The Duke and Duches of Cambridge is set to open their homes for an immersive theatre production in February and March 2020!
This will remarkably be the first time their home has would have a production staged in its grounds. It’s exciting already.
The play, titled United Queendom, will be about Queen Caroline and Lady Henrietta Howard, both of whom once held residence at Kensington Palace. The immersive piece will imagine what their lives will have been like in Georgian England. Queen Caroline was the wife of King George II while Lady Henrietta Howard was his mistress. The play is tailored to bring to light the contribution to history from these two women
Queen Caroline, who was a close associate of Robert Walpole, helped strengthen the House of Hanover’s power in England, while Henrietta is best remembered for her wit. It is said that relations between Henrietta and the Queen were pleasant.
JAMES Seager, the Creative directory told Tatler magazine that: “Caroline and Henrietta refused to back down in a male-dominated world, refused to be silenced and refused to bow to tradition. They changed the course of history re-defining the role of women at court, fundamentally changing palace life forever in the process.”
In addition to the story building, creative producer Fiona Porritt, told The Telegraph: “We’ve had to be creative and use theatrical elements such as lighting and music.”
The show is from Les Enfants Terrible, an award-winning theatre company who have collaborated with Historic Royal Palaces for this amazing springtime event. February dates for the event have already sold out, with March tickets starting at £35.
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