Details

The year is 1660. The Puritans have run away with their drab grey tails between their legs and Charles II has exploded onto the scene with a love of all things loud, French and sexy. On Drury Lane, a young Nell Gwynn is peddling her satsumas and wit with equal gusto but, little does she know who is watching...

Cast/Performers

Laura Pitt-Pulford (Nell Gwynn), Clive Hayward (Thomas Killigrew), Michael Cochrane (Lord Arlington), Mossie Smith (Nancy), Nicholas Bishop (John Dryden), Pandora Clifford (Lady Castlemaine / Louise De Keroualle), Pepter Lunkuse (Rose Gwynn), George Jennings (Ned Spigget), Esh Alladi (Edward Kynaston), oanne Howarth (Queen Catherine / Old Ma Gwynn), Sam Marks (Charles Hart), Ben Righton (Charles II), Phillipa Flynn (Ensemble), Thea Collings (Ensemble), Leon Stewart (Ensemble), Jack Helsby (Ensemble)

Creatives/Company

Author: Jessica Swale
Producer(s): English Touring Theatre, Shakespeare's Globe
Director(s): Christopher Luscombe, Charlotte Sutton (casting director)
Design: Hugh Durrant
Music: Nigel Hess
Lighting: Nick Richings
Sound: Jeremy Dunn
Choreographer: Charlotte Broom