The major new production based on the Oscar-winning film will premiere at the Barn Theatre in Cirencester this autumn before embarking on a UK tour from January 2027.
The new production of The King’s Speech will be directed by Loveday Ingram, whose recent productions include major UK tours of The Girl on the Train and Little Women.
Adapted from David Seidler’s Academy Award-winning screenplay for the 2010 film of the same name, The King’s Speech has toured England and the United States, played the West End, and has been produced around the world in nine foreign languages, and counting.
This new production will have an initial run at the Barn Theatre in Cirencester from 9th October to 7th November before touring in 2027, opening at Oxford Playhouse on 13th January and heading to venues in Coventry, Bath, Eastbourne, Guildford and more.
Tour venues
- Oxford Playhouse 13th-16th January
- Belgrade Theatre, Coventry 19th-23rd January
- Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham 26th-30th January
- Theatr Clwyd 2nd-6th February
- Darlington Hippodrome 9th-13th February
- The Grand Theatre, Blackpool 16th-20th February
- Bath Theatre Royal 23rd-27th February
- Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford 2nd-6th March
- His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen 9th-13th March
- Nottingham Playhouse 16th-20th March
- Devonshire Park, Eastbourne 30th March-3rd April
- Leicester Curve 6th-10th April
- Churchill Theatre, Bromley 13th-17th April
- Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton 20th-24th April
- Southend Palace Theatre 27th April-1st May
- Salisbury Playhouse 4th-8th May
- New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich 11th-15th May
- Theatre Royal, Winchester 18th-22nd May
- Royal & Derngate, Northampton 25th-29th May
- The Sands Centre, Carlisle 1st-5th June
- Cambridge Arts Theatre 8th-12th June
- Theatre Royal, Windsor 15th-19th June
- Liverpool Playhouse Theatre 22nd-26th June
This will be only the second time the stage play has toured the UK since its debut at Wyndham’s Theatre in the West End and subsequent nationwide tour in 2012.
About The King’s Speech
A country on the precipice of another terrible war. An abdicated king. A constitutional crisis. And the only man who can provide hope for the nervous British public is George VI (Bertie) – a man who is shy, unprepared for monarchy, and has a debilitating speech impediment.
Desperate to overcome his stammer before a historic radio address, Bertie and his family turn to an unconventional speech therapist from Australia to transform him into the king Britain can believe in.
Writer David Seidler was sent to the USA as a young child during World War Two, after which he developed a stammer. George VI became a role model, and many years later the inspiration for David’s stage play, The King’s Speech.
Despite initially being written for the stage, the story went untold until the 2010 film starring Colin Firth, Helena Bonham Carter and Geoffrey Rush. The film earned David an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and went on to win four Oscars (including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor), two BAFTAs, the Humanitas Prize, and numerous other awards.
Director Loveday Ingram said: “I am delighted to be invited back to The Barn Theatre to direct The King’s Speech for them this Autumn. I love the film and this stage version brings the story to life with huge heart.
“It is a deeply moving story about human connection, courage and friendship – an intimate story of trust that so poignantly shows that true leadership comes from embracing our humanity, rather than striving for perfection.”
Casting is still to be announced; groups can get tickets for most venues now with the rest to be released soon.
Find full information about the tour and book tickets at: thekingsspeechplay.com.
