STEFAN DENNIS (NEIGHBOURS) STARS AS LIONEL LOGUE AND GEORGE RAINSFORD (CASUALTY) AS BERTIE, KING GEORGE VI, IN THE PRODUCTION DIRECTED BY LOVEDAY INGRAM
The King’s Speech plays Blackpool Grand Theatre from Tuesday 16 to Saturday 20 February 2027
Blackpool Grand Theatre is delighted to welcome a major new production of The King’s Speech by David Seidler from Tuesday 16 to Saturday 20 February 2027, as part of its UK tour. Directed by Loveday Ingram, the production is presented by the Barn Theatre in Cirencester in partnership with Tiny Giant Entertainment. It will first play at the Barn from 9 October – 7 November 2026 before opening its national tour at Oxford Playhouse on 13 January 2027 and visiting venues across the UK through to July 2027.
Casting includes Stefan Dennis (Neighbours, River City) as Lionel Logue, George Rainsford (Casualty, BBC; Dear England, National Theatre) as Bertie King George VI, Rosanna Miles (Haywire; What the Butler Saw) as Queen Elizabeth, Lucy Bromilow (Glengarry Glen Ross, The Old Vic; Mary Page Marlowe, The Old Vic) as Myrtle Logue/ Wallis Simpson, Tim Hudson (Bonhoeffer; Exe Men) as King George V / Winston Churchill, Ian Kirkby (Dear England; Straight Line Crazy, Bridge Theatre) as Archbishop Cosmo Lang and Mark Hammersley (The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, RSC; Ballet Shoes, National Theatre)as David/ King Edward VIII/ Stanley Baldwin.
Set and costume design is by Adam Wiltshire, Lighting Design is by Hector Murray, Music and Sound Design is by Elizabeth Purnell and Casting Director is Marc Frankum.
The production will play Blackpool Grand Theatre from Tuesday 16 to Saturday 20 February 2027 as part of a tour visiting Cirencester, Oxford, Coventry, Cheltenham, Clwyd, Darlington, Bath, Guildford, Aberdeen, Nottingham, Windsor, Eastbourne, Leicester, Bromley, Wolverhampton, Southend, Salisbury, Sheffield, Winchester, Northampton, Carlisle, Ipswich, Cambridge, Liverpool and Malvern.
The world is listening…
A country on the precipice of another terrible war. An abdicated king. A constitutional crisis. And the only man who can provide hope for the nervous British public is Bertie – a man who is shy, unprepared for monarchy and, worst of all, has a debilitating speech impediment.
With the future of the monarchy, and Britain itself, on the line, an historic radio address looms over a man who can barely stammer through full sentences. Desperate, Bertie and his family turn to an unconventional speech therapist from Australia to turn him into the king Britain can believe in.
As royal protocol meets unorthodox challenges, what emerges is an unlikely but deeply meaningful friendship. Adapted from the Oscar-winning film, this exciting new production from the acclaimed Barn Theatre blends humour, heart and high stakes in a beloved drama about duty, courage and finding one’s voice.
The King’s Speech is at Blackpool Grand Theatre from Tuesday 16 to Saturday 20 February 2027. Tickets start from £18 and are available at blackpoolgrand.co.uk or from the Box Office on 01253 290190. Advertised prices exclude any applicable collection or delivery fees. Age guidance 12+.
The King’s Speech
www.blackpoolgrand.co.uk/event/the-kings-speech
Blackpool Grand Theatre
Tuesday 16 – Saturday 20 February 2027
Grand Theatre, 33 Church Street, Blackpool FY1 1HT
Box Office 01253 290 190
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