Putney Arts Theatre upcoming events

Romeo & Juliet - On Tour (15/07/2026)

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Romeo & Juliet
by William Shakespeare

Directed by Tom Sainsbury

"Oh happy dagger, here is thy sheath!"

Two households. One city. No happy ending.

When Romeo Montague gatecrashes a Capulet party and meets Juliet, they fall in love and detonate a chain of events that drags friends, families, and futures into the open. Secret meetings turn into secret vows, the pressure builds with public pride and private grief, and the smallest spark of miscommunication leads to duel and disaster.

Shakespeare’s most famous story moves with the speed and wit of youth; breathless, impulsive, and impossibly alive. A tale of first love, bad timing, and sprinkled with hope that two people might manage to rewrite a world built to keep them apart.

Performed outdoors in different venues across South London over four weeks, and following the huge success of PTC's Much Ado About Nothing in 2025, this production is one not to be missed.

St Margaret's Church, Putney

Saturday 27th & Sunday 28th June @ 3pm

Set in a beautiful, enclosed garden of a late 19th century church. Please bring your own chairs and blankets to sit on. Light refreshments will be available to purchase. Tickets £16 / £12.

St Mary the Virgin, Mortlake

Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th July @ 3pm - St Mary the Virgin, Mortlake.

Set in a tree-covered, atmospheric cemetery of church built in 1543, just before our play was written. Chairs will be provided. Light refreshments will be available to purchase. Tickets £16 / £12.

Surrey Docks Farm, Rotherhithe

Friday 10th July @ 6.30pm, Saturday 11th July @ 5.30pm

Performed in a unique setting on the riverside of the Thames, with goats, sheep and pigs cheering us on. Chairs will be provided. Light refreshments will be available to purchase. Tickets £16 / £12.

THe Green Man Pub, Putney

Wednesday 15th July @ 7pm

Performed in a wonderful enclosed pub garden in our local community. Chairs will be provided. Drinks and food will be available to purchase from the pub. Tickets £16 / £12.

The Hurlingham Club, Fulham

Friday 17th July @ 7pm

Performed in an exclusive and secluded riverside setting on the Thames. Chairs will be provided. Light refreshments will be available to purchase. Tickets £21

CONTENT WARNING

Romeo & Juliet is a play about two teenagers who fall in love and cause the deaths of six people, which includes drug taking, use of weapons and suicide. Whilst our play is fun, fast paced, and we believe suitable for all ages, our production does contains all of these elements, so please do ensure you and any smaller bards in attendance are prepared.

Cast & crew:

Cast:

Juliet - Isla Bell

Romeo - Nathan Golo

Lord Capulet - Michael Hall

Lady Capulet - Carole Stewart

Mercutio / Friar John - Jago Wainwright

Tybalt / Apothcary - Emanuel Andrade

Benvolio - Mark McNaul

Prince / Servingman - Alex Rein

Gregory / Nurse - Nora Holmen

Friar Lawrence / Lord Montague - Joe Dominic

Paris / Abram - Jaydon Merrick

Crew:

Director - Tom Sainsbury

Production Manager - Megan Good

Stage Manager - Sarah Osman

Sound Technician - John Pyle

Romeo & Juliet - On Tour (17/07/2026)

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Romeo & Juliet
by William Shakespeare

Directed by Tom Sainsbury

"Oh happy dagger, here is thy sheath!"

Two households. One city. No happy ending.

Performed outdoors in different venues across South London over four weeks, and following the huge success of PTC's Much Ado About Nothing in 2025, this production is one not to be missed.

St Margaret's Church, Putney

Saturday 27th & Sunday 28th June @ 3pm

Set in a beautiful, enclosed garden of a late 19th century church. Please bring your own chairs and blankets to sit on. Light refreshments will be available to purchase. Tickets £16 / £12.

St Mary the Virgin, Mortlake

Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th July @ 3pm - St Mary the Virgin, Mortlake.

Set in a tree-covered, atmospheric cemetery of church built in 1543, just before our play was written. Chairs will be provided. Light refreshments will be available to purchase. Tickets £16 / £12.

Surrey Docks Farm, Rotherhithe

Friday 10th July @ 6.30pm, Saturday 11th July @ 5.30pm

THe Green Man Pub, Putney

Wednesday 15th July @ 7pm

Performed in a wonderful enclosed pub garden in our local community. Chairs will be provided. Drinks and food will be available to purchase from the pub. Tickets £16 / £12.

