Introduction
The Space is a multi-arts venue and aims to promote new performers and innovative ideas. We are committed to giving performers the opportunity to develop by bringing their work in front of an audience.
To book tickets for an event click on its title or picture.
Rob
Saturday 12 th July, 7.30pm -£14 
A tribute to the SPACE's founder Robert Richardson and a celebration of his achievement.
Hosted by Isosceles Theatre and featuring Julian Joseph, Graham Fitkin, Martin Speake, Louise Roberts and The Richardson Sisters.
Strange World - Theatre
Saturday 5th July, 4 pm- Sunday 6th July, 4pm & 8pm - £10/£6
 A dynamic, inspiring and provocative performance resulting from my year-long collaboration with more than 20 artists of different abilities, nationalities and art forms.
Together we have been exploring the 'Strange World' theme, and, through music, dance, painting, weaving, ceramics and digital media, we have created a beautiful story about our world. Now it's time to share it with you so that you too can become part of this magical experience.
As an integral part of the performance there will be an exhibition held in the Hubbub bar through July '08.
www.strangeworldproject.com
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Wednesday 9th July - Friday 11th July, 8pm - £8/£6
Timmy Mallett once used the toilets of the Mermaid cafe! But empty seats attract empty people, in a city where everyone is constantly searching for their someone. What is it to be lonely? What's behind the pasta promises and facebook facade? Window seat madam? Take Table 23!!
'Table 23' is set in the humdrum yet monotone life of a backstreet Italian restaurant in London, and takes a look at people passing through. Seen through the eyes of one lonely man, the lives of his fellow others appear mesmerising and spectacular, a far cry from his own. But who can define loneliness? The stories are told through a mish mash of physical and visual work, incorporating elements of clowning, puppetry and acrobats, fused with moments of truth, honesty, and vulnerability.
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Tues 15 – 16, Sat 19 July, 8pm - £8/6
‘TRANSACTION' Three disillusioned investment bankers make off with government money. It's simple…until dying pimps, doppelgangers and philosophical sheep get involved. The Italian Job set in Iraq, with a sheep playing Michael Caine. “One of this year's star turns” (2006). The Absurdity of Vanilla. Playful tale of social conditioning. Why do Britons like missionary more than any other sexual position? Why turn down a choc-chip sundae for a vanilla scoop and drooping wafer? “One of this year's star turns” (2006).
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Cure - Theatre
by Struck Dumb Theatre Company
Monday 21st July - Wednesday 23rd July, 8pm - £10/£6
(£8/£6 in advance)
Finding the cure for cancer- every scientist's dream. But with everyone hungry for the cure, will the dream become a nightmare?
Suicide is out. Sacrifice is in. They said the secret to man's survival lay within usuall- we just didn't know they meant it literally.
With every Shylock after his pound of flesh and the NHS after the offcuts, no one is safe from becoming a donor. Taking a sideways glance at everything from cannibalism to the National Health Service, Cure is a blackly comic social satire, delving into a shadowy underworld where nothing is what it seems. Stark, sexy, satirical, combining live music with punchy dialogue, Struck Dumb bring their own electric brand of theatre to the Edinburgh Fringe.
They say you are what you eat- so why is everyone still dying?
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By Sabotage Theatre Company and written by Zoe Hinks
Tursday 24th July - Friday 25th July, 8pm - £10/£6
"Romeo and Juliet crossed with A Clockwork Orange", a multimedia surrealist romantic tragedy. A convicted rapist finds he must undertake life drawing classes for a government rehabilitaion scheme. Scientists and snipers observe as Marianna, his model, becomes increasingly convinced she can save his soul. Contains nudity throughout, gun shots and strobe lighting.
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Sunday 27th July, 8pm - £10/£6 (£8/£6 in advance)
Dare you enter The Hypnozone? !?
Have you dated the Boyfriend From Hell !?!
Will you plead for mercy from The Tesco Chain Store Manager !?!
BAD ASH Productions and the Space present their morbidly macabre musical medley of spine tinglingly gruesome and gory tales of depravity.
In this tribute to B Movies and all things horrifying you will be guided on a blood curdling journey to the very depths of Hell and back! Say your prayers!
Be sure to grow your fingernails before you arrive!!!
So scary it has to be shown in daylight hours!!!
Not recommended for the faint hearted, the weak minded, the recently pregnant or hypnophobes.
