Adam Spreadbury-Maher is an Australian/Irish theatre artistic director, producer and writer. He is the founding artistic director of the

Cock Tavern Theatre The Cock Tavern Theatre was a pub theatre located in Kilburn, London, Kilburn in the north-west of London. The venue specialised in new works and critical revivals. Resident companies Good Night Out Presents and OperaUpClose were also based at t ...

, OperaUpClose and The Hope Theatre, and is the current artistic director of the

King's Head Theatre The King's Head Theatre, founded in 1970 by Dan Crawford, is an off-West End venue in London. It is the second oldest operating pub theatre in the UK. In 2021, Mark Ravenhill became Artistic Director and the theatre focusses on producing LGBTQ ...

. Spreadbury-Maher introduced the first unionised pay agreement for actors in a pub-theatre in 2011, and in 2017 introduced the first fringe creative pay agreement and gender policy.

Biography

Spreadbury-Maher was born in Australia. He received his initial training as an opera singer at the Canberra School of Music. His debut directorial production of Jonathan Harvey's '' Beautiful Thing'' won Spreadbury-Maher an Australian Critics' Circle Award in 2004.GaydarNation
Rainbownetwork.com. Retrieved on 28 January 2011. In 2005 Adam moved to the UK, and attended London's

Central School of Speech and Drama The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama was founded by Elsie Fogerty in 1906, as The Central School of Speech Training and Dramatic Art, to offer a new form of training in speech and drama for young actors and other students. It became a ...

before making his London directing debut at White Bear Theatre, directing three critically successful shows as the theatre's Associate Director, including the two world premieres ''The Ides of March'' by Duncan Ley and ''Studies for a Portrait'' by Daniel Reitz. ''Studies for a Portrait'' transferred to the

Oval House Theatre Ovalhouse, formerly called Oval House Theatre, was an Off-West End theatre in the London Borough of Lambeth, located at 52–54 Kennington Oval, London, SE11 5SW. It closed in 2020, and moved to Brixton, becoming the Brixton House theatre (located ...

following its critics' choice sell-out run at the White Bear Theatre. In 2008 Spreadbury-Maher directed Australian actor Mark Little in a production of ''

Così ''Così'' is a play by Australian playwright Louis Nowra which was first performed in 1992 at the Belvoir St Theatre in Sydney, Australia. Set in a Melbourne mental hospital in 1971, ''Così'' is semi-autobiographical, and is the sequel to his p ...

'' by

Louis Nowra Mark Doyle, better known by his stage name Louis Nowra, (born 12 December 1950) is an Australian writer, playwright, screenwriter and librettist. He is best known as one of Australia's leading playwrights. His works have been performed by all o ...

. Other early notable productions include the first UK revival of Peter Gill's ''

The York Realist ''The York Realist'' is a 2001 play by Peter Gill. It was premiered at the Lowry in November 2001 before moving to the Bristol Old Vic and the Royal Court Theatre in January 2002 by English Touring Theatre, with Gill himself directing. It tran ...

'', presented at

Riverside Studios Riverside Studios is an arts centre on the banks of the River Thames in Hammersmith, London, England. The venue plays host to contemporary performance, film, visual art exhibitions and television production. Having closed for redevelopment i ...

to mark Gill's 70th birthday. In 2010, Spreadbury-Maher was Associate Director on the UK premiere of the multi-award-winning '' Holding the Man'', adapted by Tommy Murphy and based on the novel by

Timothy Conigrave Tim Conigrave (19 November 1959 – 18 October 1994) was an Australian actor, activist and author of the internationally acclaimed memoir, '' Holding the Man.'' Education and career Conigrave was born in Melbourne, and attended the Jesuit-run X ...

. Further 2010 directing work included the UK premiere of

Hannie Rayson Hannie Rayson (born 1957) is an Australian playwright and newspaper columnist. She is recognised as one of Australia's most significant playwrights. Biography Rayson was born in Melbourne, Victoria and graduated from the University of Melbourne ...

