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Gorda has a precise objective: to lose 116 grams. Each performance becomes a peculiar training session where theatre meets workout. She runs, calculates, improvises and revisits fragments of memory and theory. What begins as a physical task slowly unfolds into a performative experiment about discipline, control and the absurd demands placed on bodies – especially women's bodies. As the audience watches the body pushed to its limits, the question shifts: is she trying to lose weight or trying to understand what it means to perform? The show is part of São Paulo Showcase.
ZOO Southside
Studio
Plunge into the desperate world of a young London couple facing the brutal reality of financial struggle. Tired of watching others’ curated success online and frustrated by their own limited social media reach, they decide to chase the elusive dream of fame and fortune by launching an OnlyFans account. But as subscribers grow, their connection in reality drops. Balancing biting comedy with raw drama, this provocative and unflinching mirror to our times tracks the high costs of monetising intimacy.
ZOO Playground
Playground 2
Ever faced impossible odds? Stomach in knots? Needing a miracle? Well, New York attorney Andrea Coleman has. Then she gets Divine communication (yay!) that somehow makes things scarier (no!). As she debates whether to trust these otherworldly instructions or protect her professional image, the courtroom becomes a playground for resilience, identity and digestive distress. Blending courtroom drama and humour, this show celebrates the joy and absurdity of being alive. At its heart, the play asks what happens when you push your fear to the side and let yourself be a "killer".
ZOO Playground
Playground 1
Italy, autumn 1951. Heavy flooding causes the Po River to burst its banks, turning the Polesine area into a huge lake. People flee with no time to choose what to take with them, they flee so they can return, they return so they can start over. Autumn 2021. A woman is moving house for the umpteenth time. Searching through the rooms she decides to take EVERYTHING with her. Two tragedies intertwine in this monologue about deliberate and unintentional uprooting and the big and small events that change our lives, asking: could we ever really lose everything?
ZOO Playground
Playground 3
Join a real-life mother and daughter on a road trip from Donegal to southern Italy, as they weave their personal stories with those of Italian immigrants in Northern Ireland. Blending performance, video, archive testimony and live electronic music, the duo meet present-day migrants, activists and strangers along the route, asking who gets to draw the lines between us and them. Performed in English, French and Italian with integrated subtitles, Aliens is an 'ambitious, memorable piece that treats familiar themes in new, even alien ways' (Irish Times). A meditation on inheritance, migration and those who live in between: the aliens.
ZOO Southside
Main House
'What is it about becoming thirty that gives everyone universal permission to offer advice on when you’re going to reproduce?' This Offie-nominated play tells the story of Fin, whose world shifts when she unexpectedly falls pregnant, her unconventional career as a zero-hour cycle courier and freelance illustrator suddenly colliding headlong with societal norms and expectations. Untethered + Hinterland bring their uniquely collaborative style to Edinburgh with a show that captures the millennial female zeitgeist and holds space for the quietly heavy things that shape us all.
ZOO Playground
Playground 1
Opinions are weapons. Friendship is the casualty. Liz and Sam host a theatre podcast. When Sam champions a radical new production, Liz's fury erupts, not from having seen it, but from the sheer possibility of their disagreement. As their civilized world shatters in a storm of jargon and betrayal, the unthinkable happens, as furious voices of Greek tragedy and Shakespeare's figures erupt onto the stage, violently invading and transfiguring their reality. An absurd meta-theatrical tragicomedy from Brazil performed in English where worlds collide, discourse meets myth and theatre fights back.
ZOO Playground
Playground 2
A hymn to life in the darkest moments – 26 April 1986: Chernobyl nuclear power plant explodes in Ukraine. This intimate performance explores the deeply human side of the tragedy - not a reconstruction of events, but of emotions through the memories of Lyudmila, the wife of a firefighter. Her words are drawn from Prayer for Chernobyl by Svetlana Alexievich. Performed by one of Italy's most intense stage actresses, Elena Arvigo, 'a powerhouse performer... a devastatingly beautiful account of love that can overcome everything' ***** (BingeFringe.com). 'An urgent, harrowing, stunningly performed piece for the present age' ***** (BroadwayBaby.com).
