Fishbowl splashes onto London stage this January with promises of slapstick chaos
From Edinburgh Fringe hit to Sadler’s Wells Peacock Theatre, this French physical comedy serves up fires, leaks, karaoke, and chaos.
If you’ve ever wondered what happens when three quirky neighbours are crammed into paper-thin flats and left to their own devices… well, now you can find out. Fish Fishbowl, the Molière-winning physical comedy from Compagnie le Fils du Grand Réseau, lands in the West End this January at Sadler’s Wells Peacock Theatre, and yes, it is every bit as gloriously messy as it sounds.
Picture it: a hoarder obsessed with salvaging everything, a karaoke-obsessed gadget nerd who can’t keep anything intact, and a hopelessly clumsy career junkie. Together, they turn ordinary life into a spectacular comedy of errors – fires break out, things collapse, storms rage indoors, and somehow, through all the chaos, friendships bloom.
The genius? There’s barely a word spoken. Every sigh, slip, and flail is amplified into full-blown theatre magic, showing how much can be said without saying anything at all.
French physical comedy at its most flamboyant, Fishbowl borrows a little from Chaplin, a little from Mr Bean, and a lot from Grand-Guignol’s flair for theatrical spectacle. The set itself is a playground of clever tricks, hidden contraptions, and props that seem to have a mind of their own, keeping the audience on the edge of their seats as the next disaster looms.
Writer and performer Pierre Guillois calls it a story about “modest lives with grand dreams.”
Dates & Info:
Sadler’s Wells Peacock Theatre, 28 – 31 January 2026.
Tickets from £18.00 via Sadler’s Wells box office.
Elena Leo is the Arts & Lifestyle Editor of Ikon London Magazine.
