The Side Hustle

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Showcasing Brand New Writers, Actors and Directors from @ProforcaTheatre & @landutheatre . Next Up: Side Hustle Scratch (Summer 2026)
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Night three. Done. Mission accomplished. Three nights. 18 pieces. A room full of people taking risks and making something happen. Thank you to every artist who brought work into the room, and to everyone who showed up and backed it. That’s what makes this possible. Proper special weekend. Until the next one. (It’s sooner than you think) ✌️ #SideHustleScratch #NewWriting #LondonTheatre #ScratchNight
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27 days ago
Night two. Done. Another packed house. Another night of bold, messy, brilliant new work. Huge thanks to everyone who came out and to all the artists who put it on the line again tonight. The room was buzzing. One more to go. Final night tomorrow - and we’ve very nearly SOLD OUT! 📅 Sun 19 April 📍 Lion & Unicorn Theatre 🎟️ Last few tickets 🔗 linktr.ee/landutheatre #SideHustleScratch #NewWriting #LondonTheatre #ScratchNight
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28 days ago
Night one. Done. Huge thank you to everyone who came out and supported us @landutheatre tonight. What a brilliant crowd of lovely people! 18 pieces starting their life in front of an audience. Brave, original and brilliant work all round. The first six tonight and we go again tomorrow with five more. If you weren’t there tonight, there’s still time to catch it. 📅 Sat 18 & Sun 19 April 📍 Lion & Unicorn Theatre 🎟️ Tickets on sale now 🔗 linktr.ee/landutheatre #SideHustleScratch #NewWriting #LondonTheatre #ScratchNight
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29 days ago
SIDE HUSTLE SUBMISSIONS ARE STILL OPEN 🚨 You’ve still got time to get your work in for this summer’s Side Hustle Scratch at the Lion & Unicorn Theatre. We’re looking for bold new writing in all forms and on any subject. Funny, chaotic, uncomfortable, intimate, ambitious. We want the work that feels like it needs to be in a room with an audience. * 10-12 minutes max. * 1–4 actors. * 18 new pieces across one huge weekend of theatre. 📅 24 – 26 July
📍 Lion & Unicorn Theatre
 📝 Submission deadline: 22 May at 5pm
 🔗 Submit via the link in bio Submit now! #SideHustleScratch #NewWriting #LondonTheatre #ScratchNight #WritersWanted
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6 days ago
Still thinking about it? Submissions are open for this summer’s Side Hustle, and we’re looking for bold new work to bring into the room. If you’ve got a piece sitting on your laptop, half-finished, half-figured out, this is exactly where it belongs. 10 minutes. 1 to 4 actors. No pressure to be perfect. Just something you want to test. We’re especially keen to hear from global majority and working class writers and performers. 📅 24 – 26 July 📍 Lion & Unicorn Theatre 📝 Deadline: 22 May, 5pm 🔗 Link in bio Don’t overthink it. Send it. #SideHustleScratch #NewWriting #WritersCall #LondonTheatre #ScratchNight
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13 days ago
SUBMISSIONS OPEN. We go again! Celebrate the Summer with us as Side Hustle crashes back into Kentish Town this July. After a huge event this weekend, we’re back at the Lion & Unicorn Theatre this July looking for 18 brand new pieces of writing. If you’ve got something you want to test, push, or just get in front of an audience for the first time, this is the space for it. Short. Sharp. No more than 10-12 minutes. 1 to 4 actors. Any subject, any topic, Just make it count. We’re especially keen to hear from global majority and working class writers and performers. 📅 24 – 26 July 📍 Lion & Unicorn Theatre 📝 Deadline: 22 May, 5pm 🔗 Submit via the link in bio If you’ve been waiting for a moment to get your work up, this is it. #SideHustleScratch #NewWriting #LondonTheatre #WritersCall ScratchNight
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24 days ago
Three nights of Side Hustle. 
