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Seven Dials Playhouse is delighted to announce Extraordinary Stories, the new Spring Season running from 3rd February - 29th March 2026, that spotlight the vast, complicated and often surprising narratives that shape our lives. From drug-trial confessions to queer history, dementia’s shifting realities to the fervour of fandom, Extraordinary Stories brings together artists delving into remarkable experiences, individual journeys, or the extraordinary stories hidden in everyday life

This season continues Seven Dials Playhouse’s commitment to curated, artist-led programming that elevates bold new work and gives it the time, space and support to grow. The venue’s spring programme reflects an ongoing mission to champion distinctive voices and compelling contemporary storytelling.

In both the main space, The House, and the studio space, The Pen, Extraordinary Stories showcases a wide range of theatrical forms - from solo performance to new writing, musical comedy to darkly comic horror; each reflecting the extraordinary complexity of the choices, histories and relationships that define us. 

Across the spring season, The House plays host to three striking new productions, each offering a sharply different window into contemporary life. Brainsluts introduces a group of strangers thrown together in a clinical drug trial, where oversharing becomes both a coping mechanism and comic chaos. The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me brings David Drake’s landmark solo play back to the stage in a vivid, tender and politically charged exploration of self-discovery and the legacy of the AIDS crisis. The Murmuration of Starlings closes the season with a sci-fi-tinged love story set inside a mind in decline, tracing the blurred edges of memory, myth and devotion.

Alongside the main House programme, The Pen hosts a trio of shorter runs showcasing bold new comedic voices. Olivia McLeod brings a Work in Progress brimming with gleeful vengeance. Hudson Hughes unveils At Your Service, a comedy-horror featuring a full coffin, electronic props and razor-sharp scares. And A Stan Is Born offers a musical celebration of pop divas and queer devotion, fresh from a sold-out summer season.

‍Peekaboo, presented by leapday, also joins the season. This monthly improv showcase brings some of London’s most exciting improvisers to the heart of the West End, mixing established performers with rising talent in a lively, playful night hosted by David Elms, a seasoned improviser, acclaimed comedian and the founder of leapday.