ROYAL GEORGE THEATRE APRIL 17 TO OCTOBER 9 IN GOOD KING CHARLES’S GOLDEN DAYS BERNARD SHAW EDA HOLMES, Director

A philosopher, a religious leader, an artist, an actress and a King meet at Sir Isaac Newton’s house. The set-up for a joke? No, it’s Shaw’s Restoration  comedy, where everyone from George Fox, the founder of the Quakers, to Sir Godfrey Kneller the painter and, of course, King Charles II appear. They debate everything – from geometry to art to love potions – with occasional interruptions from three of Charles’s liveliest mistresses.

“A brilliant Shaw ensemble piece, which, like Getting Married last season, provides a glorious opportunity for our actors to display their unparalleled gifts for Shavian comic mayhem.” Jackie Maxwell

Running time is approximately 2 hours and 45 minutes with two intermissions.