Beloved British actress Jane Asher will star as the Queen alongside screen star Samantha Womack in regal drama By Royal Appointment at Aberdeen’s His Majesty’s Theatre in January.
Downton Abbey star David Robb and stage, television and film actor Matthew Cottle will also star in the smash hit play when it visits the city from Tuesday, January 12 to Saturday, January 16.
By Royal Appointment is a behind the scenes peek into the world of the late Queen Elizabeth II and the image she presented to the world, written by Daisy Goodwin who created the hit ITV series Victoria.
Aberdeen Performing Arts Chief Executive, Sharon Burgess, said: “This new play is a warm and funny ode to the late Queen’s reign, taking us on a witty, whistlestop tour through the decades via the lens of her outfit choices and relationship with her dresser.
“With acting legend Jane Asher alongside the fabulous Samantha Womack we will be spoiled by the talent and grace on the HMT stage throughout this run, and we can’t wait to welcome the whole cast and crew to Aberdeen this coming January.”
The late Queen Elizabeth II was famous for her discretion. She never said anything in public that could ruffle the lightest of feathers. But she had one way of expressing what she really thought – through her wardrobe.
By Royal Appointment is a funny, poignant and celebratory new play about the kind of power that only a Queen can wield – she charms the world through coats and admonishes her family through a carefully chosen hat.
But the Queen herself is uninterested in fashion, her look is managed by her Designer, her Milliner and most powerful of all, her Dresser who was a working-class girl who goes from advising the Queen on the colour of her lipsticks to the real power behind the throne. But the Dresser, like all royal favourites is living on borrowed time.
In Case You Missed it:
Tickets are on sale to Friends of Aberdeen Performing Arts on Wednesday, August 26 and on general sale on Friday, August 28, available from www.aberdeenperformingarts.com, phone (01224) 641122 or visit the box office at His Majesty’s Theatre or the Music Hall.
