DONBAS by Olga Braga at Theatre503 Directed by Anthony Simpson-Pike NOW EXTENDED TO 7 MARCH

‘What do you do when your brother is trying to kill you, Ivan?’ 

Newly released from a Russian prison, Sashko comes home to a father determined to keep him safe as the world unravels. Ivan’s chasing Vera, Vera’s chasing the perfect Claudia Schiffer blonde – and overhead, in Ukrainian skies, the planes are getting closer.

From the winner of Theatre503’s International Playwriting Award, Olga Braga’s searing and darkly funny debut Donbas asks how people keep living and dreaming, even in uncertain times.

Donbas is a Theatre503, Good Chance and 45North Production in association with Seventh Productions.

Read Interview with director Anthony Simpson-Pike HERE

LAMBCO Productions present  SAVAGE by Claudio Macor at White Bear Theatre, Kennington 25th February - 15th March 2026

Gay conversion therapy remains legal in 170 countries around the world — including Britain.

COPENHAGEN 1940. With the Nazi occupation of Denmark, life did not change much. Zack and Nikolai enjoy the hedonism of the cabaret, see friends and are happy in love. Their world is shattered when Doctor Carl Vaernet discovers a cure for homosexuality. Nikolai is arrested, interrogated and experimented on in front of General Von Ascelmen, who is so impressed with the Doctor’s results that he appoints him to “cure” homosexuals in Buchenwald concentration camp. After several attempts the cure fails, the Nazis lose interest and send Doctor Vaernet back to Copenhagen. Upon the liberation of Denmark by British forces, Doctor Vaernet is arrested and interrogated — but when the British authorities learn of his work, they are keen to bring him to Britain. Feigning a heart condition, he is sent to Sweden for treatment on a British stipend and flees to South America. He remains in Argentina until his death, never prosecuted. After liberation, Zack and Nikolai try to rebuild their lives and rekindle their love. This important play exposes a heartbreaking love story amidst the brutal and savage true story of an obsessed and forgotten Nazi war criminal.

THE EXTRAORDINARY LIFE OF A RAT RACER (venues listed below)

Ever wondered what the person next to you is thinking?

Pulled earrings. Slit wrists. Chopped veins. T-rex arms.

Prepare for the uncomfortable and dive into Eva’s mind. Guided by Arthur, a grotesque, sadistic, half-real figure, this two-hander surreal dark comedy will bring you on a journey that will shift your concept of normality.

Book Bread and Roses 24 - 28 February

Book Etcetera Theatre 7 - 10 March

Book Bridge House Theatre 21 - 25 April

JEFFREY BERNARD IS UNWELL By Keith Waterhouse, starring Robert Bathurst at 
The Coach & Horses pub in Soho 1 - 23 March

Due to overwhelming demand and after four sold-out seasons, Robert Bathurst (Cold Feet, Downton Abbey, Toast of London) will once again star in the critically acclaimed, award-winning immersive production of Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell, performed in his favourite Soho haunt, the legendary Coach and Horses pub.
Meet Jeffrey Bernard…a notorious and feckless Soho face. A journalist who doesn’t know the meaning of the word deadline and would much rather be drinking vodka on the rocks in his favourite Soho watering holes. A throwback of a man who after four marriages and a life of non-stop carousing is starting to feel a touch jaded. Having fallen asleep in the Gents and waking up in the middle of the night inside the legendary Coach and Horses on Greek Street, Jeffrey Bernard is not a man to waste the deserted hours ahead of him before Norman the landlord opens up again in the morning.

THE LAST DAYS OF LIZ TRUSS? at The Other Palace 3 - 15 March

SHE'S BACK! This award-winning production (Emma Wilkinson Wright, Best Actor, London Pub Theatres Awards 2025) transfers to The Other Palace Studio after two critically acclaimed and sold-out runs at Kennington’s White Bear Theatre.

Join Liz, on her last morning at number 10, in an exploration – equally comic and tragic – of the tensions in politics: between ambition and ability, vision and reality, going short and playing it long. 

Can a fighter ever quit? 

THE MURMURATION OF STARLINGS by Joe Graham at Seven Dials Playhouse 3 - 14 March

A PLAY ABOUT LOVE AND SURVIVAL

The Man packs items into a rucksack and leaves the house, not for the first time, for a bus stop 100 yards away. The Boy finds himself wondering at a starling murmuration unable to recall how he got there. He is confronted by The Man, who seems determined to lead him away. There is an overarching sense of confusion and danger as the two are continually pursued by an unseen ‘alien’ predator. How do you battle something you don’t understand and don’t see coming?

