Omnibus Theatre archive listings

Omnibus is a theatre in Clapham, South London, housed in a converted Victorian Library, offering a vibrant programme of theatre, music and visual arts. Inspired by the building?s literary heritage, the Omnibus programme focuses on retelling classic tales with a contemporary twist. Omnibus is committed to combining art forms to discover new artistic vocabularies and providing vital support for emerging artists to create new work within the building. Omnibus is a registered charity; the team is led by Artistic Director Marie McCarthy. Patrons include Sir Michael Gambon, Matthew Warchus and Sir Richard Eyre. Opened in September 2013.

What was on in 2020
10 Jul 20	Dem Times Play L01291684230
30 Jun 20 to 18 Jul 20	Wood Play L765273313
29 Jun 20	Engine Room Play L01588398021
26 Jun 20	My Father the Tantric Masseur One person show L01166959626
25 Jun 20	Hell Yeah! Comedy L0393194678
23 Jun 20 to 28 Jun 20	Nothing in a Butterfly Play L262496606
22 Jun 20 to 23 Jun 20	Black Sheep Cabaret L02076009934
11 Jun 20 to 12 Jun 20	Sound Cistem Play L047672890
10 Jun 20	Hasbian & Queer Diary Double Bill Play L1335532570
5 Jun 20 to 6 Jun 20	Wild Country Play L846384430
27 May 20	Engine Room Play L1812863854
14 Apr 20	Ladykiller Play L1182245331
25 Mar 20 to 11 Apr 20	Volpone Play L239232844
10 Mar 20 to 15 Mar 20	The Importance of Being...Earnest? Play L1456767808
3 Mar 20 to 8 Mar 20	The Apologists Play L0484412056
3 Mar 20 to 17 Mar 20	Can I Help You? Play L1729825780
28 Feb 20	MANdemic: A Drag King Cabaret Cabaret L0638323812
26 Feb 20	Inside This Box Play L01902282096
25 Feb 20	Sheku Kanneh-Mason - and friends Concert L743100358
24 Feb 20	Engine Room Play L497901074
11 Feb 20 to 29 Feb 20	Flights Play L01365362778
28 Jan 20	Engine Room Play L0762163469
21 Jan 20 to 8 Feb 20	The Glass Will Shatter Play L160391543
9 Jan 20 to 18 Jan 20	Maiden's Myths and Monsters Play L01271830597
What was on in 2019
17 Dec 19 to 21 Dec 19	There Will be Cake - There will be Christmas Cake Comedy L2139970669
4 Dec 19 to 30 Dec 19	The Little Prince Play L267967563
19 Nov 19 to 24 Nov 19	Fiji Play L01842511537
29 Oct 19 to 30 Oct 19	Gutted Play L01612541319
29 Oct 19 to 17 Nov 19	The Match Box Play L1292421018
27 Oct 19	The Princess and the Frog - A ballet for all ages Dance or ballet L937346228
26 Oct 19 to 27 Oct 19	Emily Rising Kids show L0545847213
18 Oct 19	The Cocoa Butter Club Cabaret L249683865
15 Oct 19 to 19 Oct 19	Havisham Play L01790525388
12 Oct 19	The Frog Princess Punked Play L01706139465
11 Oct 19 to 13 Oct 19	Trying It On Play L636522124
11 Oct 19 to 13 Oct 19	Zombie Zoo Play L198013444
8 Oct 19 to 27 Oct 19	Femme Fatale Play L0175568076
4 Oct 19	Bonnie and the Bonnettes - And She Cabaret L0281354847
4 Oct 19	How to Catch a Bear Play L71643581
1 Oct 19 to 5 Oct 19	I'd Rather Go Blind Play L215676544
29 Sep 19	Gecko Concert L1282282351
17 Sep 19 to 21 Sep 19	LIT Play L782693292
25 Jul 19 to 27 Jul 19	Passengers Play L01185332056
23 Jul 19 to 24 Jul 19	Trying It On Play L1991735936
22 Jul 19 to 23 Jul 19	Bible John Play L0329990294
22 Jul 19 to 26 Jul 19	The Red Play L563415286
19 Jul 19	Madame Chandelier's Rough Guide to the Opera One person show L01095133644
18 Jul 19	Algorithms Play L2078205102
18 Jul 19	Bonbons Cabaret Cabaret L874912680