ZOO Playground
Playground 1
Confessions of a Mulatto Love Child is a darkly funny and deeply moving solo storytelling show by Bellina Logan. Raised by her acerbic, larger-than-life English mother, Bellina grows up on outrageous stories, cultural collisions, and the relentless command to 'remember your life.' As her mother’s memory fades, the roles reverse and remembering becomes an act of love. With minimal set and rapid character shifts, Logan brings over a dozen voices to life in a bold, intimate piece about identity, memory and the enduring bond between mother and daughter.
ZOO Southside
Studio
'Comic timing as impeccable as her playing' (Everything-Theatre.co.uk). Genre-blurring jester and cellist Karen Hall peels back the layers of formality leaving you with only the humanity and insanity of the artist behind the instrument. And yourself. Featuring Suite Number One in G Major by JS Bach and personal comedic pieces crafted in idiot classes, Karen fuses in a healthy dose of pathos tackling identity, expectations and success through the eyes of a fool. Winner: FringeReview.co.uk's Edinburgh Fringe 2025 Outstanding Theatre Award.
ZOO Playground
Playground 2
You sit on your front porch at 3am, a gun in one hand, a guitar in the other: what song do you play? With original music, dark humour and heart, Down in Colorado is an exploration of the self-destructive impulses that follow us wherever we go. After tours in Brighton, Bologna, Geneva and more, the excellent writer, musician and performer Gabriel Bird is back in Edinburgh to bring you more honest and powerful storytelling.
ZOO Playground
Playground 1
What would happen if, instead of starting clown school in Paris, you accidentally ended up following a group of Syrian Refugees on their journey to seek asylum in Europe? How would your experience be different from theirs? Dreamgirl is an immersive experience of Norwegian filmmaker and clown Karen Houge’s real-life experience following refugees in her mid 20s through storytelling, play, clown, interaction... and a bit of Lego. 'Profound, playful and compelling' ***** (InReviewOnline.com). 'Renewed hope for humanity' **** (MustSeeTheatre.com).
ZOO Southside
Studio
'There is truly nobody out there like Sh!t Theatre' (Time Out). The greatest story never told of the first ever female president of a country in the history of the world... whose name is... um... er... 2 x Fringe First winners Sh!t Theatre travel across Argentina and Spain chasing the story of the record-breaking president, endeavouring to write a musical to match Tim and Andrew's. Truth! Justice! Songs! Wizards! And, if you insist, naked roller-skating. ***** (Stage). ***** (BroadwayWorld.com). ***** (TheReviewsHub.com). ***** (TheatreAndTonic.co.uk). 'Unnecessary and irrelevant nudity' ***** (TheSpyInTheStalls.com).
ZOO Southside
Main House
Four circus artists move through a shifting world of revolving walls and floating doors. In EXIT, choreographer Piet Van Dycke blends circus and dance into a thrilling physical performance where movement, partner acrobatics and balance form one shared language. With backgrounds in bascule, aerial belts, trapeze and acro-dance, they create a dynamic interplay of trust, risk and transformation. They propel, catch, climb and balance as they search for their own path, yet need one another to keep moving. A powerful, visually striking exploration of independence, connection and fragile balance. Four bodies. One path. No way out alone.
ZOO Southside
Main House
A raw and unflinching contemporary dance work, Everybody's Got a Bomb channels frustration, anger and isolation in a world that feels both hyper connected and profoundly detached. Driven by a rage at conformity and the global suffering we witness daily yet feel powerless to change, the work confronts the fragile line between civility and chaos, control and collapse. Inspired by moments of collective intensity and social rupture, it unfolds as a visceral physical experience. Relentless and deeply personal, the piece becomes both rebellion and release, a meditation on darkness, truth and the bonds holding us together.
