Iris Theatre announces a programme of one night only performances in new theatre space THE POD
Hot on the heels of the announcement of their new theatre space THE POD, Iris Theatre have today revealed details of the venue’s inaugural Winter Season.
Alongside five week long productions, there will be a series of one night only events throughout November and December, encompassing everything from spoken word, poetry, comedy, short plays and two open mic nights, all in the grounds of the Actor’s Church, Covent Garden.
Iris Theatre strive to support creatives in the early stages of their careers, and their new programme is sure to have something for everyone. Opening THE POD on 13 November will be Yan Toby-Amisi, making a return to Iris Theatre with Mansa Musa, a new solo performance mixing poetry and prose to explore the legacy of the Mali Empire. MonkeyMac will put a festive spin on their sketch show That Could be a Sketch! on 5 December, and Encompass Productions will bring a night full of short plays and new writing with Bare Essentials: Christmas Crackers on 20 December. Rhymes with Orange return with their Big Christmas Comeback, a night of spoken word performances on 21 December with an open-mic, and there will also be a new musical theatre open-mic night for budding performers on 21 November from Musical Theatre Networks and Mercury Musical Developments.
Iris Theatre’s Artistic Director Paul Ryan Carberry said: “After finally sharing the news about our new theatre space THE POD last week, we are delight\ed to share with audiences this further programme of one-nighter festive events for THE POD’S inaugural Winter Season. There is so much here to enjoy and get involved in! At Iris, we love an active and involved audience and there will be plenty of opportunities with these events to do just that. We are proud to have programmed more work than ever before despite this difficult year and we are so grateful to those who are coming out to support the work of these exceptional artists.”
These one-night events join the previously announced productions: HOLDING by Nicole Botha and Dan Whitlam, Shuga Fixx Vs The Illuminati by Poppy Pedder, Relish Theatre and Guttersnipe Theatre, Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens by Charlotte Ellen, The Last Nativity by Erin Tredwell and Alice Croft’s A Song For Christmas, presented by Gartland Productions and Iris Theatre. Tickets for these productions and the one night only events are on sale now here.