Much Ado About Nothing

By William Shakespeare

PTC on Tour: 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27 July and 1,2,9,10 August

Directed by Stuart Watson

I do suffer love indeed, for I love thee against my will.

Bantering bachelor Benedick's "merry war" of words with witty Beatrice seems fated to keep them apart, provoking their scheming friends to plot a happy ending for the quarrelsome couple.

Meanwhile bashful young Claudio loves sweet, naïve Hero and is loved in return.  Nothing, it seems, can prevent their marriage.  But the path of true love never runs smooth.  Foul play is afoot as devious  Don John plots to split the young lovers asunder.

Putney Theatre Company On Tour brings Shakespeare's dazzling comedy of romance, deceit and self-discovery to open-air venues around southwest London and beyond.  This concise, rollicking, sunny production will be "as merry as the day is long."

To book tickets, click on the dates and venue you wish to attend below to go through to each booking page.

PTC on Tour - Explained

This production marks a new kind of project for the company as PTC go "on tour" to venues around London (we have produced open air shows in the past, some of which have been performed at two venues, but this will be our longest tour by far).

We have arranged 10 performances over 5 weekends at 6 open-air venues, which are:

Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th July at 3pm: St Margaret's Church, Putney

Friday 1st at 6.30pm and Saturday 2nd August at 5.30pm: Surrey Docks Farm, Rotherhithe

Saturday 9th August at 3pm: The Hurlingham Club, Fulham

Sunday 10th  August at 3pm: St Mary's Church, Mortlake

Which Venue Should I Go To?

All of them! See below for the specifics of each venue

Lillington and Longmoore Gardens, Pimlico

The performance will take place in the green space in the centre of the Lilllington and Longmoore Gardens housing estate in Pimlico SW1V 2LF. This venue is 2 minutes from Pimlico underground station. Seating is provided, toilets are nearby, refreshments are available from a local community centre and snacks will be on sale. You are also welcome to bring your own food and drink. This will be the first time that the estate has hosted a theatre performance and represents an opportunity for PTC to reach out to a more diverse inner London community. Come and be a part of it!

The Winchester House Club, Putney

This performance will take place in a fantastic location overlooking the Thames riverside in the garden of the Winchester House Club, around a 10 minute walk from Putney Arts Theatre SW15 1JN. There is paid street parking nearby, or it's a 5 minute walk from Putney Bridge station. Seating is provided, toilets are on site, and there will be an amazing barbecue catering and bar service available throughout. You should not bring your own food or drink to this venue however. 

St Margarets Church, Putney

This performance takes place in the peaceful gardens of a beautiful church on the private Putney Park Lane, around a 10 minute walk from Putney Arts Theatre SW15 5HU. There is free parking nearby. Seating is provided, although you can also bring a picnic blanket, toilets are on site. There will be a refreshments bar, but you can also bring your own food and drink to this venue. 

Surrey Docks Farm, Rotherhithe

For the intrepid PTC supporter - this one isn't to be missed! This performance takes place in the orchard of an amazing public farm in the Surrey Docks by the Thames, SE16 5ET. We recommend you try to arrive a bit early and visit the animals and exhibits! There is no parking nearby and visitors are encouraged to use public transport. The options for this are many, with our recommendation if you want to make a day of it being taking the Thames Clipper boat all the way from Putney! Seating is provided, although you can also bring a picnic blanket, toilets are on site. You can bring your own food and drink to this venue, but there is a farm shop to purchase drinks and food if you wish.

The Hurlingham Club, Fulham

PTC returns to this incredible venue once again. A private Thames-side members club in Fulham, normally inaccessible to us theatre folk, if you're looking to impress someone, this is the venue for you. 10 minutes’ walk from Putney Bridge Station, with parking available, SW6 3PR. Seating is provided, and you can't sit on picnic blankets. Toilets are on site. You should not bring your own food or drink to this venue, but there is catering on offer in a variety of stalls and the restaurant.