ZOO Southside
Main House
Introducing Sarah Jones – 'A masterclass in the love-to-hate character. Think Succession. Think Fleabag, with teeth' (Scotsman). A narcissist, compulsive liar and failed art-school hopeful, Sarah is exiled from the family home and stumbles her way through a farcical nightmare of parties, lies and fractured relationships. As her ambition curdles into something darker, she is pushed towards a final, devastating twist. So ask yourself – how far would you go to achieve your dream...? 'Funny, ferocious and devastatingly controlled, it's an impressive star-is-born debut' ***** (FringeBiscuit.com). 'A tour de force' ****½ (One4Review.co.uk).
ZOO Playground
Playground 1
David Labi spent years of his life chasing cheap thrills across the globe. Now, David is sober, stuck and staring down his greatest challenge. A baby. And it's his. Amid flying couscous and jets of vomit, David faces the big questions: how do you raise a child while still growing up yourself? How can you break cycles of intergenerational trauma? And what happens if you snort lines of formula milk? Hilarious, moving and brutally honest, Fatherload is a look at modern fatherhood – from a man hoping his baby will inherit more than his mistakes.
ZOO Southside
Studio
Sophie Linsmaux and Aurelio Mergola immerse us in four modern fables, from an anniversary party to a hospital, a virtual reality experience to a family reunion. Still Life's non-verbal theatre with dark burlesque influences holds audiences captive in intense life experiences, playing between fantasy and hyperrealism to map human flesh from every angle. Told with humour and strangeness, stories of our relationships see flesh battered, bruised, alive and most importantly, embraced.
ZOO Southside
Main House
A box is mailed to the theatre. The instructions are clear: invite a group of people, on a specific night, at a specific time. Place the box at the centre of the stage. Wait until an audience member opens the box. The show has started. Handle with Care is a theatre performance in a box. No actors, no technicians. Just a box. And you. This time, Ontroerend Goed gives you complete control. For an hour, you'll experience something one-off and unrepeatable. Here. Now. Together. No one is watching. Can you create something meaningful?
ZOO Southside
Studio
A man walks through Kyiv. The city walks through him. Blending live performance with documentary video filmed in Ukraine in 2025, this searing solo work is about resistance, exile and the dangerous seduction of violence. As past and present collide – from a 1911 assassination to today’s full-scale invasion – one artist confronts his own limits: how far would you go for your dream? How much would you risk? Urgent, intimate and politically charged, this is theatre that refuses distance. History is not behind us. It is happening now.
ZOO Playground
Playground 2
Mere days after the death of Jesus Christ and hell-bent on clearing his name, Judas Iscariot makes his first public appearance on Simona Tonight, an ailing late-night talk show. But 33 AD Judea is a volatile place, and it's not just Judas and Simona whose reputations are on the line, but the broadcast TV industry's. Exploring themes of celebrity, betrayal and redemption, Judas Exclusive is a psychedelic channel-changing odyssey across 33 AD Judea through the dying lens of broadcast TV.
ZOO Southside
Studio
Kento the clown missed his grandmother's funeral in Japan due to Covid restrictions. He's trying to recreate the traditional rites, but it keeps going wrong. Can the audience help him achieve closure in this gentle, heartwarming comedy? Blending clown and storytelling with Japanese and Okinawan funeral customs, Kento attempts to process 108 of his grandma's memories, along with unresolved thoughts and small, stubborn facts about her life, in a show that is both deeply personal, yet widely relatable. What begins as a failed ceremony becomes a gentle, intimate invitation to laugh, remember and let go.
ZOO Playground
Playground 1
This black box is now a bunker. With global apocalypse at the door, Alice and Bee present their contribution to mankind: one last improv show before the world ends. The two best friends-turned-unlikely humanitarians race against time in their desperate attempt to make you laugh. Just ignore the sirens. In the face of intergalactic doom, Last Laugh is a zealous eulogy to live performance. Thankfully, crusaders Alice and Bee have the toolkit to go out with a bang: monologues, trashcan lids, homoeroticism, puppets and – dare they say it – hope.
