Performance

Venue	Swan Theatre
Town	Stratford-Upon-Avon
County	Warwickshire
From	7th July 2023
Opened	18th July 2023
To	18th November 2023
When	19:30. Jul 18 at 19:00. Sat Mats 13:30. Wed Mats 13:30 (from Aug 23)
What is currently on at Swan Theatre (V136)

The Empress

T981049149
It is the Jubilee! Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee, 1887. At Tilbury Docks, Rani and Abdul step ashore after the long voyage from India. One has to battle a society who deems her a second class citizen, the other forges an astonishing entanglement with the ageing Queen who finds herself enchanted by stories of an India she rules but has never seen. The Empress uncovers remarkable unknown stories of 19th century Britain, the growth of Indian nationalism and the romantic proclivities of one of our most surprising monarchs.

Author

Tanika Gupta

Archive :: production:T981049149, play:S01974175651, venue:V136

Special Performances

22 Jul 23 Relaxed
18 Aug 23 Captioned
19 Aug 23 Audio Described
2 Nov 23 Audio Described
2 Nov 23 Captioned
2 Nov 23 Relaxed
15 Nov 23 Sign Interpreted
17 Nov 23 Sign Interpreted

Reviews

No UKTW or User reviews available.

Company

Company	Royal Shakespeare Company
Director	Pooja Chai
Design	Rosa Maggiora
Lighting	Matt Haskins
Music	Ben Ringham
Music	Max Ringham
Sound	Ben Ringham
Sound	Max Ringham
Director	Wayne Parsons (movement)
Director	Rachel Brown Williams (fight / intimacy)
Director	Ruth Cooper-Brown (fight / intimacy)
Performer	Raj Bajaj (Abdul Karim)
Performer	Francesca Faridany (Lady Sarah)
Performer	Aaron Gill (Hari)
Performer	Miriam Grace (Charlotte / Georgina)
Performer	Alexandra Gilbreath (Queen Victoria)
Performer	Anyebe Godwin (Serang / Lascar)
Performer	Oliver Hembrough (Sir John Oakham / William / Painter)
Performer	Tanya Katyal (Rani Das)
Performer	Sarah Moyle (Mary / Susan Matthews)
Performer	Avita Jay (Firoza)
Performer	Tom Milligan (Freddie / Ensemble)
Performer	Chris Nayak (Jinnah / Singh)
Performer	Lauren Patel (Ruby / Asha)
Performer	Anish Roy (Gandhi / Lascar)
Performer	Premi Tamang (Lascar / Ayah)
Performer	Simon Rivers (Dadabhai Naoroji)
Performer	Nicola Stephenson (Lascar Sally)
Performer	Joe Usher (Lascar)

CORONAVIRUS: All UK venues closed on 16th March 2020, restrictions were lifted on 19th July 2021. Please note that iUKTDb archive listings between March 2020 and July 2021 may not be accurate as we did not receive details of all rescheduled and cancelled shows.