Fringe Hit BREXIT Comes To London's King's Head Theatre
By: Julie Musbach Oct. 10, 2018
The sold-out smash hit of the Edinburgh Fringe 2018 receives it's London premiere this Autumn. Brexit, starring The Archer's star Tim Bentinck is set to take The King's Head by storm when it opens at the end of the month
It's 2020 and The Gordian Knot of Brexit remains tightly tangled. To keep a united government and to achieve an exit deal remains incompatible ... or is it? Is Adam Masters the man of the moment? The political miracle worker of his generation? The Wizard of Westminster? The Gary Kasparov in this drawn-out game of political chess? Adam has won the Tory leadership contest. He was the only candidate all factions of his party could agree on. But the poison chalice is not for him and he has a foolproof plan; A cunning scheme to unite his MPs for the final stages of the Brexit negotiations. It's easy; a piece of cake; child's play. All he has to do is... just ...umm just ... now, what was it again? ...How's it supposed to go? What was that killer move? ....
Set in the whispering corridors of power, Brexit is a tale of comic political intrigue, of promises made and broken, of juggling the balls of power whilst taking the wheel of the big Brexit bus which is now careering out of control.
Timothy Bentinck is best known for his long-running role as David Archer in the BBC Radio 4 series The Archers and Tom Lacey in the classic BBC TV drama series By The Sword Divided. He has a wealth of television experience including The Royal Bodyguard with David Jason, The Thick Of It, Twenty Twelve and Broken News. His stage roles include the Pirate King in the celebrated production of The Pirates of Penzance at The Theatre Royal Drury Lane, Captain Brice in Arcadia at the Theatre Royal Haymarket and Hubert Laurie in Night Must Fall also at the Haymarket. Bentinck's autobiography Being David Archer - and other unusual ways of earning a living was published by Constable in 2017.
As a stand-up, Pippa Evans has performed across the UK, Australia, Switzerland, Hong Kong, Singapore, Norway and Manchester. Her TV appearances include Fast and Loose - BBC2, Live at the Electric - BBC 3, Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled - Dave, Drunk History - Comedy Central and The Dog Ate My Homework - CBBC. For radio, her work includes The Now Show, Fifteen Minute Musicals and Newsjack. She is a core member of the Olivier Award winning Showstoppers!
Thom Tuck is best known for being one third of comedy troupe The Penny Dreadfuls and as a stand-up, he was nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Newcomer in 2011. With The Penny Dreadfuls, he has created five full length stage shows, two radio series and two one-off radio plays. He also runs tom:foolery - an occasional stand-up night where all performers are called Tom, Thom or Thomas and The Alternative Comedy Memorial Society which he books and co-hosts with John-Luke Roberts.
Comedian, actress and writer Lucy Montgomery, is Helena Brandt - Chief EU Negotiator. Lucy appeared as a roving reporter for The Friday Night Project. Other television work has included Bo' Selecta!, The Mighty Boosh and The IT Crowd. She has been heard in several BBC Radio 4 programmes, including the radio phone-in spoof Down the Line, Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends, The Way We Live Right Now, The Museum of Everything, The Department, Another Case of Milton Jones, The Party Line and Lucy Montgomery's Variety Pack (2010). She also wrote and performed in the comedy sketch show Tittybangbang of BBC Three and produced a pilot for her own sketch show pilot for the BBC called The Full Montgomery which went on to run on Radio 4 for two series.
Adam Astill is best known for his roles as Luke Branning in Eastenders and Dan Hamilton in Holby City. A recognisable face from television, Adam roles also include Hetty Feather, Ransom, Guilt, Doctors, Coronation Street, Our Girl and New Tricks.
Robert Khan and Tom Salinsky met at university and have written together on-and-off ever since. Robert Khan read law at the Universities of Southampton and Cambridge and was called to the Bar in 1995. Since then he has worked variously in Parliament, policy and politics. Tom Salinsky is the artistic director of improvisation company The Spontaneity Shop, co-author of the book The Improv Handbook and he teaches presenting, public speaking and storytelling for a wide-range of corporate clients. He was in the cast for the improvised Radio 4 Drama A Time To Dance, which was nominated for a Sony Award. Together Khan and Salinsky co-written works include Coalition (Real class, don't miss it **** The Times, ...slick and funny **** The Scotsman, an absolute gem ***** Sunday Express), Kingmaker (Clever observations combine with cutting one-liners to hugely entertaining effect Three Weeks, Sharply satirical writing The List) and Impossible (Intriguing... enjoyable... told with terrific style **** The Scotsman, Thematic sharpness, entertaining brio, artfully strong, full of well imagined lines... a winner. ***** Libby Purves, Theatrecat.com.) They have also written numerous Doctor Who dramas for Big Finish, most recently Kingdom of Lies starring Peter Davison and Patsy Kensit.
The King's Head Theatre was established in 1970. Passionate about championing ethically produced fringe theatre, we are known for our challenging work and support of young artists. Last year 116,151 audience members saw a show of ours: 44,607 at our 110-seater home on Upper Street and 71,544 elsewhere. At our home in Islington we had 774 performances last year of 95 different shows. We are committed to fighting prejudice through the work we stage, the artists and staff we work with and by producing work for minority audience groups. We believe in fair pay for all on the fringe and create accessible routes for early career artists to stage their work; work we are passionate about. Last year we announced the theatre is on the move. Subject to a fundraising campaign, the King's Head Theatre will move into a custom-built space in the heart of Islington Square, directly behind its current home securing the future of the venue for generations to come.
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