"Leading an Artistic Revolution" Sunday Times 2011: Laurence Olivier Award Best New Opera, Whatsonstage.com Best Off-West End Show & Offie Best Theatre Bar
At what point does natural physical affection between parent and child become something more sinister? And if an adult suddenly 'remembers' that a loved parent abused them years earlier, can the memory be trusted?
Arnold Wesker's controversial false-memory play gets its London premiere at the King's Head for his 80th birthday.
Directed by Adam Spreadbury-Maher (Artistic Director, King's Head Theatre)
Thrills, abduction, pills, attraction, laughs, prescriptions... and it's all sung.
Imagine waking up, but you're not in your bed. Imagine waking up, realizing you've been drugged and you're tied to a stranger... a stranger you can't see. Neither of you knows how you got there and neither of you knows how to escape.
Set in the sizzling heat of a 1920s New York summer, Ruby In The Dust bring this world premiere to the King's Head. 7 August - 1 September
THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE Following their sell-out successes H.M.S. Pinafore and The Mikado, Charles Court Opera unveils a vibrant new production of Gilbert & Sullivan's comedy masterpiece. 4 - 29 September
