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DRAYTON ARMS THEATRE

London W9 3JU
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Death and the Cat
Death and the Cat
11/26 - 11/30/2024


Death and his pet cat, Panther have been guiding the souls of the dead into the afterlife for time untold. Until they have a falling ...

Knocked Conscious
Knocked Conscious
12/3 - 12/7/2024


A faceful of ice cold fizzy water; a smile at the shops from your neighbourhood scorpion; that moment the sea rises above your belly button, ...

Variations
Variations
12/8 - 12/9/2024


Open Page Productions presents  Variations , a dynamic collection of monologues with unforgettable characters and gripping narratives that explore the complexity of the human experience. ...

Squires
Squires
12/10 - 12/16/2024


Before there were knights, there were idiots who thought swinging a sword and being a hero were pretty much interchangeable.  Squires  is a historical workplace ...

The Christmas Quizpocalypse
The Christmas Quizpocalypse
12/19 - 12/20/2024


Prudencia Productions, an emerging female and queer led theatre company, in association with Broken Record Theatre, presents  The Christmas Quizpocalypse  – an absurd, wacky, and ...

Blood of my Father
Blood of my Father
1/4 - 1/5/2025


The neighbour heard the screams from next door. The body was found floating in Chiswick River. At 16 and 20 years old, Orestes and Electra ...

Fresh Mountain Air
Fresh Mountain Air
1/14 - 1/18/2025


Fresh Mountain Air  is a story of guns, violence, racism, and politics and the deep divisions affecting all of us. It follows three young American ...

Fresh Mountain Air
Fresh Mountain Air
1/14 - 1/18/2025


Written by Michael Eichler Fresh Mountain Air  is a story of guns, violence, racism, and politics and the deep divisions affecting all of us. It follows ...

Frenzy (WIP)
Frenzy (WIP)
1/21 - 1/23/2025


Kit Loyd brings you his hilariously frenetic debut hour. Think Mr Bean… on acid.  Directed by George Chilcott (Director of Edinburgh Comedy Award Nominated Goodbear, ...

With You
With You
2/2 - 2/3/2025


By Yuvraj Bhatia & Irina Ivanova In the aftermath of an apocalyptic disaster known as 'The Blackout,' the world is struggling to rebuild. Identities are ...

We're Just Girls
We're Just Girls
2/23 - 2/24/2025


We’re Just Girls  is a wacky, off beat comedy about Friendship, Detective work and Ghosts! Follow our amateur detectives as they stumble through outlandish situations, ...

Fallen Angel
Fallen Angel
3/25 - 3/29/2025


Book, Music & Lyrics by Sara Eker and Giles Fernando Come lose yourself at LAX airport for two hours in this new bittersweet romcom, folk-pop ...


RELATED STORIES

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...

A TERRIBLE SHOW FOR TERRIBLE PEOPLE Embarks on Summer UK Tour


by Blair Ingenthron - June 16, 2024

A Terrible Show for Terrible People is a raunchy, feminist physical theatre clown show celebrating female sexuality. This interactive performance takes the audience on a flirtatious journey from death to rebirth....

Shawna Hamic and River Medway Will Lead UNFORTUNATE: THE UNTOLD STORY OF URSULA THE SEA WITCH; Full Cast Revealed!


by Stephi Wild - October 19, 2023

Shawna Hamic (Orange is the New Black, 1776 on Broadway) will lead the cast of the critically-acclaimed musical parody Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch at Birmingham Hippodrome from Thursday 11 to Saturday 13 April 2024 opposite Ru Paul’s Drag Race UK star River Medway as Ariel....

Shakespeare In The Squares Reveals Full Cast For TWELFTH NIGHT


by Stephi Wild - May 16, 2023

Shakespeare in the Squares has announced the full cast for their return to London's garden spaces this summer with Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. Sioned Jones directs Lucy Ireland (Viola), Carys McQueen (Olivia), Marissa Landy (Feste), Priscille Grace (Maria) Lee Drage (Antonio/Sea Captain), Richard E...

Review: AN ABSOLUTE FARCE OF A MURDER MYSTERY, The Drayton Arms Theatre


by Gary Naylor - March 02, 2023

Such a lot of fun!...

Photos: First Look At The World Premiere Of AN ABSOLUTE FARCE OF A MURDER MYSTERY


by A.A. Cristi - February 28, 2023

See photos of the world premiere of AN ABSOLUTE FARCE OF A MURDER MYSTERY. Performances run at The Drayton Arms Theatre, 28 February - 11 March....

