Francesca Moody Productions announce London season at The Other Palace
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Francesca Moody Productions (FMP) has announced its first full season of work, taking over The Other Palace this autumn and winter, marking an exciting new chapter for the company, bringing together a dynamic programme of original work, all of which started its life at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Having originated two of the most globally successful shows of the last decade: Fleabag and Baby Reindeer, Francesca Moody is one of the industry's most influential and award-winning producers, renowned for championing bold new voices and developing groundbreaking work that has gone on to achieve international acclaim.
Reflecting Moody’s distinctive artistic vision and ongoing commitment to supporting innovative theatre-makers, The Other Palace season will feature some of FMP’s most successful work to date. From the mind-bending theatrical experiment of Tim Crouch’s An Oak Tree, to the razor-sharp dark comedy of Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Might Happen starring Steven Webb, and the gloriously unhinged chaos of Garry Starr: Classic Penguins, each production celebrates original voices and pushes the boundaries of what live theatre can be.
Francesca Moody said: “This is an incredible opportunity to bring three extraordinary shows to London this autumn and celebrate the breadth of brilliant new work that has begun its life on smaller stages at the Fringe. All three shows push the boundaries of great storytelling, united by a playful theatricality and led by three brilliant and singular performers. Through this season, FMP continues its commitment to bold new work. Fleabag and Baby Reindeer have proven that daring solo shows can transcend the festival environment and captivate the world. We are in the business of building modern classics and the opportunity to do that by sharing these shows with a wider audience is truly thrilling.”
An Oak Tree
7 October - 15 November
Starring Tim Crouch with second actor casting to be announced.
Since its world premiere in 2005, Tim Crouch's An Oak Tree has become one of the most influential and widely celebrated plays of the 21st century, performed hundreds of times in more than 19 countries while continually reinventing itself. A play that shaped the theatre landscape, its groundbreaking premise sees a different guest artist join Crouch for every performance, stepping on stage without ever having read or rehearsed the play. Over the past two decades, more than 350 performers have taken on this extraordinary theatrical challenge, creating a unique event every night and an audience experience like no other.
Garry Starr: Classic Penguins
22 October 2026 – 3 January 2027
Internationally acclaimed, award-winning performer Garry Starr (created by Damien Warren-Smith) has become one of the most exhilarating and unpredictable forces in contemporary comedy, earning a devoted global following for his riotously physical, gloriously anarchic performances. In Classic Penguins, Garry Starr is hell-bent on saving books from extinction by performing every Penguin Classic novel ever written, mostly naked (but with flippers). The comic wunderkind takes audiences on a literary adventure through the world’s most iconic works of fiction – from The Little Prince to Moby Dick and everything in between, nothing is safe from being lampooned with the utmost nincompoopery.
Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Is Going To Happen
19 November 2026 – 10 January 2027
“I’m 36, I’m a comedian, and I’m about to kill my boyfriend…”
Since its premiere in 2022, Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Is Going to Happen has established itself as one of the stand-out, critically acclaimed new solo shows of recent years. Written by Marcelo Dos Santos, directed by Matthew Xia, and starring acclaimed stage and screen actor Steven Webb (The History Boys, The Book of Mormon, Shucked), the darkly funny, emotionally charged production premiered in Roundabout at Edinburgh Festival Fringe before transferring to London, earning multiple awards across the two runs.
Following sold-out runs and an Australian tour, the show has captivated audiences with its razor-sharp writing, psychological insight and compelling exploration of anxiety, intimacy and self-sabotage. Continuing its international success, the production has just completed a U.S. run at Studio Theatre, Washington (4 June – 12 July) introducing American audiences to the critically celebrated play.
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