INTERVIEWS
Writer/director Raffaella Sero on 5-star play IT'S OK, I STILL THINK YOU'RE GREAT at Barons Court Theatre 19 – 24 November
Raffaella gives insights into her three person play about friendship, friendship breakups, breakup breakups, being queer, being an immigrant, being rejected, and William Shakespeare
Director Laura Killeen on developing multimedia storytelling-theatre DISTANT MEMORIES OF THE NEAR FUTURE by David Head
The show features projection, video, audio and puppetry to tell five interweaving tales about love, technology and artificial intelligence. The show transfers to Arcola theatre after premiering at Rosemary Branch Theatre and a successful run at Edinburgh fringe.
LONDON PUB THEATRE OF THE YEAR 2024
2024 AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED
The major winners
LONDON PUB THEATRE OF THE YEAR 2024
The Hen and Chickens Theatre
BEST ACTOR
Robert Bathurst for his role in JEFFREY BERNARD IS UNWELL
by Keith Waterhouse at Coach and Horses, Soho
BEST PRODUCTION (New writing)
FOAM by Harry McDonald at Finborough Theatre
directed by Matthew Iliffe
See all winners here >
FEATURE
RICHARD HARRIS on psychological thriller THE BUSINESS OF MURDER showing at THEATRE AT THE TABARD, CHISWICK 23 Oct - 23 Nov
The Business Of Murder was first performed at the Theatre Royal in Windsor before playing a seven year run in the West End. Richard Harris' thriller/detective television credits include A Touch Of Frost, The Sweeney, The Avengers and The Last Detective.
ORDNANCE
Drayton Arms Theatre
19 - 23 November
1880s Afghanistan: Against a backdrop of colonial wars and espionage, a young British cartographer embarks on an affair with the wife of an exiled botanist, setting them on an epic journey of self-reflection on how manmade borders restrict and shape national, personal and sexual identities. From award-winning writer Jonathon Crewe.
THE GLASS HOUSE
Lion and Unicorn Theatre
Kentish Town 19 - 23 November
Bella and Wendy have done something terrible. Saturday morning. A flat. The smell of cigarettes and cheap gin fills the room.
After his five star debut, McCreadie returns with a one-act play which tips its hat to Sarah Kane in a story about isolation and a thirst for acceptance.
IT'S OK, I STILL THINK YOU'RE GREAT at Barons Court Theatre 19 - 24 November
It’s Tibby’s 25th birthday… and all her friends are doing better than her. It’s OK, I Still Think You’re Great is a story about friendship, friendship breakups, breakup breakups, being queer, being an immigrant, being anxious, and, of course, William Shakespeare.
“Witty, incredibly well-written & emotional in parts” ★★★★★ Broadway Baby
SQUIRES
Drayton Arms Theatre 10 - 16 December
Before there were knights, there were idiots who thought swinging swords & being heroes were interchangeable. Squires follows a group of unlikely friends who come together to not be accused of murder. Monty Python & the Holy Grail meets New Girl in a story of pigs, bisexual panic & heresy.
- ROBERT BATHURST ANNOUNCED AS LPT PATRON
- LONDON PUB THEATRES AWARD WINNERS 2024 ANNOUNCED
- THE HOPE THEATRE ANNOUNCES WRITE CLUB, A NEW WRITING FESTIVAL TO TAKE PLACE EARLY 2025
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT ...
Interview with SARAH MCGUINNESS – on her musical cabaret GRIT, GLITTER & GASLIGHT at Etcetera / various dates until 5 Dec
Derry girl, Sarah McGuinness, is singer, composer, producer, director, and screenwriter, this is no ordinary cabaret. Sarah has been the muse of industry legends for over two decades. Sarah chats about her music, and her new show.
- CANAL CAFE is PROGRAMMING for January and February
- ACTS WANTED FOR 2025 COMEDY FESTIVAL AT BREAD AND ROSES THEATRE
- ASSOCIATE PRODUCER at BREAD AND ROSES THEATRE in Clapham
- SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN for THE SIDE HUSTLE at LION AND UNICORN THEATRE
- MONOLOGUES wanted for RAISE THE VIBRATION at BREAD & ROSES THEATRE
We are very proud to announce that LONDON PUB THEATRES MAGAZINE is now an OFFIE AWARD WINNING publication
A ONEOFF Special Award has been awarded to London Pub Theatres Magazine and Editor Heather Jeffery for providing a vital forum for highlighting the excellent work that happens in rooms in pubs, with sensitive editing, and an acute sense of the importance of tiny fringe venues to the health and development of British Theatre