King’s Head Theatre will host a major revival of Philip Ridley’s seminal The Pitchfork Disney, which will be directed by Max Harrison when it opens this August.
Ten years ago something terrible happened to Presley and Haley. Since then they’ve lived alone in their dead parents’ house, doors bolted against the terrors of the world. But, one night, Presley sees a beautiful stranger on the street outside. And while his sister sleeps… he invites in their worst nightmare.
Darkly comic and deeply unsettling, the revival comes from Lidless Theatre, Zoe Weldon and King’s Head Theatre. Lidless Theatre co-artistic director Harrison heads a creative team that also includes designer Kit Hinchliffe, lighting designer Ben Jacobs and sound designer Sam Glossop.
Ridley’s first professional stage play, The Pitchfork Disney premiered at Bush Theatre on January 2, 1991, and was instrumental in launching the In-Yer-Face theatre movement. A dark and unsettling play, The Pitchfork Disney follows the relationship of two siblings and an encounter they have with an unexpected visitor.
This will be the fourth collaboration between Lidless Theatre and Ridley, following their productions of Ridley’s Moonfleece (Pleasance Theatre), Tender Napalm (King’s Head Theatre) and Leaves of Glass (Park Theatre).
The production opens on September 2, 2025, with previews from August 27, and runs until October 4 at King’s Head Theatre. Tickets: The Pitchfork Disney