Dates/Times/Venue/Location
Tue 19 May @ 5:15pm, SQUEAK - Brighton
Wed 20 May @ 5:15pm, SQUEAK - Brighton
Thur 21 May @ 3:45pm, SQUEAK - Brighton
Fri 22 May @ 3:45pm, SQUEAK - Brighton
Paris, 1830. King Charles X unwillingly signs the final document of his reign—his abdication. This clears the path for his son and heir, Louis XIX, to ascend the throne and usher in a new era of prosperity, wisdom, and dignified leadership for the Kingdom of France.
Twenty minutes later, it's over.
House of The Onion presents the untold and (mostly) true story of history's shortest-reigning monarch. A young king inherits a nation in crisis. Does he have what it takes? Absolutely not. Does anyone tell him this? Also no.
What follows is a glorious disaster. Advisors nod along. Courtiers applaud. Someone suggests a war. Someone else suggests two wars. Things escalate with remarkable incompetence - the kind reserved for real monarchs.
It is a tale of spectacular confidence and enthusiastic inadequacy. Sometimes history is written by the victors. Sometimes it’s written frantically, while looking for an exit unoccupied by citizens with pitchforks.
Running time: 60min
Suitable for Age 14+
Warnings: Strong language, sexual references
REVIEWS
TBC
CREATIVES
Director: Luke Morrison & Robert Pope
Producer: Polina Ostrovskaya
Presented by House of The Onion
CAST:
TBC as King Louis XIX
TBC as Priest
Jacqueline Huang as Count of Rouen Marshal General of the Royal Army and Marie
Kai Thompson as Charles
Luke Morrison as Gabriel
Robert Pope as Footman
