Full casting announced for (This is not a) Happy Room at the King’s Head Theatre including Amanda Abbington & Jonny Weldon

The full cast has been announced for the world première of (This is not a) Happy Room at the King’s Head Theatre in London.

Written by Rosie Day (Instructions for a Teenage Armageddon), who also stars, the production is directed by Hannah Price (The Girl Who Fell), and runs at the King’s Head Theatre from 26 March to 27 April 2025.

Joining the previously announced Amanda Abbington (Sherlock) as Esther and Rosie Day (When It Happens to You) as Elle, are Jonny Weldon (One Day) as Simon and Andrea Valls (Bridgerton) as Laura.

The company is completed by Jazz Jenkins (Fabulous Creatures) as Hayley, Tom Kanji (The Spy Who Came in From the Cold) as Charles, and Alison Liney as Agatha.

The story is centred on the Hendersons, a happily dysfunctional family, reuniting for their dad’s third (or fourth?) wedding. Nobody expects the death of his bachelorhood to become an actual funeral… but it would be a waste of the buffet not to repurpose it, right?

Producer Katy Galloway said in a statement: “I’m thrilled to be announcing the incredible cast that we have for (This is not a) Happy Room. As a producer I love to bring incredible new writing to the stage, and I am very excited for audiences to get to enjoy this deviously dark comedy.”

(This is not a) Happy Room is playing at the King’s Head from 26 March to 27 April 2025.

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Main photo: (This is not a) Happy Room - Casting: Amanda Abbington (photo credit: Peter Flude), Jonny Weldon, Rosie Day, Andrea Valls. photos supplied by production