A royal family scandal is set to play out at The Art House Wyong when acclaimed Sydney company Ensemble brings its high-quality drama The Queen’s Nanny to the Coast on June 24.
Inspired by historical events, the drama is based on arguably the first occurrence of a public royal family scandal sparked by the memoir A Little Princess – The Story of the Queen’s Childhood by Her Nanny, Marion Crawford, published in 1950.
Expertly adapted for the stage by Melanie Tait and Priscilla Jackman, this is the story of Marion ‘Crawfie’ Crawford, who adored her job as governess to Princesses Lillibet and Margaret Rose … until she was ostracised without warning from the princesses and the royal family for the content of her memoir.
“She was a pioneer: the OG royal memoirist,” Tait said of Crawford.
“Her book was the first insight into the royals behind closed doors.”
Audiences can expect to be completely immersed in the dialogue, humour and the true story of The Queen’s Nanny.
This is the first time the Central Coast has had an Ensemble Theatre production on home turf since the WW2 smash-hit Diplomacy starring John Bell and John Gaden played in 2019.
The Art House has packaged together The Queen’s Nanny with Belvoir St Theatre’s Scenes from the Climate Era as a two-show purchase at a lower price making drama that bit more accessible to everyone.
The Queen’s Nanny plays The Art House Wyong at 8pm on Tuesday, June24.
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