The King's Head Theatre, founded in 1970 by Dan Crawford, is an off-West End venue in London. Following the closure of the original pub theatre, the venue now operates from a purpose-built 220-seat space. The theatre produces LGBTQ+ work that is joyful, irreverent, colourful and queer.
It is 6 minutes' walk from Essex Road rail station.
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. In 2024, the pub theatre, and the King's Head Theatre now operates from a purpose-built 220-seat space next door to… Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.
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