The Kings Arms

Something special is coming to The Kings. This September, step inside the changing room of a struggling semi-professional football club for Patrick Marber’s gripping drama The Red Lion — a powerful, funny and deeply human story about ambition, loyalty, betrayal, community and the price of chasing a dream. Directed by acclaimed theatre director David Thacker, returning to The Kings for his fifth production, The Red Lionbrings together three men from three generations — and three very different ideas about what football, success and belonging really mean. When a gifted young footballer arrives with the potential to transform the club’s fortunes, old loyalties are tested, ambitions collide and difficult choices have to be made. And this is so much more than a play about football. Three men. Three generations. Ambition. Loyalty. Betrayal. Belonging.

Here Ye, here ye Comedy is back at The Kings Arms Salford! Hosted by the compère queen, Hayley Ellis. Join us on Sunday 28th June for some of the best upcoming comics in the kingdom plus your headline act the wondrous Danny McLoughlin Featuring sets from Sam Strachan, Justina Seselkaite, Jack Wood & Tino Giaccotto Tickets - £9 Doors - 7 pm Show - 7:30 pm

A sharp, fearless dive into the chaos of youth, identity, and everything in between — *BOYS* by Ella Hickson hits hard and doesn’t hold back. Raw, electric, and uncomfortably real, this is theatre that grabs you and refuses to let go. 🎭🔥

“A raw, funny and deeply affecting piece of theatre that stays with you.” BOYS is now playing at The Kings Arms— but with just two weeks left, time is running out to catch it. Blending sharp humour with unflinching honesty, BOYS dives into masculinity, friendship, and the things we leave unsaid. Audiences have been packed in night after night, drawn in by its intimacy and emotional punch. This is your chance to see the show everyone’s been talking about. Don’t miss out—secure your tickets while you still can. See you there.

The Kings Present our first show of the season: *SHEILA’S ISLAND* by Tim Firth Directed by Colin Connor Lord of the Flies meets The Office in the middle of a lake. When four middle-managers from Pennine Mineral Water trade their power suits for walking boots, a corporate team-building exercise in the Lake District spirals into a hilarious, fog-drenched disaster. Stranded on a tiny island in Derwentwater with nothing but one soggy sausage, a dying mobile phone, and a spatula for a weapon, Team C must navigate more than just the murky water. As the cold sets in and the rescue boats fail to appear, the thin veneer of office politeness shatters. Sheila’s cryptic crossword "logic" has left them shipwrecked, Denise’s sarcasm turns lethal, Julie’s over-packed rucksack becomes a battlefield, and Fay is just trying to commune with the birds. Sheila’s Island is a razor-sharp comedy about what happens when "synergy" is replaced by survival and the most dangerous thing on the island isn't th