At its heart this is a love story... and what happens when something or someone threatens to take it away. As the play progresses you begin to understand what or who the predator is and how lives, memories and futures are threatened and twisted. In the end we are left living the dream, just not one of our making.

GRIT, GLITTER & GASLIGHT at Circle and Star Theatre, Hampstead 3 - 21 March

Emmy nominated, Sarah McGuinness has transformed her behind-the-scenes life with the stars into a critically acclaimed show, a one-woman musical cabaret.

'A born show-woman, with a beautiful voice and wicked personality – a great tonic for anyone’s night out' ★★★★ – London Pub Theatres

‘Laugh-out-loud funny and wonderfully nostalgic…this show is the tonic you never knew you needed' – Irish Central

‘Must-see cabaret’ – The List UK

Shake-Scene Shakespeare presents Measure For Measure and Julius Caesar - Dirty Politics Double Bill at Golden Goose Theatre, Camberwell 8 & 15 March 2026

Measure For Measure & Julius Caesar
A Double Bill of Shakespeare’s Dirtiest Politics!
…all from cues only!

Transferring down to London from Shakespeare North Playhouse.
★★★★ “A truly impressive feat of Shakespeare,,, spontaneous, unpredictable and unmissable!” - Jo Tillotson, North West End '24
★★★★★ "quite simply, a joy to behold" - North West End '25
★★★★★ "superb acting and verse speaking" - North West End '25

Book your seat for Measure For Measure, Julius Caesar, or both!

MEASURE FOR MEASURE

Watch Trailer: https://youtu.be/Ixw29fdYMVo

 
JULIUS CAESAR

Watch  Trailer: https://youtu.be/pucM9y4Et8M

Award winning play  KID SISTER by Owen Lloyd Richards, in-house show at The Bread & Roses Theatre 10 - 21 March

Seventeen years ago, everything changed. Three-year-old Shell was put into foster care, and her six-month-old sister Natalie was adopted. They’ve not seen each other since. So, Shell waited…

Any day now, Natalie turns 18 and is no longer under the guardianship of her adoptive parents. They can finally be together. At least, that’s what Shell believes. But nothing’s that simple in social services.

When faced with the latest roadblock, Shell decides to take matters into her own hands. But in the search for her sister, does she risk losing the family she’s found along the way?

Kid Sister is an exploration of the complications and joys of the social care sector in Wales.

THE DAWN OF RECKONING at White Bear Theatre, Kennington 17th - 28th March   

 “London society is full of beautiful geniuses and brilliant lunatics…”

Oscar Wilde’s sharpest comedy of love and politics comes to the White Bear Theatre in a contemporary reimagining by Ramin Gray (RSC, Royal Court, Royal Opera) with an all-star international cast.

PREVIOUS WORK

To Have and To Hold (Writer)

***** ‘A theatrical masterpiece’ Fairy Powered Productions

***** ‘The rickety old backbone of society’s expectations is laid bare in this beautiful story’ London Pub Theatres

**** ‘Gripping’ London Theatre1

**** ‘A raw, honest and touching play. Mark Bastin's script is bright, witty and thought-provoking ... a 'must see' when it returns’ Playhouse Pickings

Masterclass by Tim Connery, directed by Luke Adamson at Tabard Theatre, Chiswick 15 Apr - 2 May 2026

Thanks to a minor disagreement with the tax man, ageing Shakespearean thespian and faded film star Roger Sutherland is forced to swallow his pride and start offering paid evening acting masterclasses in local primary schools and community halls. It’s a far cry from the West End, but the show must go on.
Enter stage left Gary Brock – a brash, young Australian actor with a TV past and big ambitions. Once a child star Down Under, Gary has crossed the globe to reignite his career in the land of Shakespeare, but instead finds himself face to face with Roger, whose disdain for modern acting methods is matched only by his contempt for actors who don’t know their soliloquies from their stage directions.
With clashing egos, wildly different philosophies on acting, and a few forgotten lines along the way, sparks fly and tempers flare. But beneath the posturing and put-downs, could these two actors actually have something to learn from one another?



ENTERTAINING MURDER at Upstairs at the Gatehouse 23 Apr - 10 May 2026

Musical

Production by:

Lambco Productions

Love, lies, lust… and murder.

This murder mystery musical is inspired by the true story of Edith Thompson and her young lover Freddy Bywaters. Their Old Bailey murder trial of 1922 became a cause célèbre. People queued for days to get tickets to see whether they were found innocent or guilty.

What did the jury decide? Did Edith really collude with her lover to kill her husband? How did Edith’s sixty-four love letters serve to condemn her in the eyes of the world?

After successful sell-out public readings in 2024 we return with a full-scale production for 2026, with new songs and a great new retro 1920s design.