ZOO Playground
Playground 3
M.I.S – All Night Long takes measure of the modern man. How is he really doing underneath those woollen socks and comfy sandals? In a hard-boiled mix of jackass stunts and slapstick comedy three men get out of their comfort zone to come to grips with their inner beasts; the Latino lover, the pushover, the best buddy – and all the others – in a quiet battle for a man’s right to be himself. A backdrop of wacky film projections and club music frame the characters’ physical endeavours and keep the audience amazed all night long!
ZOO Southside
Main House
OnlyFans for Therapy is a darkly comic solo about trauma, accountability and the absurd economics of healing. Whilst triggered on holiday, a woman realises the only way to remain a functional member of society is therapy for life. Quick maths: 2,599 sessions at £70 each. And that’s without inflation. So who pays: the victim, the perpetrator or the state? A razor-edged exploration of abuse, revenge and survival in a world where recovery comes with a receipt. 'An exceptionally strong and intelligent performance, full of humour' (E-tcetera.be). Part of Big in Belgium.
ZOO Playground
Playground 3
'I got rid of all the toxic people and there was no one left.' Gail is good at setting boundaries and staying busy until a scary diagnosis forces her to ask for help. But, who can she trust? Her life takes unexpected turns, hilarious and shocking, leading to her participation as patient #13 out of 29 in a clinical study treating cancer survivors with anxiety and depression with magic mushrooms. Winner: Progie Theater Award for outstanding progressive plays. Winner: LA Hidden Gems award. 'Magnetic and engaging in her intensity and candor... a masterclass in storytelling' ***** (BroadwayWorld.com).
ZOO Playground
Playground 2
In 2016 an unprecedented wave of fake news exploded across our screens. Public trust was devastated as Brexit, Trump and an ever-powerful far right emerged. The masterminds? A few teens in a former socialist republic that even experts struggle to find on a map: Macedonia.?Join Nadica, a driven Macedon/Brit on the ground floor of this gold rush who will stop at nothing to build her empire of lies as she defies tech giants, Covid lockdowns and a crumbling economy to champion Britain’s eager and ready supply of Racists, Recessions and Revolutions!
ZOO Playground
Playground 3
Surprised by the audience and completely unprepared, two clowns grab the only story everyone knows: Romeo and Juliet. What begins as a funny mission to be understood soon turns into a wild whirlwind of imagination. You don't just watch, you become part of the chaos. This high-speed scramble is a real display of physical skill. But as the laughter peaks, the fun turns into a fierce rebellion – the one that lives inside us all. It's funny until it's not. A provocative, heart-wrenching finale that asks what remains among the ruins. Fearless, absurd and unforgettable.
ZOO Playground
Playground 1
Soft Spot is a circus duet for a juggler, a handstand artist, wooden planks and 300 wine glasses. Everyone has held a wine glass. Everyone has broken one. From childhood curiosity to adult caution, we share a relationship with this fragile everyday object. On stage, two artists carefully manipulate, stack and balance a delicate landscape, risking collapse at any moment. The glass becomes partner, obstacle and quiet threat – demanding precision and trust between performers. Each action carries tension; each near-collapse asks what might happen next. Unexpected outcomes reveal a playful, precise exploration of our fragile world.
ZOO Southside
Main House
Sound the war-croak, sharpen every claw – the frogs and mice are going to war! A tragedy has struck Breadnibbler, king of the mice, and everyone knows who's to blame: the frogs. Now a battle is coming to the pond, and it's time to pick a side: will you fight for the frogs or the mice? Originally told as an introduction to epic poetry for Ancient Greek children, join our storytellers as they guide you through an interactive adaptation, using traditional storytelling, improvised music and toy-box puppetry.
ZOO Southside
Studio
I dance in the horror of grief. Three men at Woodhill prison are dead. Their families demand answers. This is a call to arms about the crisis facing prisons. Gut-punching choreography and unflinching beats shine a light on the hidden story of HMP Woodhill. Lyrically told in their own words, three families investigate what happened to their boys. What they discover is so haunting, it turns their world upside down. Pushing the form of documentary theatre and dance, Woodhill is an explosive true story by multi-award winning LUNG and originally developed with The North Wall.
