Promotional image for Girl in the loft

Girl in the loft is a solo show by Kather­ine Wyeth. It’s the sto­ry of a child­hood grow­ing up at The King’s Head The­atre, Lon­don.

“My life began as a the­atre kid grow­ing up at the world-renowned King’s Head The­atre in Lon­don. I was lucky to expe­ri­ence a unique child­hood grow­ing up in the the­atre… at each get-in watch­ing it trans­formed from the chaos of saw­dust and sequins to the new world of the next show.… climb­ing across the rooftops of Lon­don… tor­rid kiss­es back­stage… wait­ing tables and sling­ing slops behind the bar.”

This brand new play recounts the sto­ry of her child­hood, weav­ing togeth­er the threads of mem­o­ry, iden­ti­ty and lega­cy to explore myr­i­ad expe­ri­ences, from grow­ing up to migra­tion, moth­er­hood, los­ing loved ones, suc­cess and fail­ure, and ulti­mate­ly — self-accep­tance. It com­bines lyri­cal dia­logue, stun­ning sound & AV design, and a beloved song­book of musi­cal the­atre favourites.

“This is a deeply per­son­al sto­ry for me — but will also (I hope) be a com­pelling the­atre expe­ri­ence filled with sto­ries that will strike a chord with many peo­ple. It has tak­en sev­er­al years of devel­op­ment to bring this sto­ry to life. I am grate­ful beyond mea­sure to my extra­or­di­nary cre­ative team who have stood by the project in these most uncer­tain times, lend­ing their mag­nif­i­cent tal­ents to realise my dreams for the show.”

Per­formed by Kather­ine Wyeth, direct­ed by Fin­gal Pol­lock with musi­cal accom­pa­ni­ment by J. R. Bal­lan­tyne.