Welcome to the Howdy Pardner Drive-In, where every night, Al Travelstead puts on a proper floor show… on the roof!
But tonight, things will be a little different. Tonight Al will tell the story he does not want to tell. The story of what happened when moral panic swept through the community back in 1955. When suspicion and fear over hidden lives sent this town spiraling into a tailspin. Will Al's Show on the Roof expose the uncomfortable truth behind the songs? The hidden secrets beneath the shiny sequins? You’ll have to come on down and find out for yourself…
The Show On The Roof is a joyful new musical by Tom Ford and Alex Syiek, directed by Rory Pelsueat at the King's Head Theatre that shines a light on a much-overlooked yet pivotal chapter of LGBTQ+ history that offers a poignant reminder of how far we have come since 1955, and how much further we still have to go!