Shows at King's Head Theatre Pub

Agatha Christie’s The Rats / David Hendon's Home Time

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London Fringe
Chapel Playhouse / King’s Head Theatre Pub
18th May - 29th Jun 2019

Agatha Christie’s The Rats - one of her perplexing shorter plays in all its intrigue and deceit. Pinteresque in style. An adulterous couple expecting a drinks party finds just an empty flat…

The Boy Under The Christmas Tree

The Kings Head Theatre is once again offering multiple seasonal shows for their audiences to enjoy. Their late night offering this year is The Boy Under the Christmas Tree, written and directed by Glenn Chandler…

La Traviata

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London Fringe
King's Head Theatre Pub
27th Sep - 27th Oct 2018

England, 2018. Violetta earns her crust dancing for the rich and powerful at an exclusive gentleman’s club until a chance meeting with naive and idealistic Elijah changes everything...

Did it Hurt?

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Camden Fringe
Camden People\'s Theatre / King\'s Head Theatre Pub
14th Jul - 11th Aug 2018

Two strangers trapped in a room. Once inside, they cannot leave. The gravity of their collective pasts holds them there as surely as a locked door. With nothing to do but get to know one another, the men are forced to expose their inner most thoughts and ideas...

Other People's Teeth

Listing
London Fringe
Multiple Venues
2nd - 15th Jul 2018

Balancing work and love is a struggle, but what if your job is killing people? A hitwoman is trying to reconcile these two aspects of her life. Just starting out in a new profession, she craves the respect of her experienced partner in crime...

The Service

I went in expecting to hate FacePlant's The Service. Adverts for the show promise 'clowning', 'singing hymns', and 'consecrating the sacred cabbage', which together seemed like the worst way possible to spend a Tuesday night...

Boys in the Buff the Concert

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London Fringe
King's Head Theatre Pub
11th Jan - 3rd Feb 2018

Exploring subjects that affect us all: body image, bullying, photoshop, exercise, selfies, diets, weight, beauty treatments, photoshop. Riotous Musical Comedy numbers empowering us with confidence and self-love...

Steven Berkoff's EAST

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London Fringe
King's Head Theatre Pub
9th Jan - 3rd Feb 2018

Brought to you by the winners of the 2016 Carol Tambor Best of Edinburgh Award, this new production of Steven Berkoff’s riotous masterpiece opens at the King’s Head Theatre, where EAST made its London debut in 1975.

A Boy Named Sue

Sid, struggling to become Sue, proclaims, “The great barrier between myself and the outside world is my appearance”. Meanwhile, the ‘great barrier’ between A Boy Named Sueand the audience is far more difficult to identify...

Coming Clean

It’s 35 years since Kevin Elyot’s first play, Coming Clean, premiered at the Bush Theatre and 50 years since the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality in the UK. Anniversary productions are commendable for often resurrecting early works, celebrating the contributions of significant writers, marking moments in history and illustrating how times have changed...

PLUTO

Listing
London Fringe
King's Head Theatre Pub / The Cockpit
30th Jul - 17th Aug 2017

The loneliest planet in our solar system struggles with his identity; a probe from Earth arrives bearing information that turns his world upside down. Comets and moons are brought to life in this quirky tale of friendship, labels, and space dogs!

Queers

Queers comes with no explanation, but the title alone is enough preparation for an hour of material that is amusing and sad, historical and contemporary. It's a fast-paced romp through the years that also offers time for reflection on a number of facets of gay life...

Tremors

Review
★★
London Fringe
King's Head Theatre Pub
28th Jun, 2017

An ‘incident in a hotel room’ becomes a life-changing event for Tom Crowe, a rising star of the Labour Party whose past, present and future form the basis of Tremors. It is also the fundamental weakness in this attempt at socio-political drama...

God's Waiting Room

Listing
UK Regional & Tours
Multiple Venues
11th Jun - 3rd Sep 2017

An end of life comedy, exploring themes of status, dynamics, and changing relationships in the light of parental loss. A poignant and compassionate comedy. A hit at last year's Camden Fringe, now embarking on an Arts Council tour this summer.

The Magic Flute

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London Fringe
King's Head Theatre Pub
4th May - 3rd Jun 2017

Set in the heart of the South American jungle, intrepid explorer Tamino as he embarks on a journey filled with fantastical, magical creatures. Sung in a new, English version is a treat for opera lovers and new comers of all ages.

Adam & Eve and Steve

If you’re looking for a wholesome chapter from The Good Book then this is not the show for you. If however you love an innuendo, a lot of queening around and borderline nudity then this just might be the ticket...

MacDeth! - MacBeth Gone Wrong

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London Fringe
King's Head Theatre Pub
3rd - 10th Sep 2016

Written entirely in rhyming iambic pentameter, Ryan J-W Smith's 'MacDeth!' lovingly parodies Shakespeare's MacBeth while asserting itself as a modern verse comedy classic in its own right...

Don't Look Down

Listing
London Fringe
King's Head Theatre Pub
20th - 24th Jul 2016

The Detectorists’ Paul Casar is Max in this one-man black comedy about the lows of ageing. Max is turning 40. He finds a grey pube. He has a mid-life crisis. Don’t Look Down pokes fun at our obsession with goals and the pressures of manhood.

5 Guys Chillin'

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London Fringe
King's Head Theatre Pub
5th - 27th Feb 2016

A graphic, gripping, funny and frank verbatim drama exposing the gay Chill-Out scene. “Wanna pair of shorts? Shot of G? Line of Meth?” From surgeons to students, couples to kink; guys that love it and lost guys longing to be loved...

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