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EventWinter of Culture

By Royal Appointment

2 Feb 2027 – 6 Feb 2027The Marlowe Theatre (Canterbury)
By Royal Appointment (picture: The Marlowe Theatre)

A funny and poignant new play about the kind of power that only a Queen can wield, from the creator of the hit ITV series Victoria. Starring much-loved Jane Asher as The Queen, Call the Midwife star Laura Main as The Dresser, Downtown Abbey star David Robb as The Designer with Matthew Cottle as The Milliner, this smash hit play is written by Daisy Goodwin who created the hit ITV series Victoria. 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. She could charm the world through coats and admonish 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 – a working-class girl who goes from advising the Queen on the colour of her lipsticks to the real power behind the throne. But like all royal favourites, The Dresser is living on borrowed time. Join the celebrations this year for Queen Elizabeth II’s Centenary and book your tickets today.