Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella - Dec 2011/Jan 2012

You're A Good Man Charlie Brown - October 2011

Ruddigore - May/June 2011


 

Just So - Dec 2010/Jan 2011



 

 

Bent - July/August 2010

 

 

Stiffed - April/May 2010
 

 

The Famous Five - Dec 09/Jan 2010

 


Stig of the Dump - Dec 08/Jan 2009
 

 



The Country - May/June 2008
 



New Boy - April/May 2008



Christmas Carol - Dec/Jan 2007



Copenhagen - Nov 2007

The Tabard Theatre opened in 1985 above the Tabard Pub, a popular and historic local landmark. It quickly built a strong reputation for new writing. However, the theatre now hosts all kinds of live entertainment from classical adaptations to new musical works and contemporary revivals. It enjoys the support of a loyal local audience and, thanks to its location, visitors from all over London. Over the years the Tabard Theatre has played a key role in the development of London Theatre, highly acclaimed for its professional work and extremely popular within the community of West London.

In 2005 the theatre was taken over by Pulling Focus Ltd and has now been extensively refurbished, technically upgraded and the seating capacity extended, making it one of the most welcoming and well equipped studio theatres in the capital.

Pulling Focus Ltd produces in-house shows making it one of the few theatre companies to do so, in a studio theatre, with no central funding. In 2009, we saw New Boy (a co-production at the Tabard Theatre back in April 2008) transfer to the West End, our Christmas 2009 hit show The Famous Five is currently being reworked for a major UK tour and most recently Just So by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe became our biggest Box Office success to date.

In recent years, we have developed strong relationships with comedy agents and are regularly used as a venue for comedians such as Al Murray, Russell Howard, Chris Addison, Mark Thomas and Harry Hill. During the day, we are used for photo/film shoots, rehearsals and training.

We also run a thriving intern scheme and hold workshops for young aspiring performers. We also have a growing number of 'Friends and Angels' of the Tabard Theatre who support the theatre financially and enjoy further benefits. 

The Tabard Theatre continues to expand its work, to update and renovate the venue and to provide a great theatrical experience.

Previous shows
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2012
Green Forms
by Alan Bennett,
Starring Janet Ellis and Jan Ravens
A Special week long run in aid of Maggies Cancer Charity
The Rape of Lucrece
by William Shakespeare
2011
Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella
A TABARD THEATRE PRODUCTION
Music by Richard Rodgers,
Book and Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
'Bold, slick and bright, this excellent production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella has verve, spirit and panache, superb casting, a top sound rig and imagination by the pumpkin-load' What's On Stage.com
'The Tabard Theatre has pulled another winner out of the bag' Backstage Pass
Love Question Mark
by Robert Gillespie
You're A Good Man Charlie Brown
A TABARD THEATRE PRODUCTION
Based on the comic strip Peanuts by Charles Schulz
Book Music and Lyrics by Clark Gesner
Directed by Anthony Drewe
'The direction by Anthony Drewe and choreography by Nick Winston transforms the Tabard stage into a childhood wonderland... Boast that you saw it first at the Tabard'
The Night Porters
by Michael Moreland
Peter Pan
by J.M Barrie
Cymbeline
by William Shakespeare
Ruddigore
A TABARD THEATRE PRODUCTION
by Gilbert and Sullivan
(TIME OUT CRITICS CHOICE)
'This magnetically charming cast breathes new life into a dusty operetta... The company realise the full potential of its topsy-turvy humour, and are quite simply a joy to watch.' Timeout
Extremities
by William Mastrimone
(TIME OUT No1 CRITICS CHOICE)
'A 90 minutes that you won't forget' Surrey Comet
'A Woman Alone
by Dario Fo
The Last Five Years
by Jason Robert Brown
'Lauren Samuels gives a priceless performance
off west-end' 4 STARS, News of the World
2010
Just So
A TABARD THEATRE PRODUCTION
 Music by George Stiles, Lyrics by Anthony Drewe
Inspired by the Just So Stories of Rudyard Kipling
NOMINATED FOR 5 OFF-WEST END AWARDS
'A Real Charmer' Mark Shenton, Sunday Express
'Just So has never made it to the West End but hopefully it's on its way after this energetic production at the Tabard Theatre' Spoonfed
Bright Star
by Stuart Hoar
'The Tabard is to be congratulated on securing a work that deserves and doubtless will achieve much wider recognition' Chiswick Times
The Scandalous Case of
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Adapted for the Stage from Robert Louis Stevenson's Novella by Paul Kemble
Bent - A TABARD THEATRE CO-PRODUCTION
 by Martin Sherman
'I paid my first-ever visit to the long-established Tabard Theatre on Turnham Green. I found a rare thing here: a theatre that is not only comfortably equipped with real theatre seating, but also a fully raked auditorium that puts many West End sightlines to shame. And best of all, here’s a production of commitment and real talent, too.'
Mark Shenton, The Stage and Sunday Express
 The Tempest
by William Shakespeare, envisaged by thefaction
Beak Street
by Greg Freeman - (TIME OUT CRITICS CHOICE)
'A Testament to Freeman's faith in his imagination and ours' Timeout
Stiffed - A TABARD THEATRE CO-PRODUCTION
by John Higginson and Clodagh Hartley
 'A Real Tour de Force' The Sun
'A Timely reflection on the scandal surrounding MP's expenses' Evening Standard
Threesome
by Hal Iggulden
'A joyous comedy, Feydeau the master could hardly have done better' Surrey Comet
2009
The Famous Five - A Musical Adventure
A TABARD THEATRE COMMISSION AND PRODUCTION
 adapted from the stories of Enid Blyton
'Forget pantomimes with Pam Anderson, this is the children's Christmas show to see' Fringe Review
'Brilliant and Delightful' Hounslow Guardian
Sherlock Holmes - the last act
A TABARD THEATRE CO-PRODUCTION
 By David Stuart Davies... starring Roger Llewellyn
Our Boys
 By Jonathan Lewis
 'The latest production in this successful Autumn season at the Tabard Theatre is a stunner, there's no other word to describe it' Hounslow Guardian
The Government Inspector
 By Nikolai Gogol, adapted by Adrian Mitchell
Twelfth Night
by William Shakespeare, envisaged by thefaction
Doig! The Musical
by Greg Freeman - (TIME OUT CRITICS CHOICE)
'The Tabard has started its Autumn season with a very fine play indeed' Chiswick Times
Wolfboy
by Brad Fraser, adapted into a musical by Russell Labey and Leon Parris
Transferred to the West End's Trafalgar Studios July 2010
Beyond Flesh and Blood
by Jason Charles
La Soupiere
by Robert Lamoureux
LOL
by Rosalind Adler
Macbeth
by William Shakespeare, envisaged by thefaction
Under Control
by Nemo Verne
What the Night is For
by Michael Weller
The Trial of Marie Antoinette
by Peter Langdon