16 Jul 19	Phoenix Musical L038187212
25 Jun 19 to 14 Jul 19	Othello: Remixed Play L2059144061
4 Jun 19 to 16 Jun 19	20:40 Play L0560645401
29 May 19 to 23 Jun 19	Country Music Play L1627840639
12 May 19	Teddy Bear's Picnic Dance or ballet L0197636848
12 May 19	The Chit Chat Chalk Show Kids show L298743462
12 May 19	Tony Kofi - Alone Together Concert L2023232836
9 May 19 to 11 May 19	Sexy Lamp Play L502271611
2 Apr 19 to 20 Apr 19	Tony's Last Tape Play L323094949
25 Mar 19 to 30 Mar 19	Elf Lyons - ChiffChaff Comedy L01585446722
23 Mar 19	24/7 Live Cabaret L1349947145
26 Feb 19 to 24 Mar 19	Lipstick: A Fairy Tale of Iran Play L714803365
23 Feb 19 to 24 Feb 19	Tiny LGBTQ+ Shows Performance L710311971
22 Feb 19	The Cocoa Butter Club Cabaret L0883258788
20 Feb 19 to 22 Feb 19	Republica Play L04601754
20 Feb 19 to 22 Feb 19	The Morning after The Life Before Play L0963849803
19 Feb 19 to 31 Mar 19	96 Festival Festival L578534891
29 Jan 19 to 17 Feb 19	The Orchestra Play L202033338
8 Jan 19 to 27 Jan 19	Hearing Things Performance L165399723
5 Jan 19	The Swimmer Play L676106190
4 Jan 19 to 5 Jan 19	Father Figurine Play L1350168994
What was on in 2018
28 Nov 18 to 23 Dec 18	There Will be Cake - There will be Christmas Cake Comedy L832653252
28 Nov 18 to 24 Dec 18	The Selfish Giant Kids show L1360223254
19 Nov 18	Engine Room Play L01256348696
6 Nov 18 to 24 Nov 18	The Pit and the Pendulum Play L0587093085
31 Oct 18 to 24 Nov 18	Perception Festival - 2018 Festival L01071841922
24 Oct 18	Ice Island Kids show L1581571344
23 Oct 18 to 28 Oct 18	Boundaries Play L182941824
21 Oct 18	Invisible Me Kids show L01135202529
9 Oct 18 to 27 Oct 18	Quietly Play L1529435218
8 Oct 18	Engine Room - Katie Bonna - The Real Deal Play L566972573
2 Oct 18 to 20 Oct 18	To Have to Shoot Irishmen Play L253659622
30 Sep 18	Sleepyhead Kids show L01835464890
27 Sep 18	So, This is What Happened... Play L1305141592
4 Sep 18 to 23 Sep 18	Blood Wedding Play L1432596531
15 Aug 18 to 26 Aug 18	End the Silence Play L0820986797
30 Jul 18	Queens of Sheba Play L831582141
25 Jul 18 to 29 Jul 18	Marcus Brigstocke - Devil May Care Comedy L0488056287
24 Jul 18	Outside Play L2105973568
23 Jul 18	Everything Is Going to be KO One person show L1414691650
22 Jul 18	The Rockford File - Badback Mountain Play L487838166
19 Jul 18 to 20 Jul 18	Killymuck Play L01293673805
17 Jul 18 to 18 Jul 18	Sisterhood: Jolie Booth Comedy L01802587849
15 Jul 18 to 29 Jul 18	Edinburgh Comedy Previews Comedy L01004399351
5 Jun 18 to 24 Jun 18	The Yellow Wallpaper Play L0303599751
3 Jun 18	Penguinpig Kids show L01700300620
3 Jun 18	Shakespearean Summers - Sunday Music Concert L1975192821
2 Jun 18	The King with Dirty Feet - and other stories of global shows Kids show L02068804263
1 Jun 18 to 2 Jun 18	La Manche: The Sleeve Play L01794501791
31 May 18	So, This is What Happened... Play L1607472675
30 May 18	Engine Room Play L0143143966
30 May 18	Xoga Concert L01433559471
29 May 18	The Crick Crack Club - The Fate We Bring Ourselves Performance L1791785078
23 May 18 to 24 May 18	The Man on the Moor Play L090703096
22 May 18	Working Title Performance L1480344973
20 May 18	Perfect Kids show L1262692851
20 May 18	The Power Behind the Crone Play L850561978
18 May 18	Bicycles and Fish Play L0623596496
