Kings Head Theatre
King's Head Theatre is an off-West End venue located on Upper Street in the London Borough of Islington. Founded in 1970, it focuses on producing LGBTQ+ work described as joyful, irreverent, colourful, and queer. In 2024, the theatre moved from its original pub theatre space into a purpose-built 220-seat auditorium next door to the original venue.
History
The theatre was founded in 1970 by Dan Crawford, who ran the venue for 35 years until his death in 2005. His wife Stephanie Sinclaire took over leadership, bringing the theatre out of debt and staging 20 galas in her first year. In 2007, Tony Award-winning New York producer Steven M. Levy joined Sinclaire as executive producer, and in 2024 the theatre relocated to a new purpose-built space next door to the original pub.
How to Reference This Page
The Improv Archive. (2026). Kings Head Theatre. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://improvarchive.org/companies/kings-head-theatre
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