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The Three Billy Goats Gruff – May 2025

In June, we returned to Home Park for the first time in two years, for our madcap outdoor production of THE THREE BILLY GOATS GRUFF – featuring a rapping Troll and three very hungry goat siblings. Luckily the weather was on our side this summer – just – and we managed 12 rain free performances!

Our tenth outdoor show since 2019 and our fourth in Home Park
Saw us collaborating with puppet maker Adam Boyle and artists Mia Tofil and James Titchner
Explored themes of redemption and learning empathy

No Place Like Home – June 2025

For Refugee Week in June, we staged the second of our events sharing the true stories of refugees and migrants in Lewisham. NO PLACE LIKE HOME featured folk singers from Ukraine, poets and singers from Lewisham Refugee & Migrant Network’s women’s group, on one of the hottest – sold out – nights of the summer!

Involved some 30+ participants and four professional performers and creatives
Was part funded by Lewisham’s NCIL initiative
Included visual arts elements created by graffiti artist James Titchner

The Complete Works of Jane Austen in 90 minutes – November 2025

After an extended summer and autumn break – while we made funding applications and planned our winter season – we returned to St Bart’s Church in November to celebrate Austen’s 250th birthday with THE COMPLETE WORKS OF JANE AUSTEN IN 90 MINUTES. They said it couldn’t be done but we did it, in style, with two sold out shows!

Co-written by members of our advanced ScriptHub scriptwriting workshops
Featured many regular Spontaneous performers
Staged with only two days rehearsal, and scripts being tweaked overnight

Father Christmas and the Runaway Reindeer – December 2025

And what would Christmas be without our annual festive family show? In December we entertained all ages in 12 packed performances, with our super magical FATHER CHRISTMAS AND THE RUNAWAY REINDEER – featuring tangoing elves, a very grumpy Santa, a very brave little girl and a pantomime reindeer!

Used classic Christmas songs – with new lyrics – for maximum audience participation
An all-star cast of Spontaneous regulars, we assembled one of the best companies in years
Audience feedback was some of the most positive ever, with people particularly appreciating the child-focused comedy and themes

Love Bites: Singular Voices Feb 2026

Our first show of 2026 was our 15th regular ‘scratch night’ – presenting new writing by emerging writers, mostly from our ScriptHub scriptwriting workshops. Converting the theatre into a ‘cabaret-style’ space, transported the audience into the world of comic & dramatic monologues on the theme of ‘love and heartbreak’.

It featured a cast of regular Spontaneous regulars, their monologues showcasing stories as diverse as ‘dating while dog-walking’, ‘a tragic time-travel love story in East Germany’ and ‘a widow discovering her late husband’s fetish for dairy products.’