Shows and Events

Set against a backdrop of working-class London in the noughties ...cake is a bold new psychological drama which unapologetically delves into the complexities of family, roots and the heart of Eshe’s childhood where power and duty battle in equal measure.

What would you do if you had everything or nothing to lose and everything or nothing to gain? Would you accept it or would you fight yourself for what you can’t change? What if what you were fighting was flowing through your veins?

Join Naya and malakaï from our artistic team who will lead an evening of networking activities, games and drinks while facilitating an evening of creativity, connection and collaboration. Life-long relationships (work and otherwise) start here.

Most people think of cartoons when they think of animation, but in reality animation can be made with almost anything, and without expensive equipment – all it takes is time!

Featuring works old and new from Victoria Adukwei Bulley, Daniel Amoakoh, Myah Jeffers and more, the Film Lounge will be an opportunity to absorb and discuss the future of Black cinema. Curated by writer/educator Belinda Zhawi, writer/theatre-maker malakaï sargeant and writer/filmmaker Chima Nsoedo.

Expect an informal yet insightful evening of live music, spoken word and poetic readings packed with deep laughs and deep hums; many lessons and many blessings.

Rise Up is a series of five short films based on environmentalist Jonathon Porritt’s new novella ‘Rise Up to Reboot the Future’. Each film follows the inspirational journey of a different young person from 2021 – 2025, as they engage with the climate crisis and rise up to make a difference.

A masterclass enabling you to find curiosity and joy in the every day sounds around us, and what it means to build new and alternate narratives and realms through sound.

A masterclass showing you how to get to grips with the art of drag performance; find out about its origins, learn some new techniques and begin the process of liberation through this bold and evolving form of performance art. Open to all.

The National Theatre's digital team come to Theatre Peckham to lead a session on emerging ways of storytelling through the use of digital.