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.T1260990910Presented byPaul Taylor-Mills. | |
| 20 Aug 19 to 24 Aug 19 | Pomegranate Theatre, Chesterfield :: V425 listing details L01008876591 |
T01889169551Corporate Sponsor Simpson Travel (Chichester). Producer Chichester Festival Theatre. Producer Birmingham Repertory Theatre. Director Roxana Silbert. Design Tom Piper. Lighting Ollie Fenwick. Music Nick Powell. Performer Raymond Coulthard (King George VI). Performer Jason Donovan (Lionel Logue). Performer Nicholas Blane (Winston Churchill). Performer Jamie Hinde (David Prince of Wales / Edward VIII). Performer Felicity Houlbrooke (Wallace Simpson). Performer Claire Lams (Queen Elizabeth). Performer Katy Stephens (Myrtle Logue). Performer Martin Turner (Archbishop Cosmo Lang). | |
| 3 Jun 15 to 8 Jun 15 | Hall for Cornwall, Truro :: V1183 listing details L0414345797 |
| 26 May 15 to 1 Jun 15 | Grand Theatre and Opera House, Leeds :: V975 listing details L161164002 |
| 18 May 15 to 25 May 15 | King's Theatre, Edinburgh :: V601 listing details L02035753979 |
| 11 May 15 to 16 May 15 | Oxford Playhouse, Oxford :: V803 listing details L1833644692 |
| 5 May 15 to 9 May 15 | Milton Keynes Theatre, Milton Keynes :: V754 listing details L0983125057 |
| 27 Apr 15 to 2 May 15 | Malvern Theatres, Malvern :: V01718852442 listing details L1429399414 |
| 21 Apr 15 to 25 Apr 15 | Grand Opera House, Belfast :: V548 listing details L02065900695 |
| 13 Apr 15 to 18 Apr 15 | Sheffield Theatres, Sheffield :: V962 listing details L265327112 |
| 7 Apr 15 to 11 Apr 15 | New Victoria Theatre, Woking :: V709 listing details L1923386755 |
| 30 Mar 15 to 4 Apr 15 | Opera House, Manchester :: V488 listing details L289236682 |
| 16 Mar 15 to 21 Mar 15 | Theatre Royal, Glasgow :: V623 listing details L2101158029 |
| 9 Mar 15 to 14 Mar 15 | Arts Theatre, Cambridge :: V19 listing details L1772004924 |
| 25 Feb 15 to 7 Mar 15 | Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham :: V143 listing details L1058383623 |
| 5 Feb 15 to 14 Feb 15 | Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester :: V719 listing details L1148412720 |
T0337734194World Premiere. Run time: Approx. 130minsCorporate Sponsor Mallory (Bath). Producer Playful Productions. Producer Michael Alden Productions. Director Adrian Noble. Design Anthony Ward. Performer Charles Edwards (George VI). Performer Jonathan Hyde (Lionel Logue). Performer Emma Fielding (Queen Elizabeth). Performer Joss Ackland (George V). Performer Ian McNeice (Churchill). Performer Michael Feast (Cosmo Lang). Performer Charlotte Randle (Myrtle Logue). Performer Daniel Betts (King Edward VIII). Performer David Killick (Stanley Baldwin). | |
| 22 Mar 12 to 12 May 12 | Wyndham's Theatre, West End :: V421 listing details L2032606746 |
| 12 Mar 12 to 17 Mar 12 | Theatre Royal, Newcastle upon Tyne :: V570 listing details L1984451251 |
| 5 Mar 12 to 10 Mar 12 | Richmond Theatre, Outer London :: V327 listing details L385429178 |
| 27 Feb 12 to 3 Mar 12 | Theatre Royal, Brighton :: V657 listing details L0953291732 |
| 20 Feb 12 to 25 Feb 12 | Theatre Royal, Bath :: V854 listing details L1340567101 |
| 13 Feb 12 to 18 Feb 12 | Theatre Royal, Nottingham :: V462 listing details L0754653012 |
| 2 Feb 12 to 11 Feb 12 | Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford :: V702 listing details L629444256 |
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| 6 Aug 19 to 10 Aug 19 | Theatre Royal Windsor, Windsor :: V742 listing details L1039363152 |
