DRAYTON ARMS THEATRE

London W9 3JU
LONDON,

The Last Bantam

1/25 - 1/26/2026

Written by, produced by & starring Michael Hughes The Last Bantam tells the story of Britain's Great War 'bantam' soldiers, 30,000 men between 5'-5'3'' who signed ...

Barbary Lion

1/29 - 1/30/2026

By Chandler Hubbard “Such is the case with most empires – nothing like that lasts forever.” In the near future, two “compatible” strangers are brought ...

Daniel Moore’s Definitive Guide to Failure-Free Living

2/3 - 2/7/2026

One man. One button. 19,999 hours of failure-free living. Daniel Moore does not fail. His task? Pressing a single red button whenever it lights up. ...

Brazen Hodgepodge

2/24 - 2/28/2026

Brazen Hodgepodge is a sketch comedy show! A fast-paced evening of original sketch comedy scenes and songs. Whether it's current events or public figures, absurd ...

Occupied Territory

3/1 - 3/2/2026

Occupied Territory a semi-immersive, political allegory that places audiences inside a world of contested borders and invites them to confront the fear of displacement. Designed ...

Stitch in Time

3/3 - 3/7/2026

A Play About Generations, Gender, and the Words Unspoken Two generations divided by their ways of expressing love, pain, and hope. In Stitch in Time, ...

The Tunnel to Hell (or How Not to Live on the Thames)

3/10 - 3/14/2026

She bought a boat and then had to figure out what to do with it. Based on Faith Merrett’s hilarious and insightful blog “Fear and ...

I Could Write A Book About It

3/15 - 3/16/2026

Written by & starring Owen O'Neill I Could Write A Book About It details the trials and tribulations of writing TOM JOAD AND ME a book ...

Mushroomification (Legs, Legs, Legs)

3/24 - 3/28/2026

Hot off the back of a sold out Edinburgh Fringe run, Mushroomification: Legs, Legs, Legs follows the unlikely and explosive collision between a man and ...

Any Objections?

4/12 - 4/13/2026

Scarlett Smith is an electroacoustic harpist and comedian. Tired of the harps demure, classical reputation, Scarlett’s debut solo show Any Objections? is a surreal quest ...

Funeral Teeth

6/4 - 6/6/2026

“Fearless, bawdy storytelling” - The Reviews Hub Maybe you’ve lost your marbles… Or maybe you’ve found the most transformative piece of theatre that you’ll ...

Review: DOUGHNUT DRIVE, Drayton Arms Theatre

by Niamh Jones - November 26, 2025

What do grief, crime films and doughnuts have in common? Upon first glance very little; however, in Finella Waddilove’s Doughnut Drive they are thrown together in the most unlikely way to create an undeniably hilarious, if dark, comedy. ...

EDINBURGH 2025: Mimi Martin Guest Blog

by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 08, 2025

haos. Rebellion. A city on the brink. But Millie's focused on living life to the full – who wouldn't? Amid the 2019 Hong Kong protests, Millie searches for her sense of home whilst a city fights for its identity...

Critically Acclaimed Play DICK. Transfers to Riverside Studios This June

by A.A. Cristi - June 05, 2025

Following a sold-out Edinburgh Fringe run and a critically lauded London debut, Dick. will transfer to Riverside Studios in Hammersmith for a limited engagement from 18–25 June 2025....

Review: THIS IS NOT A MURDER MYSTERY, Drayton Arms Theatre

by Amber-Rae Stobbs - May 29, 2025

The classic story of a murder mystery is one that has made its way through the generations of stage, screen, and literature throughout history. Although this ending may have you more confused than scared....

Review: DICK, Drayton Arms Theatre

by Amber-Rae Stobbs - April 18, 2025

With scenes so long that it forces you to feel uncomfortable, the real meaning of theatre is back. Plays that make you feel human emotion in real time and force you to try to look away, make you learn something new about yourself....

Forbear! Theatre Will Present THE MIKADO This Spring

by Emmy Rice - April 12, 2025

The Mikado, written by Gilbery & Sullivan, will be presented by Forbear! Theatre. Performances will run Mya 20-24, 2025, at The Drayton Arms Theatre. Check here for more details. ...

BroadwayWorld's 40 Immersive Shows to Experience in 2025

by Franco Milazzo - January 11, 2025

There's no doubt that 2025 will another fascinating year for immersive theatre, the fastest-growing art form around. There's more choice than ever to jump into a different world, whether it is diving into the Titanic, joining the crew of a spaceship, meeting the crazy characters of a cyberpunk Wild ...

Neurodivergent Theatre Company Exciting Stories to Present MOREAU in November

by Blair Ingenthron - October 12, 2024

Neurodivergent-led production company Exciting Stories has announced the premiere of the company's debut production. MOREAU is a bold new contemporary reimagining of the science fiction horror classic The Island of Dr Moreau by H.G. Wells, and will be performed at Drayton Arms Theatre, South Kensing...

Past Shows

Mirror Up Presents: Reflections

1/11 - 1/12/2026

Mirror Up return for their 4th Reflections scratch event, showcasing a range of dynamic new writing. Cast and creatives to be announced...

The Signalman

12/10 - 1/1/2026

Join us for a nerve-tingling festive treat and fear your senses this Christmas as you step into the haunted railway cutting at Clayton signal box. ...

Q.E.D.

12/2 - 12/6/2025

By James Turner After their afternoon lectures are unceremoniously cancelled, three philosophy students in Ancient Athens find themselves at a loose end. Will they spend ...

Sister Nativity

12/2 - 12/6/2025

By Bernardo Santareno Translated & Directed by Sebastião Marques Lopes It’s Christmas Eve at a convent of contemplative nuns, where the Mother Superior lies bedridden. Over ...