15 May 18 to 17 May 18	A Substitute for Life Play L01513802268
9 May 18 to 13 May 18	Memories of Fiction: The Living Library Performance L1656546205
26 Apr 18	So, This is What Happened... Play L0939590448
26 Apr 18 to 27 Apr 18	Shadwell Opera Double Bill - Diary of One Who Disappeared/The Grief of Antigone Opera or Operetta L1660244113
23 Apr 18	Kaleidoscope Kids show L1613945988
10 Apr 18 to 29 Apr 18	Guhar Jaan-The Datia Incident Play L1553018104
3 Apr 18 to 8 Apr 18	Healed Play L0496302700
30 Mar 18 to 31 Mar 18	Mortgage Play L01201659348
29 Mar 18	So, This is What Happened... Play L01241450313
27 Mar 18 to 29 Mar 18	The Fever Play L1080995872
18 Mar 18	My Dad, The Magician Play L264800980
17 Mar 18	Actors Alive Production: Across the Border Play L01389746616
12 Mar 18	Engine Room Play L01841630966
10 Mar 18	Get a Proper Job: Discuss Play L01911909851
7 Mar 18 to 9 Mar 18	Tom and Bunny Save the World Musical L046877060
1 Mar 18 to 3 Mar 18	The North! The North! Play L946758430
26 Feb 18 to 28 Feb 18	Learning to Swim in the Abyss (A Live Improv Death Show) One person show L1602207730
25 Feb 18	Tell Me the Truth About Love Play L1494457222
24 Feb 18	Hotter Play L01559148070
23 Feb 18	The Other Team Play L246865646
22 Feb 18	So, This is What Happened... Play L050064447
18 Feb 18	Once Upon a City... Kids show L1806926875
16 Feb 18	HIP One person show L832453477
10 Feb 18	I Guess Ideally I'd Be Me Performance L0463215415
9 Feb 18	Georgia Bruce Comedy L01717861604
6 Feb 18 to 25 Feb 18	The Soul of Wittgenstein Play L01359870274
3 Feb 18	Drag Me to Love Play L491739819
3 Feb 18 to 4 Feb 18	Tiny LGBTQ+ Shows Performance L1354545583
2 Feb 18	Question 13: What is The Substance of Bisexuality Musical L0415547526
1 Feb 18 to 28 Feb 18	96 Festival Festival L074088601
25 Jan 18	So, This is What Happened... Play L01168245001
23 Jan 18 to 28 Jan 18	The Rockford File - Badback Mountain Play L881161568
9 Jan 18 to 18 Jan 18	The Overcoat Play L1504693993
What was on in 2017
7 Dec 17 to 16 Dec 17	The Turn of the Screw Play L945637360
25 Nov 17	The Society of Strange Play L02076289628
25 Nov 17 to 17 Dec 17	Zeraffa Giraffa Kids show L2037969944
22 Nov 17	Engine Room Play L01930780579
31 Oct 17 to 19 Nov 17	The Trap Play L01301651087
24 Oct 17 to 28 Oct 17	A Cracked Plaster Sky Play L0586956223
21 Oct 17	I Walk in Your Words Performance L02017951259
20 Oct 17	I'm Unique... Just Like Everyone Else: An Evening of Theatre, Film and Spoken Word Performance L01273543863
17 Oct 17 to 19 Oct 17	Mary and Me Play L0846976403
14 Oct 17	Schutte the Unromantic Comedy L894160402
13 Oct 17	The Frog Princess Punked Play L1600497574
11 Oct 17 to 12 Oct 17	A Dangerous Woman Play L897327800
7 Oct 17	Where Do All the Dead Pigeons Go? Play L01455721478
4 Oct 17 to 6 Oct 17	The Overcoat Play L01849080050
27 Sep 17 to 29 Sep 17	Above the Mealy-mouthed Sea One person show L02113465994
26 Sep 17 to 30 Sep 17	There Will be Cake Comedy L01017776926
24 Sep 17	Me Kids show L01686426616
13 Sep 17 to 15 Sep 17	Judith - A Parting From the Body Play L01120603958
7 Sep 17 to 9 Sep 17	Seven Letters Play L1163053249
24 Jul 17 to 30 Jul 17	Edinburgh Previews Performance L1082969954
21 Jul 17	Above the Mealy-mouthed Sea One person show L0532213288
16 Jun 17 to 30 Jun 17	A Midsummer Night's Dream Play L563508799
