A Showcase of New Work: Script Happens and New Horizons
Network Theatre, London, SE1 8SF
Wednesday 22nd April 2026
Script Happens offers a ground-breaking Theatre Festival of new work from Middlesex University's BA Theatre class of 2026!
New Horizons Festival provides an opportunity for Dance Students in their final year of the BA Dance programmes at Middlesex to come together and showcase their performance work.
This year’s line-up at Ally Pally on 20 April features four brand new scripted theatre pieces and three new choreographic works.
Theatre pieces explore power of songwriting, hilarity of London transport, the cost of stardom, and perpetual notes from your director.
Network Theatre
Find Us: Network Theatre is rumoured to be difficult to find, so check out the map and directions below before your first visit.
Our street address is 246A Lower Road, Waterloo, London SE1 8SF. We’re not on maps, but you can find Lower Road under Waterloo Station, leading off Waterloo Road, opposite Sainsbury’s.
Lower Road is a service road under Waterloo Station so you will need to ask for Network Theatre at the security gate (bring your e-ticket confirmation for access) and pass the loading bays before you find us on the left. Download our illustrated directions for more information.
https://www.networktheatre.org/map/
New Horizons Festival provides an opportunity for Dance Students in their final year of the BA Dance programmes at Middlesex to come together and showcase their performance work.
This year’s line-up at Ally Pally on 20 April features four brand new scripted theatre pieces and three new choreographic works.
Theatre pieces explore power of songwriting, hilarity of London transport, the cost of stardom, and perpetual notes from your director.
One ticket – four shows and three dance pieces!
For more information on the New Horizons Festival visit: MDX Dances Programme 2026
Network Theatre
Find Us: Network Theatre is rumoured to be difficult to find, so check out the map and directions below before your first visit.
Our street address is 246A Lower Road, Waterloo, London SE1 8SF. We’re not on maps, but you can find Lower Road under Waterloo Station, leading off Waterloo Road, opposite Sainsbury’s.
Lower Road is a service road under Waterloo Station so you will need to ask for Network Theatre at the security gate (bring your e-ticket confirmation for access) and pass the loading bays before you find us on the left. Download our illustrated directions for more information.
https://www.networktheatre.org/map/
New Works from Theatre's Class of 2026:
The Star
The Star follows Donna, an ambitious young performer whose relationships begin to fracture as a manipulative director pits dancers against one another and the pressure to succeed intensifies. When opportunity arrives unexpectedly, the show poses a chilling question: what would you give to be unforgettable?
Written and directed by LiamG and Sandra Petriti
Produced by Catherine Yau
Sound design by LiamG
Featuring:
Sandra Petriti as Donna Garner
Zoë Kennedy as Laura Douglas
Harish Zaqwan as The Director
P(D)olly’s Out Of Pocket
Polly and her bandmates, Kerstie and Shani, are ready to rock when a dreaded glitch suddenly crashes her perfectly curated video‑game life. Thrown from pixels to real life, Polly’s quest for something more takes her on an adventure that reveals the true power of music and the magic of friendship.
Written by Sydney Rudd and Grace Rudd
Directed by Grace Rudd
Sound design by LiamG
Featuring:
P(D)olly: Grace Rudd
Player: Ezra Savage
Shani: LiamG
Kerstie: Jaylynn Simms
91019
Henry takes the Tube home every day. Today, he watched a woman tie herself to the tracks. In classic British fashion, he decided it wasn’t his place to intervene.
Don’t be like Henry. If you see danger, text 91019 — See it. Say it. Supported.
Written and directed by Camilla Olsvik
Featuring:
MAY - Camilla Olsvik
HENNIE - Amani A. Alloush
ANDREW - Harry Martyn Lee
EMEKA - Peter James
BOTTLE - Muhammad Sheikh
NOtes
A once‑passionate director grows increasingly unhinged as post‑show notes turn into a nightly battlefield with his disastrously chaotic cast and crew.
Written and Performed by: Besnik Marklius
