11 December 2017
Newsdesk
The King’s Head Theatre, following on from the exciting news that the company will be moving in 2018 to a purpose built, permanent space in the heart of Islington Square, is delighted to announce that they and Joe C Brown will present the West End transfer of their sell-out production of Puccini’s La bohème. Adam Spreadbury-Maher, Artistic Director of the King’s Head Theatre, will direct the production, which will run at Trafalgar Studios 2 from 6 December 2017 to 6 January 2018. La bohème will have a national press night on 11 December 2017.
Adam Spreadbury-Maher and Becca Marriott’s reinterpretation of Puccini’s classic La bohème is set in present-day East London and delves into the lives and loves of Mimi, Musetta, Ralph and Mark. The production lays bare the damaging effects of co-dependent relationships against a backdrop of spiralling rents and social media. The cast will include Becca Marriott as Mimi, Matthew Kimble and Roger Paterson sharing the role of Ralph, Matthew Palmer and Thomas Isherwood sharing the role of Mark, Honey Rouhani as Musetta, and Lizzie Holmes playing both Mimi and Musetta. The cast will be accompanied by the Musical Director, Panaretos Kryiatzidis, on piano and Alison Holford on cello.
The King’s Head Theatre’s Artistic Director, Adam Spreadbury-Maher, founded the Cock Tavern Theatre, OperaUpClose and the Hope Theatre before joining the King’s Head Theatre as Artistic Director in 2010. In 2009, Adam produced La bohème at the Cock Tavern and Soho Theatres, and won the Olivier Award for Best Opera. Since becoming Artistic Director of the King’s Head Theatre, Adam’s directing highlights include Trainspotting and the recent 35th-anniversary production of Kevin Elyot's Coming Clean. He recently opened a critically acclaimed new version of Puccini's Tosca.
La bohème is designed by Becky-Dee Trevenen, with lighting by Nic Farman and sound by Jon McLeod.
La bohème is presented by the King’s Head Theatre and Joe C Brown, in association with In Your Face Theatre and Making Productions.
La bohème
6 December 2017 – 6 January 2018
Trafalgar Studios 2
14 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2DY
Performances: Monday – Saturday at 7.45pm (N.B. 11 December at 7pm), Thursday & Saturday at 3pm
Ticket Prices: from £25 (previews: all tickets £15)
Box Office: 0844 871 7632
Running time: 1 hour 30 minutes including interval
