Award winning theatre for 45 years. Islington pub for 600 years. Artistic Director
@JackRobertson27
Perform with us - email productions.medium.rare
@gmail
.com
GRIMFEST opens in exactly one month!
The whole of October is dedicated to dark & twisted theatre - over 20 shows to watch and get your fill of chills, terror & shock!
💀💀💀💀💀
See the full lineup here:
#horror
#theatre
#fringe
#london
CALLOUT - we're after female-led shows to perform at 8.45pm approx, 23rd & 24th / 26th, 27th, 28th March. Anyone after a two or three night run? Email: alex
@oldredliontheatre
.co.uk
#Theatre
#OVConnect
Hi! We’re the acclaimed Old Red Lion Theatre, and we’re on the hunt for productions looking for 3 night runs in Feb 2020. Reasonable rates and the opportunity to be part of 2020’s curated Spring season. Email our team at alex
@oldredliontheatre
.co.uk
Hello EdFringe Productions!
Do you want to perform in London this September or November?
We've got our eyes peeled for shows that would suit our quirky haunted pub theatre.
We'll be up for a few days mid-August... let us know if you want us to come see you!
THEATRE CALLOUT!
💀
We are Teaming Up with Medium Rare Productions again to curate our very own mini horror festival this Halloween (name tbc)
👻
18th October - 5th November 2022
👹
Do you have a live horror themed show? We want to know about it -
1/2
What an honour to be featured in the Evening Standard's TOP 10 best theatres in London for
#newwriting
The ORL prides itself in supporting emerging playwrights and providing a platform for original work.
What's more we have an exciting announcement to make ... Watch this space!
We're on the hunt for actors and directors to take part in these special live play readings for FreshFest 2024 - have a look at the pieces currently seeking talent & get in touch
#actors
#director
#newwriting
#opportunity
CALL OUT!
Submissions are open for our second Emerging Artist Festival! We're looking for projects for 3 and 4 night short run slots in late April 2020! Send a synopsis and cast/creative bios to alex
@oldredliontheatre
.co.uk
#LondonTheatre
#OffWestEnd
CALL FOR PRODUCTIONS
We're in the process of programming for January-March and are looking for production proposals from companies with a play that's looking for a home.
Details:
Applications are now open for
FRESHFEST 2024!
If you are a writer, company or performer looking to showcase fresh new work then apply before Monday 20th November
Full Details & Conditions Here:
Theatremakers! We're on the hunt for a secondary production/s (start time approx 8.30/8.45pm) for the dates 5th - 23rd May 2020.
We're happy to consider secondary slot productions for the whole or part of this run. Please do get in touch with alex
@oldredliontheatre
.co.uk
GRIMFEST 2023
A Celebration of Dark & Twisted Theatre in the Bleeding Heart of London... 🫀
#Halloween
Three Weeks of Live Horror in our Haunted Pub Theatre 💀
Tickets for all Productions are Now On Sale -
Sponsored by
@WerewolfBeer
We're delighted to announce our Spring Season 2020 - 'WHERE ARE WE NOW?' asking bold questions about how we face personal, social and environmental devastation, & where we go from here, the season is a greatly varied curation of pieces, featuring a huge array of voices.
We’re delighted to announce that the Old Red Lion Theatre is re-opening for the first time since march!
Today, we reveal our Winter season🎄
Visit for the full line up!
We're proud to be a family business for 21 years and counting and this has been one of our hardest yet.
In a time where supporting independent businesses is so important, we thought we should introduce you to the members of the Devine family behind
@ORLTheatre
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS:
We hope to emerge from Lockdown 2.0 with a reduced Xmas Season!
Have a production that missed Edinburgh? Interested in a run with low financial risk? If it meets our criteria below, get in touch! Submissions and more info at:
1/2
If any companies are looking to do a week long run of their bestest show then we have dates available in November - reach out to productions.medium.rare
@gmail
.com with your pitch 🖤❤🤍
It's official.
#TrestlePlay
is our most popular show ever! Last year's sale record has been broken! Just 4 performances left, with only a handful of seats available at each. Go go go!
Following on from the wonderful news that we are in the
@EveningStandard
's TOP 11 theatres for
#newwriting
in
#London
, here is our exciting announcement ...
We are pleased to welcome
@davidloumgair
as Senior Dramaturg to lead the ORL Literary Department!
Theatremakers! 19th & 20th January at the Old Red Lion is available to use as a BOX OFFICE SPLIT! If you've got any projects that could use an award winning, acclaimed Islington home, then email info
@oldredliontheatre
.co.uk and snap up these dates!
