DEBUT Festival 2025: Are You There Moriarty?| A Tale From The Ticker

Debut is a pioneering festival dedicated to the staging of new plays by graduating students on the BA in Acting and Contemporary Theatre (CT) course. Past Debut plays transferred and received numerous national awards including ‘Soho Theatre Best Emerging Writer’, ‘Eddies (Perrier) for best comedy’ and ‘Edinburgh Best New Musical.’ The festival enjoys direct link to several venues and events including Soho Theatre, The Vaults Festival, The King’s Head Theatre, Arts Depo and The Space Theatre.

Are you there, Moriarty?
Written by Samantha Begeman
Directed by Matty Rudd

What do the upper class get up to when they’re alone? 

A peek into the lives of the young and wealthy as we watch a group of friends and partners, new and old, enjoy a delicious meal in the finest of restaurants. As the drinks are poured and the courses are served, the skeletons are out the closet, they can’t be put away and the consequences must be dealt with. In this social satire turned farcical thriller, we ask the question ‘What do the upper class get up to when they’re alone?’ 

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A Tale from the Ticker
Written by Inês dos Santos Belmonte
  Directed by Alfie Thompson Brown 

Composed by Lou Bristow-Bell

'Cupid's arrow released to fire a tussle with time!'

Fredrick Flack & Co immerse you in the newest timekeeping machinery - As we transport ourselves into moments in time, technology glitches cause worlds to collide and relationships to evolve, form, and fall apart. An absurd play that fires cupid’s arrow at longing and heartache through the world of sci-fi.