PUPPY
KING’S HEAD THEATRE 2025
a Play by Naomi Westerman
“Deeply intelligent, hysterically funny, and incredibly romantic”
“It’s unconventional in the best way and offers space for topical conversations while not teetering too seriously”
"It's a hobby, like – it's mostly social"
Two young women meet late one night in a car park, and immediately fall in love... while dogging. With all their friends watching, they explore the boundaries of their sexualities, and start their own feminist porn company. But all of a sudden, their cosy little world is shattered by new proposed legislation intent on outlawing female pleasure, and they find themselves dragged into politics. From village park to parliament, the valiant lovers become fighters in a battle for their rights.
Puppy is an outrageous, sex-positive, female-centric comedy about dogging, queerness, feminist porn, protest, the patriarchy, and Nick Clegg.
“It’s impressive how fresh the perspective this production takes...Vibrant, sex positive and hilarious.”
“This beautiful, funny, sex-positive new production at the Kings Head is a gorgeous take on all things dogging, porn, and relationships”
Produced by Morag Davies
Written by Naomi Westerman
Directed by Kayla Feldman
Movement & Intimacy Direction by Christina Fulcher
CAST
Jaz | Ashling O’Shea
Maya | Amy Revelle
Richard | Ian Hallard
Susan | Tia Dunn
Sandra | Maria Austin
Dave | Ed Larkin
CREATIVE TEAM
General Manager | Rob Ellis
Production Manager | Lewis Champney for eStage
Associate Producers | Ben Quashie
Assistant Producer | Ella Dale
“Brave and interesting to watch. Will definitely satisfy your curiosities in an openly honest and safe space”
“The bonkers choreography, among visual designer Roisin Jenner’s impressionistic set of car seats and suggestively shaped pillows, is a great tone-setter. As the characters chat about everyday things during vigorous bouts of bonking, it’s affectionately amusing and de-sensationalised.”
“Puppy is an excellent exploration into queerness, community, sex work and of course, dogging”
Set & Costume Design | Roisin Jenner
Lighting Design | Catja Hamilton
Sound Designer | Jamie Lu
Costume Supervisor | Beth Qualter Buncall
LX Programmers | Ariane Nixon, Matthew Carnazza
Company Stage Manager | Maja Lach
Assistant Stage Manager | Alexandra Leone
Casting Director | Matt Sheppard
Artist Wellbeing Coordinators | Lou Platt & Haydn Forde for the Artist Wellbeing Company
Marketing Assistant | Pippa Conway
“Westerman is a fantastic writer. Her crisp dialogues offer information with sophisticated turns of phrase, layered with empathy and humanity.
The chemistry in her wording blooms with Feldman’s consciously sensitive direction and her wonderfully cohesive cast”
