Ceridwen Theatre Company’s comedy will take to the London stage from the 23rd to the 28th June.
Co-written by Lyon Devereux, Nadia Devereux and Joshua Poole, Monarchs Anonymous puts royals from the last 600 years into the spotlight and into therapy.
Casting includes: William Harry Mitchell (The Big Audition, ITV; Wilde in New York, ADC Theatre; The Ballad of Maximus and Audencia, Bush Theatre) as Henry VIII; Harriet Sharmini Smithers (A Well-Bread Woman, 2024) as Suffragette and Princess of India Sophia Duleep Singh; George Eggay (Christmas Carol, Reading Reps Production) as Mansa Musa, ruler of the Mali Empire and history’s richest man; Joshua Poole (Call the Midwife, BBC; A Tudor Christmas, BBC; Did It Hurt, King’s Head Theatre) as Charles II; and the role of Marie Antoinette is shared by sisters Helena Devereux (The Case of Steel Chocolate and Gold, Hampton Court Palace; The Snow Queen, The Albany Theatre Coventry) and Nadia Devereux (The Case of Steel Chocolate and Gold, Hampton Court Palace; The Snow Queen, The Albany Theatre, Coventry).
What happens when you force Henry VIII, Marie Antoinette, and a host of infamous royals into a room to talk about their feelings? A hysterical historical mash-up where Kings clash, therapy endures, and laughter reigns supreme.
The Monarchs are definitely not amused. Marie is moping, Mansa Musa’s in a mood, and Tutankhamun has tottered off back to his mummy. Worse still, someone has leaked their secrets to the press! Can our long-suffering therapist stop the session from descending into absolute chaos?
Pull up a throne and come face-to-face with the biggest egos of the last 600 years. They are unfit to rule, unwilling to change, and quite frankly, a right royal pain in the past.
Talking about the news, Co-writer Joshua Poole comments: “Monarchs Anonymous started as a lockdown project onYouTube and has grown to a fully-fledged stage show thanks to Ceridwen Theatre Company. We have tried to bring these famous and important historical figures into a new light through the medium of modern therapy. It is often said that you can’t judge the past with today’s standards – well we can and we have! With a few surprises, beautiful costumes and incredible pace the show does just this. Bringing history kicking and screaming into our world. Enjoy!”
To book tickets visit: https://theotherpalace.co.uk/monarchs-anonymous-2/