KENREX
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★★★★★ “A masterclass in acting and storytelling” – The Sunday Times
★★★★★ “Western swagger meets true crime in a five-star triumph” – Financial Times
★★★★★ “Brilliantly theatrical, exhilarating and terrifying” – Daily Telegraph
★★★★ “Breathtaking. An astonishing performance” – The Guardian
★★★★ “An astonishing staging of a true-crime story” – Daily Mail
★★★★ “An extraordinary piece of work, in every sense” – Evening Standard
‘911, what’s your emergency?’
‘My husband… they shot him… they all did.’
July 10th, 1981, Missouri. Smalltown bully, Ken Rex McElroy rules Skidmore with an iron fist. His ten year reign of terror has involved theft, intimidation, assault, abduction and attempted murder but, thanks to his slippery defence attorney and the rusty cogs of the American justice system, Ken has never spent a night behind bars.
But, when Ken shoots pillar of the community, greengrocer Bo Bowenkamp and leaves him for dead, the good folk of Skidmore decide that enough is enough. If the courts won’t bring Ken to heel, they will.
Direct from an acclaimed run at Sheffield Theatres, receiving 5-star reviews from The Daily Telegraph and WhatsOnStage, KENREX is the unbelievable true story of a community taking back control — part True Crime, part Western, with a foot-stomping live Americana soundtrack.
From the Olivier-nominated creators of Cruise, comes a bold new theatrical event that grips like your favourite True Crime box set – raw, relentless and impossible to look away!
Please note: For the matinee performance on 8 January, Fabian Bevan will be performing in place of Jack Holden in KENREX.
Trigger warnings: This production contains haze, flashing lights, strobe lighting, loud noises, gunshot sound effects, depiction of physical violence and death, strong language, and references to grooming, rape, sexual and physical abuse.
Please note: latecomers may not be admitted until the interval.
CAST
Performer: Jack Holden
Understudy: Fabian Bevan
On-Stage Musician: John Patrick Elliott
Creatives:
Writers: Jack Holden and Ed Stambollouian
Composer: John Patrick Elliott
Director: Ed Stambollouian
Set and Costume Designer: Anisha Fields
Lighting and Video Designer: Joshua Pharo
Sound Designer: Giles Thomas
Movement Director: Sarah Golding
Production Manager: James Anderton
Company Stage Manager on Book: Jen Davey
Sound no.1: Byron Ladd-Carr
Voice of Annette Parker: Kelly Burke
Voice of David Baird: James Sobol Kelly
Produced by Aria Entertainment
This production continues to support the new writing development fund at The Other Palace. 50p from each ticket sold on all productions in the Main House, will be allocated to a ringfenced fund specifically to support the development of new writing and emerging playwrights.