LPT magazine ISSN 2977-6724
ANTHONY SIMPSON-PIKE on his inaugural season of plays at THEATRE503 opening with Donbas February 2026
By Heather Jeffery 14/01/2026
Anthony Simpson-Pike chats about new developments at Theatre503 and the inspiration behind his first season as Artistic Director.
‘All the World’s a Stage’: the artistic director who beat her father’s background in crime by Harry Speirs 14/01/2026
Emma Taylor celebrates 25 years as Artistic Director of Canal Café Theatre and producer of Award winning NewsRevue.
FEBRUARY SHOWS & VALENTINE'S SPECIAL SELECTION
Join in the fun on VALENTINE'S DAY with lots of suggestions on offer.
Award winning play DONBAS
by Olga Braga at Theatre503 5 - 28 Feb
Newly released from a Russian prison, Sashko comes home to a father determined to keep him safe as the world unravels. Ivan’s chasing Vera, Vera’s chasing the perfect Claudia Schiffer blonde – and overhead, in Ukrainian skies, the planes are getting closer.
GELIN by Estelle Warner at Canal Cafe Theatre 31 January - 1 February
When her overbearing mother arranges a marriage she doesn’t want, Aylin sends her best friend in her place – only for it to backfire when her future husband falls for the imposter. Funny, charming and honest, Gelin explores the complexities women face across cultures, from family expectations to the fragile but powerful bonds of female friendships.
SOLD OUT
SADOMUSICAL at Etcetera Theatre, Camden 14 February 7pm
In maybe their worst idea yet, two veteran musical improvisers create art with feeling—whilst feeling the real pain of electrocution. From the award-winning co-creator of Edinburgh Fringe sell-out hit 'CSI: Crime Scene Improvisation.' Described as "So funny it would be a crime to miss it!" ★★★★★ Curtaincallreviews.
SAVAGE by Claudio Macor at White Bear Theatre 25 February - 15 March
COPENHAGEN 1940. With the Nazi occupation of Denmark, life did not change much. Zack and Nikolai enjoy the hedonism of the cabaret, see friends and are happy in love. Their world is shattered when Doctor Carl Vaernet discovers a cure for homosexuality. Nikolai is arrested, interrogated and experimented on. Upon the liberation of Denmark by British forces, Zack and Nikolai try to rebuild their lives and rekindle their love.
THE MURMURATION OF STARLINGS by Joe Graham at Seven Dials Playhouse 3 - 14 March
A play about love and survival. When a predator threatens to destroy all you have ever loved, how far will you go to protect it? The Man must battle demons, aliens and his own memories to change everything.
THE LAST DAYS OF LIZ TRUSS? at The Other Palace 3 - 15 March
Join Liz, on her last morning at number 10, in an exploration – equally comic and tragic – of the tensions in politics: between ambition and ability, vision and reality, going short and playing it long.
Can a fighter ever quit?
This award-winning production (Emma Wilkinson Wright, Best Actor, London Pub Theatres Awards 2025) transfers to The Other Palace Studio after two critically acclaimed and sold-out runs at Kennington’s White Bear Theatre.
OLD RED LION THEATRE REVEALS A REBRAND FOR 2026
January 2026
Manchester's Hope Mill Theatre announced as The Stage Fringe Theatre of the Year 2026/Two pub theatres are runners up/The Stage Awards announced in full
13/01/2026
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
ROUND-UP 2015 - 2025
31/12/2025
London Pub Theatres Magazine is ten years old. We take an affectionate look at the last decade, the achievements, the theatres, the shows and the people. What do you remember?
Duru Agirbas brings a 19th Century Turkish play about arranged marriage to London audiences for the first time
3 January 2026
An all-female creative team reimagines İbrahim Şinasi’s classic, GELIN, swapping the Ottoman Empire for modern, multicultural London in an hilariously chaotic, charming and honest new play. GELIN, plays at Canal Café Theatre in Maida Vale 31 Jan - 1 Feb.
- MUSICAL DIRECTOR FOR NEWSREVUE AT CANAL CAFE THEATRE
- PRECARIOUS NIGHTS NEW WRITING LABORATORY AT DRAYTON ARMS - SUBMISSIONS INVITED
LPT magazine ISSN 2977-6724
