King’s Head Theatre has announced its Spring 2027 season, bringing together world premiere productions, acclaimed Edinburgh Festival Fringe transfers, comedy, queer storytelling and returning audience favourites.
Running from January to May 2027, the programme includes two world premieres, Saving Alan Turing and Fault, alongside award-winning productions from the 2026 Edinburgh Fringe and the return of hit shows God Is a Woman: The Musical and Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story.
The season opens with Luisa Omielan’s God Is a Woman: The Musical from 5 to 9 January. Inspired by her acclaimed stand-up special, the one-woman show reimagines biblical stories from a female perspective, combining comedy, music and audience participation.
Awkward Prods’ smash-hit Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story returns from 19 to 31 January as part of its fifth-anniversary celebrations. The award-winning production combines drag, puppetry, multimedia and audience interaction to retell the late Princess Diana’s life in gloriously irreverent fashion.
Among the season’s world premieres is Fault by Tom Ratcliffe, running from 3 to 28 March. Set in the world of professional tennis, the psychological thriller follows a gay athlete on the verge of breaking into the world’s top ten whose life is threatened by the return of a former friend carrying a dangerous secret.
Later in the season, Saving Alan Turing by Robert Khan and Tom Salinsky runs from 21 April to 30 May. The new play explores the final 18 months of the pioneering mathematician and codebreaker’s life, focusing on his friendship with psychiatrist Dr Franz Greenbaum and the persecution he faced in 1950s Britain. The production reunites the creative team behind the acclaimed The Gang of Three.
The season also welcomes a number of acclaimed Edinburgh Fringe productions, including Fishamble’s For Dolores, which arrives in London after award-winning runs in Edinburgh and Galway. Written by Eva O’Connor, the play explores friendship, motherhood and life-changing choices through the story of two women whose bond evolves over many years.
Also making its London premiere is Stand Up If You’re Here Tonight by John Kolvenbach, starring Jim Ortlieb. The solo show examines loneliness, connection and the search for meaning, blurring the line between performer and audience.
Emily Weitzman’s Furniture Boys follows successful runs at the Edinburgh Fringe and Off-Broadway, while comedy duo Thinking Drinkers bring The Great British Pub Ride, a combination of comedy, drinks history and audience tasting sessions inspired by their 1,000-mile tandem cycle journey across Britain.
Amber Massie-Blomfield, Interim CEO, said: “As we close the year with King’s Head Theatre’s annual pantomime and look ahead to a fresh Spring 2027 season, it’s clear that the quality, creativity and ambition of the theatre continue to grow. We are so thrilled to be able to champion new voices, new stories and new perspectives, while creating opportunities for artists to take risks, experiment and bring exciting new work to the stage.”
Senior Producer and Programmer Zoe Weldon added: “I’m incredibly excited to announce our Spring 2027 Season. We’re kicking off the year with a comedic bang, bringing some much-needed laughter to the January blues, before moving into a fantastic programme of bold new writing and some of the very best work to emerge from the Edinburgh Fringe 2026.”
Listings and ticket information can be found here.
