The production will run at the King’s Head Theatre from the 27th August until the 4th October.
Lidless Theatre has announced a revival of Philip Ridley’s The Pitchfork Disney and the full creative team involved with the production.
Set to officially open at the Islington based theatre on the 2nd September, the production is set to be directed by Max Harrison.
Completing the creative team are: Kit Hinchliffe (Designer – Co-Artistic Director of Lidless Theatre), Ben Jacobs (Lighting Designer – 2025 Olivier Award Winner for Oliver!) and Sam Glossop (Sound Designer).
Ten years ago something terrible happened to Presley and Haley. Since then they’ve lived alone in their dead parents’ house, doors bolted against the terrors of the world. But, one night, Presley sees a beautiful stranger on the street outside. And while his sister sleeps… he invites in their worst nightmare.
The news of the revival marks the fourth collaboration between Lidless Theatre and Philip Ridley, following their productions of Ridley’s Moonfleece (Pleasance Theatre), Tender Napalm (King’s Head Theatre) and Leaves of Glass (Park Theatre, OFFIE Award winner for Best Performer).
Ridley’s first professional stage play, The Pitchfork Disney, premiered at Bush Theatre on 2 January 1991. Talking about this revival Philip Ridley said: “I’m so thrilled and honoured that my play, The Pitchfork Disney, is to be seen at the wonderful King’s Head Theatre. And in the hands of the truly remarkable theatre company, Lidless Theatre, who have done several of my plays, including Leaves of Glass at the Park last year, and Tender Napalm at the King’s Head in 2021. People often ask me what The Pitchfork Disney is about. I tell them it’s about fear. And fear. And fear. And fear. And fear. It seems an apt time to be doing the play.”
To book tickets visit: https://kingsheadtheatre.com/whats-on/29/by-philip-ridley-directed-by-max-harrison/the-pitchfork-disney