Please note all bags will be searched upon entry.
- Walk-ins may be accommodated on the day dependent on capacity.
- Bar open intermittently on 14 June and from 3.30 - 8.30pm on 15 June.
Solar Flora
Solar Flora is an attempt to stage an epic romantic poem created by artificial intelligence. Presented by a cast of human and AI performers, Solar Flora is a meditation on climate, technology and the future of human creativity.
Presented by Not Us:
Not Us is a new theatre company that explores the interface between technology and performance, speculating on the future of collaboration between humans and emerging artificial intelligence.
BA Contemporary Theatre and Performance students.
Performances:
- Monday 12 June 3 - 4pm
- Tuesday 13 June 6 - 7pm
- Wednesday 14 June 2 - 3pm - Premiere
Age restrictions:
Suitable for those over the age of 14+.
Content warning:
This production contains adult themes and flashing lights.
Location:
Wimbledon College of Arts Theatre
Merton Hall Road
London
SW19 3QA
Airtime
What do you do when the world has already ended? 2 friends come to the surface for their government mandated 35 minutes of airtime and play a board game from before the collapse, talking about how times have changed.
Presented by Scratch That:
Writing between comedy, fantasy and drama, Scratch That are a collaborative writing duo who have come together from different backgrounds to explore human connection through heightened realities.
BA Contemporary Theatre and Performance students.
Performances:
- Saturday 10 June 6 - 7pm
- Tuesday 13 June 8 - 9pm
- Wednesday 14 June 12 - 1pm - Premiere
Age restrictions:
Suitable for those over the age of 14+.
Content warning:
This production contains adult themes and flashing lights.
Location:
Wimbledon College of Arts Theatre
Merton Hall Road
London
SW19 3QA
Oh The Horror!
A bloodthirsty dissection artist, Sue Meetrop, escapes beyond the Realm of Television and into the Realm of Reality. Our heroes, the hosts of a popular podcast, their live advert partner and a listener of the show set off to find Meetrop and place her back within the confines of the screen. Along the way, the group encounter dangerous obstacles. Can they stop Meetrop’s outrageous behaviour from impacting the real world before it is too late? The game is afoot, but is there an additional spanner in the works?
Presented by innominate:
innominate is a theatre company comprised of 6 artists working between visual arts and live performance. Their interests are grounded in the transformative qualities of sound, props, objects and moving image in combination with live performance. Using the conventions of storytelling and dark comedy, Oh The Horror! aims to invite the audience into a sensory surrealist world, experimenting with the interplay between live and mediated theatrical forms.
Ensemble cast with BA Contemporary Theatre and Performance students.
Performances:
- Saturday 10 June 2.30 - 4pm
- Wednesday 14 June 5 - 6.30pm - Premiere
- Friday 16 June 7.30 - 9pm
Age restrictions:
Suitable for those over the age of 14+.
Content warning:
This production contains adult themes and flashing lights.
Location:
Wimbledon College of Arts Theatre
Merton Hall Road
London
SW19 3QA
Purgatorio: Post-Traumatic Growth in Penge
In the Purgatory of unresolved trauma, Marcelle breaks away from his usual cruxes in a bid to spend the time it takes to truly heal. Upon discovering Paradise in Penge, he realises it isn’t all it seems. Judged by a jury of newly recovered souls, and haunted by his rage, which takes the form of sexual assault revenge warrior Chiomara, Marcelle finds himself in drag therapy as a means of processing all that has happened...but will he make it through to the other side before doing something he truly regrets?
Written by Samuel Evans and devised in collaboration with the Purgatorio company members, made up of 3rd year BA Acting and Performance students. This project is supported by Lead Artist and Director Natasha Harrison.
Ensemble cast with BA Acting and Performance students.
Performances:
- Thursday 15 June 7.30 - 9pm - Premiere
- Friday 16 June 4 - 5.30pm
- Saturday 17 June 1.30 - 3pm
Age restrictions:
Suitable for those over the age of 16+.
Content warning:
This production contains adult themes.
Location:
Wimbledon College of Arts Studio A12
Merton Hall Road
London
SW19 3QA
Paradiso: Eden
The year is 2024 and the world as we know it is in perpetual crisis. Near Denver, Colorado, a radical movement has been building. Fuelled by a desire to finally take back control, a community redefining the rules has emerged. Will they change the world and at what cost?
Devised with the Paradiso: Eden company members and directed by Shane Dempsey, Eden will investigate what it means to belong and how deep-held beliefs can inspire as well as corrupt.
Ensemble cast with BA Acting and Performance students.
Performances:
- Monday 12 June 7.30 - 9pm
- Thursday 15 June 5 - 6.30pm - Premiere
- Saturday 17 June 5 - 6.30pm
Age restrictions:
Suitable for those over the age of 16+.
Content warning:
This production contains adult themes.
Location:
Wimbledon College of Arts Theatre
Merton Hall Road
London
SW19 3QA
Inferno
Inferno is an experimental, devised exploration of the first section of Dante’s legendary epic poem, The Divine Comedy. Guided through Hell by the angel Virgil, Dante encounters the damned and their stories, first in Limbo, then in Lust, Gluttony, Greed, Anger, Heresy, Violence, Fraud and Treachery. Taking loose inspiration from the epic poem, Inferno uses live music, dance and mixed media to examine what place Hell, punishment, redemption and the soul have for contemporary audiences, vividly and luridly conjuring Hell as both a location and a state of mind.
Ensemble cast with BA Acting and Performance and BA Contemporary Theatre and Performance students.
Performances:
- Saturday 10 June 7.30 - 9pm
- Wednesday 14 June 7.30 - 9pm - Premiere
- Saturday 17 June 3.30 - 5pm
Age restrictions:
Suitable for those over the age of 16+.
Content warning:
This production contains adult themes.
Location:
Wimbledon College of Arts Studio A12
Merton Hall Road
London
SW19 3QA
The South of Somewhere Else
A comical mime duet exploring the cultural differences between 2 beach towns; one in the picturesque sunny south of Spain, the other in a concrete grey seaside town in the south of England. Using mime performance and adapting a clown style, The South of Somewhere Else explores the ways in which locals and tourists make use of their beaches.
Independent project by BA Acting and Performance students.
Performances:
- Monday 12 June 6.30 - 7.30pm
- Thursday 15 June 4 - 5pm - Premiere
- Friday 16 June 5.30 - 6.30pm
Age restrictions:
Suitable for all ages.
Location:
Wimbledon College of Arts Studio A12
Merton Hall Road
London
SW19 3QA
Dear Grandma
A performance film about childhood influences, exploring the absurd ways in which love is presented to us from a young age.
Independent project by BA Acting and Performance students.
Performances:
- Saturday 10 June 4 - 5pm
- Wednesday 14 June 3 - 4pm - Premiere
- Friday 16 June 8 - 9pm
Age restrictions:
Suitable for those over the age of 18+.
Content warning:
This production contains adult themes.
Location:
Wimbledon College of Arts Studio A12
Merton Hall Road
London
SW19 3QA