The King’s Speech

“Imagine yourself as a child, terrified of your own parents because every time you speak you disappoint them. Teased. Unable to share a joke with friends. No friends actually. Unable to answer in class, so you’re ranked last. Trapped in a body that refuses to obey your commands.”

Imagine being faced with the biggest moment of your life, and you cannot find your voice. The weight of the nation sits on your shoulders as you assume a role bound by duty, and your family is in crisis. Your only hope lies in someone from the opposite side of the world, in geography, stature, and convention.

Originally conceived as a play before being turned into the Academy Award-winning film, The King’s Speech takes an intimate view of one of life’s most unorthodox relationships between Bertie, the soon-to-be-crowned King George VI, and Australian speech therapist Lionel Logue. As Hitler’s threat on Europe encroaches, Bertie fights his own battle to overcome his speech impediment at the time his country needs him most.

“The King’s Speech is a triumph, full of heart and drama.” – Michael Billington, The Guardian

“A slick, appealing package.” – Henry Hitchings, The Standard

“It’s a fascinating play that brings out the human as well as the history.” – Paul T Davies, Britishtheatre.com