ZOO Southside
Main House
Gorda has a precise objective: to lose 116 grams. Each performance becomes a peculiar training session where theatre meets workout. She runs, calculates, improvises and revisits fragments of memory and theory. What begins as a physical task slowly unfolds into a performative experiment about discipline, control and the absurd demands placed on bodies – especially women's bodies. As the audience watches the body pushed to its limits, the question shifts: is she trying to lose weight or trying to understand what it means to perform? The show is part of São Paulo Showcase.
ZOO Southside
Studio
Plunge into the desperate world of a young London couple facing the brutal reality of financial struggle. Tired of watching others’ curated success online and frustrated by their own limited social media reach, they decide to chase the elusive dream of fame and fortune by launching an OnlyFans account. But as subscribers grow, their connection in reality drops. Balancing biting comedy with raw drama, this provocative and unflinching mirror to our times tracks the high costs of monetising intimacy.
ZOO Playground
Playground 2
Ever faced impossible odds? Stomach in knots? Needing a miracle? Well, New York attorney Andrea Coleman has. Then she gets Divine communication (yay!) that somehow makes things scarier (no!). As she debates whether to trust these otherworldly instructions or protect her professional image, the courtroom becomes a playground for resilience, identity and digestive distress. Blending courtroom drama and humour, this show celebrates the joy and absurdity of being alive. At its heart, the play asks what happens when you push your fear to the side and let yourself be a "killer".
ZOO Playground
Playground 1
Italy, autumn 1951. Heavy flooding causes the Po River to burst its banks, turning the Polesine area into a huge lake. People flee with no time to choose what to take with them, they flee so they can return, they return so they can start over. Autumn 2021. A woman is moving house for the umpteenth time. Searching through the rooms she decides to take EVERYTHING with her. Two tragedies intertwine in this monologue about deliberate and unintentional uprooting and the big and small events that change our lives, asking: could we ever really lose everything?
ZOO Playground
Playground 3
Join a real-life mother and daughter on a road trip from Donegal to southern Italy, as they weave their personal stories with those of Italian immigrants in Northern Ireland. Blending performance, video, archive testimony and live electronic music, the duo meet present-day migrants, activists and strangers along the route, asking who gets to draw the lines between us and them. Performed in English, French and Italian with integrated subtitles, Aliens is an 'ambitious, memorable piece that treats familiar themes in new, even alien ways' (Irish Times). A meditation on inheritance, migration and those who live in between: the aliens.
ZOO Southside
Main House
'What is it about becoming thirty that gives everyone universal permission to offer advice on when you’re going to reproduce?' This Offie-nominated play tells the story of Fin, whose world shifts when she unexpectedly falls pregnant, her unconventional career as a zero-hour cycle courier and freelance illustrator suddenly colliding headlong with societal norms and expectations. Untethered + Hinterland bring their uniquely collaborative style to Edinburgh with a show that captures the millennial female zeitgeist and holds space for the quietly heavy things that shape us all.
ZOO Playground
Playground 1
Opinions are weapons. Friendship is the casualty. Liz and Sam host a theatre podcast. When Sam champions a radical new production, Liz's fury erupts, not from having seen it, but from the sheer possibility of their disagreement. As their civilized world shatters in a storm of jargon and betrayal, the unthinkable happens, as furious voices of Greek tragedy and Shakespeare's figures erupt onto the stage, violently invading and transfiguring their reality. An absurd meta-theatrical tragicomedy from Brazil performed in English where worlds collide, discourse meets myth and theatre fights back.
ZOO Playground
Playground 2
A hymn to life in the darkest moments – 26 April 1986: Chernobyl nuclear power plant explodes in Ukraine. This intimate performance explores the deeply human side of the tragedy - not a reconstruction of events, but of emotions through the memories of Lyudmila, the wife of a firefighter. Her words are drawn from Prayer for Chernobyl by Svetlana Alexievich. Performed by one of Italy's most intense stage actresses, Elena Arvigo, 'a powerhouse performer... a devastatingly beautiful account of love that can overcome everything' ***** (BingeFringe.com). 'An urgent, harrowing, stunningly performed piece for the present age' ***** (BroadwayBaby.com).
