LPT magazine ISSN 2977-6724
Playwright Lou Beckett on A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME making its London debut at White Bear Theatre 8 - 11 October
A fast, funny contemporary play about a young journalist who dives into the Shakespeare debate. She clashing with scholars, battles trolls, and tangles her love life in the process—all while asking a bigger question: what counts as real evidence, and who gets to decide?
16/9/2025
Journalist and author FRANCIS BECKETT on MAKE BRITAIN GREAT AGAIN, at Upstairs at the Gatehouse 30 Sept- 19 Oct
Becket chats about his writing, his politics and his new comedy drama premiering at Upstairs at the Gatehouse.
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9/9/2025
PAUL MCARTHUR on THE CHOIR OF MAN at Arts Theatre, West End of London until 4 January
Paul McArthur moved to London at the tender age of 18 to pursue his dream of being a professional performer. Now starring in West End musical THE CHOIR OF MAN, he chats about his role in the show as the POET, his burgeoning career, music, and his love for pub culture.
26/8/2025
INTERVIEW with JAMES HADDRELL on his revival of Jim Cartwright's TWO at Greenwich Theatre 21 Aug - 21 Sept - By Heather Jeffery
Haddrell chats about this immersive new production of TWO set in a classic British boozer, with a surprising nod to pub theatre history.
28/6/2025
LAMBETH FRINGE FESTIVAL 25 SEPT - 25 OCT 2025
Festival producer ADAM LABODA on Celebrating the vibrant culture & community of Lambeth, platforming underrepresented voices in the arts. Produced by the team behind Bread and Roses Theatre in Clapham. The 2025 programme features theatre, comedy, cabaret, music and family.
7/9/2025
TWELFTH NIGHT at Theatre at the Tabard, Chiswick 24 Sept - 18 Oct
The Chronicle Theatre Company is proud to offer its audience one of the world's greatest plays in a simple, lean and accessible production suitable for all ages and dedicated to clarity, honesty, and laughter. Directed by Olivier Award winner Bill Alexander with a thoroughly innovative approach, make sure you don’t miss this fantastic production.
Etcetera Theatre's Women Writers Festival. BECAUSE WE SAID WE WOULD by Helen Fox at Etcetera Theatre, Camden 24-27 Sept
Set in a white board world where scenes and additional characters are drawn throughout.
Follow Jeanie and Tam as they grow up through dreams of rock stardom, where their bond deepens and a childhood promise leads to a lifelong connection. But not everyone’s song plays out the same…
“Brilliant!” “Emotional!”
A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME? White Bear Theatre, Kennington 8 - 11 Oct
When a young journalist probes the truth behind Shakespeare’s plays, she unleashes a storm—online attacks, academic battles, and a rift with her scholar boyfriend. Blending sharp humour, AI investigation, and heated debate, this provocative new play questions who shapes history—and who gets the credit.
FRESH KNICKERS (and a gin & tonic) at Drayton Arms Theatre, Kensington 5 & 6 October
At 50, Cheryl thought life might slow down. What she didn’t expect was the rollercoaster of Perimenopause - a baffling barrage of symptoms no one warned her about. This empowering, and side-splitting musical takes us on a journey of friendship, change and self-discovery.
SPACE KARAOKE at Barons Court theatre 30 Sept - 4 Oct
A darkly comic, emotionally raw two-hander set aboard a luxury space cruise turned lifeboat. After a meteor strike obliterates Earth, Dan, a privileged, emotionally stunted man, and Mia, a grief-worn chef craving silence, find themselves stuck together. Space Karaoke asks: when there’s no future left, can caring for someone else still give life its final purpose?
SKELETON by Lucy Spreckley at Etcetera Theatre 15 - 19 October
Guilt follows us. We can run from our past, hide from it, or face it head on. But one way or another, it will come for us. Lucy Spreckley’s SKELETON is a blend of horror and ghost story that digs up the past, present and future.
THE HOPE THEATRE ANNOUNCES WRITE CLUB 5/9/2025
REPERTORY THEATRE RETURNS TO OLD RED LION THEATRE SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2025 25/8/2025
NEW DATA REVEALS THAT YOUNG PEOPLE ARE SWAPPING SCREENS FOR SCENES 28/8/2025
TRIPLE NOMINATIONS FOR FINBOROUGH THEATRE AT THE STAGE DEBUT AWARDS 2025 - FULL LIST OF NOMINEES
21/8/2025
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
DAVID BRADY on his revival of AT LAST at Lion and Unicorn Theatre 2 - 13 Sept, in celebration of ten years of in-house production company Proforca
Brady chats about AT LAST his political play set in the future and its ever increasing relevance to our lives today.
7/8/2025
PENTAMETERS THEATRE OPENS FUNDRAISER TO PRESERVE ITS LEGACY AFTER RECEIVING EVICTION NOTICE
16/7/2025
Léonie Scott-Matthews founded the theatre in 1968 and has since received many honours in recognition of services to British theatre, to the community in Hampstead and the development of new writing.
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN: Loved & Lost London Pub Theatres By Nilgün Yusuf
We remember some of the pub theatres which have closed, as well as some which have been newly established, saved or moved to other premises.
16/6/2025
WE ARE 10!
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
3/6/2025
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AUDREY THAYER at DRAYTON ARMS THEATRE
Audrey chats on developments at the South Kensington venue, a French Speaking Festival, new Resident Company, Edinburgh Fringe and current trends in theatre.
19/4/2025
THEATRE AT THE TABARD 40th ANNIVERSARY
Simon and Sarah Reilly on the 40th anniversary of The Tabard Theatre, a year of celebrations and special guests
1/3/2025
- Submissions open for Write Club; A New Writing Festival Curated by The Hope Theatre
- WRITERS CALLOUT for SHOWCASE AT OLD RED LION THEATRE
- Calling all performers! The Camden Christmas Festival runs 1–21 Dec at Etcetera Theatre
- FLYWHEEL new repertory theatre at Old Red Lion Theatre offer ASSISTANT DIRECTOR PLACEMENTS
- NEW SCRATCH NIGHT AT THE HOPE THEATRE SUBMISSIONS OPEN
London pub theatres magazine ISSN 2977-6724
