Wasteman is at the Etcetera

THE Camden Fringe continues… Spud Theatre’s adaptation of Sheridan Le Fanu’s 19th-century novella Carmilla is at the Little Angel Theatre until August 20. An early work of vampire fiction, it predates Bram Stoker’s Dracula by 26 years. The story is narrated by a young woman who is preyed upon by a female vampire named Carmilla. camden.ssboxoffice.com

• A classically trained cellist, an improv-trained comedian, and a seasoned performer, Karen Hall fuses her artforms together into a one-woman show, Delusions and Grandeur, contemplating perfectionism, expectations, and failure. Karen and her cello take centre stage for this idiot-meets-artistry, clown-fused recital. Hen and Chickens, August 18, 6pm; Aug 20-21, 3pm unrestrictedview.co.uk

• Based on Zara Phillips’ book, Somebody’s Daughter explores the complexity of having four parents, becoming a mother, and learning to navigate it all. Zara was a backing singer in the 80s and still performs with folk legend Richard Thompson, who will be providing live music for the show. Aug 20-21. Opera Kipling presents a Love Island-themed version of Mozart’s opera Cosi Fan Tutte in Love Me Out, until Aug 21. Annie Herridge’s Red Hot Pokers explores the hidden world of homosexuality from cruising parks in the 60s, saunas and clubs in the 70s to Gaydar, August 25-28, www.upstairsatthegatehouse.com

• In Rajesh and Naresh, Rajesh meets Naresh in a steamy Mumbai nightclub. Naresh is an awkward yet endearing craftsman – and definitely not the wife Rajesh’s mother hoped he’d find. This queer, heart-on-its-sleeve romcom is set just after India’s landmark decriminalisation of homosexuality in 2018. 9pm, Aug 21-23 Billed as wacky, wonderful and weird, Frydays is a musical comedy about family, friendship and fish and chips. Louis Turner and Madeline Hatt write and star as twins Chris and Chriss, who inherit a fish and chip shop. They lock themselves inside a freezer and refuse to engage with the outside world. Camden People’s Theatre, Aug 24-27, 9pm. camden.ssboxoffice.com/events/?

• Crone, a collaboration between Liam Webber and musician Daniel Potts, is an immersive show that’s different every night. Spells will be cast, rituals performed and fortunes told… The show weaves together improvisation, storytelling, audience readings, and technical trickery. The Hope Theatre Aug 19-21, 9pm, thehopetheatre.com

• Joe Leather’s Wasteman, is a play with music about a bin man who dreams of becoming a drag queen. Etcetera Theatre, 9.30pm Aug 21-22; 1.30pm Aug 28, camden.ssboxoffice.com/events/?

• Degenerate (WIP) is a comedy about what happens when a 40-year-old mother of two faces a post-pandemic, dead-end career while fear of her own mortality threatens to consume her. Can she turn things around? Performed by actor/comedian Maria Hanson and co-written with Rebecca Reeves. 7pm, 2Northdown, Aug 22-23, 7pm, camden.ssboxoffice.com/events/?