Bertie, the Duke of York, was never meant to be King. Shy, fragile, afflicted with profound stuttering, his occasional public speeches were a torment to himself and worse to those forced to listen. When his older brother David, now Edward VIII, abdicates his throne in exchange for the bed of a twice divorced American with Nazi sympathies, Bertie s wife Elizabeth turns to a Harley Street speech therapist from Australia: Lionel Logue. What transpires in the privacy of Logue s consultation room is the heart of this drama. Can Bertie, the reluctant King, be ?cured to get through his Coronation, and even more daunting, speak via the BBC to anxious millions throughout the world, rallying the troops, a nation, and an Empire to defend democracy? At the crucial moment comes the disclosure that Logue is not what he seems. Carefully researched, this is the true story of a friendship that changed history.| 3 Jun 15 to 8 Jun 15 | Hall for Cornwall Truro Cornwall |
| 26 May 15 to 1 Jun 15 | Grand Theatre and Opera House Leeds West Yorkshire |
| 18 May 15 to 25 May 15 | King's Theatre Edinburgh Edinburgh |
| 11 May 15 to 16 May 15 | The Playhouse Oxford Oxfordshire |
| 5 May 15 to 9 May 15 | Milton Keynes Theatre Milton Keynes Buckinghamshire |
| 27 Apr 15 to 2 May 15 | Malvern Theatres Malvern Worcestershire |
| 21 Apr 15 to 25 Apr 15 | Grand Opera House Belfast Belfast |
| 13 Apr 15 to 18 Apr 15 | Sheffield Theatres Sheffield South Yorkshire |
| 7 Apr 15 to 11 Apr 15 | New Victoria Theatre Woking Surrey |
| 30 Mar 15 to 4 Apr 15 | Opera House Manchester Greater Manchester |
| 16 Mar 15 to 21 Mar 15 | Theatre Royal Glasgow Glasgow |
| 9 Mar 15 to 14 Mar 15 | Arts Theatre Cambridge Cambridgeshire |
| 25 Feb 15 to 7 Mar 15 | Birmingham Repertory Theatre Birmingham West Midlands |
| 5 Feb 15 to 14 Feb 15 | Chichester Festival Theatre Chichester West Sussex |
