PRIVATE LIVES OF THE WINDSORS

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Many are familiar with King George VI and his older brother Edward, who rejected the throne for love. Few, however, know much about their siblings, Mary, Henry, George, and John. Join us as we examine the private lives of the first young Windsors across the social and political backdrop of the 1920s, '30s, and '40s. Through never-before-seen letters, diaries, and photographs belonging to the siblings, we reveal their hidden stories in their own words.

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Cast Revealed For FAREWELL MISTER HAFFMANN at Bath Theatre Royal Photo

Cast Revealed For FAREWELL MISTER HAFFMANN at Bath Theatre Royal
by Stephi Wild - July 05, 2023

Adam Blanshay Productions and Norel Productions have announced full casting for Jean-Philippe Daguerre’s Farewell Mister Haffmann, the English language world première of one of France’s most successful new plays....

Full Cast Announced For HABEAS CORPUS at the Menier Chocolate Factory Photo

Full Cast Announced For HABEAS CORPUS at the Menier Chocolate Factory
by Stephi Wild - November 01, 2021

Joining the previously announced Kirsty Besterman (Constance Wicksteed), Jasper Britton (Arthur Wicksteed), Matthew Cottle (Canon Throbbing), Ria Jones (Mrs Swabb), Thomas Josling (Dennis Wicksteed), Caroline Langrishe (Lady Rumpers), Catherine Russell (Muriel Wicksteed) and Abdul Salis (Mr Shanks),...

Full Cast and Team Set for MACBETH, Starring Ralph Fiennes and Indira Varma Photo

Full Cast and Team Set for MACBETH, Starring Ralph Fiennes and Indira Varma
by Blair Ingenthron - October 31, 2023

Shakespeare Theatre Company has announced the location, cast, and creative team for the highly-anticipated spring production of Macbeth. Directed by STC Artistic Director Simon Godwin, Macbeth stars Tony and BAFTA Award-winner Ralph Fiennes and Olivier Award-winner Indira Varma as the leading lord a...

Full Cast Revealed For The World Premiere of Jack Thorne's WHEN WINSTON WENT TO WAR W Photo

Full Cast Revealed For The World Premiere of Jack Thorne's WHEN WINSTON WENT TO WAR WITH THE WIRELESS at Donmar Warehouse
by Stephi Wild - April 24, 2023

With Noël Coward's Private Lives currently running until 27 May, Donmar Warehouse Artistic Director Michael Longhurst and Executive Director Henny Finch have announced full casting for the world première of Jack Thorne's play When Winston Went to War with the Wireless. ...

Smithsonian Channel Announces Fall Monarchy Programming Photo

Smithsonian Channel Announces Fall Monarchy Programming
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 04, 2019

Smithsonian Channel ventures into the heart of the monarchy with two new programs this fall. The three-part series PRIVATE LIVES OF THE WINDSORS reveals scandalous stories of the royal family's previous generation via new access to private letters, diaries and photographs. One-hour documentary PRINC...

Full Casting Announced For ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST Photo

Full Casting Announced For ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST
by Stephi Wild - April 26, 2018

Artistic Director of Sheffield Theatres Robert Hastie today announces the cast for Associate Director Javaad Alipoor's production of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Dale Wasserman, from the novel by Ken Kesey - Nathan Amzi (Martini), Lucy Black (Nurse Ratched), Andrew Dennis (Ruckley and Aide Tur...

THE STORY OF THE ROYALS, A Two-Night Television Event From People and Four M Studios, Photo

THE STORY OF THE ROYALS, A Two-Night Television Event From People and Four M Studios, Debuts on ABC Today
by BWW News Desk - August 22, 2018

ABC, PEOPLE and Four M Studios will present “The Story of the Royals,” a two-night, four-hour prime-time television event documenting the fascinating lives of the British royal family. Featuring an extraordinary panel of experts and voices, “The Story of the Royals – Part One” airs WEDNESDAY, AUG. 2...

THE STORY OF THE ROYALS, A Two-Night Television Event From PEOPLE and Four M Studios, Debuts on ABC this August
by Macon Prickett - July 10, 2018

ABC, PEOPLE and Four M Studios will present “The Story of the Royals,” a two-night, four-hour prime-time television event documenting the fascinating lives of the British royal family. Featuring an extraordinary panel of experts and voices, “The Story of the Royals – Part One” airs WEDNESDAY, AUG. 2...

THE STORY OF THE ROYALS, A Two-Night Television Event From People and Four M Studios, Debuts on ABC 8/22
by Tori Hartshorn - August 06, 2018

ABC, PEOPLE and Four M Studios will present "The Story of the Royals," a two-night, four-hour prime-time television event documenting the fascinating lives of the British royal family. Featuring an extraordinary panel of experts and voices, "The Story of the Royals - Part One" airs WEDNESDAY, AUG. 2...

Donmar Warehouse Announces Full Casting for THE WAY OF THE WORLD Photo

Donmar Warehouse Announces Full Casting for THE WAY OF THE WORLD
by Stephi Wild - February 19, 2018

The Donmar Warehouse today announces full casting for James Macdonald's new revival of William Congreve's Restoration comedy masterpiece The Way of The World. Haydn Gwynne will be playing the role of Lady Wishfort, replacing Linda Bassett who has sadly had to withdraw from the production before the ...

THE STORY OF THE ROYALS, A Two-Night Television Event from People and Four M Studios, Debuts on ABC
by Tori Hartshorn - July 10, 2018

ABC, PEOPLE and Four M Studios will present 'The Story of the Royals,' a two-night, four-hour prime-time television event documenting the fascinating lives of the British royal family. Featuring an extraordinary panel of experts and voices, 'The Story of the Royals - Part One' airs WEDNESDAY, AUG. 2...

Full Cast Announced For The World Premiere Of HEDDA TESMAN Photo

Full Cast Announced For The World Premiere Of HEDDA TESMAN
by Stephi Wild - July 25, 2019

Headlong today announce the full cast for Hedda Tesman which will receive its world premiere at Chichester Festival Theatre before playing at The Lowry, Salford....

Menier Chocolate Factory Announces Initial Casting Announced For Alan Bennett's HABEA Photo

Menier Chocolate Factory Announces Initial Casting Announced For Alan Bennett's HABEAS CORPUS
by Stephi Wild - September 20, 2021

The antics of the Wicksteed home are a darkly satirical merry-go-round in Alan Bennett's Habeas Corpus. Family, friends and the quest for sexual pleasures of the body (“corpus”) are the ruling passions in this farcical comedy of ill-manners. Through an escapade of mistaken identities and carnal enc...

Initial Casting Revealed For English-Language World Premiere of FAREWELL MISTER HAFFM Photo

Initial Casting Revealed For English-Language World Premiere of FAREWELL MISTER HAFFMANN at Bath Theatre Royal
by Stephi Wild - June 20, 2023

Initial casting has been announced for Jean-Philippe Daguerre's Farewell Mister Haffmann, the English language world première of one of France's most successful new plays, which will open at Bath Theatre Royal in August....

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