Part of the Main Will Present Three Shows at VAULT Festival in January and February


by Stephi Wild - December 23, 2022

VAULT Festival 2023 will see Part of the Main present three diverse and engaging productions over three weeks. Learn more about the upcoming productions here!...

WE'RE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN Will Run at Drayton Arms Theatre


by Aliya Al-Hassan - November 18, 2022

We’re Few and Far Between, written by Claudia Vyvyan and directed by Alexzandra Sarmiento, will run from 22-26 November at the Drayton Arms Theatre, following a successful run at the White Bear Theatre. ...

Little Lion Theatre to Bring YAGA to Drayton Arms Theatre


by Aliya Al-Hassan - October 28, 2022

Little Lion Theatre brings the UK premiere of Kat Sandler’s Yaga to the Drayton Arms Theatre in South Kensington from 1 – 19 November 2022....

Full Cast and Creatives Revealed for DON'T SHOOT THE MEISTERSINGER at New Wimbledon Theatre Studio


by Aliya Al-Hassan - October 17, 2022

Profugo Arts and ATG (Ambassador Theatre Group)’s New Wimbledon Theatre are today, (17 October) delighted to unveil the Cast and Creative team, bringing the world premiere production of Graham Warrener’s brand-new play Don’t Shoot The Meistersinger, billed as a “WWI Comedy Cracker”, to the stage for...

Past Shows

Changing Rooms
Changing Rooms
11/24 - 11/25/2024


Genevieve is alone in a changing room, writing fan fiction. Loser. But someone has taken her notebook, and it has to have been one of ...

Ordnance
Ordnance
11/19 - 11/23/2024


1880s Afghanistan: Against a backdrop of colonial wars and espionage, Atkinson, a young British cartographer embarks on an affair with Virginia, the estranged wife of ...

Ordnance
Ordnance
11/19 - 11/23/2024


Atkinson, a young British cartographer drawing up borders in 1880s Afghanistan, stumbles into an affair with Virginia, the estranged wife of an exiled and arrogant ...

Not a Big Boy
Not a Big Boy
11/17 - 11/18/2024


The story of a man versus immigration procedures, terribly designed chairs, frozen yogurt, and growing up. This new and longer adaptation of the play premiered ...

Funeral Teeth
Funeral Teeth
11/12 - 11/16/2024


Maybe you’ve lost your marbles… Or maybe you’ve found the most transformative piece of theatre that you’ll see this year. Probably both. What and who ...

MOREAU
MOREAU
11/10 - 11/11/2024


None escape! When a traumatised hospital patient suddenly becomes violent, he is forced to process the horrors of his past and present, challenging everything he ...

My Wife Fell in Love with a Life Size Cardboard Cut-out of Ronan Keating


 Written by PT Rose  Adapted for the London stage by Tegwyn Burges A Clown has completed a college degree in mysticism, those close to him ...

HOME TIME
HOME TIME
11/3 - 11/4/2024


As Jennifer waits for her son to return from school, she is forced to faceup to the dark truth about her life. A meditation on ...

FAT****4JUSTICE
FAT****4JUSTICE
10/29 - 11/2/2024


He's no deadbeat dad. In fact, Ray Hardy - the once detective, now a frazzled father working round-the-clock as a lowly security guard in a ...

Wait....who the f*#k am I now?
Wait....who the f*#k am I now?
10/27 - 10/28/2024


It’s that time, right? The big birthday, or the kids are leaving home, or the partner’s leaving, or you’re leaving, or no one’s leaving, and ...

Lady Macbeth Uncut
Lady Macbeth Uncut
10/15 - 10/26/2024


Lady Macbeth has had a bad rap down through the years- known as the 'fiend-like queen' and a byword for evil manipulation. Inspired by the ...

Int(eruption) Sc(rat)ch Night


The Int(eruption) scratch is a night which showcases new work, from new artists. Bringing you new perspectives from artists who challenge our perception of what ...

Triple Threat
Triple Threat
10/1 - 10/12/2024


By Andrew Cartmel Thursday Theatre presents three short plays about where we are, where we’ve been and where we’re going.  Triple Threat  combines comedy and ...

The Cherry Orchid
The Cherry Orchid
9/17 - 9/28/2024


The organised life of an overly clean and highly-strung individual is turned upside down when a bashful assassin uses their precious home as a temporary ...

Conversations in Tusculum
Conversations in Tusculum
9/22 - 9/23/2024


After acclaimed runs in New York and Kyiv, internationally renowned playwright Richard Nelson's electrifying 2008 play makes its London debut this autumn. With a revised ...

