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The back of the Queen with a hand dropping a tape measure dropped down the back of her right shoulder.
Tue 24 Jun 2025 - Sat 28 Jun 2025
By Royal Appointment
Theatre
Event organiser:
Leeds Grand Theatre

The late Queen Elizabeth II was famous for her discretion. She never said anything in public that could ruffle the lightest of feathers. But she had one way of expressing what she really thought – through her wardrobe.

By Royal Appointment is a funny, poignant and celebratory new play about the kind of power that only a Queen can wield – she charms the world through coats and admonishes her family through a carefully chosen hat.

But the Queen herself is uninterested in fashion. Her look is managed by her Designer, her Milliner and most powerful of all, her Dresser, a working-class girl who goes from advising the Queen on the colour of her lipsticks to the real power behind the throne. But the Dresser, like all royal favourites is living on borrowed time.

By Royal Appointment is a behind-the-scenes peek into the world of our most popular monarch and the image she presented to the world. Starring national treasure Anne Reid as The Queen and star of stage and screen Caroline Quentin as The Dresser. The new play is written by Daisy Goodwin who created the hit ITV series Victoria and directed by former Artistic Director of Shakespeare’s Globe, Dominic Dromgoole.

Leeds Grand Theatre

46 New Briggate
Leeds
LS1 6NU
United Kingdom

53.799996, -1.541076

    Date
    Tue 24 Jun 2025 - Sat 28 Jun 2025
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    Tue 24 Jun 2025
    Wed 25 Jun 2025
    Thu 26 Jun 2025
    Fri 27 Jun 2025
    Sat 28 Jun 2025

    Ticket price

    £
    31
    £
    60
    Box Office
    0113 243 0808 Group bookings:

    Running Time: TBC

    Age Guidance: 14+ (parental guidance recommended)

    Triggers and advisories: Mist, adult themes and sensitive subjects

    Secret Seat Information

    For concessions and Boxes from £71pp: boxoffice@leedsheritagetheatres.com / 0113 243 0808

    Group bookings: groupbookings@leedsheritagetheatres.com / 0113 297 7040

    Named performer info: Leeds Heritage Theatres cannot guarantee the appearance of any named artist and refunds will not be given on this basis

    Prices include a £4 booking fee and where applicable, a £1.20 charge for postage will be payable.

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    Wheelchair access

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