The newly announced season will include work by Harry Shearer and productions led by Tony award-winning performer Levi Kreis and Philosophy Tube star and Broadway World award winner Abigail Thorn.
The King’s Head Theatre has confirmed their upcoming season from January to August 2026, which is on sale now. This new season will feature two musical premieres, as well as a revival of a celebrated gay play, a piece from a Bruntwood Prize winner, the new play from the writers of 2025 hit The Gang of Three, and the new venue’s first dance piece.
This new season will begin with new musical Already Perfect (9th January-15th February). Written by and starring Tony Award-winning actor Levi Kreis, the musical explores what it takes to come to terms with your own story and the struggles between religion and LGBTQ+ identity.
It will then be followed by a brand new revival of Bruntwood Prize winner Phil Porter’s Blink, playing from the 19th February until the 22nd March. This two-hander explores themes of seeing and being seen, updated for an age of livestreams, video doorbells, and online stalking. The production stars Broadway World award winner and YouTube sensation Abigail Thorn (PhilosophyTube, House of the Dragon, Star Wars: The Acolyte; The Prince, Southwark Playhouse), with further casting to be announced.
Meanwhile, from the 26th March until the 3rd May writers Tom Salinsky and Robert Khan (The Gang of Three, Brexit, King’s Head Theatre) return with their latest play, In the Print directed by Josh Roche (Forstye Saga, Park Theatre; It’s a Motherf**king Pleasure, UK/US Tour). It centres on the Battle of Wapping, where Rupert Murdoch faced off against union leader Brenda Dean, changing the future of British newspapers forever.
Derrière On a G String will head to the stage from the 6th May until the 7th June. Following a run at Sadler’s Wells Theatre, this raucous dance and physical theatre piece subverts the best loved pieces of classical music in a chaotic and homoerotic romp, with styles reminiscent of Laurel & Hardy and Mitchell & Webb.
The King’s Head Theatre will present a revival of Patrick Wilde’s seminal 1992 gay play, What’s Wrong with Angry? (10th June-5th July) which follows two schoolboys grappling with their sexuality under Section 28. This new production of the play is set to be directed by Scott Le Crass (Rose, West End; Toxic, HOME Manchester; BUFF, UK tour).
Completing the season will be the world premiere of Here Comes J. Edgar – A Musical Comedy (10th July-16th August). Co-written by legendary satirist and performer, Harry Shearer (The Simpsons, Spinal Tap) and acclaimed comedy writer Tom Leopold (Cheers, Seinfeld) with music composed by Peter Matz (Barbara Streisand, Burt Bacharach), the show will tell the story of J. Edgar Hoover in the style of a 1950s musical comedy.
Sofi Berenger, Executive Producer & CEO of King’s Head Theatre said: “I couldn’t be more excited about this new season of work – it feels like a real landmark moment, and an indication of the work we wanted to see on our stage when we opened the new building. This new season feels like a testament to the bold, brilliant shows and incredible artists we’ve been lucky enough to work with over the past two years. The momentum we’ve built is finally starting to come to fruition, and this season feels like a celebration of that journey.”
To book tickets for the show visit: https://kingsheadtheatre.com/