Ten Men - The Lives of John Bindon


Ten Men is a gritty, funny and layered monologue based on the life story of the notorious British actor, gangster and ladies’ man, John ‘Biffo’ ...

Everything’s the same under the Sun


A conversation. That gets deeper. And then we remember where we are. And it’s the same as it ever was.   Kevin Lee’s new play ...

Death’s Veiled Agenda
Death’s Veiled Agenda
8/13 - 8/18/2024


By Abby Patrick & Kian O’Callaghan “Welcome to Thornfield Manor, where the whispers of the past echo louder than the present, and every shadow holds ...

Flat 2
Flat 2
8/3


Two couples move into a flat together. Ava and Stefan have been together for years – steady, standard, static. Billie and Freddie on the other ...

Edward's Talk – What's Driving You?


Edward (never Ted) has delivered his talk on speed awareness 2191 times over the last 10 years. Today, it’s not quite going to plan. A ...

Fix Your Mind
Fix Your Mind
7/30 - 7/31/2024


From the company behind  Dazzling  (“Gen-Z’s answer to Fleabag” -  The Scotsman ) comes a new show about love, family and misogyny. Created by people ...

Beowulf and Grendel
Beowulf and Grendel
7/28 - 7/29/2024


The gripping tale of a prince’s struggle against evil, adapted and performed by award-nominated actor Evan Quinlan, brought to you by the people behind the ...

Jess Carrivick: Attention Seeker (WIP)


Following her brief child star fame in a  never  critically acclaimed BBC One sitcom in 2004, she's desperately been trying to stay relevant. This 2021 BAFTA ...

The Durham Revue: Mid-Laugh Crisis


Durham University's premier sketch comedy troupe is turning 50 – cue the mid-laugh crisis! With the big birthday bash looming, will the troupe conquer their ...

Forgiving (My Mother)
Forgiving (My Mother)
7/21 - 7/22/2024


A thought-provoking exploration of family dynamics, reconciliation and free will, or rather the lack of it. Have you got mummy issues too? So do Pat ...

Lost Girl
Lost Girl
7/21 - 7/22/2024


From award-winning playwright Amy Lever comes  Lost Girl,  a solo play exploring family and the expectations of womanhood through the lens of Jewish-Arab heritage. Birdy is ...

Clown Funeral Collective Presents: Summer Nights


Join us and our Master of Ceremonies Beanz The Clown for 5 short plays written by Clown Funeral Collective in response to the theme of ...

Comedy Extravaganza
Comedy Extravaganza
7/17 - 7/18/2024


Prepare for a Comedy Explosion with Any Second Now Productions! Get ready for a night of non-stop laughs and comedic brilliance as Any Second Now ...

Pull My Goldfinger
Pull My Goldfinger
7/17 - 7/18/2024


Bond is dead. Craig's out. To revive the world’s most famous spy we must return to the very beginning. But who is brave enough? Who ...

Dick.
Dick.
7/14 - 7/15/2024


Written and Directed by Adam Kinneen Dick. is a penetrating plunge into being young, scared and addicted to needing more, from everything. After turning 26 ...

Midnight Tattoos
Midnight Tattoos
7/9 - 7/13/2024


by Philip Landon Opposites attract when rebel Suzie and bookworm Michael meet on the plane from JFK to Paris.  Guided by the voice of a ...

The Grand Duke
The Grand Duke
9/3 - 7/6/2024


A theatrical troupe is planning to overthrow the miserly Grand Duke of a Bavarian town. Hilarity ensues when they find their plot complicated by petty ...

Mirror Up Presents: Reflections


A collection of performances hosted by Mirror Up Productions, showcasing a variety of new writing....

The Plan, A Festival Of New Writing


Join KDC Theatre in our 8th annual new writing anthology, and experience a collection of stories that all start with the same opening line, "It's ...

A Terrible Show for Terrible People


A Terrible Show for Terrible People is a raunchy, feminist physical theatre clown show with one performer and two spoken words. Described by Fest as ...

Bedbug
Bedbug
6/11 - 6/22/2024


by Justin Hopper Sally’s struggling with insomnia. Her boyfriend Ben wants to help but doesn’t really know how. But when Sally meets Wise Man, an ...

Radiant Vermin
Radiant Vermin
6/4 - 6/5/2024


Jill and Ollie are expecting their first baby and are desperate to find a home of their own. In this diabolically vicious dark comedy, the ...

POWER & PROTEST
POWER & PROTEST
6/2 - 6/3/2024


Three new one-act political plays, written by  Robert Frew,  directed by  Anna Clart.   THE PALACE GARDEN A palace gardener is cornered by his employer, ...

