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Campfire at the Old Red Lion pub theatre

Old Red Lion reopens with comedy-horror

The Old Red Lion will be reopening its doors this winter with an eclectic season of shows, championing new writing and fringe theatre…

London Horror Festival 2019

Demonic milk-deliverers and serial killer cabaret at horror festival

A festival of live horror performance returns this autumn for its 9th year of cult, comedy and classic stories that will send a shiver down your spine…

Tookey family photo

Personal play highlights impact of mental health on families

Bromley Bedlam Bethlehem follows three family members along three separate timelines, detailing their personal struggle with mental illness…

Tom Ratcliffe’s Circa - Old Red Lion Theatre - Photo credit Eitan Bernat

One man’s exploration of love and loneliness

Circa, at the Old Red Lion Theatre in London, explores the blurred identity of the gay relationship in the modern age…

Rattled - Rachel Harper - Old Red Lion Theatre, London

Postnatal mental health explored in Rattled

Missmanaged Theatre make their debut with Rattled – a new piece of writing exploring childhood trauma and postnatal mental health – at the Old Red Lion Theatre in London…

I am of Ireland - Old Red Lion Theatre London 2018

The state of a divided nation in I am of Ireland

I am of Ireland, a new play by Seamus Finnegan looking at the state of a divided nation, will be on at the Old Red Lion Theatre in London, from Tuesday 5th to Saturday 30th June…

The Moor - Old Red Lion Theatre 2018 - London

Nothing is as it seems on The Moor

Catch the world premiere of Catherine Lucie’s The Moor, a tense psychological thriller set in a place where nothing is as it seems, at the Old Red Lion Theatre in London…

Curiosity of the Week

Woodhenge, Stonehenge’s lesser-known neighbour
Woodhenge - ©English Heritage, Historic England Photo Library

You have heard of Stonehenge in Wiltshire, but have you heard of its lesser known neighbour, Woodhenge? Find out more in our latest Curiosity of the Week…

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HandleBards hit the pedals again to bring you a summer of outdoor theatre
HandleBards A Midsummer Night's Dream ©Rah Petherbridge Photography

The HandleBards are a Shakespearean troupe who tour by bike. And to celebrate their 10th anniversary, they’re climbing back into the saddle…

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