The Hot Wing King
By Katori Hall
‘Every kang deserves a crown’
Things are heating up in Memphis as the annual Hot Wing Festival rolls into town. With their sights set on the crown, Cordell, his partner Dwayne and friends Isom and Big Charles team up again as the New Wing Order, with a new attitude and a mouth-watering new wing recipe.
But after an unexpected family emergency, their plans get derailed as the men navigate the meaning of love, family and staying true to yourself.
Full of laughter, song and healing, Katori Hall’s (Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, The Mountaintop) Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy makes its London debut in a fiery new production directed by Roy Alexander Weise (‘Master Harold’… and the boys, Nine Night).
Suitability
Please note: This production contains descriptions of death and strong and offensive language.
- A description of a black character’s death at the hands of a police officer
- Racially offensive language is reclaimed and used as an expression of affection among Black friends
- Brief use of ableist language
- Use of a homophobic slur
- Sexual language and scenes of a sexual nature
Supporters
The National Theatre’s New Work programme is supported by the Lawton W Fitt & James I McLaren Foundation
Cast
Jason Barnett
Big Charles
Jason Barnett
Kaireece Denton
Everett “EJ”
Kaireece Denton
Kadiff Kirwan
Cordell
Kadiff Kirwan
Olisa Odele
Isom
Olisa Odele
Simon-Anthony Rhoden
Dwayne
Simon-Anthony Rhoden
Dwane Walcott
TJ
Dwane Walcott
Production team
Playwright
Katori Hall
Katori Hall
Director
Roy Alexander Weise
Roy Alexander Weise
Set and Costume Designer
Rajha Shakiry
Rajha Shakiry
Movement Director
DK Fashola
DK Fashola
Composer and Music Director
Femi Temowo
Femi Temowo
Lighting Designer
Joshua Pharo
Joshua Pharo
Sound Designer
Elena Peña
Elena Peña
Intimacy and Fight Director
Bethan Clark
Bethan Clark
Casting Director
Jacob Sparrow
Jacob Sparrow
Dramatherapist
Samantha Adams
Samantha Adams
For the National Theatre: Mnemonic (2024), a co-production with Complicité, Othello, Trouble in Mind and the upcoming productions of The Hot Wing King and War Horse
Dialect Coach
Hazel Holder
Hazel Holder
Associate Set and Costume Designer
Ruth Hall
Ruth Hall
Linbury Set and Costume Associate
Yimei Zhao
Yimei Zhao
Staff Director
Cory Hippolyte
Cory Hippolyte
Ticket prices
Monday – Saturday evenings and matinees:
£20, £35, £49, £64
Previews 11 – 16 July:
£20, £29, £39, £49
For concessions and discounts, see Ways to save
Please note the 6.30pm start time on the following performances: Tue 30 Jul, Thu 8 Aug, Thu 22 Aug and Tue 27 Aug.
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Prices may change according to demand
What's on guide
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Assisted performances
BSL Interpreted
Audio described
No Chilled performance available.
No Dementia-friendly performances available.
Relaxed performance
The interpreter for the BSL performance will be Ali Gordon.
Audio-described performances are preceded by a Touch Tour, which starts 90 minutes before the performance. If you would like to join a Touch Tour, please call the Access line at 020 7452 3961. The tours must be booked at least 24 hours in advance.
Audio description by Roz Chalmers and Willie Elliot, with Creative Narration by Ronkẹ Adékọluẹ́jọ́.
We have an allocation of tickets held for members of our Access scheme and if any of the assisted performances above are shown as “Sold Out”, tickets may still be available: Please log in to your account to view all available tickets, or call Box Office on 020 7452 3961
Smart caption glasses
Are planned to be available for performances of The Hot Wing King from 7.30pm, Wednesday 24 July.
Photography by Lydia Whitmore