Barbary Lion
Drayton Arms Theatre, London, SW5 0LJ
Thursday 29th January 2026 - Friday 30th January 2026
By Chandler Hubbard
“Such is the case with most empires – nothing like that lasts forever.”
In the near future, two “compatible” strangers are brought together in a sterile room to talk. Just to talk. But as questions are asked and unseen observers listen in, it becomes clear that the conversation is anything but casual. Why have they been matched? What’s being tested? And what will happen when the talking stops?
Blending tension, humour, and razor-sharp social commentary, Barbary Lion explores identity during political and social crisis, examining what we inherit, what we cling to, and what we choose to leave behind.
Seed to Stage is working in close collaboration with Chandler Hubbard to develop this new piece in its premiere production at the Drayton Arms Theatre.
“Such is the case with most empires – nothing like that lasts forever.”
In the near future, two “compatible” strangers are brought together in a sterile room to talk. Just to talk. But as questions are asked and unseen observers listen in, it becomes clear that the conversation is anything but casual. Why have they been matched? What’s being tested? And what will happen when the talking stops?
Blending tension, humour, and razor-sharp social commentary, Barbary Lion explores identity during political and social crisis, examining what we inherit, what we cling to, and what we choose to leave behind.
Seed to Stage is working in close collaboration with Chandler Hubbard to develop this new piece in its premiere production at the Drayton Arms Theatre.
