2026 Line Up

TICKETS ON SALE 1 JANUARY

The 2026 Festival brings you a chance to indulge in human sacrifice, ritual demon summoning, and worship of our feline overlords, all combined with the WORLD PREMIERE of “Dunwich Horror: the Opera” on Sunday night as well as a spine tingling night by the fire as Nunkie returns with “Call of Cthulhu.” We have the UK premiere of “Pickman’s Supermodel,” the return of Default Theatre’s “From Beyond,” and for one night only the amazing Miranda Carter with a Magic Lantern evening of jade tablets and blood offerings. We also have our first visit with the Yellow King … supposedly no one can see it an survive … will you dare to ascend the staircase of the Drayton Arms for any of these shows? Your safety cannot be guaranteed!

MONDAY 16th FEBRUARY

The Cat’s Court Case of Ulthar – Leo Doulton 7.30pm

A Cat of Ulthar is on trial… A light comedy for the slightly deranged. (Interactive)

TUESDAY 17th FEBRUARY

Iä Azathoth – WORLD PREMIERE Leo Doulton 7.00pm

An evening’s attempt to summon the Age of Azazoth (interactive)

You Are the Sacrifice  – Nott Productions 9.00pm

London Lovecraft Festival New Writing Award Winner

The king must save himself by choosing a new person to draw the wrath of the gods. Who will it be? (interactive)

WEDNESDAY 18th FEBRUARY

Magic Lantern “Call of Cthulhu” and New Weird & Decadent cabaret – Vulcanello Productions 7.00pm

Miranda Carter needs your help solving the mystery of the ghost ship Alert and a most unusual set of kidnappings. Followed by a Cthonic cabaret with John Callaghan and HP Lovebox in celebration of the first issue of New Weird & Decadent, the London Lovecraft Review (Revue?).

You Are the Sacrifice – Nott Productions 9.00pm

The king must save himself by choosing a new person to draw the wrath of the gods. Who will it be? (interactive)

THURSDAY 19th FEBRUARY

Vanished – Jack Aldisert and Suz Portillo 7.00pm

A doom filled stroll down the twisty lanes of Uncanny Valley, loosely inspired by “The Music of Eric Zahn,” 

Return of the Society of Strange –  9.00pm

Three skilled storytellers, your prompts, then we descend into the void together.

FRIDAY AND SATURDAY 20th-21st FEBRUARY

From Beyond – Default Theatre 7.00pm

Crawfold Tillinghast discovers the hidden architecture of reality.

Pickman’s Supermodel UK PREMIERE – Miskatonic Theatre 9.00pm

A tale of a model, a serial killer, and the ghoul he serves.

SUNDAY 22nd FEBRUARY

Call of Cthulhu – Nunkie 6.00pm

A chilling night by the fireplace.

The Dunwich Horror Opera WORLD PREMIERE – Vulcanello Productions

(Jen Hazel, Sam Enthoven, and TL Wiswell) 8.00pm

A musical journey through a landscape of fear, loneliness, and death.