DRAYTON ARMS THEATRE

London W9 3JU
LONDON,

Feb 17 – Feb 21, 2026

PART OF THE LONDON LOVECRAFT FESTIVALWe all know the world is broken. Worse than broken: irreparable. Infested. We need oblivion.You are coming here tonight to summon...

Pickman's Supermodel

Feb 20 – Feb 21, 2026

PART OF THE LONDON LOVECRAFT FESTIVALIn Pickman’s Supermodel, a young woman striving for success as a model agrees to a portfolio shoot with a photographer known...

HP Lovecraft's "The Call Of Cthulhu"

Feb 22

PART OF THE LONDON LOVECRAFT FESTIVALTo mark the 100th anniversary of the publication of Lovecraft’s seminal tale, performance storyteller Robert Lloyd Parry offers this dramatized reading,...

The Dunwich Horror: An Opera

Feb 22

PART OF THE LONDON LOVECRAFT FESTIVALA rural town. A dark summoning. A hunger that destroys all. Can you survive the Dunwich Horror?Performed in near total darkness, The...

Brazen Hodgepodge

Feb 24 – Feb 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

Mar 1 – Mar 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 to blur...

Stitch in Time

Mar 3 – Mar 7, 2026

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

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

Mar 10 – Mar 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 Loathing...

I Could Write A Book About It

Mar 15 – Mar 16, 2026

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

Doughnut Drive

Mar 17 – Mar 18, 2026

“What if he’s dead…And I’ve killed someone.”Doughnut Drive is a comedy-crime-thriller about Billericay-born best friends, Bex and Yaz.Last year, Bex’s dad died. And Bex aint coping...

Fresh Shoots

Mar 20

Cellar Door Theatre Company presents an evening of new writing and works in progress.No polish. No filters. Just raw storytelling.Spring is a season of audacity....

HAYWIRE: The Dark Side of New Technology

Mar 22 – Mar 23, 2026

This multigenre collection of short plays explores what happens when new innovations outpace human empathy, intelligence and agency. Across absurd comedy, psychological horror, and intimate...

Mushroomification (Legs, Legs, Legs)

Mar 24 – Mar 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 a mushroom....

Artorigus: The Downfall of a King

Mar 30

A Rehearsed ReadingArtorigus' kingdom is in danger. His once tight grip on his beloved realm is slipping through the gaps between his fingers. He is...

Any Objections?

Apr 12 – Apr 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 to prove this...

The Golden Dragon

Apr 14 – Apr 18, 2026

By Roland Schimmelpfennig, translated by David TushinghamFive cooks in the small kitchen of The Golden Dragon. They are immigrants. They are illegal. They have no papers. And while they struggle...

Doorway To Perception

Apr 26 – Apr 27, 2026

Where Music Meets MemoryWritten & performed by Karen CeciliaDoorway to Perception asks the audience to consider music as both memory and as part of their own story. Karen Cecilia performs...

Funeral Teeth

Jun 4 – Jun 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 see this year....

Funeral Teeth

Jun 4 – Jun 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 see this year....

The Dying Wish

Jun 23 – Jun 27, 2026

By Mauro Fazion"It's 1984 meets Waiting for Godot!"Rooney and Ingmar are seasoned hangmen doing their best to survive a job that no longer makes sense. When...

Love and Information

Jun 28 – Jun 29, 2026

Someone sneezes. Someone can’t get a signal. Someone won’t answer the door. Someone put an elephant on the stairs. Someone’s not ready to talk. Someone...

Review: WHAT I’D BE, Jack Studio

by Clementine Scott - February 20, 2026

The premise of What I’d Be is disarmingly simple: two estranged sisters sit on a bench in a small town, and talk. In one unflinchingly cathartic hour of theatre, they’ve ricocheted from outright resentment to reconciliation....

Review: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, Leeds Playhouse

by Gary Naylor - February 19, 2026

Innovative take on familiar comedy proves hit and miss as lovers and fairies fight...

