KING'S HEAD THEATRE

by Aliya Al-Hassan - January 18, 2023

Islington's King's Head Theatre has announced The Takeover, where four guest Artistic Directors have been given the opportunity to curate and programme their own seasons’ from the end of March to August 2023. ...

by Stephi Wild - August 26, 2022

An all new song and video 'Everybody Loves A Lie' has been released from the world premiere of 'RIDE' the musical. RIDE is now previewing at Charing Cross Theatre, where it runs to 17 September. Check out the video here!...

by Stephi Wild - August 24, 2022

Casting has been announced for the UK and Ireland tour of Bartlett Sher's critically acclaimed and multi award-winning production of Lerner & Loewe's much loved MY FAIR LADY, which comes to Birmingham Hippodrome from Wednesday 8 March – Sunday 26 March 2023....

by Stephi Wild - June 06, 2022

Written by Bren Gosling (PROUD, King’s Head Theatre; Invisible Me, Studio at New Wimbledon Theatre; I, Minnie Lansbury, Bloomsbury Festival), Moment of Grace is about Princess Diana’s visit to Britain’s first specialist HIV/AIDS Unit at London’s Middlesex Hospital in 1987, and her famous handshake w...

by Stephi Wild - April 19, 2022

Writing from his own first-hand experiences in service and delivery jobs, Max Wilkinson wrote RAINER during lockdown in 2020 when the streets were apocalyptically quiet. The production opens the new summer season for the Arcola's acclaimed Arcola Outside space, after being developed through their To...

by Stephi Wild - March 17, 2022

Mark Ravenhill, Co-Artistic Director of The King's Head Theatre, will direct a contemporary queer reinvention of Puccini's classic opera LA BOHÈME, opening at the world-renowned Islington pub theatre's stage from 26 April and playing until 28 May, with a press night on Tuesday 3 May. ...

by Stephi Wild - March 04, 2022

Wise Children today announce that Liam Tamne joins the company as Heathcliff for the world première production of Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights on 15 March, completing the run at the National ahead of the UK tour. Adapted and directed by Emma Rice, the show is a co-production with the National Th...

by Cindy Marcolina - September 16, 2021

It’s the 11th of September at The Grand in Brighton, first in 1943, then 1982, and then 2001. Writer David Hendon’s choice of years is, obviously, everything but a coincidence. World War II, The Troubles, and then the attacks on the World Trade Centre. One wonders how can a play that spans such cruc...

by Stephi Wild - June 11, 2021

Profits from licensing the broadcast of Ian McKellen on Stage, will combine with remaining profits from the West End run of the show and create a new fund to support emerging producers and artists. Distributed via ATG Productions, multiple funding rounds will offer grants of up to £25,000 to pay act...

by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 28, 2021

King's Head Theatre today announced the world premiere of No Strings Attached by Charles Entsie. Originally programmed for summer 2020, this electrifying two-hander was the winner of the King's Head Theatre's Adrian Pagan Award for new writing, and will mark a return to live performances for the Lon...