The Duke comes to Theatre Royal Plymouth

Shôn Dale-Jones, the multi-award winning writer/performer behind Edinburgh Fringe favourite Hugh Hughes, performs The Duke, a Hoipolloi, PBJ Management and Theatre Royal Plymouth Production, a new solo show raising money for Save The Children’s Child Refugee Crisis Appeal. The show is presented free to audiences, with donations to the charity welcomed.

Funny, poignant and playful, The Duke weaves together the tragi-comic fate of a family heirloom - a porcelain figure of The Duke of Wellington, the quandary of a scriptwriter stretching his integrity, and an unfolding disaster as thousands of children flee their homes. Blending fantasy and reality, the show gently challenges our priorities in a world full of crisis.

“In the autumn of 2015 I sit at my desk waiting for an email that will tell me what I need to do to the script to get it onto the screen. I turn the radio on. I listen to a report about the refugee crisis. My mother calls. She tells me she’s broken The Duke… My mother, my film script and the refugee crisis all need my attention.”

The Duke is Hoipolloi’s 11th show that has played the Edinburgh Festival Fringe winning a Fringe First award this summer. Previous shows receiving awards including The Scotsman’s Fringe First, a Total

Theatre Award, a Three Week’s Editor’s Award and a nomination for The Stage Award for Best Actor. Previous productions have played at the Traverse, Assembly Rooms and Pleasance and have included Hugh Hughes in 360, Floating and Story of a Rabbit.

The Duke
The Drum, Theatre Royal Plymouth
Tuesday 27 September – Saturday 1 October

Tickets have no set price, pay what you can after the performance with proceeds going to Save The Children. The show is ticketed in advance and can be booked online at www.theatreroyal.com or by calling the Theatre Royal Plymouth Box Office on 01752 267222.