Review: THE STORY OF PEER GYNT: AN EVENING WITH KÅRE CONRADI, The Coronet Theatre

by Cindy Marcolina - February 20, 2026

f we’re speaking technically, a dramatised lecture is an educational performance that joins drama and academia in order to make the topic more entertaining to the public. In this case, Conradi offers an engaging one-man show that makes the bulky five acts of Peer Gynt accessible and smooth. He lig...

Review: SAUL at LONDON HANDEL FESTIVAL, Sinfonia Smith Square

by Louise Penn - February 19, 2026

Opening the London Handel Fetsival, this flawless presentation of Saul was a celebration of Handel that set the tone of the performances to follow. The acoustics in the hall were exceptional, with clear enunciation throughout and a sense of occasion....

Review: THE BATTLE, Birmingham Rep

by Laura Lott - February 18, 2026

Before Taylor Swift versus Charli XCX - but after The Beatles versus The Rolling Stones - came Blur versus Oasis. David Niven's debut comedy at Birmingham Rep takes us back to the summer of 1995, when temperatures and egos both soared and the nation was gripped by the chart battle between Oasis’ �...

Review: SPANISH ORANGES starring Maryam d'Abo, Playground Theatre

by Gary Naylor - February 17, 2026

#MeToo and cancel culture needs a new angle sadly lacking in humdrum new play...

Review: DEEP AZURE, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse

by Cindy Marcolina - February 18, 2026

While most people knew Chadwick Boseman for his blockbuster appearances in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as T’Challa/Black Panther, the actor was also a playwright and director. His early career was spent treading the boards in New York, where he became a Drama League Directing Fellow at 24 years ...

Review: DRACULA, Starring Cynthia Erivo, Noël Coward Theatre

by Aliya Al-Hassan - February 17, 2026

Multi-award-winning Cynthia Erivo is having a pretty good year: still riding high on the success of the Wicked films and nominated for an MBE in the 2026 New Year Honours list, she is now going back to her stage roots in Kip Williams's adaptation of Bram Stoker's gothic masterpiece, Dracula. Antici...

Review: THE SINGING MERMAID, artsdepot

by Christiana Rose - February 16, 2026

Set beneath a vibrant circus tent filled with sparkling multicoloured lights and fluttering flags, the production opens with a jovial instrumental atmosphere that immediately invites children into the world of the show....

Review: 1.17AM, OR UNTIL THE WORDS RUN OUT, Finborough Theatre

by Cindy Marcolina - February 15, 2026

Two best friends, the ghost of Katie’s brother, a secret. When Roni shows up at Charlie’s old flat, she finds Katie rummaging through his things while a party is in full swing upstairs. When Charlie died months prior, Katie disappeared from Roni’s life, leaving her without a place to stay and ...

Past Shows

Iä Azathoth: In Pursuit Of Oblivion

Feb 17 – Feb 21, 2026

PART OF THE LONDON LOVECRAFT FESTIVALWe all know the world is broken. Worse than broken: irreparable. Infested. We need oblivion.You are coming here tonight to summon...

Pickman's Supermodel

Feb 20 – Feb 21, 2026

PART OF THE LONDON LOVECRAFT FESTIVALIn Pickman’s Supermodel, a young woman striving for success as a model agrees to a portfolio shoot with a photographer known...

Lovecraft STORY SLAM

Feb 20

PART OF THE LONDON LOVECRAFT FESTIVALOne night, two master storytellers, it's the cosmic horror you've been dreaming of ... unwillingly!Poppy Liqueur and Ben Adam Sohawon join forces with experimental...

A Song For The Vanished

Feb 19

PART OF THE LONDON LOVECRAFT FESTIVALAn online post prompts an attempt to enter a mysterious dimension, confront enigmatic entities, and resolve the fundamental disharmony of human...

The Society Of Strange

Feb 19

PART OF THE LONDON LOVECRAFT FESTIVALA London Lovecraft Festival fan favorite returns at last!From the creators of the Olivier Award-winning Showstopper! The Improvised Musical, a fresh new take...

The Magic Lantern Call Of Cthulhu

Feb 18

PART OF THE LONDON LOVECRAFT FESTIVALMagic Lantern Call of Cthulhu and the "Night of 1000 Tentacles" - a celebration of New Weird and Decadent, the London...

