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The Gang Of Three

By Robert Khan & Tom Salinsky
The Spontaneity Shop and King's Head Theatre Productions present
Wed 30 Apr - Sun 1 Jun
Three feuding cabinet giants fight to be PM
30 Apr
-
1 Jun

★★★★ "Khan and Salinsky are masters of political satire" - Broadway World

In 1976, Harold Wilson announces his shock resignation as Prime Minister and the Labour government has a sudden power vacuum. Feuding cabinet giants – Roy Jenkins, Denis Healey and Tony Crosland – meet to discuss who should succeed him.

Ostensibly friends, contemporaries at Oxford and embarking on their historic quest to make the Labour party Britain's natural party of government, The Gang of Three tells the story of how their fractured friendships and bitter rivalries came to destroy their mutual goal, instead ushering in eighteen years of Tory rule.

Leading play-writing duo Robert Khan and Tom Salinsky return to the King's Head, following two sell-out runs of their critically acclaimed play Brexit, which transferred from the Edinburgh Fringe in 2019. Their previous hits have included Coalition, Kingmaker and Impossible. 

This new political drama is directed by Kirsty Patrick Ward, whose recent work has included The Children, Nottingham Playhouse; Strike!, Southwark Playhouse; The Sweet Science of Bruising, Southwark Playhouse & Wilton’s Music Hall; Groan Ups, Vaudeville Theatre, and Manic Street Creature, Summerhall.

YOUR VISIT

Run Time: 90 minutes

 

Content Warning: Strong language

 

Starting times for this show vary. Please note that latecomers may not be admitted. Please ensure you arrive at the venue with plenty of time.

 

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Part of

Cast & Creatives

  • CAST
     
    Alan Cox | Tony Crosland 
    Hywel Morgan | Roy Jenkins 
    Colin Tierney | Denis Healey 
     
  • CREATIVES 
     
    Writers | Robert Khan & Tom Salinsky 
    Director | Kirsty Patrick Ward 
    Set & Costume Designer | Libby Watson 
    Lighting Designer | Jamie Platt 
    Sound Designer | Dominic Brennan 
    Movement Director | Ira Mandela Siobhan 
    Casting Director | Harry Gilbert 
    WHAM Designer | Craig Forrest-Thomas 
    WHAM Associate | Hannah Locke 
    Stage Management | Felix Dunning 
    Production Management | Dan Weager 
    Press | David Burns 
    Marketing | Cup of Ambition
    Graphic Design | Laura Whitehouse 
     
    Producers | The Spontaneity Shop 
    General Management | James Quaife 

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