8 Jun 17 to 10 Jun 17	The Faerie Thorn Play L0791578135
24 May 17	Engine Room Play L01756497078
21 May 17	Omniwritten: Adaptations Play L01625257634
19 May 17 to 20 May 17	We Are Bronte Play L01833796688
16 May 17 to 18 May 17	Lucy, Lucy and Lucy Barfield Play L1193493042
13 May 17	The School of Night Performance L266767311
12 May 17	Circled in the Radio Times Play L1671517331
10 May 17 to 11 May 17	Bookish Play L01744120052
3 May 17 to 5 May 17	Jane Eyre: An Autobiography Play L01905003218
18 Apr 17 to 30 Apr 17	Spring Offensive Play L217882882
23 Mar 17	Engine Room - Unconditional/The Butcher/These Terrors are of Older Standing Play L01129689611
10 Mar 17	Elephant & Castle Play L0661471655
2 Mar 17 to 8 Mar 17	Heart of Darkness Play L1234658429
24 Feb 17	Engine Room - Girl form Ipanema/Many Years from Now/The Frog Princess Punked Play L0214529266
22 Feb 17	Fish Eye Play L362140128
11 Feb 17	The Conscious Uncoupling One person show L01679259201
10 Feb 17	Queer Shorts Variety show L1195734218
9 Feb 17	Out of Sight Play L0391976226
9 Feb 17 to 10 Feb 17	Stamp Play L01357438335
8 Feb 17	Jessica Walker - Forbidden Love Cabaret L01185547701
31 Jan 17 to 4 Feb 17	Hearing Things Performance L1589121557
28 Jan 17	The Picture of Dorian Gray Play L0809164679
22 Jan 17	Wow! Said the Owl Kids show L01273311213
19 Jan 17	Engine Room - Insomniacs' Sleepover/Lonely_City/When We Died Play L1616621719
What was on in 2016
1 Dec 16 to 18 Dec 16	Otto & The Robin Kids show L1302925777
8 Nov 16 to 19 Nov 16	Mule Play L02050353237
3 Nov 16	The Trials of Galileo One person show L1052542660
1 Nov 16 to 2 Nov 16	The Man Who Would be King Play L0865080282
27 Oct 16	3 Stories from Radio 4 Performance L512815226
19 Oct 16 to 22 Oct 16	Instructions for American Servicemen in Britain Play L2047231084
25 Sep 16	The Owl & The Pussycat's Treasury of Nonsense Kids show L0130122866
21 Sep 16 to 23 Sep 16	64 Squares Play L228725251
16 Sep 16	Omniwrite - Maureen/Kicked in the Shitter/Jimmy Jimmy Play L1283074619
15 Sep 16	Engine Room - Harmony/Learning to Swim in the Abyss/Elephant & Castle Play L0333974551
28 Jun 16	Come to Where I'm From Play L789085436
14 Apr 16	Melody Play L0383472888
7 Apr 16	Mrs Roosevelt Flies to London Play L01023535158
31 Mar 16	So, This is What Happened... Play L0995729954
30 Mar 16	Zonk FM Play L01743037392
24 Mar 16	Engine Room Play L02089753116
19 Mar 16	Fugee Play L1002192984
17 Mar 16	At the Mountains of Madness Play L0962191740
What was on in 2015
11 Nov 15 to 14 Nov 15	The Bogus Woman Play L567234348
31 Oct 15	Seance Fiction: The Improvised Haunting Comedy L1396383808
What was on in 2014
11 Nov 14 to 29 Nov 14	Macbeth Play L0613537331
9 Aug 14	Snow White Kids show L770304973
2 Aug 14 to 4 Aug 14	Colour Kids show L0579049807
25 Jul 14	Wingman Play L1412569483
24 Jul 14	Circles Play L577219215
17 Jul 14	Casting the Runes Play L904391097
1 May 14 to 2 May 14	Lizzi Kew Ross - Reading with Bach Dance or ballet L1218393890
What was on in 2013
15 Dec 13	Jesse Sebastian - Jesse Sebastian?s Flamenco Trio Concert L0280024878
13 Dec 13	The Mezzotint Play L2093389414
8 Dec 13	Daughters of Elvin Concert L1275542195
1 Dec 13	Fournier Trio Concert L0135915971
19 Nov 13 to 7 Dec 13	Woyzeck Play L278988901
26 Jul 13 to 27 Jul 13	Hope Light and Nowhere Play L01686237961