Offie Award winning magazine celebrating and uniting pub theatres. Reviews, What's On, Theatre News, Interviews, Theatre Profiles and Awards #DiscoverPubTheatres #LovePubTheatreshttps://bsky.app/profile/pubtheatres1.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/pubtheatres1.bsky.social/post/3mtj4bovhbk2pTheatre News: UPSTAIRS AT THE GATEHOUSE ANNOUNCES THE INAUGURAL LOLA (LONDON AND LOS ANGELES) FESTIVAL @gatehouse.london Five days of new American comedy, cabaret, storytelling, and theatre-making, running from 16 - 20 September 2026 Read story here www.londonpubtheatres.com/pub-theatre-...20 Aug 2026 11:09 +0000at://did:plc:4obfmibpd6yunuidhctwvbqb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtj4bovhbk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/pubtheatres1.bsky.social/post/3msxi7qm4v22x#StandingOvationNom TAPE by Stephen Belber, Cellar Door Theatre at @landutheatre.bsky.social 11 - 15 Aug 2026 @camdenfringe.bsky.social Taut, tightly directed & choreographed & strongly acted, revival. Directed by Jamie Doyle View all https://www.londonpubtheatres.com/standing-ovation-nominations13 Aug 2026 10:55 +0000at://did:plc:4obfmibpd6yunuidhctwvbqb/app.bsky.feed.post/3msxi7qm4v22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/pubtheatres1.bsky.social/post/3msus3asdw22tTAPE by Stephen Belber at @landutheatre.bsky.social 11 - 15 August 2026 @camdenfringe.bsky.social David Weir • 12 August 2026 ‘taut, tightly directed and choreographed and strongly acted, but the star is a near 30-year-old script’ ★★★★★ https://www.londonpubtheatres.com/tape-by-stephen-belber-at-lion-and-unicorn-theatre-11-15-august-202612 Aug 2026 09:14 +0000at://did:plc:4obfmibpd6yunuidhctwvbqb/app.bsky.feed.post/3msus3asdw22thttps://bsky.app/profile/pubtheatres1.bsky.social/post/3msaz7ucx3k2oSECRETS OF THE SIMPSONS with Mike Reiss at @gatehouse.london & on tour Heather Jeffery • 4 August 2026 ‘Genius, the gags come in abundance’ ★★★★★ https://www.londonpubtheatres.com/secrets-of-the-simpsons-with-mike-reiss-at-upstairs-at-the-gatehouse-on-tour04 Aug 2026 12:28 +0000at://did:plc:4obfmibpd6yunuidhctwvbqb/app.bsky.feed.post/3msaz7ucx3k2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/pubtheatres1.bsky.social/post/3mr5mhlwnbs23SYNCING @landutheatre.bsky.social part of @camdenfringe.bsky.social 10-13 Aug 8:30pm It's 2002. Justin Timberlake has just announced his departure from NSYNC, with their frosted tips fading & egos bruised, what happens when the spotlight moves on. Book https://camdenfringe.com/events/syncing-camden-fringe-2026/21 Jul 2026 10:37 +0000at://did:plc:4obfmibpd6yunuidhctwvbqb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr5mhlwnbs23https://bsky.app/profile/pubtheatres1.bsky.social/post/3ms44szoy4s2xOUR AUGUST NEWSLETTER IS HERE Adam Laboda announced as new Artistic Director @breadrosestheatre.bsky.social Lambeth Fringe 2026 On Sale with 200 Shows in Growing Programme @lambethfringe.bsky.social Read & subscribe us14.campaign-archive.com?u=298df27c67...02 Aug 2026 13:49 +0000at://did:plc:4obfmibpd6yunuidhctwvbqb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms44szoy4s2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/pubtheatres1.bsky.social/post/3msaz7ucx3k2oSECRETS OF THE SIMPSONS with Mike Reiss at @gatehouse.london & on tour Heather Jeffery • 4 August 2026 ‘Genius, the gags come in abundance’ ★★★★★ https://www.londonpubtheatres.com/secrets-of-the-simpsons-with-mike-reiss-at-upstairs-at-the-gatehouse-on-tour04 Aug 2026 12:28 +0000at://did:plc:4obfmibpd6yunuidhctwvbqb/app.bsky.feed.post/3msaz7ucx3k2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/pubtheatres1.bsky.social/post/3msaoqgqt7k2xREVIEW: ASIAN PIRATE MUSICAL at @gatehouse.london until 2 August 2026 Melanie Lam • 2 August 2026 ‘an exciting future lays ahead for this ambitious project if the unresolved questions can be answered’ ★★★ ½ https://www.londonpubtheatres.com/review-asian-pirate-musical-at-upstairs-at-the-gatehouse-until-2-august-202604 Aug 2026 09:21 +0000at://did:plc:4obfmibpd6yunuidhctwvbqb/app.bsky.feed.post/3msaoqgqt7k2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/pubtheatres1.bsky.social/post/3ms44szoy4s2xOUR AUGUST NEWSLETTER IS HERE Adam Laboda announced as new Artistic Director @breadrosestheatre.bsky.social Lambeth Fringe 2026 On Sale with 200 Shows in Growing Programme @lambethfringe.bsky.social Read & subscribe us14.campaign-archive.com?u=298df27c67...02 Aug 2026 13:49 +0000at://did:plc:4obfmibpd6yunuidhctwvbqb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms44szoy4s2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/pubtheatres1.bsky.social/post/3ms44iyelyk2xREVIEW: MOLE MAN at @landutheatre.bsky.social 28 July – 1 August 2026 Heather Jeffery • 2 August 2026 ‘A playful new musical which charms and entertains, these worms can certainly sing.’ ★★★ ½ https://www.londonpubtheatres.com/review-mole-man-at-lion-and-unicorn-theatre-28-july-1-august-202602 Aug 2026 13:44 +0000at://did:plc:4obfmibpd6yunuidhctwvbqb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms44iyelyk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/pubtheatres1.bsky.social/post/3mr5mugznak23OUR JULY NEWSLETTER IS HERE Featuring upcoming shows WAVING at white Bear theatre 28 July - 1 August THE WOLF OF POYAIS at Old Red Lion Playhouse 21 - 25 July CUTLASS written & performed by Will Hartley, at The Glitch, 29 July - 3 August Read us14.campaign-archive.com?u=298df27c67...21 Jul 2026 10:44 +0000at://did:plc:4obfmibpd6yunuidhctwvbqb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr5mugznak23https://bsky.app/profile/pubtheatres1.bsky.social/post/3mr5mhlwnbs23SYNCING @landutheatre.bsky.social part of @camdenfringe.bsky.social 10-13 Aug 8:30pm It's 2002. Justin Timberlake has just announced his departure from NSYNC, with their frosted tips fading & egos bruised, what happens when the spotlight moves on. Book https://camdenfringe.com/events/syncing-camden-fringe-2026/21 Jul 2026 10:37 +0000at://did:plc:4obfmibpd6yunuidhctwvbqb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr5mhlwnbs23https://bsky.app/profile/pubtheatres1.bsky.social/post/3mqucse4sx22uREVIEW: FIREBIRD by Phil Davies at @swkplay.bsky.social 9 July – 1 August 2026 Chris Lilly • 17 July 2026 ‘a scorching, excoriating central performance by Mollie Milne as Tia’ ★★★★ https://www.londonpubtheatres.com/review-firebird-by-phil-davies-at-southwark-playhouse-9-july-1-august-202617 Jul 2026 17:50 +0000at://did:plc:4obfmibpd6yunuidhctwvbqb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqucse4sx22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/pubtheatres1.bsky.social/post/3mqrs5ncck22wREVIEW: TABULA RASA at @landutheatre.bsky.social 14 – 18 July 2026 Anna Clart • 16 July 2026 'The wealth of ideas and theatrical styles at play is both a strength and a weakness.‘ ★★★ ½ https://www.londonpubtheatres.com/review-tabula-rasa-at-lion-and-unicorn-theatre-14-18-july-202616 Jul 2026 17:47 +0000at://did:plc:4obfmibpd6yunuidhctwvbqb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqrs5ncck22whttps://bsky.app/profile/pubtheatres1.bsky.social/post/3mof7mnanx22yHow to Make a Mess at @gatehouse.london until 28 June 2026 Mariam Mathew • 16 June 2026 'the joys of cooking' ★★★★ https://www.londonpubtheatres.com/review-how-to-make-a-mess-at-upstairs-at-the-gatehouse-until-28-june-202616 Jun 2026 06:53 +0000at://did:plc:4obfmibpd6yunuidhctwvbqb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mof7mnanx22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/pubtheatres1.bsky.social/post/3mnkl4shxgc2nDO