Loads of people just getting up and doing the work. Big thanks to everyone involved: Beth, Nicole, Tom, Avouleance, Amelia, Verity, Callie, George, Sophie, Freija, Kevin, Wai Yan, Cherry, Joe, Sarah, Declan, Emma, Georgia, Zander, Ciaran, Holly, Nick, Nieve, Weronika, Jess, Oscar, Christopher, Victoria, Nance, Lynsey, Cici, Daisy, Hannah, Dominic, Becka, James, Christopher, Juliet, Helen, Shreyas, Amy, Grace, Charlie, Gil, Saffron, Luke, Pete, Colin, Haydn, Megan, Finella, Imogen, George, Tanya, Sophie, Lisa, Jack, Billie, Georgia and anyone else we might have inadvertently forgotten! Thanks to @thelionunicorn for putting up with us, and to @nanceturner for everything across all three days. And to everyone who bought a ticket and backed the work, properly appreciate it. We’ll go again. Look out tomorrow for more news from Side Hustle and how you can be part of the next one. @sidehustletc
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26 days ago
NEARLY TIME. Tickets are moving quickly for this weekend’s Side Hustle, and once they’re gone, they’re gone. Three nights. 18 brand new pieces. Just writers, actors and directors putting it up in front of you for the first time. …and if you’ve been meaning to come, this is your moment to grab those tickets and celebrate our brilliant collective of creatives this weekend @landutheatre . 📅 Fri 17 – Sun 19 April 📍 Lion & Unicorn Theatre 🎟️ Tickets on sale now 🔗 linktr.ee/landutheatre Don’t miss it. #SideHustleScratch #NewWriting #LondonTheatre #ScratchNight
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1 month ago
WE’RE SOUNDING OFF IN THE COMMENTS 👇 This season’s collaborators give you the lowdown on their pieces in their own words for this season’s Side Hustle, and why YOU should buy your ticket. 18 brand new works.
 Three nights.
 A room full of people making something happen in real time. Brilliant new writing, brave new stories, and a fantastic night out celebrating some of the best talent London has to offer. 📅 Fri 17 – Sun 19 April
📍 Lion & Unicorn Theatre
🎟️ Tickets on sale now
🔗 linktr.ee/landutheatre Got yours yet? #SideHustleScratch #NewWriting #LondonTheatre #ScratchNight
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1 month ago
Tickets are going fast for The Side Hustle Scratch 👀 Three nights. Eighteen brand new pieces. A room full of bold, messy, brilliant new writing. If you’ve been meaning to book, don’t miss your chance. 
Got yours yet? If you have, which pieces are you looking forward to seeing the most? 📅 17–19 April
📍 Lion & Unicorn Theatre
🎟️ linktr.ee/landutheatre #SideHustleScratch #LondonTheatre #NewWriting
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1 month ago
🚨 MEET THE LINEUP - SATURDAY 18TH APRIL 🚨 Five new pieces. One weekend. The Side Hustle continues with another night of brand new writing from some of London’s most exciting emerging artists. A moment that should mean something… but doesn’t.
 Siblings circling what’s left behind.
A relationship tested by what isn’t being said.
A future where survival comes at a cost.
And a life split in two, trying to decide which way to go. It’s sharp, funny, uneasy, and occasionally hits a bit too close to home. Exactly where new writing should be. 📅 Fri 17 – Sun 19 April
📍 Lion & Unicorn Theatre
🎟️ Tickets on sale now
🔗 linktr.ee/proforcatheatre #SideHustleScratch #MeetTheLineUp #LondonTheatre #NewWriting
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1 month ago
🚨 MEET THE LINEUP - FRIDAY 17TH APRIL 🚨 Six new pieces. One weekend - The Side Hustle returns with brand new pieces of writing from some of London’s brightest new writers, actors & directors. A woman being told where she does and doesn’t belong.
A scientist going too far.
Two sisters stuck together while everything falls apart outside.
A life that used to make sense… and doesn’t anymore.
A family trying to keep going after the unthinkable.
And people just trying to hold it together (or not). It’s messy, funny, uncomfortable, and sometimes a bit brutal. Exactly how new writing should be. 📅 Fri 17 – Sun 19 April
📍 Lion & Unicorn Theatre 🎟️ Tickets on sale now
 🔗 linktr.ee/proforcatheatre #SideHustleScratch #MeetTheLineUp #LondonTheatre
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1 month ago