Star Names turn out to support Theatre Royal Windsor for Autumn/Winter 2020 Season

THE STARS TURN OUT TO SUPPORT THEATRE ROYAL
WINDSOR AS IT RE-OPENS FOR AN AUTUMN/WINTER 2020
SEASON

Star casting has now been completed for Theatre Royal Windsor’s
Autumn/Winter Season which will reopen the theatre after more than seven
months of closure.

A.R GURNEY’S LOVE LETTERS
MARTIN SHAW & JENNY SEAGROVE

“WINDSOR ON AIR SEASON”

AGATHA CHRISTIE’S LOVE FROM A STRANGER
IAIN GLEN & CHARLOTTE EMMERSON

ALAN BENNETT’S THE LADY IN THE VAN
JENNY SEAGROVE, ROBERT DAWS & MATTHEW COTTLE

WILLIAM DOUGLAS HOME’S
LLOYD GEORGE KNEW MY FATHER

FELICITY KENDAL, TOM CONTI & CHARLIE STEMP

HERB GARDNER’S A THOUSAND CLOWNS
WILL YOUNG

SEASON DIRECTED BY ROY MARSDEN

FURTHER STAR CASTING ANOUNCED FOR
“WINDSOR ON AIR”

We are thrilled to announce more special guest stars joining us for our Windsor
On Air Season, presenting shows in the style of vintage radio broadcasts.

GAME OF THRONES’ IAIN GLEN TO STAR ALONGSIDE HIS
WIFE CHARLOTTE EMMERSON IN
LOVE FROM A STRANGER – Tue 20 – Sat 24 October

Iain Glen, from mega-hit TV series Game of Thrones, is to star alongside his
wife Charlotte Emmerson in Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie’s gripping
psychological thriller Love from a Stranger.

Screen star Iain is best known for his appearances in the Resident Evil film series and for his role as Ser Jorah Mormont in Game of Thrones. Iain was
Olivier Award nominated for his performances in The Blue Room opposite
Nicole Kidman and the RSC’s The Crucible. Charlotte performed alongside Martin Shaw at Theatre Royal Windsor last year in Gaslight. Charlotte made her West End debut in Tennessee Williams’ Baby Doll

The pair are joined by TV and Stage favourite Liza Goddard and Soldier Soldier’s Ben Nealon in this adaptation by Frank Vosper.

JENNY SEAGROVE WILL STAR AS THE LADY IN THE VAN
ALSO CONFIRMED: ROBERT DAWS, MATTHEW COTTLE, SARA
CROWE, ELIZABETH COUNSELL
& ASHLEY D GAYLE
THE LADY IN THE VAN – Tue 27 – Sat 31 October

Leading film, stage and TV actress Jenny Seagrove will be joined by prolific
stage and screen actor Robert Daws and TV and theatre regular Matthew
Cottle
who will perform as the two Alan Bennetts, along with West End star
Sara Crowe, whose credits include Private Lives, Hay Fever and The Constant
Wife
, and Ashley D Gayle who starred in last year’s West End production and
UK Tour of Captain Corelli’s Mandolin and the UK Tour of Holes.

We are also delighted to have Elizabeth Counsell joining us – the stage, screen
and TV actress holds an extra special connection to Theatre Royal, as her
father John Counsell, and actress mother Mary Kerridge, ran the theatre for
more than 50 years.

FELICITY KENDAL AND TOM CONTI STAR IN
LLOYD GEORGE KNEW MY FATHER
WITH SPECIAL GUEST STAR CHARLIE STEMP
LLOYD GEORGE KNEW MY FATHER – Tue 03 – Sat 07 November

Legendary TV and theatre actress, The Good Life’s Felicity Kendal; iconic film
and stage actor Tom Conti; and Charlie Stemp, double Olivier nominated ‘Best
Actor in a Musical’ for his roles in Half a Sixpence and Mary Poppins, will star in
classic comedy Lloyd George Knew My Father written by William Douglas
Home. They are joined by Robert Duncan (Drop the Dead Donkey), Eric Carte
(Johnny English Reborn) and Elizabeth Carter (Rain Man, Dreamboats and
Petticoats
).

WILL YOUNG MAKES HIS WINDSOR DEBUT IN A THOUSAND CLOWNS
WITH: ANDREW LANCEL AND HIS REAL-LIFE SON ISAAC LANCEL-WATKINSON
A THOUSAND CLOWNS – Tue 10 – Sat 14 November

Olivier-award nominated, multi-platinum recording artist, and star of the silver
screen, Will Young will star in Herb Gardner’s witty comedy-drama A
Thousand Clowns.

He will be joined by star of Coronation Street and The Bill, Andrew Lancel, and
his real-life son Isaac Lancel-Watkinson.

With multiple TV, Theatre and film credits including: Skyfall, Baghdad Central,
Black Mirror and The National Theatre: Beatrice Curnew joins the cast.