Category: News
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Bradley One More Time announced for VAULT Festival’s #APinchOfVault
As comebacks go, it’s up there with the Spice Girls at the Olympics, Cher doing Believe, or Kathy Beale climbing out of a taxi. Bradley is returning to drag for the first time in a decade – but when he learns that an unwelcome blast from the past is in the audience, he must decide…
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5, 6, 7, 8: A Steps Musical completes smash hit debut run with huge buzz
Steps musical 5, 6, 7, 8 has completed its six-night debut at Upstairs At The Gatehouse as part of the Camden Fringe – and how. The 70-minute comedy, which weaved in a string of the quintet’s biggest hits as it told the story of four lovesick work colleagues, sold out five of its six performances…
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Briefs 100: The greatest hits and their most recurrent stars
The 14th Briefs show, staged at Waterloo East Theatre on Friday 14th October, has sent the new writing night past a new milestone: over 100 short plays staged since starting in July 2013. The nine new entries to the list went down a storm with the sold-out audience last week, and now – to mark…
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Full line-up for Briefs 100 confirmed
The 14th Briefs show sees us reaching a huge milestone: 100 short plays produced since starting in July 2013. And these will be the nine pieces nudging us over the line; all set to be performed at Waterloo East Theatre on Friday, October 14: GRAB TICKETS FOR #BRIEFS100 HERE. 0800-DRINK by Juliana Lisk You’ve never seen…
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Presenting the line-up for Briefs 13
Briefs returns for its 13th show on Wednesday, July 6 with a fresh batch of 9 varied pieces on offer. On the bill this time is Briefs’ first-ever musical, courtesy of Roberta Morris. The extract from her comedy Out! Out!, following a group of girls as they get ready to hit the town, brings together…
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Classic Briefs scripts published in new playtext
Over the course of 12 shows, Briefs has staged a huge 87 short plays in almost three years – and now eight are available to own in a paperback playtext. Briefs: Volume One is out now on Amazon and features just a handful of the brilliant work that’s been showcased at the Rosemary Branch and…
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Meet the cast of Briefs 12
Briefs 12 is set to hit Waterloo East Theatre on Wednesday, April 6, so it’s time to introduce the actors who’ll be bringing the eight short plays to life. Tickets are on sale NOW from right here. In a precisely alphabetical order, we have… BAD RECEPTION by Shaun Kitchener Georgia Robson directs this farcical short set…
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Briefs 12 line-up revealed
Four weeks ahead of the 12th night of Briefs, we can today unveil the eight short plays set to be performed. The night brings together an eclectic mix of pieces, by both new and returning writers. In Ali Dunk’s Lick, a woman appears to be on a run-of-the-mill date in a run-of-the-mill restaurant, but as…
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Sign up to the long-overdue West Avenue mailing list
A cool four years after announcing our first production, West Avenue finally has a mailing list. How about that? Sign up below for the occasional bulletin, including forthcoming shows, opportunities to get involved and other fun #content. If it ever gets to spammy (AND IT WON’T), you can always unsubscribe very easily. Just use this…
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Briefs 11 brings more sold-out mayhem to Waterloo East
Briefs 11 was a big hit at Waterloo East Theatre last night as nine more short plays joined the now 79-strong canon of pieces to be performed at the scratch night. What Would Andrew Lincoln Do?, When I Wake, Tiddlywinks, The Night Tella, Meal For One, Past Tense, Dead Lucy, Hell Is A Bingo Club…
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Meet the cast of Briefs 11
Briefs 11 is rolling around on Wednesday, January 27, so it’s high time to introduce the faces of the actors who’ll be storming Waterloo East Theatre with the nine short plays on the line-up. Tickets are on sale NOW from right here. In no particular order, we have… HELL IS A BINGO CLUB by Michael…
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Briefs 11 line-up revealed
It’s had a few months’ rest but Briefs roars back for its 11th edition on Wednesday, January 27. The nine-strong line-up boasts five pieces from first-time Briefs contributors and four from returning writers, with three monologues, three two-handers and lots of all-round humour on the agenda. Find out more about all of the pieces below,…
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New contact details
With a new website comes a new contact email address for all things West Avenue. Please direct all contact to hello@westavenue.co or reach us via Twitter.
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Christmas Farce is a smash hit at Rosemary Branch Theatre
Christmas Farce has completed its short premiere stint at the Rosemary Branch Theatre and was a huge success, running to an average of 95% audience capacity across its run. With a five-star review from LondonTheatre1 also under its belt, it rounds off a fantastic year for West Avenue – one which has also spawned double-bill…
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