King's Head Theatre

King's Head Theatre
King's Head Theatre in June 2011
Map
AddressUpper Street
Islington
London, N1
United Kingdom
Coordinates51°32′17″N 0°06′10″W / 51.538056°N 0.102778°W / 51.538056; -0.102778
Public transitLondon Underground Angel
National Rail Essex RoadLondon Underground Highbury & Islington
TypeOff-West End Theatre
Seating type220 Seat Auditorium, 50 Seat Cabaret Space
ProductionLGBTQ+ Theatre
Construction
Opened1970; 54 years ago (1970)
Rebuilt2024
Website
kingsheadtheatre.com

The King's Head Theatre, founded in 1970 by Dan Crawford, is an off-West End venue in London. The original venue was the oldest operating pub theatre in the UK.[1] In 2024, the pub theatre, and the King's Head Theatre now operates from a purpose-built 220-seat space next door to the original venue. The theatre focusses on producing LGBTQ+ work that is joyful, irreverent, colourful and queer. It is currently led by Executive Director and Acting CEO Sofi Berenger.

  1. ^ "King's Head Theatre". 8 September 2015.