The King's Speech

A Watermill Theatre Production
The King's Speech
By David Seidler

Fri 20 Sep 2024 - Sat 02 Nov 2024

Imagine yourself as a child terrified of your own parents, because every time you speak you disappoint them. Teased. Unable to share a joke with friends. Trapped in a body that refuses to obey your commands.

Imagine being faced with the biggest moment of your life, and you cannot find your voice. The weight of the nation sits on your shoulders as you assume a role bound by duty and your family is in crisis. Your only hope lies in someone from the opposite side of the world, in geography, stature and convention.

This new production of David Seidler’s play The King’s Speech takes an intimate view of one of life’s most unorthodox relationships between Bertie, the soon-to-be-crowned King George VI, and speech therapist Lionel Logue. As Hitler’s threat on Europe encroaches, Bertie fights his own battle at the time his country needs him most.

Performance schedule:
Mon – Sat 7.30pm (24 Sep 7pm)
Thu & Sat 2.30pm (excl. 21 Sep)