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New Stuff: November

Monthly Rehearsed Readings
 

Produced and presented by The Cockpit
Part of Theatre Maker

NEW STUFF

Our monthly night of rehearsed readings. Join us for the opportunity to see exciting new work and engage in conversation with other writers, creatives, and theatre-goers.

 

Coming Up: Sunday 1 November - 5pm

VINZ & VINCÉ
by Federico Balla and Louis Lambeaux

Two friends that share a room in London. As they navigate London life, they are also navigating their room with everything, and everyone, that comes with it.

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HELD
by Lei 

HELD is a psychological thriller that explores power, identity, memory and the stories we tell to survive.

When Chinese playwright Leanne is summoned for questioning by two government officials from her home country, she expects intimidation - not imprisonment. Instead, she is confined and ordered to write a book under constant surveillance. Through interrogations, fabricated memories, shifting identities and unsettling acts of intimacy, Leanne and her interrogators become entangled in a dangerous game where storytelling itself becomes both a weapon and refuge.

As reality fractures and loyalties blur, the play asks who controls the narrative - and at what cost. Blending political suspense with psychological drama, HELD is an unsettling examination of state power, artistic freedom, coercion, and the fragile humanity that persists even within systems built to erase it.

 

 

Tickets are £3 with an optional donation at checkout.

New Stuff usually finishes at approximately 8pm, but we welcome all to join us for continued conversations in the bar downstairs. 

Tickets are strictly limited, so booking in advance is highly recommended. Please note that the event takes place in one of our studio spaces, which is only accessible up a spiral staircase.

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Applications are open for New Stuff in 2026!

If you’re a writer, director, producer or Theatre Maker and have a piece of new writing you’d like to put in front of an audience, this is the place for it!

APPLY HERE   MORE INFO

For further information about New Stuff, please visit our More Information For Applicants page or email our New Stuff producer involvedatthecockpit.org.uk (Michael).

 

Live on Stage dates: 
Sunday 1st November - 5.30pm
Tickets: 
£3

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