The Magic Lantern Call Of Cthulhu

Feb 18

PART OF THE LONDON LOVECRAFT FESTIVALMagic Lantern Call of Cthulhu and the "Night of 1000 Tentacles" - a celebration of New Weird and Decadent, the London...

You are the Sacrifice

Feb 17 – Feb 18, 2026

PART OF THE LONDON LOVECRAFT FESTIVALWORLD PREMIEREThe omens are dire. Pestilence has struck these lands. You have been summoned to Court where, according to tradition, a...

The Cat’s Court Case Of Ulthar

Feb 16

PART OF THE LONDON LOVECRAFT FESTIVAL“Honourable members of this court… and the prosecution.Apparently, I stole a dangerous book. The Necronomicon, did you say? My my, you’d...

Daniel Moore’s Definitive Guide to Failure-Free Living

Feb 3 – Feb 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. For...

Barbary Lion

Jan 29 – Jan 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 together in...

The Last Bantam

Jan 25 – Jan 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 up...

Mirror Up Presents: Reflections

Jan 11 – Jan 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

Dec 10 – Jan 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.In...

Q.E.D.

Dec 2 – Dec 6, 2025

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

Sister Nativity

Dec 2 – Dec 6, 2025

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

Doughnut Drive

Nov 25 – Nov 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 Yaz.Last year, Bex’s dad...

Maybe I Should Stop

Nov 18 – Nov 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 his dad's...

Clown Funeral Collective: Fires

Nov 23 – Nov 24, 2025

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

The Great British Lock-In

Nov 18 – Nov 22, 2025

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

Diaspora Inferno: From My Grandmother's Kitchen

Nov 11 – Nov 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 silence, and womanhood. The...

Mirror Speeches

Nov 9 – Nov 10, 2025

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

Storms, Maybe Snow

Nov 4 – Nov 8, 2025

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

Tables Turned

Nov 2 – Nov 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 to...

Felixxx

Oct 29 – Oct 30, 2025

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

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

Oct 28

Written and Directed by Simon BeyerTalking To DadSometimes the generational gap is a blessing and a curse - Susannah and her father Peter, attempt to...

2 BY 2 (Work In Progress)

Oct 26 – Oct 27, 2025

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

Pinguism: A Play in Progress

Oct 19 – Oct 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 of...

The (Curious Case of the) Watson Intelligence

Oct 14 – Oct 18, 2025

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

Short Stories: Volume two

Oct 12 – Oct 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

Oct 12 – Oct 13, 2025

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

Castles

Oct 7 – Oct 11, 2025

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

Castles

Oct 7 – Oct 11, 2025

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

FRESH KNICKERS (and a Gin & Tonic)

Oct 5 – Oct 6, 2025

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

Paradigm Presents

Oct 2 – Oct 4, 2025

Paradigm Presents: A Mini-Festival of Rehearsed Readings and Semi-Staged Performances2nd – 4th October | Drayton Arms Theatre | Tickets £5Step into the future of theatre...

Petit Léopard

Sep 30 – Oct 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 your...

Babyface

Sep 28 – Sep 29, 2025

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

Scaffolding

Sep 23 – Sep 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

Sep 21 – Sep 22, 2025

By Rose LewensteinPresented by Mary Rose ProductionsCougar is a play about climate change, sex, power dynamics, and corruption. It is extremely pertinent to our current global state...

Folklorica

Sep 16 – Sep 20, 2025

By Jade AlvaraPresented by Climate Action Productions & Drayton Arms TheatreIt’s 1890. The textile factory workers are all women. They are overworked, underpaid, and fed up...

The A Word

Sep 14 – Sep 15, 2025

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

The End is Near

Sep 9 – Sep 13, 2025

A new play by Melissa AinsworthThree women, from three different centuries, find each other at their worst hour. Janet is accused of witchcraft in 1661 Edinburgh,...

Scratch Night Pending

Sep 7 – Sep 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 2019, to bring new...

Scratch Night Pending

Sep 7 – Sep 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 2019, to bring new...