The Hurlingham Club, Fulham

Friday 17th July @ 7pm

Performed in an exclusive and secluded riverside setting on the Thames. Chairs will be provided. Light refreshments will be available to purchase. Tickets £21

CONTENT WARNING

Cast & crew:

Cast:

Juliet - Isla Bell

Romeo - Nathan Golo

Lord Capulet - Michael Hall

Lady Capulet - Carole Stewart

Mercutio / Friar John - Jago Wainwright

Tybalt / Apothcary - Emanuel Andrade

Benvolio - Mark McNaul

Prince / Servingman - Alex Rein

Gregory / Nurse - Nora Holmen

Friar Lawrence / Lord Montague - Joe Dominic

Paris / Abram - Jaydon Merrick

Crew:

Director - Tom Sainsbury

Production Manager - Megan Good

Stage Manager - Sarah Osman

Sound Technician - John Pyle

Breaking Point - Drama Festival (18/07/2026)

Sat, 18 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT

breaking point: drama festival

Curated by Owen Thomas James and brought to stage by Putney Theatre Company

Saturday 18th July - Sunday 26th July

Shows from 2pm at weekends and 7:30pm weekdays

Putney Arts Theatre - Main Stage

The Festival:

Nine gripping plays will take you on a journey through extremes of love, loyalty, desperation, and defiance, in a nine-day celebration of theatre. This festival will present plays which show just how far someone will go… to fight, to protect, to risk everything, or even save the world.

There will be a full line-up on the two Saturdays and Sundays, as well as weekday evening performances Mon-Fri.

To book a ticket to see everything click here this will give you a festival pass to see all nine plays and the option to turn up whenever suits you.

To book for individual productions, please click on the title below of whichever piece you'd like to see.

The plays:

The Prudes by Anthony Neilson

Directed by Lucy Oglesby

Tonight is the last chance for Jess and Jimmy to save their nine-year relationship, and they're attempting it right in front of you. They haven't been intimate in fourteen months and four days. The wine is chilled, the pillows are ready, the mood music is playing. They still find each other attractive. They still make each other laugh. So, what's stopping them? As they strip away excuses and defences, this couple must confront uncomfortable truths about desire, consent, victimhood, and whose story it really is to tell.

A sharp, provocative comedy about intimacy and accountability, The Prudes asks: when the stakes are this high, can you ever really start over?

CAST:

Jess - Kaya Kassanda

Jimmy - Stefan Sinclaire

The Girl in the Machine by Stef Smith

Directed by Lesley Strachan

What if you could escape? Not just for an hour, but forever. The Black Box promises exactly that – relief from the daily grind, a cure for depression, even eternal bliss. Everyone's getting one. It's the future. When Owen brings one home, Polly is sceptical. They have everything figured out: successful careers, a passionate marriage, plans for the life ahead. But as the headset's seductive pull takes hold, Owen watches the person he loves slip further and further away into a digital paradise he can't reach. And when the line between human and machine begins to blur, how do you hold onto someone who's already gone?

A gripping vision of technology's darkest promises, Girl in the Machine asks: what are we willing to lose in exchange for happiness?

CAST:

Polly - Paige Evans

Owen - Marshall Camden

Escaped Alone by Caryl Churchill

Directed by Carrie Cable

Apocalypse is in the air. On a summer afternoon, four women gather in a suburban back garden for tea. They're old friends – well, three of them are. The fourth, Mrs Jarrett, is a neighbour invited in from over the fence. They talk about cats, the weather, TV shows, the antique shop that replaced the old grocers. But something darker lurks beneath the surface. As the afternoon wears on, the line between the garden and the abyss grows thinner.

Caryl Churchill balances the catastrophic with the everyday, revealing that the real apocalypse might not be out there at all – it might be right here, under the sun, in the things we can't quite bring ourselves to say.

CAST:

Sally - Suzanne Warre-Dymond

Vi - Allison DeFrees

Lena - Rebecca Fallon

Mrs Jarrett - Andrea Miller

Kiss Me by Richard Bean

Directed by Paula Robinson

London, 1929. Stephanie is a 32-year-old war widow facing a future without children. The First World War has left thousands of women like her. But her doctor has an unorthodox solution that goes against every expectation of the era: a surrogate father. But when Stephanie and Dennis meet in her bedroom, something shifts as two lost souls collide. Can they escape the guilt and ghosts of the past? Or will the rules they've broken pull them under?

A beautiful and intimate story about longing, survival, and the unexpected places we find connection in the wreckage of history.

CAST:

Peter - Alex Rein

Stephanie - Tasha Tomlinson

Precious Little Talent by Ella Hickson

Directed by Craig Legg

Fresh out of university with a first-class degree, mounting debt and no clear future, Joey arrives in New York from the UK, clinging to the promise that life was meant to turn out differently. Instead, she finds her estranged father unravelling. She has a chance encounter with Sam, an idealistic young American full of optimism who challenges her cynicism and forces her to confront the expectations she’s built her life around. But as hope collides with reality, Joey must decide what she’s willing to let go of.

