Thu 19 Nov
|1908 Cabaret Bar, Watford Palace Theatre
Kilimanjaro & Me
What does a mountain have to do with men's mental health? More than you'd think. Kilimanjaro & Me is a 20-minute solo performance by Alex Murray — brave, funny, and utterly honest. At the 1908 Cabaret, Watford Palace Theatre, 19th November. International Men's Day. Be there.
Time & Location
19 Nov 2026, 19:00 – 23:00
1908 Cabaret Bar, Watford Palace Theatre, 20 Clarendon Rd, Watford WD17 1JZ, UK
About the event
Proud Watford exists to work towards a place without prejudice — for everyone. On International Men's Day, Thursday 19th November 2026, we're proud to present Kilimanjaro & Me: a bold, honest, and deeply human new solo performance by Alex Murray, at the intimate and perfectly-suited 1908 Cabaret at Watford Palace Theatre.
The piece takes its title from Alex's attempt to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in support of a charity he believed in. When both the charity and the tour company collapsed, the fallout landed squarely on his shoulders — or at least, that's how it felt. The kind of feeling many of us know, but that men are often least equipped to share: it's on you, it's your failure, get on with it.
What followed for Alex was a severe mental health crisis, expressed as acute anxiety. What matters — and what makes this piece so important — is that he…