ZOO Playground
Playground 1
Confessions of a Mulatto Love Child is a darkly funny and deeply moving solo storytelling show by Bellina Logan. Raised by her acerbic, larger-than-life English mother, Bellina grows up on outrageous stories, cultural collisions, and the relentless command to 'remember your life.' As her mother’s memory fades, the roles reverse and remembering becomes an act of love. With minimal set and rapid character shifts, Logan brings over a dozen voices to life in a bold, intimate piece about identity, memory and the enduring bond between mother and daughter.
ZOO Southside
Studio
'Comic timing as impeccable as her playing' (Everything-Theatre.co.uk). Genre-blurring jester and cellist Karen Hall peels back the layers of formality leaving you with only the humanity and insanity of the artist behind the instrument. And yourself. Featuring Suite Number One in G Major by JS Bach and personal comedic pieces crafted in idiot classes, Karen fuses in a healthy dose of pathos tackling identity, expectations and success through the eyes of a fool. Winner: FringeReview.co.uk's Edinburgh Fringe 2025 Outstanding Theatre Award.
ZOO Playground
Playground 2
You sit on your front porch at 3am, a gun in one hand, a guitar in the other: what song do you play? With original music, dark humour and heart, Down in Colorado is an exploration of the self-destructive impulses that follow us wherever we go. After tours in Brighton, Bologna, Geneva and more, the excellent writer, musician and performer Gabriel Bird is back in Edinburgh to bring you more honest and powerful storytelling.
ZOO Playground
Playground 1
What would happen if, instead of starting clown school in Paris, you accidentally ended up following a group of Syrian Refugees on their journey to seek asylum in Europe? How would your experience be different from theirs? Dreamgirl is an immersive experience of Norwegian filmmaker and clown Karen Houge’s real-life experience following refugees in her mid 20s through storytelling, play, clown, interaction... and a bit of Lego. 'Profound, playful and compelling' ***** (InReviewOnline.com). 'Renewed hope for humanity' **** (MustSeeTheatre.com).
ZOO Southside
Studio
'There is truly nobody out there like Sh!t Theatre' (Time Out). The greatest story never told of the first ever female president of a country in the history of the world... whose name is... um... er... 2 x Fringe First winners Sh!t Theatre travel across Argentina and Spain chasing the story of the record-breaking president, endeavouring to write a musical to match Tim and Andrew's. Truth! Justice! Songs! Wizards! And, if you insist, naked roller-skating. ***** (Stage). ***** (BroadwayWorld.com). ***** (TheReviewsHub.com). ***** (TheatreAndTonic.co.uk). 'Unnecessary and irrelevant nudity' ***** (TheSpyInTheStalls.com).
ZOO Southside
Main House
Four circus artists move through a shifting world of revolving walls and floating doors. In EXIT, choreographer Piet Van Dycke blends circus and dance into a thrilling physical performance where movement, partner acrobatics and balance form one shared language. With backgrounds in bascule, aerial belts, trapeze and acro-dance, they create a dynamic interplay of trust, risk and transformation. They propel, catch, climb and balance as they search for their own path, yet need one another to keep moving. A powerful, visually striking exploration of independence, connection and fragile balance. Four bodies. One path. No way out alone.
ZOO Southside
Main House
A raw and unflinching contemporary dance work, Everybody's Got a Bomb channels frustration, anger and isolation in a world that feels both hyper connected and profoundly detached. Driven by a rage at conformity and the global suffering we witness daily yet feel powerless to change, the work confronts the fragile line between civility and chaos, control and collapse. Inspired by moments of collective intensity and social rupture, it unfolds as a visceral physical experience. Relentless and deeply personal, the piece becomes both rebellion and release, a meditation on darkness, truth and the bonds holding us together.