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!!
Previous Reviews
‘The best in black comedy without pandering to it.' **** The Scotsman
"Handled with the utmost degree of insensitivity, fantastic comedy"
St Albans Observer
“Lively, Funny and Imaginative!” Three Weeks
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Wednesday 30th July - Saturday 2nd August, 8pm, Saturday 2nd August Mat 3pm - £10/£6
Feral Theatre: That's the Sky
Two sisters, an abusive father, a mother driven mad from looking the other way, a fire... 15 years later one of the sisters writes a best-selling memoir. A journalist comes to interview... Limbic Theatre: Another Last Supper
Robert dies in a car crash. Three women find each other, and the buried secrets of his, and their, lives. Delicious food and wonderful wines form the background and the metaphore.
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Film
Canary Wharf Film Festival
More information coming soon about screenings for the Canary Wharf Film Festival in August.
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Every Sunday 1pm - 4pm --£7/£5
A modern jazz quartet led by alto saxophonist Martin Speake and featuring pianist Barry Green and USA drummer Jeff Williams will be improvising on standard songs and original music.
'Speake is a strikingly talented improviser with a seemingly bottomless well of inspiration.' Encyclopedia of Popular Music.
'Martin Speake is one of the most interesting and rewarding alto saxophonists now playing jazz on any continent.' Thomas Conrad, Jazz Times
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Thurs 17th July 8.00pm-
£8/6 In Advance, £10/8 On The Door
Carla Rees - Alto and Bass Flute
Michael Oliva – Electronics
Sarah Watts – Bass Clarinet
David Black – Guitar
The programme will include
Rain Drive by Michael Oliva
Genera by Daniel Kessner
Moment by David Bennett Thomas
And live improvisation using live instruments, electronics and Wii remote controls.
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Alex Routeledge
Saturday 23 rd August, 7.30pm -£5
Alex Routledge is a classical pianist with a difference. Having formerly played his trade with numerous pop and rock bancs, the musician has re-invented himself as a classical pianist.
Alex returns to The Space with his trademark edgy, provactive jazz tunage, coupled with new material from his 'Falling Forwards' EP that showcases an epic and sonorous side to his classical offerings.
His live appearances are breathtaking, combining dexterous and intricate musical passages with jazz-infused chords, at times blurring the lines between romantic period classical music and modern day jazz. Listeners can expect renditions of masterpieces by Chopin and Beethoven, classical reinterpretations of songs by Radiohead as well as the artist's own genre-defying compositions.
In the run-up to this concert, Alex will be broadcasting his own exclusive weekly classical music podcast, featuring rare tracks and interviews. For more information, please visit the website at http://www.alexroutledge.co.uk
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TangoDuo Sunday 28 th September, 6.30pm -£10/£8 on the door £8/£6 in advance 
TangoDuo Monica Acosta – voice, Craig White – piano After recent sell out concerts and exceptional performances to include National Theatre foyer, Burgh House and Rosemary Branch Theatre, TangoDuo comes to The Space to perform beautiful and passionate tango songs by the acclaimed Argentinean composer Astor Piazzolla, tango classics by Carlos Gardel and new songs by contemporary composers. This will be a perfect opportunity to experience tango differently, in the form of powerful songs and poetry. Not to be missed!
www.tangoduo.co.uk
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Sun 13th July 8pm - £10/8
Improv's Dog are the greatest thing in improvised comedy since sliced bread...making stuff up...in the bread bin. Don't believe us? Good. We're lying. It's better than that...It's like a spontaneous version of Kylie Minogue's bottom. If you're new to improv, that's a good thing. If you're an old hand then you'll see all of your favourite games plus some you might have never seen, for they lurk in the shadows of the draw you never use that only seems to have in it old phone chargers and your one, black tie.
We don't know what'll happen and neither do you. That's the point. That's the fun. In fact, we've even improvised this blurb.
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Sun 20th July 7pm -£3
Regular MC Nick Helm (The Human Car Crash of Light Entertainment) returns with his legion of funny friends.
The definitive Monthly one stop comedy shop on the Isle of Dogs featuring Stand-Up, Music and Cabaret from the hottest new acts on the circuit.
JULY 20th
Seann Walsh, Paul "The Machine" F Taylor, Spencer Jones, Elliot Potter, Andi Osho, Joey Page
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There are currently no dance performances scheduled at The Space.
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