THE THRONE - a new play by John Goldsmith
Presented by Throne Production Ltd
Directed by Anthony Biggs

2002: the year of the Golden Jubilee, and everyone at Dudley Goring Comprehensive School is in a state of eager anticipation about the arrival of a very important visitor. Her Majesty the Queen is due to open the new Science block.

Everyone, that is, apart from Derek Jones, the school’s Head of Science, an unreconstructed socialist and staunch republican. In a moment of madness, Derek decides to use the temporary 'facilities' – a Portaloo which has been specially installed for the Queen’s own personal use. His timing is, as ever, terrible and he is caught in the act by the Queen herself.

Embarrassment quickly turns to confusion and then fear as they realise they’ve been locked in the Portaloo by terrorists who have planted a bomb underneath, and any attempt to escape will set it off. With no way to contact the outside world, Derek and Her Majesty are forced to rely on each other as they wait anxiously to discover their fate. But will they find some common ground before it’s too late?

A witty and irreverent new comedy from John Goldsmith, starring Charlie Condou (Coronation Street, Charlotte Gray, Nathan Barley) and Mary Roscoe (Ted Lasso, Unrelated).

Cast: Charlie Condou, Mary Roscoe, Michael Joel Bartelle

Creatives: Director - Anthony Biggs, Set & Costume Designer - Gregor Donnelly, Lighting Designer - Chuma Emembolu, Sound Designer - Chris Drohan, Casting Director - Jane Deitch, Assistant Director - Steven Moore

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Jeeves Takes Charge

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First seen 45 years ago, the Olivier Award-winning and much-loved Jeeves Takes Charge returns to London for a short season at the Charing Cross Theatre after showcase productions at the Jermyn Street Theatre (“Brilliant” – Jeffrey Archer), The Tabard Theatre (“How on earth does he do that?” – Trevor Nunn), and a Christmas season at the Theatre Royal, Bath (“One of this year’s Top 20 Christmas shows – The Guardian.) West End, Chichester and RSC favourite, Sam Harrison, plays all twenty-two much-loved PG Wodehouse characters including Jeeves, Wooster, Florence Craye, Gussie Fink-Nottle, Bingo Little, Uncle Willoughby, Aunt Dahlia, and many more – in a bravura, tour de force, one-man performance.

Originally brought into the West End by Barbara Dickson and Bernard Theobald, together with Cameron Mackintosh and Andrew Lloyd Webber, Jeeves Takes Charge is guaranteed to put a smile on your face and a song in your heart.

Do not miss this dazzling and extraordinary, strictly limited, run. Pip Pip!

by PG Wodehouse

Adapted by James and Edward Duke, Hugh Wooldridge

Lighting by Tim Mitchell

Sound by Paul Groothuis

Design by Caite Hevner

Directed by Hugh Wooldridge

Produced by Steven M. Levy for Charing Cross Theatre Productions LTD.

In short, I can tell you that with absolute certainty you will be in for a ‘top hole, smashing, wizard, evening’, which after two hours will leave you breathless and dizzy with joy at the performance you have just been privileged to witness.
Theatre and Tonic ★★★★★

A welcome return then for Wodehouse aficionados and perhaps a useful introduction for newcomers, this lavish production features a remarkable central performance.
West End Best Friend

Harrison is excellent. He is clearly at home with both Wodehouse’s writing and this particular style of comedy. His bumbling delivery, physical comedy, rubbery movements and wonderfully eccentric mannerisms make him perfectly suited to the material.
Staged Theatre

Wooldridge’s staging is quite masterful, right up to curtain call during which Harrison takes his bow surrounded by the portraits of all the characters he has played.
The Spy in the Stalls

Harrison is magnetic, effortlessly funny and boldly dynamic.
All That Dazzles

once the production begins, the room changes to various locations and venues thanks to a wonderful combination of video projection, sound and lighting (compliments of Caite Hevner, Paul Groothuis and Tim Mitchell) in a way that is both shocking and outstanding. Truly superb work by the creatives.
London Theatre 1 ★★★★

With clever staging and a mesmerising performance, Jeeves Takes Charge is full of laughs from beginning to end.
North West End UK ★★★★

It’s nothing less than a tour de force and a model of infectious light entertainment.
Fairy Powered Productions ★★★★

A highly enjoyable night at the theatre.
A Youngish Perspective ★★★★

The staging is immaculately put together. Caite Hevner’s design is clever and dynamic.
First Night Magazine

It was truly an enjoyable evening, and the funniest performance I’ve seen for some time.
Theatre South East

for fans of the Wodehouse brand of comedy, this is an astute and appealing adaptation.
Theatre Weekly ★★★★

Funny, inventive and incredibly skilful, this is storytelling and multi-role performance at its very best.
Theatre Audience Podcast ★★★★

The combined effect is bright, lively and ephemeral, effectively catching the spirit of Jeeves and Wooster’s breezily carefree world.
The Stage

a delightfully lighthearted and entertaining show. Something we need more of right now.
Broadway World

a fun, very reverent take on the works of P.G Wodehouse, with a great physical performance from Sam Harrison.
The Theatre Flyer

the biggest achievement of the evening comes from Sam Harrison. The sheer amount of content he has to handle is extraordinary. He plays 22 (!) roles, switching between them and rattling through a near-impossible number of lines with great stamina. Harrison's technical skill is so admirable
Jack Stage

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