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.
The show was a smash sell-out success at the King’s Head in May 2025 and is touring the UK from 1 October to 21 November 2026.
★★★★ The Guardian ★★★★ The Stage ★★★★ The Daily Express ★★★★★ The Morning Star ★★★★★ Ham and High ★★★★★ Islington Gazette ★★★★★ The Arts Desk ★★★★ Fringe Review ★★★★ London Theatre One ★★★★★ Hackney Gazette ★★★★ London Box Office ★★★★ Theatre and Tonic ★★★★★ The Spy in the Stalls ★★★★ The Reviews Hub ★★★★ I Thank You Theatre ★★★★★ Adventures in Theatreland ★★★★ Theatre and Arts Reviews
“Khan and Salinsky capture the characters beautifully” – The Spectator
“…beautifully written, tautly argued, thoughtful and thought provoking” – Andrew Marr, New Statesman
“Terrific play, great cast and script. If you can grab a ticket, go!” – Stephen Bush, Associate Editor, Financial Times
“The Gang of Three is terrific fun… go see it” – Nick Curtis, Evening Standard
“An evocative and compelling play… fizzes with waspish wit” – The House Magazine
Best Plays to Book Now – The Telegraph
Best of the Rest – The Times
Cast and creative team
Alan Cox: Tony Crosland
Hywel Morgan: Roy Jenkins
Colin Tierney: Denis Healey
Written by: Robert Khan and Tom Salinsky
Director and Dramaturg: Kirsty Patrick Ward
Set and Costume Designer: Libby Watson
Lighting Designer: Jamie Platt
Sound Designer: Dominic Brennan
Movement: Naomi Said
Associate Lighting Designer: Nell Golledge
Casting Director: Harry Gilbert
Deputy Stage Manager: Helen Parkin-Moore
Stage Manager: Bethany Fulcher
Production Management: Casimira Hayward-Peel for New Wolf Productions
Hair and Postiche Designer: Craig Forrest-Thomas
Press: Bread and Butter PR
Marketing: Cup of Ambition
General Management: James Quaife for Luminous Entertainment Group
Associate General Manager: Joly Black for Luminous Entertainment Group
Graphic Design: Laura Whitehouse
Artwork Photography: Steve Ullathorne
Production Photos: Manuel Harlan
Production Trailer: Eric Belton at Pip Films
Production Insurance: Israel, Gordon & Co. Ltd

Coalition
Edinburgh Fringe 2012, London 2013

Making News
Edinburgh Fringe 2013

Kingmaker
Edinburgh Fringe 2014, London and Brighton, 2015

Impossible
Edinburgh Fringe 2015

Brexit
Edinburgh Fringe 2018, London 2018–19

In the Print
The King’s Head, April 2026