About the show
Please note this performance is taking place at Canada Water Theatre, not Theatre Peckham.
X Marks the Spot follows a teenage graffiti artist named X who one night, while on the run from the police, suffers a head injury that leaves him with memory loss. He embarks on a one night odyssey through gentrified Elephant and Castle, and on his way forms an unlikely friendship with a shopkeeper named Oscar who shares in his feelings of loss for their ever changing neighbourhood.
X is forced to confront what remains of a place being erased around him – and whether home is a building, a community, or something carried within us.
Age Guidance: 16+
Content Awareness: The play’s themes of identity, memory, gentrification, displacement and belonging are likely to resonate most with older teenagers and adults. Its urban setting and exploration of social change also make it particularly relevant to young people.
Running Time: 50 mins
Please Note: Strobe lighting and haze may be used in this performance. Photography/filming will take place during this performance.
Creatives:
Joy Kirigo – Writer and Director
Anita Mubiru – Producer
This performance takes place in the 2026 season of Young, Gifted & Black, and the 40th Anniversary year of Theatre Peckham. Click here to see the full programme for Young, Gifted & Black.
Your Stage, Your Story, Your Theatre Peckham. #TP40
