King's Head Theatre, London
Running time: 2 hours (inc. interval)
Age Restrictions: All ages welcome.
Tickets from £12.00
Valid for Monday - Friday performances 6 - 27 December 2024 and all performances 31 December - 5 January 2025 Book by 8 December 2024.
Elphin Productions, Daniel Schumann, King’s Head Theatre and Little Angel Theatre bring you Cinderella- a fully immersive pantomime experience, featuring sensational songs, hilarious slapstick comedy, romance, puppetry provided by Little Angel Theatre and plenty of audience participation. Join Cinders as she gets a North London upgrade, celebrating Islington’s rich history!
Cinderella will be written and directed by the 2023 and 2019 OFFIE Winner and 2023 British Panto Award winner Andrew Pollard (Known for CBeebies’ Robin Hood and his 15-year run as writer/director/dame at Greenwich Theatre).
In drizzly London, it’s hard to find romance these days - everyone is so busy!
Cinderella needs help to leave her life of drudgery and explore a world full of adventures.
A shy Prince needs someone to help bring him out of his shell and find his mojo.
Could they help each other find the courage to change their lives? The Fairy Godmother thinks so!
So, join her on this romantic roller-coaster of Christmas adventure!
Boo the selfish step-sisters, Peckham and Dalston!
Cheer on our North London lovers, Cinderella and the Prince!
Boogie on down with Buttons and his daffy duck, Quackers!
You’re all invited to the big Disco Ball this Christmas! So wave your hands in the air, like you just don’t care – and have the time of your lives at the King’s Head’s intimate, immersive panto spectacular!
King's Head Theatre
King's Head Theatre
115 Upper St, Islington, Greater London
London
N1 1QN
The King’s Head Theatre stands on a plot of land that has been used as a public house since 1543, though for most of its history it has been known as the King’s Head Tavern (the name itself coming from an old story about Henry VIII supposedly stopping for a pint on his way to see his mistress). The current building dates back to the 1800s.
Dan Crawford took over The King's Head in 1970, and founded the King’s Head Theatre in a room that had been used as a boxing ring and pool hall, establishing the first pub theatre in London since Shakespeare’s day. Under his leadership the pub became well-known for ringing up pounds, shillings and pence until 2008, a full thirty-seven years after the rest of the UK had switched to decimal currency. Five years on, the old till still sits behind the bar. The pub is packed full of other period details, including gas lights, the original bar, old photography, and coal fires that burn continuously throughout the winter.
Crawford led The King's Head for thirty-five years, establishing it as a breeding ground for new talent and great work. The walls of the pub display the multitude of famous faces that began their career here. In 2010, Olivier Award-winning UpClose Productions became The King's Head Theatre’s resident company, and Adam Spreadbury-Maher was appointed the venue’s second Artistic Director, working alongside Robin Norton-Hale who leads the company’s opera programme. UpClose Productions produce at least eight shows a year, and curate the work of visiting companies all year round. The venue’s reputation for nurturing new talent continues, with pioneering Trainee Director scheme (winner of the Royal Anniversary Trust Award in 1992) still being run by UpClose Productions. Recent graduates have gone on to work at the National Theatre, RSC, Lyric Hammersmith and the Globe, plus many other internationally-renowned companies.
Travel by train: Nearest tube: Angel
