KENREX ticket and hotel packages from Theatre Breaks
Holden plays 21 characters in the telling of this story, bringing a precision to the true crime drama that takes the breath away. He started his stage career in another ground breaking play: Warhorse but is probably best known for his roles in
TV series Marriage with Sean Bean and Nicola Walker and TV comedy Ten Percent with Jack Davenport.
KENREX is the true story of how, when Ken Rex McElroy kills greengrocer Bo Bowenkamp, the citizens of Botaxia decide that enough is enough and if the courts won’t bring McElroy down, they will.
Brought to the stage of The Other Palace by Holden and his co-writer Ed Stambollouian, KENREX has already received 5 star reviews for its run at the Sheffield Playhouse and the Southwark Playhouse.
The other standout for the production is the soundtrack, brought to us by the only other person onstage, musician and songwriter John Patrick Elliott, who brings the sounds of small town Missouri with his pulsating score of Americana. Elliot is an award winning composer (Cruise in 2022) and composed for the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Two Gentlemen of Verona.
KENREX FAQs
When are KENREX packages available to book? Ticket and hotel packages for the run are available to book until to 01 February 2026 – so hurry!
When are KENREX performances? Performances take place Wednesdays to Sundays each week, but over Christmas there are some variations: a couple of Tuesdays and early shows on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. The running time is two hours and five minutes, so plenty of time for an evening stroll or a post show drink to discuss the performances. Most evening performances start at 19:30. Thursday and Saturday matinees are at 14:30 whilst Sunday matinees (the only performance on Sundays is at 15:30.
What hotels are close to the Other Palace? The Other Palace Theatre is at 12 Palace St, London SW1E 5JA in Victoria, so going to see KENREX is another excuse to stay at the 5 star Rubens at the Palace Hotel. The 4 star Clermont Victoria hotel is another good hotel and is kinder to your pocket. If contemporary is more your style, check out the 4 star Doubletree By Hilton London Victoria or, just across the river the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge – worth it just for the view up and down the Thames as you walk across.
Can you recommend a cheaper nearby hotel? The Other Palace is a short taxi ride to Theatreland and the Club Quarters Hotel Covent Garden just off Kingsway which has some great deals over Christmas. Otherwise check out Chelsea Cloisters – a three star serviced apartment just a 10 minute taxi away or 30 minute stroll with packages available from well under £100 per person.