's landmark Australian play '' Hotel Sorrento'', the rarely revived first play of Peter Gill's ''The Sleepers Den,'' the world premiere of Edward Bond's ''There Will Be More'', and ended 2010 with his operatic directing debut in a new version of " Madama Butterfly" retitled "Bangkok Butterfly", which he adapted into English for OperaUpClose. The production ran for four months at

, garnishing critical notice from

Fiona Maddocks Fiona Maddocks is a British music critic and author who specializes in classical music. Described as "one of the UK's leading writers and commentators on classical music", Maddocks has been chief music critic of ''The Observer'' since 2010. S ...

in ''

The Observer ''The Observer'' is a British newspaper published on Sundays. It is a sister paper to ''The Guardian'' and '' The Guardian Weekly'', whose parent company Guardian Media Group Limited acquired it in 1993. First published in 1791, it is the ...

'', "Madam Butterfly has been updated to Bangkok Butterfly to chilling effect... full of promise and musically intelligent." and Michael Tanner in ''

The Spectator ''The Spectator'' is a weekly British magazine on politics, culture, and current affairs. It was first published in July 1828, making it the oldest surviving weekly magazine in the world. It is owned by Frederick Barclay, who also owns ''The ...

'', "Beautiful and sexy... the evening was a powerful one".

King's Head Theatre

In March 2010, Spreadbury-Maher was appointed Artistic Director of

. Spreadbury-Maher has transferred work from the King's Head Theatre to the West End, Australia and Off-Broadway. In 2011 he introduced the first unionised pay agreement for actors in an unfunded pub theatre, which was followed by the first creatives pay agreement and gender policy in 2017.

Cock Tavern Theatre and OperaUpClose

In 2009, Adam founded the

and OperaUpClose, becoming the company's founding Artistic Director. Under his leadership the theatre followed a strict artistic policy of staging only world premiers and revivals from world class playwrights and composers, a strategy which saw the theatre praised for its imaginative programming and quality productions. At the Cock Tavern Theatre, Adam directed revivals by

Stephen Fry Stephen John Fry (born 24 August 1957) is an English actor, broadcaster, comedian, director and writer. He first came to prominence in the 1980s as one half of the comic double act Fry and Laurie, alongside Hugh Laurie, with the two starring ...

, Nick Ward,

and produced a six-decade retrospective season of work by Edward Bond, including London, UK and World premieres, and a production of The Fool directed by Bond himself. December 2009 saw Spreadbury-Maher form OperaUpClose with the aim of bringing opera to a wider audience by producing new, classic and difficult pieces which have so far been neglected or previously inaccessible. Adam, alongside Ben Cooper, produced ''

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'', directed by Robin Norton Hale, which was extended at

for six months following a sell-out run and significant critical acclaim, and which had a six-week sell-out season in July 2011, at the

Soho Theatre The Soho Theatre is a theatre and registered charity in the Soho district of the City of Westminster, in London, England. It produces and presents new works of theatre, together with comedy and cabaret, across three performance spaces. The the ...

, and returned for a further six-week season in January 2011. The production represents the longest running continuously performed ''La Bohème'' in its history. Spreadbury-Maher appointed OperaUpClose his resident company when he took over as Artistic Director of the King's Head Theatre in 2010, producing regularly from the Islington base, including a landmark production of

Monteverdi Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi (baptized 15 May 1567 – 29 November 1643) was an Italian composer, choirmaster and string player. A composer of both secular and sacred music, and a pioneer in the development of opera, he is consider ...

