The Wasp by Morgan Lloyd Malcolm
East London Theatre Company presents The Wasp by Morgan Lloyd Malcolm — a tense, darkly funny and brilliantly constructed psychological thriller that keeps audiences guessing until the very end.
Directed by Jon Fentiman
Presented under licence
Community matinee · Saturday 26 September · 2:30pm
Alongside our regular tickets, we are offering free entry to this performance for students aged 16+, elderly people with reduced mobility, wheelchair users and anyone experiencing social isolation.
The Wanstead Curtain · Hermon Hill · Wanstead E11 2AR
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About the play
“Gripping must-see theatre”
Official London Theatre
“An intense and immersive piece of theatre.”
Theatre Weekly
“A more gripping uninterrupted 80 minutes at the theatre will be hard to find.”
The Jewish Chronicle
Two women meet for the first time in years. One has a proposition. The other has a choice. As the conversation unfolds, old memories resurface, hidden motives emerge and nothing is quite what it seems.
Morgan Lloyd Malcolm’s acclaimed psychological thriller is a tense, darkly funny and brilliantly constructed play that keeps audiences guessing until the very end.
East London Theatre Company production
Directed by Jon Fentiman
Imagine being offered a way out.
Imagine knowing exactly what it would cost.
How far would you go to change your life?
Community theatre
with ambition
Based in Wanstead · Reaching East London
East London Theatre Company (ELTC) is led by director and producer Jonathan Fentiman. Based in Wanstead, it creates bold, accessible productions for audiences across East London.
We are a not-for-profit Community Interest Company. Everything we earn is reinvested in our social purpose: making theatre that entertains, provokes and inspires, while widening access to live performance.
Dennis Kelly
Wanstead Fringe · performances for local GCSE students and public audiencesStuart Slade
An East 15 Acting School production in association with ELTCAugust Strindberg
Wanstead Fringe · The Courtyard Theatre · Redbridge Drama CentreNick Payne
The Wanstead CurtainWhy we make theatre
We prioritise wheelchair access and the audience experience of wheelchair users. We work to make live theatre welcoming and accessible, especially for young people, low-income households, schools with limited arts provision, and older or mobility-challenged audiences.
We create opportunities for emerging performers and theatre-makers, including graduates of East 15 Acting School, The Court Training Company and Redbridge Drama Centre.
We collaborate with local schools, venues and organisations to bring audiences together through ambitious, thought-provoking live performance.
Our home
In 2024, East London Theatre Company and the Wanstead Fringe Committee transformed a disused hall at Wanstead Methodist Church into a welcoming, flexible performance venue.
Just off Wanstead High Street and close to Snaresbrook station, The Wanstead Curtain gives theatre and live events a home at the heart of the community.
Hermon Hill · Wanstead · E11 2AR
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