Stage Adaptation By Academy Award-Winner 

A leader is no leader without the words to bring strength, hope and optimism to their people. No story reflects this greater than the Academy Award-winning film The King's Speech, written by the late David Seidler. Based on the very real events surrounding King George VI, his struggles with a speech impediment and a rather unorthodox solution in the form of the outlandish Australian speech therapist Lionel Logue, this stage adaptation by Seidler himself tours the country in 2027, directed by Loveday Ingram (The Girl on the Train).

What Is It About?

Set during  World War II, The King's Speech chronicles a personal battle waged behind the walls of Buckingham Palace by King George, affectionately referred to as Bertie by his nearest and dearest. Cursed with a stammer from a young age, the King must be seen to be a strong and supportive sovereign, an antidote to the cruelty of Hitler as he ravages Europe. But the King does not possess the oratory skills necessary to boost the flagging morale of his subjects. Enter Lionel Logue, a tough and no-nonsense speech therapist with some unusual methods. Together, this unlikely duo proves that any obstacle may be overcome, leading to the delivery of one of the greatest wartime speeches ever to grace the radio waves.