Jacksons Lane: Autumn Season

Circus, puppetry, hip-hop theatre, acrobatics… Jacksons Lane has it all. Discover what's on at London's home of new theatre and circus this autumn.

Jacksons Lane Theatre: Autumn Season

Opposite Highgate Tube station sits Jacksons Lane, a hidden treasure on London's theatre scene.

Known for its promotion of new theatre and circus, Jacksons Lane has lined up a thrilling season of shows for this autumn.

Its diverse programme includes everything from children's shows and an acrobatic Christmas production of Cinderella, to a black comedy based around Sweeney Todd.

What to See at Jacksons Lane

Here's our pick of what to see at Jacksons Lane this season:

• Sweeney Todd: gruesome black comedy, 5-6 Sep
• Hunger: puppetry adaptation of Knut Hamsun’s novel, 12 Sep
• The Sugar Beast Circus Show & Milkwood Rodeo: Sugar Beast Circus double bill, 16-19 Sep
• Hopefool: Frank Wurzinger's first solo show of contemporary clowning, 7-8 Oct
• Adventures in Anti-Cool + Ikky Wakk + Cool Rules: hip hop theatre triple bill, 15 Oct
• The Tempest: stripped-down adaptation of Shakespeare's play, 20-21 Oct
• The Devil Has Quentin's Heart: dance musical based on Ray Shell's novel: Iced, 4 Nov
• Cinderella: classic fairytale with acrobatics, magic and reality TV! 7 Dec-3 Jan
• Fish Clay Perspex: haunting puppetry from world-renowned Faulty Optic 3-31 Oct
• My Baby Just Cares For Me: caring for an ageing baby-boomer generation, 5-6 Nov
• Heartbreak Soup: moving tale from The Empty Space, 7-8 Nov
• The Hot Dots: a tale of romance, fame and failure set in the 1930s, 10-12 Oct
• The Idiot Colony: chilling physical theatre based on the real-life incarceration of "moral defectives" in 1940s England, 18-21 Nov
• Wake: UK's leading performers of the rare German Wheel gymnastic form, 24-25 Nov
• All Star Burlesque Review: Candle-lit evening of burlesque, cabaret, comedy and kitsch, compered by Myra Dubois, 16-17 Oct

Jacksons Lane: Children's Theatre

Introduce your kids to the magic of theatre at one of Jacksons Lane's many children's shows.

You can wear a space suit, meet a girl called Cake and see the stage adaptations of Oscar Wilde's classic fairytale The Selfish Giant.

There's something for everyone aged two and up, including:

• Giraffes Can't Dance
• Jake and Cake
• Space Hoppers
• This is a That
• Handa's Hen
• Visiting Grandad
• Heartbreak Soup
• How Cold My Toes
• The Selfish Giant