RIVERSIDE STUDIOS ANNOUNCES SHOWS TAKING PART IN BITESIZE FESTIVAL THIS AUGUST
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RIVERSIDE STUDIOS ANNOUNCES DETAILS OF
SHOWS TAKING PART IN
BITESIZE FESTIVAL
7 JULY – 3 AUGUST 2025
TICKETS AND FURTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE HERE
It’s fresh. It’s audacious. It’s inspiring. It’s a festival. Join us for an hour, an evening or a week. Bite off just as much as you can chew.
The team at West London venue Riverside Studios are pleased to announce the line up for the sixth incarnation of their acclaimed Bitesize Festival, the four-week long festival celebrating all things new; providing an opportunity for inspiring and innovative theatre and live performance makers to showcase their work.
Riverside Studios is proud to present a new roster of punchy, thought-provoking, inspiring and innovative theatre in bitesize pieces.
The festival, from 7 July – 3 August in the venue’s smaller Studio 3, offers emerging artists the chance to create, rehearse and produce their show, with in-house technical equipment, front-of-house and back-office services, and full-service marketing support provided by Riverside Studios - giving creatives invaluable experience of producing a show to a professional standard.
Previous festivals have included theatre, comedy, burlesque, improv, musicals, children's shows, dance, immersive theatre, spoken word, gig, drag and cabaret, with end of festival awards given by a panel jury of creatives and specialists drawn from across the London creative industries.
The Bitesize Festival Pass can now be purchased for only £50, giving audiences the chance of a pair of tickets to every single show in the festival – with tickets for individual shows at £12.
The line up for 2025 includes:
w/c 7 July
THE GIRLS I LOOK UP TO (7–12 July), a moving exploration of friendship, memory and loss, following four girls from childhood to adulthood; PHILOS & AMICA DO TIME (7-12 July), a Greek/queer comedy spanning centuries; HAPPY ENDING (7 –11 July), a powerfully dark comedy driven by a candid monologue of an escort worker; CHICKADEE (8 -13 July), a bold solo show exploring the clash between clowning and celebrity; J.O.I (9-12 July), a part stand-up, part sci-fi comedy that brings together the queer, the cosmic, and the unpredictable; RACKS (10-13 July), a darkly funny exploration of identity and performance, as three teens confront their truths in a locked costume cupboard;ARE YOU EVEN INDIAN? (12-13 July), a dynamic dance-theatre piece that unpacks cultural identity, generational conflict, and belonging; and PUCK: A FAIRY’S TALE (12-13 July); a magical and mischievous reimagining of Shakespeare’s most iconic sprite.
w/c 14 July
CLEAN SLATE (14-20 July), an immersive solo show that puts the audience in the hot seat and asks ‘how much is too much before something breaks?; SUNLAND (14-20 July), which is a haunting, poetic exploration of humanity, privilege, and hope at the edge of extinction; SPEND THE NIGHT (14–16 July), a sharp, one-woman musical comedy about modern dating, told over 24 chaotic hours—with live music and laugh-out-loud lyrics. EVERYBODY DIES/ THE FLY (15-19 July), a writing debut that is a darkly comic reflection on memory, regret, and the unexpected truths that surface at the end; DOOR BITCH (15–19 July), a darkly funny one-woman show about ambition, chaos, and surviving the London nightlife scene. WUMMY (16-19 July), a one-woman comedy charting the quest of a broke, determined, wannabe yummy mummy and a dream that unravels; MEDIUM DEAD (17-19 July), the darkly comedic tale of a ghostwriter who crafts suicide notes for a living and whose new client is the late Anthony Bourdain; FLOWER FACE (18-20 July), a bold reimagining of the Welsh myth of Blodeuwedd that confronts control, gender, and myths.
w/c 21 July
BRAINSLUTS (21-24 July), a hilarious and quietly heartbreaking story about connection in confinement; FLUSH (21-23 July), an exploration of sisterhood, solidarity, and survival through the lens of one young woman’s experience of assault; PAUL WELLER TAKES TEA AT TWO (21-26 July, which blends humour, heartbreak, and songs by The Jam; GO WITH THE FLOW (22–27 July), a bold and witty cabaret led by the Gynae Guru, taking you on a no-holds-barred ride through the menstrual cycle; A SERIES OF POORLY TIMED QUESTIONS (22-25 July), a fearless and funny, solo show that blurs theatre, confession, and awkward eye contact in all the best ways; ER. (23-27 July), an existential show that explores hedonism, identity, and the universal search for something more; ARROGANT SOFT (24–27 July), a bold South London drama where a double date unravels into a raw exploration of love, loyalty, and the secrets we keep; I LOVE YOU MICHAEL FROM NADINE (25-27 July), based on a true story and set in Paris in 1986, involving a jazz singer, a convict and a helicopter prison break.
w/c 28 July
WALKING WITH MOLLY (28 July-1 August), a sharp, darkly funny solo show about the pressures of digital identity; RODNEY BLACK: WHO CARES? IT’S WORKING (29 July), a bold, unflinching new play about controversy, complicity, and cancel culture; IT’S JUST THE INDUSTRY (29 July-3 August), a raw, witty, and deeply personal solo musical that explores the highs, lows, and unspoken truths of Musical Theatre training; AT ONCE BEFORE AND AFTER (30 July-3 August), a poetic exploration of identity, memory, and home following four interwoven female characters; THE WISE MEN (30-31 July), a part satire, part celebration, high-energy show that features original songs, physical theatre, and folklore-inspired flair; KOKONA (2-3 August), a visually striking dance-theatre duet exploring femininity as both a social script and a primal force.
Rhys Williamson, Head of Programming, said, “"Bitesize is more than a festival — it's an incubator for bold ideas, emerging voices, and boundary-pushing creativity. These are the artists redefining the future of performance, and we’re proud to provide the platform where that transformation begins!”
