Tickets: £16
The astonishing highs and lows of one of Britain’s most famous historical figures
The award-winning Dyad Productions (Austen’s Women: Lady Susan, A Room of One’s Own, Christmas Gothic, Female Gothic) return to The Swallow Theatre with a new solo show about the famous and fabulous Elizabethan explorer, sailor, dandy, and warrior, Sir Walter Raleigh. Elizabeth I’s favourite and James I’s knave.
This is a journey through the astonishing highs and lows of one of Britain’s most famous historical figures. But there’s so much that perhaps you don’t know…
Father, husband, writer, poet, adventurer, philosopher, soldier, tyrant, egotist, lover, traitor, alchemist, visionary, victim.
In a life spanning around 65 years, Sir Walter Raleigh achieved more than others might do in a hundred lifetimes. Over a decade in the Tower of London and still he held power. The Huguenots, America, The Armada and execution. Is that the whole story? The final chapter of Raleigh’s life is perhaps the most daring, strange and utterly heart-breaking.
See the fall from grace taken directly from historical record, marvel at the magnetism of a man who seized every opportunity to create a legacy which spans the centuries and at every wrenching, exalting and personal moment, you will be witnesses.
That Knave, Raleigh
Dyad Productions
Written and performed by Andrew Margerison
Directed by Rebecca Vaughan
Costume by Ninya Mikhaila
Lighting design by Martin Tucker
Sound design by Danny Bright
Photos by Ben Guest
Created in collaboration with The Old Town Hall, Hemel Hempstead.
Duration: approximately 75 minutes straight through.
After the performance ticketholders are invited to join an optional Q&A with writer/performer Andrew Margerison and director Rebecca Vaughan in the bar.
Recommended age : 12+
Sudden loud noise
Contains haze at the start
References to death/grief
References to suicide
References to execution
Praise for previous work by Dyad Productions:
Intelligently adapted, beautifully performed… entrancing.
British Theatre Guide
Richly re-imagined, exquisitely evocative.
Edinburgh Guide
Outstanding… gripping… never less than magnetic
Three Weeks
A towering performance… assured… rich.
The Scotsman
If you haven’t seen Dyad Productions’ work before, you simply must.
British Theatre Guide
THREE WEEKS Cumulative Body of Work Award-Winners, 2018
