''Fucking Men'' is a 2009 American
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by
Joe DiPietro
Joe DiPietro (born 1961) is an American playwright, lyricist and author. He is best known for the Tony Award-winning musical '' Memphis'', for which he won the Tony Awards for Best Book of a Musical and Best Original Score as well as for writi ...
. It premiered at the
King's Head Theatre
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in the
London Borough of Islington
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, directed by
Phil Willmott
Phil Willmott (born 26 January 1968) is a British director, playwright, arts journalist, teacher, and founder of London based theatre production company The Steam Industry.
He was the Artistic Director of the Finborough Theatre in London's Ear ...
. It opened on 9 January 2009 and was extended three times due to strong sales, and later ran in repertory with ''
Naked Boys Singing
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''. Both productions transferred to the
Arts Theatre
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It opened on 20 April 1927 as a members-only club for the performance of unlicensed plays, thus avoiding theatre cen ...
in London's
West End Theatre
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on 15 July 2009. It was revived at the King's Head in August 2015, directed by Geoffrey Hyland. It was revived again by the King's Head in December 2015, directed by Mark Barford, designed by Jamie Simmons, lighting by Jack Weir and starring Richard De Lisle, Harper James and Haydn Whiteside. This production played again in London (April/May 2016) and then toured to Dublin (May 2016) and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival (August 2016). It played at The Vaults Waterloo until January 15, 2017.
The play had its United States premiere on 11 September 2009 at the Celebration Theatre in Los Angeles, California. The production was directed and co-produced by
Calvin Remsberg. This production featured Johnny Kostney, Brian Dare,
Mike Ciriaco, Michael Rachlis, Sean Galuszka,
David Pevsner
David Pevsner (born December 31, 1958) is an American actor, singer, dancer, and writer. Pevsner appeared in the 1990 revival of ''Fiddler on the Roof'', 1991 revival of ''Rags'', and some other theatrical productions. He also wrote three songs fo ...
, Jeff Olsen, A.J. Tannen, Chad Borden and
Gregory Franklin.
After two completely sold-out seasons in 2023 and 2024, the hit play F**king Men by Tony-winning Joe DiPietro returns to Waterloo East Theatre (London) for another limited London run from March 22, 2025. Directed by Steven Kunis, this year’s cast includes Benedict Clarke, Sven Ironside, Rob Alexander, and Peter Caulfield.
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