Don’t Take The Pith!
Don’t Take The Pith!
5/21 - 6/1/2024


“I say, you haven’t taken the pith, have you old boy?” CANONBIE PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS: The new HARDCASTLE & BLOOM Mystery... DON’T TAKE THE PITH Written ...

Party Baggage
Party Baggage
5/26 - 5/27/2024


“How do you deal with knowing you’ll never get something you desperately want?” Nat and Fin need your help. Since Nat got pregnant by Fin’s ...

The Pirate's Curse
The Pirate's Curse
5/7 - 5/18/2024


It is 1952 and the school hols have arrived at last and young Lady Iris Bungle is off to Bonnie Scotland - what larks! However, ...

Circle Mirror Transformation
Circle Mirror Transformation
5/12 - 5/13/2024


London Bridge stabbings 2017.  8 dead, 48 injured, millions around the world affected. At these challenging times of war, terrorism and political fear, how do ...

Constellations
Constellations
5/1 - 5/4/2024


Burnt Orange Theatre’s 2024 REP company are delighted to present: Constellations by Nick Payne. Prepare to be captivated by a spellbinding exploration of love, quantum ...

The Tempest by William Shakespeare


The inaugural Burnt Orange Theatre REP Company present: The Tempest Marooned with his daughter on a remote island, an embittered man conjures a storm to ...

She
She
4/21 - 4/22/2024


Written and directed by Lee James Broadwood, starring Penny Tomai, and produced by Broadmai Productions,  She   is performing at the Drayton Arms Theatre in ...

French bashing by a Frenchman!


Fresh from Vietnam, a past colony of France for more than 100 years, comes an expat Parisian to give you a better perspective on the ...

Black Velvet
Black Velvet
4/14 - 4/15/2024


By Christina Knight ' Wishes are they? You know I never really liked flowers for graves. When they wilt they just serve as this morbid reflection ...

I'm Sexy and I Know It
I'm Sexy and I Know It
4/7 - 4/8/2024


Anna Friend is sexy and she knows it... Or is she? What she does know that she’s had enough of trying to live up to ...

13
13
4/2 - 4/6/2024


By Mike Bartlett The UK's Prime Minister need to decide if she will join the US in invading Iran and starting a war in the ...

Wonders of Our Universe
Wonders of Our Universe
3/31 - 4/1/2024


Immerse yourself in an evening of exploration, each second meticulously crafted to produce a visually stunning and emotionally charged journey through the cosmos, delivered in ...

Exit Who?
Exit Who?
3/27 - 3/30/2024


Mystery writer Crane and her secretary Kate stumble into a real-life ‘who dunnit’ when their holiday rental turns out to be the dropping point for ...

Just for today…
Just for today…
3/20 - 3/24/2024


Ioli has just moved into her new apartment, and she is trying to get used to her new routine. While she feels lonely, she tries ...

(Jewish Ethics of) The Perfect Breakup


(Jewish Ethics of) The Perfect Break-Up asks all the questions you wanted to ask your ex and (unlike your ex) answers them, too! Join us ...

Rapture
Rapture
3/12 - 3/16/2024


In a future plagued by the devastating realities of climate change, the last hope for humanity lies in securing a spot aboard the Rapture shuttles ...

Stay Here and Die With Me
Stay Here and Die With Me
3/12 - 3/16/2024


In the dim confines of a vast subterranean facility, human beings survive in tiny, windowless ‘pods’ - constantly haunted by the murky and terrifying dangers ...

The Mercy Seat
The Mercy Seat
3/10 - 3/11/2024


The world has changed overnight. But national tragedy presents Ben and Abby with an opportunity. Will they create a new life for themselves and add to ...

WOMXN TALKING


12 womxn share intimate stories of love, death, sex, and relationships. A night of powerful monologues celebrating all womxn and raising awareness of mental health, ...

Grip
Grip
3/5 - 3/9/2024


Grip  follows the life of a music collective, ‘The Grippers’, consisting of 4 young Londoners (Steph, Gigi, Scar & Key) in their pursuit for success.  ...

Home Time
Home Time
3/3 - 3/4/2024


As Jennifer waits for her son to return from school, she is forced to faceup to the dark truth about her life. A meditation on ...

SARAH Quand Même
SARAH Quand Même
2/20 - 3/2/2024


SARAH Quand Même   Written and performed by Susie Lindeman , whose credits include Oscar and Prix Europa award-winning films and West End productions.  Directed by ...