's Coronation of Poppea directed in a new version by

Mark Ravenhill Mark Ravenhill (born 7 June 1966) is an English playwright, actor and journalist. Ravenhill is one of the most widely performed playwrights in British theatre of the late-twentieth and twenty-first centuries. His major plays include ''Shoppin ...

with additional musical material by Michael Nyman; the production was awarded five-stars by London's

Evening Standard The ''Evening Standard'', formerly ''The Standard'' (1827–1904), also known as the ''London Evening Standard'', is a local free daily newspaper in London, England, published Monday to Friday in tabloid format. In October 2009, after be ...

and starred Rebecca Caine. Spreadbury-Maher directed new productions of

A Masked Ball ''Un ballo in maschera'' ''(A Masked Ball)'' is an 1859 opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi. The text, by Antonio Somma, was based on Eugène Scribe's libretto for Daniel Auber's 1833 five act opera, '' Gustave III, ou Le bal masqué''. The ...

and

Tosca ''Tosca'' is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. It premiered at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome on 14 January 1900. The work, based on Victorien Sardou's 1887 French-language drama ...

for OperaUpClose (in his own new English versions) the latter in a co-production with

Malmö Opera Malmö Opera ( Swedish: ''Malmö opera'') is an opera house in Malmö, Sweden. An opera company of the same name presents seasons of opera in this house. Built 1933-1944 by architect Sigurd Lewerentz and, until 1992, known as the Malmö City Th ...

, which transferred to London's

. His Artistic Directorship of OperaUpClose ended in January 2013. Spreadbury-Maher was awarded the Fringe Report Award 2010 for Best Artistic Director as recognition of the success at the Cock.

Mark Shenton Mark Shenton (born 12 September 1962 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is a London-based British arts journalist and theatre critic. Between April 2002 and December 2013 he was chief Theatre Critic for the '' Sunday Express''. He formerly wrote a da ...

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awarded The Cock Tavern the Dan Crawford Peter Brook Award in 2009, nine months after being opened by Spreadbury-Maher. The venue permanently closed in April 2011 following a council inspection which revealed the lack of the correct performance license.

Hope Theatre

Spreadbury-Maher founded the Hope Theatre in October 2013 on the first floor of the historic Hope and Anchor in Islington, a short distance from the

. The 50-seat theatre was set up as an experiment to demonstrate that actors could be paid in smaller fringe spaces, and was the first off-West End venue to open with an Equity agreement. During his time as Artistic Director, Spreadbury programmed the first production of Ushers the Front of House Musical which later transferred to the

Arts Theatre The Arts Theatre is a theatre in Great Newport Street, in Westminster, Central London. History It opened on 20 April 1927 as a members-only club for the performance of unlicensed plays, thus avoiding theatre censorship by the Lord Chamber ...

. His last production as Artistic Director was the world premiere of Joe Orton's first play Fred & Madge, directed by his former assistant and protege Mary Franklin. Adam's tenure as Artistic Director earned him a place on The Stage newspaper's coveted Stage 100 list. The Hope Theatre continues to operate and has maintained Spreadbury's founding policy of paying actors and stage management at all times.

Awards

Winner

* Off West End.com Awards – Best Opera Production for

Cosi Fan Tutte Cosi, COSI or CoSi may refer to: * '' Così'', a 1992 play by Louis Nowra ** ''Cosi'' (film), 1996, based on the play * Così (restaurant), an American fast-casual restaurant chain * Compton Spectrometer and Imager, or COSI, a NASA telescope to ...

, 2016 * The Laurence Olivier Awards – Best New Opera for La Bohème at

, 2011 * What's on Stage.com Awards – Best Off-West End Production for

La bohème ''La bohème'' (; ) is an opera in four acts,Puccini called the divisions '' quadri'', '' tableaux'' or "images", rather than ''atti'' (acts). composed by Giacomo Puccini between 1893 and 1895 to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giusep ...

at The Cock Tavern Theatre, 2011Awards Nominees Announced – – News
. Whatsonstage.com. Retrieved on 28 January 2011. * London Fringe Report Awards – Best Artistic Director, 2010 * Peter Brook… Empty Space Awards – Dan Crawford Innovation Award awarded to

, 2009 * Australian Critics' Circle Award for Jonathan Harvey's '' Beautiful Thing'', 2004

Nominations

* What's on Stage.com Awards – Best off-West End production for Richard O'Brien's Shock Treatment at the

, 2015 * Peter Brook… Empty Space Awards – Mark Marvin Rent Subsidy nomination for OperaUpClose at the