Doughnut Drive

11/25 - 11/29/2025

Written & Directed by Finella Waddilove “What if he’s dead…And I’ve killed someone.” Doughnut Drive is a comedy-crime-thriller about Billericay-born best friends, Bex and ...

Maybe I Should Stop

11/18 - 11/29/2025

Written & performed by Oscar Brudenall-Jones ‘Yes, he's in a celebrations tub. No, he's not in with the bounties.’ Aaron, an unemployed entertainer, has stolen ...

Clown Funeral Collective: Fires

11/23 - 11/24/2025

Clown Funeral Collective presents Fires, a new writing night in support of Medical Aid for Palestinians Clown Funeral Collective is a playwriting group formed in 2023, ...

The Great British Lock-In

11/18 - 11/22/2025

By Oscar Brudenall-Jones Alderbrook North has declared independence. The borders are closed, the ale is flowing, and smoking indoors is back. What could possibly go wrong? ...

Diaspora Inferno: From My Grandmother's Kitchen

11/11 - 11/15/2025

Diaspora Inferno: From My Grandmother’s Kitchen is a devised physical theatre work inspired by Dante’s Inferno and reimagined through the lens of diaspora survival, generational ...

Mirror Speeches

11/9 - 11/10/2025

An evening of monologues and duets, presented by Shoreside Productions Stream of consciousness meets physical storytelling in this evening of new writing and choreography. Mirror ...

Storms, Maybe Snow

11/4 - 11/8/2025

Written, Directed & Produced by Miranda Lapworth Love isn’t always easily understood. Least of all by those suffering from it. Lou and Jack have a long ...

Tables Turned

11/2 - 11/3/2025

Have you ever wanted to critique the critics? LPTM has run a competition amongst its reviewers for one full length play and three short plays ...

Felixxx

10/29 - 10/30/2025

Written & performed by Mark Ryder A 60-min one-man show about masculinity and the terrifying power of softness. (Work in Progress) When finance bro Felix has ...

Talking To Dad & Blank – a staged-reading double bill

10/28

Written and Directed by Simon Beyer Talking To Dad Sometimes the generational gap is a blessing and a curse - Susannah and her father Peter, ...

2 BY 2 (Work In Progress)

10/26 - 10/27/2025

Written & Performed by Nathaniel Jones Surrounded by couples, Noah has a tough journey ahead of him on the ark, and must find ways to keep ...

Pinguism: A Play in Progress

10/19 - 10/20/2025

A three hand horror-comedy pot boiler about what happens when the power of belief goes awry. Join writer Jack Elverstone for an exclusive script-in-hand preview ...

The (Curious Case of the) Watson Intelligence

10/14 - 10/18/2025

by Madeleine George Watson: trusty sidekick to Sherlock Holmes; loyal engineer who built Bell’s first telephone; unstoppable super-computer that became reigning Jeopardy! champ; amiable techno-dweeb ...

Short Stories: Volume two

10/12 - 10/13/2025

Playwright Kevin Lee returns to the Drayton Arms Theatre to present a collection of new short stories. The theme is ‘Misunderstood’...

Short Stories: Volume two

10/12 - 10/13/2025

Playwright Kevin Lee returns to the Drayton Arms Theatre to present a collection of new short stories. The theme is ‘Misunderstood’...

Castles

10/7 - 10/11/2025

Castles is a play about individual self-discovery through the lens of a romantic relationship. The play begins with Jonny and Rain as they embark on ...

Castles

10/7 - 10/11/2025

Written by Dan Blick Castles is an intense examination of a romantic relationship over time. The play follows Jonny and Rain as they embark on ...

FRESH KNICKERS (and a Gin & Tonic)

10/5 - 10/6/2025

Written, Directed & Produced by Heather Davis At 50, Cheryl thought life might slow down. What she didn’t expect was the rollercoaster of Perimenopause - a ...

Paradigm Presents

10/2 - 10/4/2025

Paradigm Presents: A Mini-Festival of Rehearsed Readings and Semi-Staged Performances 2nd – 4th October | Drayton Arms Theatre | Tickets £5 Step into the future ...

Petit Léopard

9/30 - 10/1/2025

How does one overcome the daily nibbles, gnawings, and slashes of the heart? You call your mom. You get possessed by a Leopard. You call ...

Babyface

9/28 - 9/29/2025

By Megan Peace A twenty-four year old woman is faced with adult life after graduating from university, but the question she faces is unusual - how ...

Scaffolding

9/23 - 9/27/2025

Sheridan is having a bad day. Her church is closing, Adult Social Care are on her case, and she can’t work out which ingredients she ...

Cougar

9/21 - 9/22/2025

By Rose Lewenstein Presented by Mary Rose Productions Cougar is a play about climate change, sex, power dynamics, and corruption. It is extremely pertinent to our ...

Folklorica

9/16 - 9/20/2025

By Jade Alvara Presented by Climate Action Productions & Drayton Arms Theatre It’s 1890. The textile factory workers are all women. They are overworked, underpaid, and ...

The A Word

9/14 - 9/15/2025

Written & Directed by Jade Winters Brooke’s friends can tell something’s off — they just don’t know what. One night out, one too many questions, ...

The End is Near

9/9 - 9/13/2025

A new play by Melissa Ainsworth Three women, from three different centuries, find each other at their worst hour. Janet is accused of witchcraft in ...

Scratch Night Pending

9/7 - 9/8/2025

An evening of new writing from 7 new writers from all over the world. Pending is a programme run by Car Crash Productions , since ...

Scratch Night Pending

9/7 - 9/8/2025

An evening of new writing from 7 new writers from all over the world. Pending is a programme run by Car Crash Productions , since ...