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The King’s Head Theatre, Making Productions and RGM Productions are delighted to announce the full cast for the return of Kevin Elyot’s Coming Clean to Trafalgar Studios 2. Lee Knight will star as Tony. His theatre credits include A Very Very Very Dark Matter (The Bridge Theatre), Adam & Eve (Hope Theatre) and Much Ado... Continue Reading →
The King’s Head Theatre and Charles Court Opera are delighted to announce the full cast for The Nativity Panto – A Not-So Silent Night, starring Emily Cairns, Meriel Cunningham, Jennie Jacobs, Matthew Kellett and Catrine Kirkman. Emily Cairns previously made her Charles Court Opera debut in Buttons: A Cinderella Story (King’s Head Theatre). Her other... Continue Reading →
Craig Edwards directs Howard Coggins and Stu McLoughlin in the acclaimed comedy of many errors and frequent mistakes, The Six Wives of Henry VIII, a lively and absurd journey through the hysterical history of one of England’s most famous Kings and his poor, unfortunate wives. Howard Coggins looks like Henry VIII. There’s no escaping that.... Continue Reading →
The Olivier Award nominated producers of the 2017 smash-hit La bohème, present a Puccini double-bill, Opera Undone: Tosca & La bohème, in brand new English versions by David Eaton and Adam Spreadbury-Maher. The production will run at Trafalgar Studios 2 from 5 February to 7 March 2020. Adam Spreadbury-Maher, Artistic Director of the King’s Head... Continue Reading →
The King’s Head Theatre is delighted to welcome back Charles Court Opera for their 13th Boutique Pantomime at the King's Head Theatre. The Nativity Panto – A Not-So Silent Night will run from 29 November 2019 to 11 January 2020. This year, Charles Court Opera has taken the story that sparked the Season and sprinkled... Continue Reading →
With the news a constant reminder of all the doom and gloom that's going on in the world right now, we're all in need of some happiness. Thankfully Joanna Joyful and Barbara Beaming, two Doctors of Happiness certified from the Russell Crowe School of Calm, are here to help. They've given up their lunch break... Continue Reading →
Kerry Fitzgerald is an actor, writer and one half of feminist theatre company, Purple Ostrich Productions along with Lise Knudsen. I caught up with Kerry to find out about her comedy spoof seminar Come Hygge Yourself, which arrives at the King's Head Theatre next month. Can you tell me a little bit about Come Hygge... Continue Reading →
The one-man tragi-comedy Awkward Conversations with Animals I’ve F*cked arrives at London's King's Head Theatre on 12 April following a successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. I spoke to star Linus Karp to find out more about the story behind this unusually titled play. Can you tell me more about Awkward Conversations with Animals... Continue Reading →
It wouldn’t be Christmas without a good old pantomime, and Charles Court Opera returns to the King’s Head Theatre this festive season with Buttons: A Cinderella Story. But this is no ordinary Cinderella, and the company’s latest offering turns this classic tale on its head. In this production Cinderella lives at home with her “Mumsy”... Continue Reading →
