Seven Dials Playhouse has unveiled the seven companies selected for this year’s 7from7 programme…
7from7 is its flagship artist development initiative delivered in partnership with Pleasance Theatre Trust. Now in its second year, 7from7 offers tailored support to emerging theatre-makers preparing for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Each chosen company receives free rehearsal space, financial backing and bespoke mentoring as they develop bold new work for the world’s biggest arts festival.
The 2025 cohort is made up of…
BRAINSLUTS – a psychological farce set in a clinical drugs trial. Brainsluts is a slang term used for participants of clinical drugs trials. Five Sundays. Five strangers. One mystery drug. Come observe these underprepared guinea pigs oversharing in a new comedy play by Dan Bishop.
KANPUR: 1857 – a biting satire retelling India’s uprising. A biting satirical retelling of the Indian uprising of 1857, featuring revolution, a trans love story, interrogation and a cannon that could go off anytime.
HOLD THE LINE – a gripping NHS call-centre drama based on true events. Hold The Line is a brand-new comedy drama based upon true events of working in a NHS111 call centre. Meet Gary, a health adviser for NHS111 in Barking, East London, who faces the shift from hell when a patient unexpectedly dies during a routine assessment over the phone. Gary now faces the heat as both his job and livelihood are brought into disrepute following this workplace incident. Who’s to blame? What repercussions will there be? Will Gary get to redeem himself?
EAT THE RICH (BUT MAYBE NOT ME MATES x) – a comedy-drama about class, identity and Cambridge. Eat the Rich (but maybe not me mates x) is a sharp, socially conscious comedy drama in the spirit of Sex Education and Big Boys, with the satirical tone of Chewing Gum. It follows a working-class Liverpudlian student who earns a place at Cambridge, only to secretly take a job as a cleaner – risking everything if she’s caught breaking university rules and social codes.
HOUSE PARTY – a one-woman dance-fuelled show about housing and gentrification. ‘No one has house parties anymore.’ One young woman from East London is on a mission to change this. She just needs the house. House Party is all about how the future looks really bleak right now, and how one great party can change the world.
DUSTY CREASES: DANCE YOUR LIFE AWAY – surreal, high-energy physical comedy. Join legendary dance teacher Dusty in her groundbreaking masterclass and discover how to box step like a jellyfish, ball change like a banana and show everyone your grapes… big, dumb high energy fun.
UNITED – a football mockumentary featuring relegation, riches, and chaos. Crubchester United Football Club are at rock bottom: relegated to non-league. Now, purchased by a 6 year old billionaire, can the club win promotion? Join award-winning character comedian, Ted Milligan, for this live mockumentary following Crubchester’s fervent fans, oligarch owners and pitiful players.
Previews of all the 7from7 shows will run at Seven Dials Playhouse throughout July, offering London audiences an early glimpse at some of the most exciting new work heading to the Fringe.
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