Cast revealed for new LGBTQIA+ Musical ‘May Day’ at King’s Head Theatre
The cast of May Day at King’s Head Theatre.
Inspired by protests surrounding gender inclusion at Hampstead Heath Ladies Ponds, May Day will stage a workshop performance at the King’s Head Theatre in June. The new musical, conceived and directed by Millie Foy and Molly Stacey, follows a water sprite spat out into an angry world they don’t understand, with no knowledge of the surface world and the rules of gender which dictate our society.
Olivier Award nominee Jo Foster (Into the Woods, Bridge Theatre) will lead the cast as water sprite Rae alongside Tylan Grant (Channel 4’s Hollyoaks) as Rae’s love interest Billy. The cast is completed by Gracie McGonigal (Bridgerton, Netflix), Joni Ayton-Kent (If/Then, Savoy Theatre) and Dillon Scott-Lewis (People, Places and Things, National Theatre).
Presented as part of King’s Head Theatre’s LATER programme, this workshop production is led by an LGBTQIA+ cast and creative team after evolving from a sell-out work-in-progress run in 2025, under the title Like a Rat.
The musical features a book by non-binary writing duo Pound Puppy, Barney Doran and Anna Fenton-Garvey (10 Things to Tell Yourself in the Line to Gay Club, Almeida Theatre) and music and lyrics by Sam Woof (Artistic Director, GOYA Theatre Company, Four Felons and a Funeral, touring 2023 - 2024).
The creative team for the production includes Co-orchestration, Musical Direction and Supervision by Livi van Warmelo, Co-orchestration and Track Production by Rudy Percival, Choreography by Rhys Wilkinson, Sound Design by Pierre Flasse, and Lighting Concept Design by Amy Daniels.
May Day will play at the King’s Head Theatre from 17 - 21 June.
