Making the complex compelling.
Codex Theatre is a new company founded by director, producer and writer Esalan Gates, whose previous productions, Maybe I Should Stop and The Waiting Room (BroadwayWorld UK Award nominee), both premiered at Camden Fringe and received ★★★★★ reviews.
At Codex Theatre, we believe understanding is a radical act. In an age of disinformation and anti-intellectualism, we use theatre to unpack the systems that shape our world – economics, politics, social structures – and reassemble them into gripping, accessible stories.
We blend sharp writing, visual flair, and dark humour to create work that provokes, empowers, and, crucially, entertains! Our flagship show, Pop Goes the Dollar (21st – 24th August 2025 @ The Hope Theatre), reframes the 2008 crash as a parable for today’s cost-of-living crisis.
Before we can change anything, we have to understand it. And that understanding? It doesn’t have to be dry: it can be electric.