16 May 2026, 3:30pm Matinee

I am on the Mall, 385 yards from the rest of my life.

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Have you ever run a marathon? Wanted to? Couldn’t think of anything worse? This 60-minute treadmill spectacular might just get you lacing up your trainers and hitting the pavement.

 

This semi-autobiographical comedy follows ‘Runner’ as she navigates her first marathon, and every key moment in her life that lead her to the start line. From chronic illness, bullies, and nights in hospital all the way to the origins of the marathon itself, this play, performed while running, will leave you wondering - what would you do to stay alive?

 

Written by actor, writer, designer (and runner!) Laura Mugford, who has now completed four marathons and two ultra-marathons, this small but mighty piece explores why we run. To answer such a question, we must ask ourselves another - what are we running from?

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After a limited run at the Old Red Lion Theatre for FRESHFEST, Etcetera Theatre for Camden Fringe, and Greenwich Studio Theatre for ‘Pick of the Fringe’, 26.2 Reasons to Stay Alive is back for one week at the Arches Lane Theatre in Battersea. 

 

Creatives: Written and Performed by Laura Mugford

Produced and Directed by Just a Regular House

 

Press for 26.2 Reasons to Stay Alive: 

✭✭✭✭ “a recipe for how to be your own heroine”

London Pub Theatres

✭✭✭✭ “a wonderful piece of theatre”

Fairy Powered Productions