#Theatre
#OffWestEnd
We. Want. Your. Stories. Three and four night slots available in May, and throughout July for both new work and EdPreviews! Reasonable rates in a historic and acclaimed theatre! Email: alex
@oldredliontheatre
.co.uk with a synopsis!
#Theatre
#OffWestEnd
#StandingOvationNom
NUCLEAR WAR/BURIED AND GRACELAND
@ORLTheatre
3 – 21 Mar 2020
Two new pieces of writing & the revival of a cult hit take us through the range of human emotions from A-Z in a compelling night of theatre ...
All noms
The Old Red Lion Theatre (
@ORLTheatre
) has announced their new season, Where Are We Now? It is the first season under
@alexknott95
and includes a festival of emerging artists, plus a revival of Simon Stephens’ Nuclear War >>>
The House is OPEN - our digital production is live and available to watch! Ticket holders, check your inbox! Bob Cratchit’s Christmas Carol is here!
#DecemberPlay
Book throughout the run, till 5 Jan
WHAT A NIGHT! Press night for
#snowflakes
@ORLTheatre
was INCREDIBLE! Congratulations to all
@DissidentTC
Great writing, amazing set and flawless performances! Book your tickets right now! You CANT NOT miss this! 👍🏼🎭
We’re about to start our final performance before any lockdown, with
#ORLTriptych
performing one last time.
Join us later with a Q&A live stream with “probably the most important living British playwright” Simon Stephens. Not our words, the words of Top Gear magazine.
Monday 23rd December at the Old Red Lion is available! Hugely reasonable arrangements and Box Office Split are on the table - a reading, a workshop, the choice is yours! Get in touch with alex
@oldredliontheatre
.co.uk
Early Bird Tickets for our Festive Horror Comedy are £12 - Offer Ends November 25th
In a remote English village Po is spending the holidays with her girlfriend Rowan. And Rowan's family. They celebrate the season rather differently here...
#horror
#NazaninsStory
by
@HowellProd
returns to the ORL stage next month. Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is in prison in Iran but hasn’t committed a crime. Join us &
@AmnestyUK
- help get her home
SEASON ANNOUNCEMENT: The first shows of THE NEXT DAY our early summer season exploring contemporary morality tales and digital fables are now on sale
#Theatre
#OffWestEnd
#LondonTheatre
We are so so chuffed that this brilliant show is continuing its run after an incredible debut with us last summer - and what a great theatre! 🏴
Whether you love, hate or simply don't care about football you will fall in love with this amazing character & his journey ⚽️
🚨 JUST ANNOUNCED - Why I Stuck A Flare Up My Arse For England🚨
It’s the EURO 2020 Final at Wembley and die-hard footie fan Billy’s gone viral for sticking a flare up his arse!
A blisteringly funny ★★★★★
#Edinburgh
sell-out show.
🏴
After an incredible month, 2 wonderful shows from
@VampireEdred
and
@Kn0ckKn0ckClub
, and a whole lot of mulled cider - that's it for another
@LndnHorrorFest
! We're already counting down the days until next year...
The
#ORLTriptych
is back tonight in a blaze of glory with multiple four and five stars! Come see what the fuss is about! Three plays, one ticket price, an unmissable theatrical event!
#Theatre
#LondonTheatre
#OffWestEnd
"Let us hope that it is the first of many from Top Of The Hill Productions. We need more Brookers and Elliotts. And we need more Old Red Lions to back them."
What a fantastic response to
@PoleroidTheatre
's
#PlasticPlay
by Kenneth Emson! PLUS 2
@OffWestEndCom
nominations!
Tonight has sold out and tickets are selling incredibly fast for the remaining 2 weeks so we highly recommend booking in advance!
Tickets:
One Week Until GrimFest 2023!
👻
Get ready for a season of spooky shows to suite everyone!
🎃
Sponsored by
@WerewolfBeer
#Halloween
#horror
#theatre
17th Oct - 4th Nov '23
🩸
Keep an eye on our socials for special offers! All shows:
This Sunday
4th June 5pm
Come to a reading of 'Last Looks'
A savage new comedy from
@rudepundit
"A tornado of a writer"
New York Times
A young actress murders a major Hollywood producer & things get complicated, insane and very bloody.
#londontheatre
Some sneaky snapshots from our summery sequel to Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Nights Dream'
-
Follow
@DemetriusWakes
for more info on this exciting new comedy!
We are thrilled to announce that (roadmap pending) our theatre will re-open 18 May with the highly anticipated full-length version of “Saving Britney” by
@davidshopland
&
@ShereenRoushb
@FakeEscapeTC
#FreeBritney
on stage - what’s not to love?! Tix & info:
Got a play that you're dying to stage? Then why not put it on in one of London's longest running fringe theatre venues?
We still have availability for Sundays/Mondays throughout August and September.