St Mary the Virgin Church, Mortlake

Another new venue for PTC, and another one close to the river. This time we head westwards, but not too far,over to the stunning church grounds of this historic church in Mortlake SW14 8JA. Be careful not to get it mixed up with the similarly named St Mary Magdalen Church, Mortlake which is only around the corner. There is some street parking nearby, or you can get the train to Mortlake, Barnes Bridge, or Barnes, and it's about a 5-10 minute walk from each. The 378 bus stops just outside, or you can get the 337 from Putney and it's a 10 minute walk from the nearest stop in East Sheen. Seating is provided, but you can sit on picnic blankets if you arrive early and snag a front row area. Toilets are on site. You should bring your own food and drink to this venue. 

A rehearsed reading of The Mirror Crack'd by Agatha Christie

A New Adaptation by Rachel Wagstaff directed by Lesley Strachan

Performance date: 2nd August at 19:45

Putney Arts Theatre – Main Stage 

About the Play:

Set in the 1960s, Hollywood descends on the sleepy village of St Mary Mead when a glamorous American film star buys Gossington Hall. However, the real drama unfolds off-screen, when an unexpected and ruthless murder is committed during a party filled with suspects. It’s up to Miss Jane Marple to unravel a web of lies, tragedy and danger. 

One murder - by Strawberry Daquiri - seven suspects, but only one Miss Marple. 

This amateur production of “The Mirror Crack'd” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd. on behalf of Samuel French Ltd. www.concordtheatricals.co.uk

PTC's rehearsed readings are an excellent opportunity for our members to take part in a production with limited rehearsal time. All cast will have books in hand, but you can still expect to see lots of great performances!

The performance is open to PTC members and friends.

Tickets are £5 for PTC members, and £8 for non-members

Delay Repay  

Wednesday 6th August 5.30pm

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

By Mark Haddon, Play by Simon Stephens

Tuesday 26th to Saturday 30th August with afternoon matinee 30th August

Relaxed Performance*** on Saturday 30th August at 3pm.

Directed by Frances Bodiam

The dog is dead. Pierced with a garden fork. Standing on the lawn in the middle of the night beside Wellington is fifteen-year-old Christopher. His neighbour and the police believe he is responsible.

Determined to uncover the killer, Christopher turns detective, recording his findings in his special book. His quest will not be straightforward, however. He can remember all the world’s capital cities and every prime number up to seven thousand five hundred and seven, but he can’t bear being touched and he has never explored beyond the end of his road.

Solving the mystery will turn Christopher’s small world on its head in this heartwarming, life-affirming and bleakly funny drama adapted from Haddon’s bestselling, award-winning novel. 

First presented by the National Theatre in 2012 it garnered many accolades including the 2013 Olivier Award for Best Play and 2015 Tony Award for Best Play.

This amateur production of “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd. on behalf of Samuel French Ltd.

www.concordtheatricals.co.uk

*** What is a relaxed performance? The auditorium will be lighter than usual throughout. Feel free to make yourself comfortable, move around and make noise as you need to. Our bar space will be available as a chill out space so you can relax and go back in whenever you're ready.

Need a companion ticket?  Just email info@putneyartstheatre.org.uk to let us know and we'll organise that for you. Please also feel free to contact us with any questions about the show or your visit. 

Pippin         

Weds 3rd – Sat 6th September, 2025
Putney Arts Theatre

With music and lyrics by Stephen Schwarz, Pippin follows a mysterious performance troupe, led by the Leading Player, to tell the story of Pippin, a young prince in search of the secret to true happiness and fulfilment. He seeks it in the glories of the battlefield, the temptations of the flesh and the intrigues of political power (after disposing of his father, King Charlemagne the Great). In the end, though, Pippin finds that happiness lies not in extraordinary endeavours, but rather in the unextraordinary moments that happen every day.

Book tickets here!

