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SMILE at Drayton Arms Theatre

Dates: 05/05/2026- 09/05/2026

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Drayton Arms Theatre

Lauren Dalboth
Drayton Arms Pub & Theatre, 153 Old Brompton Road, London, SW5 0 LJ
London,

Tickets: £15.00 Standard, £12.00 Concession


What do Sexy KFC, and your homophobic Aunt Sharon have in common? Tammy Woodburn — an up-and-coming musical comedienne — is determined to find out. When her potential new manager challenges her to be more honest on stage, Tammy uses original songs, stand-up, and painfully awkward family conversations (hello Aunt Sharon) to find the line between truth and a punchline. Blending biting humour, original music, and impressive instrumentalism, SMILE is a sharp one-woman musical comedy about burnout, identity,and the pressure to always keep everyone smiling.

SMILE sold out its preview at Green Note, an award-winning Camden venue recognised by Time Out.

Tammy Woodburn just wants to make you smile - why don’t you let her try?

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Drayton Arms Theatre

Drayton Arms Pub & Theatre, 153 Old Brompton Road, London, SW5 0 LJ
London,

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Drayton Arms Theatre
Drayton Arms Pub & Theatre, 153 Old Brompton Road, London, SW5 0 LJ, London,
The Drayton Arms was originally built in 1860 and then rebuilt to its current design in 1891. Originally a function room the first theatrical use of the space was just after the war as a rehearsal room for many of the actors from the newly formed BBC TV who lived locally. In 1985 The upstairs room at the Drayton Arms was then being used as a rehearsal studio for Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. Hilary Wood had recently been appointed head of acting and at her suggestion it was decided to turn the space into a theatre to give the students their own performance space in central London. In the autumn of that year the studio was converted into a theatre with the space being designed by Hilary and Newton Jones the technical director of the Academy. The Drayton Studio - as it was then - continued in use for the next twenty years, with twelve public performances running each year. Many of the students who presented their work there have gone on to real achievement in Theatre, Film and Television. The Theatre was used as a rehearsal space on and off for a few years with couple of public performances for charity in 2009. In late 2010 it was decided to get the theatre back up and running on a more permanent basis. Work was undertaken to upgrade the space and then in April 2011 the theatre licence was granted and the Drayton Arms Theatre was reopened as a professional fringe venue. From Shakespeare to new plays, musicals to improv, classics to comedy, we are always showing something new.

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