2004 : Crown Matrimonial

Crown Matrimonial

by Royce Ryton

Tuesday 13th - Saturday 17th July at 7:30pm.

Ticket prices: Tuesday £4 all seats, Weds/Thurs £6.50 (Concessions £5.50), Fri/Sat £7.50 (Concessions £6.50).

'Crown Matrimonial' shows us the turmoil and tensions within the Royal Family during King Edward VIII's abdication crisis in 1936. We meet Queen Mary, the country's revered matriarch and a bulwark of traditional standards; the troubled King whose emotions blind him to all other considerations; and Bertie and Elizabeth, Duke and Duchess of York who became the reluctant George VI and his Queen, the best-loved royal lady of them all. This fascinating account centres around the conflicts between duty and desire, between loyalty to the country and love for a woman - a drama about one of the most momentous events in 20th Century Britain, and a story as relevant as tomorrow's newspaper headlines.