Performance

Venue	Lyric Hammersmith Theatre
	Other spaces: Studio
Town	Outer London
County	Greater London
From	4th October 2023
Opened	10th October 2023
To	28th October 2023
When	19:30. Oct 10 at 19:00. Sat Mats 14:30. Thu Oct 12 Mat 13:30. Wed Oct 18, 25 Mats 13:30
What is currently on at Lyric Hammersmith Theatre (V315)

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:V315

Special Performances

17 Oct 23 Audio Described
20 Oct 23 Open Captioned (STAGETEXT)
27 Oct 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.