The season will include a Philip Ridley revival, transfers from Watermill Theatre and Off-Broadway and a new show from Fringe legends Awkward Productions.
The King’s Head Theatre has announced details of its Autumn 2025 season, which will run from August through to early 2026.
Kicking off this newly announced season will be a revival of Philip Ridley’s 1991 debut play The Pitchfork Disney which will run at the theatre from the 27th August until the 4th October. Produced by Lidless Theatre, Zoe Weldon and co-produced by King’s Head Theatre Productions, the show will be directed by Max Harrison who returns to King’s Head Theatre with another Ridley after their 2021 production of Tender Napalm.
Meanwhile, from the 3rd September until the 3rd October, the theatre will present the UK premiere of Off-Broadway cult hit Invasive Species, written by and starring Maia Novi. The dark comedy is based on a true story bout an Argentinian actress, committed to a youth psychiatric ward, who will stop at nothing to achieve her dream of being in the American movies.
This will then be followed by the London transfer of the comedy Fanny, which will run at the King’s Head Theatre from the 10th October until the 15th November. Arriving in London from the Watermill Theatre, the show is written by Calum Finlay, directed by Katie-Ann McDonough and with Mischief Theatre’s Charlie Russell as Fanny and Creative Associate.
In December, King’s Head Theatre Productions presents its second annual pantomime, Jack and the Beanstalk which has been previously announced. The show will once again be written and directed by panto royalty Andrew Pollard, and will feature both family friendly shows and adults only performances.
Playing alongside the pantomime for the festive season will be The Fit Prince (who gets switched on the square in the frosty castle the night before (insert public holiday here)), the new show from cult hit duo Awkward Productions and co-produced by King’s Head Theatre Productions.
Sofi Berenger, Acting CEO of King’s Head Theatre says: “As we announce the full programme for our second year in the new venue, it’s a real honour to be co-producing and presenting with such incredible producers and artists. Thanks to the Angels of Angel Production fund, this year we’re able to co-produce The Gang of Three, The Pitchfork Disney, of course our pantomime Jack and the Beanstalk, and Awkward Productions’ new show The Fit Prince which will be heading to Edinburgh Fringe before its London run with us this Christmas. I’m really proud of the Autumn season, all of which lives up to the scale of our new auditorium, and marks our first major revival, with transfers from the Watermill and Off-Broadway before our Christmas season.”
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