Four dynamic and innovative world premieres from emerging theatre companies partaking in Southwark Playhouse's FORGE artist development scheme.

FORGE Festival Brings Daring New Voices to Southwark Playhouse This Spring This May, Southwark Playhouse Borough opens its doors to the first-ever FORGE Festival - a vibrant showcase of theatrical risk-taking, new writing, and boundary-pushing storytelling from some of the UK’s most exciting emerging theatre companies. Running from 13–17 May 2025 in the venue’s intimate ‘Little’ auditorium, the week-long event marks the culmination of a year-long residency programme designed to support early-career artists through the…

Visual Sauce’s Positive follows long-time friends Malachai (Malachai Antonio) and Ade (Kojo Quainoo) as they navigate the twists and turns of the UK queer scene and their own friendship.