Sofi has been part of the King’s Head Theatre since 2022 as the Executive Producer and Acting CEO – now the position has become permanent.

Chair Robert Khan and the board of the King’s Head Theatre in Islington have announced the appointment of Sofi Berenger to the position of Executive Producer and CEO, effective immediately.
Berenger first joined the company in 2022 and the news marks her full time position in the role, having helped the theatre through the transition from the original pub theatre on Upper Street to the new purpose build space in Islington Square which opened in 2024.
She started the role under the tenure of Mark Ravenhill during his time as Artistic Director of the organisation. During this period, she produced a season of work including an original play by Ravenhill written for the venue The Haunting of Susan A, a revival of the company’s Olivier award winning production of La Bohème and Freud’s Last Session which was turned into a feature film starring Anthony Hopkins. She also spearheaded Springboard Festival, which gave companies who lost performance slots after the cancellation of VAULT festival a chance to perform their work.
With Mark Ravenhill and Hannah Price stepping down as as Co-Artistic Directors in June 2022, Sofi took over as Acting CEO and was the lead programmer and producer for the Autumn 2022 season, including Mediocre White Male. In January 2023, she developed and launched The Takeover, which saw the theatre welcome four guest Artistic Directors, drawn from different theatre backgrounds, curating their own individual programmes.
From the opening of the new building in January 2024 to today, Sofi has programmed a bold and diverse programme of work in both the main house and Cabaret space, 4Below; launched a dedicated production fund flagship fund and supporter network Angels of Angel to support the theatre in commissioning and producing new work; a new membership scheme, the KHT Club, and the KHT Artists Club which includes free fortnightly workshop series, a script development programme and subsidised theatre tickets; and produced Cinderella, the first family pantomime in the new space.
Talking about the news Sofi said, “I am thrilled to be stepping into this permanent position at the Kings Head Theatre and am looking forward to continuing to work with the board, the team, and our community of artists on building on the incredible legacy of the theatre.
The pub theatre was always a powerhouse for discovering talent, producing West End transfers, and continually presenting exciting, bold work in a space that championed queer voices.
All those values are still core to us as a venue today. We recently produced work with 2024 Olivier winners Will Close and David Cumming (now multi-Tony nominee), guest artistic director and ex-Trainee Resident Director Tania Azevedo is now developing some of the world’s biggest IP into large-scale shows with Stage Entertainment, and our current production The Gang of Three is currently breaking all box office records for the new theatre. So, I’m thrilled to be able to continue this work into the third year of our new building, with a Spring Season shaping up to be something special.”
To find out what the King’s Head Theatre has in store for audiences visit: https://kingsheadtheatre.com/
