This Time is Different (work in progress) by Zhou Ning

This Time is Different is a one-hour live performance by artist Zhou Ning, blending music, stand-up, and storytelling. Through nine songs, personal confessions, and dark humour, Ning explores identity, relationships, trauma, and emotional growth about her twenties. The show transforms intimate, sometimes awkward experiences into moments that are both touching and absurdly funny. This work-in-progress presentation offers a glimpse of the full-length piece, sitting somewhere between a music concert and a comedy show: an honest, witty, and strangely hopeful journey through emotional chaos.

Age guidance: This performance is recommended for ages 18+

Content warning: This performance contains the show contains triggering content, including references to trauma and personal experiences, which may be sensitive for some audience members.

Interval: This performance does not have an interval.

Tickets: Tickets are £8 and available to purchase through Eventbrite

Location: This event is happening at our Next Door venue, located next to our Leadenhall Street flagship venue.

Accessibility

This performance will be captioned

See our Accessibility Guide for information about access in our venue.

Zhou Ning is a Chinese queer artist whose work blends comedy, music, and writing into a unique and intimate practice. Drawing from personal experience, she explores identity, relationships, and personal growth with humor and vulnerability. Her musical comedy is experimental, witty, and tragicomic, transforming everyday life and personal narratives into performances that blur the line between laughter and confession.

www.zhou-ning.com

@zhouning__

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