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The Crown Jewels
By Simon Nye
By arrangement with Nick Hern Books
24th - 26th April 2025
Director: Gemma Dand
Production Manager: David Ames
Cast:
King Charles II: Nick Bull
Lady of the Bed Chamber: Vanessa Bartlett
Footman: Jacqui Driver
Colonel Blood: David Banfield (El Presidente)
Captain Perrot: David Ames
Tom Blood Jnr: George Morris
Jenny Blaine:
Talbot Edwards: Bill Clynshaw
Mrs Edwards: Liz Brown
Elizabeth Edwards: Madeleine Proom
Wythe Edwards/Fleeting Tourist: Michael Baker
French Noble Woman: Jane Fenlon
Jailer: Tracy Jarvis
Tourist: Denise McCormick
Suitor: Ian Phillips
Stage Crew/Members of the Court: Aaron Boymbo, Karen Youens, Lynne Murphy, Lynneeee Hunt!
It’s 1671, and the charismatic and unpredictable Colonel Blood is planning the greatest heist of all time: stealing – in plain sight – the Crown Jewels from The Tower of London.
With an audacious plan and a gang of misfits by his side, can he possibly pull it off? And is King Charles II in any mood to have his crown jewels handled?
Based on the scarcely believable true story, The Crown Jewels is a riotous and uproarious royal affair.
Written by Simon Nye (BAFTA-winning creator of hit television series The Durrells and Men Behaving Badly, this royally funny caper will be a hoot to perform.
