South Woodham Ferrers

w/o 15 June 2026
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By Royal Appointment

Date and time:

Tue 20 October 2026 – Sat 24 October 2026
Various times

Location:

Chelmsford Theatre
Fairfield Road, Chelmsford, Essex CM1 1JG

About this event:

Starring national treasure Jane Asher as The Queen, this smash hit play is written by Daisy Goodwin who created the hit ITV series Victoria.

The late Queen Elizabeth II was famous for her discretion. She never said anything in public that could ruffle the lightest of feathers. But she had one way of expressing what she really thought – through her wardrobe.

By Royal Appointment is a funny, poignant and celebratory new play about the kind of power that only a Queen can wield – she charms the world through coats and admonishes her family through a carefully chosen hat.

But the Queen herself is uninterested in fashion, her look is managed by her Designer, her Milliner and most powerful of all, her Dresser who was a working-class girl who goes from advising the Queen on the colour of her lipsticks to the real power behind the throne. But the Dresser, like all royal favourites is living on borrowed time.

By Royal Appointment is a behind the scenes peek into the world of our most popular monarch and the image she presented to the world.

Wednesday 21 Oct 2.30pm will be captioned.