The Crown Jewels
Garrick Theatre
4.4/5 based on 52 reviews (read reviews)- Booking until: Saturday, 16 September 2023
- Running time: 2 hours
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The Crown Jewels description
The Crown Jewels - Inspired by a real heist
Colonel Thomas Blood was an officer and self-styled colonel, best known for attempting to nick the Crown Jewels of England from the Tower of London way back in 1671. A 'noted bravo and desperado', Blood was also famous for trying to kidnap and kill his sworn enemy James Butler, the 1st Duke of Ormond. This crazy new caper of a comedy play is inspired by Blood's story.
What's the story behind The Crown Jewels?
Billed as the 'royal event of the year', the play is on at the West End's Garrick Theatre from 7 July 2023 to 16 September. A riotous new comedy based on the most amazing royal caper in the nation's history, the protagonist Colonel Blood is both charismatic and unpredictable. Can he steal the Crown Jewels in plain sight, even though his partners in crime are a gang of misfits and King Charles II is super-keen to avoid a royal scandal?
About The Crown Jewels
This fantastic comedy comes with an all-star cast from the British comedy scene. It's been written by the BAFTA-nominated creator of The Durrells and Men Behaving Badly, Simon Nye. Direction comes from the multi-Olivier Award winner Sean Foley, and it's such fun it'd be a crime to miss the laughs.
So let's explore the cast. Buy cheap tickets for The Crown Jewels to see Al Murray, whose alter-ego The Pub Landlord is simply hilarious, and comes with more than twenty years of sell-out, award-winning shows behind him. Carrie Hope Fletcher is an actress, author, vlogger and also an award-winning West End sensation loved for her work on Cinderella, Les Misérables, Heathers, and The Addams Family.
Mel Giedroyc is a hugely successful TV presenter, writer and actor, known for partnering with Sue Perkins to create dazzling comedy, and adored for making The Great British Bake Off even more special. Joe Thomas is an actor, comedian and writer best known as Simon in the multi-award winning E4 show, The Inbetweeners. He also played Kingsley in Fresh Meat.
Neil Morrissey is one of our best-loved TV actors, involved in a host of TV hits including Men Behaving Badly and Line Of Duty, as well as the stage shows Oliver! and Guys and Dolls. Aidan McArdle is one of Ireland's biggest acting stars, a smash hit in Jane Eyre, Mr Selfridge, and Ridley. And recent acting graduate Tanvi Virmani thrilled us in her West End debut playing Rani in Life of Pi.
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Playing at Garrick Theatre
Age restrictions
12+