OFFIES FINALISTS 2025 ANNOUNCEMENT INCLUDES  PRODUCTIONS AT PUB THEATRES 1.1.2025

The Offies finalist are announced, celebrating 15 years of recognising the best of independent theatre in London.  In a new model of eight different categories, finalists include several pub theatres, Upstairs at the Gatehouse, Bread and Roses, Finborough, Stage Door Theatre, Jack Studio, Drayton Arms and Theatre503  (finalists shown below).

The new Executive Producer of the Offies, Denholm Spurr is joined by ex-Olivier Awards Executive Producer Julian Bird, OBE, through his production company Green Room Ents Ltd, which announces a three-year partnership with the Offies starting this year.

Winners will be announced at a ceremony which will take place at a new partner venue, Central Hall Westminster (right opposite the Abbey) on 17 March 2025.



Pub theatre finalists are listed here:

PRODUCTION

In Clay / Design & Canvas Co (Gatehouse Theatre)

Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five (or the children’s crusade) / So It Goes Theatre (Brockley Jack Theatre)

Monica Salvi: Spirits In My Closet / Crazy Cat Dive Productions (Stage Door Theatre)

STAGING

Dkfash, Rebecca Solomon / by their fruits (Theatre503)

Grace Taylor / In Clay (Gatehouse Theatre)

Robert Mcwhir / The Story of My Life (Stage Door Theatre)

PERFORMANCE

Rosalind Ford / In Clay (Gatehouse Theatre)

In Clay at Upstairs at the Gatehouse



By Their Fruits at Theatre503

Slaughterhouse-Five at Jack Studio Theatre



Marry Me a Little at Stage Door Theatre

CREATION

Che Walker / Burnt Up Love (Finborough Theatre)

Rebecca Simmonds, Jack Miles / In Clay (Gatehouse Theatre)

Ruairi Conaghan/ Lies Where it Falls (Finborough Theatre)

Neil Bartram, Brian Hill / The Story of My Life (Stage Door Theatre)

INDUSTRY & INCLUSION

Justin Hopper / Bedbug (Drayton Arms Theatre)

Luke Madaj / How Did I Get Here (Bread and Roses Theatre)

Julia Thurston / Paved with Gold and Ashes (Barons Court Theatre)

Hugo Pilcher / The Tailor-Made Man (Stage Door Theatre) 

Burnt Up Love at Finborough Theatre



Paved with Gold at Barons Court Theatre

THEATRE503 ANNOUNCES NEW ARTISTIC DIRECTOR along with a new leadership model

9/1/2025 Image: Anthony Simpson-Pike, photography by Adiam Yemane

Theatre503 announces Anthony Simpson-Pike as its new Artistic Director, succeeding Lisa Spirling who departs Theatre503 after eight years to join Stratford East as Artistic Director. In a new leadership model for Theatre503, Anthony will share the role of Joint CEO with Executive Director Emily Carewe. They are joined on the Senior Management Team by Literary Manager Steve Harper, recently appointed Carne Deputy Artistic Director Rochelle Wilson, and a Producer to be recruited next month.

Anthony Simpson-Pike  is an acclaimed director, dramaturg, and writer whose previous leadership roles include Deputy Artistic Director at The Yard Theatre and Associate Director at the Gate Theatre. His recent work includes directing Olivier Award-winning The P Word (Bush Theatre), co-directing the Drama Desk Award-winning Grenfell: in the words of survivors (National Theatre and St Anne’s Warehouse, NYC), directing the Irish Times Theatre Award-nominated An Octoroon (Abbey Theatre) and productions at the Royal Court Theatre, Stratford East and Young Vic. As a dramaturg, he has developed seasons of work for the Gate and The Yard and worked for companies including the RSC, Stratford East, the Royal Court, and BAC.