Manic Street Creature
Silhouetted band members perform on stage against a backdrop of bright lights and smoke.
The company of Manic Street Creature. Photo by Johan Persson.
Maimuna Memon, wearing a striped shirt, gazes intensely under blue lighting in a dramatic setting.
Maimuna Memon (Ria). Photo by Johan Persson.
Sam Beveridge plays an acoustic guitar on a sofa, with microphones and a plant in the background.
Sam Beveridge (Finn). Photo by Johan Persson.
Rachel Barnes smiles while holding a cello and microphone, with purple lighting and instruments in the background.
Rachel Barnes (Heidi). Photo by Johan Persson.
Maimuna Memon performs with a guitar, surrounded by musicians on stage, with various instruments visible.
Maimuna Memon (Ria). Photo by Johan Persson.
Maimuna Memon passionately sings into a microphone while holding a guitar, illuminated by soft stage lighting.
Maimuna Memon (Ria). Photo by Johan Persson.
Maimuna Memon (Ria) sits on stairs, smiling and holding a microphone, wearing a striped shirt and jeans.
Maimuna Memon (Ria). Photo by Johan Persson.
Harley Johnston, wearing a patterned vest and cap, plays drums and sings into a microphone.
Harley Johnston (Raz). Photo by Johan Persson.
Maimuna Memon performs with the cast of Manic Street Creature, surrounded by instruments and stage lighting.
Maimuna Memon (Ria). Photo by Johan Persson.

Manic Street Creature

Venue

Kiln Theatre

When you’re the one keeping everything together, how do you stop yourself from falling apart?

Ria is a singer-songwriter. She’s talented. She’s ambitious. And she’s driven- quite literally- all the way from Lancashire to London, to start afresh in Camden Town.

Charting the rise and fall of a rollercoaster relationship, Ria is recording her debut album with her band. But the more the tracks progress, the more music and memory collide…

This soaring piece of gig theatre from Olivier Award winner Maimuna Memon brings a raw and powerful insight into first love, co-dependence and mental health care- but most of all, how music can help us start again.

The critically acclaimed, multi award-winning Manic Street Creature returns to the stage in a new production for a limited run at Kiln Theatre.

Closing

28/03/2026

Running Time

1h35, no interval

Genre

Concert, Musical

Age & Content

12+

Please Note:

This production contains strong language, themes of relationship breakdown, adult references, mental illness, self-harm, & suicide, haze, flashing lights and an extended blackout.