, 2011 * What's on Stage.com Awards – Theatre Event of The Year for

transformation in London's Little Opera House, 2011 * Off West End.com Awards – Best Director for ''

'' by

at the

, 2011 * Peter Brook... Empty Space Awards – Mark Marvin Rent Subsidy Award for OperaUpClose at the

, 2011

Work

As a director

* '' Coming Clean'' by

Kevin Elyot Kevin Elyot (18 July 1951 – 7 June 2014) was a British playwright, screenwriter and actor. His most notable works include the play ''My Night with Reg'' (1994) and the film ''Clapham Junction'' (2007). His stage work has been performed by lea ...

(25 July 2017 – 26 August 2017)

, London * ''

'' by

Giacomo Puccini Giacomo Puccini ( Lucca, 22 December 1858Bruxelles, 29 November 1924) was an Italian composer known primarily for his operas. Regarded as the greatest and most successful proponent of Italian opera after Verdi, he was descended from a long ...

(31 August 2016 – 8 October 2016)

, London * '' Strangers in Between'' by Tommy Murphy (21 June 2016 – 16 July 2016)

, London * '' Trainspotting'' by

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adapted by Harry Gibson (17 March 2015 – 11 April 2015)

, London * ''Dead Party Animals'' by Thomas Pickles (1 May 2014 – 24 May 2014) The Hope Theatre, London * ''

A Tale of Two Cities ''A Tale of Two Cities'' is a historical novel published in 1859 by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. The novel tells the story of the French Doctor Manette, his 18-year-long imprisonment in ...

'' by

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adapted by

Terence Rattigan Sir Terence Mervyn Rattigan (10 June 191130 November 1977) was a British dramatist and screenwriter. He was one of England's most popular mid-20th-century dramatists. His plays are typically set in an upper-middle-class background.Geoffrey Wan ...

and

John Gielgud Sir Arthur John Gielgud, (; 14 April 1904 – 21 May 2000) was an English actor and theatre director whose career spanned eight decades. With Ralph Richardson and Laurence Olivier, he was one of the trinity of actors who dominated the Brit ...

(25 September 2013 – 19 October 2013)

, London * ''

'' by Giuseppe Verdi (14 April 2013 – 25 May 2013)

, London * ''

'' by

(2 October 2012 – 10 November 2012)

, London * ''

'' by

(8 September 2012 – 2 December 2012)

, Sweden * ''Denial'' by

Arnold Wesker Sir Arnold Wesker (24 May 1932 – 12 April 2016) was an English dramatist. He was the author of 50 plays, four volumes of short stories, two volumes of essays, much journalism and a book on the subject, a children's book, some poetry, and oth ...

(15 May 2012 – 9 June 2012)

, London * ''

'' by

(19 June 2011 – 13 July 2011)

, London * '' Madama Butterfly (or Bangkok Butterfly)'' by

(11 December 2010 – 30 March 2011)

, London * ''There Will Be More'' by Edward Bond (26 October 2010 – 13 November 2010) The Cock Tavern Theatre, London * ''The Sleepers Den'' by Peter Gill (27 September 2010 – 16 October 2010) Riverside Studios, London * '' Hotel Sorrento'' by

(19 August 2010 – 11 September 2010) The Cock Tavern Theatre, London * ''Studies for a Portrait'' by Daniel Reitz (30 March 2010 – 23 May 2010 – revival)

, London * ''

'' by Peter Gill (23 September 2009 – 11 October 2009) Riverside Studios, London * '' The Present'' by Nick Ward (20 August 2009 – 5 September 2009) The Cock Tavern Theatre, London * '' Latin! or Tobacco and Boys'' by

(23 June – 11 July 2009) The Cock Tavern Theatre, London * ''Studies for a Portrait'' by Daniel Reitz (19 May 2008 – 13 June 2008 – revival) Oval House, London * ''Studies for a Portrait'' by Daniel Reitz (9 January 2008 – 1 February 2008) White Bear Theatre, London * ''The Ides of March'' by Duncan Ley (25 November 2008 – 21 December 2008) White Bear Theatre, London * ''

'' by

(29 July 2008 – 24 August 2008) White Bear Theatre, London * ''Boom Bang-a-Bang'' by Jonathan Harvey (16 June 2005 – 3 July 2004)

Canberra Theatre Canberra Theatre Centre (CTC), also known as the Canberra Theatre, is the Australian Capital Territory’s central performing arts venue and Australia’s first performing arts centre, the first Australian Government initiated performing arts c ...

