LPT magazine ISSN 2977-6724
JAMIE EASTLAKE – Interview on Gerry & Sewell transferring to West End Aldwych Theatre from tiny pub theatre in Whitley Bay
Heather Jeffery December 2025
Jamie Eastlake began his career by founding a theatre in N16, before returning to his roots in Newcastle and founding Laurels which has just been shortlisted for The Stage Fringe Theatre of the Year.
FEMALE PLAYWRIGHTS PART III: Where are they now?
This update looks at ten writers who were featured in Part I and Part II published in 2020 and asks 'where are they now'.
1/12/2025
From traditional panto & ghost stories to comedy, musical theatre and drama. Don't miss legendary family shows at Jack Studio Theatre & The Tabard Theatre, and the Christmas Edition of satirically brilliant NewsRevue at Canal Cafe Theatre is highly recommended.
Some nights sold out, so book now!
DRAYTON ARMS THEATRE ANNOUNCES A SERIES OF WORKSHOPS, COURSES & PANELS FOR THEATRE CREATIVES for JANUARY 2026 8/12/2025
Drayton Arms Theatres has launched DEEPER LEARNING 13 - 24 January 2026. In addition to technical workshops, the series covers panels on finding a producer, theatre health & safety, a workshop on redrafting a play, and a course on deaf awareness in theatre.
Charles Dicken's THE SIGNALMAN at Drayton Arms Theatre, Kensington 10 December - 2 January
An eerie new full-length dramatisation of Dickens’ The Signalman brings together two people: The Visitor, liberated from a closed-up life and The Signalman, desperate to explain his visitations to anyone. This is a faithful yet fresh new telling of this classic ghost story that'll leave you on edge this Christmas.
I CAN SEE THE SUN by Tania Khan at Etcetera Theatre 16 & 17 December
Light The Night Theatre present new play in development ‘I Can See The Sun’ a surreal, darkly humorous drama inspired by Dante’s Divine Comedy.
When a mother and daughter, lost in a dark wood, stumble on a stranger in the dead of night, they ambush him. Is he a hunter out to steal hearts, or a moorland hiker who’s seen the light?
COCKFOSTERS at Southwark Playhouse Borough 4 December - 3 January
After five sell-out runs, London’s ★★★★★ smash-hit comedy COCKFOSTERS returns to Southwark Playhouse Borough. Strangers James and Tori meet at Heathrow and take the Piccadilly Line across London on a journey they’ll never forget. A “screamingly funny” off-the-rails comedy about the London Underground that will change your commute forever.
BOYS IN THE BUFF at Golden Goose Theatre, Camberwell 10 Dec 2025 - 10 Jan 2026
Have you ever felt judged for not having the right body shape? Too fat? Too thin? Never exercise? Diana and her boys sing, dance tell & stories about self-confidence, body image, and society’s unreasonably high expectations on our appearance, sharing personal stories & daring each other to reveal more & more of themselves. As they explore their bodies they discover 101 ways to look fabulous.
ONE JAB CURES ALL by Lloyd Evans at The Tabard Theatre 14 - 31 January 2026 Directed by Matthew Parker
One Jab Cures All is set in a research lab where scientists stumble on the holy grail of medicine – a cure for all diseases.
If they keep it a secret, they’ll make millions of pounds. If they share it, they’ll save millions of lives.
What would you do?
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
2025 LONDON PUB THEATRE AWARDS / STANDING OVATION AWARDS 26/10/2025
The Tabard Theatre announced as London Pub Theatre of the Year 2025.
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR MICHAEL KINGSBURY ON CELEBRATING FIVE YEARS AT GOLDEN GOOSE THEATRE 9 December 2025
From unlikely beginnings during Covid 19, the theatre has come into its own. Kingsbury chats about the transformation, & the wider impact of its success.
WE ARE 10! 3/6/2025
Artistic directors, theatre makers and supporters of fringe theatre from across London flocked to the Golden Goose in Camberwell on Sunday, June 1st to raise a glass and celebrate ten years of all things London Pub Theatres Magazine. Write up and images by Nilgün Yusuf.
- REASONABLY PRICED REHEARSAL SPACE AVAILABLE AT AWARD WINNING GOLDEN GOOSE THEATRE
- APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN FOR SKETCHFEST AT CANAL CAFE THEATRE & THE HEN & CHICKENS THEATRE
- CIRCLE AND STAR PUB THEATRE IN HAMPSTEAD ARE PROGRAMMING FOR 2026
- CALLING ALL TECHIES - CANAL CAFE THEATRE IS LOOKING FOR A FREELANCE TECHNICAL MANAGER TO JOIN THE TEAM
- ETCETERA THEATRE 2026 BOOKINGS NOW OPEN
London pub theatres magazine ISSN 2977-6724
