Out Of The Forest Theatre

18/05/2026

✨Buzzing to be joining House Southeast Theatre Network’s Pitch Up Oxfordshire event on Wednesday alongside such a talented group of creatives and venues ✨

🎭Really looking forward to sparking up conversations with venues, catching up with the lovely people at , and meeting some exciting new faces across the region 🎭

22/01/2026

Happy Birthday and another journey around the sun to this absolute powerhouse.

The Queen of the spreadsheet.

Her Highness of the half-face selfie.

The one and only .producer.gilbert, without whom the theatre industry would be a dimmer, less politically engaged, less vital place!

Here’s to an amazing 2026!

04/09/2025

“A spine-chillingly clever musical about the Lizzie Borden Trial, firing on all cylinders. Brilliant story-telling, peppered with haunting bluegrass, murder ballads. I would love to listen to these songs again.” -

We have had several requests for a cast album…. Food for thought!

Company
Performers & Lawrence Boothman
Director
Designer .design
Lighting Designer
Costume Designer
Stage Manager
Producer .producer.gilbert
PR
Photos Alex Brenner

03/09/2025

“Out Of The Forest Theatre are captivating storytellers. We’re torn between thinking that Lizzie Borden is a cold-blooded killer, a badass murderess, or a falsely accused young woman. Above all, it’s just a bloody good show.” -

We still can’t believe 2025 is over. How many days until the next one starts please?

Read the full review here: http://bit.ly/4p5C51O

Company
Performers & Lawrence Boothman
Director
Designer .design
Lighting Designer
Costume Designer
Stage Manager
Producer .producer.gilbert
PR
Photos Alex Brenner

19/08/2025

“It’s part courtroom drama, part folk gig, part historical whodunnit, and it works.”

Thank you for the lovely ★★★★ review !

Read the full review here: https://northwestend.com/bury-the-hatchet-pleasance-queen-dome-potterrow/

Company
Performers & Lawrence Boothman
Director
Designer .design
Lighting Designer
Costume Designer
Stage Manager
Producer .producer.gilbert
PR
Photos Alex Brenner

12/08/2025

Looking for powerful feminist music and hidden histories at this year’s ?
Don’t miss Fragile Creatures at , Surgeons’ Hall — a bold, musical journey through the untold stories of women’s bodies and the systems that tried to control them.

🎶 Songs of fearlessness, rebellion, and resistance from
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Aug 1-16 (no show 10) - catch it before you miss out!
https://tickets.thespaceuk.com/event/911:3598/

09/08/2025

07/08/2025

“This is bloody good fun! A clever, captivating retelling of a notorious true crime case. It’s a history lesson that doesn’t feel like one, and a Fringe gem not to be missed!”
- Richard’s Theatre Reviews

Read the full review here: https://www.richardstheatrereviews.com/post/bury-the-hatchet-review-at-the-edinburgh-fringe

🎟️: https://www.pleasance.co.uk/event/bury-hatchet

Company
Performers & Lawrence Boothman
Director
Designer .design
Lighting Designer
Costume Designer
Stage Manager
Producer .producer.gilbert
PR
Photos Alex Brenner

06/08/2025

06/08/2025

“Bury the Hatchet is an inspired piece of theatre, wonderfully propulsive, perfectly judged and by turns shocking, intriguing and acerbically funny. This is an object lesson in how to pitch a true-crime drama – and how to hold an audience absolutely spellbound.”

Read the whole review here: https://bouquetsbrickbatsreviews.com/2025/08/06/bury-the-hatchet/

🎟️: https://www.pleasance.co.uk/event/bury-hatchet

Company
Performers & Lawrence Boothman
Director
Designer .design
Lighting Designer
Costume Designer
Stage Manager
Producer .producer.gilbert
PR
Photos Alex Brenner

03/08/2025

Join us tomorrow - Monday August 4th - for the 133rd anniversary of the day of the murder.

The tickets are 2-4-1, it would be a crime to miss it.

🎟️: https://www.pleasance.co.uk/event/bury-hatchet

Performers & Lawrence Boothman
Director
Designer .design
Lighting Designer
Costume Designer
Stage Manager
Producer .producer.gilbert
PR
Photos Alex Brenner