The Full English
by Melanie Branton
16 - 20 September 2025, 7.30 pm
It's a bish-bosh, wish-wash, car crash mishmash!
Ever wondered where the word 'hoo-ha' comes from? Why there ain’t no party like a double negative party? And why 'bead' doesn’t rhyme with 'bread', 'machine' doesn’t rhyme with 'nine', and don’t get me started on 'yearly' and 'early'? From gangs of gung-ho Anglo-Saxons and smelly Vikings to Covidiots and Instagram influencers, from enormous vowel movements to katsu curries self-isolating in the Twitterverse, this one-woman show by poet, spoken word artist, former ‘A’ level English lecturer and all-round linguistics nerd, Melanie Branton, explores the fascinating history of the English language through the media of performance poetry, silly hats and dad jokes.
Check out our sister venue,
Arches Lane Theatre!
In March 2025, Kibo Productions, the company running Barons Court Theatre, has acquired the licence to run the brand new Arches Lane Theatre!
Situated in the heart of the new development at Battersea Power Station, Arches Lane Theatre is a 100-seater theatre who will bring our audiences spectacular and ambitious plays to complement the program of Barons Court Theatre!
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Thank you for all your support!
We are deeply grateful for all of your donations!
We've hit our fundraising target and our brand new seating
is in place.
Speaking a story can be an act of letting in light.
Anne Bogart