NOT ATTEMPT THIS CONVERSATION at @landutheatre.bsky.social until 6 June 2026 Jessica Steans-Gail • 5 June 2026 'a window into the uniquely sensitive and devastating conversations and decisions that arise at the end of someone’s life' ★★★ ½ https://www.londonpubtheatres.com/do-not-attempt-this-conversation-at-the-lion-unicorn-theatre-until-6-june-202605 Jun 2026 16:37 +0000at://did:plc:4obfmibpd6yunuidhctwvbqb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnkl4shxgc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/pubtheatres1.bsky.social/post/3mnav2ktdls2jOUR JUNE NEWSLETTER HAS LANDED featuring the newly opened Circle & Star Theatre in Hampstead Critics choice of shows to see @landutheatre.bsky.social @gatehouse.london Theatre News & Opportunities (Theatre Industry) READ us14.campaign-archive.com?u=298df27c67...01 Jun 2026 20:08 +0000at://did:plc:4obfmibpd6yunuidhctwvbqb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnav2ktdls2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/pubtheatres1.bsky.social/post/3mmx2idrsd22qREVIEW: Dominus at @landutheatre.bsky.social 26 - 30 May 2026 Alix Owen • 28 May 2026 “The real star of the show of course is Cat Gannon, who is fantastic” ★★★★ ½ https://www.londonpubtheatres.com/review-dominus-at-the-lion-unicorn-theatre-26-30-may-202628 May 2026 22:18 +0000at://did:plc:4obfmibpd6yunuidhctwvbqb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmx2idrsd22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/pubtheatres1.bsky.social/post/3mltupmevtk24MARILYN: THE WOMAN BEHIND THE ICON by Andrea Milton-Furlotti at @gatehouse.london 12 – 24 May 2026 David Weir • 14 May 2026 ‘The icon we know; the woman stays hidden’★★ https://www.londonpubtheatres.com/marilyn-the-woman-behind-the-icon-by-andrea-milton-furlotti-at-upstairs-at-the-gatehouse-12-24-may-202614 May 2026 22:32 +0000at://did:plc:4obfmibpd6yunuidhctwvbqb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltupmevtk24https://bsky.app/profile/pubtheatres1.bsky.social/post/3mlsnyrufcs2mREVIEW: FIVE by Half Light Creative at @landutheatre.bsky.social 12–16 May 2026 Annie Power • 14 May 2026 'sinister and entertaining, FIVE proves itself a compelling exploration of obsession, intimacy, and the cultural fetishisation of murderers'★★★★ https://www.londonpubtheatres.com/review-five-at-the-lion-unicorn-theatre-1216-may-202614 May 2026 10:59 +0000at://did:plc:4obfmibpd6yunuidhctwvbqb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlsnyrufcs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/pubtheatres1.bsky.social/post/3mldtwpxw722z@theatre503.bsky.social https://www.londonpubtheatres.com/review-homo-sapien-by-conor-odwyer-at-theatre-503%20until%209%20may08 May 2026 13:35 +0000at://did:plc:4obfmibpd6yunuidhctwvbqb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldtwpxw722zhttps://bsky.app/profile/pubtheatres1.bsky.social/post/3mlbmdhwdq223What does it mean to create a monster? FIVE by Lilwen Faulkner comes to @landutheatre.bsky.social Kentish Town 12 - 16 May A true-crime podcaster secures an exclusive interview with a serial killer. Over five sessions, fascination turns to fixation .. Book app.lineupnow.com/event/five07 May 2026 16:14 +0000at://did:plc:4obfmibpd6yunuidhctwvbqb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbmdhwdq223https://bsky.app/profile/pubtheatres1.bsky.social/post/3mkqh3jcsg22dEntertaining Murder By Chris Burgess @gatehouse.london until 10 May @lambco.bsky.social Paul Maidment • 30 April 2026 ‘Plenty to enjoy’ ★★★ https://www.londonpubtheatres.com/entertaining-murder-by-chris-burgess-upstairs-at-the-gatehouse-until-10-may30 Apr 2026 20:25 +0000at://did:plc:4obfmibpd6yunuidhctwvbqb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqh3jcsg22d