, Canberra * '' Beautiful Thing'' by Jonathan Harvey (8 January 2004 – 24 January 2004) Street Theatre, Canberra

Theatre – artistic director

* ''

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'' by

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(14 August 2012 – 1 September 2012) Charing Cross Theatre, London * ''

'' by

(10 July 2012 – 4 August 2012) King's Head Theatre, London * ''Someone to Blame'' by Tess Berry-Hart (6 March 2012 – 31 March 2012) King's Head Theatre, London * ''

'' by

(19 June 2011 – 13 July 2011) King's Head Theatre, London * ''A Cavalier for Milady'' by

(7 June 2011 – 25 June 2011) Jermyn Street Theatre, London * ''A Butcher of Distinction'' by Rob Hayes (3–5 April 2011) The Cock Tavern Theatre, London * ''A Cavalier for Milady'' by

(29 March 2011 – 1 April 2011) The Cock Tavern Theatre, London * '' I Never Get Dressed Till After Dark on Sundays'' by

(1–26 March 2011) The Cock Tavern Theatre, London * '' Judith: A Parting from the Body'' by

Howard Barker Howard Barker (born 28 June 1946) is a British playwright, screenwriter and writer of radio drama, painter, poet, and essayist writing predominantly on playwriting and the theatre. The author of an extensive body of dramatic works since the 197 ...

(7–26 February 2011) The Cock Tavern Theatre, London * ''It's Raining in Barcelona'' by Pau Miró (9 January 2011 – 29 January 2011) The Cock Tavern Theatre, London * ''Subs'' by R. J. Purdy (4 January 2011 – 29 January 2011) The Cock Tavern Theatre, London * '' Pins and Needles'' by

Harold Rome Harold Jacob "Hecky" Rome (May 27, 1908 – October 26, 1993) was an American composer, lyricist, and writer for musical theater. Biography Rome was born in Hartford, Connecticut and graduated from Hartford Public High School. Originally, he c ...

(16 November – 11 December 2010) The Cock Tavern Theatre, London * '' Over Gardens Out'' by Peter Gill (19 October 2010 – 6 November 2010) Riverside Studios, London * ''The Sleepers Den'' by Peter Gill (27 September 2010 – 16 October 2010) Riverside Studios, London * ''Red, Black and Ignorant'' by Edward Bond (31 October – 13 November 2010) The Cock Tavern Theatre, London * ''There Will Be More'' by Edward Bond (26 October – 13 November 2010) The Cock Tavern Theatre, London * '' The Fool'' by Edward Bond (10–23 October 2010) The Cock Tavern Theatre, London * ''The Under Room'' by Edward Bond (5–24 October 2010) The Cock Tavern Theatre, London * ''The Pope's Wedding'' by Edward Bond (19 September – 2 October 2010) The Cock Tavern Theatre, London * ''Olly's Prison'' by Edward Bond (14 September – 2 October 2010) The Cock Tavern Theatre, London * '' Hotel Sorrento'' by

(17 August 2010 – 11 September 2010) The Cock Tavern Theatre, London * ''Subs'' by R. J. Purdy (25 July 2010 – 7 September 2010) The Cock Tavern Theatre, London * '' A Stretch of the Imagination'' by

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(16 June 2010 – 17 July 2010) The Cock Tavern Theatre, London * ''Swing'' by Jamie Harper and Dan Muirden (23 May 2010 – 12 June 2010) The Cock Tavern Theatre, London * ''A Model for Mankind'' by James Sheldon (27 March 2010 – 17 April 2010) The Cock Tavern Theatre, London * '' Nightsongs'' by

