Kiln Theatre announces its new 2025/26 season, Amit Sharma’s second as Artistic Director.
The season will launch with Iman Qureshi’s The Ministry of Lesbian Affairs, a feel-good musical comedy about community, belonging, and the power of finding your voice. The new production runs 13 June – 12 July 2025 following a sold-out run at Soho Theatre.
This is followed by the world premiere of new musical, Coven, that reinterrogates the true story of the seventeenth century Pendle Witch Trials. This female led musical, which centres the power of women and runs 31 October – 13 December 2025.
Seagulls – a new, Black British retelling of Chekhov’s iconic play. This contemporary reimagining explores art, ambition, and the fractures within family and fame – bringing this classic right up to date for a new generation. Seagulls runs 12 February – 21 March 2026.
Completing the season is the world premiere of Please Please Me by Tom Wright (Associate Artistic Director at Kiln Theatre). An electrifying and deeply personal story of the troubled life of the ‘Fifth Beatle’, Brian Epstein, his relationship with John Lennon and his contribution to making The Beatles the greatest band on earth. The production runs from 16 April – 23 May 2026.
A feel-good musical comedy THE MINISTRY OF LESBIAN AFFAIRS by Iman Qureshi (directed by Hannah Hauer-King) comes to Kiln Theatre from 13 June – 12 July 2025.
The Ministry of Lesbian Affairs, the only lesbian choir in the country, are trying to win their place on the Pride mainstage. In a run-down church hall with an OWL (Older, Wiser Lesbian) at the helm, the rag tag choir navigate love, loss, and trying to agree on song choices. But despite their best intentions, they find that harmony comes at a price.
Packed with laugh out loud moments and lots of lesbian drama, this heart-warming musical comedy returns following its sold-out premiere at Soho Theatre in 2022.
Access performances:
Audio Described 10 July, 7.30pm, preceded by a Touch Tour
Captioned 3 July, 7.30pm
Relaxed 9 July, 2.30pm
Special performances:
Alcohol Free 30 June, 7.30pm
Post show Q&A 26 June, 7.30pm