Funny, raw and sharply observed, Precious Little Talent is a story about a generation sold a dream, and the difficult, messy process of figuring out who you are when it doesn’t come true.

CAST:

Sam - Caleb Clarke

Joey - Jasmine Jones

George - Nick Hall

The Yalta Game by Brian Friel

Directed by Paddy Cooper

In the central square of Yalta, two strangers pass the time by inventing lives for the people around them. It’s a harmless game... or so it seems. When Dmitri strikes up a conversation with a mysterious woman, flirtation leads to an unexpected affair, and the stories they’ve been telling begin to blur with reality.

Brian Friel's adaptation of Chekhov's The Lady With the Dog is an intimate, playful and devastating story that asks: when does a story we tell about ourselves become the truth?

CAST:

Gurov: David Lemkin

Anna: Jessica Wallis

Trust by Roger Blitz

Directed by Alexa Adam

Just how cut-throat is the corporate world? Annie is told she’s been chosen for the job at a new company because she’s someone who can be trusted. But as she’s intrigued by her charismatic new boss and legal adviser, the promise of success suddenly seems suspiciously out of reach. Cracks begin to show, loyalties are tested, and Annie finds herself caught between ambition, integrity, and friendship.

Trust is a sharp, unsettling exploration of power, manipulation and the cost of believing in the wrong people – asking how far you’ll go, and what you’ll sacrifice, to belong.

CAST:

Annie - Emma Newton

Jen - Esme Wright

Mike - Luke Sullivan

Carol - Stephanie Ormonde

Seven Second Theory by Megan Good

Directed by Emily Mark and Megan Good

John Doe is dying. He just doesn't know it yet. A man with no identity and no one to call is comatose with seven seconds left on the clock. According to the seven second theory, as the brain shuts down, it reveals your core memories, replaying an entire life in a matter of seconds. John's life is about to flash before his eyes. All of it. Join him on this funny, raw, and moving journey through a life lived just slightly wrong.

The Seven Second Theory asks: if you had seven seconds left to sum up your life, what would you see?

CAST:

John Doe: Nick Thomas

Chorus: Aïssa Hussain, Nathalie Heesom-Green, Lewis Boost, Jaime Montgomery

Almenara by William Brann

Directed by Stuart Watson

Amid the chaos of the Spanish Civil War, the inhabitants of the village of Almenara hold an emergency meeting. Will the approaching troops be their saviours, or their executioners?

CAST:

Mayor: Tracey Riordan

Sofia: Camille Thiaudiere

Mr Hidalgo: Craig Barrett

Isabel Hidalgo: Meg Davies

Diego: Francesco Ruvolo

Messenger: Chris Routledge

Tickets:

Tickets will be available for individual performances, or a bundle package will also be on offer, providing a discount for access to all nine plays. To book tickets for individual productions, please click on the titles of the plays above, to book for a Festival Pass to see everything, please click here

Single show:

£10

£8 concessions inc PTC/G64 members

Bundle ticket for all nine plays including programme:

£60

£48 concessions inc PTC/G64 members

Festival Workshops (18/07/2026)

Sat, 18 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT

Workshops for Breaking Point: A Festival of Drama

Details of our four workshops available over the two weekends can be found below.

Join us for sessions of creativity, exploring art and having fun! Start your festival weekends off by joining us on the Main Stage!

Please ensure you buy a ticket in advance to help our workshop leads plan accordingly.

Open to members and non-members alike so grab a friend and your tickets today.

Step into Choreo, Dance. Create Repeat!

Date: Saturday 18th July

Place: Main Stage

Time: 12 - 1:30pm

Price: £4 for members, £5 for non-members

Discover how choreography is a key storytelling tool in theatre, helping to bring characters, emotions, and scenes to life through movement and musicality.

Explore how to create your own dance routines, develop confidence in your movement, and enjoy expressing yourself in a supportive and creative space.

No experience needed, wear clothes that are easy to move in and just bring your enthusiasm!

Join dance and choreography enthusiast Helen Wood on the main stage at Putney for 90 mins of pure dance joy - guaranteed to get your fingers clicking and your feet tapping to the beat!

Unarmed Stage Combat with Lucy Wordsworth

Date: Sunday 19th July

Place: Main Stage

Time: 11:30am - 1:30pm - Please note the earlier updated time.

Price: £8 for members, £10 for non-members

Important- Places are limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis once the ticketing link is active.

We are thrilled to have Lucy join us at Breaking Point Festival hosting this Unarmed Stage Combat workshop!

An alumnus of East 15 Acting School with a First Class Honours degree in BA Acting & Stage Combat, Lucy has gone on to Fight Perform for major companies including Marvel Studios, HBO and Netflix.

