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Promotional image for Queen Bayard by Jamie Walsh. A drag performer on stage, with dark hair a white dress and gloves posing over a microphone.

Demo

01 October 2026

Be part of developing the next big thing!

Demo is your chance to see the best new artistic ideas tested out in front of an audience, often for the very first time.

Offering a selection of new work from the most exciting artists both regionally & nationally, this event encourages critical discourse in a relaxed and supportive environment.

Everyone is welcome.

01 October 2026: Line Up

Self Made Man by Cas Potterton

An honest, funny and deeply personal autobiographical journey through one young trans man’s social and medical transition, blending raw storytelling, education, music and humour.

The Table by Nine Extra Flaws

A compelling family drama told in reverse, gradually revealing the stories, relationships and secrets around a table as the audience pieces the puzzle together.

Book tickets
  • Date:
    01 October 2026
  • Time:
    Various times
  • Running Time:
    120min
  • Location:
    Studio 2
  • Prices:

    £7 Standard // £5 LIVE PASS

  • Doors open 15 mins prior to event start time.

Check out our previous Demos...

A performer sat on top of a scaffold with a lampshade on their head. There is a brush and a screen to the side of them.
A performer hanging upside down on scaffold with a lampshade on their head.
A performer at a piano with a laptop and a screen next to them,
Two performers holding a large 5 tiered birthday cake.
Two performers dancing in bin bags
One performer, close up, dancing in a bin bag.
A performer centre stage, on a cord phone.
People mingling and chatting.
People mingling and chatting on a stage.
A performer washed in blue/green light holds a hand up towards the camera.
University of Lincoln Lincoln Arts Centre DEMO 19 January Line-Up Atom by Chloe Deyes The Boundless by Kieran Speirs Glass by Jacob Kay
A performer dressed as Anne Boleyn puts on a necklace in overcast shadow
Ellie Grace – The Whore Queen DEMO Lincoln Arts Centre UOL Lincoln 20 Oct 23 Not for commercial use without permission Not for resale photographer to be credited at all times ©PhilCrow 2023
A performer in a blue windbreaker stands centre stage with their lips pursed.
Sugar Theatre – Tell Me I’m Stunning DEMO Lincoln Arts Centre UOL Lincoln 20 Oct 23 ©PhilCrow 2023
Two performers on stage washed in green light. One holds their hand over the others mouth.
Sugar Theatre – Tell Me I’m Stunning DEMO Lincoln Arts Centre UOL Lincoln 20 Oct 23 Not for commercial use without permission Not for resale photographer to be credited at all times ©PhilCrow 2023
A performer wrapped in plastic stands on a box.
Haptiv – Clotho DEMO Lincoln Arts Centre UOL Lincoln 20 Oct 23 Not for commercial use without permission Not for resale photographer to be credited at all times ©PhilCrow 2023

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