UPCOMING PRODUCTIONS
Mayhem Theatre Company performs a number of shows each year throughout the South West London area.
Check out the listings below and see if we're going to be anywhere near you soon.
Check out the listings below and see if we're going to be anywhere near you soon.
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Songs Under The Summer Sun:
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The TempestCANNIZARO PARK, WIMBLEDON
28 - 31 JULY 2021 A big year for Shakespeare in the Park, this year we'll be celebrating 10 years of Mayhem Shakespeare at Cannizaro! From the creative team who brought you A Midsummer Night's Dream, Director Alex Johnson and AD Georgina Macfarlane, and the Producers of last year's The Complete Works, tickets for The Tempest will be on sale soon! |
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Legally BlondeMICHAEL FRAYN THEATRE, KINGSTON
AUTUMN 2021 Fabulously fun and international award-winning Legally Blonde - The Musical is the ultimate Broadway tribute to Girl Power! The story follows the transformation of Elle Woods as she tackles stereotypes, sexism, snobbery and scandal in pursuit of her dreams, and proves that you can be legally blonde and STILL the smartest person in the room. This contemporary, sassy musical moves at a breakneck pace driven by memorable songs and explosive dances. Legally Blonde - The Musical warms the heart by proving that self-discovery can be way too much fun and hilarious to boot. |
PAST PRODUCTIONS
The Complete Works of William ShakespeareOur 9th year of outdoor Summer Shakespeare and this time we brought all 37 plays to Cannizaro Park. All sixteen comedies condensed into ‘Four Weddings and a Transvestite’, the history plays transformed into a game and Hamlet staged in a matter of minutes... and for the finale, performed backwards!
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Night of the Singing Dead:
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A Midsummer Night's DreamA quartet of mismatched lovers, a company of hapless actors and malicious sprites cross paths with the King and Queen of the fairies... An ever-popular comedy, set in a supernatural forest overflowing with possibilities where the unexplainable magic of falling in love – and the marvel of waking up from the sweetest of dreams – are discovered. |
Big FishBased on the celebrated novel by Daniel Wallace and the acclaimed film directed by Tim Burton, Big Fish tells the story of Edward Bloom, a traveling salesman who lives life to its fullest. Edward’s incredible, larger-than-life stories thrill everyone around him, most of all, his devoted wife Sandra. But their son Will, about to have a child of his own, is determined to find the truth behind his father’s epic tales.
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Return to the Forbidden PlanetCaptain Tempest and the crew of the Intergalactic Starship Albatross travel deep into hyperspace. What’s waiting for them? A mad scientist, a scary space monster, unrequited love and the mysterious planet D’illyria – a star not yet marked on their cosmic charts.
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Merchant of VeniceIn Venice, Bassanio needs money in order to woo the wealthy heiress, Portia. Antonio, one of Venice’s leading merchants, promises to help, but to do so must guarantee a loan from Shylock, a Jewish moneylender who drives a very hard bargain. When Antonio’s ships are wrecked, Shylock calls in his gruesome debt, and it’s up to Antonio’s friends to save him.
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Avenue QAvenue Q is a laugh-out-loud musical that tells the story of a recent college graduate named Princeton who moves into a shabby New York apartment all the way out on Avenue Q. There, he meets Kate (the girl next door), Rod (the Republican), Trekkie (the internet sexpert), Lucy The Slut and other colourful types who help Princeton finally discover his true purpose in life!
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West Side StoryShakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is transported to modern-day New York City, as two young idealistic lovers find themselves caught between warring street gangs, the "American" Jets and the Puerto Rican Sharks. Their struggle to survive in a world of hate, violence and prejudice is one of the most innovative, heart-wrenching and relevant musical dramas of our time.
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Romeo & JulietOn the troubled streets of Verona, betwixt two warring families locked in bitter conflict, Romeo (a Montague) meets Juliet (a Capulet). In defiance of the feuding families, the young lovers dream of happiness away from a society destroyed by the hostilities. A timeless tale of love, loss and destiny.
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