LPT magazine ISSN 2977-6724
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR MICHAEL KINGSBURY ON CELEBRATING FIVE YEARS AT GOLDEN GOOSE THEATRE
From unlikely beginnings during Covid 19, the theatre has come into its own. Kingsbury chats about the transformation, & the wider impact of its success.
9/10/2025
Journalist and author FRANCIS BECKETT on his new play, MAKE ENGLAND GREAT AGAIN at Upstairs at the Gatehouse 30 Sept - 19 Oct
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9/9/2025
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.
THIRTY SIX QUESTIONS by Flo Petrie at The Pleasance
15 - 17 October
'Black Mirror meets Reality Dating'
Meet Pro and Ant, two late-twenties loners stuck in the grind and longing for true love. But why does it always feel just out of reach? Perhaps love isn’t the magical fixer we’ve been promised, but a mirror forcing us to confront what we’d rather avoid.
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.

DEATH BELLES by Annie Power at Old Red Lion Theatre 20 - 22 October 7pm
Four women. Four deadly secrets.
Death Belles is a gripping quartet of darkly lyrical tales where lies, grief, and vengeance entwine. Lines are crossed, truth blurs, and the past won’t stay buried. These raw confessionals pulse with menace and despair - because some stories don’t just surprise, they haunt you.
THE PROBLEM WITH THE SEVENTH YEAR at White Bear Theatre 28 Oct - 15 Nov
A young man's boxing career conflicts with his life as a medical student. Working as a cut-man, the consequences of his double-life catch up with him.

Written by Evening Standard Award nominee and Offie winner Nicholas Pierpan. The Problem With The Seventh Year won the Cameron Mackintosh Award for New Writing.
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TABLES TURNED at Drayton Arms Theatre 2 & 3 Nov
Have you ever wanted to critique the critics? Following a playwriting competition for LPTM reviewers, a one hour play and 3 shorts are presented in an evening of rehearsed readings.
Winner: THE FINAL CUT by Nilgün Yusuf, directed by award winning Matthew Parker.
When hairdresser, Tina agrees to give Gladys, her oldest and most loyal customer, one final cut, it’s an endeavour beset with complications. For a start she's no longer alive ...
KEEPING MUM Written & directed by Barrie Smith at Jack Studio Theatre 5 - 8 November
Surrounded by her dysfunctional children and a family feud, Mummy, frail and elderly, sits tight. As long-harboured resentments surface and unsettling secrets are revealed, will she be persuaded to give up her independence? Or does another, more sinister fate await her?

KILL YOUR FATHER, Expandido Theatre Group, Voila Festival at Etcetera Theatre 5 - 7 November

For the first time in London, the critically acclaimed punk-drama KILL YOUR FATHER, a radical reimagining of the Medea by black lesbian Brazilian playwright Grace Passô, takes the stage. The play powerfully exposes the limits of patriarchy in our society. It’s raw, it’s poetic, and it’s killingly poignant. Prepare yourself.
CROWNLESS by Ashley Amodeo, Voila Festival at Etcetera Theatre
21 - 22 November
Described by audiences at Edinburgh Fringe as a “Wonderfully entertaining and thought provoking look at one of Shakespeare’s most famous characters and plays." Crownless takes Hamlet and adds some feminism... Rather than confronting inaction, Hamlet faces the not-so-great relationship with her father. And her father faces... getting stuck in a coat for eternity.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
LONDON PUB THEATRES 2025 AWARDS: FINALISTS ANNOUNCED
The winners will be announced at the Awards Ceremony at The Cockpit, Marylebone, Sunday 26 October 2025. All finalists are invited to attend, by invitation only. Tickets go on sale to the general public 1 October.
23/9/2025
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
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
- APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR OLD RED LION'S FRESHFEST
- JACK STUDIO THEATRE in South East London is programming for 2026
- 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
