First short, tick! Made a Filmette of #NellGwynn today with Gugu Mbatha-Raw &co. Good times- and wrapped in 24 hrs!
NELL GWYNN
By Jessica Swale
19 September – 17 October
Running time:2 hours 35 mins including an interval
Tickets£5 standing
£17 - £43 seats
£17 - £43 seats
CREATIVES
Directed by
Christopher Luscombe
Christopher Luscombe
Designed by
Hugh Durrant
Hugh Durrant
Composed by
Nigel Hess
Nigel Hess
Choreographer
Charlotte Broom
Charlotte Broom
CAST
Graham Butler
John Dryden
John Dryden
Greg Haiste
Edward Kynaston
Edward Kynaston
Angus Imrie
Ned Spiggett
Ned Spiggett
Richard KatzKilligrew
Amanda LawrenceNancy
Gugu Mbatha-RawNell Gwynn
David RintoulArlington
Anneika RoseRose Gwynn
David SturzakerKing Charles II
Jay TaylorCharles Hart
Sasha WaddellLady Castlemaine/Louise de Keroualle
Sarah WoodwardMa Gwynn/Queen Catherine
Please note: this production has now closed
They've disgraced our trade. Ruined our art. They've put a woman on the stage.
It is 1660. The Puritans have run away with their drab grey tails between their legs. Charles II has exploded onto the scene with a love of all things loud, French and sexy. And at Drury Lane, a young Nell Gwynn is selling oranges for sixpence. Little does she know who's watching.
Nell Gwynn charts the rise of an unlikely heroine, from her roots in Coal Yard Alley to her success as Britain’s most celebrated actress, and her hard-won place in the heart of the king. But at a time when women are second-class citizens, can her charm and spirit protect her from the dangers of the court? And at what cost?
Having delighted audiences with Blue Stockings in 2013, writer Jessica Swale returns to the Globe with this vibrant take on life in the theatre in the 17th century.
'British drama specialises in plays about theatre itself... And now Jessica Swale adds to this canon with Nell Gwynn, which threatens to turn into an overnight classic... we can’t imagine a more ideal playwright to bring this most vivid of feminist icons to life'
Culture Whisper
Culture Whisper
REVIEWS
★★★★
'An unending delight...'
Evening Standard
'An unending delight...'
Evening Standard
★★★★
'This superbly funny new play by Jessica Swale... a wonderfully layered celebration of theatre'
Time Out
'This superbly funny new play by Jessica Swale... a wonderfully layered celebration of theatre'
Time Out
★★★★
'Witty, vivacious drama...Gugu Mbatha-Raw is irresistible'
Financial Times
'Witty, vivacious drama...Gugu Mbatha-Raw is irresistible'
Financial Times
★★★★
'Christopher Luscombe’s ribald, buzzy production is perfectly at home at the Globe... The comedy is note-perfect'
Daily Telegraph
'Christopher Luscombe’s ribald, buzzy production is perfectly at home at the Globe... The comedy is note-perfect'
Daily Telegraph
★★★★
'A celebration of the stage for its own sake, and a riotous end-of-term romp'
WhatsOnStage
'A celebration of the stage for its own sake, and a riotous end-of-term romp'
WhatsOnStage
★★★★
'The life of Nell Gwynn was as vivid as anything fiction could invent and is given a bawdy, playfully anachronistic treatment in this highly entertaining new play'
The Observer
'The life of Nell Gwynn was as vivid as anything fiction could invent and is given a bawdy, playfully anachronistic treatment in this highly entertaining new play'
The Observer
★★★★
'Jessica Swale's warm and hearty new play'
Daily Mail
'Jessica Swale's warm and hearty new play'
Daily Mail
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