LPT magazine ISSN 2977-6724
CAMDEN FRINGE 20th Birthday Year runs 3 - 30 August
With a programme of over 400 shows at multiple venues there's something for everyone.
NORTH SAPPH-FEST at THE HOPE THEATRE runs 3 - 28 August
A bold new festival celebrating queer women & non-binary voices this August
The Bread & Roses Theatre announces new Artistic Director and leadership team
Adam Laboda announced as new Artistic Director as the current Artistic Director
Velenzia Spearpoint and Managing Director
Rebecca Pryle
(pictured) will step into newly created Executive Director roles.
Lambeth Fringe 2026 On Sale with 200 Shows in Growing Programme
SYNCING at Lion & Unicorn theatre, part of Camden Fringe 10-13 Aug 8:30pm
It's 2002. Justin Timberlake has just announced his departure from NSYNC, leaving the four remaining members - Lance, Joey, JC, and Chris - scrambling to keep the boyband together. With their frosted tips fading and egos bruised, these four friends must figure out who they are when the spotlight moves on.
ARE WE FRIENDS at Old Red Lion Theatre, 12 - 14 August
Are We Friends? follows two strangers who meet in a cemetery and form an unexpected friendship. Blending humour and heartbreak, the play explores loneliness, grief, loyalty, and what it means to truly be seen. At its heart is the relationship between Oliver and Andy, an aspiring actor with Down syndrome, revealing the transformative power of genuine human connection.
CHERRY SOUR at Rosemary Branch Theatre 14 & 15 August 7pm
A story about love, abandonment, and lots of glam songs! By Mexican Award winning playwright, Isabel Quiroz, this play is a musical journey through Cherry Sour’s memories accompanied by the Pink Flamingo’s music.
'A well-constructed piece ... which got you thinking about what sort of things you would do if you were a woman on her own, wanting love and acceptance.' Theatre in Brighton ★★★★
BROKEN BOYS at The Hen and Chickens Theatre, Islington 14 - 16 August
Broken Boys dissects the bully-to-lover TV trope and meditates on the impact of toxic masculinity on the modern gay relationship. Tom and Michael couldn’t be more different but, from their days as schoolboys through to adulthood, their lives are fatefully intertwined by a relationship that leads to one life-changing day.
THE QUIETENING at The Cockpit, Marylebone 15 & 16 August
The Quietening is a story about chosen family, queer community, and what happens when someone refuses to give up on you. Carrying the lasting effects of conversion therapy, Jacob's built a life around keeping people at a distance - until he meets Ethan and discovers that healing might be possible.
SAVING MYSELF by Tim Stubbs Hughes at The Libra Theatre Cafe, Camden Town 13, 19 & 20 August
Blamed for everything since childhood. Broken by violent assault. Alone in her flat, Lilly becomes convinced something inside her must die. Realism bleeds into folklore and ritual in this darkly comic solo play. What does it cost a woman to save herself? Directed by Julia Stubbs, performed by Jessamy James.
SIGNIFICANT OTHER at Jack Studio Theatre, Crofton Park 18 - 29 August
She's a teen influencer with a stalker she won't name. He's a lonely salesman clinging to a wife long gone. One weekend throws them together, and neither can outrun the past. Shireen Shaikh's darkly comic new play, directed by Julia Stubbs. A sharp, intergenerational collision at the Jack Studio.
TIME IS NOW at Etcetera Theatre 19 - 23 August
A reunion of an estranged father and son over the course of one night reveals a family secret that unburdens one and shackles the other. Set in real time and driven by sharp, naturalistic dialogue, this two hander explores masculinity, parenthood and loss with dark humour and emotional honesty.
ECHOES by Lieve de Putter at Etcetera Theatre, Camden 26 - 28 August
The nymph Echo spoke too much and was forever cursed to echo what others say. ECHOES is a one-woman-show about the silencing of female voices. Supported by women from ancient mythology, an actress confronts a fear of her own voice and tries to find out how she might reclaim not only her own voice, but also those that have been suppressed, rewritten, or erased through centuries of male scholarship.
GETTING REKT at Union Theatre, Waterloo 21 - 24 September
Meet Rek: party animal, womaniser and grime producer...or so he says. In truth, he’s a lost Surrey care worker whose bond with Zofia, a woman living with dementia, sparks a chaotic journey across London. Blending grime, classical music and spoken word, GETTING REKT is urgent, funny and deeply moving.
WE'LL ALWAYS HAVE PARIS by Paul Kalburgi at
White Bear Theatre, 15 September - 3 October
Haunted by the happy ending she never had, cinema usher and aspiring screenwriter Ginny must confront heartbreak—and Hollywood—as she tries to rebuild her life following the death of her fiancé. We'll Always Have Paris is a rebellious romcom about love, loss and starting over in your forties.
AND I LOOKED AT THE SKY by Tim Stubbs Hughes at Omnibus Theatre, Clapham 15 Sept - 1 Oct
One candle. One promise. On Betty's 86th birthday, a decades-old pact comes due: when the creative spark dies, they choose their own ending. An artist and a writer, a lifetime shared. Has the moment arrived? Tim Stubbs Hughes's tender new play, directed by Julia Stubbs, at Omnibus Theatre.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Ava de Winter & Rosalind Philp on championing roles for older women with their company DOGS IN WELLIES 1/7/2026
New company DOGS IN WELLIES, celebrates the insight and craft that come with experience, creating acting opportunities and producing work to highlight the creativity of actors and writers over the age of 50.
Read here >
- SUBMISSIONS INVITED FOR HALLOWEEN SCRATCH NIGHT AT ETCETERA THEATRE
- FREE TECHNICAL WORKSHOPS AT CANAL CAFE THEATRE
- Calling artists and producers, three weekend blocks available this September CIRCLE AND STAR, HAMSPSTEAD.
- LONDON PUB THEATRES MAGAZINE IS LOOKING FOR WRITERS WHO WOULD LIKE TO JOIN OUR TEAM OF REVIEWERS
- ETCETERA THEATRE IS LOOKING FOR TECHICIANS FOR CAMDEN FRINGE 2026
LPT magazine ISSN 2977-6724
