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.
JAMIE EASTLAKE – on transferring Gerry & Sewell 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.
ONE/ANOTHER at Etcetera Theatre 27 & 28 January
A brand-new play about memory, navigating queerness, loss and longing in a time when touch was taboo. This two-hander emerged after months of devised work, dealing with the long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns on a generation, the power of rave and dance, and the often-fragile line between truth and illusion. One/Another draws on naturalism, in-yer-face & physical theatre to tackle big themes on an intimate scale. Come see.
ONE JAB CURES ALL by Lloyd Evans at The Tabard Theatre 14 - 31 January, 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?
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
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.
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
'If large subsidised theatre buildings are the beating heart of communities, then fringe theatres are the soul.'
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
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.
How an OFFIE Award winning star found his voice at The Hope Theatre
Harry Speirs January 2025
Ollie Maddigan's first play, The Olive Boy, began life at The Hope Theatre, part of Camden Fringe Festival. A box office hit, the show is currently performing at Southwark Playhouse.
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?
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
- SUBMISSIONS INVITED for GrimFest SCRATCH NIGHT at OLD RED LION PLAYHOUSE 16 March
- SUBMISSIONS OPEN FOR WOMEN WRITERS FESTIVAL 2026 at The Etcetera Theatre, Camden
- PRECARIOUS NIGHTS NEW WRITING LABORATORY AT DRAYTON ARMS - SUBMISSIONS INVITED
- ETCETERA THEATRE ANNOUNCES ITS FOURTH SEASON OF THE INDIE ARTS FESTIVAL
- APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR NORTH SAPPH-FEST AT THE HOPE THEATRE
- CAMDEN FRINGE FESTIVAL IS NOW OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS
- APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR SHAKEFEST at OLD RED LION THEATRE
- 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
LPT magazine ISSN 2977-6724
