*JAKE THEATRE OFFER*
BACKSTAIRS BILLY, starring LUKE EVANS and PENELOPE WILTON
Penelope Wilton and Luke Evans star as The Queen Mother and her favourite gay staff member William ‘Billy’ Tallon. Already a winner in our book. Add the fact that it comes from the prestigious Michael Grandage Company and you’re onto a sure-fire smash hit.
And we have talked our way into a special deal for JAKE members, so we can all go on the same night, sit near each other and have a mini-bottle of fizz thrown in for good measure.
It’s next Wednesday – 1st November – at the Duke of York’s Theatre in St. Martin’s Lane, near Trafalgar Square and for £55 you get a seat in the first tier Royal Circle with your own personal 20cl bottle of prosecco.
Buy your tickets HERE. Just click the circle with a star in it ‘Promo Ticket’ at the top, then choose your seat from the circle with a star in it selection on the house map. Easy!
See you there!
The extraordinary story of the Queen Mother and her most loyal servant
Penelope Wilton (Downton Abbey, Ever Decreasing Circles) and Luke Evans (Beauty and the Beast, Nine Perfect Strangers) star in Marcelo Dos Santos’ heartfelt new play Backstairs Billy, directed by Tony and Olivier award-winning director Michael Grandage.
1979. Inside Clarence House, The Queen Mother’s receptions are in full swing and the champagne is flowing. Guiding the proceedings is William ‘Billy’ Tallon, holder of the royal corgis and Her Majesty’s loyal servant.
Outside, strikes are bringing the country to its knees and Britain is on the verge of changing seismically under Margaret Thatcher.
These two worlds are about to collide with dizzying consequences…
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