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2 Bath Road
London
W4 1LW
A minute’s walk from Turnham Green tube station (district line). Just leave the station and turn right. The Theatre has its own entrance in the Tabard pub’s beer garden.
The 94 Bus from the West End, Notting Hill and Shepherd’s Bush stops outside our front door. Other buses stopping nearby are the 27, 267, 237, 391, E3 and H91.
There is free parking on The Avenue after 6.30pm.
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Cosmic Healing? by Panda La Terriere
15 January - 1 February 2025
A tragi-comic tale of dopamine withdrawal and compost lavatories
At his Cosmic Energy Healing Retreat, Paul John – fallen bad boy of British comedy turned internet guru- promises an end to earthly pain.
But when a group of lost souls and neurotics travel to the East Coast of Wales in search of the Enlightenment he promises, they find Paul John is just a spaced-out bum living in an orange tent.
Mud, mess, compost lavs, and dopamine withdrawal push each of Paul John’s frazzled ‘disciples’ to the brink. And one by one, they start to wonder, is this really the end of Suffering or just a seriously horrid holiday?
The latest play from upcoming author Panda La Terriere, this humorous tragi-comedy plays 12 performances in January 2025.
Curtain Twitchers & co. produces fast-paced, original comedies which veer off unexpectedly into the supernatural or existential. Their absurdist comedy My Neighbours Are Kind of Weird? had a six day sell-out run at the Drayton Theatre in April 2023 and was then riotously well received at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Sunday 2nd February 2025 3pm
The songs of one of the greatest American songwriters, performed by Stefan Bednarczyk
The Elements of Tom Lehrer performed by Stefan Bednarczyk
Whether you’re poisoning pigeons in the park, doing the Vatican rag, or remembering your periodic table, there’s no situation in life that can’t be made better, or, at least, clearer, by the great American songwriter Tom Lehrer. Catchy tunes and pin-sharp lyrics combine in this perennially popular show.
From the space race to mathematics, from politics to pigeons, from chemistry to Catholicism: no subject is too big or small for Tom Lehrer’s razor-sharp wit. Sometimes satirical and sometimes absurd, Lehrer’s songs capture the spirit of an age.
Peppered with deliciously funny anecdotes, Stefan Bednarczyk’s show, sung from the piano, includes such classics as ‘The Vatican Rag’, ‘Poisoning Pigeons in the Park’, ‘Clementine’, and ‘The Elements’.
Acclaimed as one of the greatest American songwriters, Tom Lehrer combined his musical career with lecturing in mathematics and the American Musical.
3rd & 4th February 2025 7:30pm
Produced By Fringe Management
Performed by Nigel Miles-Thomas
Music composed by Simon Slater
The year is 1916.
Drawn from two years of Sussex retirement for the funeral of his friend, Dr Watson, Holmes returns to Baker Street to resolve ‘the last act’ of his epic career.
A theatrical evening then unfolds, with fourteen characters, all played by Nigel Miles-Thomas in a tour de force performance.
Cross-examinations, heated arguments between Holmes and Watson, and all manner of comic and serious interactions, between many famous Conan Doyle characters.
As the play concludes the great detective reveals a shocking secret.
Written by Conan Doyle expert David Stuart Davies, directed by award-winning Gareth Armstrong.
Dates 5 - 22 Feb 2025
Comedy
Rather Nifty Theatre, from the novel by Alexandre Dumas, adapted by Adam Elliott & Oliver Malam
Join 3 intrepid actors in this fast paced and furiously funny retelling of the greatest revenge tale ever told.
The year is 1815. France is divided, Napoleon plots his return to power, and humble sailor Edmond Dantes is living a simple honest life. Or so he thinks. Betrayed by those who know him, accused of treason, Edmond is imprisoned in the depths of the prison island The Chateau D’If. Forsaken and forgotten, he begins to weave an intricate web of vengeance. Expect revenge, redemption and a whole load of ridiculousness as all 1200 pages of French epic are stuffed onto stage in this brand-new comedy adaptation.
The Count of Monte Cristo is an epic tale of vengeance, redemption and how far one man will go for justice.
Just Like That! The Tommy Cooper Show
Sun 9th February 3pm & 10th - 11th February 7:30pm
Back by Popular Demand
After two previous sell-out shows at the Tabard, The UK’s No. 1 Tommy Cooper tribute show returns to the Tabard!
Tommy Cooper was a true comic genius. His impeccable timing, love of slapstick and quick-fire gags made him an international star. Complete with his trademark fez and a plethora of misfiring magic, the man is an undisputed icon of live entertainment. Celebrating over 100 years of Tommy, this all-encapsulating show of magic, music and mirth is the perfect celebration of Britain’s top comedian and features all of Tommy’s classic gags combined with lesser-known gems lovingly selected from his joke archive and extensive magic routines.
Don’t miss this gag-packed, magical tour-de-force performance.
“Full of inspired lunacy and deep, belly laughs” – Time Out
“John Hewer is excellent! He’s picked up the nuances both obvious and subtle” – Everything Theatre
“John Hewer captures the Cooper style, from the mumbled speech and loud laughter to the awkward giant-body language” – The Stage
“It delivers on every one of it’s promises. As a love letter to Tommy Cooper, it’s sealed with a loving kiss” – Broadway Baby
“If you fancy a trip down memory lane, then it’s money, ticket, ticket, money – JUST LIKE THAT!” – Chortle
“I never believed it would be possible to recreate the unforgettable Mr. Cooper. John Hewer has proved me wrong.” – Robert Ross (Comedy Historian)
JUST LIKE THAT! THE TOMMY COOPER SHOW is produced by Hambledon Productions with the kind permission of The Tommy Cooper Estate, Museum of Comedy and Vicky Cooper.
Saturday 15th February 9pm
Back by popular demand, Late Night at the Tabard returns for another unforgettable evening of outrageous fun!
Hosted by the electrifying Paul Aitchison, this late-night spectacle brings together the nation’s finest comedy, cabaret, and variety stars.
Expect riotous laughs, dazzling music, thrilling games, sensational drag acts, and jaw-dropping magic.
We are very proud to announce that LONDON PUB THEATRES MAGAZINE is now an OFFIE AWARD WINNING publication
A ONEOFF Special Award (February 2024) has been awarded to London Pub Theatres Magazine and Editor Heather Jeffery for providing a vital forum for highlighting the excellent work that happens in rooms in pubs, with sensitive editing, and an acute sense of the importance of tiny fringe venues to the health and development of British Theatre