The season is comprised of world and European premieres.
Details of Amit Sharma’s first season as Artistic Director of the Kiln Theatre have been unveiled.
The new season will begin this Autumn with the world premiere of Rob Drummond’s Pins and Needles, directed by Sharma being performed from the 19th September. The play explores the politics around vaccines and the human stories behind them.
This will then be followed by Dan McCabe’s The Purists which will take to the stage from the 14th November. Directed by Sharma, it examines just how far you would go to speak your truth.
The season will then continue with Roy Williams’ critically acclaimed adaptation of Sam Selvon’s The Lonely Londoners, which transfers to the Kiln Theatre following a run at the Jermyn Street Theatre. It will begin performances from the 10th January 2025.
It was also confirmed that the world premiere of Amy Ng’s Shanghai Dolls which is based on the true story of Sun Weishi – the first female director of modern spoken drama in Chinese history, will be staged at the theatre from April 2025.
Talking about the news, Amit Sharma said today, “I’m incredibly proud to share my first season as Artistic Director of Kiln. My ambition is to make sure we present world class theatre coaligned with new entertainment offerings – so we are well on our way in making this a theatre for all! We have two world premieres, one European premiere and a hugely exciting transfer. At the heart of the theatre programme are human stories which are fun, poignant, relatable, and make for a great night out! Pins and Needles, The Purists, The Lonely Londoners, and Shanghai Dolls are brilliant plays written by incredible playwrights. The common thread they all have is that they tackle the big conversations which explore our cultural and political life – past and present. This neatly intertwines with The Kilburn High Road project, our three-year Creative Engagement project exploring the human histories of our community at a much more local level. We’ll also be expanding our offer to audiences by hosting comedy, book launches, podcasts – with other action-packed events on the way.”
The programme will also feature a brand-new strand of Kiln Comedy Nights which will complement the core theatre programming and form a regular part of the slate moving forward. The initial line up is Bella Hull and Micky Overman on 9 July, Chloe Petts and Michael Odewale on 10 July, Christopher Hall and Olga Koch on 11 July, Erika Ehler and Tom Ballard on 23 July and Lou Wall and Josh Glanc on 29 July.
For more information visit: https://kilntheatre.com/