ZOO Southside
Main House
Introducing Sarah Jones – 'A masterclass in the love-to-hate character. Think Succession. Think Fleabag, with teeth' (Scotsman). A narcissist, compulsive liar and failed art-school hopeful, Sarah is exiled from the family home and stumbles her way through a farcical nightmare of parties, lies and fractured relationships. As her ambition curdles into something darker, she is pushed towards a final, devastating twist. So ask yourself – how far would you go to achieve your dream...? 'Funny, ferocious and devastatingly controlled, it's an impressive star-is-born debut' ***** (FringeBiscuit.com). 'A tour de force' ****½ (One4Review.co.uk).
ZOO Playground
Playground 1
David Labi spent years of his life chasing cheap thrills across the globe. Now, David is sober, stuck and staring down his greatest challenge. A baby. And it's his. Amid flying couscous and jets of vomit, David faces the big questions: how do you raise a child while still growing up yourself? How can you break cycles of intergenerational trauma? And what happens if you snort lines of formula milk? Hilarious, moving and brutally honest, Fatherload is a look at modern fatherhood – from a man hoping his baby will inherit more than his mistakes.
ZOO Southside
Studio
Sophie Linsmaux and Aurelio Mergola immerse us in four modern fables, from an anniversary party to a hospital, a virtual reality experience to a family reunion. Still Life's non-verbal theatre with dark burlesque influences holds audiences captive in intense life experiences, playing between fantasy and hyperrealism to map human flesh from every angle. Told with humour and strangeness, stories of our relationships see flesh battered, bruised, alive and most importantly, embraced.
ZOO Southside
Main House
A box is mailed to the theatre. The instructions are clear: invite a group of people, on a specific night, at a specific time. Place the box at the centre of the stage. Wait until an audience member opens the box. The show has started. Handle with Care is a theatre performance in a box. No actors, no technicians. Just a box. And you. This time, Ontroerend Goed gives you complete control. For an hour, you'll experience something one-off and unrepeatable. Here. Now. Together. No one is watching. Can you create something meaningful?
ZOO Southside
Studio
A man walks through Kyiv. The city walks through him. Blending live performance with documentary video filmed in Ukraine in 2025, this searing solo work is about resistance, exile and the dangerous seduction of violence. As past and present collide – from a 1911 assassination to today’s full-scale invasion – one artist confronts his own limits: how far would you go for your dream? How much would you risk? Urgent, intimate and politically charged, this is theatre that refuses distance. History is not behind us. It is happening now.
ZOO Playground
Playground 2
Mere days after the death of Jesus Christ and hell-bent on clearing his name, Judas Iscariot makes his first public appearance on Simona Tonight, an ailing late-night talk show. But 33 AD Judea is a volatile place, and it's not just Judas and Simona whose reputations are on the line, but the broadcast TV industry's. Exploring themes of celebrity, betrayal and redemption, Judas Exclusive is a psychedelic channel-changing odyssey across 33 AD Judea through the dying lens of broadcast TV.
ZOO Southside
Studio
Kento the clown missed his grandmother's funeral in Japan due to Covid restrictions. He's trying to recreate the traditional rites, but it keeps going wrong. Can the audience help him achieve closure in this gentle, heartwarming comedy? Blending clown and storytelling with Japanese and Okinawan funeral customs, Kento attempts to process 108 of his grandma's memories, along with unresolved thoughts and small, stubborn facts about her life, in a show that is both deeply personal, yet widely relatable. What begins as a failed ceremony becomes a gentle, intimate invitation to laugh, remember and let go.
ZOO Playground
Playground 1
This black box is now a bunker. With global apocalypse at the door, Alice and Bee present their contribution to mankind: one last improv show before the world ends. The two best friends-turned-unlikely humanitarians race against time in their desperate attempt to make you laugh. Just ignore the sirens. In the face of intergalactic doom, Last Laugh is a zealous eulogy to live performance. Thankfully, crusaders Alice and Bee have the toolkit to go out with a bang: monologues, trashcan lids, homoeroticism, puppets and – dare they say it – hope.
