# The Man Who Thought He Was A Baboon

The Man Who Thought He Was A Baboon at Drayton Arms Theatre, Friday 30 October 2026, until 31 Oct.

- Price: £13
- Venue: Drayton Arms Theatre, Old Brompton Road 153
- Get tickets: https://www.thedraytonarmssw5.co.uk/onlinebookingform#
- Go to page: https://www.thedraytonarmstheatre.co.uk/baboon-2

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A theatre show at a small studio theatre above a pub in London, running as part of GrimFest 2026 at the Drayton Arms Theatre. It tells of Hugo, who lives a quiet life with his wife, Summer, until one event changes everything: an inheritance. Summer and the village doctor then start to carefully convince Hugo that he's a baboon.

## Dates

- Tuesday 27 October until 31 Oct — Drayton Arms Theatre

Written by a model, sources: [thedraytonarmstheatre.co.uk](https://www.thedraytonarmstheatre.co.uk/), [x.com](https://x.com/draytonarmsSW5/status/2107033630585344350/photo/1)

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