First Draft Lambeth Reviews

Great local (amateure) theatre underneath the Curtains Up pub. Not wheelchair accessible as it's down stairs and there's no lift. Drinks from bar upstairs allowed inside. Does smell a little stale and the seats are old/some broken.

Went for a friends birthday dinner, food was decent while price were higher than I expected. Cutlery and glasses were very dirty and for some reason they had very little beer on tap.

Nice and elaborated English food, beautiful location and great vibes.
Worth to check out!

If you're a bit confused by the reviews, that's because this is a tiny theatre (apparently 57 seats but feels like half of that) in the basement of The Curtains Up pub. The pub is a lively gastropub. Stairs inside lead down to the toilets and to this little cellar with seating around a small performance space. The box office is a person checking tickets as you enter the doorway. Seating is not allocated so do queue. There are about 3 rows of a few seats on 2 sides of the stage. We saw 'Jack and I' a comic Victorian detective caper about the hunt for Jack the Ripper. It was good fun but the highlight was sitting in such a unique venue - perfect for this play.

Good if you want drink before you go to the theatre.

This theatre is pretty close to West Kensington station. Literally, across the road. The theatre is pretty small in size (40-45 seats) but quite cozy. The place is really good for short and casual performances. There is a pub upstairs. The interior of the toilet (women's) was quite quirky and clean. The only minus point was the stench which surrounded the place. Probably it was because the day I visited was rainy. Not sure. Overall a good experience.

It was nice to discover that the theatre was actually in a pub, pleasantly surprised.

Great if you want a drink before visiting the magic theatre below

Really cool basement fringe theatre, with eclectic shows

Great pub! Range of drinks extensive choice! Fun atmospheris basement theatre but.
..depends on the play. Brilliant and enthusiastic acting but dubious inaccessible play wriuing. In fact almost completely indecipherable! Horrendously crippling seats!

Had to use ladies toilets coz gents was out of order. And I had beer and it's like I paid for 10 beers.. Why is it so expensive?... And the theatre needs some TLC

A hidden gem, off main road. Expensive but offers a good choices of drinks and a decent food manu. Friendly staff.

Forgetting that I fell asleep at the play which wasn't great - they have a lovely theatre in the basement, small and quirky - this pub has a good vibe, it's between two stations and has a good menu.

Very nice cosy theatre hidden in the cellars of a pub! Came to see Sex Magick and enjoyed the production thoroughly! :)

Very skilled performance with lots of opportunities for audience participation

Its worth going to this pub in West Kensington because of the tiny gem theatre it hides downstairs: the Barons Court Theatre. The pub is lively, with big, comfortable chairs and pillows. It is the only nice pub around when coming out of West Kensington or barons Court station, so come here if you are coming from there. It is very lively most nights of the week especially on friday and saturdays. The staff is young and friendly