ZOO Playground
Playground 3
M.I.S – All Night Long takes measure of the modern man. How is he really doing underneath those woollen socks and comfy sandals? In a hard-boiled mix of jackass stunts and slapstick comedy three men get out of their comfort zone to come to grips with their inner beasts; the Latino lover, the pushover, the best buddy – and all the others – in a quiet battle for a man’s right to be himself. A backdrop of wacky film projections and club music frame the characters’ physical endeavours and keep the audience amazed all night long!
ZOO Southside
Main House
OnlyFans for Therapy is a darkly comic solo about trauma, accountability and the absurd economics of healing. Whilst triggered on holiday, a woman realises the only way to remain a functional member of society is therapy for life. Quick maths: 2,599 sessions at £70 each. And that’s without inflation. So who pays: the victim, the perpetrator or the state? A razor-edged exploration of abuse, revenge and survival in a world where recovery comes with a receipt. 'An exceptionally strong and intelligent performance, full of humour' (E-tcetera.be). Part of Big in Belgium.
ZOO Playground
Playground 3
'I got rid of all the toxic people and there was no one left.' Gail is good at setting boundaries and staying busy until a scary diagnosis forces her to ask for help. But, who can she trust? Her life takes unexpected turns, hilarious and shocking, leading to her participation as patient #13 out of 29 in a clinical study treating cancer survivors with anxiety and depression with magic mushrooms. Winner: Progie Theater Award for outstanding progressive plays. Winner: LA Hidden Gems award. 'Magnetic and engaging in her intensity and candor... a masterclass in storytelling' ***** (BroadwayWorld.com).
ZOO Playground
Playground 2
In 2016 an unprecedented wave of fake news exploded across our screens. Public trust was devastated as Brexit, Trump and an ever-powerful far right emerged. The masterminds? A few teens in a former socialist republic that even experts struggle to find on a map: Macedonia.?Join Nadica, a driven Macedon/Brit on the ground floor of this gold rush who will stop at nothing to build her empire of lies as she defies tech giants, Covid lockdowns and a crumbling economy to champion Britain’s eager and ready supply of Racists, Recessions and Revolutions!
ZOO Playground
Playground 3
Surprised by the audience and completely unprepared, two clowns grab the only story everyone knows: Romeo and Juliet. What begins as a funny mission to be understood soon turns into a wild whirlwind of imagination. You don't just watch, you become part of the chaos. This high-speed scramble is a real display of physical skill. But as the laughter peaks, the fun turns into a fierce rebellion – the one that lives inside us all. It's funny until it's not. A provocative, heart-wrenching finale that asks what remains among the ruins. Fearless, absurd and unforgettable.
ZOO Playground
Playground 1
Soft Spot is a circus duet for a juggler, a handstand artist, wooden planks and 300 wine glasses. Everyone has held a wine glass. Everyone has broken one. From childhood curiosity to adult caution, we share a relationship with this fragile everyday object. On stage, two artists carefully manipulate, stack and balance a delicate landscape, risking collapse at any moment. The glass becomes partner, obstacle and quiet threat – demanding precision and trust between performers. Each action carries tension; each near-collapse asks what might happen next. Unexpected outcomes reveal a playful, precise exploration of our fragile world.
ZOO Southside
Main House
Sound the war-croak, sharpen every claw – the frogs and mice are going to war! A tragedy has struck Breadnibbler, king of the mice, and everyone knows who's to blame: the frogs. Now a battle is coming to the pond, and it's time to pick a side: will you fight for the frogs or the mice? Originally told as an introduction to epic poetry for Ancient Greek children, join our storytellers as they guide you through an interactive adaptation, using traditional storytelling, improvised music and toy-box puppetry.
ZOO Southside
Studio
I dance in the horror of grief. Three men at Woodhill prison are dead. Their families demand answers. This is a call to arms about the crisis facing prisons. Gut-punching choreography and unflinching beats shine a light on the hidden story of HMP Woodhill. Lyrically told in their own words, three families investigate what happened to their boys. What they discover is so haunting, it turns their world upside down. Pushing the form of documentary theatre and dance, Woodhill is an explosive true story by multi-award winning LUNG and originally developed with The North Wall.
ZOO Southside
Main House
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