When not being thrown about, set on fire or swinging a sword around, Lucy Fight Directs and Choreographs for TV, Film and Theatre; some recent theatre credits include Poltergeist Theatre's Offie-nominated production of "Alice In Wonderland", Ballet Cymru's "Romeo A Juliet", Grove Production's "Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde" and Mutiny Film's "The Boot Room".

A firm believer that these skills should be made accessible to those who wish to learn them, Lucy regularly teaches and leads Stage/Screen Combat workshops. Please ensure you wear comfortable clothing that you can move in and bring water to keep hydrated!

Intimacy Coordination Workshop

Date: Saturday 25th July

Place: Main Stage

Time: 12 - 1pm

Price: £4 for members, £5 for non-members

Intimacy Coordination has become an integral part of creating choreographed passionate scenes in a safer environment for both cast and crew.

Qualified Intimacy Coordinator, Megan Good, is running this workshop to introduce some coordination exercises that can be brought straight to the rehearsal.

Open to all actors and directors who are interested in knowing how to build a safe environment whilst creating passionate scenes.

Mind & Body: Unlocking Text with Nathan Chatelier

Date: Sunday 26th July

Place: Main Stage

Time: 12 - 1:30pm

Price: £4 for members, £5 for non-members

How do we think our way into text and character? How do we move our way into them? This workshop gets you on your feet exploring practical ways to approach text and character that keep spontaneity, fun, specificity and emotional truth at the heart of the process - whether for audition, rehearsal or performance.

If you'd like, bring a speech or a scene (and a scene partner!) in a format you can annotate, as well as a pencil and eraser if you're bringing a paper copy. Assorted speeches and scenes will also be available on the day.

Open to all! There'll be time and space to practice the techniques during the session, and sharing your work with everyone else will be completely optional. Wear comfy clothes you can move around in.

Step into Choreo, Dance. Create Repeat! (18/07/2026)

Sat, 18 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT

Step into Choreo, Dance. Create Repeat!

Date: Saturday 18th July

Place: Main Stage

Time: 12 - 1:30pm

Price: £4 for members, £5 for non-members

Discover how choreography is a key storytelling tool in theatre, helping to bring characters, emotions, and scenes to life through movement and musicality.

Explore how to create your own dance routines, develop confidence in your movement, and enjoy expressing yourself in a supportive and creative space.

No experience needed, wear clothes that are easy to move in and just bring your enthusiasm!

Join dance and choreography enthusiast Helen Wood on the main stage at Putney for 90 mins of pure dance joy - guaranteed to get your fingers clicking and your feet tapping to the beat!

Putney Arts Theatre upcoming events

Romeo & Juliet - On Tour (15/07/2026)

St Margaret's Church, Putney

St Mary the Virgin, Mortlake

Surrey Docks Farm, Rotherhithe

THe Green Man Pub, Putney

The Hurlingham Club, Fulham

CONTENT WARNING

Cast & crew:

Romeo & Juliet - On Tour (17/07/2026)

St Margaret's Church, Putney

St Mary the Virgin, Mortlake

Surrey Docks Farm, Rotherhithe

THe Green Man Pub, Putney

The Hurlingham Club, Fulham

CONTENT WARNING

Cast & crew:

Breaking Point - Drama Festival (18/07/2026)

breaking point: drama festival

The Festival:

The plays:

Tickets:

Festival Workshops (18/07/2026)

Workshops for Breaking Point: A Festival of Drama

Step into Choreo, Dance. Create Repeat! (18/07/2026)

Unarmed Stage Combat with Lucy Wordsworth (18/07/2026)

Intimacy Coordination Workshop (18/07/2026)

Mind & Body: Unlocking Text with Nathan Chatelier (18/07/2026)

Trust (18/07/2026)

The Yalta Game (18/07/2026)

Seven Second Theory (18/07/2026)

The Girl in the Machine (18/07/2026)

Almenara (18/07/2026)

Almenara

Kiss Me (19/07/2026)

The Prudes (19/07/2026)

Escaped Alone (19/07/2026)

Precious Little Talent (19/07/2026)

Escaped Alone (20/07/2026)

Kiss Me (20/07/2026)

Precious Little Talent (21/07/2026)

The Girl in the Machine (22/07/2026)

Almenara (22/07/2026)

Almenara

Seven Second Theory (23/07/2026)

Trust (23/07/2026)

The Yalta Game (24/07/2026)

The Prudes (24/07/2026)

Escaped Alone (25/07/2026)

Precious Little Talent (25/07/2026)

Kiss Me (25/07/2026)

The Prudes (25/07/2026)

Almenara (25/07/2026)

Almenara

Seven Second Theory (26/07/2026)

Trust (26/07/2026)

The Yalta Game (26/07/2026)

The Girl in the Machine (26/07/2026)

Whipping It Up (18/08/2026)

About the play: