Three feuding cabinet giants fight to be PM.
★★★★ The Stage “The writing is tight and quick-witted… a wholly satisfying piece of drama”
★★★★ Guardian “Inside an old boys’ club of Labour intrigue… a play with many subtle sub-texts” (Mark Lawson)
★★★★ Daily Express “Feuding Cabinet big beasts resurrected in witty new play… it couldn’t be more relevant”
★★★★★ The Arts Desk “Dazzling wit and piercing insight… spectacularly well-timed”
In 1976, Harold Wilson announces his shock resignation as Prime Minister and the Labour government has a sudden power vacuum. Feuding cabinet giants – Roy Jenkins, Denis Healey and Tony Crosland – meet to discuss who should succeed him
Ostensibly friends, contemporaries at Oxford and embarking on their historic quest to make the Labour party Britain’s natural party of government, The Gang of Three tells the story of how their fractured friendships and bitter rivalries came to destroy their mutual goal, instead ushering in eighteen years of Tory rule.
ROBERT KHAN and TOM SALINSKY return to the King’s Head, following two sell-out runs of their critically acclaimed play Brexit, which transferred from the Edinburgh Fringe in 2019. Their previous hits have included Coalition, Kingmaker and Impossible.
This new political drama is directed by Kirsty Patrick Ward, whose recent work has included The Children, Nottingham Playhouse; Strike!, Southwark Playhouse; The Sweet Science of Bruising, Southwark Playhouse & Wilton’s Music Hall; Groan Ups, Vaudeville Theatre, and Manic Street Creature, Summerhall.
★★★★★ Islington Gazette “Deliciously scurrilous account of the triangular relationship between three Labour titans”
★★★★★ Morning Star “A fascinating play with plenty of laughs”
★★★★★ Adventures in Theatreland “A sharp, intelligent and witty play… a wonderful insight into the earlier foundations of British politics”
★★★★★ Ham and High “The drama vibrates with witty dialogue”
★★★★ The Reviews Hub “Gripping scenes and charismatic performances”
★★★★ Hackney Gazette “High-class political intrigue”
★★★★ London Theatre 1 “A great political story, with excellent performances”
★★★★ Fringe Review “An absorbing, outstanding political drama”
★★★★ The Spy in the Stalls “An accomplished and satisfying work, with polished performances, a witty script, endless gins and a cascade of awkward truths that are still relevant today.”
★★★★ London Box Office “The dialogue is punchy and cerebral… there is something joyously pleasurable in being permitted to voyeuristically feast upon the intellectual cut and thrust”
★★★★ Theatre & Tonic “A joy to watch”
★★★★ I Thank You Theatre “A gripping analysis of our politics today”
The Spectator “Robert Khan and Tom Salinsky capture the characters beautifully”
The House Magazine “An evocative and compelling play… fizzes with waspish wit. Alan Cox’s exceptional performance, abounding in charisma and devilish humour, makes him a compelling, fascinating figure”
The Times “A touch of Yes Minister… Khan and Salinsky have created a time capsule full of fragments of a lost time”
Andrew Marr, NS “Beautifully written, tautly argued, thoughtful and thought provoking“
Nick Curtis, Evening Standard “The Gang of Three is terrific fun… go see it“
Everything Theatre “The writing from Robert Khan and Tom Salinsky is sharp, reminiscent of Aaron Sorkin’s witty and fast-paced dialogue”
Run Time: 90 minutes
Content Warning: Strong language