'The Tabard are to be congratulated on arranging its first London showing' Richmond and Twickenham Times
 The Real Thing
by Tom Stoppard
 Teaching Gods
by Robert Crighton

2008
Stig of the Dump - A TABARD THEATRE PRODUCTION
 by Clive King, adapted for the stage by Richard Williams
'Brought vividly to life in the Tabard's imaginative production... fine festive fare for all the family' The Stage
Sherlock Holmes...the Death and Life
 By David Stuart Davies... starring Roger Llewellyn
The Picture of Dorian Gray
 Adapted for the stage from Oscar Wilde's novel by Kangaroo Court
Lusting After Pipino's Wife
 by Sam Henry Kass
Another Kind of Silence
 by Liz Rothschild
Fat Shirley Trailer Park Opera
by Thomas J Brown & David B. Crawford
The Country - A TABARD THEATRE PRODUCTION
by Martin Crimp
Harry Hill Warms Up
New Boy A TABARD THEATRE CO-PRODUCTION
adapted from William Sutcliffe's Novel by Russell Labey
Transferred to the West End's Trafalgar Studios March 09
 Guerilla/Whore
by John Cargill Thompson & Carol Vine
 The Lonesome West
by Martin McDonagh (TIME OUT CRITICS CHOICE)
Al Murray's Happy Hour
Lizzy, Darcy and Jane
by Joanna Norland

2007

A Christmas Carol A TABARD THEATRE PRODUCTION
by Charles Dickens, adapted, music and lyrics
by Susie McKenna and Steven Edis
 Copenhagen A TABARD THEATRE CO-PRODUCTION
by Michael Frayn (TIME OUT CRITICS CHOICE)
 Road
by Jim Cartwright
Happy Ever After
by C Company
The Rover
by Aphra Behn
 Turning Heads
by Opera on the Run
Exit the King
by Eugene Ionescu
 Red Scarf
by Jona Howl
 What Andrew Heard
by Jack Grone
One for the Road
by Harold Pinter
The Little Dressmaker
by Linnie Reeman
Leonce and Lena
by Georg Buchner
The Promise
by Aleksei Arbuzov

2006

Huis Clos
by Jean Paul Sartre
One Red Hill
by Abbey Wright
 Visiting Hour
by Richard Harris
 So This is It...
by Leila Borris
Trapped
by Beverley Foster
Numbers/Embassyland
by Kieron Barry
Land of Opportunity
by Catherine Hopkins
Big Maggie
by John B Keane
Masha and the Bear
by Abbey Wright


The Tabard Theatre has been under the artistic direction of Pulling Focus Ltd since 2005. If you have details of a show at the Tabard Theatre prior to this date, please email info@tabardtheatre.co.uk
 

 

Tabard Theatre
2 Bath Road
London
W4 1LW
Enquiries: 0208 995 6035

info@tabardtheatre.co.uk