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(30 January 2010 – 20 February 2010) The Cock Tavern Theatre, London * ''

'' by Peter Gill (23 September 2009 – 11 October 2009) Riverside Studios, London * ''

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'' by Rose Martula (8 September 2009 – 26 September 2009) The Cock Tavern Theatre, London * '' Last Drinks'' by Duncan Ley (23 June 2009 – 11 July 2009) The Cock Tavern Theatre, London * '' The Backroom'' by

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(12 March 2009 – 11 April 2009) The Cock Tavern Theatre, London

Opera – artistic director

* '' Carmen'' by Georges Bizet dir. Rodula Gaitanou (3 April 2012 – 5 May 2012) King's Head Theatre, London * ''

La fanciulla del West ''La fanciulla del West'' (''The Girl of the West'') is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by and , based on the 1905 play '' The Girl of the Golden West'' by the American author David Belasco. ''Fanciulla'' follow ...

'' by

dir. Robert Chevara (31 January 2012 – 3 March 2012) King's Head Theatre, London * '' Don Giovanni'' by

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dir. Robin Norton-Hale (11 August 2011 – 17 September 2011) Soho Theatre, London * ''

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'' by

Benjamin Britten Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten (22 November 1913 – 4 December 1976, aged 63) was an English composer, conductor, and pianist. He was a central figure of 20th-century British music, with a range of works including opera, other ...

dir. Edward Dick (1 July 2011 – Current) King's Head Theatre, London * '' The Coronation of Poppea'' by Claudio Monteverdi dir.

(5 April 2011 – 31 August 2011) King's Head Theatre, London * ''

'' by

, dir. Robin Norton-Hale (1 March 2011 – Current) King's Head Theatre, London * '' Pagliacci'' by

Ruggero Leoncavallo Ruggero (or Ruggiero) Leoncavallo ( , , ; 23 April 18579 August 1919) was an Italian opera composer and librettist. Although he produced numerous operas and other songs throughout his career it is his opera '' Pagliacci'' (1892) that remained h ...

dir. Anna Gregory (24 February 2011 – 31 May 2011) King's Head Theatre, London * ''La Bohème'' by Giacomo Puccini, dir. Robin Norton-Hale (11 January 2011 – 19 February 2011) Soho Theatre, London * ''

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'' by

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dir. Emma Rivlin (11 December 2010 – 23 January 2011) King's Head Theatre, London * '' Madama Butterfly (or Bangkok Butterfly)'' by

dir. Adam Spreadbury-Maher (11 December 2010 – 30 March 2011) King's Head Theatre, London * ''

The Barber of Seville ''The Barber of Seville, or The Useless Precaution'' ( it, Il barbiere di Siviglia, ossia L'inutile precauzione ) is an ''opera buffa'' in two acts composed by Gioachino Rossini with an Italian libretto by Cesare Sterbini. The libretto was based ...

(or Salisbury)'' by

, dir. Robin Norton-Hale (5 October 2010 – 13 November 2010) King's Head Theatre, London * ''La Bohème'' by Giacomo Puccini, dir. Robin Norton-Hale (27 July 2010 – 4 September 2010) Soho Theatre, London * ''La Bohème'' by Giacomo Puccini, dir. Robin Norton-Hale (8 December 2009 – 15 May 2010) The Cock Tavern Theatre, London

As a translator

* ''

'' by

(2 October 2012 – 10 November 2012) King's Head Theatre, London * ''Tosca'' composed by Giacomo Puccini (8 September 2012 – 2 December 2012) Malmö Opera House, Sweden * '' Madama Butterfly (or Bangkok Butterfly)'' composed by Giacomo Puccini (11 December 2010 – 30 March 2011) King's Head Theatre, London

References

External links

Adam Spreadbury-Maher at The AgencyAdam Spreadbury-Maher on TwitterCock Tavern Theatre websiteKings Head Theatre website
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