Riverside Studios has announced the return of its acclaimed Bitesize Festival, running from 7 July to 3 August 2025 in Studio 3.
Now in its sixth year, Bitesize Festival is a celebration of fresh, audacious, and inspiring new work across theatre, comedy, cabaret, dance, and more.
The festival offers emerging artists the opportunity to create, rehearse, and perform their work with full technical, marketing, and production support from Riverside Studios.
Rhys Williamson, Head of Programming, said, “Bitesize is more than a festival — it’s an incubator for bold ideas, emerging voices, and boundary-pushing creativity. These are the artists redefining the future of performance, and we’re proud to provide the platform where that transformation begins!”
The 2025 programme features over 30 productions, including:
- The Girls I Look Up To, Philos & Amica Do Time, Happy Ending, Chickadee, J.O.I., Racks, Are You Even Indian?, and Puck: A Fairy’s Tale (w/c 7 July)
- Clean Slate, Sunland, Spend the Night, Everybody Dies/The Fly, Door Bitch, Wummy, Medium Dead, and Flower Face (w/c 14 July)
- Brainsluts, Flush, Paul Weller Takes Tea at Two, Go With the Flow, A Series of Poorly Timed Questions, Er., Arrogant Soft, and I Love You Michael From Nadine (w/c 21 July)
- Walking with Molly, Rodney Black: Who Cares? It’s Working, It’s Just the Industry, At Once Before and After, The Wise Men, and Kokona (w/c 28 July)
Audiences can purchase individual show tickets for £12 or opt for the Bitesize Festival Pass at £50, which grants access to a pair of tickets for every show in the festival.
Bitesize Festival 2025 is supported by Lost and Grounded Brewers, known for their award-winning Keller Pils and commitment to sustainability and community.
Listings and ticket information can be found here
