Details of theatre, shows and comedy in your area:

April 21

Quiet Please! Bharatanatyam dance with vibrant film footage and original live music. Hextable Dance, Egerton Avenue, Hextable. 7.45pm. £11/£8. 01322 618618.

April 25

The Next Big Thing. A dramatic new take on The X Factor and current celebrity culture. The Albany, Douglas Way, Deptford. 7.30pm. £5. 020 8692 4446.

April 22

Auditions for three plays. 12noon: There Goes the Bride, Viv Stapleton, 020 8302 4854. 1.30pm: Wait Until Dark, Paul Lay, 020 8303 5638. 3pm: Much Ado About Nothing, Richard Banks, 01322 55570. Edward Alderton Theatre, Brampton Road, Bexleyheath.

April 26 to 28

New Eltham Operatic Society presents the musical Hello Dolly. Methodist Centre, Footscray Road, New Eltham. 8pm. £6. 020 8851 9881.

May 2 to 5

Noel Coward's Bitter Sweet. Presented by Petts Wood Operatic Society. Stag Theatre, London Road, Sevenoaks. 7.45pm plus 2.30pm Sat. £13. 01732 450175.

May 3 to 12 (not 6 and 7)

Happy Families. An affectionate, humorous and understanding look at an ordinary family struggling with change. The Albany, Douglas Way, Deptford. 7.30pm. £9, £6 concessions. 020 8692 4446.

May 15

Don't Push Me. Triple bill of dance and aerial work performed by company of disabled and non-disabled performers. The Albany, Douglas Way, Deptford. 7.30pm. £9, £6 concessions, £4 for under-25s. 020 8692 4446.

May 18 and 19

The Hip Hop Adventures of Peter Peril. The Albany, Douglas Way, Deptford. 8pm. £9, £6 concessions, £4 for under-25s. 020 8692 4446.

May 31 to June 2

A Slice of Saturday Night, a comedy and musical pastiche taking you back to the swinging 60s. Charles Darwin Theatre, Charles Darwin School, Jail Lane, Biggin Hill. 8pm. £8. 07899 787818.

June 1

Fresh. High-speed words with a hip hop beat. Showcasing the best spoken word performers on the London scene. Take the mic yourself if you're an MCs, poet and wordsmith. The Albany, Douglas Way, Deptford. 8pm. £6, £5 concessions, £4 for under-25s. 020 8692 4446.

June 9

Abram Wilson & The Delta Blues Project. A story told in music with jazz, hip hop and blues. The Albany, Douglas Way, Deptford. 7.30pm. £10, £8 concessions, £4 for under-25s. 020 8692 4446.

June 14 and 15

Playing God. Moving and humorous tale of John, a deaf happily married family man, whose life is turned upside-down when an audiologist and his wife move into the area. Performed using British Sign Language and speech, accessible to both deaf and hearing. The Albany, Douglas Way, Deptford. 7.30pm. £9, £6 concessions, £4 for under-25s. 020 8692 4446.

July 10 to 12

Give Us a Hand, puppet theatre. The Albany, Douglas Way, Deptford. Tuesday 10 and Thursday 12, 11am and 2pm. Wednesday 11, 2pm and 7pm. Free. 020 8692 4446.

July 26 to 28

What Does it Take? Created by local young artists, powerfully exploring the themes of youth on youth conflict. The Albany, Douglas Way, Deptford. 7.45pm. £6, £5 concessions. 020 8692 4446.

Every Saturday

Bromley Comedy Club. Studio Bar at Churchill Theatre, Bromley. Doors open 8pm, show starts 9pm. £8 plus £1 membership. 020 8466 0558 / 020 8291 5259.

Every Sunday

Comedy Sunday Special at Up the Creek, Creek Road, Greenwich. 7.30-11pm. £5/3. 020 8858 4581.

Every second Thursday

This Is Not A Circus! (It's Comedy at Bubblegum). Acts include: Simon Munnery, Tony Law, Paul Foot, Josie Long. Bubblegum Club, Deptford Broadway. 8-11pm. £4/3. 07941 766608.

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