Into The Dreamlands


What do you want? What do you dream of? It’s not all nightmares out there. You are invited to a demonstration of the alleged powers ...

Writing Lovecraft Winner


"Writing Lovecraft" Competition Winner (Staged Reading)  Since our second year, the London Lovecraft Festival has invited you, the fans, to participate in the act of world ...

A Night Beneath The Elder Sign


Three stories, three storytellers, all presented for the very first time. Kai Hastur of Screen Rebels (creator of last year's sold out "Shroud of Charon") ...

Matthew Hayhurst: Retirement Show


After 127 years at the top of the comedy game, Matthew Hayhurst is finally retiring. But not before one last shameless cash-grab! Join the aforementioned ...

Prick
Prick
1/16 - 1/20/2024


by Laurie Flanigan Hegge The Scottish witch hunts – sanctioned by the state, fuelled by the Church, fed by hysteria, and buried by history. The threat ...

Drop Dead
Drop Dead
1/2 - 1/6/2024


One Funeral. Six Strangers. A million-dollar inheritance at stake. Planning the rehearsal for his funeral, Mr Bebach thought uniting the ghosts from the past seemed ...

Desperately Seeking Santa...


WANTED! Adventurous children for Urgent Christmas Quest! Meet pirates, mermaids, princesses and even dinosaurs, as you go on a wondrous journey to help find the ...

A Christmas Carol


See this classic story of Christmas ghosts and Scrooge the miser's redemption, presented in the way it was originally intended - told live to an ...

Laughs and Tricks
Laughs and Tricks
12/17 - 12/18/2023


Mimicry, magic, and mirth aplenty - with comedian & impressionist Stephen Owen, and comedy magician Stu Turner. Come and catch these two funny fellas as ...

Another Christmas Play
Another Christmas Play
12/12 - 12/16/2023


A Christmas farce with an LGBTQ+ twist. Presented by SaltoArts This is Ethan’s last Christmas before he can escape his mad family and run away ...

The Fruity Prince
The Fruity Prince
12/5 - 12/9/2023


The Virgin Queen? I don’t think so! Lizzy I has got a son and he might just be a little bit fruity. Henry IX has ...

Trois Ruptures
Trois Ruptures
12/3 - 12/4/2023


A woman leaves her husband after preparing an excellent dinner for him, a man confesses to his wife that he's having an affair with a ...

TWINKLE
TWINKLE
1/17 - 1/21/2023


Arriving at his latest theatre, long-standing pantomime dame Harold Thropp finds that he’s been moved to a dilapidated dressing room. As he paints himself and ...

SOHO BOY
SOHO BOY
9/24 - 10/1/2022


Young and trendy, Spencer leaves home and hits Soho for a whirlwind journey of love, laughter,happiness... and heartbreak. Working in a clothes store, busking on ...

TICKLE
TICKLE
9/20 - 10/1/2022


DAVINA scouts scallies. Working for the TINA TICKLE EMPIRE shes on the lookout for some good lookers to compete in the sport of ENDURANCE TICKLING. ...

Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night
6/21 - 6/25/2022


Players Theatre Company presents Twelfth Night. Fresh from their successful London run of Macbeth, they breathe new life into Shakespeares comedy of mistaken identity, music, ...

SOHO BOY
SOHO BOY
5/24 - 6/4/2022


Young, trendy Spencer leaves home and hits Soho like a whirlwind in a journey of love, laughter, heartbreak and happiness. Working in a clothes store, ...

Elegies: Two Monologues from Ricochet Theatre


Ricochet Theatre presents a double bill of monologues navigating grief: Intricate Rituals by Seth Douglas and The Same Rain That Falls on Me by Logan ...

BOYS IN THE BUFF
BOYS IN THE BUFF
12/15 - 1/9/2022


An alternative to a traditional pantomime, with adult themes, Boys in the Buff is the perfect festive show for having some fun with friends. A ...

Triple Bill: A Sticky Season, Minor Disruptions and Crystal Bollix presents The Bitch Ball


This #queertrilogy at the Drayton Arms Theatre brings together three radically different shows by recent Mountview grads Jack Donald, Katie Paterson and Alexandra Christle. All ...

Boujie
Boujie
11/20 - 12/8/2018


Entertainment blogger Devin hosts a housewarming at his new, luxury apartment. But when the evening is derailed by the intrusion of some uninvited guests, he ...

Catastrophe + Private View
Catastrophe + Private View
7/28 - 8/15/2015


Blue Rider Group are presenting a really exciting Beckett and Havel double bill at The Drayton Arms Theatre from July 28 – August 15, 2015 ...

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