Constellations

By Nick Payne, Directed by Rob Wallis

Tuesday 23rd to Saturday 27th September at 19:45 with afternoon matinee at 15:00 on Saturday 27th September.

Putney Arts Theatre - Studio

About the play:

A spellbinding two-hander that explores the infinite possibilities of love, choice, and chance through the lens of quantum physics.

When Marianne, a cosmologist, meets beekeeper Roland, their romance unfolds, or fails to unfold, in different forms across multiple parallel universes.

Each time it plays out differently - funny, tragic, tender, or tense - revealing how small moments can lead to vastly different futures.

Both intellectually exhilarating and deeply human, the play showcases the absurdity, beauty, and fragility of human connection through the multiverse of one relationship.

Cast:

Marianne - Clare McKervey

Roland - George Nettleton

Vardy v Rooney: The Wagatha Christie Trial 

by Liv Hennessy.  Directed by Owen Thomas James

Tuesday 14 - Saturday 18 October 19:45 with afternoon matinee at 15:00 on Saturday 18 October.

Putney Arts Theatre - Main Stage

About the play:

Vardy v Rooney: The Wagatha Christie Trial is a gripping, hilarious, and sharply observed courtroom drama that brings one of the most talked-about celebrity scandals of the decade to the stage. In 2019, Coleen Rooney set social media alight when she revealed she had carried out a months-long sting operation to discover who had been leaking stories about her private life to the press. Her dramatic accusation ended with a now-famous line: “It’s… Rebekah Vardy’s account.” The internet exploded, and the spat became known as the“Wagatha Christie” case. Rebekah Vardy, wife of footballer Jamie Vardy, denied the accusation and sued Rooney for defamation in a sensational High Court libel trial in 2022.

What followed was a jaw-dropping legal showdown filled with missing phones, celebrity name-drops, and unexpected comic moments — all played out under intense media scrutiny. Using real court transcripts, Liv Hennessy’s verbatim play recreates this extraordinary legal spectacle with biting humour and theatrical flair. At once a compelling legal drama and a razor-sharp satire on fame, privacy, and the cult of social media, Vardy v Rooney explores the surreal collision of tabloid culture and the justice system. Fast-paced, funny, and often absurd, this play invites audiences to examine who we trust, what we share, and how far people will go to protect their image — or destroy someone else’s.

Tickets on sale soon!

This amateur production of “Vardy V Rooney: The Wagatha Christie Trial” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd. on behalf of Samuel French Ltd. www.concordtheatricals.co.uk

The Deep Blue Sea

By Terence Rattigan, Directed by Roger Beaumont

Tuesday 11 - Saturday 15 November 19:45 with afternoon matinee at 15:00 on Saturday 15 November.

Putney Arts Theatre - Main Stage

About the play:

“To see yourself as the world sees you may be very brave, but it can also be very foolish. To love with one's eyes open sometimes makes life very difficult"

Terence Rattigan was one of our great stage writers and The Deep Blue Sea one of his master works. In Hester Collyer, his main protagonist, he has created one of the great stage heroines: strong-willed, unconventional, and complex.

Set in 1952 in post-Blitz London and Hester’s life is in turmoil. She gambled her life – her home, her status, her marriage to a High Court judge – to pursue a life with RAF dashing fighter pilot Freddie, and it seems she has lost. But with unexpected help, Hester stares into the abyss and tries to find a new way of living.

Tickets on sale soon!

This amateur production of “The Deep Blue Sea” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd. on behalf of Samuel French Ltd. www.concordtheatricals.co.uk

Peter Pan-to

By Putney Theatre Company Writers, Directed by Megan Good & Ian Wainwright

Thursday 11th - Sunday 21st December 19:45 with afternoon matinees at 15:00 on Saturday and Sunday 13 , 14, 20, 21 December.

Putney Arts Theatre - Main Stage

About the play:

Putney Theatre Company's annual Panto returns!

Tickets on sale soon!