Name: Crown Matrimonial
Start: 2026-01-15T19:30:00+00:00
End: 2026-01-15T22:00:00+00:00
Location: Sewell Barn Theatre

by Royce Ryton
directed by Zanna Foley-Davies
15-17, 21– 24 January 2026
“If I am King, she is Queen.”
England, 1936 – a crisis is forming in the monarchy. Edward VIII has declared his intention to marry Wallis Simpson, an American socialite with not one but two living ex-husbands. The church forbids the match, the country is scandalised by it, and the rest of the royal family are firmly against it. They say he cannot marry her and be King, he says he cannot be King without her. Ther question of what should come first – personal happiness or public duty – could tear the very fabric of the family apart.
This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Music Theatre International on behalf of Josef Weinberger Ltd.